Why doesn't it sink in with homeopathy enthusiasts that homeopathic &quot;medicines&quot; are just water ?<br /><br />Is this that they don't believe this fact, or they don't understand how homepathic &quot;medicines&quot; are made, or they misread labels?thinking dilutions are concentrations (eg toadeye 10x) ?<br /><br />Are they unable to assimilate contrary information ?<br /><br />Or, is it they just don't care about physical facts ?<br />It would be helpful if Oldtimekid would stay on topic?which is homepathic &quot;medicines&quot;, not supplements.<br />Regarding his claim that there are thousands of studies proving the efficacy of homeopathic &quot;medicines&quot;; I've searched diligently, but I'm not aware of even one.<br />Regarding Oldtimekid's concession that homeopathic &quot;medicines&quot; are watered-down. Does he understand they are watered down to the point here is often not even a single molecule of ingedient in the water solvent ? Nothing. Nada. Zilch ! Does that not register with homeopathy enthusiasts ?<br />

You are right.
They are the clueless buying the useless from the worthless.'Homeopathic' or 'Alternative' medics have no real regulation or need for medical or scientific training, so they can set up in business and sell any old placebo water to mug punters.
But this national embarrassment at least keeps the gullible out of the real medical system.

Talk about clueless! My husband became allergic to the oils he worked in. He spent 19 years in complete misery. The itching, burning and rash was unbearable. We went the medical route, applying one strong cream after the other. The only help he could get was to go on predisone 4 or 5 times a year. We were finally introduced to a wonderful nutritional supplement and my husbands skin cleared up in less than three months. You have your opinion butI have reality.

Wow... there's a LOT of misinformation out there. There are a lot of conspiracy theorists out there that say it's because the doctors here want to keep you a little sick so you'll keep coming back, and some that say it's only about the money and the government doesn't really care about people.... but I'm just going to cover facts, not suspicions and theories.


The actual reason that the FDA won't approve them is because they don't produce the same results in as many people as drugs do.

The reason for that is because different people respond differently to different supplements.... and that's really because supplements work to help the CAUSE of a problem, while drugs work to help the SYMPTOMS of a problem.

If you wanted to take something for lowering Cholesterol (as an example), you could take a drug that will specifically lower your Cholesterol.
On the other hand, you could try one of a few supplements that give nutritional benefits that may help the problem that's causing your Cholesterol to be high. If the increase in Cholesterol is caused by something that the first one doesn't help, it won't help. If you don't know the cause of the problem, it's hard to find the natural supplement that would help it.

...Here's the kicker.... the way that drugs work is that they literally turn off some natural process in your body to reach a desired result. In the same example of Cholesterol, those drugs turn off the part of your body that makes Cholesterol. Now, in theory, that may sound like a good way to do it, but your body NEEDS some level of Cholesterol.... just turning that off creates a lot of problems.
THAT is the reason that drugs have SOOOO many side effects, while supplements only have most side effects from allergic reactions and some medical conditions or drugs that may interact with it (which isn't the supplement itself).

If nothing else, supplements DO work more than just placebo, and there is a lot of proof out there. First, people give supplements to their PETS or infants, and get the desired results... even though the animals and babies don't know why they are taking it (so it's NOT mind over matter). Also, I have talked to several people that were misinformed about what a supplement was supposed to do (all different products), and they got the results that should happen with the product (which they didn't know would happen).
And yes, homeopathic ingredients may be &quot;watered down&quot;.... but your body doesn't need large amounts of certain things to get an affect from it. People with allergies understand this the most... when there is even a trace amount of an allergen in their environment, they can have a bad reaction to it.

Have you even looked at any variety of the physical evidence of natural products? There are thousands of studies out there that prove the effectiveness about not only supplements, but also homeopathic products.


Most other countries actually see the horrible side effects from drugs and the very minimal side effects from supplements, so they make supplements more common and educate their doctors. Their doctors in turn can look at the causes of problems and actually know what will help the problem from a natural source. Some might say that's because those governments pay all the health care and want it to be cheaper.... but that's another theory ;-)
Try doing your homework before attacking a certain broad category of something you don't understand.

&quot;just retired&quot; and &quot;oldtimekid&quot; --
You need to learn the DIFFERENCE between supplements and homeopathy! Neither of your responses is on-topic at all.

Homeopathic is a system of &quot;medicine&quot; that has not advanced since its founder established his religion.
Their proponents have decided that rational thinking is &quot;not for them&quot; and they might as well get lobotomies since they're not willing to use that part of the brain.

As usual people who don't know what they're talking about have no business talking. Don't you watch the news and see all the time the prescription meds being pulled from the market due to illnesses, injury and death??? Not to mention the horrible side effects. Homeopathy has been around a very long time. Herbs have been on the earth since it was created. When was the last time you heard of a homeopathic remedy, herb or natural supplement being pulled from the market for the reasons listed above. If a substance is not indigenous to the earth or our bodies, it has no business being there.