You see this in virtually every alternative medicine (and even many conventional treatments!). One likely benefit from one minor indication =/= good for lots of things
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Chiropractic has some benefits for back pain? Fine. But there's no evidence for ~most~ of the things practitioners do
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Fish oil tablets might help with heart disease? Sure thing! Just don't take them for 'brain health' or lifestyle improvement
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Acupuncture! It helps (maybe) nausea! But who gets acupuncture exclusively for that? No one, that's who
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And on, and on, and on. Supplements are a waste of money. Alternative medicine too. Not because they don't do ANYTHING, but because they don't do MOST THINGS
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And that's a really hard idea to convey. Because people see a few studies in support and think "Ah! SCIENCE!"
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But very few people see the mountains of evidence for a lack of efficacy in other indications. And it's there, trust mepic.twitter.com/sbsDRGmEH7
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And even if it is effective for one thing, often that thing is REALLY specific. Like, treating children with AIDS or reversing some negative effects of hepatitis
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Anyway, some thoughts for a Friday morning. Most alternative treatments don't work, because most alternative treatments are done for indications that are either disproven or unproven
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