The Brexit Thread

[Fenster]

I had to pay for the extortionate fucking TV/phone in hospital too (I didn't haven't an internet-phone device at the time). Cost me hundreds for FIVE terrestrial channels (I would have jumped to death from my ward but didn't have the ability to climb out the window).

If you had only had 3 or mouthfuls of vitamins and a cup of Ginseng Tea instead of actual food for breakfast you would not have cost the NHS so much by being in there, you selfish bastard.

Hmm. I see what Lucy did there. On ignore but still being a condescending prick. Now would it help everyone's immune system if they drank concentrated Asian Ginseng daily? Then, yes it would. As someone with a herbologist mother who has pioneered cancer research then Lucy migh know something of the health benefits of Asian ginseng. Recommended by a top surgeon to someone I know who fought life and death (healthy ever since) and in turn she recommended it to me. I work with hundreds of young adults each week. Not once did I catch a common cold this spring. Not once. So yes, considering the number of people who seek out a GP because of cold or flu, then Ginseng is indeed an immune system preventative of that and quite possibly things like cancer too. Sickness is not random and once we accept that everything happens for a reason we can start to do something about it.

Ginseng is about as common as it gets, I remember it from when I was kid, like all the other herbs, spices and plants, they've always been "miracle" cures.

However, if you're taking it for health benefits then you've already got that mindset, right? Doctors won't tell you something harmless is bad if YOU believe it's good.

You believe Ginseng tea is the reason you didn't catch a cold, however, there's no evidence for that. You are consciously trying to live a healthy life.

From your article - Based on the lack of large-scale clinical trials, it's too soon to recommend ginseng as a treatment for colds. For help in staying cold-free, make sure to wash your hands frequently. A number of lifestyle practices (such as getting sufficient sleep, exercising regularly, and managing your stress) can help rev up your immune system as well.