tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30891543.post2116836306455834730..comments2023-10-28T06:47:11.363-07:00Comments on Is it Friday yet?: Final Results for the IPPYsLynn Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02958402288888144904noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30891543.post-68244929625727672892007-05-22T09:13:00.000-07:002007-05-22T09:13:00.000-07:00Thanks so much, everyone.Dino asks:"Question: Does...Thanks so much, everyone.<BR/><BR/>Dino asks:<BR/>"Question: Does a patient have to believe in a given integrative/alternative modality for it to work?"<BR/><BR/>Absolutely not. I went into researching integrative medicine with my eyes shut tight because I was skeptical that anything not originating from a lab would work. When I had a Reiki treatment, it was for research purposes only. That I had physical changes happen to me came as a shock. <BR/><BR/>When I find the time, I'm planning on blogging about an article I read in the paper about her son who suffers from Type 2 Neurofibromatosis, and their experience. She didn't believe in integratives either, but her kid had some shockingly good results.<BR/><BR/>Just so you're not confused, I usually use the term 'integrative' rather than 'alternative' because I want to stress that I believe alternative modalities should be used in conjunction with medicine, not in place of medicine.<BR/><BR/>"Also, post coming shortly on the two-edged sword problem of "positive thinking"-type treatments for things like cancer."<BR/><BR/>Ooo..looking forward to it.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for blogrolling me. Heh, sounds like a jelly doughnut, doesn't it?Lynn Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02958402288888144904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30891543.post-88977697430080130342007-05-22T03:29:00.000-07:002007-05-22T03:29:00.000-07:00CONGRATULATIONS!!I have no idea (nor excuse) why i...CONGRATULATIONS!!<BR/><BR/>I have no idea (nor excuse) why it's taken me so long to come visit your blog. Consider yourself blogrolled as well as congratulated.<BR/><BR/>Question: Does a patient have to believe in a given integrative/alternative (not really sure of the difference in your context) modality for it to work? You don't have to know anything about the Germ Theory -- much less "believe" in antibiotics -- for amoxicillin to make your strep throat better.<BR/><BR/>Also, post coming shortly on the two-edged sword problem of "positive thinking"-type treatments for things like cancer.#1 Dinosaurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357845504444464397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30891543.post-24351061737497697912007-05-20T19:29:00.000-07:002007-05-20T19:29:00.000-07:00Congratulations. And consider yourself tagged.Congratulations. And consider yourself tagged.Medblog Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13040521269327418240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30891543.post-31584681023083141222007-05-20T12:48:00.000-07:002007-05-20T12:48:00.000-07:00Congrats!!Congrats!!Sid Schwabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14182853083503404098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30891543.post-4836531191856625882007-05-20T11:20:00.000-07:002007-05-20T11:20:00.000-07:00Hey, thanks, bongi - hope you enjoy it. Trust me, ...Hey, thanks, bongi - hope you enjoy it. Trust me, this is not an agenda book. In fact, most of my readers have been docs - not exactly my intended demographics - and they loved it because of the strong characters and that both sides of this issue are fairly presented. <BR/><BR/>Just because I happen to think that integrative medicine is a smart idea doesn't mean that I'm a blind advocate. There's plenty room for problems, especially since these are modalities that can't be verified under a microscope. But that doesn't make it wrong or invalid, either.<BR/><BR/>This book was meant to be controversial and invite a lot of debate. Given this award, I think I've done this.Lynn Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02958402288888144904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30891543.post-9484030713447813892007-05-20T09:30:00.000-07:002007-05-20T09:30:00.000-07:00well done. will have to buy your book and decide m...well done. will have to buy your book and decide myself. really looking forward to it actually.Bongihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12918640034313468627noreply@blogger.com