Without the “intervention” of vaccines, even “healthy” bodies can be sickened by infectious disease and even die. Remember the influenza pandemic of 1918? That flu tended to kill the youngest and “healthiest.” 2/
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Dorothy’s attitude is quite emblematic of how quacks view nature, though. The body is “perfect” and needs no “unnatural” intervention to remain healthy. Yet, even if we avoid disease, we still all grow old, lose that health, and eventually die. THAT’s nature! 3/
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It’s also emblematic of how quacks victim blame and shame. Always under their appeal to the “natural” is the idea that of you’re sick it’s your own fault for not eating the right foods, living the right lifestyle, doing the right things. 4/4
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Also, it can also serve as a “just-so” narrative. If you die from an infectious disease or come down with another malady, then, previous appearances aside, you must not have been truly “healthy.” 5/5
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It’s a tempting belief. It was when I was in medschool lifting with my buddy who had like 3% body fat, ate healthy, ran 50 miles/week. Didnt drink smoke or anything, he was a monk, but told me he developed essential hypertension and I was like “woah”. Yeah. Can happen to anyone.
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In that moment you realize how much we blame the victims of disease that when an “innocent” is struck you are shocked. I had to re-evaluate my priors.
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Never seen a more white hot rage than an organic vegan marathon runner with breast cancer.
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Being active and having good nutrition optimises health regardless of health status - people with chronic conditions tend to do better. Some illnesses can be prevented or reversed (eg some cases of diabetes). But neither can be regarded as medicine. People get sick anyway.
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