> > Well, I probably missed reading about this in > > peer-reviewed journals like 'Science', 'Journal of > > Applied Psychology', and the 'American Journal of > > Psychology'. > > Bhairitu wrote: > I'm sure you read these on a regular basis. > You moron, of course I do, and I'm a big tea drinker as well. I know all about teas and their effects, a lot more than you do. And I know a whole lot more about psychology medicine and depression than you do.
My current tea collection: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPOxLWPn5bc You need to get some smarts, Bhairitu - maybe when you've graduated from medical school you can start prescribing medicine for people with depression. Until then, there's nothing wrong with chewing some betal leaves, boiling some valerian root, and crushing some ephedra seeds. But I don't see a lot of people eating poppy flowers to relieve severe pain. When you've got a medical problem, I'd go see a licensed physician, an M.D. > > The problem is not drinking tea, but failing to > > follow a real medical doctor's advice. If we could > > cure depression with just tea, why would we need > > national health care with medical doctors? > > > What exactly is a "real medical doctor?" > A medical doctor who can prescribe Xanax? > I don't know many of those. Instead we seem > get MDs whose dream it was to have a gig > that would afford them more time on the golf > course. Only about 10-15% of the doctors > I've meant were truly interested in medicine < and the practice of it. Real medical > doctors are curious about the effects of > herbs and interested in things like > ayurveda and often take the "doctor's > courses" that those schools teach. > > And working at a company with a health care > plan I watched as many people went to the > doctor for a friggin' "hangnail." Such > plans were ripe for abuse. >