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POPSThe Alternative Medicine Cabinet: Arnica for Pain Relief More: The Risks: Arnica gels or creams can cause allergic reactions in some people, but it is generally safe when used topically. However, it should never be rubbed on broken or damaged skin, and it should only be ingested when in a heavily diluted, homeopathic form.
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POPSEnergetic Medicine Research (healing devices and links) Homeopathy Who started it? Homeopathy extends at least as far back as the Ancient Greeks, the modern "father of homeopathy" was the German physician Samuel Hahnemann, who began outlining his theories of "medical similars" in a series of articles and monographs in 1796. How does it work? Homeopathic remedies are "succussed," or shaken vigorously with each dilution to increase their vibratory field. They are thought to work by stimulating the body's own healing energy, rather like a tuning fork that sets disharmonious chords back on track. Homeopathic remedies consist of minute does of natural substances - mineral, plant or animal, that if given to healthy people in large does would cause the symptoms the patient is experiencing. The principle is similar to that of pharmaceutical vaccination, but vaccines are macromolecules that can induce unwanted side effects.
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POPSEffective Alternative Medicine Practitioners Need To Be Good Liars Alternative medicine disciples will trot out the "a lack of evidence doesn't mean absence of evidence" mantra but logical thinking raises this interesting observation. Alternative medicine practitioners who adopt a rational stance to their profession have to be good liars - if thy aren't then the good old placebo effect doesn't work.
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