Snake Oil

Alternative medicine, is it really medicine? I worked at a company today where a guy who never got his board certification to practice medicine peddles expensive mega-vitamins and hyperbaric chamber treatments to the sick and elderly. He purports to be able to "cure" menopause, fibromyalgia, diabetes and other common illnesses and ailments. Even though his office is filled with degrees, diplomas and gold-leafed awards, in the back room I only saw large financial charts showing how much money he is raking in from desperate people. What would you do if you were in this situation? Well, I quit. I believe as Christians we are responsible to be shrewd and sort the deception from the truth. And I'm not responsible to save all the patients in the waiting room, but what does it mean to stand up for the truth? Does it mean picketing outside or talking privately with the deceived people there? For me, I think it meant realizing that everyone there had already bought the lies and no amount of arguing was going to show them the light. And for now it means telling the truth about the smoke and mirrors to those close to me, to keep them safe. So be shrewd friends, the most common health advice, to eat right and exercise is the best preventive medicine. And if you have a serious medical ailment, have your health insurance refer you to all the best board-certified specialists you can find, get 6 or 7 opinions if you want, but don't stop taking your meds and make sure you pray, because God does heal, even if it's only healing your heart and preparing you for heaven, but liars are going to burn in hell for deceiving the weak.