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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread hormesis #86832 11/13/2002 2:07 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Same issue DISCOVER, p 74 "Poisons that kill or injure at high doses , can have the opposite effect at low doses, he says, and the paradox holds true for every conceivable measure of health - growth, fertility, life span, and immune and mental function. The effect is known as hormesis from the Greek word for excite." Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: hormesis #86833 11/13/2002 2:53 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Poisons that kill or injure at high doses , can have the opposite effect at low doses Sounds perilously close to homeopathy. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: hormesis #86834 11/13/2002 3:11 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Dear Faldage: that is one thing the hecklers bring up. However, the homeopathic doses are far, far lower than the doses the author is talking about. The one thing I wish he had discussed was for how long you can be exposed to the low doses before cumulative errects show up. For instance, I was expsed to cousin who had tuberculosis when I was about four years old. I have had many, many Xrays since. At what point might cululative effect show up? Nobody knows. I doubt very much that the Xrays had any hormetic effect on me. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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