That's Fit

There's a frenzy afoot in Greece over a "miracle drink" that is said to cure cancer. This mix of olive leaves and water -- mixed in a blender -- is being touted on Greek TV as a cure-all by the manufacturers and elderly cancer patients claiming to have been cured by the mixture.

Health officials are concerned that patients will turn away from conventional medicine in favor of a treatment whose success has never been formally tested. In fact, though olive trees grow all over Greece, the makers of this miracle cure have convinced people to pay 60 euros (about $79 U.S.) for a little over two pounds of the medicine.

Stories like this one highlight just how devastating of a disease cancer is for those who suffer it and those who care for them. The ray of hope offered by such a miracle cure must be hard to pass up, even if it seems like a long shot. Though I hope the profiteers of this olive and water concoction truly believe in their product, my gut tells me otherwise. What do you think?