I have a question for Soul Doctor regarding homeopathy.?
In a previous Q&A here in Y! Answers, you said that:
"Well to put it in short it (homeopathy) triggers your own immune system with diluted amount of remedies which are mostly derived from toxic materials which help your body to cure itself,"
My question is, with all due respect, how does it do that exactly? Does it trigger the activation of B-cells and/or T-cells? What cell surface receptors and intracellular messenger molecules are involved in this process? What about diseases that don't mess with the immune system such as diabetes, arthritis, heart disease, liver disease, etc etc. The pathologies of such diseases do not involve the immune system so how is "triggering" your immune system going to help you there?
2009-11-08T19:15:16Z
Edit: Add Rhianna's questions to mine. :)
2009-11-09T01:36:51Z
Thank you for all the answers. So far, no one has given me what I am asking for: a biochemical/molecular explanation for the "effects" of homeopathy. Instead, I get stuff about quantum physics, electromagnetism and a conspiracy theory.
?2009-11-09T04:17:31Z
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where do all you skeptics live roughly. If you're nearby I'll buy you a pint. we could have a "yahoo skeptics in the pub"!!! (I allow emails).
Why does it really matter? Allow people to believe in what they want, and if they want to go around thinking water cures all, let them Does it hurt you? NO! You're wasting your time on irrelevance. Pick up a book, talk a walk... or maybe even get laid Oh, and please edit your details with some "witty" response because your ego is bruised. evidently, I did bruise your ego, considering you responded to me twice. I did enjoy the "loser" remark, however. VERY creative. haha
I am pretty sure that Soul Doctor was referring to one aspect of homeopathy in regards to treating infections. My two cents: limited thinking limits what you are capable of experiencing and grasping. A true seeker of wisdom opens their mind to truth, whether it supports what they previously have believed or not. I love the study of western physiology, yet I seek truth and have a desire to get the whole picture, to reach beyond our current understanding. You are trying to fit all reality into a finite box. Healing and life itself are not limited to what we can grasp. We(humans) do not have it all figured out. We can not explain everything. We are a work in progress and are all on a journey together and individually. Even if we have identified and named many different structures(T cells) and functions(cell mediated immunity) in our bodies, we are so far from understanding the true mechanisms of healing (body, mind, spirit). We do not understand the eitology of most diseases. We blame it lifestyle or genetics, but most people know that this is not the whole story. Step out of your box and a whole new world exists where "miracles" can happen. What we call miracles happen all the time. People spontaneously are devoid of clinically diagnosed tumors. health is restored with no use of drugs. These are miracles to us, but they follow a science and laws that we have not fully grasped yet. Think of the potential once we do. What are bodies perform every moment of the day without a thought or instruction from our conscious mind is amazing. Look into Quantum Physics. "Quantum physics is the study of the behavior of matter and energy at the molecular, atomic, nuclear, and even smaller microscopic levels. In the early 20th century, it was discovered that the laws that govern macroscopic objects do not function the same in such small realms." Note it states that the micro world has its own set of laws that are not the same as the macro world. But we are composed of atoms, hence the at the core of all things is this other existance, an enrgy world which operates differently than what is common knowledge. Homeopathy as well as many other "alternative" practices operate at this level. Plus I have never heard of anyone dying from these "water" remedies, so why so much hostility? Do you realize that non-error negative effects of properly prescribed drugs kill over 100,000 people a year?
your questions cannot be answered for manufactured drugs with high dollar price tags and years of so-called research (funded primaily by tax dollars). only in the past 20 years has a mechanism of action for asprin been postulated. the end result of the Rx chemicals can be identified, mechanism of action guessed at. makes no sense to attack a system you do not understand.