Have you ever heard of homeopathy? You probably
have, but have no idea what it really is. Homeopathy is a system of
medicine that treats an illness or condition with highly diluted
concentrations of natural ingredients that mimic the symptoms of the
condition being treated. It seems like an odd premise, but in spite of
the unusual mechanism behind it, it is a very effective method for
treating disease.
How do you cure someone of an illness by giving that person a tiny
concentration of something that actually causes the illness? According
to proponents of the science, homeopathy not only works, but works
better than conventional medicine. They say that somewhere along the
line the pharmaceutical industry got involved in medicine, at which
point natural remedies were abandoned in favor of chemical formulations.
If you browse through your local pharmacy, you will notice that there
are actually quite a few products in the Cold & Flu aisle that
are homeopathic. The easiest way to to find out if a product you are
interested in is homeopathic is to read the label on the back and take
a look at the ingredients. In homeopathy, all of the ingredients are
diluted, so each ingredient in a homeopathic product has the letter X
or C after it.
So, if one of the ingredients is Zinc 20X, that means the product
contains Zinc that has been diluted 20 times. One of the most popular
cold medicines on the market, Zicam, is actually a homeopathic remedy
that consists of nothing more than homeopathic zinc in a nasal gel.
Most people that use Zicam do not even realize that it is a homeopathic
product.
There are homeopathic remedies available for almost any condition you
can think of. Cold, flu, allergy, even bedwetting; there is a
homeopathic remedy available for almost every condition. Homeopathy is
universally recognized as being safe because the ingredients are always
natural substances diluted many times over.
The big drug companies claim that any relief felt from the application
of a homeopathic medicine can be attributed to the placebo effect. And,
because the FDA does not require homeopathic products to undergo a
clinical trial before being sold to the public, the detractors feel
that homeopathy is junk science. So, is homeopathy a bunch of
hodgepodge, or does it really work?
In my opinion, it works. There have been several clinical trials done
over the years to test the efficacy of homeopathic products. Liddell
Laboratories makes a product called Vital HGH which contains
homeopathic HGH. Vital HGH is designed to treat the symptoms of aging
and/or a rundown condition. In a small clinical trial performed years
ago, a group of test subjects who were deficient in human growth
hormone, ranging in age from 45 years and up, were given the Vital HGH
formulation.
The results speak for themselves. During the five month clinical trial,
the levels of HGH in the blood increased in every test subject, and
more than doubled the average level of HGH. I personally have used
homeopathic remedies to treat my allergies, and not only do they work,
but they seem to prevent the symptoms from returning for an extended
period of time.
The main reason why big drug manufacturers try to downplay the
effectiveness of homeopathic medicines is so they will not have to make
them. Most homeopathic products are incredibly cheap to manufacture and
the profit margins are extremely small. A prescribed conventional
medicine costs a lot more.
If the public began demanding natural, homeopathic remedies for their
ailments, drug companies would have to make these kinds of products to
stay in business, and then their revenues would tumble and their
profits would shrink.
Imagine if Pfizer had to stop manufacturing Viagra, which they sell at
$20-$30 per pill, and instead make a homeopathic product that would
retail for only $20 for a one month supply. That is why drug companies
often spend significant money to debunk claims that homeopathy works,
using misinformation tactics to instill a belief in the public that
homeopathy is a sham. This simply is not true. Homeopathy works, and is
much more affordable.
Conventional medicines are still necessary because sometimes homeopathy
does not work for each and every individual. But, next time you go to
the pharmacy, take a look at some of the homeopathic brands on the
shelf and give them a whirl. For common ailments that are not life
threatening, homeopathy is probably a cheaper and more effective
alternative.
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