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hopemountain

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65. well, i have been there

Tue Mar 17, 2015, 02:21 AM

Mar 2015

so you cannot tell me not to go there.
i do not go to alt med, by the way. nor do i take things solely because they are touted to be natural.

first, yes, i do have a racial bias about white men in science and their arrogant denigrating attitudes toward women in science. that is an entire category of misogyny & bigotry in and of itself.

second, having faced a catastrophic diagnosis and prognosis in 1985 which i overcame and survived against odds by not following my specialist's pharmaceutical recommendations - but instead working with this doctor for over a year to monitor my status on a weekly basis. "what are you doing? it's amazing" i was asked and though i detailed my activities, diet, and lifestyle changes - the doctor did not notate nor acknowledge one single thing i did to alter my life's trajectory.

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Study: Homeopathy not effective in treating anything [View all] Nye Bevan Mar 2015 OP

Duh... Drahthaardogs Mar 2015 #1

of course it doesn't...it can't. there's no "there" there! NRaleighLiberal Mar 2015 #2

"did not find that homeopathy performed better than a placebo"?? uppityperson Mar 2015 #3

If water has a memory... backscatter712 Mar 2015 #4

... progressoid Mar 2015 #5

I could use a nice homeopathic lager right now Trekologer Mar 2015 #54

Please don't laugh... jmowreader Mar 2015 #72

I've read that homeopathy is effective at reducing... Dr. Strange Mar 2015 #6

Exactly! It cures the back pain and discomfort that comes petronius Mar 2015 #7

but not the pockets of pharmaceuticals hopemountain Mar 2015 #20

why big Pharma is hugely into herb supplements. longship Mar 2015 #26

there are quality, tested hopemountain Mar 2015 #27

No objective entity is testing them. HuckleB Mar 2015 #30

Well, homeopathy is a total waste of money. It's water. longship Mar 2015 #33

st johns wart is an herbal supplement hopemountain Mar 2015 #36

You are confusing naturopathy with homeopathy. hobbit709 Mar 2015 #39

I think I said that St. John's Wort is a supplement. longship Mar 2015 #43

incorrect. hopemountain Mar 2015 #48

That is a hopeless straw man. longship Mar 2015 #55

first do no harm? hopemountain Mar 2015 #62

Please! Do not go there. longship Mar 2015 #63

well, i have been there hopemountain Mar 2015 #65

I cannot speak for your personal health situation. longship Mar 2015 #67

you've been hopemountain Mar 2015 #68

Something devoutly to be wished. longship Mar 2015 #69

You want "something tested for safety and efficacy"? thesquanderer Mar 2015 #42

"it's old, therefore it's right!" Scootaloo Mar 2015 #34

Ah, they're doing fine on the business of the transplant surgeons... sir pball Mar 2015 #44

Separating chumps from their money hifiguy Mar 2015 #74

The fact that we have to spend money to show this is an ugly reminder of the era. HuckleB Mar 2015 #8

I can't understand why anyone would still believe in this. Ron Obvious Mar 2015 #9

Because they are desperate, and there are some conditions where there is no treatment still_one Mar 2015 #28

Germfany tests herbal remedies for selected active ingredients. eridani Mar 2015 #37

Swiss fully support Homeopathy PumpkinAle Mar 2015 #10

thank you hopemountain Mar 2015 #11

Yes, screw BIG PHARMA! HuckleB Mar 2015 #15

Oh, goodie. The Swiss allow con artists to scam people. HuckleB Mar 2015 #14

That's unfortunate that the Swiss support this. n/t deafskeptic Mar 2015 #24

Helped me a lot with interstitial cystitis discomfort. Peregrine Took Mar 2015 #12

You do realize that there is no substance in homeopathy, right? HuckleB Mar 2015 #13

Wrong. zappaman Mar 2015 #16

Slugime.inc! I've got the purest slug slime in the world! HuckleB Mar 2015 #18

I only use organic GMO-free slug slime. zappaman Mar 2015 #21

The only organic slug slime is from caged slugs! HuckleB Mar 2015 #22

I slaughter a chicken and in about a week my cold is gone also!! nt Logical Mar 2015 #56

Homeopathy is like Congress. nt valerief Mar 2015 #17

If only... HuckleB Mar 2015 #19

It has been established that... Binkie The Clown Mar 2015 #23

Citations needed. HuckleB Mar 2015 #29

Actually, placebos can work even if you know they're placebos. Frank Cannon Mar 2015 #31

Of course they can... CanSocDem Mar 2015 #45

Interseting Binkie The Clown Mar 2015 #46

Google the Homeopathic Mass Suicides jmowreader Mar 2015 #25

homeopathy is based on the titration hopemountain Mar 2015 #66

You apparently missed the point jmowreader Mar 2015 #71

then they are just as ignorant about hopemountain Mar 2015 #73

The "hoax" is the theory that homeopathy is anything but a placebo jmowreader Mar 2015 #75

We use the term Homeopathy now to describe what we used to call magic potions. Half-Century Man Mar 2015 #32

No, no, historically "magic potions" had all sorts of fun stuff Scootaloo Mar 2015 #35

As if rjsquirrel Mar 2015 #38

the placebo effect Romeo.lima333 Mar 2015 #40

And water's wet. ismnotwasm Mar 2015 #41

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2015 #47

Why put so much care into something that someone else believes is good for them? ScreamingMeemie Mar 2015 #49

+1 liberal_at_heart Mar 2015 #50

LOL, no some people post the truth about scams to stop the gullible from wasting money! nt Logical Mar 2015 #58

Bullshit, ignorance is not a virtue. People need to know they are wasting their money. nt Logical Mar 2015 #57

It's petty any way you slice it. ScreamingMeemie Mar 2015 #59

Nope! Facts matter. Truth matters. LOL, so GOP voters are OK to believe the BS also? We..... Logical Mar 2015 #61

Crossing you off my party list. closeupready Mar 2015 #64

I disagree Warpy Mar 2015 #51

I found another homeopathy-related atrocity jmowreader Mar 2015 #52

Did they try it on mild dehydration? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #53

Criticizing it though, certainly cures a need for self-professed cleverness. LanternWaste Mar 2015 #60

Not true. Rex Mar 2015 #70