Article on Supplements in Today's Boston Globe

Another good example is the old treatment for diarrhea. They used to withhold fluids, since that is intuitive. Problem is that will kill the patient with dehydration pretty quickly. The "flux" is I believe one name for those consequences often seen on grave markers in old cemeteries frequently seen for relatively young victims.

Interesting article making some good points. I would take exception, though, to the statement by the representative of the supplement industry that their products have shown their value over hundreds of years and therefore don't need to be tested. Bleeding and leeching were used in medicine for a thousand years or more to treat virtually everything. In fact, bleeding has value in an extremely limited number of conditions. It is said to have contributed to the death of George Washington...read more