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Javaman

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41. there's got to be name for that...

Reply to Orrex (Reply #3)

Mon Feb 24, 2014, 12:09 PM

Feb 2014

like goddards law for invoking something about the nazi's, there has to be a "law" for this behavior.

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Whole Foods: America’s Temple of Pseudoscience [View all] wyldwolf Feb 2014 OP

Oy. Democracyinkind Feb 2014 #1

You beat me to it Aerows Feb 2014 #138

Great minds... Democracyinkind Feb 2014 #141

BINGO - 'Unacceptable Ingredients: How many groceries sold @Walmart would be banned by Whole Foods?' proverbialwisdom Feb 2014 #144

Those little shopping carts, they got :D n/t Aerows Feb 2014 #145

What a load of crap. tridim Feb 2014 #2

Ladies and Gentlemen, I present another sad case of Orrex Feb 2014 #3

Close that mind tight Orrex. tridim Feb 2014 #5

And you keep worshipping at the altar of pseudoscience Orrex Feb 2014 #12

I don't buy or use snake oil. tridim Feb 2014 #15

Seems to have made you constipated, to be honest Orrex Feb 2014 #19

Hey!!! Javaman Feb 2014 #42

He's all pissed off.. Cha Feb 2014 #146

Is a symptom of a tightly closed mind an inability to think without invoking straw men... Silent3 Feb 2014 #124

lol! HappyMe Feb 2014 #9

It's like the "science" section of most book stores Orrex Feb 2014 #13

Don't forget Dr. Oz, The Doctors, etc. chrisa Feb 2014 #39

Yes indeed Orrex Feb 2014 #46

there's got to be name for that... Javaman Feb 2014 #41

Godwin's Law after Mike G of EFF unc70 Feb 2014 #58

Awesome. Haven't seen Threefer Madness in a while... SidDithers Feb 2014 #43

No kidding. I guess my gastroenterologist was lying when he told me to take probiotics laundry_queen Feb 2014 #4

Might as well just dump your Kefir down the drain... tridim Feb 2014 #6

Am I allowed to eat yogurt? get the red out Feb 2014 #65

Yogurt's great but not everyone can eat it. pnwmom Feb 2014 #73

I didn't mock anyone get the red out Feb 2014 #93

Who is shoving gluten free at you? Please direct them to me. I often have trouble finding pnwmom Feb 2014 #95

I'm actually on your side get the red out Feb 2014 #100

People who find something that makes them feel better might be forgiven for trying to help others. pnwmom Feb 2014 #102

I've no issue with that get the red out Feb 2014 #104

Until recently, the average person with full-blown Celiac took 11 years pnwmom Feb 2014 #107

You mis-read. greyl Feb 2014 #7

The post title: "Whole Foods: America’s Temple of Pseudoscience"... tridim Feb 2014 #8

Then you mis-read and mis-quoted, greyl Feb 2014 #10

The first paragraph calls Whole Foods, and creationism "all pseudoscience" tridim Feb 2014 #14

No it doesn't. Adios. nt greyl Feb 2014 #16

Sorry you don't believe in direct quotes. tridim Feb 2014 #22

"Don't believe in direct quotes," warns tridim. Orrex Feb 2014 #26

You're either misreading or lying Orrex Feb 2014 #20

It's a direct quote from the article, Orrex. tridim Feb 2014 #23

It's an obvious misreading of a direct quote from the article, tridim Orrex Feb 2014 #25

Come on, Orrex. I expect better from you. pnwmom Feb 2014 #84

That's one possible interpretation of the headline, but it's a stretch Orrex Feb 2014 #90

So that title sums it all up for you? Silent3 Feb 2014 #125

No. Tridem quoted the title exactly. You're making no sense. n/t pnwmom Feb 2014 #83

Funny isn't it. Puzzledtraveller Feb 2014 #54

Actually, most of the supplement industry is owned by Big Pharma congloms. Just sayin'... n/t TygrBright Feb 2014 #96

Except there is massive choice in the supplement industry, unlike big pharma's products. tridim Feb 2014 #98

Pharma companies are like piranha - DESPERATE to swallow up the names of respected supplements Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #139

I think Dorian Gray Feb 2014 #127

Probiotics is definitely not pseudoscience mainer Feb 2014 #11

Or just 4 oz of yogurt nadinbrzezinski Feb 2014 #50

I'm lactose intolerant so my G.I. doc recommended probiotics instead of yogurt. pnwmom Feb 2014 #67

For the same exact same reason nadinbrzezinski Feb 2014 #80

Different types of lactobacilli in sauerkraut and yogurt mainer Feb 2014 #71

Too bad I hate Sauerkraut. pnwmom Feb 2014 #85

I hate yogurt Dorian Gray Feb 2014 #128

I may have to try making my own laundry_queen Feb 2014 #86

It's really easy. Slice cabbage, add salt and water, mainer Feb 2014 #94

Thanks! laundry_queen Feb 2014 #97

That is easier than making bread. (Yes I bake that for my husband) nadinbrzezinski Feb 2014 #112

I had to babysit my son's sauerkraut for 2 weeks mainer Feb 2014 #117

I have no desire to set foot in a Whole Foods. I hear it's way overpriced. reformist2 Feb 2014 #17

More like "America's Temple Of Price-Gouging" hatrack Feb 2014 #29

THIS right here Dorian Gray Feb 2014 #129

Current scientific consensus on probiotics mainer Feb 2014 #18

Thanks for posting that. Lars39 Feb 2014 #36

You could have died. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2014 #51

Thanks! Lars39 Feb 2014 #62

But, we have the word of an anonymous biologist that it's all bullshit! hedgehog Feb 2014 #88

"'This slicer used for cutting both CONVENTIONAL and ORGANIC breads,' warns a sign..." LOL! reformist2 Feb 2014 #21

Oh the horror!!1 HappyMe Feb 2014 #28

yeah... Dorian Gray Feb 2014 #130

No different than any drug store in America brooklynite Feb 2014 #24

K&R n/t X_Digger Feb 2014 #27

Ahh - DU's Weekly Woo-Punching Thread, Inc. (R). Right on schedule. Berlum Feb 2014 #30

Post removed Post removed Feb 2014 #44

Well, it has to be done get the red out Feb 2014 #66

Indeed. We must punish WOObees who fail to pay obeisance to Approved Corporate Concepts, Inc. (R) Berlum Feb 2014 #78

We don't have to punch them or punish them... zappaman Feb 2014 #115

I shop at WF occasionally .. ananda Feb 2014 #31

One obvious difference being that WF is not threatening to collapse the world's ecosystem. DanTex Feb 2014 #32

Whole Paycheck: America’s Corporate Temple of Emptying your Pockets Coyotl Feb 2014 #33

does WinCo carry Ezekiel bread BuddhaGirl Feb 2014 #61

They carry Dave's Killer Bread. LeftyMom Feb 2014 #92

This doesn't sound entirely like the Whole Foods I shop at frazzled Feb 2014 #34

I buy my fish oil pills at Whole Foods mnhtnbb Feb 2014 #55

The home remedy crowd has the same aspects as The Secret crowd, etc. chrisa Feb 2014 #35

There is difference between Creationism, Climate denial, and Health Food Woo. Adrahil Feb 2014 #37

The article addresses that issue Sgent Feb 2014 #76

Thanks. NT Adrahil Feb 2014 #81

I went in there once to buy rose water TlalocW Feb 2014 #38

So if Edgar Cayce endorsed chocolate you wouldn't eat it? rickford66 Feb 2014 #111

Would you buy chocolate that you knew TlalocW Feb 2014 #114

The people I know who are interested in him are liberal. rickford66 Feb 2014 #119

Nice intentional misunderstanding TlalocW Feb 2014 #120

I was addressing the anti-choice comment rickford66 Feb 2014 #121

I'm not saying anyone is anti-choice TlalocW Feb 2014 #122

How far should one take this? rickford66 Feb 2014 #123

I have several close friends that work there. Javaman Feb 2014 #40

Mackey's always been in it for the money. hobbit709 Feb 2014 #47

of course he has been... Javaman Feb 2014 #48

This message was self-deleted by its author ProdigalJunkMail Feb 2014 #52

DU rec...nt SidDithers Feb 2014 #45

According to DU's oh-so-rational "pro science" crowd whatchamacallit Feb 2014 #49

Quite the hyperbole there. Vashta Nerada Feb 2014 #56

No more hyperbolism than that sciencey article whatchamacallit Feb 2014 #63

I know. You guys are very hyperbolic. n/t pnwmom Feb 2014 #68

Did you stuff all that straw yourself, or did you have help? X_Digger Feb 2014 #57

You're free to correct me whatchamacallit Feb 2014 #59

Here, let me help. X_Digger Feb 2014 #60

Your opinion that my post is a straw man whatchamacallit Feb 2014 #64

Feel free to quote anyone at DU expressing the opinions you ascribed to them. X_Digger Feb 2014 #79

When you characterize the thoughts of others the burden of proof is on you - not those questioning. yellowcanine Feb 2014 #99

There are some actual benefits to "Probiotics" and "antioxidants"....BUT yellowcanine Feb 2014 #101

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2014 #87

It's really weird. Puzzledtraveller Feb 2014 #106

A bit of a straw man there. longship Feb 2014 #110

Reactionary Woo Fighters love to post opinion pieces (unscientific sweeping generalizations) whatchamacallit Feb 2014 #116

here ya go... ProdigalJunkMail Feb 2014 #53

They are not allowed to prescribe, just had this discussion yesterday flamingdem Feb 2014 #69

Plenty of M.D.'s --internists and primary care doctors -- prescribe pnwmom Feb 2014 #70

You probably need to take way more pills than generally recommended mainer Feb 2014 #77

Actually, I do take more. And I only use the refrigerated kinds. No thanks on the Kimchi. pnwmom Feb 2014 #82

I avoid WF PasadenaTrudy Feb 2014 #72

"Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food." Hippocrates, father of medicine, 431 B.C polichick Feb 2014 #74

Foolish woo peddler whatchamacallit Feb 2014 #91

I appreciate Whole Foods for leading the way in labeling. pnwmom Feb 2014 #75

An exercise in burying nuance Bad Thoughts Feb 2014 #89

I don't think anything but the usual impression has been made here, anyway - looks djean111 Feb 2014 #105

My dog had very thin stool and the probiotics helped, but sadoldgirl Feb 2014 #103

I'm allergic to cow's milk, tomatoes, corn, soy, peanuts, strawberries, lemon, cayenne, paprika.. Puzzledtraveller Feb 2014 #108

I will not complaint, I am only allergic to gluten nadinbrzezinski Feb 2014 #113

It's obvious this guy had a deadline and couldn't think of anything to write about Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #109

i think he went into the store pothos Feb 2014 #136

That's about it. He did display some excellent ignorance though! Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #137

Michael Pollan's article on probiotics -- it changed my son's life mainer Feb 2014 #118

Glad you posted this and that your son is healthy! Yes, sauerkraut is awesome... polichick Feb 2014 #131

I love Whole Foods Dorian Gray Feb 2014 #126

Read the Comments at the End of this Article.... they are Awesome, DU! fascisthunter Feb 2014 #132

Not to start an argument but basically all modern grocery stores have aisles dedicated to the same Arcanetrance Feb 2014 #133

yep fascisthunter Feb 2014 #134

Trash. pothos Feb 2014 #135

Yes, if you're immune to nuance, you might "want to stop reading right there". Silent3 Feb 2014 #140

oh fucking spare me. pothos Feb 2014 #142

Spare yourself Silent3 Feb 2014 #143