Just a quick quote (not sure if this is the best place for the topic, but whatever).
QuoteNearly all of the herbal dietary supplements tested in a Congressional investigation contained trace amounts of lead and other contaminants, and some supplement sellers made illegal claims that their products can cure cancer and other diseases, investigators found.
The levels of heavy metals — including mercury, cadmium and arsenic — did not exceed thresholds considered dangerous, the investigators found. However, 16 of the 40 supplements tested contained pesticide residues that appeared to exceed legal limits, the investigators found. In some cases, the government has not set allowable levels of these pesticides because of a paucity of scientific research.
link (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/26/health/policy/26herbal.html)
QuoteAny product that claims to treat, cure, prevent or mitigate a disease is considered a drug and must go through strict regulatory reviews.
reminds me of Dara O'Brien
Quoteherbal medicine's been around for thousands of years!' Indeed it has, and then we tested it all, and the stuff that worked became 'medicine', and the rest of it is just a nice bowl of soup and some potpourri, so knock yourselves out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIaV8swc-fo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIaV8swc-fo)
No Way Man! It's just that The Man that runs the Drug Companies like, Funded those studies, man. They just want to keep us all sick and paying them for expensive drugs. Like, you know man, all you need is what Mother Nature like, provides!
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:hippie:
Fuck Mother Nature. It was that demented old cunt that made me sick in the first place :argh!:
mmmmmm... demented old cunt... :fap:
Quote from: Vene on May 27, 2010, 04:56:07 PM
Just a quick quote (not sure if this is the best place for the topic, but whatever).
QuoteNearly all of the herbal dietary supplements tested in a Congressional investigation contained trace amounts of lead and other contaminants, and some supplement sellers made illegal claims that their products can cure cancer and other diseases, investigators found.
The levels of heavy metals — including mercury, cadmium and arsenic — did not exceed thresholds considered dangerous, the investigators found. However, 16 of the 40 supplements tested contained pesticide residues that appeared to exceed legal limits, the investigators found. In some cases, the government has not set allowable levels of these pesticides because of a paucity of scientific research.
link (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/26/health/policy/26herbal.html)
There are traces of everything in everything.
there are traces of YOUR MOM in everything
there are traces of everything in YOUR MOM
uhh
Quote from: Triple Zero on May 27, 2010, 07:31:53 PM
there are traces of YOUR MOM in everything
there are traces of everything in YOUR MOM
uhh
I see you knew her. :lulz:
Quote from: Triple Zero on May 27, 2010, 07:31:53 PM
there are traces of YOUR MOM in everything
there are traces of everything in YOUR MOM
uhh
Oh, and if you did see your doctor right away.
:lulz:
Quote from: Hawk on May 27, 2010, 07:17:57 PM
There are traces of everything in everything.
This should be a meme bomb.
Quote from: P3nT4gR4m on May 27, 2010, 05:49:46 PM
Fuck Mother Nature. It was that demented old cunt that made me sick in the first place :argh!:
TITCM
I'm going to be hopefully for a minute and take it that this investigation means that Congress is finally getting serious about supplement quacks. It's about fucking time. They've been getting away with murder for the last 15 years or so. Now, if only we could have them get rid of NCCAM and investigate Amway we'd be set.
Quote from: Hawk on May 27, 2010, 07:36:05 PM
Quote from: Triple Zero on May 27, 2010, 07:31:53 PM
there are traces of YOUR MOM in everything
there are traces of everything in YOUR MOM
uhh
Oh, and if you did see your doctor right away.
there are traces of demented old cunt in everything?
(kidding)
Quote from: Triple Zero on May 27, 2010, 10:25:49 PM
Quote from: Hawk on May 27, 2010, 07:36:05 PM
Quote from: Triple Zero on May 27, 2010, 07:31:53 PM
there are traces of YOUR MOM in everything
there are traces of everything in YOUR MOM
uhh
Oh, and if you did see your doctor right away.
there are traces of demented old cunt in everything?
(kidding)
No, actually, now I think you're onto something.