10-08-2013, 09:34 PM
Penn foster offered several natural health career diplomas or certificates in natural health disciplines such as herbal studies, aromatherapy, and homeopathy. I know that a lot of people consider these things to be quackery and that I'm supposed to be science-minded as a PhD student, but I really wanted to complete these programs. To be honest, I've suffered from a lot of quackery from mainstream health professionals.
1. When I was having...ahem...female issues, I was prescribed birth control without much examination. The birth control worked, but I was always hungry and my face was oily. I started taking this herb which is cheaper than birth control and works almost as well.
2. When I was a teenager, I was prescribed Vioxx for pain. I started having chest pains. It was later found out that Vioxx increases chances of having a heart attack or stroke and was pulled off the market.
3. My dog has really bad skin allergies. I've asked my veterinarian a few times to recommend us to a veterinary dermatologist, but he never did. He prescribed a steroid short-term, but the problems came back after the duration of treatment. He told me to start using the drug long-term. The problem is that this drug is known to cause a serious disorder after long-term use. It stopped working for my dog anyway. He's prescribed expensive sprays, creams, and given her two different kinds of shots that only work for a couple of weeks. I first stopped feeding my dog chicken or beef flavored dog food, but it only helped a little. I later learned about organic coconut oil on two different forums and started bathing her weekly to every other week along with washing her bedding at the same time. She scratches a lot less now and her fur has grown back.
4. My dog started limping. After very expensive x-rays, it was found that she had a luxating patella (floating knee). My veterinarian told me to not exercise her to see if the knee would heal on its own. If it did not heal, should would have to go in for more x-rays and a surgery that would cost $1,000-3,000. Her knee did not get better, so I did some research on possible alternatives. A veterinarian in an online article said that most veterinarians are not up to date on the research on this problem. When the problem is not severe, it is better to exercise the dog so that the muscles will strengthen around the knee and hold it in place. I started walking my dog more and letting her run around. Her knee has been fine for almost a year.
5. I never took my dog to the vet for a urinary tract infection, but I heard that vets charge hundreds of dollars for observation and even more money for medication. I did research on Earthclinic.com and most of the people there recommended apple cider vinegar, vitamin C, and cranberry juice or tablets. She's had a UTI maybe two times. Each time I gave her a little bit of ACV in her water, a vitamin C chewable, and a cranberry tablet for a few days. Each time, her UTI was gone in about 2 days. I would actually start noticing the effects in just a few hours because she wouldn't have to go potty as much.
I don't know how the placebo effect works in semi-intelligent animals, but I doubt my dog knows when I'm trying to treat one of her ailments. Penn Foster still offers Natural Healthcare for Pets, so I'm hoping to purchase that before they get rid of it.
1. When I was having...ahem...female issues, I was prescribed birth control without much examination. The birth control worked, but I was always hungry and my face was oily. I started taking this herb which is cheaper than birth control and works almost as well.
2. When I was a teenager, I was prescribed Vioxx for pain. I started having chest pains. It was later found out that Vioxx increases chances of having a heart attack or stroke and was pulled off the market.
3. My dog has really bad skin allergies. I've asked my veterinarian a few times to recommend us to a veterinary dermatologist, but he never did. He prescribed a steroid short-term, but the problems came back after the duration of treatment. He told me to start using the drug long-term. The problem is that this drug is known to cause a serious disorder after long-term use. It stopped working for my dog anyway. He's prescribed expensive sprays, creams, and given her two different kinds of shots that only work for a couple of weeks. I first stopped feeding my dog chicken or beef flavored dog food, but it only helped a little. I later learned about organic coconut oil on two different forums and started bathing her weekly to every other week along with washing her bedding at the same time. She scratches a lot less now and her fur has grown back.
4. My dog started limping. After very expensive x-rays, it was found that she had a luxating patella (floating knee). My veterinarian told me to not exercise her to see if the knee would heal on its own. If it did not heal, should would have to go in for more x-rays and a surgery that would cost $1,000-3,000. Her knee did not get better, so I did some research on possible alternatives. A veterinarian in an online article said that most veterinarians are not up to date on the research on this problem. When the problem is not severe, it is better to exercise the dog so that the muscles will strengthen around the knee and hold it in place. I started walking my dog more and letting her run around. Her knee has been fine for almost a year.
5. I never took my dog to the vet for a urinary tract infection, but I heard that vets charge hundreds of dollars for observation and even more money for medication. I did research on Earthclinic.com and most of the people there recommended apple cider vinegar, vitamin C, and cranberry juice or tablets. She's had a UTI maybe two times. Each time I gave her a little bit of ACV in her water, a vitamin C chewable, and a cranberry tablet for a few days. Each time, her UTI was gone in about 2 days. I would actually start noticing the effects in just a few hours because she wouldn't have to go potty as much.
I don't know how the placebo effect works in semi-intelligent animals, but I doubt my dog knows when I'm trying to treat one of her ailments. Penn Foster still offers Natural Healthcare for Pets, so I'm hoping to purchase that before they get rid of it.
Graduate of Not VUL or ENEB
MS, MSS and Graduate Cert
AAS, AS, BA, and BS
CLEP
Intro Psych 70, US His I 64, Intro Soc 63, Intro Edu Psych 70, A&I Lit 64, Bio 68, Prin Man 69, Prin Mar 68
DSST
Life Dev Psych 62, Fund Coun 68, Intro Comp 469, Intro Astr 56, Env & Hum 70, HTYH 456, MIS 451, Prin Sup 453, HRM 62, Bus Eth 458
ALEKS
Int Alg, Coll Alg
TEEX
4 credits
TECEP
Fed Inc Tax, Sci of Nutr, Micro, Strat Man, Med Term, Pub Relations
CSU
Sys Analysis & Design, Programming, Cyber
SL
Intro to Comm, Microbio, Acc I
Uexcel
A&P
Davar
Macro, Intro to Fin, Man Acc
MS, MSS and Graduate Cert
AAS, AS, BA, and BS
CLEP
Intro Psych 70, US His I 64, Intro Soc 63, Intro Edu Psych 70, A&I Lit 64, Bio 68, Prin Man 69, Prin Mar 68
DSST
Life Dev Psych 62, Fund Coun 68, Intro Comp 469, Intro Astr 56, Env & Hum 70, HTYH 456, MIS 451, Prin Sup 453, HRM 62, Bus Eth 458
ALEKS
Int Alg, Coll Alg
TEEX
4 credits
TECEP
Fed Inc Tax, Sci of Nutr, Micro, Strat Man, Med Term, Pub Relations
CSU
Sys Analysis & Design, Programming, Cyber
SL
Intro to Comm, Microbio, Acc I
Uexcel
A&P
Davar
Macro, Intro to Fin, Man Acc
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General consensus from the Medical profession is that alternative medicine doesn't work, although I'm more of a believer in it that than the chemicals used in regular drugs.
