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Re: [RC] Natural v. Un? natural??? - Sharon LevasseurMy opinion: "Natural" = untested and unregulated. -Sharon L. in Maine Quoting k s swigart <katswig@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>: Chris Paus said:But she said in all her studies there has never been any evidence that "natural" wormers, such as DE, actually work, or that natural antibiotics, such as echinacia, work either.It is unclear to me why anybody would think that DE is any more natural than ivermectin. Clearly neither of them is a part of a horse's normal diet. Nor is it clear to me why echinacia (a plant that can either be cultivated or grow on its own) is any more natural than something like, say, penicillan (a mold that can either be cultivated or grow on its own). It seems to me that the biggest distinction between what many people call natural and what they specify as being un-natural is whether anybody has gone to the trouble to demonstrate that it actually works. Some of the strongest "drugs" known and available are nothing more than herbal extracts (heroin and cocaine are two that immediately come to mind). Please, let us dispense with this totally undefined term of "natural." It has no generally accepted meaning and, as such, is a completely useless word. kat Orange County, Calif. :) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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