Best Explanation of Homeopathy, Ever.

People with Rheumatoid Arthritis are people with constant pain, so we are particularly susceptible to scams. It would be incredible to just slip on a magic copper bracelet and suddenly become able to dance again, for example.

But this post is about Homeopathy, which if you read, say, its Wikipedia article, you'd see a bunch of big words and some history about it and how it's supposed to work. Later in the article, it explains where it's legal and what sorts of degrees and certificates you can get in order to use this method of treatment, but I like James Randi's explanation much better. Laughter is the best medicine, right? Here it is:





That video is cut short; I speculate that Randi probably went on to talk about the dangers of this type of "medicine." But here are a few or them:

* False hope which could prevent someone from getting proper medical treatment, which could lead to a lot of damage that could affect someone for the rest of his or her life.

* Making patients think that big words that mean nothing are acceptable in medicine. Patients need to ask questions and learn about their disease, rather than believe anything that's thrown at them. Yes, even by their real medical doctors.

* My first google hit rendered a site that could sell homeopathic cures to me for $390 a year. I'd rather donate that to research than flush it down the toilet (literally).

* And finally, Homeopathy kills.

These are the most common dangers of ignoring actual medical treatment by well-educated doctors in favor of illogical treatments that I can think of. Add others if you can. This isn't a game to us.