The problem I have with 'viral' medicine is that it flows like it's counterpart viral marketing and viral conspirators.

(This isn't directed at Inannas SLS comments which I CAN appreciate and understand)

When the so-called saviours who have a revolutionary outlook on life, medicine or relationships appear it's usually in a book (anyone can get published these days) or via the net or even better between midnight and 4am.


Those with these discoveries seem to follow the same pattern with some of the following claims or behaviours.
  • Mainstream researchers are being bought off by big business or pharmaceutical companies
  • Mainstream researchers or practitioners regard THEIR work as quackery
  • They'll use the old chestnut of Galileo and the earth is flat or similar old world discoveries
  • The public is being conned or misled (we are all clearly gullible)
  • Someone in the past madea great discovery but was ignored
  • Someone was once a non believer but now after a miraculous level of proof changed their view.
  • Use of non local research from non existent or obscure small circulation journals with little specificity to the actual subject.
  • The chance to "reveal" the truth. Only partly but fully if you buy.
  • Language that follows a "credible" tone. The attempt to "sound' plausible.
  • Written diarrhoea. Write enough, you begin to think "Hey! With all this info it must be right!"
  • Belittlement of those who still don't believe or some sort of guilt line that promotes doubt of thought.
  • Aim to create fear in the reader.
Most of the worlds great discoveries especially in health care aren't done for profit but for the betterment of mankind.

Explain to me why I need to pay $19.95 to learn the secret to keeping my child alive or how I am being duped or why it takes 6 monthly instalment to fix my mental health.

I am all for radical change in health car practices supported by quality peer reviewed processes. Why do these new discoveries follow an alternative route to dissemination?

So I'm off to to cook a well done on my Teflon coated aluminium fry-pan. It's the only natural follow on as a vaccinated and formula fed grown man!