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Sunrise casts long shadows over a cloudy Philippine Sea as the International Space Station orbited off the coast of the Philippines northeast of Manila. https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/sunrise-casts-long-shadows-over-cloudy-philippine-sea/
Sunrise casts long shadows over a cloudy Philippine Sea as the International Space Station orbited off the coast of the Philippines northeast of Manila. https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/sunrise-casts-long-shadows-over-cloudy-philippine-sea/
Facebook post from Sharon Astyk:

Reading parenting groups (which I do to get a sense of what people who don't bury themselves in this stuff think) has a very medieval feel right now.

1/3 of posts are about illness, and here are some things people are recommending for flu/covid/rsv (most of them have no idea what they have and no intention of finding out.)

- Onion poultice on feet

- Ivermectin

- Ice in your socks

- For God's sake don't ask any doctor

- Don't take any vaccines

- Essential oils

Don't get me wrong, I think it is incredibly gross to criticize people for using traditional treatments in a society where serious diseases like covid and flu usually get nothing in the way of supportive assistance, and I use herbal remedies.  But the sheer number of people who are sick who are absolutely sure that onions on their feet will fix their "cold" seems...weird and archaic.

Also in the same group, many women describing long covid symptoms (exhaustion, brain fog, POTS, etc...) as purely hormonal and wondering why their estrogen isn't working.
Facebook post from Sharon Astyk: Reading parenting groups (which I do to get a sense of what people who don't bury themselves in this stuff think) has a very medieval feel right now. 1/3 of posts are about illness, and here are some things people are recommending for flu/covid/rsv (most of them have no idea what they have and no intention of finding out.) - Onion poultice on feet - Ivermectin - Ice in your socks - For God's sake don't ask any doctor - Don't take any vaccines - Essential oils Don't get me wrong, I think it is incredibly gross to criticize people for using traditional treatments in a society where serious diseases like covid and flu usually get nothing in the way of supportive assistance, and I use herbal remedies. But the sheer number of people who are sick who are absolutely sure that onions on their feet will fix their "cold" seems...weird and archaic. Also in the same group, many women describing long covid symptoms (exhaustion, brain fog, POTS, etc...) as purely hormonal and wondering why their estrogen isn't working.