Bingo - that's what the FDA is good for. It's also what the Hippocratic oath is good for too. Do no harm. If the benefits didn't greatly outweigh the risks, the FDA wouldn't approve the compound, and the doctors shouldn't be prescribing it. I could go on for hours about clinical trials and drug testing, but I'll just stop now. I should get back to work.
I trust doctors, to a point..... When they say "There is nothing else you can do" why not try alternative methods? Doctors are not the end all, heck smoking was good for you in the 50s..... There are good doctors and bad ones, just like any profession. I wonder if those saying "Trust the doctors" believe Tmac should be playing. DD
I agree completely. My current doctor actually has a list of alternative medicine practitioners he recommmends to people when their current med regime doesn't work like they want it to. He's suggested acupuncture to me in the past - I just never made it around to going.
While I wouldn't put what Jenny has done for her son in regards to autism at the same level as what was done in creating Lorenzo's Oil by Lorenzo's parents, you have to give her some credit if her kid is recovering because of actions she took. She probably spent a lot of time researching and working to find the right course for her son to take. It apparently has worked out for her son. Now, whether that makes her an expert over doctors on this matter...or we should discount what doctors say versus what Jenny says...not so sure about that. I will say that doctors don't have all the answers and didn't know enough to help the parents of Lorenzo. So, those parents took the initiative and found a way themselves. Kudos to Jenny if whatever she has done has broadened her understanding of austism and how to handle it with her son. She is obviously not just some dumb good looking hot chick who posed for Playboy. She has some smarts about her. I've gained a respect for her. She's really been pro-active on autism. It's impressive.
From the original article: We believe what helped Evan recover was starting a gluten-free, casein-free diet, vitamin supplementation, detox of metals, and anti-fungals for yeast overgrowth that plagued his intestines. Once Evan's neurological function was recovered through these medical treatments, speech therapy and applied behavior analysis helped him quickly learn the skills he could not learn while he was frozen in autism. After we implemented these therapies for one year, the state re-evaluated Evan for further services. They spent five minutes with Evan and said, "What happened? We've never seen a recovery like this." While she may have been acting on recommendations from other experts, what does it say when you bring in a recovered Evan and everyone is like duh..."What happened? We've never seen a recovery like this." What does that mean? Does that mean no kid has ever tried the treatments that Jenny's kid did? Or, did Jenny's kid just get lucky and is one in a million? At a minimum, Jenny has been very active in raising awareness and not playing the victim who can do nothing about it. She's been very active about helping her son and finding some answers. It's commendable.
The way I see it, you have the following choice: A. Your child gets vaccinated, and they may also end up being autistic--and there there is no evidence to date that even REMOTELY proves a connection(because there is no connection). B. Don't get your child vaccinated and then go ahead and pick which disease you'd like your child to have: Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Polio, Hep B, Chicken Pox, Diptheria, Pertussis, Rotavirus, etc. There have been 3 great inventions in medicine: 1. Hand washing 2. Antibiotics 3. Vaccines Everything else pales in comparison. It ain't even close. Vaccines have saved MILLIONS of children across the world. Stop being a dumbass.
