Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
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Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
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Personal anecdotes, puzzles, cute pics/clips - everything welcome
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Please do not spam at the top level. If you have a lot to post each day, try and post them all together in one top level comment
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Try keep things light. If you are bringing in deep stuff, try not to go overboard.
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Things that are clearly on-topic for this board should be posted as a separate post and not here (except if you are new and still getting the feel of this place)
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If you find people violating these rules, deport them rather than start a argument here.
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Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evolving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
Rules For the rest of the Site also accessible on the sidebar.
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Agree with most of your comment. Haven't been to a doctor or dentist since 2020. Took myself off ALL prescribed meds; BP, Cholesterol, even thyroid medicine. Also lost two crowns in 2021 and broke my left foot twice and my right foot too, all in 2023 and 2024. All the doc would do is put a cast on me (that's what they did when I first broke my foot in 1992). I'm claustrophobic and couldn't go through that again.
Almost cut off the tip of my thumb in 2025, and still didn't go. It healed fine! Mainly because the last 5 years I've detoxed and fed my body more "real" food. I never used to heal well; would take weeks to heal. Now? Days....
I had the same thing happen at work in 1986. They sent me to the doctor and two stitches hurt WORSE than the cut.
The more we know about our bodies and what it needs to operate effectively, the less we need AMA doctors imo.