In 2009 leading pharmacy Boots confessed that they didn't believe homeopathy works. Yet, despite this discovery and scientific evidence which prove that homeopathy gives the same results witnessed in placebo tests, the NHS still spent more than four million pounds last year researching homeopathic pills.
Astonished by the NHS's and Boot's no harm' perception to homeopathy, more than 300 sceptics are now planning to partake in a huge homeopathic overdose to help create awarenessabout the fact that homeopathy is an outdated myth created in the 1800's
During this public exhibitionwhich is set to occur on the 30th January 2010, all those actively involved in the protest will publicly swallow a completebox of 60 homeopathic pills to show that they are nothing more than sugar pills as well as hopefully prompt pharmacies to stop selling them.
Where did Homeopathy come from?
Ask consumers and they will describe homeopathy as 'herbal medicine' most of the substances found within this complementary herbal medicine are so minisculethat there is nothing medicinal about them.
Yet further studies into the discovery of homeopathy has unveiled that there is nothing herbal about it, but that it is purely based on three ideas discovered in 1796 by Samuel Hahnemann. Three beliefs which are still used today:
- The Law of Similars the theory where the cause of your symptoms can also cause them i.e. taking caffeine tablets to cure sleep deprevation
- The Law of Infinitesimals where the more diluted the remedy is from water, the more concentrated it will be
- The Law of Succession where vigorous shaking of a homeopathic solution would enhance its concentration
Reviewing this history, it is easily understandable why demonstraters are calling upon the government to order the NIHCE (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence) to assess whether it is appropriate for the NHS to promote homeopathy. Providing limited if any results, all clinical studies point to the fact that they will not help your healthy well-being.