The Great Homeopathy Debate
Posted on March 3, 2010
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Homeopathy has long been questioned as a legitimate medical practice. Almost all of the people in the medical profession believe that homeopathy is completely ineffective.
Whenever any really substantial effects are seen in the use of homeopathy, most of these medical professionals claim that the results are just because of the placebo effect. A placebo effect is a psychological response to the belief that something (like a medication) will help, tricking the brain into believing that it really does help.
Much of the theory behind homeopathy is, in fact, contradictory to the basic scientific principles of pharmaceutical medical practices. The main reason for this is that there is no convincing or scientific evidence to prove that homeopathy is effective.
However, this doesn’t mean that homeopathy does not work. It is a fact that some patients actually do find some relief from their medical ailments when homeopathic products are used.
So, the debate continues. On the one side we continue to have Western physicians who feel that the results are psychological. And on the other side we have the homeopaths who feel that not only do the homeopathic treatments work, but that they work both physiologically and psychologically.
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