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    1. Umbereen S. Nehal, MD, MPH‏ @usnehal 17 May 2018
      Replying to @usnehal @AlanLevinovitz and

      Phew, now can have olive oil without being excommunicated from science: “In fact, a meta-analysis of more than 1.5 million healthy adults demonstrated that following a Mediterranean diet was associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular mortality as well as overall mortality”

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    2. Alan Levinovitz‏Verified account @AlanLevinovitz 17 May 2018
      Replying to @usnehal @gorskon and

      This conversation is lurching from one kind of claim to another. I'm sympathetic to people who want to relax the stranglehold scientific epistemology has on dietary choices. But talking about this and COIs and IVF as CAM conflates and oversimplifies many, many different ideas. 1/

      2 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
    3. Alan Levinovitz‏Verified account @AlanLevinovitz 17 May 2018
      Replying to @AlanLevinovitz @usnehal and

      Like the idea of "natural" with which it often appears, CAM is a single term that stands in for distinct goals & beliefs: 1. Patient empowerment 2. Attention to lifestyle 3. The idea we are "inherently" healthy 4. Respect for indigenous cultures 5. Belief in an Edenic past 2/

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    4. Edzard Ernst‏ @EdzardErnst 17 May 2018
      Replying to @AlanLevinovitz @usnehal and

      CAM is a single term that stands in for distinct goals & beliefs: 1. Patient empowerment 2. Attention to lifestyle 3. The idea we are "inherently" healthy 4. Respect for indigenous cultures 5. Belief in an Edenic past WITH RESPECT, THIS IS BS!

      6 replies 0 retweets 1 like
    5. Alan Levinovitz‏Verified account @AlanLevinovitz 17 May 2018
      Replying to @EdzardErnst @usnehal and

      What's BS? The ideas? The goals? The fact that CAM stands in for these? I'm well aware of the problems with these (3 and 5, say) but I think it's reasonable to say that CAM tries to bind them all up under a single label.

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    7. Alan Levinovitz‏Verified account @AlanLevinovitz 17 May 2018

      Well, yes. I just meant that in the rhetoric of CAM it stands in for those (withholding judgment about the efficacy or sincerity of that rhetoric).

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    9. Alan Levinovitz‏Verified account @AlanLevinovitz 17 May 2018

      I agree. (I don't agree with regards to the idea of "natural," which I think has value, but that's a much longer conversation.)

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    10. Umbereen S. Nehal, MD, MPH‏ @usnehal 17 May 2018
      Replying to @AlanLevinovitz @EdzardErnst and

      So “natural” has to be expanded upon and these false dichotomies have to be exposed. Arsenic is natural. Lead is natural. Those are poisons. Natural does not automatically mean good or safe. It is possible to reason with people on these topics without showing disdain.

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      Umbereen S. Nehal, MD, MPH‏ @usnehal 17 May 2018
      Replying to @usnehal @AlanLevinovitz and

      Just like “natural” arsenic can kill you, so can a medical error or side effect. There is genuine harm in the allopathic system, that if not acknowledged, will drive people away. It can feel good to say “You are wrong and dumb too.” But does not change minds or outcomes.

      10:12 AM - 17 May 2018
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        2. Alan Levinovitz‏Verified account @AlanLevinovitz 17 May 2018
          Replying to @usnehal @EdzardErnst and

          I agree that disdain is bad, and I hope I've never called anyone dumb. Thanks for the conversation.

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        3. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 17 May 2018
          Replying to @AlanLevinovitz @usnehal and

          I'd take her more seriously if she'd stop using the word "allopathic" so much. Hint: It's a disparaging word coined by Samuel Hahnemann, the creator of homeopathy, to describe medicine that is not homeopathy. Only the woo-friendly use it to describe conventional medicine.

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        2. Sartorius Medicus‏ @SartoriusMD 17 May 2018
          Replying to @usnehal @AlanLevinovitz and

          Genuine harm? Medical errors exist, but they are usually worked up and logged. Your arguments (here and in many other tweets) are those of a biased layperson rather than of somebody who went through med school. I’m beyond surprised.

          2 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
        3. Umbereen S. Nehal, MD, MPH‏ @usnehal 17 May 2018
          Replying to @SartoriusMD @AlanLevinovitz and

          Seriously folks, this is classic behavior of those letting frustration addle their brains, control their behavior. Sweeping statements about a person based on tweets? This is how you push people away from evidence and science. How often have you changed simeone’s mind that way?

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