One of the most evil sentences to exist in the English language might just be “Speaking to Nigel Farage on GB News, Tom Bower explained.” Tom Bower is a rotten old man who has a long history of the most despicable royal commentary ever. It is downright painful that any media outlet even goes to Bower for any kind of commentary (it was especially disconcerting when the New York Times did so). These days, I think outlets like GB News are the only ones to give Bower some airtime. And hoo boy did he deliver with an instant classic. According to Bower, King Charles is such a believer in alternative medicine that he will refuse traditional cancer treatments like chemotherapy. The king, you see, loves “potions.”
King Charles may refuse cancer treatment as he “does not believe in chemotherapy”, a former BBC journalist has claimed.
Speaking to Nigel Farage on GB News Tom Bower explained: “I’m speculating but the King is a promoter of alternative medicine. He would not be one for chemotherapy. He’s always argued against it. He’s a great believer in natural herbs and potions and things like that. So my guess is that at the moment he’s taking advice from a man called Michael Dixon, who he’s championed for many years, has headed his own natural alternative medicinal institute discredited by many people. The King is a great believer in it. Last night, I was very surprised that people kept on saying that he’s going to have chemotherapy or radiation and the rest of it.”
It’s true that Charles appointed a homeopathic healer to his medical team last year, and it’s also true that Charles has long supported and lobbied for homeopathy and alternative medicine. That being said, would the “men in grey” allow the king (any king) to do this??? It’s not a personal or private matter when it’s about the head of state – there’s a reason why there’s a White House doctor and medical staff, you know? Because the head of state’s health affects the nation. So, I have my doubts. From what little we know of Charles’s treatment, he’s receiving outpatient care from a real hospital and he’s sought treatment from genuine medical doctors, for his prostate and his cancer. Still, I’m sure they’ve given the king some potions. As a treat.
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Making your own decisions for your own health and body is a human right, isn’t it? His health does not belong to the people.
Sure in theory his health belongs to him as it is a non-contagious/non-communicable illness. He’s a grown man in his 70s and if he chooses the hospice path (which, let’s face it, this would likely be) that would be his right.
In the reality of how that whole Firm is set up? No way. There are power brokers behind the scenes who will be working wildly against the mere suggestion. But I mean, who knows if it’s true.
In that case he can stop his official FB page and other Royal channels from posting about how he stands with others suffering with cancer and is supporting them and saying things like “His Majesty is delighted that his diagnosis is having a positive impact on public health awareness.”
If what he’s really saying is “Piss on actual medical advice, peach pits are the way to go”.
Sure. Ask Steve Jobs how that worked out for him. Oh wait, you can’t because the cancer got him after he spent too long taking herbs and potions instead of chemotherapy and radiation.
Thank you. I was thinking the same thing. My sister is in treatment for the same cancer that killed Jobs. Surgery, chemo/hormone therapy and PRRT (which to be fair, was brand new and still experimental when he was ill). She’s doing well. Her cancer will never be cured, but it has been contained for 6 years.
Jobs crossed my mind immediately too.
I sincerely hope that this Tom Bower guy is full of it and not talking to KFC’s actual treatment plan.
Making your own decisions for your own health and body is a human right, isn’t it?
Not if you are an American.
I hope Charles embraces potions are part of a wellness program, rather than as treatment for disease. It would a horrible message to the public otherwise.
When I heard about Charles affliction my first thought was, “oh, I can’t wait to hear what treatments he tries”. Charles has been plantman for decades. I’m sure he has heard enough to have a good idea for a plan of action.
This is why Charles and Camilla are a perfect pair. He loves potions and she loves spells.
Perfect!
😳🧙😂
Excellent shade,
He loves herbs & potions. She loves oats & hay.
They say the witch triedto turn him into a tampon
Just to remind us what homeopathy is, since the definition always seems to confuse people.
Homeopathy (from wiki as it’s the most complete and sourced definition):
“Homeopathy or homoeopathy is a pseudoscientific[1] system of alternative medicine. It was conceived in 1796 by the German physician Samuel Hahnemann. Its practitioners, called homeopaths or homeopathic physicians,[2] believe that a substance that causes symptoms of a disease in healthy people can cure similar symptoms in sick people; this doctrine is called similia similibus curentur, or “like cures like”.[3] Homeopathic preparations are termed remedies and are made using homeopathic dilution. ***In this process, the selected substance is repeatedly diluted until the final product is chemically indistinguishable from the diluent. Often not even a single molecule of the original substance can be expected to remain in the product.[4] Between each dilution homeopaths may hit and/or shake the product, claiming this makes the diluent “remember” the original substance after its removal.*** Practitioners claim that such preparations, upon oral intake, can treat or cure disease.[5]”
What homeopathy isn’t:
Homeopathy is NOT the same as “natural/from nature”. It does not mean “plant medicine” and it is not “holistic” or Ayurvedic. Homeopathy is not the same as “Eastern/Chinese medicine”. If you are discussing homeopathy you should not interchange the word homeopathic with natural, plant based, holistic, Asian, etc. because they are not the same.
And lastly (wiki again):
***“All relevant scientific knowledge about physics, chemistry, biochemistry and biology contradicts homeopathy.[6] Homeopathic remedies are typically biochemically inert, and have no effect on any known disease.[7][8][9]”***
If you still have questions about what homeopathy is, wiki has a great page on this and is a good place to start:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeopathy
Indeed. Homeopathy is literally just water.
THANK YOU!
Natural health support is terrific for the body and many low level afflictions can be cured or relieved using herbs, spices, gentle exercises, therapeutic exercises, and alternative (meaning not Western) treatments and remedies.
That does not mean that serious afflictions (ex. cancer, damage to bones/tendons/ligaments, serious infections, etc) don’t need stronger remedies.
The two go hand in hand. I’m a firm believer in natural remedies for things like basic headaches, immune support, helping keep my estrogen levels steady, eating right for my body, gentle exercise (I’ve got some minor damage that I’m rehabbing with my exercise bicycle and stretching), etc.
But if I’m diagnosed with cancer or if my knees don’t improve with the bicycling you better believe I’m seeking medical care.
So this guy acting like Charles is a hypocrite for using chemo and radiation instead of plants and herbs is beyond stupid, it’s downright dangerous. Also, making me say something supportive of King Tampon pisses me off.
Personally I don’t have any opinions on what Charles does or doesn’t do. I mean… 🤷🏼♀️. Cancer sucks and I don’t wish it on anyone.
But what gets my goat is when people misuse this word – homeopathic. It is a word with a definition. A very specific one, in fact. It’s even there in the spelling itself: “homeos” (like) and “pathos” (suffering). It believes that like cures like, and involves drinking incredibly diluted – 100% ineffective – potions.
Homeopathy is not when you drink turmeric tea, or sit in a sauna, or put arnica on a bruise, or use steam with oils to clear your sinuses, etc. It is not eating raw vegan, or drinking wheat grass juice, it is not acupuncture or reiki or yoga or swallowing garlic or any of that. Those are things that exist, but they are not “homeopathy”.
People can spend their time and money on whatever they want, I don’t care. But before a person buys into homeopathic “medicine” at least get the basic definition right. That’s all I ask! Just a smidge less misinformation is all I’m going for 🙏🏻
🙂. Right? If anything, Charles would be considering natural remedies to help him through the side effects from chemo and/or radiation. And nothing wrong with that.
Edifying. Thank you!
THANK YOU!! Homeopathy absolutely infuriates me. I’m a fan of herbal medicine. Acupuncture can be measurably beneficial for some maladies. Even crystals have some vague plausibility, the first radios worked by compressing a crystal. Homeopathy is just offensive and contrary to all reason.
@rnot, “offensive”? A bit much, no? I grew up in a family, in an area, that was open to both conventional and a variety of forms of alternative health therapies. I have tried and have been helped by some prescribed homeopathic medicine, particularly those aimed at helping relieve allergy symptoms. Sorry, not sorry, if you are offended by my personal health care choices.
@May
Yes, it’s offensive because it’s quack “medicine” and harms and kills people that could be helped with real actual scientific treatments
LOL, @kkat, we will just have to agree to disagree about your close-mindedness.
You seem to presume that all people that use homeopathy are using it to the exclusion of conventional medicine. That could not be further from the truth and nothing in my comment indicated that for myself or the people that I know that use it.
Homeopathy can be an effective adjunct for conventional medicine, along with other alternative therapies.
This is known as integrative medicine. But hey, you be you. .
In the 1700’s people were taking arsenic to cure diseases like diabetes, psoriasis, syphilis, skin ulcers and joint diseases. Arsenic might have “cured” the disease, but you died from arsenic poisoning. BUT, you died disease free!
Homeopathy, in comparison, was drinking what amounts to distilled water, so it was healthier than drinking the regular water or whatever potion the doctor concocted. It still didn’t cure you. But at least you didn’t die of arsenic poisoning. The way you distilled the water was way too WOO-WOO, and had no scientific basis.
Lol yes! The remedies back then were almost worse than the disease!
I am not a proponent of homeopathy due to the complete and total lack of scientific evidence to support its efficacy. HOWEVER, if you are given the option between drinking arsenic or taking a homeopathic potion, I just want to encourage everyone to not pick the arsenic. At least with homeopathy you will be hydrated (and not dead).
KC3 likes his potions but he also went to the hospital for prostate issues which strongly suggests he’s getting regular check ups from medical professionals, I think he’ll get proper treatment for his cancer.
Agreed. The DM reported that Dr Dixon – the homeopathic guy – is “overseeing” Charles’ cancer treatment but was paltry with details. I think Charles is all “shit just got real” and is going for modern medicine treatments, but won’t say no to 12 glasses of fruit juice a day or some such just to cover all bases lol…
Also, obligatory shoutout to Mitchell & Webb’s “Homeopathic A&E” skit, never not funny 🙂
Had to google that. Hilarious! Thanks!
Ever heard of the placebo effect Tom?
I’ve been refusing chemo and radiation. It’s my choice.
While I have no admiration for Charles, its his decision to make.
I’m not going to rag on him for it.
That decision can absolutely be the right and best choice. Cancer is such an invidious disease, and everyone’s outcomes and prognoses are different. There are many situations where it is wiser to use one’s remaining time to live as fully as possible, instead of subjecting onself to all of the pain and nausea and fatigue of chemo. My mom’s a 3 time cancer survivor (still living yay) who has been through the gauntlet–1970’s treatment where she got a masectomy and basically had her chest butchered, to 2012 where she had a port for chemo in her chest, and where she almost died (as in, had she not been taken to the ER, she wouldn’t have survived the night) not from cancer, but from the pneumonia that ravaged her immune system. The chemo is what almost killed by mom a dozen years ago, not the cancer. She’s alive and doign well, but her immune system is absolutely shot. She gets sick at the drop of a hat.
Best wishes to you for comfort and treatment. I want to affirm that everyone has the right to make their own decisions on their own terms.
Thank you, Lanne.
I just want to enjoy whatever time I have and not spend it sick and up-chucking .
It is indeed a very individual choice. Lots of factors go into the decision a person could make. There’s no right or wrong & nothing is your fault no matter which way you choose.
Completely agree. Wishing you the best with your health issues.
Nope! He might have been saying no to chemo when it was a hypothetical question. There’s no way he’ll risk dying early when he’s finally got that crown on his head.
I think that’s why we’re suddenly seeing him in church again. He was not the churchgoer his mother was; maybe he feels its his kingly duty, maybe he’s getting worried.
Well, chemo IS a potion of sorts-so maybe that’s how he’ll justify it.
So Will is irate (shocker) that his father met with Harry, and so now he’s attacking his father in the media by having his minions float these “remember your king is a weird crunchy hippie” stories.
Whether any grain of this is true is irrelevant, but the fact that this ghoul is openly criticizing the king rather than even mention Will looking like an actual corpse at the investitures says it all about what these “experts” consider newsworthy.
Nosferatu might be on to something. I could see Charles having urinary issues for months and trying to treat it with alternative medicine and “potions” for a while but when it didn’t work, reluctantly went to the doctor and got surgery and tests done.
Nosferatu? the mwahahaha vampire?
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
It took me a sec and thinking vampire?
Well William is looking a little undead recently.
But I think maybe you meant Nostradamus? 😁🧛♂️
Those darkly humorous tweets made me spit out my ☕. Twice!
Oh, that bank holiday one shocked me! Zowie!
This is a very dangerous thing to say and attribute to the King.
This is the kind on BS the palaces should rebuke, not botox and hair extensions
If I had a nickel for every time someone told me about ‘magical anti-cancer shots I could get in Mexico that cured a friend of a friend’, I’d be writing this from my yacht. As someone who has had the fun of chemo – including one of the deadliest, I don’t blame people for side eyeing it, for thinking about alternatives. Quite often the cure will kill you almost as quick as the disease. Here is what I tell everyone who questions the choices I made for myself – you don’t know what decisions you will make when you get that diagnosis. All I’d ever wish, for anyone, is the right to make their own choices with their own bodies, and be given the support and best information available to help them make those choices. Oh, and not insignificantly, the funds to pay for said treatment. My heart breaks for those with no or bad insurance who don’t get a choice..
We all know the Windsors are not the brightest.
But I don’t get how people still insist homeopathy can do anything. It’s either water – shaken, not stirred, or lactose globules. The “active ingredients” are diluted down as to be non-existent. And if anything like that could be proven to work, people would receive the Nobel prize for medicine, physics, chemistry – all at the same time.
That said, I wonder if these people like the Windsors, or Bower, have ever heard of Steve Jobs, who suffered from a curable cancer, but refused adequate treatment until it was much too late, and died.
The 5-year survival rate for pancreatic cancer in the US is 12%. One of my nieces died last year after none of the treatments helped.
Peg must be big mad at Pa for letting Harry have a private meeting. No wonder he looks so unhealthy he is busy having rage articles written about his brother and his father. I have had chemo and when I was told I would have to have it I tried to think of every reason not to have it but in the end it was the choice I made.
“ From what little we know of Charles’s treatment, he’s receiving outpatient care from a real hospital and he’s sought treatment from genuine medical doctors, for his prostate and his cancer. ”
Witch doctors?
The royal family has primarily used homeopathy for a very long time. Their family physician is a homeopath.
In the US, there has been a campaign to discredit homeopathy since the early 20th century. When antibiotics were discovered it was decided by the medical establishment that all other forms of healing unnecessary and should be discredited. Things like acupuncture were illegal in many places until the 1970’s or even the 1980’s and are still looked upon as “quack” medicine by the medical establishment now, which is ridiculous. The idea that only Western medicine works is so arrogant and damaging.
My sister-in-law had a dangerous blood disorder as a child and her parents took her to every Dr they could find. They all had the same recommendation – hope that she makes it to the teen years and then do a bone marrow transplant (this was the 1970’s). In desperation they took her for one visit to a homeopath and she was completely healed with a month or two. She is a Dr now, and when western medicine won’t work, she sends them to a homeopath (quietly, since she would be fired from her hospital for it, which says a lot right there. )
Both mine and my son’s lives have been saved by homeopathy. It’s not the placebo effect – he was an infant and wouldn’t have known. And I have had experiences that have made it clear that it wasn’t placebo.
Western medicine says “this doesn’t work by our rules so it doesn’t work”. Homeopathy works on the whole person, not on symptoms and not in a test tube. Which is the opposite of Westerm medicine. The tests that are run are ridiculous. They try to use homeopathy like it’s a drug – it isn’t – and then say it doesn’t work.
@empress, as I commented above I have used homeopathy in addition to conventional medicine with great results. Where I live in the States alternative therapies are not scoffed at. My primary physician is an MD who works in a clinic specializing in integrative medicine. Hopefully, these types of practices will become more common throughout the US.
Jessie Lee Ward a famous MLM influencer, had colon cancer. And opted not to do chemotherapy. Her doctor told her without it she would be dead by next December. She went holistic and would rave how it was curing her (spoiler alert, it wasn’t).
Well, he was 100% wrong she was dead by the next September.
Good luck Chuckles if you take the route.
There are people who believe and follow everything the Royals do and say. Saying the King will refuse traditional cancer treatments like chemotherapy and loves potions was not wise because some people might actually skip Chemo to save their lives because of that diarrhea mouth Tom. Granted everyone has the right to do what is best for them but saying these stupid things on TV is dangerous. I remember 2020 when Trump said people should use Clorox for Covid some people actually did exactly what he said. Something is wrong with the Rats in that island.
I’m a rideshare driver and a couple of months ago I drive a woman 45 miles to her drop off. Great conversation until about mile 35. Then this highly intelligent, educated woman suddenly shifted into Fox news level conspiracy mode and insisted on telling me that the cure to all disease is chlorine dioxide. She ranted about the medical industry and how “they” don’t want us to know the truth about health and wellness because it’s all a grift to make money and blah blah blah.
Fun fact: chlorine dioxide is a form of bleach….which will damage your microbiome system.
I was so relieved when we finally arrived at the drop off and she and her stupidity was out of my car.
I will never blame anyone for not choosing chemo. It’s horrendous. I understand if you would rather live you last days/months/years feeling the best you can.
I just hope those who make that choice are clear eyed about it, and don’t truly think they can treat cancer with rosemary oil.
No wonder Wills has gone to ground. He’s busy planning his coronation.
LOL!
I was curious about the head royal doc (Michael Dixon)’s “alternative approach”. But according to his wiki bio, he’s a practitioner of complementary medicine NOT alternative medicine. So, he’s open to the idea that other nontraditional medical practices may help improve a patient’s health but his patients are still receiving chemo, medicines and surgery. “Complementary medicine is used in addition to standard treatments” whereas “Alternative medicine is used instead of standard treatments” (wiki). He also seems to believe that a patient’s access to exercise, healthy diet, mental health, financial health etc contributes to their overall health, rather than only prescribing medication. Doesn’t sound crazy woo-woo to me. I don’t know if painting him as a “potion” guy is fair or accurate. But, honestly, I know nothing further than a wiki.
Thanks, @Ocho, for your very informative post. What you’ve described — complementary medicine — is really what most people with the resources would want: the most effective interventions from multiple approaches.
Bower’s “guess” on this is potentially quite harmful. I really don’t get how people like this manage to live with themselves.
Whoever wrote that is writing semantics. Alternative care simply means non-medical care. But yes, alternative care is complementary to medical care.
Thank you for looking up the doctor. I’m glad he seems to take a 360 degree approach to health and isn’t some fraudster peddling lies to desperate people.
And semantics change. Complementary medicine is a relatively new term. Just like I get thrown off by vegetarians that say they eat eggs! When I was younger vegetarians were what people now call vegan. And you used to qualify the type of vegetarianism (for example lacto-ovo vegetarian). But you’re right blue nails, when I say alternative medicine I refer to therapies that I utilize in addition to traditional, conventional, medicine
The [London] Times had a pretty good write-up on Dixon last December. Didn’t sound like he would completely eschew conventional therapies.
This “man called Michael Dixon” is a medical doctor who has practiced traditional medicine for 50 years and was still working as a GP before being appointed to BP. And I don’t think the London hospital is treating Charles with “potions.” Having said that, Charles might be using some non-traditional medicine for the side effects of chemo – marijuana isn’t approved for cancer patients by the FDA, but people seem to find it useful
Haha, how funny would it be if Charles was blazing up to deal with side effects and he ended up starting his own pot company? Maybe Snoop and Martha can help him get started.
That could put a whole new spin on Highgrove.
Omg, what a hoot!
Lol. @Dutch — I think Highgrove gummies — royally tested, would do well! Proceeds to be donated to relevant charities. Somebody totally needs to broach this with Charles!
He already has a connection in shady uncle Gary!
It’s amusing you bring up WH doctors to compare given Ronny’s pill sheet lol
Ultimately I would think HoS or not, personal medical decisions remain just that (exceptions being pregnant women apparently). Obviously doctors are on hand to advise but they can’t force Charles to undertake chemo.
Having said that there’s no indication he isn’t going down the usual medical route and Tom Bowers is just spewing forth as usual.
Of course he loves potions, he’s married to a fkn witch! That’s why she’s looking younger as he’s looking sicker!
So this will, I’m sure, do a lot to stabilize the current uncertainty surrounding the monarchy.
Someone really needs to make that basset hound shut up. He made a comment about the Sussexes that is tantamount to stochastic terrorism. He is absolutely vile.
I suppose complaints could be made to IPSO but I don’t know if it would handle statements quoted from a YouTube video. Probably the best bet is to file a complaint with the Met, which can be done with an online form. And I agree, calling for the deaths of the entire Sussex family is outrageous.
I still can’t help laughing at Nosferatu. But I have intractable anaemia so he may be a good choice as a doctor. Tom Bower is sick in the head.
If homeopathy worked it would just be called medicine.