Fish – Now by Prescription [Classic]
Astral Codex Ten Podcast
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The Drug Industry Is Making an Obscene Profit Off of It
The drug companies are probably making an obscene profit off of LaVanza but less obscene than you might imagine from their ability to stick a fish in a blender and sell you what comes out the other side for $300. If it were discovered tomorrow that potatoes cured cancer then people wouldn't suppress this natural remedy. Two years from now there would be an ultra purified potato extract called potaxor that was on closer examination physically and chemically identical to mashed potatoes. But these mashed potatoes would be mashed in a giant centrifuge by scientists with five PhDs each. Anytime someone got cancer their doctor would prescribe potaxor and charge $6,000 per dose - if they have a good enough insurance
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