Conjuring Up The Thunder God

It's refreshing to see an article that extols the virtues of a natural remedy while at the same time calling-out Big Pharma. We can probably make a safe bet that they will indeed extract the living daylights out of the herb (in the process killing whatever healing dynamic it contains), slap a trademark on their new compound and shove it on the masses.

I left the Chinese medicine field precisely because of the constant pressure of the Western medical establishment.
 
Patient: 'Doctor, every time I eat fruit I get this strange urge to give people all my money.'
Doctor: 'Would you like an apple or a banana?'
 

Grrrrrr.....That stuff irks me no end....the GREED in this world is disgusting. Does anyone in the FDA have a heart?? They have spouses, children, grandchildren...what do they do for THEM if they get sick...ignore any and all alternatives???? I doubt it. :mad:
 
Anne said:
Grrrrrr.....That stuff irks me no end....the GREED in this world is disgusting. Does anyone in the FDA have a heart?? They have spouses, children, grandchildren...what do they do for THEM if they get sick...ignore any and all alternatives???? I doubt it. :mad:
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I'm willing to bet the bulk of them do ignore hollistic medicine totally.

There's a lot of natural things that work, the FDA doesn't want anyone to know about, elst their scientific buddies they're in bed with, won't reap any benefits.

I've got enough of my own hollistic stories but the most current one involves one of my horses.

I am so lucky (not) to have two horses that have been formally diagnosed with insulin resistance, a/k/a Type II Diabetes, if they were human.

One is very easy to control with a strict diet and cutting pasture time from 16 hours daily to 8 - 10.

The other one needs his jaw wired shut and foundered in major way last year - think the worst case of gout you know about and transfer that to the hooves of a 1,200 pound horse.

Blood tests go to Cornell University, so the readings are viable. One horse's readings are 35 which is considered "high/normal". The foundered horse's readings were 197. The vet drew blood a second time because he thought the lab had made a mistake - no such luck.

This horse couldn't lose weight, no matter what I did so the vet gave me two options:

1. The standard traditional/scientfic prescription medication "Thyro-L" which is
"--Levothyroxine sodium
Thyro-L is an FDA-approved synthetic thyroid hormone
used as a substitute for thyroid hormone when the horse is not producing enough,
or to correct conditions associated with hypothyroidism.---
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2. A hollistic prescription Chinese Herbal compound, specifically for horses, called "Hot Hoof 1". While all the herbs are listed on the container, I have never heard of 99% of them and can't pronounce about 75% of them.

I chose the herbs, telling the vet I would cow down and use Thyro-L if the herbs didn't work. Which, by -the-by are not FDA approved - lollol

My horse went on those herbs last December and is still on them. Even with all the lush spring grass just dripping fructans, he has lost weight, he has not re-foundered, and 90% of the "insulin indicators" are gone. He still has a bit of a cresty neck, and some eye puffiness but the eyes could easily be allergies given we live in the Tennessee Valley where pollen hangs heavy until tornado winds come thru.

I said all that to say, those herbs made by a legitimate Chinese herbalist in Florida are controlling my horse's insulin in ways that far exceeded my expectations.

Traditional science is a life saver and I believe in it 200%. However, if I can reach a medical goal with something non-traditional that is less invasive and does not have any detrimental side-effects, that's the path I'm taking.

The good Ole USDA and FDA have tried for years to put the slams to alternative therapies; they haven't succeeded yet but I I worry they might:(
 
TWHRider said:
This horse couldn't lose weight, no matter what I did so the vet gave me two options:

1. The standard traditional/scientfic prescription medication "Thyro-L" which is

2. A hollistic prescription Chinese Herbal compound, specifically for horses, called "Hot Hoof 1". While all the herbs are listed on the container, I have never heard of 99% of them and can't pronounce about 75% of them.

I chose the herbs, telling the vet I would cow down and use Thyro-L if the herbs didn't work. Which, by -the-by are not FDA approved - lollol

My horse went on those herbs last December and is still on them. Even with all the lush spring grass just dripping fructans, he has lost weight, he has not re-foundered, and 90% of the "insulin indicators" are gone. He still has a bit of a cresty neck, and some eye puffiness but the eyes could easily be allergies given we live in the Tennessee Valley where pollen hangs heavy until tornado winds come thru.

I said all that to say, those herbs made by a legitimate Chinese herbalist in Florida are controlling my horse's insulin in ways that far exceeded my expectations.

Traditional science is a life saver and I believe in it 200%. However, if I can reach a medical goal with something non-traditional that is less invasive and does not have any detrimental side-effects, that's the path I'm taking.

The good Ole USDA and FDA have tried for years to put the slams to alternative therapies; they haven't succeeded yet but I I worry they might:(
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I agree with you completely, and it's wonderful that the herb formula helped. Approval by a government agency like the FDA doesn't mean much to me, how could it when they can't be trusted? They'll stop the alternative therapies, so they can provide them to people through doctor's prescriptions only. The cost will be three times higher, and the amount given will be three times less. :dollar: All about the money, the hell with the people's health and well-being. :rolleyes:
 
TWHRider said:
... The good Ole USDA and FDA have tried for years to put the slams to alternative therapies; they haven't succeeded yet but I I worry they might:(
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They try their hardest, that's for sure.

I'm with you on using both allopathic and alternative modalities - as I've always said, don't take me to an acupuncturist after I've been hit by a Mack truck, but also don't take me to Johns Hopkins when I have a tummy ache.

If I may say so, you're fortunate that you found a good herbalist - they're rare, more so in the animal part of the business. The trick with Chinese herbs is to use them fresh; most of what you get online is stuff that was picked a year ago, sat in a warehouse for 8 months, shipped over here on a long sea voyage with salt air and moisture, then thrown into another warehouse for a few months. Any native energy that herb had to begin with is long gone by that point.

So it becomes not so much a matter of someone selling you fake herb - although that DOES happen - but that the real herb you buy is "expired". The best of all possible worlds would be having the ability to pick a local herb and use it immediately after prep - no storage, no contamination.

Excellent story - thanks for sharing!
 

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