tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293231611825066749.post1770557148809838871..comments2023-10-12T10:49:57.782+01:00Comments on Punk Psychologist: Homeopathy Does NOT Work On Babies or Animals!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293231611825066749.post-74971474111080790292015-09-18T10:11:20.644+01:002015-09-18T10:11:20.644+01:00Yes, isn't crazy that the weak dilutions they ...Yes, isn't crazy that the weak dilutions they give babies are the only ones that might actually have some ingredients in! But don't forget colic comes and goes, and there might be other reasons for the improvement. That's why scientific studies don't have n=1!Mike Esleahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03967880334983173725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293231611825066749.post-90518991210271915602015-09-18T06:17:59.265+01:002015-09-18T06:17:59.265+01:00Broadly speaking I agree: I'm strongly against...Broadly speaking I agree: I'm strongly against any form of homeopathy and I've always considered it 100% bullsh*t. However, now that my baby daughter has colics, we're so desperate that we're also trying with some homeopathic stuff. On my side operates the very opposite of a placebo effect: being a homeopathic-skeptic, I expect it NOT to work. Yet it seems to work... which pisses me off big time. I'm confused. Looking at the ingredients, it looks like most of these baby products have D1 or D2 dilution levels, meaning that the product is diluted very little compared with the supposedly "stronger" (D100, D200) homeopathic drugs (homeopathy is based on the absurd belief that the more you dilute, the stronger the drug). May it be that these products are diluted so little that they paradoxically turn out to be comparable with herbalist treatments, therefore actually having some active ingredients? Auseklisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293231611825066749.post-84481314945728382222013-09-20T00:13:37.129+01:002013-09-20T00:13:37.129+01:00Hold on... are you actually a psychologist? A cert...Hold on... are you actually a psychologist? A certified one, recognized by some body of certification, with professional insurance, having actual patients in your care?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293231611825066749.post-6850519221135120452013-04-05T21:17:09.887+01:002013-04-05T21:17:09.887+01:00Thanks Nancy, that makes it all so clear!Thanks Nancy, that makes it all so clear!Mike Esleahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03967880334983173725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293231611825066749.post-59190212889201373582013-04-05T03:20:25.575+01:002013-04-05T03:20:25.575+01:00Scientific plausible mechanism of action of 'p...Scientific plausible mechanism of action of 'potentised high dilutions' in homeopathy How ‘super-avogadro dilutions’ in homeopathy stimulate the biological activity and restore the homeostatic mechanism? <br />http://drnancymalik.wordpress.com/article/how-homeopathy-works/Dr. Nancy Malikhttp://drnancymalik.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293231611825066749.post-26029190182978163292010-10-05T14:37:17.963+01:002010-10-05T14:37:17.963+01:00People used "Homeopathic" remedies for t...People used "Homeopathic" remedies for thousands of years before the medical age and many modern medicines are produced from extracts of natural products. The use of herbs etc to treat illness was just common sense until recently when our so called advanced society decided it could do a better job. And yes I do concede that modern medicine may work quicker than herbal alternatives but more often than not cause more long term damage that manifests later as some horrible cancer or other! Herbal medicine has no such side effects. I think it's about time you crawled out of your narrow minded arse and looked beyond what money making pharmaceutical companies tell you!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293231611825066749.post-56340669302056321412010-06-13T02:50:16.874+01:002010-06-13T02:50:16.874+01:00What is the difference between homeopathy and plac...What is the difference between homeopathy and placebo? Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293231611825066749.post-7545508355743584202010-02-24T16:19:46.523+00:002010-02-24T16:19:46.523+00:00@ Neuroskeptic: You are right of course, but I'...@ Neuroskeptic: You are right of course, but I'm not sure that this counts as a mechanism for a placebo effect.<br /><br />@ Anonymous: The placebo effect is often defined as the effect of the belief that the medicine will work. I separate this from the conditioned response because the latter can occur even in the absense of conscious belief. Of course, most of the time there will be many of these processes operating simultaneously...Mike Esleahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03967880334983173725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293231611825066749.post-43714236937919821492010-02-23T17:36:10.862+00:002010-02-23T17:36:10.862+00:00What is the difference between a "conditioned...What is the difference between a "conditioned response" and a "placebo response". The first one is based on 'experience' and the second on "expectancy". Prior experience can enhance the expectancy that produces the placebo response. There are some traces of automatic conditioning effects that impact the placebo response but these seem to be limited to unconscious processes...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293231611825066749.post-52710601196137372782010-02-22T19:14:39.595+00:002010-02-22T19:14:39.595+00:00Quite right - there's also selective reporting...Quite right - there's also selective reporting, remembering (and publication) of treatments. i.e. ten people try to cure their dog's ear infection with homeopathy, one of them just by chance seems to work amazingly well, they tell everyone about it and the story spreads. The other nine keep it to themselves.Neuroskeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06647064768789308157noreply@blogger.com