If you live in the UK, it was impossible during the last week or so to escape the news that our King is going into hospital for a ‘corrective procedure’ on his benign prostate problem. Apparently, he is keen to share his diagnosis with the public to encourage other men who may be experiencing symptoms to get checked. “In common with thousands of men each year, the King has sought treatment for an enlarged prostate,” the official statement said.
According to the NHS website, the King should make lifestyle changes, such as:
- drinking less alcohol, caffeine and fizzy drinks
- limiting your intake of artificial sweeteners
- exercising regularly
- drinking less in the evening
Medicine to reduce the size of the prostate and relax your bladder may be recommended to treat moderate to severe symptoms of an enlarged prostate. Surgery is usually only recommended for moderate to severe symptoms that have not responded to medicine.
It is said that Charles had symptoms since Christmas. So, being the most outspoken fan of so-called alternative medicine (SCAM), why has he not tried SCAM? Has he, for example, tried any of these treatments that have reported at least in one or more studies some promise?:
- Camelia sinensis (green or black tea),
- Solanum lycopersicum (common tomato),
- Punica granatum (pomegranate),
- Glycine max (common soy),
- Linum usitatissimum (linen),
- Ellagic acid,
- Saw palmetto,
- Pumpkin seed,
- Willow herb,
- Maritime pine bark,
- Pygeum africanum bark,
- Rye pollen,
- Nettle root,
- Dozens of Chinese herbs,
- Acupuncture,
- Homeopathy.
It seems not!
But why not?
Why does the world’s greatest SCAM enthusiast not go for his beloved natural cures and ancient wisdom?
Has Charles been advised that the studies are flimsy and the evidence is unconvincing (in that case, well-done Michael!)? I might have given the same advice. Yet, this begs the question, why are he and his head of the royal medical household, Dr Michael Dixon, fiercely in favor of SCAM? Is the evidence for other conditions any better?
Michael, in case you read this: it is not – trust me, I have studied the subject for >30 years.
Anyway, I would probably have consulted a surgeon too, if I had Charles’ problem. Yet, there is an important difference: I (in common with thousands of men) have to join the UK waiting list which currently stands at around 8 000 000.
Yes, I do try to understand that the King is the King and that I am far less of a priority.
The King is special!
The King deserves special, non-NHS treatment!
But scientific evidence is the scientific evidence, no matter whether it relates to SCAM or surgery. So, why does the King (and Dixon) promote SCAM when he himself does evidently not trust it?
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Surgery will assist management of a physical pathological condition.
But the King feels a need for psychological support, and for that he turns to placebos such as homeopathy.
Makes him feel better – for a while.
The issue is that his gullibility is being taken advantage of at a time that he is vulnerable.
And his appointment as Head of the Medical Household of a promoter of camistry places the household’s other patients in an invidious position when it comes to their compliance.
Sigh.
Might be the Prince (The Queen still is the Queen! https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FU_c7qdXEAIS6DX?format=jpg&name=medium ) is so generous to leave the alternative flavors to all the other plagued patients, and so sacrifices himself to the burden of that ordinary, vulgar,miserable school medicine?
Did you overlook something?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QS03EBbNB_4
the video does not run in the UK [or on my system]
Okay.
Maybe you could enter ‘Coronation of King Chales’ in the search field of YouTube.
NOPE!
https://www.allaxys.com/~kanzlerzwo/index.php?topic=11749.msg35173#msg35173
“Make Elizabeth last!”
“You have no idea what could come next…….”
May, 2022.
Looking for the crappy “proving” of Positronium
http://www.hominf.org/posi/posifr.htm
I found this bushel of pictures:
https://www.homeopathyschool.com/the-school/founder-misha-norland/
Explains a lot.
“So, why does the King (and Dixon) promote SCAM when he himself does evidently not trust it?”
Good question. Could it be possible that they simply are two self-important hypocrites?! 🤔
NEVER!!!
Rather reminscent of all the stuff about Mao and the CPC Central Committee back when. Traditional Chinese Medicine promoted endlessly to the peasants (and to gullible Westerners like the late George Lewith), while the gerontocrats of the Party high command all went to modern hospitals for standard modern treatment.
But who knew The Great Helmsman and HRH the Grand Charlie had so much in common?
Of course the King can afford non-NHS treatment, what with all the taxpayer money he gets
As an Englishman he probably drinks plenty of black tea! 😁