This is a rather frustrating subject for me. Many people I know, and especially my family in particular are big on homeopathic medication. Now, I am not claiming to be biased on this stuff, but I know for a fact some of these remedies work, such as arnica. However, the industry rather bothers me. When I am dragged to the health food store by my mother, I ask questions like "is there any statistical studies and peer review showing this stuff works?" and I am passed off as someone who is "ignorant" and "closed minded"
Indeed, this rather bothers me. The salespeople always make these factual claims about what they are selling, but give no evidence to show that what they are arguing is correct. Indeed, I have been told that the peer review is controlled by pharmaceuticals. this is what I often argue. Indeed, it is ignored that both the "conspiracy argument" is used by every group who cant get their views accepted such as flat earthists, creationists, and others, and the fact that many medicine journals have no link to pharmaceutical companies. Indeed, I have often been accused of being closed minded for asking for a double blind study, where say 2000 people were given the remedy and 2000 people were not given it to see if the statistics show pain relief or other cures. If they did this, they wouldnt have to go around and avoid pharmacies, they would actually get recommended by doctors and physicians and get right into the pharmacies.
What also bothers me is the accusation by supporters to say that the pharmaceutical companies are only out to get money and that they set up the system to sell drugs that dont work. It is both ignored that regulations require studies for the pharmacies to sell drugs, and if something goes wrong then those affected can sue. More ironically, some homeopathic medications can cost well over one hundred dollars. To argue that the these companies lie and sell ineffective products for money is perhaps more true for the homeopathic companies. Indeed, if there were some of the dramatic effects that proponents claim, why arent these companies all over it? and why arent they trying gain monopolies on this new form of treatment? Some homeopaths have dangerously implanted the idea that all non-natural medications are unhealthy for you regardless of how many lives they have proven to save.
The last thing i would like to touch on is the truly pseudoscience things I have heard about this stuff. Now, anyone selling this stuff will tell you you cant touch it, and if you do its unusable. I have heard two reasons. Now, while the real reason is to avoid contamination, actually touching the stuff should not make the medicine useless as the compounds in it are still intact, they try and make it sound like one contamination on it will make it useless. I guess you better not put it in your mouth, because there is a shitload of bacteria in there. The other thing I have heard is that the energies (you hear right, some chi shit) work in harmony with your bodies energies and if you touch it then the energy is lost. now, seriously..... people actually believe that shit? I really do need to think that these people need to get their stories right, because if they cant agree with themselves, why should we trust them at all?
Quite simply, homeopathic remedies has potential, however, the people pushing it are dimwits. I would suggest you try some of them, but not use it as an alternative to proven medicines. Also dont listen to any of the accusations by the supporting extremist groups, they are like mini kent hovinds.
I would also encourage others to share their opinion on homeopathic remedies
Indeed, this rather bothers me. The salespeople always make these factual claims about what they are selling, but give no evidence to show that what they are arguing is correct. Indeed, I have been told that the peer review is controlled by pharmaceuticals. this is what I often argue. Indeed, it is ignored that both the "conspiracy argument" is used by every group who cant get their views accepted such as flat earthists, creationists, and others, and the fact that many medicine journals have no link to pharmaceutical companies. Indeed, I have often been accused of being closed minded for asking for a double blind study, where say 2000 people were given the remedy and 2000 people were not given it to see if the statistics show pain relief or other cures. If they did this, they wouldnt have to go around and avoid pharmacies, they would actually get recommended by doctors and physicians and get right into the pharmacies.
What also bothers me is the accusation by supporters to say that the pharmaceutical companies are only out to get money and that they set up the system to sell drugs that dont work. It is both ignored that regulations require studies for the pharmacies to sell drugs, and if something goes wrong then those affected can sue. More ironically, some homeopathic medications can cost well over one hundred dollars. To argue that the these companies lie and sell ineffective products for money is perhaps more true for the homeopathic companies. Indeed, if there were some of the dramatic effects that proponents claim, why arent these companies all over it? and why arent they trying gain monopolies on this new form of treatment? Some homeopaths have dangerously implanted the idea that all non-natural medications are unhealthy for you regardless of how many lives they have proven to save.
The last thing i would like to touch on is the truly pseudoscience things I have heard about this stuff. Now, anyone selling this stuff will tell you you cant touch it, and if you do its unusable. I have heard two reasons. Now, while the real reason is to avoid contamination, actually touching the stuff should not make the medicine useless as the compounds in it are still intact, they try and make it sound like one contamination on it will make it useless. I guess you better not put it in your mouth, because there is a shitload of bacteria in there. The other thing I have heard is that the energies (you hear right, some chi shit) work in harmony with your bodies energies and if you touch it then the energy is lost. now, seriously..... people actually believe that shit? I really do need to think that these people need to get their stories right, because if they cant agree with themselves, why should we trust them at all?
Quite simply, homeopathic remedies has potential, however, the people pushing it are dimwits. I would suggest you try some of them, but not use it as an alternative to proven medicines. Also dont listen to any of the accusations by the supporting extremist groups, they are like mini kent hovinds.
I would also encourage others to share their opinion on homeopathic remedies
