RE: [CH] Medical question.
Karen Oland (koland@staffingtech.com)
Thu, 17 Oct 2002 12:19:18 -0400
Actually, there is a number of papers that have been published documenting
the usefullness of chile peppers -- effects on the blood, use in pain
control, controlling ulcers, etc. They are high in several vitamins
(although, truthfully, how much can you eat for this purpose?) and various
other compounds.
Just because the AMA hasn't approved it doesn't mean that it doesn't work.
Nor would anyone use such an aid as a cure for an acute condition (such as
seen in an ICU ward) -- at that point, stronger measures are required, that
would not have been if the person had taken better care of his/her body. Of
course, preventative care is only given lip service by traditional doctors.
Truly, if everyone took excellent care of themselves, most doctors would
need to find another profession. Especially in the cardiac area. I've seen
the same with the information handed out to new diabetics -- the steps
required to truly bring their disease under control are skipped over or left
out and just taking their medication is pushed as the solution. No, most
will never get off meds, but many eat however they want and think all carbs
are the same, meanwhile damaging more internal organs from spiking blood
sugar levels. Perhaps most Americans are too stupid to learn how to eat,
but for the few that are smart enough, the proper information should be
presented. Those that ignore the advice and rules can just as easily ignore
proper advice as the skimpy information they are given now.
> michael king wrote:
> > QUACK<QUACK!!!!!
> > My wife has a Bachelors in nursing, plus over 15 years
> > of cardiology experience (CICU=Cardiac Int. Care), I
> > worked for two years in a cardiac int. care unit
> > myself, and neither one of us has EVER heard of
> > "feeding the heart cayenne"!!! I thind this "medical"
> > advice should N-O-T be taken; this guy is a quack.