Understanding placebo effect is a serious challenge for conventional medicine. But, it’s not what you think.
The problem only appears deep because no one is looking below the surface.
Placebo effects are trivial.
Placebo effects are caused by the doctor. Claims of placebo effect are claims without scientific foundation. Claims of placebo effect are often gaslighting, medical chauvinism, based on the doctor’s opinions or beliefs, or the medical system’s inherent beliefs.
Two doctors meet in the hospital cafeteria. Jan is an old hand, crusty and a bit intolerant of silliness. Jamie is a new intern, just out of school. They’ve paired up together for work, and for lunches. As they sit down, Jamie asks about a friend.
Jamie: “I have a friend just diagnosed with arthritis. Who is the expert in curing arthritis?”
Jan: “Arthritis? We can treat arthritis.”
Jamie: “But she wants to be cured. She’s got lots of money, and want to find the best doctor to cure her arthritis before it gets worse.” Continue reading
We often see statements, statistics, and articles about causes and risk factors of illness and disease. What’s the difference between a cause of illness and a disease risk factor? When we study cures the difference becomes clear and dramatic.
An illness-cause causes an illness. An element of illness, an illness-element, is defined by having a single present cause. An illness-cause, when addressed, leads to a cure of that illness element. Addressing the present cause cures the illness element. A compound illness has multiple present causes – and requires multiple cures.
There are present causes, past causes, and future causes. An illness-cause is present. Addressing past causes and future causes might prevent future illnesses, but can only cure when they are also a present cause. Past causes and future causes are risk-factors, speculations, because no illness is present.
An illness only exists when the illness-cause is present.
Risk factors are everywhere. They can and do exist without causing illness. The opposite of a risk factor is often another risk factor. A risk factor increases the statistical risk of disease. When a risk factor is addressed, the statistical risk of disease is reduced, some illnesses might be prevented, but few, if any, are cured.
Did you notice that causes are linked to illnesses while risk factors are linked to diseases. What’s the difference? Why is there a difference? Continue reading
An excerpt from the recently published book: A Calculus of Curing, a book that explores the concepts of cure in a comprehensive fashion – and offers several short reviews of “books that cure“.
Cure Tooth Decay: Heal and Prevent Cavities with Nutrition by Ramiel Nagel and Timothy Gallagher
“This is the first book I encountered that has cure in the title – and dares to advise how to cure in the contents. It is often dismissed or shunned for that reason alone. A book about curing illnesses of the teeth, gums, and mouth, it pulls no punches. These illnesses are cured by health, by healthy foods, and by healthy eating exercises. Continue reading
What causes chronic illnesses? What cures them? What causes chronic diseases? What cures them? What’s the difference between a normal illness, which quickly fades as it is cured by healthiness, and a chronic disease that appears to be incurable?
A normal illness is cured by addressing the cause. A chronic illness has a chronic cause. The cure is to address the cause. What is the cause of every chronic illness?
