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Re:Organic and regenerative agriculture are revitalizing rur... by mathgladiator on Monday July 12, 2021 @12:10PM (#27811745)
I've experienced this, and I've learned to search for the grains of truth. At core, the people doing this are highly disagreeable, and so they form their own opinions and go deep.

I think going deep into crazy is natural, and the hard question is trying to balance that out with a deeper truth. At core, I think there is a deeper value in being the control group outside of the modern world.

So, can food cure cancer? I don't know, but it may be worth looking into. Amish, for instance, have 40% less cancer. Is it the food? the air? the bacteria? the hard work? No Idea!

Myself, I'm getting firmly on the fasting train. I eat every other day, and I feel great.

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Re:Organic and regenerative agriculture are revitalizing rur... by relaxing on Monday July 12, 2021 @01:04PM (#27812478)
The study of cancer among the Amish found lower incidence of only a subset of cancers, essentially the ones related to not drinking or smoking, sun exposure (wearing long clothes and big hats), and having few sexual partners.

There’s no mystery.

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Re:Organic and regenerative agriculture are revitalizing rur... by inglor_cz on Monday July 12, 2021 @12:34PM (#27812050)
AFAIK Amish people consume less alcohol and tobacco than the average American. Could this be a factor in their lower cancer rates?

Also - who diagnoses Amish people for cancer? Can there be a higher "dark number" of undetected cancers among them than among the general population?

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Re:Organic and regenerative agriculture are revitalizing rur... by rhacker on Monday July 12, 2021 @12:20PM (#27811865)
It may not be that it cures cancer, but that it stops causing it. Food that is sourced without chemicals, or pesticides.
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Re:Organic and regenerative agriculture are revitalizing rur... by Scoundreller on Monday July 12, 2021 @12:27PM (#27811963)
While cancer is lower, their life expectancy is around the US average. US average lifespan isn’t something to write home about.
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Re:Organic and regenerative agriculture are revitalizing rur... by reedjosh on Monday July 12, 2021 @12:50PM (#27812275)
Does that account for infant mortality?

Life expectancy should really only be talked about in terms of expected lifespan of someone who's already made it to say 3 years old.

Otherwise, we get a very distorted view of modern medicine's ability to stave off death. Modern medicine has really done well at reducing infant mortality though.

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Re:Organic and regenerative agriculture are revitalizing rur... by lostlogin on Monday July 12, 2021 @02:54PM (#27813692)
I agree, but you also distort things by excluding infants, but if that group are included in a separate statistic it would seem ok.
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