Foo - Homeopathy

A person i know is a doctor and he thinks im crazy becuase i dont use mainstream antibiotics for medical things, i use homeopathy. He says homeopathy is total crap but i disagree, ive been using it all my life and i swear by it. Does anybody else use this stuff? Most folks i mention it to outside of my family have not heard of it.

I do. I really got into Homeopathy when I was living in South Africa.
Its very big down there (no, not witchdoctors, ok.) all of the pharmacies
have a large homeopathy section. I also found it very accepted in both
Germany and Austria (at least in Wein).

My mom has a "healing center" in east Texas and swears by homeopathy. She is also into reiki. Know anything about that?

It just seems to be up here most doctors say its all in my head and would rather me buy a 35 dollar prescription rather than a 10 dollar bottle of a homeopathic thing.

I use more nutraceuticals than anything else. The homeopathic Zinc cough drops really do work though! Haven't been on antibiotics since my wisdom teeth were removed (the dr wanted me to take some when I had an ingrown toenail, but talked him down to a topical cream, worked just fine).

Nutraceutical therapy gave my dog 6 months of being normal before she died (would have been many years had the dumbass DVM done the surgery right).

I do believe that western medicine has its place for acute and severe problems (otherwise I would have picked a different career), but I try to only go to the dr for a diagnosis or treatment I can't do myself if at all possible.

thats what i do, my parents raised me on homeopathy so now i take antibiotics if and only if i am in dire pain and its crucial. I tried explaining this to my school nurse and she looks at me like im a warlock

Double blind studies in the US have shown no effect from homeopathy, so doctors instantly say it is merely a placebo. However, I have no idea if anyone with homeopathic experience designed the studies to ensure the proper use of the substances. The one I read about compared pain from a finger prick after a homeopathic remedy was given, but when dealing with energy medicine I do not feel that studies can be so simple.

me either, they seem to work. Its getting more popular, its been around for 200 years, so it must be doing something right. What really surprised me was seeing oscillocicinum (close to that spelling) with its own box at the cash register at Hannaford.

I want to learn more about traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) next. The library has an extensive collection, all in Chinese :((.

not helpful, perhaps you will find a chinese speaking individual. I know my aunt uses homeopathy and some exotic healing methods, also a tincture which i thought was pretty cool.

Homeopathics worked a lot better than steroids and antibiotics for a persistent sinus infection it took me a long time to get rid of.

I want to learn more about traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) next. The library has an extensive collection, all in Chinese :((.

I studied chinese herbs long ago. only to find it is extreamly complex. though I did find a simple thing to really control arthritis. my mom could hardly walk when I experimented on her (G) after a few months she could hardly tell she had it. plus the longer she took the drink the less she needed and the better it worked.
the barefoot's doctors manual is a good place to start.

I realize that TCM is complex, but that is part of the draw for me. It includes herbs, acupressure and acupuncture, exercise, etc. and is more or less a whole health system. I don't like just substituting herbs for pills, and I feel that the Chinese system is the most comprehensive from my limited experience. Just my opinion.

anyone know a good treatment for severe allergies? i think it's grass mostly that irritates me.