fact or myth, does it work or is it all in the head.
2006-09-07 11:13:42 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
myth, dismissed as quackery a hundred years ago
works on a principle called 'the placebo effect' and people's gullibility
Not one shred of scientific basis or principle supports it, none.
Edit: is something is 'working' because of a placebo, then it isn't working at all. No drug approved by the FDA for prescription use can work just based on a placebo effect. If you've actually studied any science, biostatistics or pharmacology in particular, you'd realize how unknowledgeable a statement like that really is.
Look in ANY reputable science, medicine, biology, health-related peer edited scholarly journal, and you will not find anything to support it at all. Even the basic principles of homeopathy don't make sense, not at all.
Seriously, people think there's some 'doctor conspiracy' to hold back homeopathy and other 'alternative' treatments when we're just trying to tell people the truth. We're the ones who've actually studied the SCIENCE that is the human body. It's bogus, a load of crap, and if you buy into it, then it's your choice, but you're wasting your money and energy.
2006-09-07 11:18:28 · answer #1 · answered by banzai 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I'm sure some of it works...and others are bogus. Of course the AMA will tell you that ALL homeopathic medicine is bogus.
2006-09-07 11:20:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Snake oil. Placebo at best. Check out www.quackwatch.com for more info.
2006-09-07 13:17:03 · answer #3 · answered by The Oldest Man In The World 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Even if it works on the "placebo effect" if it's making the person better, it's WORKING! Whatever works.
2006-09-07 11:19:55 · answer #4 · answered by AzOasis8 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
ALL IN YOUR HEAD!! HEHE:)YOU SOUND WEIRD ANYWAYS LOL
2006-09-07 11:20:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋