Ain't that a trip?

[scaeagles]

I've been thinking about this whole medicinal purposes and research and modern science.

I put very little faith in modern medicine or the scientific research that accompanies it.

There is a statistic that I have been quoted by an acquaintence who works in pharmiceuticals (sp?). 80% of perscription drugs do not work properly for 80% of the people who take them. They have some effect, but not the complete effect, or side effects are bad enough to have a zero sum or negative overall effect.

ISM mentions that we didn't know the positive effects of red wine for a long time. This is true. And it may change tomorrow for all we know, as is common in almost every area of science. I get sick of being told by the medical or scientific community that the next huge discovery or breakthrough has been made and it amounts to nothing or is later reversed.

I can attest to the medicine 80% figure. Of all the medicines that I took that were supposedly going to relieve symptoms, they either did nothing or the side effects were worse than what I was dealing with. To be fair, accupuncture, herbal remedies, and chiropractic care did nothing for me either, but there were no side effects.

All of that being said, I see no reason to put anything into my body unless 100% necessary. To address another point by ISM, I was living on chocolate for about 6-7 months, and detoxing myself over these last few weeks has been something akin to withdrawal.

So why do it? Messing with my chemistry just makes no sense to me.