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   9/27/08

   josephgelb

   natural are the best because the western medical establishment is a colonial organization that tries to controll people and sell crap snake oil cures so millionairs on insurance can take hormones that dont treat the symptoms cause cancer and death and what have you...

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   9/27/08

   melindaville

   Both have their merit and their place in the medical realm. There are many great homeopathic remedies. One note--just because something is 'herbal' doesn't mean that it is safe. Many pharmaceuticals are derived from plants (or synthesized following their chemical structure).
   
   I think people should look for natural remedies when possible--I feel we are way too quick to reach for a pill in our society rather than trying other cures (Example--if I get a headache, I try meditating for awhile and believe it or not, that normally gets rid of it).
   
   Pharmaceuticals can save lives--so if you need those alternatives, then you should use them. Eastern and Western medicine can work well together given the chance.

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   9/27/08

   timethief

   @jealous
   Umm ... excuse me but I'm confused. I thought you already posted and dropped your link here. www.blogcatalog.com/discuss/entry/how-did-the-word-blog-come-about
   When you asked your pretending to be a newbie blogger question: How did the word blog come about? in that thread I assumed that you might actually be new to blogging. However, I checked out your blog and surprise! The contents are that non unique stuff that I see on other sites similar to it.

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      9/27/08

      melindaville

      Whoops! Missed that. I am entirely too naive for someone who's been around as much as I have been.
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   9/27/08

   jealous

   unless someone copy what i wrote it is unique it took months to write it let me what other website have the content that i work so hard on

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      9/27/08

      timethief

      "it took months to write"
      
      I don't understand why it would take months to write only 5 posts of about 250 words each.
      
      I do notice that all 5 posts lack any links to authoritative sources or to references of any kind whatsoever.
      
      When you say "there have been studies" in your post then where are the citations for the studies? Where are the links to the research you rely on? Where are the citations for those references that you consulted that not are available online?
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   9/27/08

   jealous

   If notice my blog started few days ago so yes i am new to blogging

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6. 

   9/27/08

   timethief

   url for your most recent post
   nicola-homeremedies.blogspot.com/2008/09/high-blood-pressure.html
   
   This is is a phrase from your most recent post: "Garlic appears to lower blood pressure by 5 to 10 percent. Try 900 mcg of garlic powder per day, making sure it contains 1.3 percent alliin, another medicinal compound found in garlic."
   
   That phrase appears at the sites below (I only listed 3 of them) and all predate your post:
   www.goodhealthco.com/full_product/healthyblood405.html
   www.moondragon.org/health/disorders/allergies.html
   alternativehealth.lifetips.com/cat/55333/conditions/
   
   However, in your post you have no links at all to sources. It's important that we bloggers link to our sources. You can read about that here blog.blogcatalog.com/guest-blogger/do-you-link-to-your-sources/
   
   It's a good thing that you have only done 5 short posts because you can easily go back and add in links to the information sources that you used when you did your research. In the case of anything health related, it's always wise to be doubly careful about revealing your sources.

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      9/27/08

      jealous

      I have written alot but i break them down to be short because i am currently working on my website that takes alot of my time. So i write short blogs instead.
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   9/27/08

   jealous

   And i really didn't know how the word blog came about either

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      9/27/08

      timethief

      Okay. Here's the deal. If you go to Google and type in this phrase "where did the word weblog come from?" and you will get the wikipedia reference that I gave you. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BLOG
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   9/27/08

   jealous

   Well you i am not gonna stop writing may the best man or woman win. Thank for sharing that with me.

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   1. 

      9/27/08

      timethief

      Any information that you use in your blog posts that's under copyright must be properly accredited to the copyright holder.
      
      Disclosure
      You may also want to include a disclosure statement on your blog too. There's a generator for a free one here www.disclosurepolicy.org/
      
      Disclaimer
      When giving health related advice bloggers usually have a statement on their site stating that they are not medical professionals, and that readers must not rely on the information contained on the site as being medical advice suited to their specific situation, instead they should always consult a health care professional before following any health care advice.
      
      Hopefully, this will get you off to a good start.
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      9/27/08

      melindaville

      Honestly, no one wants you to quit writing--but you would likely do well to listen to some of the more experienced bloggers on the forum, such as timethief. I am a new blogger myself--made some mistakes when I first arrived here but wanted to learn so that I could blog as well as I possibly can.
      
      She is giving you *very* good advice regarding copyright and blogging. If you become known as a blogger who lifts material from others and who does not credit sources properly, you will lose all your credibility. You don't really want that do you?
      
      This is good advice you are being given--
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   9/27/08

   jealous

   thanks

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10. 

    9/27/08

    jealous

    okay i have fixed everything thank alot for your help

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11. 

    9/27/08

    jealous

    I didn't say it wasn't good advice if you i notice i said thanks to her 3 times infact i just did everything she told me to do.

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    9/27/08

    wehireu

    I like to supplement regular medicine with home remedies. The first rule of home remedies is if it is harmless try it. This is why I drink rosehip tea with camomile when I have a cold and take zine tabs with vitamin c in addition to regular cold medicine.

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    9/27/08

    Bricore

    Natural when we can and when I know it works.
    
    Dora Renee' Wilkerson
    bricoreandfamily.blogspot.com/

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    9/10/09

    mike2305

    I use natural products/ remedies to try and prevent illness and disease and go to the doctor if it is something bad

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