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Evidence-based sass is the best form of sasspic.twitter.com/7T1zgiDj6v
Sass and paternalism isn’t respectful of patients and doesn’t help us make better choices. There is some helpful information in this article but this isn’t that.
“There have been studies done on everything,” is actually a gross mis-statement of the amount and quality of science on almost any “natural remedies”/“complementary medicine”. You can’t have your cake and eat it too.
Actually when we're talking about remedies for the common cold, many of the treatments have been investigated and found to be ineffective (i.e. echinacea, vit c, elderberries)
Doctors/healthcare workers need a data-base of what research has been done and the quality of that along with risks so they can better advise their patients on the limits of possible benefits & risks. Inappropriate prescribing of conventional pharmaceuticals is also a problem.
I'd be interested to see the biological mechanism by which zinc shortens a cold. As for me, I'll stick with garlic. Not as a cold remedy; just because I like to cook with it.
Found the (inconclusive) answer from the Mayo Clinic: zinc may stop rhinovirus from multiplying or lodging in mucous membranes. But not worth side effects. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/common-cold/expert-answers/zinc-for-colds/faq-20057769 …
Yes there's a strong biological basis for zinc, but as to say the side effects suck and also the reduction in disease length is only about 10% so it's a bit meh
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