So I've recently entered into a relationship with a girl who believes in pseudoscience. She's not religious, thank god, but she entertains the concept of "mother earth" as a thing. What exactly that entails, I don't know; it seems harmless enough. She also uses and believes in alternative medicine. She believes in naturopathic and homeopathic remedies and sees an acupucturist and a chiropractor on occasion. Now, as far as I know she isn't taking this stuff for anything other than pain and stress relief, but she believes in their abilities to promote "wellness" and 'quality of life". I'd like to think she knows better than to eschew conventional medicine for alt.medicine for more serious conditions, but I'm not so sure. Recently she advised her best friend that her yeast infection was caused by candida something something and recommended her to a naturopath who put her on some weird no-yeast, no-sugar diet. Her friend suffered under this thing for about a week, until she saw a conventional doctor who prescribed her a single pill which took care of everything.
Now, I like this girl a lot. Aside from this, she has a lot of other stuff going for her. I'm just hoping for some advice on, as a skeptic, how to deal with this aspect of her personality, potential pitfalls, what things to let go and where to put my foot down, etc.
Now, I like this girl a lot. Aside from this, she has a lot of other stuff going for her. I'm just hoping for some advice on, as a skeptic, how to deal with this aspect of her personality, potential pitfalls, what things to let go and where to put my foot down, etc.