Posts by Kyle Nelson2

Matthew Sullivan32 said:exactly, it’s just a normal stage of life. Now they’ve gone and labeled "male menopause" and suddenly everyone is demanding female Viagra. If you’re feeling down—well, hey, we have a pill for that too, I guess. Some things are just natural parts of aging and should be left alone. There are plenty of actual, incurable diseases out there that actually need research, right?

Look, identifying male menopause doesn't mean people are hunting for female Viagra.
The demand for something like female Viagra has been around since the days of the ancient Greeks when they dealt with low libido. And as for a cure for sadness? People have been using wine for that since the Romans.
This isn't some new invention from Big Pharma.

Just tell me why Aspirin wouldn't pass FDA registration today.

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Matthew Sullivan32 says: You're being way too extreme here. The drug itself isn't necessarily bad; the problem is letting an under-researched medication hit the market—whether you want to admit that or not. I guess it usually happens because the race to get there is just so cutthroat. Companies rush to release something new before their competitors can beat them to the patent.

Alright then, give me an example. Name one drug that was rushed onto the market without enough research.
Do you even have any clue how the FDA registration process actually works? Like, do you realize that process takes at least five years? So, maybe we shouldn't be talking about drugs being released "in a hurry."

The human body is just so incredibly complex sometimes that you can never truly predict how it'll react. I mean, look at the massive settlements from the Talidomide scandal, and now we're seeing even more payouts this year... after stuff like that happens, people really shouldn't mess around with these things.

I was reacting to some guy who claimed:
People know certain drugs are harmful, but nobody cares. And many manufacturers actually know exactly how dangerous their products are, yet they just hide it.

I honestly don't get why someone would ever bother taking a medication if they genuinely believe it’s going to make them feel worse..

btw... I'm all for alternative medicine, but I still respect science.

After actually getting a look at how the pharmaceutical industry works and seeing what it takes just to get a drug approved, I can safely say that statement was pure stupidity.

Nowadays, registering one decent medication costs roughly $300 million. So, I guess you tell me—is anyone really just throwing that kind of money around for fun?
Then there’s the whole gauntlet of clinical trials, pre-clinical testing, and specific studies involving kids, the elderly, pregnant women, people with kidney issues, and so on and so forth.

To everyone out there acting like medicine is some kind of scam: maybe you should try being consistent for once and just stop taking everything entirely. At least then you'd be sticking to your guns. A lot of these drugs originally came from nature, but they're synthesized now for good reason. There's nothing revolutionary about that.

I used to deal with Herpes pretty constantly—it was basically my shadow, always showing up and making its presence known to everyone... 🙂

I’ve gone through an entire collection of creams for this stuff, so here’s my take on what actually works:

- Acyclovir (Virolex, whatever, it's all the same). Yeah, it's okay at first, but honestly, it wasn't anything special to me.
- There’s this one cream, clear as water. It costs about $23 and you slather it on right when you feel an outbreak starting, hoping it'll just nip it in the bud... but the catch is, it usually just cuts it off for a few hours before it tries to pop back out again.
- Those interferon-based creams (around 70-$30)... they aren't the greatest, and looking at the list of possible side effects? Not exactly comforting. We're talking unknown illnesses, sudden fevers, and all that.

- Once the thing actually breaks out, I just use some cheap toothpaste like Colgate; it dries it out pretty fast.
- That "Nature's Gift" cream is alright, I guess, but the toothpaste actually works better.

But... look, in the last two years, I haven't had a single case of herpes (knock on wood). Honestly, I think it's because of eating right, hitting the gym, and hiking through the mountains. I'm taking B-Complex now, so maybe any kind of preventative measure would have helped.

Do you have a URL or maybe some kind of book on this?

I had that thing too, but on my upper eyelid... it’s called an eye tremor...
The doctor put me on 2mg of Normabel... didn't stop the twitching, but at least I wasn't in total agony 😁

Stop staring at the screen... go look at some girls' asses... it relaxes your eyes

Look, I’ve been practicing Reiki for years now. I guess I got lucky because I eventually found a master who actually follows the rules—and honestly, I’m curious which master would even dream of telling someone to stop taking their medication.

I mean, if you look at the actual principles of Reiki, you aren't supposed to force anything on anyone, especially not in situations like that.

Ever since I moved to Chicago, I’ve tried finding another master, but I haven't really been impressed with the ones I've run into.
My advice to people looking for this kind of help is to check out the National Reiki Association; if you go to their website (www.nationalreikiasociation.org), you can find everything about the masters and when they hold initiations.

For example, I met Biserka Šprah, who is totally fine and also happens to be a psychologist.

Anyway, for people I don't know personally, I charge for sessions at $17, which I don't think is much, though I still suggest everyone try to get initiated themselves.

It helped me deal with my knee issues (ACL tear, meniscectomy, patellar sclerosis, and double bucket-handle) and my liver (since I had Hepatitis B).
The injuries are still there, obviously, but I live like nothing happened.😁

I honestly think the main issue with computers is just how much light they blast out. It’s probably why working on a PC right before bed is such a bad idea—that massive amount of blue light messes with your hypothalamus, which basically kills any chance of you falling asleep normally later on.

Also, you can get those annoying eyelid tremors if you overwork yourself (I actually dealt with that myself because of a crappy monitor).

As for the actual radiation, I don't know much beyond what some guy I know measured with a handheld device; at standard distances, it doesn't seem like a huge deal.

Some kind of mushroom, I think it was called...
Black radish as a salad...

To start with

Is it just me, or are women the only ones constantly complaining about acne? Why am I the only guy here actually sharing what happened to me? 😕

After dealing with a bunch of terrible doctors and useless advice, I finally stumbled onto some semi-alternative solutions.

One of them actually involved black radish.
Yeah, that ugly, lumpy, bitter thing that grows in the spring and fall.

Just grate it up, add some salt, and eat it once a day.
At least in my case, I felt all those deep, cystic breakouts and stuff start to clear up within a week or two.
I’d say stick with it for at least a month to be safe.

Give it a shot—it doesn't cost anything, and if it actually works for you, you can buy me a six-pack of Budweiser.
🙂

If you're dealing with constipation (or just generally crappy digestion), maybe try some aloe vera tablets—specifically the ones from Amway.
I think you can find them somewhere over in downtown Chicago or around there.
My brother used to struggle with that stuff, and he managed to get through it with just three tablets...

Man, my blood pressure is actually spiking right now... I really hope the admin doesn't ban me, because I’m just telling it like it is...

So, you've got this guy over at Medicare, Czaba Dohoczky. He’s basically the one calling the shots on drug registrations, so maybe he can explain how the whole process actually works.

Casey Palmer5
About 80% of the drugs used in the EU haven't even been tested for side effects in kids. That includes a huge chunk of antibiotics......
It was even on the news.
So, honestly, let's not overcomplicate this. We take so much for granted, and then the second we hear something that contradicts what we thought we knew, we just lose it.

I mean.... if I actually pointed out how much nonsense you're spewing, the admins would have their hands full.
The last major case involving untested drugs went back to the 1950s with Thalomid. It caused massive issues for pregnant women, leading to babies being born without limbs—those "Thalomid babies."
Obviously, there were lawsuits flying everywhere and massive settlements.
No pharmaceutical company would ever touch a disaster like that again.
Recently, Bayer pulled a drug from the US market—I think it was Lipitor (for triglycerides)—just because some idiot decided to take twice the prescribed dose and ended up with side effects.
That’s how careful they are...

Look, I'm not out here defending Big Pharma, but it's just stupid to trash companies that, say, sink $300 million into R&D for a single drug. Especially when it's coming from someone selling some overpriced product without even a single legitimate certification.
bljak:

Hey, maybe try a little less hypocrisy?

spavanje said:I was just giving an example regarding people who are obsessed with chasing certificates; I’m not even trying to get into who actually knows their stuff when it comes to pharmacology. I meant it in a general sense—all those drugs and supplements you can just grab off the shelf at a pharmacy. It’s common knowledge that we go through a massive amount of that stuff here. Unlike the USA, in the EU, only a tiny percentage of medications are actually tested for side effects in children.

If you look at a pharmacy, you basically have three categories:
- prescription drugs (from a GP or a specialist)
- what they call OTC products—basically anything you don't need a script for
- supplemental stuff, like beet juice or whatever else lies around.

Each one of these requires a different level of oversight. Supplements barely get any scrutiny (just basic hygiene or ingredient checks), but then again, everyone knows buying that is pretty much the same as picking up some blackcurrant juice at Walmart.

OTC products can be advertised and bought whenever you want; honestly, that’s the only real difference between them and actual prescription meds (like Normabel or whatever).

Generally speaking, medication consumption here is way lower than it is abroad, especially compared to the USA. Americans go through mountains of vitamins, antioxidants, and God knows what else, but I guess they also have better overall health stats (depending on which metrics you look at).

Eh, well... we could dive into a whole debate about what clinical versus preclinical research actually entails, but the standards are the same here as they are everywhere else.
I think maybe people should actually stop and think for a second before throwing out such sweeping statements....

I mean, we aren't exactly in Afghanistan, and we are closer to the EU.

spavanje said:This is just so typical. People read things without actually thinking about what’s being said, they just look for an excuse to spit venom. If you think innovation fairs are some kind of joke, fine, whatever. But if you’re actually curious about how someone gets there, what paperwork is needed, or how testing works, all that info is online. Just go find it.
The American Academy of Pediatrics is a major umbrella organization, so they test all sorts of products. Why wouldn't they offer their opinion?

And since you guys are so obsessed with paperwork, maybe explain why you give your kids medications that haven't even been tested for side effects in children? Oh wait, you probably do that without asking for a single certificate or proof. In case you didn't know, about 80% of the drugs currently used in the US haven't been fully tested for pediatric side effects. So, if a dose is fine for an adult, I guess you just give them half. But a child isn't just half an adult.
And honestly, I think people should spend more time reading the WHO website first, because that's where all the actual global health updates are posted. Or, if you want something easier to access, check the teletext on NBC 579

Whoops... easy there... maybe there are some of us here who actually understand pharmacology. One reason drugs are so expensive isn't the manufacturing—which is actually pretty cheap—it's the research and development. That involves testing on all kinds of groups, from kids and the elderly to pregnant women, kidney patients, or people with liver issues, etc.

The reason we give different dosages to kids versus adults is simply because medication is based on body mass. That’s why there's this thing called DDD, which acts as a universal standard to determine dosages for other age groups.

spavanje said:The price is actually pretty low when you consider you're investing in something you use every single day, like 6 to 8 hours. About 5% of revenue goes back into R&D, testing, and presentations... I mean, just find one other thing in your house that you’ll be using for a third of your entire life.

okay... look, I bought myself a queen-sized bed with a high-end mattress and some quality coils underneath. I figure I'll probably get at least 15 years out of it, which is roughly 25% of my life.

I paid $0.83
I even bought a toilet, paid $50... and hey, I'm hoping I'll be sitting on that thing for at least 10 years. 🙂)))

(ugh... the cynic in me just woke up)

spavanje said:There's a massive difference between just patenting something and actually manufacturing it for 25 years—especially when you've been running that specific program in America for a full 16 years. Just try to find me one other company like this that’s stayed in business here for that long. That should tell you something, I guess.

I mean, sure, but honestly, the fact that a product has been around forever doesn't actually prove anything. It's a logical fallacy, maybe.
Is there such a company? Well, depends on what kind you mean. For instance, AMC has been around forever and they make their money off patents held by NASA.

When you're operating in Europe, there are certain certifications you'll barely even hear about.

Okay, then name them. Don't be all secretive about it. Maybe one of us actually knows something about that stuff.

And part of our program was actually developed by an employee at the Rutger Bošković Institute, so his patent is baked into the whole thing.

Fine, so which specific patent is he talking about within the whole setup?
Wouldn't he, being an institute employee, be restricted from patenting something that falls under the core business of his employer for a third party?
Wouldn't the institute automatically own it by law?

I really don't know why you guys are hung up on that $2,000 figure. Where did you even get that number?

You're the one who brought it up. But seriously, what does it actually cost?

Once you look at the Mayo Clinic studies, you'll see the effects happen gradually. First, sleep disturbances settle down, then the body naturally improves circulation and nutrient transport, leading to overall better health. You'll notice the tests were done at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months because results depend on your starting point, existing issues, and lifestyle. So, I don't know how you would even test that or for how long; it's just not possible.

The price is actually pretty low considering you're investing in something you use every single day, for 6 to 8 hours. About 5% of revenue goes back into further research, testing, and presentations... I mean, can you think of any other household item you'll be using for a third of your life?

Man, listen... this is starting to sound exactly like Zepter and all that junk...
My parents have had a TV they've used for 15 years and it works great... and they didn't pay $5,000 for it back in the day.

Anyway, if this has been in production for 25 years, they must have gathered a ton of different certifications by now...
It seems unlikely that www.bion.si is the only institute that ever conducted this kind of research (I tried to visit that "institute" site again today and just got "Connection failed - 110 Connection timed out").

spavanje said:They won gold at Eureka in '94, then gold and silver from Innova in '96, followed by gold from ExxonMobil in '00, and silver from both Geneva and Nautica in '03. Besides those innovation fair awards, you've got functional testing from the Mayo Clinic, and if you happened to be at the Medicine and Tech expo last week, you could have seen the testing done by the American Academy of Pediatrics. There are other quality control papers out there too. But honestly, I think the most valuable thing is just hearing from actual people using the stuff and reading their personal takes.

I tried looking up those institutes' websites, and here’s what I found:
- I can't even get the www.bion.si site to load, so I can't say anything about them.
- The American Academy of Pediatrics is an association, not a research institute, so they wouldn't really be doing any kind of official scientific testing anyway. From what I can gather, it seems like if you're a therapist, you can basically just pay to get a stamp saying you're a member, $0.40, and I have no clue if that actually serves any purpose beyond just promotion and stuff. I won't go so far as to say they aren't serious, but I can't say they seem serious either.

Trade shows?
Yeah, I know this guy (I think his name is Ergo or something) who patented this tiny magnetized plate you stick on your forehead. Supposedly, the magnetism pulls more oxygen-rich red blood cells to your prefrontal cortex so you can study longer. He won some gold or silver award at Eureka back in the 90s for it.
It all sounds great, but look—I tried the thing, and it simply doesn't work.

So, I guess trade shows let you show off your product, but they don't actually provide scientific validation, at least that's how I see it.

I've actually seen the product you're talking about (or maybe a competitor), and they have an ISO 9001 certification and a patent from WIPO. Now, ISO 9001 doesn't mean the product is actually good; it just means the manufacturing process is strictly documented and defined, and it doesn't even guarantee it was modern at one point. And getting a patent isn't exactly a hurdle to clear.

But anyway, do you guys have any certifications from actual places like Rutger Bošković, Max Planck, CERN, or something similar?

Even if you don't, I'm curious about a few things:
- Can the product actually be sent out for testing? Because, I mean, if I'm going to drop $2,000, I want to try it first instead of buying a pig in a poke. I'd be willing to pay a deposit or something to make that happen.

- And why $2,000? Does that cover production, R&D, distribution, or what? To me, it feels like the price is set based on the logic of "how much is your health worth to you?"...

spavanje said:Go check out the thread on "power lines and substations" and actually read through everything.

Fine... I read it, but now I have a question...

What kind of certifications do you guys actually hold?
I mean, anyone can claim their product is the best... but let's see some actual paperwork...