| Sidd Finch |
04-17-2013 11:10 AM |
Re: Towards A Virtual Williamsburg!
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Originally Posted by Atticus Grinch
(Post 478401)
When my woo-woo friends talk about the wisdom of Eastern medicine, I always ask them which hemisphere they'd rather need a trauma medic in. Ain't no herbal cure for yesterday's horror.
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Eastern medicine ain't so good for trauma. But it can be superb for long-term health, including recovery from trauma.
In other words, you want a surgeon to set the bone and stop the bleeding, but you might want an acupuncturist or herbal doc to help the bone knit faster.
I say this as someone from a family of doctors, brought up to reject all "non-traditional" medicine, complete skeptic.... and after shattering my leg in a car accident and learning that the bones were not healing after six months, was willing to try something else. My ortho surgeon was shocked at how quickly I healed after that, and a number of other medical problems were cleared up. And when my bones were reset, early on, the herbal meds for the pain were stunningly effective (and by that time I'd taken virtually every pain med on the planet).
ETA: I acknowledge that anyone who deems any person who talks about the effectiveness of eastern medicine as a "woo-woo friend" will not be convinced, but don't blame the speaker for your deaf ears or closed mind. |
