Guest guest Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 Washington Post debacle American Association for Health Freedom The Washington Post has once again published articles slamming integrative medicine and dietary supplements. This time in a " Special Alternative Medicine " Issue. Today's issue of the Washington Post Health section includes the following: A Bad Year for Favorites. When Put to the Test, Americans' Most Trusted Supplements Failed. Highlights the following: Glucosamine & Chondroitin Sulfate; Calcium and Vitamin D; B Vitamins, Multivitamins, and Echinacea. The articles points to studies (but does not name them) to show the evidence that these supplements are ineffective. Below, we give you more information about the studies mentioned. Flash: No Needles. Acupuncture No Better Than Placebo for Hot Flashes. Uses a study by Mayo Clinic and says that investigators were disappointed with results. Fx for Salt. Cut it Out. The article starts off with a plug for American Medical Association and their weak resolution of " 50 percent reduction in sodium content of processed foods, fast foods, and restaurant meals over the next 10 years. " I guess it's better than nothing. Natural Herbal. An article talking about how mostly ethnic communities don't associate medicinal herbs with pills and instead use the leaves, roots, and roots, and fruit into teas and potions " claimed to have health benefits – though few are proved. " The article uses Consumers Reports' Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database as source. Please take a few moments to read for yourself the articles. Visit http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/health/?nav=left (you may have to sign up, it's free). Sorry for the short notice, but in just a few hours The Washington Post is hosting an online discussion with G. Sherman, Ph.D, Tuesday, June 20, at 2pm (EST) to field questions and comments about dietary supplements and dietary needs. Sherman is an associate professor in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics at town University Medical Center. If you're able, please join the online discussion. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp- dyn/content/discussion/2006/06/16/DI2006061601337.html Visit our blog: http://thehealthfreedom.blogspot.com for more information on the studies referenced in the " A Bad Year for Favorites " article. To write the Washington Post, please use our online action center http://ga4.org/campaign/washpost_response to write your response. Send a letter to the following decision maker(s): CEO/Publisher Caroline Little Editor Jim Brady Health Health Section Reporter January Payne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 I am board certified in the practice of Chinese Medicine as a Licensed Acupuncturist as well as a Diplomat of Chinese Herbology. I am also licensed as an RN as well and I believe in the combination of both Western and Eastern Medicine. Hot flashes are one of the easier less complicated syndromes to treat with the use of Chinese Medicine, unless the hot flashes are a symptom of mold exposure. The majority of cases I have treated responded with the use of both herbs and acupuncture. I am referring to cases of peri-menopausal and menopausal syndromes whereby hot flashes are one of the presenting complaints. My experience has been that hot flashes will respond more to treatment with the use of herbs than to acupuncture alone. If a study was done on the use of acupuncture alone without the addition of herbs to treat hot flashes, then indeed response would be poor. Bobbins, RN, Dipl. CH, L.Ac, QME In a message dated 6/20/2006 12:29:11 PM Central Standard Time, tigerpaw2c@... writes: Washington Post debacle American Association for Health Freedom The Washington Post has once again published articles slamming integrative medicine and dietary supplements. This time in a " Special Alternative Medicine " Issue. Today's issue of the Washington Post Health section includes the following: A Bad Year for Favorites. When Put to the Test, Americans' Most Trusted Supplements Failed. Highlights the following: Glucosamine & Chondroitin Sulfate; Calcium and Vitamin D; B Vitamins, Multivitamins, and Echinacea. The articles points to studies (but does not name them) to show the evidence that these supplements are ineffective. Below, we give you more information about the studies mentioned. Flash: No Needles. Acupuncture No Better Than Placebo for Hot Flashes. Uses a study by Mayo Clinic and says that investigators were disappointed with results. Fx for Salt. Cut it Out. The article starts off with a plug for American Medical Association and their weak resolution of " 50 percent reduction in sodium content of processed foods, fast foods, and restaurant meals over the next 10 years. " I guess it's better than nothing. Natural Herbal. An article talking about how mostly ethnic communities don't associate medicinal herbs with pills and instead use the leaves, roots, and roots, and fruit into teas and potions " claimed to have health benefits – though few are proved. " The article uses Consumers Reports' Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database as source. Please take a few moments to read for yourself the articles. Visit _http://www.washingthttp://www.http://www.washhttp://www.whttp_ (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/health/?nav=left) (you may have to sign up, it's free). Sorry for the short notice, but in just a few hours The Washington Post is hosting an online discussion with G. Sherman, Ph.D, Tuesday, June 20, at 2pm (EST) to field questions and comments about dietary supplements and dietary needs. Sherman is an associate professor in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics at town University Medical Center. If you're able, please join the online discussion. _http://www.washingthttp://www.htt_ (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-) dyn/content/dyn/contentdyn/contentdyn/content/<WBRdyn/ Visit our blog: _http://thehealthfrehttp://thehealhtt_ (http://thehealthfreedom.blogspot.com/) for more information on the studies referenced in the " A Bad Year for Favorites " article. To write the Washington Post, please use our online action center _http://ga4.org/http://gahttp://gahttp://g_ (http://ga4.org/campaign/washpost_response) to write your response. Send a letter to the following decision maker(s): CEO/Publisher Caroline Little Editor Jim Brady Health Health Section Reporter January Payne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2006 Report Share Posted June 21, 2006 Nice credentials to add to this group! Chime in more..... On Tue, 20 Jun 2006 bobbinsbiomed@... wrote: > Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 19:04:20 EDT > From: bobbinsbiomed@... > Reply- > > Subject: Re: [] Washington Post debacle > > > > I am board certified in the practice of Chinese Medicine as a Licensed > Acupuncturist as well as a Diplomat of Chinese Herbology. I am also licensed as > an RN as well and I believe in the combination of both Western and Eastern > Medicine. > Hot flashes are one of the easier less complicated syndromes to treat with > the use of Chinese Medicine, unless the hot flashes are a symptom of mold > exposure. The majority of cases I have treated responded with the use of both > herbs and acupuncture. I am referring to cases of peri-menopausal and > menopausal syndromes whereby hot flashes are one of the presenting complaints. My > experience has been that hot flashes will respond more to treatment with the use > of herbs than to acupuncture alone. If a study was done on the use of > acupuncture alone without the addition of herbs to treat hot flashes, then indeed > response would be poor. > Bobbins, RN, Dipl. CH, L.Ac, QME > > In a message dated 6/20/2006 12:29:11 PM Central Standard Time, > tigerpaw2c@... writes: > > > > Washington Post debacle > American Association for Health Freedom > > The Washington Post has once again published articles slamming > integrative medicine and dietary supplements. This time in > a " Special Alternative Medicine " Issue. > > Today's issue of the Washington Post Health section includes the > following: > > A Bad Year for Favorites. When Put to the Test, Americans' Most > Trusted Supplements Failed. Highlights the following: Glucosamine & > Chondroitin Sulfate; Calcium and Vitamin D; B Vitamins, > Multivitamins, and Echinacea. The articles points to studies (but > does not name them) to show the evidence that these supplements are > ineffective. Below, we give you more information about the studies > mentioned. > > Flash: No Needles. Acupuncture No Better Than Placebo for Hot > Flashes. Uses a study by Mayo Clinic and says that investigators > were disappointed with results. > > Fx for Salt. Cut it Out. The article starts off with a plug for > American Medical Association and their weak resolution of " 50 > percent reduction in sodium content of processed foods, fast foods, > and restaurant meals over the next 10 years. " I guess it's better > than nothing. > > Natural Herbal. An article talking about how mostly ethnic > communities don't associate medicinal herbs with pills and instead > use the leaves, roots, and roots, and fruit into teas and > potions " claimed to have health benefits – though few are proved. " > The article uses Consumers Reports' Natural Medicines Comprehensive > Database as source. > > Please take a few moments to read for yourself the articles. Visit > _http://www.washingthttp://www.http://www.washhttp://www.whttp_ > (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/health/?nav=left) (you > may have to sign up, it's free). > > Sorry for the short notice, but in just a few hours The Washington > Post is hosting an online discussion with G. Sherman, Ph.D, > Tuesday, June 20, at 2pm (EST) to field questions and comments about > dietary supplements and dietary needs. Sherman is an associate > professor in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics at > town University Medical Center. If you're able, please join > the online discussion. _http://www.washingthttp://www.htt_ > (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-) > dyn/content/dyn/contentdyn/contentdyn/content/<WBRdyn/ > > Visit our blog: _http://thehealthfrehttp://thehealhtt_ > (http://thehealthfreedom.blogspot.com/) for more > information on the studies referenced in the " A Bad Year for > Favorites " article. > > To write the Washington Post, please use our online action center > _http://ga4.org/http://gahttp://gahttp://g_ > (http://ga4.org/campaign/washpost_response) to write your response. > > Send a letter to the following decision maker(s): > CEO/Publisher Caroline Little > Editor Jim Brady > Health Health Section > Reporter January Payne > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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