people who discredit homeopathy do so for two reasons, NEITHER of which is because they don't understand the underlying principles (since there are none; homeopathy is not all one thing; it's a catch-all phrase for stuff that isn't synthetic and is designated -- by whom? by anyone who feels like it! -- for medicinal use).

reason number one: they distrust anything that a doctor hasn't prescribed or that the fda hasn't approved. this is mostly silly, since doctors are visited and given free samples by pharmaceutical representatives whose interest lies in getting said doctors to prescribe said pharmaceuticals and not, for example, something nonpharmaceutical. meanwhile, the fda is influenced by lobbyists.

reason number two: they think, sometimes correctly, that some kind of panacea is being claimed, and since there is no panacea, that makes homeopathy a scam. indeed, if it is presented that way, it IS a scam. remember, too, that there is no quality control of natural products.

the truth is, some natural products work for some things, others work for other things, some don't work for anything, and others are harmful. i have diabetes. metformin, which is not homeopathic, is keeping me alive. i also had a nasty cyst on my face for a while. a combination of steroid cream and cbd oil got rid of it, despite a doctor's assertion that i could keep it from being infected but in the end would need surgery (i didn't). when i get a cut, i don't use bactine; i use goldenseal extract. i do not expect goldenseal extract to cure cancer. and i do not expect aspirin, to which i am allergic, to do it either.

i am not going to tout, or agree with the touting of, homeopathy as a remedy. it isn't a remedy. certain homeopathic elements are remedies for certain things. homeopathy as a way of life... yeah, i've heard the grapefruit diet is effective too... until it kills you.

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I also use homeopathics, hebals, supplements and food with positive results. I am in total agreement with you.

You can take a horse to water but you cannot make it drink.