If Dentists make money from unhealthy teeth, why should I trust a product that 9/10 of them recommend?

[Anonymous]

I know

I don't know

[willow74]

You shouldn't. I used to only brush my teeth with peroxide or baking soda. Never had a cavity for 16 years. Started using toothpaste? Cavities everywhere. I think it's important to note that I don't drink soda.
Now I'm back to homemade toothpaste made with baking soda and coconut oil and himilayan pink sea salt. My teeth are whiter than ever and I've not gotten any new cavities.

[Anonymous]

Lol when companies advertise that, it's not exactly true in the way you think it is. Just learn what ingredients are best for what you need personally, and go for products with those ingredients.

[OlderAndWiser]

Because most professionals feel an obligation to accomplish the best interests of their clients and not act purely in their own self-interest. That is one of the defining characteristics of professionalism.

[KaidenKass00]

And one of the defining characteristics of business is to make money. Rather, it's "the" defining characteristic, which is why doctors routinely attempt to force completely unnecessary surgery on people, which is of course their most expensive item to sell.

Not that it's all bad, and I do believe there are professionals out there who have a client's best interests at heart. But I also believe in reality... we all sorta have to, don't we?

[OlderAndWiser]

@KaidenKass00 "Because MOST professionals feel an obligation. . .." I know many dentists and they are comsummate professionals. I know many physicians and I have only met one or two who might encourage people to have unnecessary treatments or procedures. I know many attorneys and most look for ways to minimize the costs to their clients. Your jaded skepticism regarding professionals is probably based more on the jokes of late night TV comics rather than actual experiences with a wide range of professionals.

[KaidenKass00]

Actually, it's based on the rampant overuse of medication, prescribed by so-called professionals who only know of one way to treat anything, and that's typically with pills. It's also based on the fact that if doctors knew anything at all about nutrition, they would never feed that horrific swill to recovering patients in hospitals.

If you'd like to trust every human with a degree on the wall, by all means. Some of them are absolutely fantastic. Perhaps even the majority. But I prefer to use my eyes and my own brain to determine the best course of action because, contrary to popular opinion, people other than doctors can read books.

[OlderAndWiser]

@KaidenKass00 Thanks for the explanation.

1. The rampant overuse of medication is caused by public demand for instant solutions to problems. Too many people think that if they go to a doctor and do not walk out with a prescription, the doctor "didn't do anything" for them. Many patients also exaggerate their symptoms for the purpose of getting medications.

2. If you were familiar with the operation of hospitals, you would know that attending physicians do not control the dietary departments.

3. "I prefer to use my eyes and my own brain to determine the best course of action." So don't make appointments with physicians.

4. "People other than doctors can read books." Have you ever heard anyone suggest otherwise?

[KaidenKass00]

1. Very true. And yet, the doctors keep prescribing, don't they? They know exactly what's going on but it doesn't stop the pen from moving on the pad.

2. I'm well aware that doctors don't dictate the food. But I know hospital boards absolutely do, and doctors somewhere in the chain are involved with the decision as to which foods are being served.

3. I will make an appointment with an expert when I believe I'm suffering from something that is beyond my own means of repair. If I need a broken leg set, I'm there. If I need a blood transfusion, I know where to go. But people are shocked to learn what I've fixed on my own, and equally shocked to hear that the solutions were almost always a lot simpler than any medical treatment.

4. The suggestion is implicit in every move the American public makes right now, which is to say, they never make a move without the say-so of a doctor or someone holding a piece of paper that turns them into an authority.

[OlderAndWiser]

@KaidenKass00 You sound very angry. Have you or someone close to you been the victim of malpractice or unprofessional behavior?

[KaidenKass00]

There is zero anger. Not even sure where you're getting that.

It's realism and taking responsibility for one's life and especially for one's health. Simply because I don't worship at the altar of science and medicine and choose to exercise my own ability and reasoning, hardly means I'm angry. I'm just not an easily-led fool.