Penn and Teller - Alternative Medicine (Full Episode)

[SanguineBullet667]

why not just do light yoga and stretching in the morning instead of getting yanked about so roughly?

I'm never going to a chiropractic 'doctor' again.

[celardweller]

Go to a doctor for a compressed spine and they will prescribe you muscle relaxants. Go to a good chiropractor and you'll get an uncompressed spine. These examples are my first hand experiences. Your arguments, are exactly the same as Pen and tellers. We've already heard them watching their show.

[teapotstrikesback]

@celardweller The trick is *finding* the good chiropractor. Notice that in the episode, quack chiropractic claims are debunked *by a chiropractor*.

[psychoticlibertarian]

I have gone to the chiropractor before, when my neck actually did hurt. And they actually did make my neck feel better. However, I also noticed the bullshit papers around the office telling me how adjustments can make my children not need immunizations, keep me from getting the flu, and a whole lot of other garbage that I knew was utterly fake. I didn't go for that junk, I just went for my sore neck.

[puertoricofree]

In all fairness $55 for an hour long foot massage is not the worst deal in history.....

[emerickscott]

@puertoricofree This is true, if it's a good one - and if they didn't tell you bullshit about it.

[shrikechan]

Reflexology is nonsense, but stress and anxiety do weaken the immune system. This happens if you aren't getting the amount of sleep your body needs to recover from the work it does during the day. But this has nothing to do with reflexology or anything like it.

[emerickscott]

@shrikechan I disagree - I'm sick less than anyone I know, and I get the least sleep of anyone I know (5-5.5 hours a night)

[HillChris1234]

23:33 - I have a foot fetish!!!

[riseofthejellyfish]

Wow, this show is both funny and seriously disturbing, I would never go to a Chiropractor anyway, but seeing this is just scary!

[riseofthejellyfish]

@riseofthejellyfish The snail facial is genius.

[celardweller]

Alternative healing is in direct competition with the pharmaceutical industrys remedial treatments like muscle relaxants and pain killers. If the pharmaceutical Industry sends Doctors on golf trips you can safely bet both kidneys that they will sponsor Pen, Teller and anyone else who can successfully promote over the counter drugs.

I've received immediate and long term relief from pinched nerves, backaches and sports injuries from Chiropractors. These injuries did not fix themselves.

[PsychoticNeurotic]

@celardweller everyone would agree with you that pinched nerves, bad backs and muscular problems can be helped through chiropractors. not cancer!

[N0xulifer]

@celardweller

This has nothing to do with valid eastern medicine (by valid, I mean scientifically proven successful)

These are just hack practices, like a lot of the new age crap which is purely based on "mental masturbation" claims with no scientific evidence backing up what it preaches. Money hungry people aren't just in the big industries...

[iLOVEpicklesBRO28]

I've been using a chiropractor since I was 10 for my frequent headaches. I'm 15, and it works, at least for me. HOWEVER, I only go once every 2 months, and it is not a full-out cure.

[HillChris1234]

@iLOVEpicklesBRO28 Placebo.  And, once every 2 months... someone's ripping you off. Go to a real doctor and find a real cure.

[iLOVEpicklesBRO28]

@HillChris1234 it does work, actually. They even say themselves that it does seem to work for problems with the spine, and that's where my headaches come from. So actually, it does. Also, about the whole "doctor" thing, THEY'RE THE ONE THAT SENT ME THERE. So, kiss my ass and actually listen to them.

[shrikechan]

@iLOVEpicklesBRO28 not all doctors know what they're talking about.

[shrikechan]

@iLOVEpicklesBRO28 Consider this, that woman" studying" to be a reflexologist is a registered nurse. That means she at least has some kind of knowledge of real medicine, but was still unable to notice how bullshit reflexology is. If she can make that kind of mistake in judgement, there isn't much to stop a doctor from doing the same.

[Allankj]

Hahahahaha, the snails are so nice... why would you say yes to that?!?! :-D Ewww.

[felderup]

@Allankj if people are willing to eat them...

[vatreniboris]

One thing sure does work. Asian foot massage!

[viralrazor]

02:29 thats one horribly misplaced key

[PutrydByle]

"Tattoo that last sentence backwards on your ass!" I loled

[Schneboll]

04:35 "Doesn't that feel gooood? - No it hurts."

[TheAuraKnight552]

I nearly broke my hand punching my desk when he said he cracks babyies back

[Schneboll]

@TheAuraKnight552 Yes seriously I got pissed off too. Kinda astonished the baby didn't die on the spot.

[sammallory79]

fuck ya mental masterbation!

[scoobyrds]

CrystalEye fan club? I think yes.

[PT109Boat]

What's with the ducks?

[TheAuraKnight552]

@PT109Boat Quack

[sammallory79]

@PT109Boat it just means u watched the whole show! gratZ!