Reply #100: I use *some* natural medicine, but Homeopathy is just plain stupid [View All]

[Ian David]

I used to use Echinacea, but now a very good study has disproved it. I'm still going to use what I have left in the house, because it tastes good.

I use Kava tea to relax sometimes (you catch a nice buzz after four cups).

I used to drink Red Bull, but it has way too much sodium. The Guarana and other stuff in it really perks you up.

And there are a couple other herbal things that seem to work and make sense.

After all, Aspirin originally came from Willow tree bark. Penicillin came from ground fungus.

There is real medicine to be found in nature.

You just have to pick what's safe, sane and effective.

But Homeopathy-- the idea that water contains a "vibrational memory" of something that isn't in it anymore-- is just plain stupid.

In fact, there is a One Million Dollar prize just for being able to identify a Homeopathic substance from distilled water!

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