Comments on: Go on, you deserve it. Slap yourself with a Healing Broom http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2007/02/go-on-you-deserve-it-slap-yourself-with.html Experiments and Thoughts on Quackery, Health Beliefs and Pseudoscience Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:47:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: lecanardnoir http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2007/02/go-on-you-deserve-it-slap-yourself-with.html#comment-15927 lecanardnoir Sat, 24 Sep 2011 13:21:16 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2007/02/go-on-you-deserve-it-slap-yourself-with-a-healing-broom.html#comment-15927 Thanks. I did check out Mantak Chia and indeed it does look as if he is a quack. And, unless I missed the news story, science has not shown that auras and meridians are real. Thanks. I did check out Mantak Chia and indeed it does look as if he is a quack. And, unless I missed the news story, science has not shown that auras and meridians are real.

]]> By: hong kong fuey http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2007/02/go-on-you-deserve-it-slap-yourself-with.html#comment-15926 hong kong fuey Sat, 24 Sep 2011 12:53:46 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2007/02/go-on-you-deserve-it-slap-yourself-with-a-healing-broom.html#comment-15926 As surprising as it may seem, healing brooms or wire hitters as they can be known are used in a taoist practice and basically detox the body. Again check out Mantak Chia and see if hes a quack. He just happens to be a well respected taoist and sells this stuff on his website too. He was taught by monks and this sort of thing has a historic practice. Much Taoist practices were considered quackery until science proved the existence of auras and meridians. Its a shame how our western science which mocked such practices involving meridians took thousand of years to catch up with the chinese i think the real quacks have to be the ignorant ones in this case. quack quack... As surprising as it may seem, healing brooms or wire hitters as they can be known are used in a taoist practice and basically detox the body. Again check out Mantak Chia and see if hes a quack. He just happens to be a well respected taoist and sells this stuff on his website too. He was taught by monks and this sort of thing has a historic practice. Much Taoist practices were considered quackery until science proved the existence of auras and meridians. Its a shame how our western science which mocked such practices involving meridians took thousand of years to catch up with the chinese i think the real quacks have to be the ignorant ones in this case. quack quack…

]]> By: takata suzuki http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2007/02/go-on-you-deserve-it-slap-yourself-with.html#comment-14672 takata suzuki Fri, 15 Apr 2011 15:46:57 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2007/02/go-on-you-deserve-it-slap-yourself-with-a-healing-broom.html#comment-14672 shaolin monks do these exercises for many thousand years. they make you feel, look and be strong. feels good and good for you. silly. shaolin monks do these exercises for many thousand years. they make you feel, look and be strong. feels good and good for you. silly.

]]> By: Le Canard Noir http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2007/02/go-on-you-deserve-it-slap-yourself-with.html#comment-7576 Le Canard Noir Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:45:00 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2007/02/go-on-you-deserve-it-slap-yourself-with-a-healing-broom.html#comment-7576 You really have been taken in by this claptrap haven't you? QiGong 7000 years old? Ha Ha Ha. More like 50 years old.<br/><br/>Ignorance can be easily corrected. Being a gullible buffoon less so. You really have been taken in by this claptrap haven’t you? QiGong 7000 years old? Ha Ha Ha. More like 50 years old.

Ignorance can be easily corrected. Being a gullible buffoon less so.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2007/02/go-on-you-deserve-it-slap-yourself-with.html#comment-7575 Anonymous Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:56:00 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2007/02/go-on-you-deserve-it-slap-yourself-with-a-healing-broom.html#comment-7575 It's actually a Qigong exercise with about, I don't know 7000 years of history per the Chinese Medica.<br/>But, enjoy being cleverly ignorant!<br/>Blessings It’s actually a Qigong exercise with about, I don’t know 7000 years of history per the Chinese Medica.
But, enjoy being cleverly ignorant!
Blessings

]]> By: The Angry Medic http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2007/02/go-on-you-deserve-it-slap-yourself-with.html#comment-4845 The Angry Medic Fri, 23 Mar 2007 13:28:00 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2007/02/go-on-you-deserve-it-slap-yourself-with-a-healing-broom.html#comment-4845 Someone should tell Dan Brown about this. He could use it for his next novel. Imagine, Opus Dei upgrading from whips to healing brooms. That'll go down better with the general public, oh yes. Someone should tell Dan Brown about this. He could use it for his next novel. Imagine, Opus Dei upgrading from whips to healing brooms. That’ll go down better with the general public, oh yes.

]]> By: Cal http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2007/02/go-on-you-deserve-it-slap-yourself-with.html#comment-4836 Cal Wed, 14 Mar 2007 09:56:00 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2007/02/go-on-you-deserve-it-slap-yourself-with-a-healing-broom.html#comment-4836 Hilarious!! But very worrying for those who take this kind of stuff seriously... Hilarious!! But very worrying for those who take this kind of stuff seriously…

]]> By: Maggie http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2007/02/go-on-you-deserve-it-slap-yourself-with.html#comment-4833 Maggie Sun, 11 Mar 2007 21:23:00 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2007/02/go-on-you-deserve-it-slap-yourself-with-a-healing-broom.html#comment-4833 When I accessed this post today I found the google ad was for Quantum North Biofeedback...<br/>http://quantumnorth.com/<br/><br/>Jackpot! 10 canards! :-)<br/><br/>I've been having a lot of fun with your Quackometer, thank you so much for providing it. When I accessed this post today I found the google ad was for Quantum North Biofeedback…
http://quantumnorth.com/

Jackpot! 10 canards! :-)

I’ve been having a lot of fun with your Quackometer, thank you so much for providing it.

]]> By: JC http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2007/02/go-on-you-deserve-it-slap-yourself-with.html#comment-4815 JC Fri, 02 Mar 2007 00:48:00 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2007/02/go-on-you-deserve-it-slap-yourself-with-a-healing-broom.html#comment-4815 As I'm feeling uncharacteristically generous today I'll note that whipping yourself will increase the blood flow to the whipped area which might help with... I don't know, something. <br/><br/>Admittedly it would be more comfortable to just give the same area a quick rub, but that could play havoc with your quantum rah-rah lay lines. As I’m feeling uncharacteristically generous today I’ll note that whipping yourself will increase the blood flow to the whipped area which might help with… I don’t know, something.

Admittedly it would be more comfortable to just give the same area a quick rub, but that could play havoc with your quantum rah-rah lay lines.

]]> By: Lucy Jr. http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2007/02/go-on-you-deserve-it-slap-yourself-with.html#comment-4811 Lucy Jr. Thu, 01 Mar 2007 10:21:00 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2007/02/go-on-you-deserve-it-slap-yourself-with-a-healing-broom.html#comment-4811 This spot of woo really is top rate. <br/>Can't help admiring these quackery generators. They are always pushing the envelope (or in this case, the broom). This spot of woo really is top rate.
Can’t help admiring these quackery generators. They are always pushing the envelope (or in this case, the broom).

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