I'm open minded in the "Is it Bollocks" debate...
The nipper is 5 months old and is teething. She's been very grumpy, rubbing her face, and crying a lot. We tried the teething gel which only lasted a few minutes, and infant liquid paracetamol which I don't want to give her loads of because of her immature liver and kidneys. So I tried homoeopathy. After giving her some of the salts, she calmed right down. Now each time she gets grotty with her teeth we give her some and it seems to do the trick. I just found it interesting, as at her age she's not aware of the placebo effect, yet still benefited from the remedy.
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Krakapotl picks a pot of cracker petal potholes, Sun 19 Feb 2012, 19:57,
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The thing about Homeopathy is that there is nothing in it..
The thing about Homeopathy is that there is nothing in it. I mean really nothing in it. No salts just nothing at all. Even Homeopaths accept that after Homeopathic dilutions there is absolutely nothing left of the original active substance.
It is one thing to be open-minded, it is another to accept that taking essentially a 'nothing' remedy is going to help a medical condition.
I suggest you watch this ... www.youtube.com/user/JamesRandiFoundation#p/u/53/SMukj31qw1U
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notoolsovernight you're all luvvly an' 'orrible, Sun 19 Feb 2012, 20:16,
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Weird
Maybe it is the sensation of nomming the stuff that calms her down then? I really don't know.
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Krakapotl picks a pot of cracker petal potholes, Sun 19 Feb 2012, 20:36,
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Homeopathy defenders often cite effects on babies and animals
Homeopathy defenders often cite effects on babies and animals as proof that it must work because the patient is unaware of the treatment. The fact is, that placebo effect can work by proxy. A concerned parent worried about a child (I know, I have 3 kids, the youngest only 7 weeks old) can transmit that worry by voice, gesture and facial expression. Giving the child a remedy of any kind gives a feeling that you are doing something to help. That reduces your stress/ worry factor and the infant will pick up on that. Also... very often a child's symptoms will calm down naturally without intervention. If that happens to coincide with the treatment, then it is a strong emotional human desire to interpret correlation as cure.
I'm an open minded and inquisitive person. I always make my own mind up about things, but to say you are open minded about Homeopathy (at least from an evidence-based standpoint) is roughly equivalent to saying you are open minded about the existence of the Easter Bunny.
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notoolsovernight you're all luvvly an' 'orrible, Sun 19 Feb 2012, 21:04,
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How many times has this "Easter Bunny" been diluted?
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Extinct Jesus Dossier "...I think it counteracts Hitler's magic...", Mon 20 Feb 2012, 0:00,
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It is fairly well accepted
that there is such a thing as the placebo effect by proxy. The placebo effect is happening to you - you give the child the 'medicine' and you notice a change in its behaviour. Things you would not have noticed before suddenly become the 'medicine' doing something.
I would suggest that it's the opposite of the fizzy pop experiments. Give a child some fizzy pop and the parent will see them becoming 'hyperactive'. But the child's behaviour doesn't actually change. It is just the parent's perception. Things that they usually wouldn't notice become shining examples of how they have become hyperactive.
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I'll just offer this...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFvJSlFebvU
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pcmechanic There's no bottom to the depths of human stupidity, Sun 19 Feb 2012, 21:11,
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If you want a good laugh at Homeopathy...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWE1tH93G9U
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notoolsovernight you're all luvvly an' 'orrible, Sun 19 Feb 2012, 22:08,
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