This is a subject that makes me more irate than religion. At least with religion, most intelligent people are willing to engage in debate about it. However, with homeopathy people blindly follow anecdotal tales, and ‘evidence’ of such an intangible nature while still claiming it’s a scientific medical treatment. You can’t prove that there is no God, but time and again reliable studies show that homeopathy doesn’t do anything other than the placebo effect.
No. It’s water. Just water. Most homeopathic medicines do not have a SINGLE molecule of the active ingredient it claims to be derived from. And, even if it had a single molecule in it, I can’t find any reliable research anywhere that can show that caffeine cures insomnia. It’s utterly crazy.
Not all ‘alternative’ medicine is completely nonsensical, but homeopathy is. It works on the basis that the laws of physics don’t apply, and that somehow the memory of an ingredient will stay in the water you’re drinking. ‘Memory’!?
Statistically speaking, you have more chance of winning the lottery five weeks in a row than you have of finding a single molecule of ‘active’ ingredient in a homeopathic sleeping pill.
You also have more chance of drinking a molecule of Cromwell’s urine from tap water than you do from finding your ‘active’ ingredient in a homeopathic remedy.
And, to make it all the more galling, we pay millions of pounds in tax paying for the NHS to pander to such utter woo. I could set myself up as a homeopathic practitioner tomorrow, with no qualifications, and start selling bottles of ‘remedy’ (Water!) to people at £5 a pop. It’s a disgrace, and only plays to people’s fears and desperation.
It’s time more people knew what was in this in nonsense (or, not in it, as is more appropriate!) and actually said NO to Nonsense, and Yes to reason!
Do yourself a favour and read about it for yourself. Don’t just take my word for it.
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Well, having taken Aloe Vera capsules from Holland and Barrett for the past couple of years, my mild IBS has never seemed so under control!
That’s not homeopathy. I’m sure there’s a benefit in various ‘alternative’ remedies, but homeopathy is a whole different issue. It’s just water. A con. Read the ten23 link for more info
People often confuse homeopathy with herbalism, and they’re not the same. One has evidence to support it, the other is homeopathy. Many common remedies are derived from naturally occurring plants (aspirin, for example, is from willow bark), and things like St. John’s Wort have demonstrable benefits. A small bottle of water whose only proximity to an actual active ingredient is that it is written on the label, however, does not.
I wrote a post on my own blog about this because, like you it seems, it really, seriously winds me up that anyone can afford this nonsense any credibility. Homeopathy can be debunked quite roundly using only a bottle of orange squash, a glass, a supply of water, and a small child. Simply give the first three items in the list to the fourth one, tell them that “adding more water makes it more orangey” and wait 5 seconds for them to tell you that you’re a moron
Homeopathy works by vibrational frequencies. It doesn’t work by an “active ingredient”, it has a specific frequency dedicated to it for whatever cause you are trying to cure. This is obviously a concept far too advanced for you guys and you will probably not even realize this is the reality, but whatever.
Your assertion that homeopathy works via ‘vibrational frequencies’ is well known to us, however, it has no evidence to support it. It defies the laws of physics, and is merely a made up concept to try to cloud the fact that homeopathy simply does not work. It is a fraudulent practice.
@Listen To Me “vibrational frequencies”
care to explain it further detail?
you cannot…..