JoB
Kayleigh…
i too rail against those who prey on those who are ill offering instant cures…
but don’t dismiss the validity of some herbal treatments because i have both experienced their effectiveness myself and seen the difference they have made in others.
it isn’t always economically viable to get the kind of double blind placebo controlled studies done for supplements that are the gold standard for medications… and those studies are not the guarantee of effectiveness we assume as they are often paid for and influenced by the manufacturers.
My lovely Akita who was epileptic .. and four legged… took a supplement until her death that did far more than the medication she had been prescribed.. it actually prevented seizures.
so.. i guess i am one of those crazy pet owners… tho i am pretty sure the supplement did far more for her than it did for me:)
and i confess, my brother and i paid for mom to go to the Phillipines for “psychic surgery” the year before she died.
No.. we didn’t believe it would work.. but in this case, the hope it gave her was well worth the money it cost us. And.. with that trip… she achieved her dream of traveling abroad.
the days i spent with her in hawaii after the “surgery” are some of my most treasured memories…
i would do it again.