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A review by aristotleface
Do You Believe in Magic?: The Sense and Nonsense of Alternative Medicine by Paul A. Offit
4.0
Honestly, my only complaint was that it was too short. He could have and definitely should have put a chapter about "toxins" and detoxes near the beginning. instead he is constantly referring to healers' use of coffee enemas, which i know still happens but just doesn't seem as relevant. Most people I know are not getting coffee enemas (are they...? i guess they wouldn't have mentioned it even if they were.)
Also, a big complaint is that he does not have a glossy photo of a smiling Gwyneth Paltrow on the cover. Because he is essentially preaching to the choir, and beautiful actresses are the only ones anybody wants to take medical advice from nowadays.
This was pretty even-handed and had a great exploration of the "placebo response" (because it is not just an 'effect' since there are real physiological reactions that can occur. who knew?).
Thesis statement: there should be no "alternative" or "complementary" or "homeopathic" medicine, there is only medicine that works and medicine that doesn't. and creating the false dichotomy only serves to prevent some medicines from being regulated and tested before being sold to humans.
Also, a big complaint is that he does not have a glossy photo of a smiling Gwyneth Paltrow on the cover. Because he is essentially preaching to the choir, and beautiful actresses are the only ones anybody wants to take medical advice from nowadays.
This was pretty even-handed and had a great exploration of the "placebo response" (because it is not just an 'effect' since there are real physiological reactions that can occur. who knew?).
Thesis statement: there should be no "alternative" or "complementary" or "homeopathic" medicine, there is only medicine that works and medicine that doesn't. and creating the false dichotomy only serves to prevent some medicines from being regulated and tested before being sold to humans.