tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6424910449116173147.post6951624586251664031..comments2024-03-28T20:24:24.076+11:00Comments on Ian Gawler: Out on a Limb: Are-parachutes-useful?-Evidence-Based-Medicine-and-a-plea-for-common-sense…Dr. Ian Gawlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09967876186689507333noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6424910449116173147.post-72760130721594934102018-05-29T08:53:47.208+10:002018-05-29T08:53:47.208+10:00The difficulty Jenetta is that strong lobby and ma...The difficulty Jenetta is that strong lobby and marketing forces have managed in our current climate to stifle open debate/discussion on some of these crucial issues. It is a sad day when it is politically incorrect to champion the benefits of natural therapies. More power to you and all we can do is keep on putting out the message for balance and common sense.Dr. Ian Gawlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09967876186689507333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6424910449116173147.post-54342440506990543472018-05-29T08:51:14.695+10:002018-05-29T08:51:14.695+10:00Exactly the point Nicola; it is complex and to att...Exactly the point Nicola; it is complex and to attempt to simplify things by saying research evidence is all that needs to be taken account of is simply poor science.Dr. Ian Gawlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09967876186689507333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6424910449116173147.post-33742187186654628272018-05-29T08:50:11.068+10:002018-05-29T08:50:11.068+10:00It is a bit like the parachute test for common sen...It is a bit like the parachute test for common sense Jen, we only needed to get one person to the moon to know it could be done ... :)Dr. Ian Gawlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09967876186689507333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6424910449116173147.post-58804210218027975232018-05-29T00:39:05.192+10:002018-05-29T00:39:05.192+10:00What a great article. Unfortunately even choice ma...What a great article. Unfortunately even choice magazine has hopped on the bandwagon of accusing natural therapies as non evidence based and therefore no basis for health. I attempted to post in a discussion on there on the weekend and was attacked for saying that natural treatments work by just about everyone on there. Huge add where they are bagging out natural therapies. The people on there Jenetta Haim - Health therapist Sydneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06814863996510430894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6424910449116173147.post-53111789522376620782018-05-28T16:35:14.438+10:002018-05-28T16:35:14.438+10:00Everyone is different - it must be really hard to ...Everyone is different - it must be really hard to know what the results actually are - particularly thinking about the placebo effect.Nicolanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6424910449116173147.post-76460552172925587092018-05-28T11:39:49.775+10:002018-05-28T11:39:49.775+10:00This is the most fantastic blog Ian,a long overdue...This is the most fantastic blog Ian,a long overdue call for commonsense is needed and look at the history of the situation ,I remember you saying many years ago ,it only takes one person to do well to know that it can be replicated in others.Hold onto your own power of thought do not surrender your recovery plan to others ,hold onto how you can participate yourself and become a JV with your Dr orJlathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12727248178169432019noreply@blogger.com