Medicare And Alternatives To Medicine

"I recently wrote about the free preventive medicine appointments offered by Medicare. Those are worthwhile and are based on good science, but I was surprised to see that Medicare sometimes departs from rigorously science-based standards. They also cover alternative medicine treatments based on fantasy."

It's not just Medicare. Why is ANY health insurer covering bullish!t? Click on the link below for details:

Medicare doesn’t support good science-based medicine

Much Of What We Accept As Science Is Not So

"We too readily accept whatever we are taught. Not Tomasz Witkowski! He sets an example that we all should follow: he questions everything! His questions lead him to discover that much of psychology, culture, and even science itself is not supported by credible evidence. This book will challenge you to reconsider some of your most cherished beliefs and to realize that much of what you thought you knew is wrong. Prepare to be discombobulated by his revelations."

Click on the link below for a book review by Harriet Hall, the SkepDoc, of the latest book by renowned debunker Tomasz Witkowski, which exposes the non-science behind much that is passed off as such:

Tomasz Witkowski Busts More Myths

Harriet Hall: The "SkepDoc" Continues To Debunk Nonsense

For most of my professional life as a physical therapist, there was no one who gave me more fuel to combat medical quackery than my contemporary-in-age Harriet Hall, MD: "a U.S. retired family physician, former U.S. Air Force flight surgeon and skeptic who writes about alternative medicine and quackery for Skeptic and Skeptical Inquirer. She writes under the name The SkepDoc."

Click on the links below for recent examples from her biting commentary that I regularly receive via email (she is no longer accepting requests for such, but, if you would like to get on a "Forward" list that I am creating, send me your email), She also is on Facebook:

Neuroplastic Nonsense

Bobath Cerebral Palsy and Stroke Rehab Nonsense

Supplements: Misguided Marketing

Race and Medicine

Exploding Myths In Culture, Science, And Psychology

"We too readily accept whatever we are taught. Not Tomasz Witkowski! He sets an example that we all should follow: he questions everything! His questions lead him to discover that much of psychology, culture, and even science itself are not supported by credible evidence. This book will challenge you to reconsider some of your most cherished beliefs, and to realize that much of what you thought you knew is wrong. Prepare to be discombobulated by his revelations."

The most important trait of a science-based thinker is to realize that you can be wrong in your beliefs. After all, science is performed by imperfect humans with a limited knowledge base. Ironically, it is this trait that has advanced society through positive change based on objective evidence. Unfortunately, virtually all other worldviews are resistant to change.

Click on the link below for a book review concerning the above realities:

Fads, Fakes, And Frauds