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Paranormal and Pseudoscience - Med, post 11.docx

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By Danielle Battams (working alone)

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This image is bottle of snake oil, which is now uses a term of 'fake medicine that people are trying to sell me'. This has the flag for all natural, because some how the 'natural' oil from a snake can curse sicknesses. The reason for belief  simplicity because people believe that sometimes if i take something and then get better it must have been because of the product, not just because i was naturally feeling better or the sickness cleared up on its own.

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[Post 10] Video 3 - Ben Goldacre: Battling Bad Science 

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[Post 10] Video 3 - Ben Goldacre: Battling Bad Science 

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Ben Goldacre's TED talk spoke about why he became and epidemiologist (someone who studies and analyses the control of diseases) and what to look out for when reading about something that 'bad' or 'cures' diseases with no scientific backing to it. He also uses "Dr." Gillian McKeith, a woman who had her own TV show, using her Appeal as an Authority figure to incite people into believing what she has to say, yet her degree was from an online site that she paid $60 for and there four her opinions as a "doctor" are invalid. He also talked about how people can skew data from clinical trails, and that some times the data just disperses, even though it is critical to have that information.

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The advertisement below is about the 'miracle fat buster' Garcinia Cambogia. This supplement is made from the plant Garcinia Cambogia, which looks like a green pumpkin. The video talks about how its a 'manacle pill', and prays on the persons emotions (Emotional Connection) about their weight to sell their product. Also, even though its an animation, they use the reason for belief of pattern and observation for when the woman takes the pill on screen and gets thinner. This is a common tactic that people do, when they put before and after pictures beside one another and make people amazed by the changes. Finally the main red flag on this is that its 'All Natural', and even with its 'scientific facts' these pills are so fake that a testing showed that some of the 'claimed ingredients' aren't even in all the pill! (information found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7okPUT-RqRo)

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How Does Garcinia Cambogia Work?  Must See

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The video below is a clip from an episode of Dr. Oz dealing with four different weight loss remedies. One of the reasons for belief for this clip is that Doctor Oz is a famous 'Doctor' with his own TV show, and people tend to believe things that he promotes and people tend to trust his judgment over doing their own research. Two of the red flags in this video clip are the 'All Natural' claim for the remedies, and Ancient Wisdom, which Dr. Oz mentions when talking about how long these Natural remedies have been around for, so they must work.

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[Post # 4] Website 3 - Natural Medicine & Remedies 

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[Post # 4] Website 3 - Natural Medicine & Remedies 

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The website below shows a site that sells all natural medicine and remedies. The reason for belief is once again emotional connection, because if someone is sick then they would be more likely to spend money on these 'miracle' cures'. also Ideology comes into play because many new age believers are more skeptical to theses things. Red flags are obviously the All Natural mention, because while all the ingredients might be 'all natural' there is very little testing that goes into seeing if they actually do what they claim to do, which in this case is everything from skin care to immune supplements for cancer patients.

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Natural Medicine & Remedies Products | Free Ship $35+ in Canada from Well.ca

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Shop Natural Medicine & Remedies at Well.ca. Free shipping, friendly customer service, and free returns at Canada's online health and beauty store.

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[Post # 6] Picture 2 - Healing Crystals 

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[Post # 6] Picture 2 - Healing Crystals 

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Healing crystals use emotional connection because people who are in need of healing tend to use these crystal and they get sucked into the fear or sadness that comes with their illness. Perception and observation is another reason for belief because people that are using healing crystals to 'cure' something like depression might find themselves experiencing a placebo effect and not really be getting better, but thinking they are and then attributing this to the crystals. The red flag in mystical energy, because the idea that somehow running a crystal over your body will make a diseases go away because of 'mystical energy' is ridiculo.

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[Post #3] Website 2 - Traditional Chinese Medicine 

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[Post #3] Website 2 - Traditional Chinese Medicine 

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The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (USA) talks about Traditional Chinese medicine, also referred to as TCM, and spoke about its origins, safety concerns, and effectiveness. TCM has several red flags involved with it, most predominantly are Ancient Wisdom and Mystical Energy. Both of these red flags a problem because just because they have things like tai chi which is all about balancing energy, and that these remedies and techniques have been around scene ancient times, people think that this means they work. Also a reason for belief is perception and observation, because taking the drug or doing something like tai chi and feeling better afterwards shows that it 'worked' even thought this most likely can be put towards a placebo effect.

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General overview of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) including the underlying concepts, treatments, and issues to consider if you would like to use TCM.

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[Post #5] Picture 1 - Faith-Healing Laws

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[Post #5] Picture 1 - Faith-Healing Laws

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The picture below shows the United States, and which state's Laws allow faith-healing and religious choices to allow parents to withhold medical care for their children. Only six states do they allow NO exceptions for criminal charges for child endangerment due to religious reasons. On the other hand there are also six sates, including Idaho, that allow religious exemptions for things like manslaughter of a child. Two of the main reasons for belief is Ideology, because religious believers allow their faith to override any other information, and Agenticity, because may people believe that the government and Ministry of Health is making up, or causing worse sicknesses with their 'cures' and pills. a two red flags are Ideological Support and Mystical Energy.

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Dr. Sadi thought he had the cure of many diseases including cancer and HIV. He believed that the government was blocking his cure for everyone so the Red Flag suppression to authority, because the government and pharmaceutical company's didn't want him to share his cures. the emotional connection is that these diseases are very serous and can can lead to death so many people will try anything to help themselves and there loved ones and this man is using those emotions to support his idea.

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By Carolanne Wright

Contributing Writer for Wake Up World
Editor's note, 7th of August 2016: We are sad to report that Dr. Sebi died yesterday while imprisoned in Honduras. He was 82 years old. To read about the circumstances surrounding his death, as well as tributes to his life and work, please read the article Dr. Sebi, Renowned Holistic Doctor, Dies in Police Custody in Honduras.
Meet Dr. Sebi, a pathologist, biochemist and herbalist. He came to the U.S. from Honduras and is on a mission to heal humanity. As it happens, he has been curing some of the most deadly diseases on the planet for almost 30 years. AIDS, cancer, diabetes, lupus and epilepsy are just a few of the ailments he has completely reversed. In fact, he is so committed to his work that he took on the Attorney General of New York in a Supreme Court trial - and won.

Standing Up to the Food and Drug Administration

Back in the 1980's, Dr. Sebi ran a variety of ads in newspapers like the New York Post, stating: "AIDS has been cured by the Usha Research Institute, and we specialize in cures for Sickle Cell, Lupus, Blindness, Herpes, Cancer and others." The ad caught the eye of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the agency subsequently sued Dr. Sebi for false advertisement and practicing without a license.

The judge presiding over the case requested that Dr. Sebi provide one witness for each disease he claimed to have cured. When he instead furnished 70 witnesses to support his argument - showing without a doubt that he did in truth heal all the diseases listed in the ad - the judge declared the doctor not guilty on all counts.

Even with his outstanding victory in court, along with testimonials from celebrities and a multitude of people cured by his method, Dr. Sebi's protocol is still suppressed to this day.

The basis behind Dr. Sebi's approach is clearing the body of excessive mucous, which is believed to be the root of all disease. He explains:

"Our research reveals that all manifestation of disease finds it genesis when and where the mucous membrane has been compromised. For example, if there is excess mucous in the bronchial tubes, the disease is bronchitis; if it is in the lungs, the disease is pneumonia; in the pancreatic duct, it is diabetes; in the joints, arthritis."

Moreover, mucous in the retina of the eye will cause blindness; if it is found around the thyroid gland, cancer of the thyroid is the result. Basically, disease will arise in the body wherever there's an accumulation of this stagnant toxin.

According to Dr. Sebi, blood and starch in the diet are the main reasons we can be overrun with clogging plaque. He believes starch is a chemical that wreaks havoc on health, mainly because it causes acidity within the body. The same with animal products. On the whole, an acid body will create toxic mucous and congest the system - leading to inflammation, whereas an alkaline pH will do just the opposite and support vitality.

You may have guessed by this point that consuming an alkaline diet is key. But Dr. Sebi takes his protocol a step further by recommending fasting, along with taking botanical remedies which detox each cell and replace depleted minerals.

The remedies are classified as natural vegetation cell food and nourish cells at a very deep level. Because of this, many find their appetite disappears when they begin using the botanicals. Dr. Sebi notes:

"Although the natural vegetation cell food compounds were designed to extract mucus from a given area of the body, it is also necessary for the body to be cleansed as a whole. What makes our compounds unique is the manner in which they work to cleanse and nourish the entire body."

The healing diet is found below. It's important to keep in mind that " Dr. Sebi has recommended the foods that are listed here for the reversal of disease for over 30 years. If your favorite food is missing from the list, our research and results have proven that it has no nutritional value and may be detrimental to your health." [source]

Vegetables

Amaranth greens - same as Callaloo, a variety of Spinach

Avocado

Bell Peppers

Chayote (Mexican Squash)

Cucumber

Dandelion greens

Garbanzo beans

Green banana

Izote - cactus flower/ cactus leaf - grows naturally in California

Kale

Lettuce (all, except Iceberg)

Mushrooms (all, except Shiitake)

Nopales - Mexican Cactus

Okra

Olives

Onions

Poke salad - greens

Purslane (Verdolaga)

Sea Vegetables (wakame/dulse/arame/hijiki/nori)

Squash

Tomato - cherry and plum only

Tomatillo

Turnip greens

Watercress

Zucchini

Fruits

(No canned or seedless fruits)

Apples

Bananas - the smallest one or the Burro/mid-size (original banana)

Berries - all varieties- Elderberries in any form - no cranberries

Cantaloupe

Cherries

Currants

Dates

Figs

Grapes- seeded

Limes (key limes preferred with seeds)

Mango

Melons- seeded

Orange (Seville or sour preferred, difficult to find)

Papayas

Peaches

Pear

Plums

Prickly Pear (Cactus Fruit)

Prunes

Raisins -seeded

Soft Jelly Coconuts

Soursops - (Latin or West Indian markets)

Tamarind

Herbal Teas

Spices and Seasonings
Mild flavors Pungent and Spicy Flavors

Achiote

Cayenne/ African Bird Pepper

Coriander (Cilantro)

Habanero

Onion Powder

Sage

Salty Flavors

Pure Sea Salt

Powdered Granulated Seaweed (Kelp/Dulce/Nori - has "sea taste")

Sweet Flavors

100% Pure Agave Syrup - (from cactus)

Date Sugar

Grains

Nuts and Seeds - (includes Nut and Seed Butters)

Oils

Olive Oil (Do not cook)

Coconut Oil (Do not cook)

Grapeseed Oil

Sesame Oil

Hempseed Oil

Avocado Oil

Also, drinking plenty of fluids to flush out toxins is crucial. Dr. Sebi recommends consuming a full gallon of purified water a day. He also advises against using the microwave.
Learn more about Dr. Sebi's healing method here.
Dr. Sebi: Eat 2 Live or Eat 2 Die
Article sources: Please note: this article is not intended to provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Previous articles by Carolanne Wright: About the author:
Carolanne enthusiastically believes if we want to see change in the world, we need to be the change. As a nutritionist, natural foods chef and wellness coach, Carolanne has encouraged others to embrace a healthy lifestyle of organic living, gratefulness and joyful orientation for over 13 years

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Dr. Sebi: The Man Who Cures AIDS, Cancer, Diabetes and More

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Meet Dr. Sebi, a pathologist, biochemist and herbalist. He came to the U.S. from Honduras and is on a mission to heal humanity. As it happens, he has been curing some of the most deadly diseases on the planet for almost 30 years.