CURE Quote
By definition anything that claims to treat, prevent or cure a disease is a medicine; medicines must be licensed, a process that costs usually upwards of $500 million; but only man-made, thus patentable, substances can afford to get a licence. So, if a nutrient is proven to work it is classified a medicine, but no-one can afford to get a licence because there’s no patent and hence no way to protect profits, so the nutrient just vanishes.
— Patrick Holford, NHPPA Censorship, 2015Archives
Author Archives: Tracy Kolenchuk
What do we call an Alternative Medicine that Works?
In the USA all official medical treatments that have been approved by the medical bureaucracy, the US/FDA, including: lab tests, vaccines, and medical procedures that a marketers claims can prevent, diagnose, treat, or cure a disease are called drugs. All … Continue reading
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Another Cureless Dictionary: Black’s
Yesterday I walked over to the public library in Quill Lake, Saskatchewan, and spotted a medical dictionary I hadn’t seen before: Black’s Medical Dictionary, 37th Edition, published in 1992. I eagerly turned to the letter “C” to look up the … Continue reading
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Why all Drugs have Side Effects
When we develop an illness we might try dietary changes – organic, non-processed foods, herbs, and possibly supplements. These attempts are often random guesses, not directed to specific nutrient or dietary needs. Our dietary needs for optimal healthiness are poorly … Continue reading
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The Confabulating Nurse
The stranger arrived, out of breath, at the deserted medical clinic entrance. Sweating and extremely tired from the journey, and from his illness, he mopped his face with a handkerchief, shading his eyes from the glare, he looked at the … Continue reading
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Cure is a Verb
Cure, the word cure, has disappeared from conventional medical practice. Many medical dictionaries do not contain the word cure. No authoritative medical text contains a definition of cure, cures, curing, nor cured – much less a scientific medical definition. Most standard dictionaries … Continue reading
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