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progressoid

(49,991 posts)
Mon Apr 11, 2016, 04:15 PM Apr 2016

It's World Homeopathy Awareness Week !

World Homeopathy Awareness Week takes place from April 10th - 16th and is aimed at raising awareness of homeopathic remedies. Each year, homeopaths from around the world use this week to promote their practice and gain publicity – yet public awareness of the realities of homeopathy remains low.

For example, many people mistakenly believe homeopathic products are a form of herbal product – not realising that homeopathic products typically contain no active ingredients at all. Over two centuries ago, the first homeopaths perversely decided that diluting an active medicinal ingredient makes it more potent, with the vast majority of remedies containing nothing at all! Modern homeopathic tablets are generally 100% sugar, containing no active ingredient whatsoever.

As part of Homeopathy Awareness Week, we would like to raise awareness of twelve key points about homeopathy:

1. In 2010, the UK Government Science and Technology Committee analysed the research into homeopathy and concluded that “homeopathic products perform no better than placebos.” This conclusion was backed up in 2015 in a review by the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council. With many homeopaths claiming their pills can treat serious illnesses, homeopathy is a dangerous placebo.

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https://www.homeopathyawarenessweek.org/

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It's World Homeopathy Awareness Week ! (Original Post) progressoid Apr 2016 OP
I'm going to raise awareness by NOT spreading this message. Silent3 Apr 2016 #1
Good. Think I will celebrate with a Wheat grass smoothie. yellowcanine Apr 2016 #2

Silent3

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1. I'm going to raise awareness by NOT spreading this message.
Mon Apr 11, 2016, 04:27 PM
Apr 2016

The fewer people who know about this event, the more potent the awareness will be.

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