bigscoop
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- Jun 4, 2010
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- Older blue Excal with full mods, Equinox 800.
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
In recent years the American Medical Association has introduced all sorts of new diagnosis, so many in fact nearly everyone should now be medically impaired in some way. Recently I sent them a letter explaining that, “I'm a detectorist suffering withdraws from the lack of finding gold.”
Well, I just got a reply back from them yesterday and apparently they have diagnosed me as suffering from, and I quote, “a mineral deficiency that could lead to a serious decline of mental and emotional health.” My actual medical diagnosis is, “Mineralitis G (Gold)”. Apparently there is also a Mineralitis P (Platinum), and also a, Mineralitis S (Silver).From what I read in the information they sent to me Mineralitis is a growing health concern, especially in the coastal regions.
Like any other illness early diagnosis is critical to the treatment and prevention of the disease. Symptoms my include; “unnecessary purchases of additional detectors, frequent trips to the same unproductive beaches, writing about the disease in treasure hunting forums, or simply visiting these same treasure hunting forums on a regular basis.”
Like many diseases, the root cause of Mineralitis arises from either an undiagnosed or untreated addiction. According to the information in front of me, “Metal detecting and/or treasure hunting should be conducted in moderation.” This going on to advise that, “Prevention is always the best treatment.”
Sadly, and as with most addictions, “once the diagnosis had been established, the only known cure for Mineralitis is by breaking the cycle of abuse.”
So there you have it, pretty much all that I have learned about the new and growing medical concern, Mineralitis, that has now become a diagnosed health risk within the treasure hunting community. I was lucky, my diagnosis was caught early and as such I am taking today off and staying away from the beach.
Well, I just got a reply back from them yesterday and apparently they have diagnosed me as suffering from, and I quote, “a mineral deficiency that could lead to a serious decline of mental and emotional health.” My actual medical diagnosis is, “Mineralitis G (Gold)”. Apparently there is also a Mineralitis P (Platinum), and also a, Mineralitis S (Silver).From what I read in the information they sent to me Mineralitis is a growing health concern, especially in the coastal regions.
Like any other illness early diagnosis is critical to the treatment and prevention of the disease. Symptoms my include; “unnecessary purchases of additional detectors, frequent trips to the same unproductive beaches, writing about the disease in treasure hunting forums, or simply visiting these same treasure hunting forums on a regular basis.”
Like many diseases, the root cause of Mineralitis arises from either an undiagnosed or untreated addiction. According to the information in front of me, “Metal detecting and/or treasure hunting should be conducted in moderation.” This going on to advise that, “Prevention is always the best treatment.”
Sadly, and as with most addictions, “once the diagnosis had been established, the only known cure for Mineralitis is by breaking the cycle of abuse.”
So there you have it, pretty much all that I have learned about the new and growing medical concern, Mineralitis, that has now become a diagnosed health risk within the treasure hunting community. I was lucky, my diagnosis was caught early and as such I am taking today off and staying away from the beach.
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