That was a harder win that it really should have been.
Despite numerous #kaleidotropic detours into other interests, I'm continuing to make progress through Steve #Silberman's #NeuroTribes (as well as other #autism and #ADHD literature). I'm currently going through Chapter 10, Section VI. It's infuriating reading, because of the topic: the work (if it can be dignified with that label) of the infamous Dr. Andrew #Wakefield, the #antivax fraudster who falsely claimed to have found strong evidence that the #MMR vaccine causes autism.
Despite the emotional tough going, this section has been quite rewarding, because it has revealed a historical linkage I had been unaware of: the link between the #LeakyGut theory — so often trumpeted in the media as the source of a wide variety of physical and psychological ills — and the antivax movement. Even before Wakefield, the leaky gut theory had been a staple of the group of parents following Dr. Bernard #Rimland, another notorious antivaxer. Wakefield had originally trained as a gastroenterologist, and the idea that intestinal wall leakage was the root of all evils delighted him.
One moral I intend to draw from this story: the elevation of ANY favorable mention of #LeakyGut to red-flag status, warranting strong suspicion of antiscientific and socially toxic influences.
Escalation
Things are mostly getting worse. My neurologist referral has stalled, with my symptoms degrading further, so I reached out to my GP last week to expedite the next step. Despite a separate optician appointment confirming my blurred vision isn't just a sudden change of prescription, I still need to know what's wrong with that and the rest. To that end, I was advised to go to the local hospital's Accident and Emergency department in the hope of escalating my case to someone who could help. […]Time to Scrap My Car Wakefield? 🚗 Get a premium, transparent valuation & free doorstep recovery from the local team at UKMotorBuyers: https://ukmotorbuyers.co.uk/scrap-my-car-wakefield/
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