Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site aecom.UUCP
Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!aecom!werner
From: werner@aecom.UUCP (Craig Werner)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Re: Re: Psychological Factors Affecting Physical Condition
Message-ID: <1722@aecom.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 1-Jun-85 00:19:51 EDT
Article-I.D.: aecom.1722
Posted: Sat Jun  1 00:19:51 1985
Date-Received: Sat, 1-Jun-85 13:47:24 EDT
References: <1687@aecom.UUCP> <980@cbdkc1.UUCP>
Distribution: na
Organization: Albert Einstein Coll. of Med., NY
Lines: 32

I don't know why I feel obliged to respond to Tom Stanions, but why not:
I actually posted something that actually agreed with his philosophy, and
still he attacks me and the medical profession.  I've decided that he's a
hopeless ideologue, but I'll try this one last time.  Please, read on ...

> >My comments:  I just thought many people on the net would find this 
> >interesting.  And just as a thought, I couldn't help but notice that this
> >list is almost identical to the list of diseases that respond to nutritional
> >therapies.
> 
> Funny, in the real life instances I have seen of people being cured using
> only nutritional (and the obvious mental changes required to use natural
> methods) the cases that are most successful are those involving heart and
> circulatory problems, with arthritis a close second. 

	Well, arrythmias and tachycardia (irregular and quick pulse) were on
the list, as was Rheumatoid arthritis.   I thought I gave nutritionists the
benefit of the doubt on this one.
	Now, let me make the point.  These diseases have been shown to be
altered by purely psychological factors.  Obviously adopting a nutritional
regimen requires a certain mindset. AND, as long as the nutritional therapy
(lifestyle, diet, call it what you wish) does no harm, the mindset alone
that caused the nutritional approach to be adopted, is sometimes enough to
alleviate the symptoms.  The human body is a wonderful thing, and constantly
amazes.

	I expect to get attacked by at least three people (I won't name
names.)  A little reassurance by mail would be appreciated.
-- 
				Craig Werner
				!philabs!aecom!werner
		"The world is just a straight man for you sometimes"