As somebody who has been commenting about non-conventional health practices on HN for at least 6 years, and who has often paid close attention to Michele's comments on health topics, I can assure you that you're very wrong about her alleged bias toward conventional medicine, wrong to dismiss her suggestions on how to improve your style of communication, and wrong to display such an attitude about this or any other topic on HN.
I understand the inclination to see big-pharma profiteering as an all-purpose explanation for the state of mainstream health beliefs and practices, and to be exasperated that more people don't open their minds and embrace the natural remedies that you and I might have found effective. I've felt the same way for much of 10+ years I've been on my own journey.
But I've learned that there are very valid, important reasons for people to be cautious about fringe health practices and wary of the motives of those evangelizing them, so the onus is on us to respectful, patient, modest and prudent in the recommendations we make and the way we go about attempting to convince people of their merits.
I've also come to learn that the need to evangelize on such practices is often more closely linked to a need to convince one's self of their efficacy, than to a sincere intent to do good by others. I've found that the more effective my own healing practices have actually turned out to be, and the more content I've become with my own health and life progress, the less I need to evangelize them to others. I think the same trend is evident in Michele's comments here on HN.
None of this means we shouldn't try to help people where appropriate. But the way we go about trying to help people makes every bit of difference.