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Bongolian<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Vitamins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vitamins</span></a> will not cure the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RFK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFK</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/disease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disease</span></a>.</p><p>Jessica Glenza: RFK Jr sparks alarm after backing vitamins to treat measles amid outbreak: Health experts wary as US health secretary fails to endorse effective vaccines and instead calls them a ‘personal choice’</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/measles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>measles</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>texas</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/altmed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>altmed</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/pseudoscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pseudoscience</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/antivax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antivax</span></a><br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/04/rfk-jr-vitamins-measles-outbreak" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m</span><span class="invisible">ar/04/rfk-jr-vitamins-measles-outbreak</span></a></p>
Noodlemaz<p>Periodic reminder that crystals are a huge, damaging and exploitative industry and the market of mostly white women believing their magic keeps it going.<br /><a href="https://www.gia.edu/gems-gemology/summer-2016-color-responsibility-ethical-issues-solutions-colored-gemstones" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">gia.edu/gems-gemology/summer-2</span><span class="invisible">016-color-responsibility-ethical-issues-solutions-colored-gemstones</span></a></p><p><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/crystals" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>crystals</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/altmed" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>altmed</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/SCaM" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SCaM</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/crystalHealing" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>crystalHealing</span></a></p>
RationalWiki<p>Colloidal silver is a suspension of microscopic particles of silver, usually in water, that has gained an undeserved reputation as a cure-all with claims that it is a natural broad-spectrum antibiotic, antifungal, &amp; antiviral agent, &amp; as a nonspecific "immune system booster". There are also claims that it is able to treat serious diseases such as AIDS, Lyme, etc.— which are all groundless woo. Colloidal silver is used topically by applying with a dropper to the skin (for example, as an antiseptic on cuts), or taken internally. There is no empirical evidence that it is effective at all when taken internally for anything except making you look like a Smurf. The US CFR prohibits vendors from claiming any health benefit from colloidal silver or silver salt-based products. The medical consensus is that colloidal silver, despite being readily available as a "health supplement", is dangerous &amp; provides no health benefits.</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/RationalWiki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RationalWiki</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/colloidalsilver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>colloidalsilver</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/altmed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>altmed</span></a> <br><a href="https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Colloidal_silver" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">rationalwiki.org/wiki/Colloida</span><span class="invisible">l_silver</span></a></p>
RationalWiki<p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Chelation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chelation</span></a> therapy is either 1) a legitimate medical treatment for diagnosed heavy metal poisoning, or 2) a pseudoscientific practice whereby certain substances (usually <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/EDTA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EDTA</span></a> or deferoxamine) are administered to a patient to "clear them of toxins".</p><p>In chemistry, "coordination" is the formation of a relatively weak bond between a metal ion and another substance called a "ligand" to form a "coordination complex". "Chelation" is a type of coordination where the ligand has multiple sites ("teeth") with which to bind to the metal, which makes the complex significantly more stable. A commonly encountered chelating agent is citric acid, which is a useful rust remover owing to its ability to chelate to iron. Chelation therapy is medically useful in heavy metal poisoning when the coordination complex is less toxic or more easily eliminated than the metal itself. …</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/rationalwiki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rationalwiki</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/chelationtherapy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chelationtherapy</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/alternativemedicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alternativemedicine</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/altmed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>altmed</span></a> <br><a href="https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Chelation_therapy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">rationalwiki.org/wiki/Chelatio</span><span class="invisible">n_therapy</span></a></p>
Noodlemaz<p>oof, apparently Lib Dem Leader Ed Davey is talking about his mum seeing a Naturopath with her cancer, in his conference speech.</p><p>Not good.<br />Naturopaths are ALL quacks, without exception. It is not medicine, it is dangerous <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/altmed" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>altmed</span></a> </p><p>From one who&#39;s lost a parent to cancer to another - there be only dragons, and not in a fun way.</p><p><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/woo" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>woo</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/pseudoscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>pseudoscience</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/cancerMedicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>cancerMedicine</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/oncology" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>oncology</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/sitp" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sitp</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/skeptics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>skeptics</span></a></p>
FrankVerhoft<p>PODCAST: DE WERELD VAN KESHE, 3<br>Na zijn veroordeling voor oplichting in België ging Keshe vrolijk verder met het verkopen van zijn onzin.</p><p>In het laatste deel presenteer ik enkele toestellen uit de stal van Keshe en de 'wetenschap' erachter.</p><p><a href="https://www.luminati.be/2023/08/09/podcast-de-wereld-van-mehran-keshe-3/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">luminati.be/2023/08/09/podcast</span><span class="invisible">-de-wereld-van-mehran-keshe-3/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MehranKeshe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MehranKeshe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KesheFoundation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KesheFoundation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Pseudowetenschap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pseudowetenschap</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Altmed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Altmed</span></a></p>
The Skeptic's Book of Lists<p><a href="https://c.im/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> changes when confronted by clear evidence. Alternative medicine sticks its fingers in its ears and goes LALALALA.<br>_____________<br><a href="https://c.im/tags/altmed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>altmed</span></a> <br><a href="https://c.im/tags/skeptics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>skeptics</span></a> <br><a href="https://c.im/tags/skeptic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>skeptic</span></a></p>
Bob Blaskiewicz 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 🇬🇱<p>Awful news for <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/skeptics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>skeptics</span></a>, Harriet Hall has died. She passed away in her sleep last night. Her husband shared the news about half an hour ago. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/criticalthinking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>criticalthinking</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/alternativemedicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alternativemedicine</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/altmed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>altmed</span></a></p>
Mad A. Argon :qurio:<p>Funny thing... Some time ago I browsed the web looking for info about Vitamin C. When I searched in English, I found mostly <a href="https://is-a.cat/tags/ResearchPapers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ResearchPapers</span></a>. When I searched in Polish, I got mostly blogs, some of them borderline <a href="https://is-a.cat/tags/altmed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>altmed</span></a> or similar "wonders of natural therapies".<br>I use <a href="https://is-a.cat/tags/DuckDuckGo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DuckDuckGo</span></a> but I am not sure if it matters...</p><p><a href="https://is-a.cat/tags/internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>internet</span></a> <a href="https://is-a.cat/tags/browsing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>browsing</span></a></p>
FrankVerhoft<p>In het tweede, ernstigere deel ontleedt Mark Twain de organisatie van de schier ongeletterde maar zeer gehaaide Baker Eddy.</p><p>Twain geeft een blauwdruk voor een succesvolle sekte of kerk, gebaseerd op Eddy’s handelswijze en op haar boek 'Manual of the Mother Church'.</p><p>Het zou me dan ook niet verbazen mochten de meeste al dan niet christelijk geïnspireerde preachers&nbsp;en sekteleiders eerder Eddy's handleiding hebben gelezen dan haar spirituele werken /3<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChristianScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristianScience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Altmed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Altmed</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ReligiousScams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReligiousScams</span></a></p>
FrankVerhoft<p>Mark Twain bundelde zijn striemende teksten over Christian Science in&nbsp;1907, in de periode dat Baker Eddy's kerk een steile opgang aan het maken was.</p><p>Het eerste deel is een bijna slapstickachtige beschrijving van een (fictieve) ontmoeting met een steeds warriger bazelende Christian Science-healer.</p><p>Mark Twain sloeg begin 20ste eeuw al de nagel op de kop: "they all do their miracles with the same old, powerful instrument — the patient’s imagination". /2<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChristianScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristianScience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MarkTwain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarkTwain</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Altmed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Altmed</span></a></p>
FrankVerhoft<p>In 1875 publiceerde Mary Baker Eddy haar boek&nbsp;'Science and Health'&nbsp;(in latere edities 'Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures'). Eerder prematuur als ik Wikipedia mag geloven: het boekwerk zou in de volgende jaren zo’n 400 keer gereviseerd worden.</p><p>Volgens Eddy moet niet alleen de gezondheid 'geheald'&nbsp;worden, maar ook de zonde, die daar onlosmakelijk mee verbonden is. En dit in een eigen kerk die beschikt over ruime financiële middelen. Halleluja /1<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChristianScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristianScience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Altmed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Altmed</span></a></p>
FrankVerhoft<p>Conclusie? Zou men de islamitische elementen uit de online teksten schrappen, dan is het verschil met Engels- of Nederlandstalige websites zeer klein. </p><p>Altmed-speak is zeer internationaal. Altmed-sjacheraars gebruiken dezelfde technieken en argumenten, dezelfde (kromme) redeneringen. </p><p>Meer informatie in mijn blogartikel op <a href="http://www.kritischemassa.be/2021/04/08/altmed-in-het-land-van-de-ayatollahs-deel-5/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">kritischemassa.be/2021/04/08/a</span><span class="invisible">ltmed-in-het-land-van-de-ayatollahs-deel-5/</span></a> /6</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Iran</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AltMed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AltMed</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AlternativeMedicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AlternativeMedicine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kwakzalverij" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kwakzalverij</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TraditionalMedicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TraditionalMedicine</span></a></p>
FrankVerhoft<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/altmed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>altmed</span></a> en Iran, vervolg van gisteren.</p><p>Of alternatieve medische behandelingen een monopolie van de Iraanse geestelijken zijn? Nee, natuurlijk niet. <br>Bepaalde segmenten van de betere middenklasse mogen dan hun al dan niet esthetisch geopereerde neus ophalen voor alternatieve geneeskunde op z’n moellahs, geïmporteerde kwakzalverij en esoterie uit het westen, oosten en pseudo-oosten zijn in hun kringen razend populair. Ook in de Iraanse diaspora is dit populair /1<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AlternativeMedicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AlternativeMedicine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Iran</span></a></p>
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