ok one more thing: whenever I am silly enough to wade into alt med discourse, it is so clear to me that we do not have a common definition for what qualifies as "alternative" other than that a lot of people use the term to discredit people who are already struggling.
is acupuncture "alternative" now it's covered by some insurance? are elimination diets "alternative" if they're never covered? are vitamins & supplements "alternative" if they've been extensively studied?
who benefits by casting something as "alternative"? "alternative" to what?
who benefits by casting something as "alternative"? "alternative" to what?
anyway I hate exploitative opportunistic quacks as much as the next chronically ill person, but you'll find them wherever there are desperate people. lots of them are selling snake oil and also lots of them are overprescribing otherwise effective drugs to every desperate patient.
the podcast really helped me see when people are forced to wait years/decades for accurate diagnosis, a lot of us go through phases of trying [just about everything we previously believed ridiculous] we can rustle up resources for because docs will only offer anti depressants.
(anti depressants are great for many people! they are not great when used to defer actually investigating, for ex, structural spinal problems!)
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