Objection to Dr. Shoemaker being described as nontraditional or alternative

January 14, 2006

I just wanted to peep in on something I've seen a lot of here.

It seems to me, from reading his book, that Dr. Shoemaker's approach

to mold-related illness falls squarely within the Western medical

tradition of the scientific method, and Western modalities of

treatment. The idea of using cholestyramine to bind mycotoxins

circulating between the bloodstream, bilary system, liver and small

intestine seems like a very straightforward, logical, 'Western'

appraoch as well, and for me and many (perhaps thousands of people at

this point) clearly works wonders.. Also, in Mold Warriors, if

anything, Dr. Shoemaker *lays out his mental processes and the logic

that goes into his evolving treatment for all to see*

That takes a lot of guts and HONESTY.. And, it also is squarely within

the Western, mainstream medical system. Its clear to me that Dr.

Shoemaker is an honest guy with nothing to hide, who is happy with his

life and is not trying to commercialize or monopolize a treatment that

could bring huge improvements in health to literally millions of

people living with mold-related illness.

WHY, THEN, ARE SO MANY PEOPLE TRYING TO IMPLY THAT HE IS AN

'UNCONVENTIONAL' DOCTOR?

In my opinion, he really isn't. For Chrissakes, he has testified in

front of the Congress and Senate.. what is more mainstream than that?

Jesus said 'By their fruit shall you know them'. This is GOOD ADVICE...

My feeling is that some people sow doubt and confusion in forums like

this because they are trying to indirectly, discredit him and through

a subtle kind of minsinformation, 'guilt by association' ? - delay the

(in my mind, inevitable) acceptance of the increasingly large body of

new knowledge that Dr. Shoemaker and his colleagues are trying to GIVE

to all of us and the world..

Perhaps the reason is because then THEY feel as if THEY won;t be able

to make as much money off of something...???? Off of desperate people

PAYING for things that they shouldn't need to..

If people wonder why I sometimes have gotten mad on here from time to

time.. this is what gets me mad.. seeing things like that.. Please

accept my apology..

And to put my cards on the table, I am not selling anything, being

paid by anybody, or representing anything.. I am just trying to help..

and help - through learning - myself..

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