It's just a general trend that irritates me.
I mean come on. He didn't even cite his sources. He just said "From medical journals". That's a lot broader a knowledge base than most people realize, and a lot of "medical journals" are full of SHIT.
Remember, it IS just a syndicated column. It may be a step up from Mr. Smartypants Knows ("Mr. Smarty Pants gets his information from books, magazines, newspapers, the internet, radio, and television. He also includes facts he has overheard at parties.") but yes, an actual doctor with honest to goodness degrees and junk on the walls of a real life office probably is a slightly better source of medical expertise than a column printed in many free newspapers. The Straight Dope is, from what I can tell, (a lot) better than most such offerings (else the column would probably be forced to change its name) but not gospel, no.
Baking Soda
04/10/2011 05:21:00 PM
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Why is it such a miracle substance?
04/10/2011 05:30:41 PM
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That's easy...
04/10/2011 05:32:50 PM
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I always thought ...
04/10/2011 05:36:19 PM
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*slap*
04/10/2011 05:40:16 PM
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Again, Deus vult; 'tis the nature of religion to produce the miraculous.
04/10/2011 05:45:50 PM
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HERETIC! ACIDIFIST!!!
04/10/2011 06:13:11 PM
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Much like a pre-ordered copy of Knife of Dreams, you would make fantastic kindling.
04/10/2011 07:04:42 PM
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*sad head shake*
04/10/2011 08:11:41 PM
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I knew your head would start spinning soon, sure to be followed by foaming at the mouth.
04/10/2011 09:01:47 PM
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hey it causes anti-acid trips, im not going near it *NM*
04/10/2011 05:34:12 PM
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Free your mind from the shackles of reactionary dogma.
04/10/2011 05:47:46 PM
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why does my doctor tell me not take baking soda for indigestion? *NM*
04/10/2011 05:41:04 PM
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Yeah, what she said.
04/10/2011 05:51:58 PM
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who the hell is "Cecil"?
04/10/2011 06:10:05 PM
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Cecil Adams? You are unfamiliar with The Straight Dope?
04/10/2011 06:55:07 PM
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I still don't see a single qualification.
04/10/2011 08:18:40 PM
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I have no idea what his qualifications, if any, are.
04/10/2011 09:01:51 PM
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like I said, it's not necessarily personal against HIM
04/10/2011 10:18:25 PM
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Cecil has been known to cite.
04/10/2011 10:47:00 PM
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I LOVE Baking Soda
04/10/2011 11:17:38 PM
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Peace be with you.
05/10/2011 12:50:30 AM
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"Holy trinity of medicine"?!
*NM*
05/10/2011 12:57:38 AM
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Tasty, too.
05/10/2011 01:09:57 AM
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not fishermans friend?! Blasphemer! *slams door on the way out* *NM*
05/10/2011 02:36:22 AM
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Down with baking soda! Long live baking powder!
*NM*
05/10/2011 05:18:42 AM
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Baking powder IS baking soda.
05/10/2011 06:16:29 AM
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Oh my god no it isn't STOP SPREADING YOUR LIES.
05/10/2011 09:51:21 PM
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Yes, it is, but it is not ONLY baking soda.
05/10/2011 10:26:52 PM
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Why do we need a *brand* baking soda? How have you managed to entirely corner the market?
05/10/2011 01:35:54 PM
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It is the people's baking soda, comrade, and the people are the market.
05/10/2011 03:28:27 PM
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What are some useful applications of baking soda of which people may be unaware? *NM*
05/10/2011 01:36:26 PM
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It can be mixed with vinegar to produce a CO2 rich environment so your weed grows up to 5X faster
05/10/2011 03:39:09 PM
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