hi I should be more clear with my initial post. I didn't meant they were suggesting me to veganism or plant based diet, but instead the 'traditional home remedies' this part of the world still believes in. it involves mostly getting certain plants that mostly ppl just get from the side of the road. also my country highly subsidized most meds. my whole month's supply barely cost 1USD if I convert to American. so, compared to some hocus pocus with no base, I'd rather just take those that has been medically approved and highly regulated.

'a couple thousand' is not enough people to form a solid medical analysis of anything. particularly considering that people who follow a vegetarian dietary restrictions are also more like to have other behaviors that promote good health. The only way to loose weight is to consume fewer calories than you expend. Also, I'm pretty sure that doctor's don't get comission on prescribing medications, considering that would provide a very hefty conflict of interest. Some drugs cost that much because demand for them is fairly low and their development/production was expensive.

Are Seventh Day Adventists even allowed to use medicine?

"Just eating healthy and exercise can do the trick. " 1) Doesn't need to be vegan. 2) That is like... the most basic advice given to diabetes patients... eat healthy and exercise.

Ah, going vegan is the easy way out. Most people prefer suffering.

Btw, Cowspiracy is a s****y fake documentary. Just FYI ;)

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@Hallie I actually have watched it. It's both shocking and informative. I've also watched Forks over Knives and Cowspiracy. My vegan cookbook collection is quite extensive now..lol

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Meat eaters are always angry when told meat is bad for them. Cognitive dissonance at it's finest

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Also not sure why you are getting down voted. Apparently there are some meat eaters out there that are angry that they are being told they are slowly killing themselves. And although the direct cause for illness is High Protein diets (not necessarily meat) the fact is meat contains more protein, bacteria and pesticides than plant based foods.

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Carol Emory - if you watch 'what the health' on Netflix it shows you 2 cases where individuals came off their meds and stabalised their conditions through a vegan diet. Animal based products are the issue, the fat clogs us right up. But people won't be told and would rather take a pill to mask everything and continue to eat like sh*t. People must realise pharmaceutical companies have nothing to gain everyone getting better, and everything to gain from keeping everyone ill.

@Suzi and I'm guessing if we'd look at all that combined what it amounted to was... you were just eating healthier - superfood in the end is not really the "cure" the overall lifestyle change was. Like the most basic advice by doctors to treat all of those.

Frankly, I do not think you really disagree. Doing the body much good with a balanced diet is exactly what I agree to. But it are no supplements then, simply food! And I also agree that prescription-free medicine can be very problematic. In my approach, if it is prescription-free, you rarely *really* need it.

Nah, your body is self cleaning. Changing your eating habits PERMANENTLY is the only thing that'll work in the long term. Most people can't hack it, though. They can't do without their fast food, soda, and junk food. I've seen people who are absolutely flummoxed when I tell them that we have NEVER had soda in the house, I haven't had fast food since 1981, and we cook every single day. ...///... It's not complicated, folks!

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@Aunt Messy. I also think that most mothers would be shocked to find out that newborn babies are not born with a clean slate of health. When a mother becomes pregnant, half the toxins in her body ends up in the newborn. So the baby is already born with many of the bad toxins that cause illnesses. This is why we are seeing a rising number of children born with birth defects and cancer. But I agree your body will detoxify itself if you adopt permanent changes in healthy eating. I wonder what quacks are voting you down and why?