The Shocking Truth on Homeopathic Medicines
In 2009 leading pharmacies revealed that they didn’t believe homeopathic medicine could improve your well-being. However, despite this discovery and continual studies which prove that homeopathy gives little results, the National Health Service still spent more than 4 million in 2009 developing homeopathic solutions.
Overwhelmed by the National Health Services and Boot’s “no harm” perception to homeopathy, over 300 protestors are now planning to take part in a huge homeopathic binge to help raise public knowledge about the fact that homeopathic remedies do not work.
During this public exhibition which is set to take place on the 30th January 2010, all those actively involved in the protest will openly swallow in public a complete box of 90 homeopathic pills to show that they are nothing more than fakes and hopefully prompt pharmacies to stop selling them.
What is Homeopathy?
Described by many as “all natural herbal medicine” most of the ingredients found within this commonly accepted complementary medicine are so dilute that there really is nothing to them.
Yet further research into the discovery of homeopathy has unveiled that it is not strictly an herbal medicine, but is based on three ideas discovered in 1796 by Samuel Hahnemann.
Three theories which are still used today:
- The Law of Similars where whatever caused your symptoms will also cure them i.e. unable to sleep, take caffeine - The Law of Infinitesimals where the more dilute the remedy, the stronger it will become - The Law of Succession where vigorous shaking of a homeopathic solution would enhance its concentration
Analysing this history, it is easy to understand why activists are asking the government to instruct the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence to assess whether it is appropriate for the NHS to pay for homeopathy. Providing restricted if any results, all clinical trials point to the fact that they will not help your well-being.
