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I am loving this thread, great discussion - I had no idea about the ins & outs of homeopathy.
I totally believe in psychics, but not those who cost a bomb. They don't tend to profit off their talents. I've spoken about Psychic Sally on here before - loathesome creature.
I totally believe in psychics, but not those who cost a bomb. They don't tend to profit off their talents. I've spoken about Psychic Sally on here before - loathesome creature.
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I think it's probably effective on a parents emotional state and that a number of children's diseases are self-limiting, rather than tap water actually "treating" kids or babies in any way, shape or form. (Although kids are totally prone to the placebo effect - see giving them a plaster for a non existent injury when they're otherwise inconsolable.)
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Or the parent perceives improvement in the child's condition, presumably?
and At Del, that is so true. Enthusiastically pretending everything is ok, applying non essential plasters, offering sweets or other treats have definitely been the most effective medicines so far.
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A friend of mine is a kinesiologist (which I think is quackery of the most obvious kind), and also an excellent therapeutic masseuse. She gets referrals from GPs for massage on arthritis patients etc, and from the police to treat victims of crime with kinesiology. I have my doubts about a lot of it, particularly as she also has a range of products for sale - her excema cream has rave reviews and I'm sure it is effective, but she also brought out an 'anti-virus' oil at the start of lockdown, which seemed to me exploitative. There is nothing she thinks she can't cure one way or another.
She does have a lot of qualifications in physiology, and I have personal experience of her abilities at massage (she is magic), but I don't believe in magnets diagnosing clinical ailments, and have deep suspicions about the more 'fringe' things she dabbles in.
She does have a lot of qualifications in physiology, and I have personal experience of her abilities at massage (she is magic), but I don't believe in magnets diagnosing clinical ailments, and have deep suspicions about the more 'fringe' things she dabbles in.
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Read Bad Science, people!
I don’t believe in Peter Pan, Frankenstein or Superman
Astrology is rubbish, psychics are charlatans, and anyone claiming to do remote healing or read auras or such bullshit equally so. Homeopathy is the modern equivalent of the snake-oil sellers and quackery aimed at the gullible and desperate.
Having said all that, I’d quite like to try acupuncture sometime.
I’ve got a friend who is a kinesiologist too, and much as I want to support her - she changed career from marketing a couple of years ago - I really have to bite my lip when I want to shoot down some of the more woo elements.
I don’t believe in Peter Pan, Frankenstein or Superman
Astrology is rubbish, psychics are charlatans, and anyone claiming to do remote healing or read auras or such bullshit equally so. Homeopathy is the modern equivalent of the snake-oil sellers and quackery aimed at the gullible and desperate.
Having said all that, I’d quite like to try acupuncture sometime.
I’ve got a friend who is a kinesiologist too, and much as I want to support her - she changed career from marketing a couple of years ago - I really have to bite my lip when I want to shoot down some of the more woo elements.
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Apparently not. The products were reported to Trading Standards and a professional body of some sort, but they found that there was no case to answer, and they are still on sale under the same name, which includes 'Anti-virus'. I doubt that they will do any harm (she does warn that people should still take precautions ( :woteva: ), but they really aren't going to replace a vaccine, are they? She is also anti vaccines, though, so, you know.
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That's part of what I find off putting about the whole industry, quite often. She's a great masseuse- brilliant, but then it gets tangled up with other more woo stuff and opinions that are repugnant to me (like being anti vaxx), it just sort of puts me off the whole thing/makes the thing she is good seem much less appealing.
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Tell us what you really think of those of us who like this stuff.H1ppychick wrote: ↑Thu Jun 18, 2020 2:55 pm
Astrology is rubbish, psychics are charlatans, and anyone claiming to do remote healing or read auras or such bullshit equally so. Homeopathy is the modern equivalent of the snake-oil sellers and quackery aimed at the gullible and desperate.
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But liking it and claiming it has a medical benefit it are two different things. In spite of many trials there is no evidence to support it. So people are welcome to like it, but whether or not it works isn't a matter of opinion. Just like vaccines, but in reverse.
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I think you’re gullible and/or desperateindigo wrote: ↑Thu Jun 18, 2020 3:52 pmTell us what you really think of those of us who like this stuff.H1ppychick wrote: ↑Thu Jun 18, 2020 2:55 pm
Astrology is rubbish, psychics are charlatans, and anyone claiming to do remote healing or read auras or such bullshit equally so. Homeopathy is the modern equivalent of the snake-oil sellers and quackery aimed at the gullible and desperate.
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And on the whole you like to ridicule desperate people?H1ppychick wrote: ↑Thu Jun 18, 2020 4:52 pmI think you’re gullible and/or desperateindigo wrote: ↑Thu Jun 18, 2020 3:52 pmTell us what you really think of those of us who like this stuff.H1ppychick wrote: ↑Thu Jun 18, 2020 2:55 pm
Astrology is rubbish, psychics are charlatans, and anyone claiming to do remote healing or read auras or such bullshit equally so. Homeopathy is the modern equivalent of the snake-oil sellers and quackery aimed at the gullible and desperate.
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Yes. I would (and have) definitely go to her for remedial massage with absolute confidence, but the rest of it makes me very uneasy, and she has a lot of fans who buy into the whole shebang. To be fair, I don't think any of it is likely to be actively (medically) harmful, but it does seem exploitative, and I suspect that she will talk to vulnerable people about Big Pharma during treatments, whilst simultaneously trying desperately to get her stuff licensed for prescription on the NHS.smalex wrote: ↑Thu Jun 18, 2020 3:20 pm That's part of what I find off putting about the whole industry, quite often. She's a great masseuse- brilliant, but then it gets tangled up with other more woo stuff and opinions that are repugnant to me (like being anti vaxx), it just sort of puts me off the whole thing/makes the thing she is good seem much less appealing.
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I’m not ridiculing anyone. If you get something from homeopathy, that’s between you and your wallet. I just think you’re being taken advantage of.Ella77 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 18, 2020 4:53 pmAnd on the whole you like to ridicule desperate people?H1ppychick wrote: ↑Thu Jun 18, 2020 4:52 pmI think you’re gullible and/or desperateindigo wrote: ↑Thu Jun 18, 2020 3:52 pmTell us what you really think of those of us who like this stuff.H1ppychick wrote: ↑Thu Jun 18, 2020 2:55 pm
Astrology is rubbish, psychics are charlatans, and anyone claiming to do remote healing or read auras or such bullshit equally so. Homeopathy is the modern equivalent of the snake-oil sellers and quackery aimed at the gullible and desperate.