tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2177051091363290480.post8107186141151987148..comments2023-11-03T17:32:35.792+08:00Comments on Pearls & Gem: Pearls & Gem :The Four JokersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2177051091363290480.post-59255360916895827342009-01-08T23:07:00.000+08:002009-01-08T23:07:00.000+08:00Amek ,RahmatThere are 2 sides to herbalism .Yes an...Amek ,Rahmat<BR/><BR/>There are 2 sides to herbalism .Yes and No .<BR/><BR/>Yes there are herbs out there that are good .But which ones ?.How much do one take ,How long ?And some can be outright dangerous .Remember the celebrated Singapore case of the young lady taking herbs to reduce weight .She end up needing a liver transplant .Not all herbs are 'innocent '.Even in the category of Yes ,we have not address the issue of :how much ? How long ? Which ones ?If it work for one person ,does it work for the rest ?Many issues .You can wait 50 years for your herbal friend to do his research but if you have an appendix or a heart attack ,you cannot wait for him !<BR/><BR/>No ,if you really want to go by 'evidenced based medicine ' .My colleague somewhere in KL made 5 times more than me selling 'ozone therapy ' in KL .Can be considered as Alternative medicine .Does it work ? "No but Doc even No .1 go for 'ozone therapy ".<BR/><BR/>That is precisely why we are quite in a mess now .<BR/><BR/>With respect to cholesterol ,"Yes" it is overwhelming evidence that high cholesterol contribute to heart disease .And yes ,'inflammation' in the arterial wall contribute to heart disease.For the former we have the statins as the most effective treatment . For 'inflammation' we have at present none yet !<BR/><BR/>If you have a heart problem now do you have 50 years before some smart aleck come up with an 'antibiotic' to smoothen out the inflamation or you would rather take the statin and pray that you do not die of a massive heart attack in say 5 years time .<BR/><BR/>Your choices .Tepuk dada tanya selera .This is a free country .<BR/><BR/>You combine pseudo religiosity and pseudo science and Presto ! you get a miracle cure !<BR/><BR/>Your choice .But remember it was Ibn Sina [ Avicenna] who was the founder of modern medicine ,not any Tom Dick or Harry from the West.He was a scientist par excellence during his time and knew the Quran by heart .Why are we then going back to the 'caves'? <BR/><BR/>Why must we Muslims be the champions for mediocrity ?Pearls and Gemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06956076197010527489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2177051091363290480.post-74048403868007930042009-01-08T20:00:00.000+08:002009-01-08T20:00:00.000+08:00Sorry Nik, I was at the Langkawi Airport when my b...Sorry Nik, I was at the Langkawi Airport when my battery was low.<BR/><BR/>I do agree with you that hypercholesterol should be treated with statin. But some physicians consider cholesterol scare is just a myth. You and I know, it is not true.<BR/>They argue that it's not the cholesterol per se is the culprit but rather than allergic inflammatory reaction to cholesterol is responsible for vascular pathology. According to them, it's through cytokines and etc to cause athrosclerosis and other vascular events (stroke and acute coronary syndrome).<BR/>Appreciate if you can comment on this issue.<BR/><BR/>Rahmat Subang Jaya.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2177051091363290480.post-6450627484062827162009-01-08T14:31:00.000+08:002009-01-08T14:31:00.000+08:00Dear Doc Nick and Our friend Mat Ribut,I'm yet a c...Dear Doc Nick and Our friend Mat Ribut,<BR/><BR/>I'm yet a convert (who is a medical doctor who believes and practices herbalism). After 31yrs of medical practice, a friend of mine in Langkawi left allopathy medicine and practices herbalism. He has a medicinal botanical garden called Herbalwalk.You can visit his wbesite; www.herbalwalk-consultancy.com.<BR/>I hope my friend could modernize Malays Herbal Pharmacopia, rather than current practice using 'periuk tanak' which cost RM 40 each.<BR/>My battery is running out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2177051091363290480.post-83314599328798837142009-01-08T11:34:00.000+08:002009-01-08T11:34:00.000+08:00Doc,What is your view on alternative medicines? Mo...Doc,<BR/>What is your view on alternative medicines? Modern drugs always have side effects. There are now many herbal cure claims to control bp and reduce cholesterol etc. Our friend POPe seems to really benefitted from his lingzhi treatment. LanK made the mistake of stopping his normal medication too soon. I'm one of those who try to avoid taking any medication unless it becomes very necessary.<BR/><BR/>Mat Ribut a.k.a. amekAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com