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The premise driving homeopathy is that modern medicine has harmful side effects, and it's also not quite trustworthy even when the FDA approves it. The shear ca

The premise driving homeopathy is that modern medicine has harmful side effects, and it's also not quite trustworthy even when the FDA approves it. The shear cases of big industry drug settlements and major pharmaceuticals being pulled from shelves is proof that the entire industry of home medicine needs a serious reevaluation. There have been natural cures to many illnesses, like using witch Hazel for ear infections, that should not be simply thrown out, as those cures work much better, and with far less side effects, than taking pills. Big industry loves to suppress information about affordable cures, because it cuts into their profits. I think regulating the profitability and effectiveness of both homeopathy and big pharma is the best move to make sure that cures are valid, but I also think both sciences/practices should be allowed to exist when they are proven, because ultimately, we as humans stand to benefit from having the option of either for our best life/health outcomes overall.

QuadmasterXLII 3y ago
When you say Homeopathy, do you mean 10X dillutions, like opposes like, water memory etc? If not, what do you mean?
- winternett 3y ago
  I gave an example in my prior post... Witch Hazel is a homeopathic treatment that could easily be branded as a treatment for ear cleaning or ear infections. I was not referring to scam treatments and concoctions pushed by quacks of course, but homeopathy is a very big field.
  - wl 3y ago
    While I'm sure there's homeopathic preparations that use witch hazel, the witch hazel you buy at the drug store is not homeopathic because it actually contains witch hazel in a usable concentration. Homeopathic preparations are, by definition, diluted to the point where there's little or none of the allegedly active ingredient you started out with, the nature of that ingredient allegedly being imprinted on the water.
  - amazonslave 3y ago
    I think you may be confusing naturopathic with homeopathic. Naturopathic medicine use natureceuticals/supplements all the time. These contain active ingredients in usable dosages that have research about their mechanism of actions and many of them work quite well. (Witch Hazel may be one! Vitamins and minerals are also common. Fish oil too.) Homeopathy is a specific belief in homeopathic remedies, which as described in the article are pretty thoroughly debunked pseudoscience. They dilute things down, but the effects are no different than placebo. In my opinion, this is a really unfortunate confusion that a lot of people have. Natural supplements are useful, and when they are proven useful, they often get turned into regulated medicines! However, homeopathic remedies are entirely different and get to 'free-ride' on the confusion created in the alternative health industry.
    - winternett 3y ago
      I never presented myself as a medical professional of any sort. I think you're getting too hung up on semantics rather than reading what I typed.
      - navjack27 3y ago
        The semantics mean a great deal. It's not getting hung up, it's saying two entirely different things.
      - amazonslave 3y ago
        No, I did read what you typed. You are confusing terms and honestly most people do it (which was the point of my post). This Witch Hazel product at CVS is not homeopathic.[1] This is a normal Witch Hazel supplement that is pure distilled Witch Hazel. This is not homeopathic. Most people think 'homeopathic' just means 'natural supplements/alternative medicines'. That IS NOT what it is. Homeopathy is a specific 'ritual' that is done where the compound that 'causes illness' is diluted many, many, many times until there is effectively none of it left in the bottle. It is psuedoscience AND IT IS NOT NATURAL MEDICINE. [2] It matters to understand this, because the homeopathic industry obviously uses this confusion to their advantage. [1] https://www.cvs.com/shop/t-n-dickinson-s-witch-hazel-all-natural-astringent-prodid-1030507?skuId=108852 https://www.cvs.com/shop/t-n-dickinson-s-witch-hazel-all-nat... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeopathy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeopathy
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mminer237 3y ago
> There have been natural cures to many illnesses, like using witch Hazel for ear infections Yes, that is called real medicine though. That has nothing to do with homeopathy.

QuadmasterXLII 3y ago

When you say Homeopathy, do you mean 10X dillutions, like opposes like, water memory etc? If not, what do you mean?

winternett 3y ago
I gave an example in my prior post... Witch Hazel is a homeopathic treatment that could easily be branded as a treatment for ear cleaning or ear infections. I was not referring to scam treatments and concoctions pushed by quacks of course, but homeopathy is a very big field.
- wl 3y ago
  While I'm sure there's homeopathic preparations that use witch hazel, the witch hazel you buy at the drug store is not homeopathic because it actually contains witch hazel in a usable concentration. Homeopathic preparations are, by definition, diluted to the point where there's little or none of the allegedly active ingredient you started out with, the nature of that ingredient allegedly being imprinted on the water.
- amazonslave 3y ago
  I think you may be confusing naturopathic with homeopathic. Naturopathic medicine use natureceuticals/supplements all the time. These contain active ingredients in usable dosages that have research about their mechanism of actions and many of them work quite well. (Witch Hazel may be one! Vitamins and minerals are also common. Fish oil too.) Homeopathy is a specific belief in homeopathic remedies, which as described in the article are pretty thoroughly debunked pseudoscience. They dilute things down, but the effects are no different than placebo. In my opinion, this is a really unfortunate confusion that a lot of people have. Natural supplements are useful, and when they are proven useful, they often get turned into regulated medicines! However, homeopathic remedies are entirely different and get to 'free-ride' on the confusion created in the alternative health industry.
  - winternett 3y ago
    I never presented myself as a medical professional of any sort. I think you're getting too hung up on semantics rather than reading what I typed.
    - navjack27 3y ago
      The semantics mean a great deal. It's not getting hung up, it's saying two entirely different things.
    - amazonslave 3y ago
      No, I did read what you typed. You are confusing terms and honestly most people do it (which was the point of my post). This Witch Hazel product at CVS is not homeopathic.[1] This is a normal Witch Hazel supplement that is pure distilled Witch Hazel. This is not homeopathic. Most people think 'homeopathic' just means 'natural supplements/alternative medicines'. That IS NOT what it is. Homeopathy is a specific 'ritual' that is done where the compound that 'causes illness' is diluted many, many, many times until there is effectively none of it left in the bottle. It is psuedoscience AND IT IS NOT NATURAL MEDICINE. [2] It matters to understand this, because the homeopathic industry obviously uses this confusion to their advantage. [1] https://www.cvs.com/shop/t-n-dickinson-s-witch-hazel-all-natural-astringent-prodid-1030507?skuId=108852 https://www.cvs.com/shop/t-n-dickinson-s-witch-hazel-all-nat... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeopathy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeopathy
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mminer237 3y ago

> There have been natural cures to many illnesses, like using witch Hazel for ear infections Yes, that is called real medicine though. That has nothing to do with homeopathy.