Abuse of vitamins etc off topic

[J Lucas]

Not quite sure why the emphatic tense is behind your post but actually I do
know very much what I am talking about - having study vitamins, their role,
their benefit and harm at great length. I would be happy to match wits at
any time but not on this list.

Joy

www.homeopathicmateriamedica.com
on 9/9/04 2:31 pm, Bob&Shannon at shannonnelson@tds.net wrote:

Well... The vitamin industry is in direct competition with the drug
industry, isn't it. And that is where *some* of the opposition comes from.
"Just eat well and live as well as possible" is a fine approach for a
constitutionally strong person living in an appropriate environment, but it
just doesn't work for some folks -- and I speak here from *extensive*
personal, familial and other experience.

Nutrition was my first "self-help" tool, and I've gotten lots of education
and experience with it starting at an early age. So I can say with some
authority that, (a) it does not have the deep *curative* powers of good
homeopathic care, and (b) it is an *extremely* useful therapeutic tool, and
often a useful adjunct to homeopathic care (for *some* people it is, tho
completely unnecessary for others). If this is considered topical, I'll be
happy to explain and defend my position; otherwise I will let it go. (And
of course (c), that yes, it is important to stay within the bounds of
safety, and of one's understanding. But the needed information is readily
available.)

I'm sure it is easy enough to find examples of where vitamins are misused,
overused, used in ineffective and/or hyperexpensive ways, that one poke fun
at -- just as is done with homeopathy. And just as with homeopathy, it is
also easy to find examples to illustrate tremendous usefulness. A whole lot
of reporting has to do with what one goes looking for, doesn't it.

And as with homeoathy, if you don't know what you're talking about (and Joy,
in this case you *don't* know what you're talking about), it's best not to
get too carried away putting down a tool that so many have found so useful.

Best wishes,
Shannon
(who will be happy to match wits, credentials and experience with anyone on
this subject!)
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[Shannon Nelson]

Sorry Joy, I realized later that I did get carried away. I'll post you
privately.
Shannon

on 9/9/04 11:48 AM, J Lucas at j.lucas@ntlworld.com wrote: