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I am currently working on a very important project which is due horrifyingly soon and I need to ask the following questions to a minumum of 10 people, but preferably as many as possible...

anyone who can take the time to answer the questions below would really be helping me out a lot

I must stress that this is not about getting the answers right or wrong, I need to know what your gut answer is, so please don't go looking up the answers to these or it will skew the results of my project...

The purpose of this project is to perform an analysis between what people believe about health versus the facts about health from a Western biomedical perspective, and then to consider the possible ramifications this may have on the current medical system. There are no wrong answers, I just need to know what you feel the answers are.

1. Is it possible to get the flu from the flu shot?

2. Can you get sick or die from drinking too much water?

3. Where is the stomach located? How would you make the gesture for having a sore stomach? (where would you point on your body?)

4. How do antibiotics work? How long should you take them for and why?

5. How long could one live without food? Without water?

6. Which of the following is a stimulant? Alcohol, Ibuprofen, Chocolate.

7. What does it mean to have a high tolerance to a substance? Could a person become immune to the effects of alcohol, for instance?

8. Is there such a thing as "good fat" and "bad fat"?

9. Can you catch a cold from going outside in the cold with no jacket, or wet hair?

10. Is it harmful to the baby for a woman to engage in sexual activity while pregnant?

11. Can you get lead poisoning from a pencil?

12. What is a Naturopathic Doctor and how are they different than a Medical Doctor? Or are they not different at all?

13. What is the difference between naturopathic remedies and pharmaceutical remedies?

14. What do you believe to be the ideal weight for a woman of my height and age? (5 foot 9, 23)

15. Do you trust your Health practitioner, and are you honest with them at all times?

[droded]

1. Is it possible to get the flu from the flu shot?

No...Or unless you're allergic.

2. Can you get sick or die from drinking too much water?

If the water isn't clean.

3. Where is the stomach located? How would you make the gesture for having a sore stomach? (where would you point on your body?)

Under rib cage...

4. How do antibiotics work? How long should you take them for and why?

Take them only a few times as they are used to stimulate the white blood cells, as well as kill the germs as well.

5. How long could one live without food? Without water?

Around a week without food, and around 2 days without water.

6. Which of the following is a stimulant? Alcohol, Ibuprofen, Chocolate.

Chocolate...

7. What does it mean to have a high tolerance to a substance? Could a person become immune to the effects of alcohol, for instance?

Not completely, but just become 'more immune,' as in you are able to with stand more alcohol...

8. Is there such a thing as "good fat" and "bad fat"?

Bull****

9. Can you catch a cold from going outside in the cold with no jacket, or wet hair?

You can indeed.


10. Is it harmful to the baby for a woman to engage in sexual activity while pregnant?

I don't think so..

11. Can you get lead poisoning from a pencil?

Yes.

12. What is a Naturopathic Doctor and how are they different than a Medical Doctor? Or are they not different at all?

They use more 'natural' medicine, like herbs and stuff right?

13. What is the difference between naturopathic remedies and pharmaceutical remedies?

I think pharmaceuticals are much , much better and effective. The herbal stuff is just for those environmentalists.

14. What do you believe to be the ideal weight for a woman of my height and age? (5 foot 9, 23)

I have no idea...uhh 65kg?(Random number)

15. Do you trust your Health practitioner, and are you honest with them at all times?

If you are not honest, you are screwed.


Sorry if I did anything wrong - didn't really read the instructions fully... I just answered what I think right?

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Originally Posted by droded

Sorry if I did anything wrong - didn't really read the instructions fully... I just answered what I think right?

yup, that's exactly what I need, thanks

[Albion Knight]

1. Is it possible to get the flu from the flu shot?
Yes but it is very minimal

2. Can you get sick or die from drinking too much water?
Yes there is a toxicity level for all substances

3. Where is the stomach located? How would you make the gesture for having a sore stomach? (where would you point on your body?)
Behind the belly button

4. How do antibiotics work? How long should you take them for and why?

They stimulate you immune system
5. How long could one live without food? Without water?
food : 3-4 weeks water :5 days

6. Which of the following is a stimulant? Alcohol, Ibuprofen, Chocolate.
Chocolate

7. What does it mean to have a high tolerance to a substance? Could a person become immune to the effects of alcohol, for instance?
It means the body counters the effects and yes to an extent

8. Is there such a thing as "good fat" and "bad fat"?
Absolutely your body need Omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acids as well as others

9. Can you catch a cold from going outside in the cold with no jacket, or wet hair?
No but your immune system works better when at more normal temperatures

10. Is it harmful to the baby for a woman to engage in sexual activity while pregnant?
Not unless it is extremely vigorous

11. Can you get lead poisoning from a pencil?
not any more pencils use graphite today instead of lead

12. What is a Naturopathic Doctor and how are they different than a Medical Doctor? Or are they not different at all?
I'm guessing the they use ingredients found in nature to treat you or they look to aid your body's natural healing abilities

13. What is the difference between naturopathic remedies and pharmaceutical remedies?
naturopathic look to aid your body's natural healing abilities


14. What do you believe to be the ideal weight for a woman of my height and age? (5 foot 9, 23)

130


15. Do you trust your Health practitioner, and are you honest with them at all times?

To a large extent I do trust him. Yes I am completely honest it wouldn't serve me to be otherwise

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thanks todd

[Dark Drakan]

1. Is it possible to get the flu from the flu shot?

No it is not possible

2. Can you get sick or die from drinking too much water?

Yes you can as someone has done so recently.

3. Where is the stomach located? How would you make the gesture for having a sore stomach? (where would you point on your body?)

The stomach is found in the upper middle of your abdomen, just below your ribs.

4. How do antibiotics work? How long should you take them for and why?

They kill bacteria and stop the chemical process used to create it. They should be taken for as long as your doctor tells you and no longer as bacteria can become immune to them.

5. How long could one live without food? Without water?

Average human can last about 4-6 weeks without food but only from a few days to about a week without water.

6. Which of the following is a stimulant? Alcohol, Ibuprofen, Chocolate.

Ibuprofen

7. What does it mean to have a high tolerance to a substance? Could a person become immune to the effects of alcohol, for instance?

Just means their body takes more time to feel the effects and no, no-one could become 'Immune' to the effects of alcohol as it would still effect them at some stage.

8. Is there such a thing as "good fat" and "bad fat"?

Yeah there is good fats are things like Monounsaturated Fats & Polyunsaturated Fats mainly found in types of fish. Bad fats are things like Trans Fats from packaged or fried food and snacks.

9. Can you catch a cold from going outside in the cold with no jacket, or wet hair?

No as its a virus.

10. Is it harmful to the baby for a woman to engage in sexual activity while pregnant?

No unless very vigorous.

11. Can you get lead poisoning from a pencil?

No as its graphite and not 'lead'

12. What is a Naturopathic Doctor and how are they different than a Medical Doctor? Or are they not different at all?

Naturopathic Doctor's use natural remedies and herbs etc and Medical Doctors use drugs and surgery.

13. What is the difference between naturopathic remedies and pharmaceutical remedies?

Ones natural and the other is man made drugs.

14. What do you believe to be the ideal weight for a woman of my height and age? (5 foot 9, 23)

Between 126 and 160lbs? All depends on body size and shape etc as it can vary a lot.

15. Do you trust your Health practitioner, and are you honest with them at all times?

Yeah though i dont see them to often.

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thank you andy

[Dark Drakan]

Originally Posted by Hexadecimal

thank you andy

Your very welcome

[Devalion]

Sorry for the paragraphing.

• Is it possible to get the flu from the flu shot? Yes, they inject you with a very weak form of influenza, so that your body will build up immunity to it.
  
  
• Can you get sick or die from drinking too much water? Yes, a woman actually died from a radio contest where she had to drink as much water as she could without urinating to win the bet.

3. Where is the stomach located? How would you make the gesture for having a sore stomach? (Where would you point on your body?) Lower left side of the chest cavity. (I dunno about this, I guessed.)


4. How do antibiotics work? How long should you take them for and why? Antibiotics work by killing off a selective type of bacteria in the body. You should take them as long as the doctor recommends, because the bacteria could resurge within that period if the antibiotic is stopped prematurely.



5. How long could one live without food? Without water? Depending upon the person, a week or two without food, a few days without water.



6. Which of the following is a stimulant? Alcohol, Ibuprofen, Chocolate.
Chocolate


7. What does it mean to have a high tolerance to a substance? Could a person become immune to the effects of alcohol, for instance? Having a high tolerance of something means it takes more of the substance to get you to how you felt when you first tried it. It might feel like being immune to alcohol, but when your liver fails, you’ll notice.

8. Is there such a thing as "good fat" and "bad fat"? Yes, good fat is enough to cushion vital organs and keep the body warm. Bad fat is an overabundance of fat cells, thereby hindering the body in it’s works.

9. Can you catch a cold from going outside in the cold with no jacket, or wet hair? If there are cold germs outside, then yes.

10. Is it harmful to the baby for a woman to engage in sexual activity while pregnant? Depends on how far along the baby is.

11. Can you get lead poisoning from a pencil? If the pencil has lead in it, not graphite.

12. What is a Naturopathic Doctor and how are they different than a Medical Doctor? Or are they not different at all? Naturopathic doctors use natural, cost effective remedies, while medical doctors use pharmaceutical remedies.

13. What is the difference between naturopathic remedies and pharmaceutical remedies? One works, one doesn’t.

14. What do you believe to be the ideal weight for a woman of my height and age? (5 foot 9, 23) Depends on body type and genetics.

15. Do you trust your Health practitioner, and are you honest with them at all times? Yes, yes.

[Angel]

1. Is it possible to get the flu from the flu shot?
yes (I dunno! )

2. Can you get sick or die from drinking too much water?
Yes

3. Where is the stomach located? How would you make the gesture for having a sore stomach? (where would you point on your body?)
I would point to below my diaphragm and about 2-3 inches above my navel

4. How do antibiotics work? How long should you take them for and why?
They assist your white blood cells by attacking the infection. You should take them for as long as prescribed, even if you feel well, otherwise they won't be as effective.

5. How long could one live without food? Without water?
You can live without food for a long time...just over a month, I reckon. Water - 3 days max unless of course you are drinking other liquids.

6. Which of the following is a stimulant? Alcohol, Ibuprofen, Chocolate.
Chocolate

7. What does it mean to have a high tolerance to a substance? Could a person become immune to the effects of alcohol, for instance?
To have a high tolerance means your body is used to a certain level of something and it means it takes more of whatever it is for the effects to be as apparent compared to someone with a lower tolerance. A person can never be immune to the effects of alcohol because even if they show no outward signs of effects, the damage is still being done on the inside.

8. Is there such a thing as "good fat" and "bad fat"?
Yes - certain fats are essential for growth etc but as with anything, you mustn't exceed the recommended daily amounts unless necessary (i.e. Doctor says so or whatever).

9. Can you catch a cold from going outside in the cold with no jacket, or wet hair?
No.

10. Is it harmful to the baby for a woman to engage in sexual activity while pregnant?
No - unless a doctor advises otherwise, it is not harmful.

11. Can you get lead poisoning from a pencil?
Nope - no lead in pencils anymore.

12. What is a Naturopathic Doctor and how are they different than a Medical Doctor? Or are they not different at all?
Never heard of it, but I'll take a wild guess and say that they use natural methods like herbal remedies and the like to treat ailments as opposed to chemicals that a doctor may prescribe. I think that's the main difference - other than maybe they don't have to go to medical school to practice their medicine?

13. What is the difference between naturopathic remedies and pharmaceutical remedies?
The former uses naturally found ingredients only and the latter uses chemical substances.

14. What do you believe to be the ideal weight for a woman of my height and age? (5 foot 9, 23)
Er...about 9 stone?

15. Do you trust your Health practitioner, and are you honest with them at all times?

I do and I am - no point in lying!

Don't know if that helps at all...

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thanks Devalion and Angel

[§ephiroxa§]

1. Is it possible to get the flu from the flu shot?

Um..I don't think so.

2. Can you get sick or die from drinking too much water?

Maybe if the water or food has poison in it?

3. Where is the stomach located? How would you make the gesture for having a sore stomach? (where would you point on your body?)

I think they stomach is located more towards the middle of our torso. Your ribs area. Hard to explain. But when we make a gesture for have a sore stomach I'd point to someplace near my belly button

4. How do antibiotics work? How long should you take them for and why?

If I remember correctly from the LAST time I took Antibio's. Don't they prevent the growth of bacteria? (My doctor told me to eat a lot of yogurt). As for how long one would take them? I'm not too sure. I took mine for a little over a month. I think you need to stop because your body has NATURAL bacteria that is NEEDED for certain things that the antibio's kill.

5. How long could one live without food? Without water?

Food: 40 days...(I think) Water: And I think 3 days without water.

6. Which of the following is a stimulant? Alcohol, Ibuprofen, Chocolate.

Oh oh. All of them?

7. What does it mean to have a high tolerance to a substance? Could a person become immune to the effects of alcohol, for instance?

I don't think so. But it would take them longer than it did before for them to get drunk. More of the substance in question.

8. Is there such a thing as "good fat" and "bad fat"?

Yes..yes there is.

9. Can you catch a cold from going outside in the cold with no jacket, or wet hair?

I think it's true. But Justin tells me I'm crazy.

10. Is it harmful to the baby for a woman to engage in sexual activity while pregnant?

Nope. I know this for a FACT. She can have sex all she wants.

11. Can you get lead poisoning from a pencil?

Not anymore I don't think. I think pencil's don't contain lead anymore. but I may be stupid.

12. What is a Naturopathic Doctor and how are they different than a Medical Doctor? Or are they not different at all?

Haha..I have no idea..

13. What is the difference between naturopathic remedies and pharmaceutical remedies?

Again..No idea. and no guessess.

14. What do you believe to be the ideal weight for a woman of my height and age? (5 foot 9, 23)

160 Ish. Maybe 170. But then again..I'm not very smart.

15. Do you trust your Health practitioner, and are you honest with them at all times?

The female one I had at some point. Yes. She was very nice, and I told her about ALL my dirty deeds

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all your dirty deeds eh?

hehe thanks, seph

[Vegeta]

1. Is it possible to get the flu from the flu shot?
Not very Likely

2. Can you get sick or die from drinking too much water?
Only if you drink them right after another and drink it for like 3 days straght idk lol..

3. Where is the stomach located? How would you make the gesture for having a sore stomach? (where would you point on your body?)
right below your lungs

4. How do antibiotics work? How long should you take them for and why?
Take them as long as they are prescripted they give you stuff to kill the bad things lol...

5. How long could one live without food? Without water?
Food: 3-4weeks Water: 2-3 days

6. Which of the following is a stimulant? Alcohol, Ibuprofen, Chocolate.
Chocolate

7. What does it mean to have a high tolerance to a substance? Could a person become immune to the effects of alcohol, for instance?
Not totally immune it would just take a lot longer than normal.

8. Is there such a thing as "good fat" and "bad fat"?
Yes

9. Can you catch a cold from going outside in the cold with no jacket, or wet hair?
Yes

10. Is it harmful to the baby for a woman to engage in sexual activity while pregnant?
No

11. Can you get lead poisoning from a pencil?
No

12. What is a Naturopathic Doctor and how are they different than a Medical Doctor? Or are they not different at all?
Im not sure

13. What is the difference between naturopathic remedies and pharmaceutical remedies?
Naturopathic remedies are Herbal remedies.
Pharmaceutical remedies are medicines

14. What do you believe to be the ideal weight for a woman of my height and age? (5 foot 9, 23)
118

15. Do you trust your Health practitioner, and are you honest with them at all times?
Yes

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thanks vegeta