OK fine, so long as you know the homeopathy crap is BS.....
(1) Not all so-called homeopathic remedies are "true" homeopathics, as many have other Active ingredients in them (ie, zinc in Zicam, etc; herbs, vitamins, etc), making them actually "Herbals" or "Natural Remedies" instead, even when their manufacturer uses the term "Homeopathic" loosely.
(2) What you are referring to by (
highly offensive)-term "homeopathy crap" is an actual, real, and beneficial effect called PLACEBO. (There is additionally another equally Real, but disadvantageous effect called "Nocebo" which is less commonly-known acknowledged.)
Granted that Placebo
is used as the baseline in drug studies ((--since, why prescribe a potentially-dangerous chemical if its benefits don't exceed a non-side-effect sugar-preparation?--)) nonetheless there have been studies done showing that Placebo Itself can be an effective, actual treatment for various issues. With measurable, beneficial effects as compared to no treatment. (Sometimes even when user has been fully advised it's placebo!)
The thing is, the whole concept of "all in your head..." well, most things are, really. That brain of ours is sending signals & controlling the whole show. EVERYTHING we experience IS All In Your Head. Including all the body's reactions to any invaders-injury-illness-insults the Body is dealing with!
BUT. If a Person wants to Use the Placebo effect for themselves. How do they do it? Take a spoonful of sugar from a sugar dish? Well, that might work--if Mary Poppins is there to tell them it will.
Or, you could go to a store that carries a line of Actual Homeopathics. Knowing full well, there is not one bit of an active ingredient in that little tablet, nonetheless read over the listing and choose the correct one. Choose the little tablet formulated specifically for whatever my brain needs to help body with.
Now, take that Exact Placebo that has been "prescribed" for your particular issue. You have just chosen to USE the Placebo Effect!
It might help a lot -- or, maybe just a little. HOW does it work? Not sure about that one -- the jury is out, on Exactly How the Placebo Effect works. But it's a Definite that it Can Work. Maybe not always -- but then again, sometimes regular medicines don't always work too. But those regular medicines Always have some kind of other effects on body systems, beyond just whatever they've been taken for.
Placebo effect? Well, First do No Harm, and then, Likely to provide some (if Minimal) Assistance. This actually and truly is Not "Crap" or "BS." Homeopathy is in fact an effective method of Harnessing the Placebo Effect to good use!
Now. Would I ever recommend Relying on homeopathics? Not at all! The reason we have other meds at all is because placebo is a Weak Force. In fact I personally don't bother with homeopathics at all.
But I have watched the homeopathic-placebo effect work for someone who was unable to take antihistamines for a time. It did Not work as Well as Actual antihistamines. But it DID work far Better than Nothing!
And, if someone has or takes true-homeopathics anyway -- I would Absolutely recommend continuing, or even increasing them, in face of current illness-danger. Any little bit of help for our bodies will be good, and will do no harm.
Personally, I don't take homeopathics myself. If I was given some for free? I'd almost certainly add-them-in at this point. But I don't have funds for that minimal impact. Also, homeopathics are Not the Only working Placebos. I can apply Jinshin Jitsu techniques instead (which are at Least as effective as Any Other Placebo) without need to buy anything.
at least I learned to self censor....I'm maturing
