Most medicine is complete bullshit, doctors have a specific set of protocols they have to follow to avoid mal practice. There is no nuance. Most pills will cause far more damage in long term dependency and side effects than they will solve. ESPECIALLY for psychiatric conditions.
Medicine mostly makes sense with broken bones and physical surgeries.
Don't even get me started on dentistry.
For years, I struggled with severe dental issues, leading to advanced gum disease. Dentists told me I’d eventually need tooth extractions or major gum surgery. I’ve always hated going to the dentist.
Two years ago, I decided to take control of my own dental care. I bought a dental scaler kit online and started removing plaque from the backs of my teeth. I learned the proper technique by watching YouTube videos and now do this about once a week. The results have been incredible—my teeth are spotless, I have no gum bleeding, and I haven’t had any cavities. I still go in once a year for a professional cleaning of harder-to-reach areas like my molars.
If you google whether you can do this, the internet is full of large WARNING YOU CANNOT SCRAPE PLAQUE OFF YOUR TEETH. Every single website is full of dentists screaming that you cant clean your own mouth. This is clearly bullshit, you can actually just scrape it off from the comfort of your own home. There's clearly some risk, but if youre an intelligent adult, you can do it.
I also have my doubts about dentist advice after seeing the dramatically positive effects a waterpik and oil pulling had on me and several other people I know. No gum problems, less sensitive teeth. Due to several moves and my laziness I didnt go to a dentist for cleaning for more than five years. Last year I went again and had zero problems. Not even much plaque.
I wonder why dentists don’t tell everybody to get a waterpik first before any other treatments.
I've actually had multiple dentists either telling me to get a waterpik or praising me for having one. That was in China (Japanese dentist though) and in France.
"Most medicine is complete bullshit, doctors have a specific set of protocols they have to follow to avoid mal practice."
I mostly agree with this. Most doctors are just reading off the Epic professional version of WebMD for most symptoms/conditions. It's especially important to do your own research and be your own advocate for any serious conditions so that you can ask the right questions, which sometimes snaps them out of the scripted response and consider other possibilities or concerns.
Medicine mostly makes sense with broken bones and physical surgeries.
Don't even get me started on dentistry.
For years, I struggled with severe dental issues, leading to advanced gum disease. Dentists told me I’d eventually need tooth extractions or major gum surgery. I’ve always hated going to the dentist.
Two years ago, I decided to take control of my own dental care. I bought a dental scaler kit online and started removing plaque from the backs of my teeth. I learned the proper technique by watching YouTube videos and now do this about once a week. The results have been incredible—my teeth are spotless, I have no gum bleeding, and I haven’t had any cavities. I still go in once a year for a professional cleaning of harder-to-reach areas like my molars.
If you google whether you can do this, the internet is full of large WARNING YOU CANNOT SCRAPE PLAQUE OFF YOUR TEETH. Every single website is full of dentists screaming that you cant clean your own mouth. This is clearly bullshit, you can actually just scrape it off from the comfort of your own home. There's clearly some risk, but if youre an intelligent adult, you can do it.