Since the VC is the origin of the major health problems in our country, I will spend the next few posts rehashing this issue and its closely interrelated problems that I have been describing for years in my posts and books.
Synthetic drugs and additives have one thing in common. They are all made from toxic petroleum or other fossil fuels. Hence, they are inherently toxic. Our recent forebears were smart and correct in designing scientific tests (in vitro, in vivo, small creatures, etc.) to be sure they are effective, or at least safe, before subjecting them to clinical trials in humans, then after approval, release them for patient use. This last step is the same trial-and-error process our ancient ancestors used when they were developing our traditional medicines eons ago. This process of our traditional medicines has lasted not just decades but millennia or countless years when we inherited traditional medicines from our ancestors. In contrast, our modern synthetic drugs have gone through scientific treatment, tops a few years, and we consider them safe and effective (but in ‘animal’ lifetimes) and try them in humans. Even though our human lifetime is only 60 to 80 years, some of the toxic effects of synthetic chemicals may only start to appear, hardly proving that they are safe and effective.
For above reasons, I don’t consider our modern drug therapy scientific. Nor are they based on human experience and accumulated wisdom. Regardless, both therapies have merits despite their deficiencies. Which is why I have been advocating the use of both but with prudence. More on the VC in my next post. So, until then!