Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site brl-tgr.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!godot!harvard!seismo!brl-tgr!abc From: abc@brl-tgr.ARPA (Brint Cooper ) Newsgroups: net.med Subject: Re: Unconventional Cancer Therapy Message-ID: <8248@brl-tgr.ARPA> Date: Mon, 11-Feb-85 17:51:41 EST Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.8248 Posted: Mon Feb 11 17:51:41 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 13-Feb-85 01:44:08 EST References: <532@tesla.UUCP> <867@cbdkc1.UUCP> Reply-To: abc@brl-tgr.ARPA (Brint Cooper (CTAB)) Organization: Ballistic Research Lab Lines: 22 I have already put more time into this than is profitable for anyone, but some things need to be said. First, it is not necessarily true that because a Physician prescribes it and a Pharmacist sells it that it is not "natural." Many of our standardized medicines were first discovered in nature. Second, the seed of a fruit is not necessarily a good thing to eat. The dangers of cyanide poisoning from Laetrile have already been documented in this group. Third, I am as interested in "wellness" as anyone. So is my physician. But "wellness" has become a buzzword for do-it-yourself medicine practiced by people who haven't the foggiest notion of what's going on. Sure! Less red meat; less animal fat; less cholesterol; less sugar; far less sodium; more veggies; more balance; etc; are not harmful for healthy people and do a great deal of good in preventing cardiovascular disease and many cancers. But when you're sick, genuinely ill with a life-threatening disorder, it's no time for the amateurs. Brint