Homeopathy Explained – Gentle Healing or Reckless Fraud?

Published 2018-02-22
What are the principles behind Homeopathy and does it work?

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All Comments (21)
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  • @AdonanS
    "Shaking the mixture after every dilution leaves behind a spirit like essence." Science has left the chat
  • @gren101
    "Faith can move mountains, but sugar water can't cure cancer" is my new favorite quote
  • @phaze7272
    I grew up with homeopathy. Any time I was sick, my mom would open up this huge book about homeopathy and researched what about my symptoms. Also, when the illness didn't go away or wasn't clear she talked about consulting with an expert on the topic. After learning about the actual process of how globuli is made it took a while for me to accept that it's all just placebo - even though I normally tend to question everything I'm being told. Just goes to show how strong some belief can become ingrained if that's what you grew up with.
  • @TheEmolano
    I've take homeopathy once when I was young to alleviate my incurable bronchitis. It had good taste at least. Spoiler alert: my incurable bronchitis remained with me for 8 more years and was finally cured when my mom quit smoking.
  • This is by FAR the most patiently I've heard this explained. Without once being even remotely condescending. I'm kind of in awe. You're certainly better explainers than I am! It never occurred to me that a reason for homeopathy taking off could be that at a time when the available medicine might be just as likely to kill you as cure you, the homeopathic remedy itself is never going to be more harmful than sugar.
  • @m.i7211
    My mom had a plastic pill case that held a lot of tiny bottles of homeopathy pellets and would give them to me when I was feeling pain or discomfort. I didn’t really believe they were medicine even at that time, but the act of her giving me the homeopathy showed that my mom cared and sympathized for me and I think that made me feel better mentally. Thankfully my mom only used homeopathy for minor stuff like stomach aches or growing pains and took me to the doctor for more serious ailments, so I only have fond memories of homeopathy.
  • @famimame
    "Homeopath IS big pharma" TOP 10 ANIME PLOT TWIST
  • @tjfm2456
    One of the best examples of the transferable placebo effect I observed in my psychology class was the case of a horse that could supposedly do math. By accident, I suppose they mentioned a math problem around a horse that then stamped its foot the number of times that equaled the answer. Obviously they were super excited and kept trying, and the horse kept getting it right. But the horse simply would keep stamping until the owners got visibly excited, at which point he stopped and was rewarded. The only math equation this horse knew was “stomp foot, get treats.”
  • 6:57 attention and empathy from a doctor did make a huge difference in my mental well being. Many doctors refused to listen to my little problems , until one day i found a doctor who would listen to every single one of my problems and even noticed the symptoms on me. Now i really trust that doctor.
  • @ottoia9126
    Oh, I hate homeopathy with burning passion. I once got a staphilococcus that kept spreading as my dear mother kept tugging me around healers and fed sugar pills. It got to the point of my eyes welding shut with pus every morning and having actual troubles eating because my lips were crusted with pus and skinless underneath - and I'm pretty sure like half of my mental illnesses come from that experience. Thank god and that one cat for inventing antibiotics and thank my grandma for taking me to an actual doctor. The infection was subdued in like a week after a month of unchecked spreading. Anyways, if I see another homeopathy affictionado I will start swinging - these hands held trust and respect at some point, maybe the trace amounts will be felt.
  • @harshitnayan
    You can't make a video without mentioning black hole, can you?
  • Takes a sip of ocean water. i have learned the secrets of the planet
  • @Aqua-vf3jr
    When I was a kid, my mom often used homeopathy for my colds, and it worked well for most. But she never denied actual medication from me when needed, if I got very sick.
  • @hex2344
    Had bronchitis for 6 years. Took homoeopathic medicine for 1 year and I'd get better during a particular season and then had attack again. It got cured this year when I moved away from Delhi. Turns out it was pollen and pollution causing it. Took me a while to realise the entire situation. Turns out the belief that "I can get better" does wonders. As I'm sure it did in 1800s for people when proven remedies were non existent
  • @bushyman477
    Sugar water can't cure cancer? Well not with that attitude buddy...
  • @Alistocrat
    "Faith can move mountains, but sugar water can't cure cancer" Truth.
  • @dr.robert5322
    This video beautifully expresses my thoughts on homeopathy and the problem with modern medicine. As a doctor, I see how patients are treated as numbers and not people. Homeopathy is a scam but it addressess the need people have to be listened to and validated. Every day I have patients tell me how they feel better after simply talking to me. Unfortunately that is becoming more and more rare in "modern medicine" where you're lucky to see a PA or nurse practitioner, much less a doctor.