tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738694062065682753.post6016403288840860122..comments2023-11-28T06:26:40.953-05:00Comments on A Radicle: Herbal medicine commentary: are we 'chasing fairies'?Guido Mase'http://www.blogger.com/profile/08186818316201584509noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738694062065682753.post-35967468016974670032014-10-01T00:23:48.452-04:002014-10-01T00:23:48.452-04:00I don't think helping others has become passe&...I don't think helping others has become passe' but just like almost any other profession in this country, when it gains popularity it loses quality. How to prevent or reverse the trend is difficult. Maintaining integrity and an ethical approach is a necessary basis a any type of healthcare provider. Less is more but damands on herbalists makes this difficult.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04835457503450374222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738694062065682753.post-12757690803562729222009-08-23T20:54:24.774-04:002009-08-23T20:54:24.774-04:00I have worked in the natural health & wellness...I have worked in the natural health & wellness field for over 25 years. I manage a natural nutrition store and as mentioned above people are more likely to buy something in a bottle that looks like a drug and cost 4 times more than the raw herbs. I agree education is something we need to be doing on a daily basis.<br />Saying that I also think people are just to lazy to make their own remedies from scratch. Everyone wants an instant fix with everything.<br />In Health<br />MikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738694062065682753.post-78695861715969204972009-04-23T06:26:00.000-04:002009-04-23T06:26:00.000-04:00Helping others has become passe' because our commu...Helping others has become passe' because our communities have become disconnected. People don't spend time together, and they certainly don't spend much time with plants either...Guido Mase'https://www.blogger.com/profile/08186818316201584509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738694062065682753.post-18680182992299622312009-04-22T15:17:00.000-04:002009-04-22T15:17:00.000-04:00Regulation is not the answer in my opinion. Regula...Regulation is not the answer in my opinion. Regulation often leads to corruption of the remedy by the "guy" with the deepest pocket pushing their agenda. Education and more education is the answer. Sharing our experiences with the "next guy". Help one person, they help another, and so on. I believe that one helpinganother would solve the majority of the social ills our world populations suffer. MaryMountain Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08185347701223334035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738694062065682753.post-77706747156262275192007-09-29T17:56:00.000-04:002007-09-29T17:56:00.000-04:00I work in a health food store. The preponderance ...I work in a health food store. The preponderance of junk is disheartening. <BR/>But when I think of regulation, I think of the FDA and how corrupt it is. I think of homeopathy and how difficult it is to regulate something that is understood by only a tiny minority of the population.<BR/>I try to sell herbs in bulk to customers, but they are more comfortable with pills. Things that look pharmaceutical-like are accepted more readily than a crushed up plant.<BR/>For example, there is a slickly packaged remedy for cholesterol on the shelf which is made solely of alfalfa. $25 a bottle.<BR/>The alfalfa in bulk is $7.95 a pound. <BR/>It's a complex issue. Seems like educating oneself is the best solution for now.greenopolishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901150400936740627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738694062065682753.post-22958749564890352982007-09-07T14:08:00.000-04:002007-09-07T14:08:00.000-04:00I don't blame you for being skeptical. After all, ...I don't blame you for being skeptical. After all, with good food, exercise, water, and air, we shouldn't need much else.<BR/>Not entirely sure what remedy you purchased, or how to help, or if you even need or want help. Feel free to email me with specific questions - and if not, I'd just like to say that I share your skepticism about many of the 'remedies' out there on the market today. Some are total junk. How can we handle this?? Is the answer more regulation?Guido Mase'https://www.blogger.com/profile/08186818316201584509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738694062065682753.post-14138890096427764112007-09-07T08:19:00.000-04:002007-09-07T08:19:00.000-04:00I recently purchased a herbal remedy for high chol...I recently purchased a herbal remedy for high cholesterol. I'm a little wary about taking them but even more nervous about the statin drugs on the market. I'm a native <A HREF="http://www.vermonter.com" REL="nofollow">Vermonter</A> so I'm a bit skeptical about taking any kind of substances (herbal or commercial).Vermonterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13175885494473936554noreply@blogger.com