The third video in a series exploring the claims of alternative medicine, this one dealing with homeopathy. ————————- Sources: 1. Clinical Trials (2003-2007) – altmed.creighton.edu 2. Homeopaths ‘endangering lives’ by offering malaria remedies – www.guardian.co.uk 3. Patient died after being told to stop heart medicine – www.telegraph.co.uk For more info on homeopathy: www.quackwatch.org altmed.creighton.edu

Be My Friend – www.myspace.com The Natural Way #3 Adventures in Complimentary & Alternative Medicine An MD Talk About Homeopathy Hosted by Radhia Gleis is certified in Clinical Nutrition, CCN and Certified BioNutritional Analyst. In this episode Radhia interviews Dr. Ron Manazanero, MD. Although Dr. Manazanero is a medical doctor, he also practices homeopathy. In this video he discusses the homeopathy, some of the history of homeopathy, and his personal experience with the practice. Dr. Manzanero serves as Medical Director of AIM MD PA and has been a physician for over 20 years. He graduated from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, then completed his residency in Family Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center and an internship at Texas Tech University Health Science Center. He has practiced in Austin since 1990. Visit Dr. Manzaneros website at www.aimmd.com Natural Way #1 Chelation, Heart Disease, Heavy Metals, Detoxification www.youtube.com Natural Way #2 Alternatives for ADHD, Dyslexia, Learning Problems, Natural www.youtube.com Wake Up America Series www.youtube.com Visit Radhia’s Website at www.advancedhealthinstitute.com www.aimmd.com Music by John Richter www.injoysolutions.com This video was produced by Psychetruth http www.youtube.com Psychetruth is empowered by TubeMogul www.tubemogul.com Icon Photo By Snap® http © Copyright 2009 AHI Productions. All Rights Reserved.

On the other hand, they also believe that two people with the same illness can have very unlike symptoms and need very different remedies. The next version that is also fascinating is the fact that a person’s migrain is unlikely similar to the other person’s, and this brings the fact of individual basis approach. The kind of treatment all differs just like for example, someone’s nose bleeding might stop by tilting their head back and another person’s might stop with an ice pack. You might feel terrible when you go around but his anguish might be eased if he stands up and take a stroll around, and you might get your migraines in the morning but he could suffer from thatlater in the afternoon.

As symptoms play a important role in homeopathy, they at first hand find that out. You might be questioning what homeopathy means, the word comes form the Greek language and it means alike suffering. This shows exactly how it works in the sense that the same medicine that can cure an ill person can make happen similar symtoms to a fit person. The action by a homeopath to analyze an individual’s symptoms is much crucial as that picture leads to the right type of remedy. Homeopathy is infact a form of system whose medicine supports the body’s own healing mechanism using remedies that are specially prepared. As homeopathy is good as well as safe for girls, men and babies, but it is good not to attempt to treat yourself at home if you have an acute illness.

I have two “favorites” on my channel. Please watch them. They are both about homeopathy. Yes, the old the more you dilute it the stronger it becomes. One is a comedy, if you will; however…well, I’ll let you folks decide. Keep in mind that Dr. Charlene, could just as well be the chiropractor your mom visits. These folks are out there in great numbers.

Relying on anecdotes is intuitively a bad idea, but why? When we rely on a very small sample of outcomes, the results may not represent the population as a whole. This is the basis of gambling, alternative medicine, and it’s something that science based medicine has very carefully removed from the process. We trust statistics because they are more descriptive and predictive than anecdotes. J Clin Epidemiol. 2008 Dec;61(12):1197-204. Epub 2008 Oct 1. The conclusions on the effectiveness of homeopathy highly depend on the set of analyzed trials. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov This was a comment on: Lancet. 2005 Aug 27-Sep 2;366(9487):726-32. Are the clinical effects of homoeopathy placebo effects? Comparative study of placebo-controlled trials of homoeopathy and allopathy. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov QualiaSoup’s elegant video on anecdotes (a personal favorite): www.youtube.com Dr. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org

Homeopathy, simply put, can be explained by saying that it is the use of the very thing that ails you in order to treat you.

Even this definition may not be perfectly clear. For instance, let’s say that you were suffering from nausea. When you are suffering from nausea and you visit the doctor, the doctor will use homeopathy by prescribing that you take something that would normally make a healthy person nauseous. This would essentially be your treatment. Not many people can wrap their minds around how homeopathy can work. You can gain a better understanding by reading homeopathy books.

Logically, it should make you even sicker than you already are. What’s suprising however is that this method is effective. The beauty about homeopathy is that it doesn’t just mask your symptoms, it actually jump starts the natural healing process in your body. This is not artificial medication that is improving your health, but instead it’s your own body naturally healing itself.

Training And Remedies

While homeopathy is remedy that may not be completely natural, ultimately it’s still a safer option and healthier for your body that concoctions created in laboratories. Homeopathy remedies contain many different things, but plants make up about 60% of it. Other elements include animal products, chemicals, and minerals. The remedies of homeopathy come in all different forms, shapes, and viscosities from ointments, to dilutions, and to tablets.

The range of ailments treatable through homeopathy is also wide and greatly varied. A disease is not actually treatment by homeopathy, instead it starts the body’s process of healing itself from illnesses, emotional issues, physical pains, and even allergies.

Practicing Homeopathy

So, what steps does one have to take to become a homeopathy practioner? Homeopathy involves techniques that heal the mind and body, so there is no certified accreditation required to start practing it, as opposed to conventional doctors. You can further your education by reading the wide amount of books on homeopathy.

However, before practicing homeopathy you will still have to participate in a training course to avoid any making any serious mistakes that could cause further damage. Even conventional doctors will use homeopathy, in addition to alternative and natural healters, to improve their rate of success when treating patients.

See Also: The Complete Book Of Homeopathy

The Davinci College of Holistic Medicine is a unique learning centre for alternative and complimentary medicine (CAM) in the Meditteranean. The Bachelor and Doctorate of Science in Holistic Medicine can be taken by distance learning and clinical work undertaken in Larnaca, Cyprus.

This clip follows the process of producing homeopathic remedies commercially. Taken from the documentary “Homeopathy” available at FirstScience.tv. Download in full from: firstscience.tv

Dr. Robin Falkov is licensed acupuncture physician with extensive training in traditional Chinese herbal medicine. She is a Diplomate of the National Board of Homeopathic Examiners and has worked with Homeopathy for over 20 years. She has had one of the earliest wholesale accounts with the well known, pioneering Life Extension Foundation in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. and has worked with nutritional supplements for over 25 years. She currently resides in New Mexico and consults with patients by telephone and the Internet. Falkov presented a Health Freedom Panel in which she was joined by three experts in alternative healthcare. Falkov expressed concern, which was echoed by the panelists, that pending FDA legislation could dramatically restrict consumers’ access to alternative treatments and choices. She also voiced opposition to a possible North American Union as well as Universal Health Care plans, which could reduce health care options under a centralized bureaucracy. Her website, healthfreedomrights.com, offers ways for people to have their viewpoints be heard. You can also write to the FDA at the address below. Burton Goldberg has spent over 30 years carefully researching every aspect of holistic medicine. What put Goldberg on the fast track to national prominence was the 1994 publication of his now best-selling Alternative Medicine: The Definitive Guide. Burton Goldberg is on a mission to reform conventional medicine and to help people reclaim their health. He has a mission …

This is the full, uncut interview with Professor Michael Baum which was filmed for Channel 4′s “The Enemies of Reason.” Michael Baum is Professor Emeritus of Surgery at University College London. The discussion covers alternative and complimentary medicines, and how they interact with scientific medicine. This video is provided free online by The Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science and richarddawkins.net . If you enjoy the video and would like to support our work, please purchase the program on DVD (which includes 8 other uncut interviews) at richarddawkins.net