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Of course homeopathic 'medicine' is bunk. What irritates me is that it takes away from real science, like alchemy.

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Originally Posted by Blacklight (Post 1433746)

There's only ONE homeopathic thing that I tried that actually worked. I have horrible 24/7, year round, nasal allergies that REALLY affect my quality of life. I'm taking every perscription drug that I can possibly take for it and I've also done allergy shots and nothing has worked so far except to stave off the symptoms just a little bit. I decided that I had nothing to lose by trying something homeopathic because it was the only thing I havn't tried yet.
With homeopathic stuff, I am a huge skeptic but I decided to give it a shot anyway. I tried several things, all with absolutely NO result. Then I found this stuff called "Nasalcrom" and it's amazing the difference that it makes. Unlike most homeopathic stuff where you have to keep taking it for a month or more for it to take effect according to the manufactuers, it works immediately. It doesn't totally kill the allergies, but it REALLY made a difference in my ability to actually breath through my nose.
The only drawback is that it last for three hours and then you have to dose again and you can take it up to 6 times a day. Even so, a single bottle of it lasts me a month. It's the only homeopathic drug that I actually would reccomend.

The other catch with it is that it works fantastic with nasal allergies, but does nothing if you have a sinus infection. This stuff actually does work and I reccomend it to anyone with nasal allergies.

I don't really think its all that homeopathic. HCL (hydrochloric acid) is often used as an active ingredient for other nasal sprays, so another acid is a believable alternative. My theory is that they never got it FDA approved so they say it's "homeopathic"

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Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen (Post 1434014)

Of course homeopathic 'medicine' is bunk. What irritates me is that it takes away from real science, like alchemy.

What exactly is it taking away from "real" science?

Scientists work in their labs; Homeopathic technicians work in their labs.

What is being taken away?

And the important question is: Why do we have three pages of everyone agreeing? LoL

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Originally Posted by Platapus (Post 1434129)

Your sarcasm receptors may need recalibrating. Alchemy is not science.

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Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen (Post 1434133)

Your sarcasm receptors may need recalibrating. Alchemy is not science.

That's a fair cop. I plead guilty. :D

I personally LOVE homeopathy. I drink from my tap everyday ensuring 100% perfect health-I will never age, get sick or die. With the wonderful discovery of water-memory and nano-bubbles with strings I can rest safely knowing where my water comes from and has been.

It's also cheap.

Homeopathy is quackery. Proven chemically, mathematically, and empirically through extensive double-blind testing. Although it is simply water - it can be dangerous. In the UK homeopathy was (perhaps still is) available via the NHS. This funding could have been used for proper treatment of patients in an already under-funded organisation.

Fortunately, the host of evidence has forced a re-think - the use of homeopathic 'remedies' in the UK has fallen dramatically over the last few years, and funding it in the NHS has almost disappeared.

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Originally Posted by clive bradbury (Post 1434288)

Fortunately, the host of evidence has forced a re-think - the use of homeopathic 'remedies' in the UK has fallen dramatically over the last few years, and funding it in the NHS has almost disappeared.

A recent hearing in the UK basically established that homeopathy is hogwash, and that funding from the NHS is meaningless.

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What exactly is it taking away from "real" science?

Scientists work in their labs; Homeopathic technicians work in their labs.

A ridiculous equivocation. Scientists work using the scientific method, homeopaths are a bunch of quacks who peddle snake oil that has been shown not to work.