> The discoverer of LSD, Albert Hofmann, died today.
>
> The medical neglect of LSD is an inevitable consequence of the illness
> based medical model itself. It just isn't possible to use LSD as part of
> a regime, as a managed palliative, cure or restorer of 'disorder'. The
> experiences that emerge from LSD challenge even the notion of
> 'prescribing'. This is not to say that LSD has not been used to help
> 'depressives' and other people apportioned a pigeon-hole in the DSMIV
> menagerie, but such use in practice has not followed the medical model.
>
> What is surprising about the unusual range, depth and effectual power of
> experiences that can be initiated by LSD is that these experiences are
> not themselves brought by this chemical but, as its prosleytes concur,
> they simply expose facets of the individual persona and the world he/she
> inhabits.
>
> Another way of putting it is that LSD, or psychedlics in general,
> trigger a human, natural healing process. This process can bring
> experiences that challenge psychiatric understanding of the persona and ...

> The discoverer of LSD, Albert Hofmann, died today.
>
> The medical neglect of LSD is an inevitable consequence of the illness
> based medical model itself. It just isn't possible to use LSD as part of a
> regime, as a managed palliative, cure or restorer of 'disorder'. The
> experiences that emerge from LSD challenge even the notion of
> 'prescribing'. This is not to say that LSD has not been used to help
> 'depressives' and other people apportioned a pigeon-hole in the DSMIV
> menagerie, but such use in practice has not followed the medical model.
>
> What is surprising about the unusual range, depth and effectual power of
> experiences that can be initiated by LSD is that these experiences are not
> themselves brought by this chemical but, as its prosleytes concur, they
> simply expose facets of the individual persona and the world he/she
> inhabits.
>
> Another way of putting it is that LSD, or psychedlics in general, trigger
> a human, natural healing process. This process can bring experiences that ...

> The discoverer of LSD, Albert Hofmann, died today.
>
> The medical neglect of LSD is an inevitable consequence of the illness
> based medical model itself. It just isn't possible to use LSD as part of
> a regime, as a managed palliative, cure or restorer of 'disorder'. The
> experiences that emerge from LSD challenge even the notion of
> 'prescribing'. This is not to say that LSD has not been used to help
> 'depressives' and other people apportioned a pigeon-hole in the DSMIV
> menagerie, but such use in practice has not followed the medical model.
>
> What is surprising about the unusual range, depth and effectual power of
> experiences that can be initiated by LSD is that these experiences are
> not themselves brought by this chemical but, as its prosleytes concur,
> they simply expose facets of the individual persona and the world he/she
> inhabits.
>
> Another way of putting it is that LSD, or psychedlics in general, ...

> The discoverer of LSD, Albert Hofmann, died today.
>
> The medical neglect of LSD is an inevitable consequence of the illness
> based medical model itself. It just isn't possible to use LSD as part of
> a regime, as a managed palliative, cure or restorer of 'disorder'. The
> experiences that emerge from LSD challenge even the notion of
> 'prescribing'. This is not to say that LSD has not been used to help
> 'depressives' and other people apportioned a pigeon-hole in the DSMIV
> menagerie, but such use in practice has not followed the medical model.
>
> What is surprising about the unusual range, depth and effectual power of
> experiences that can be initiated by LSD is that these experiences are
> not themselves brought by this chemical but, as its prosleytes concur,
> they simply expose facets of the individual persona and the world he/she
> inhabits.
>
> Another way of putting it is that LSD, or psychedlics in general,
> trigger a human, natural healing process. This process can bring
> experiences that challenge psychiatric understanding of the persona and ...

> The discoverer of LSD, Albert Hofmann, died today.
>
> The medical neglect of LSD is an inevitable consequence of the illness
> based medical model itself. It just isn't possible to use LSD as part of
> a regime, as a managed palliative, cure or restorer of 'disorder'. The
> experiences that emerge from LSD challenge even the notion of
> 'prescribing'. This is not to say that LSD has not been used to help
> 'depressives' and other people apportioned a pigeon-hole in the DSMIV
> menagerie, but such use in practice has not followed the medical model.
>
> What is surprising about the unusual range, depth and effectual power of
> experiences that can be initiated by LSD is that these experiences are
> not themselves brought by this chemical but, as its prosleytes concur,
> they simply expose facets of the individual persona and the world he/she
> inhabits.
>
> Another way of putting it is that LSD, or psychedlics in general,
> trigger a human, natural healing process. This process can bring
> experiences that challenge psychiatric understanding of the persona and ...

> The medical neglect of LSD

> On Apr 30, 3:08 pm, J Jones aol.com> wrote:
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>> The discoverer of LSD, Albert Hofmann, died today.

>

>> The medical neglect of LSD is an inevitable consequence of the illness
>> based medical model itself. It just isn't possible to use LSD as part of
>> a regime, as a managed palliative, cure or restorer of 'disorder'. The
>> experiences that emerge from LSD challenge even the notion of
>> 'prescribing'. This is not to say that LSD has not been used to help
>> 'depressives' and other people apportioned a pigeon-hole in the DSMIV
>> menagerie, but such use in practice has not followed the medical model.

>

>> What is surprising about the unusual range, depth and effectual power of
>> experiences that can be initiated by LSD is that these experiences are
>> not themselves brought by this chemical but, as its prosleytes concur, ...

>> I seem to learn much more about health and
>> disease when talking with people that work at
>> health food stores.

>
> That is because profiteers plagiarize  scientific descriptions of  the
> role of biochemicals in the order/disorder of metabolism. They advance
> (for profit) the sometimes harmful  view that if a little is
> essential, then a lot is  better!
> Most individuals prosper on a balanced affordable diet. The
> availability of an adequate protein diet is responsible for the
> increased stature of modern Asian and Western populations. A diet of
> protein without carbohydrate is 'handled' by carnivores but not by
> humans. Why? Because  humans have lost the capability to synthesize
> vitamin C. Why? Because their evolution on an omniverous diet allowed
> it! The hunter/gatherer  diet is probably adequate for the average
> individual. But then, most believe that they are special and so
> indulge themselves.
> Take as much vitamin C as you wish. Almost all of it is money down the
> drain!
> Support the profits of your local health store! ...

>> I seem to learn much more about health and
>> disease when talking with people that work at
>> health food stores.

>
> That is because profiteers plagiarize scientific descriptions of the
> role of biochemicals in the order/disorder of metabolism. They advance
> (for profit) the sometimes harmful view that if a little is
> essential, then a lot is better!
> Most individuals prosper on a balanced affordable diet. The
> availability of an adequate protein diet is responsible for the
> increased stature of modern Asian and Western populations. A diet of
> protein without carbohydrate is 'handled' by carnivores but not by
> humans. Why? Because humans have lost the capability to synthesize
> vitamin C. Why? Because their evolution on an omniverous diet allowed
> it! The hunter/gatherer diet is probably adequate for the average
> individual. But then, most believe that they are special and so
> indulge themselves.
> Take as much vitamin C as you wish. Almost all of it is money down the ...