5 Ways To Combat Quackery

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Hey, it’s
Paul
research project on:
I just finished my big
As you know,
How To Combat Quackery

What Is Quackery?
But First Of All
Quackery is
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dishonest practices and claims to have special knowledge and skill in some field, typically medicine.
Now you know what quackery means ANd that its a
BAD
IDEA
5
Here are my
Main Tips To Avoid Quackery
1
Remember that quackery seldom looks outlandish.
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Some actually have reputable scientific training but have gone astray.
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They also use quotes (or misquotes) from scientific references.
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Its promoters often use scientific terms
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Ignore any practitioner who says that most diseases are caused by faulty nutrition or can be remedied by taking supplements.
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Although some diseases are related to diet, most are not.
Moreover, in most cases where diet actually is a factor in a person’s health problem, the solution is not to take vitamins but to alter the diet.
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Be wary of anecdotes and testimonials.
Most single episodes of disease recover with the passage of time, and most chronic ailments have symptom-free periods.
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If someone claims to have been helped by an unorthodox remedy, ask yourself and possibly your doctor whether there might be another explanation.
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Most people who give testimonials about recovery from cancer have undergone effective treatment as well as unorthodox treatment, but give credit to the latter.
Some testimonials are complete fabrications.
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Be wary of pseudomedical jargon.
Instead of offering to treat your disease, some quacks will promise to “detoxify” your body,
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The use of concepts that are impossible to measure enables success to be claimed even though nothing has actually been accomplished.
or to correct supposed “weaknesses” of various organs.
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“balance” its chemistry, release its “nerve energy,” or “bring it in harmony with nature,”
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Don’t fall for paranoid accusations.
Unconventional practitioners often claim that the medical profession, drug companies, and the government are conspiring to suppress whatever method they espouse. No evidence to support such a theory has ever been demonstrated. It also flies in the face of logic to believe that large numbers of people would oppose the development of treatment methods that might someday help themselves or their loved ones.
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50%
75%
I’ll be using
Help Other People Not Get Tricked By Quackery
these findings to
support
for all your
THANKS
the best is
yet to come
THANKS
[SIGNED] [Paul Christian Alkuino]

5 Ways To Combat Quackery

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