> Hi John, Yes, I agree!

> It's also true that (unfortunately) standard
> medicine doesn't yet have all the answers....
So consulting your Doctor especially about fairly new theories and products is likely to be not enough of a precaution.
> One reason why I take certain alternative
> therapies seriously, is that often these
> "alternative" therapies become (over time) accepted by the medical establishment.
I could sell you a crystal ball if you want to try to find out which ones before you take them ;)
The percentage is very, very low - the press make much of them naturally but I don't see this as a significant criteria.
> One example ... milk thistle is an example of a folk herbal > medicine, whose extract (silymarin) is now regularly used in medicine....
> However, it's always best to be a bit cautious,
and doubly cautious when trying to sell something which will have an unforseeable effect on the buyer's health and longevity.
> I understand what you're saying.... I think
it would depend on what it is....
> The danger I think is pushing something
> which could be harmful to some people, without warning them or without having adequate expertise....
How many people even in this Forum, would consider that they have sufficient expertise to ethically and safely promote health products.
Aspirin is very beneficial to many people but it can be dangerous to others! Yet many people blithely swallow them on almost a daily basis.
> However, I think some things wouldn't harm
people (like massage, as Amber mentioned). And I think it's okay to make things available to people, as long as you also warn people to check with their doctor etc. if they have a serious medical condition, before using it....
They may not develop the "serious medical condition" until after taking the product you sell them. Can you then prove that your product is blameless?
> Some things I'm personally a little bit
> doubtful about, but some people like them,
For example, Reiki He sincerely believes in what he does....
Reiki people here are in 2 camps and seem to be at each others' throats. Don't see that outcome is in line with their basic philosophy.
> I've looked into hypnosis since I was a kid (one of my first books was by Melvin Powers, who is also a highly successful mail order marketer! I personally do believe that it seems to work, at least for some people, though I've never
done it or had it done to me.... I thought it was pretty much accepted by the medical establishment now?
It is illwgal for anyone not an M.D. to use it in most Australian states. I hear of ethical and unethical users from time to time.
> Thanks John, that was a good warning....
> It's good to be cautious! And to be ethical
> too....
But it can be lonely and unprofitable ;)




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