I absolutely hate this "If it's natural, then it HAS to be better!" attitude.
I mean, I love natural foods etc, and I never take anti-biotics for minor flus, but, the reason for that is not because they're "unnatural" but because someday I might be sick and in actual need of an anti-biotic, and if I had been taking them my whole life for minor sicknesses, I might build up an immunity to the drug, making treatment more difficult. So in terms of natural being better, I wouldn't say I'm saying that, what I'd prefer to say is that natural immunity can be relied on to a point. However, when that point is crossed, (Diagnosed with Cancer, for example) it's time to let chemo take over.
I'd like to use an example of a blow-fish. A freshly caught blowfish, degutted and cooked perfectly. Sounds natural and healthy, right? Well if the person degutting penetrated the liver, a poisonous fluid can infect the meat, possibly killing the person eating it.
There's an extreme example of how natural is NOT always better.
Annoyed at people who think "natural is better"?
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I absolutely hate this "If it's natural, then it HAS to be better!" attitude.
I mean, I love natural foods etc, and I never take anti-biotics for minor flus, but, the reason for that is not because they're "unnatural" but because someday I might be sick and in actual need of an anti-biotic, and if I had been taking them my whole life for minor sicknesses, I might build up an immunity to the drug, making treatment more difficult. So in terms of natural being better, I wouldn't say I'm saying that, what I'd prefer to say is that natural immunity can be relied on to a point. However, when that point is crossed, (Diagnosed with Cancer, for example) it's time to let chemo take over.
I'd like to use an example of a blow-fish. A freshly caught blowfish, degutted and cooked perfectly. Sounds natural and healthy, right? Well if the person degutting penetrated the liver, a poisonous fluid can infect the meat, possibly killing the person eating it.
There's an extreme example of how natural is NOT always better.