On Mon, 1 Feb 2010 07:22:29 -0800 (PST), ImStillMags
> wrote:

>> Yesterday, she was saying that because the salad
>> she was making was made with raw vegetables which
>> are still alive and have their life force, you
>> shouldn't mix the salad dressing into the salad
>> with your hands. *You should use chopsticks.
>> If the vegetables had been cooked, you could go
>> ahead and use your hands. *She wasn't clear on
>> whether the life force from your hands would
>> ruin the salad, or whether there was some ill
>> effect you'd receive from the salad through your
>> hands.
>>
>> You learn something about other cultures by
>> watching their TV. *Koreans are a bit kooky.
>
>I wouldn't use the term quackery.
>
>There are elements in vegetables and herbs that ARE good for different
>elements of the body. All medicine is basically plant based.

No, although there is certainly a lot of it that is.
>
>Ever heard of homeopathy? The same applies for homeopathic medicine,
>use only the glass dropper, never touch the medicine
>with the hands, it changes the chemistry and energy of the medicine.

Homeopathy is a crock of shit....something else one should keep one's
hands out of.
>
>In other cultures herbs and plants are more trusted as medicine than
>chemicals.
>
>It all depends on what you have been indoctrinated with, or taught, or
>believe.
>
>I, for one, am open to all cultural practices of healing. Some are
>amazingly effective. Some are more placebos.
>
>The mind-body connection is probably the most important part of
>healing in the end.

Nonsense, but if you have some peer-reviewed journal publications
purporting to prove this, I'd be willing to look at them.
>
>Don't make fun of what you have not educated yourself about.
>Sometimes, if you pay attention or do some research, you
>can learn a lot.

No, it is perfectly all right to make fun of saying that salad is
alive and should only be touched with chopsticks but that cooked
vegetables can be touched with the hands. It is not cultural, either,
but pure, unadulterated BS about basic science.

Boron