can address a wide variety of ailments with totally different etiologies have existed for centuries, and characterize something as a panacea. We have reason to be suspicious of panacea claims--like COIs!--in a way that we don't with claims about the earth being round. 2/2
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Replying to @AlanLevinovitz @drdavebrooks and
Agreed, panacea claims are suspect. But CAM is adjunct, not “cure.” Many things do have subtle or system effects: exercise, sleep, stress, sugar intake, etc. Just getting enough sleep or exercising is good for a wide range of medical issues, all without side effects.
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Exactly. Exercise is not CAM. Diet is not CAM. Sleep is not CAM. Basically, CAM co-opted those modalities ad a Trojan Horse for quackery like acupuncture, reiki, traditional Chinese medicine, naturopathy, and the like.
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Agreed. I'm not sure how the convo shifted from acupuncture as IVF enhancer (an area where the rhetoric borders on "cure") to the general benefits of a healthy lifestyle. I think it's reasonable to point out that many physicians don't focus on lifestyle enough. 1/
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Replying to @AlanLevinovitz @gorskon and
I also believe--and in this perhaps I'm somewhat unusual--that there's room for a variety of ways of "branding" lifestyle interventions. Some people prefer camping, others prefer yoga--these are aesthetic-spiritual choices that I'm happy to respect. 2/
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Replying to @AlanLevinovitz @gorskon and
However, I don't think it's fair to conflate those lifestyle interventions with acupuncture for IVF, which really *is* part of a larger panacea-style claim about how fixing qi can help a variety of conditions. Likewise for homeopathy, etc. 3/
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Replying to @AlanLevinovitz @gorskon and
If TCM happens to be someone's preferred way of getting quality time with a sympathetic listener, practicing a comforting ritual, & changing their lifestyle--great! But there's a world of difference between that and claiming that acupuncture works for IVF. 4/
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Replying to @AlanLevinovitz @gorskon and
Can we stop with "traditional"? It was invented by Mao.
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Replying to @EAllen0417 @gorskon and
Yeah, it frustrates me, too, but I just use the standard term anyways sometimes.pic.twitter.com/869lpx9vpY
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Heheh. I like to refer to it as Chairman Mao retconning TCM.https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/retconning-traditional-chinese-medicine/ …
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