"Treating the root cause" is a trope abused in alternative/integrative/functional medicine to sow distrust in mainstream medicine. Ironically, a scientifically implausible “root cause” is often treated with pseudoscientific approaches (e.g., spine subluxations for all diseases; past life regressions for PTSD; balancing energy for back pain, etc.). H/t Dr. Glaucomflecken

we need to do a rootier cause analysis

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when i hear root cause i always assume my mother.

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Alties think there's a single Root Cause of cancer and other diseases, and if they experiment enough and try lots and lots of supplement pills, "superfoods" and treatments they'll find the magic cure. The practitioners who prey on them are happy to feed this delusion.

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“Is there a rootier cause?”

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Honestly, Doc, that one phrase is the encapsulation of the entire wellness industry. Dear #MAGA “emcapsulation” is a word that means …. Oh nevermind…

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My books arrived. Now I have to decide where to donate 2. Btw, I opened X to a detox dude whose page was full of misinformation about toxins being reabsorved with no mention of kidneys & liver. 🙄.

Incredible! Thank you so much for your support! I just found out today that it’s being translated to Turkish (among other languages)—I’m so grateful its messaging is being spread far and wide. Incidentally, with respect to your detox dude: lol 🙏

lol. You’re welcome. My thrust now is vaccines & donating HEPAs but instead of little libraries, these will go to public libraries in 3 states that I visit. I’ll read one first, of course.

That is music to my ears. Thank you. 😊❤️

Often times the ‘root cause’ of their health problems is the crummy genes that have been passed down from their ancestors. I’d like to see them fix that!

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I’ve been watching him on TikTok for years he’s hilarious.

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Funny, I always thought only dentists dealt with root causes.

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@DGlaucomflecken you gotta find the rootier cause

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@DGlaucomflecken Medical students when asked about Roux-en-Y complications, Roux’ Colitis, Ruch’s Nodes, Rucolase, Root Canals: 👍🥳🎉🎊😎💯🥵💦 Medical students when asked what the true root cause is: 😱🚫😭🪦🥀😵🏴‍☠️🤮🙋⁉️😵‍💫

Voodoo.

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If giving up A&W Root beer means staying healthy than I will just have to call in Sick

@Douglas54194640 Lol

...where did this stem from.

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😂 is there a “rooter” cause!

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I am sorry but this broad statement is harmful to progress and unity needed to advance true preventative care in medicine. Are we really satisfied with American health and the status quo of healthcare? I’ve actually deep dove into the naturopathic literature and it opened my eyes a lot to missed opportunities due to dismissive and divisive attitudes like this.

Wellness influencers know exactly what your root cause is. I mean, it's different with every influencer, but still, they *know*.

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There are unfortunately some implausible remedies for difficult diseases that exploit the lack of adequate answers such as neutral beam therapy and hyperbaric oxygen. I would like to see treatment by the Fae for paediatrics. Might result in inter dimensional abduction 🤷

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The root cause is that human beings are frail, life sucks, and you're gonna get fucked by something sooner rather than later. Only thing you can do is fight the fires as they jump up.

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“ Is there a rootier cause?” 🤣

So good! 😆 I address this in my book too—so glad that people are becoming more aware of alternative medicine grifting charades.

Dr G is gold!

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The Root Cause of COVID-19.

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Mainstream medicine does not understand the full etiology of many diseases. If it did, it wouldn't fail to treat them (ex. chronic degenerative diseases). In each of these situations, the "root cause" is not being addressed. This is proven every time mainstream medicine solves a previously unsolvable problem, and updates its worldview. While it is true that there are many inappropriate alternative medical practices and claims, arguing against the inquiry into the "root cause" is equally wrong.

Ironically, alternative practitioners are often unqualified to evaluate etiology and diagnose health conditions, let alone recommend treatment—and that’s precisely the problem with this over-a century-year-old trope that is used to grift and dupe patients.

But they are often correct as well. For example, before PTSD’s inclusion in the DSM-III (1980), trauma-related conditions were poorly understood in mainstream medicine. Mainstream treatments (e.g., rest, sedatives, or electroconvulsive therapy) were largely ineffective for addressing the core psychological mechanisms of trauma. There was a phase before 1980 when certain "alternative" practitioners developed approaches to treating trauma-related conditions that align with modern understandings of PTSD. The "alternative" practitioners in this case were correct. Mainstream medicine eventually caught up to this, and these treatments are now considered mainstream (PE, CPT, EMDR, etc). It's not black and white the way you are presenting it.

@jonathanstea Haven't seen a single one being 'correct'.

@jonathanstea Germ theory was a minor and "alternative" medical concept prior to Louis Pasteur's experiments. It's now the foundational mental model of mainstream medicine.

hands off my root beer bro

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Does the “root cause” have something to do with a root canal gone wrong? Maybe dentists have the answer. 😁

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🤣 Funniest rebuttal of so-called alternative and traditional medicine's pseudo-scientific claims...great job👏🏽👏🏽

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I was SO waiting for the "rootier" cause reference. 😂

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You are too diplomatic. You should just go ahead and explicitly call out chiropractors here too. They are some of the leading purveyors of this nonsense.

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*youth pastor pulls up a chair*

That's a really really really funny video @DGlaucomflecken Very well done

@DGlaucomflecken Is there a “rootier” cause? 😂😂😂😆🤣🤣🤣😂🤣😂🤔😂😂

@DGlaucomflecken So good. Lol

Beautiful 😂👌🏼

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@DGlaucomflecken Wow- so similar to the MAGA movement. There are problems in our government and we should address them but we are getting more corruption and not getting to the root.

Close minded, uninformed. I have cured more serious health problems in my family than I can count, with nutrients, minerals & gut. Reported symptoms to many doctors over years, absolutely no help. Shame conventional docs are so disinterested to study this & choose rx instead.

I believe it’s root vegetables. Screw carrots.

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“A rootier cause.” 😹💕

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