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I think you said that you also had hepatitis C, if so there is now a good mainstream treatment for it , which you should look into, don't ignore it I have nothing to say about the other stuff. Nita DAVID OLLER wrote: > Well, Janet, you are wrong. The fact that you had to go digging and the fact > that I mentioned local sources should have been a clue. Now if you think I > could watch three of my family die of Parkinsons, spend the last 20 years > facing death, (I've been told by Doctors on more than five occassions I had > less than four years to live), begin to come down with shakes (this is very > scary & disconcerting)and still be motivated by profit, I would say you are > suggesting I'm much worse than a Snake Oil salesman. > > You may also consider that "two personal observations" is so unlikely to end > up amounting to anything, that you are over-reacting to what I've said. I do > understand your concern, but a _good_ "Snake Oil Salesman" would develop a > "special blend" only available through them, and probably have a long list > of ancient reinforcement or twisted logic and statistics to reinforce their > claim (e.g. workers in Sandalwood Factories in India have never reported a > case of Parkinsons [i just made that up]) > > I'm not at all convinced that sandalwood will have any benefit for > Parkinson's sufferers, but I am very aware of my own experiences. I have no > doubt that sandalwood did stop my shakes. If it does turn out that there is > something to it then it should (and I'm sure will) become the subject of > professional medical research and development, and I would have nothing to > do with that, nor would their be a potential for me profitting. Drug > companies would isolate the essential properties and produce products--not > me! But I think we are geting way ahead of ourselves. > > You may want to note that the greatest breakthrough in medical history came > from doctors recreational use of anesthetics, and not be so closed minded > and suspicious. > > David > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Parkinson's Information Exchange > > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of janet paterson > > Sent: Sunday, November 15, 1998 2:23 AM > > To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN > > Subject: Re: New to the list / i smell another rat > > > > > > hi all > > > > my 'snake-oil-methodology-alarm' went off > > after reading david oller's message > > > > so then i went digging and lo and behold > > i found his web site selling the products to which he refers > > > > since his lengthy introductory message mentions everything but > > the profits he would make from such sales > > > > i can only conclude that his purpose here > > is not to 'share' but to 'sell' > > > > as i have stated loud and clear to other internet hucksters > > who have used this same shameful sales method > > of deliberate concealment of motives > > by preying on my cyber-family > > and our shared condition: > > > > i would love to be proved wrong > > > > janet > > > > janet paterson - 51/41/37 - almonte/ontario/canada > > http://www.newcountry.nu/pd/members/janet/ > > [log in to unmask] > >