My experience with homeopathic medicine. I was in my fifties a 30+ year
vegetarian and had a hard time passing water. Went to my allopathic doctor,
who was great-he kept giving me different medicines to try relieve an
infection in bladder tubes. this went on for about 6 weeks. Finally I went
to my wives homeopathic doctor and he prescribed some little white pills-he
had them in his office-he gave me a dose-and I did not feel any difference.
When I got home I passed water pretty good. it got better and better. It has
now been about 5 years and occasionally I slow down and have to take a dose
of that homeopathic remedy..
For what it is worth-not being able to pass water was the worse thing in my
life.
This is a true experience I know homeopathic medicine works because it was
night and day-either I passed water or not..
Michael

Michael Balarama wrote:
> My experience with homeopathic medicine. I was in my fifties a 30+ year
> vegetarian and had a hard time passing water. Went to my allopathic doctor,
> who was great-he kept giving me different medicines to try relieve an
> infection in bladder tubes. this went on for about 6 weeks. Finally I went
> to my wives homeopathic doctor and he prescribed some little white pills-he
> had them in his office-he gave me a dose-and I did not feel any difference.
> When I got home I passed water pretty good. it got better and better. It has
> now been about 5 years and occasionally I slow down and have to take a dose
> of that homeopathic remedy..

What homeopathic "remedy" is it? Are you sure it's not an herbal
preparation like saw palmetto?

> For what it is worth-not being able to pass water was the worse thing in my
> life.
> This is a true experience I know homeopathic medicine works because it was
> night and day-either I passed water or not..

Anecdotal. When homeopathy is put to the rigors of the scientific
method, it fails to show anything more than a placebo effect. And why
should it show more since it's only sugar pills?

"usual suspect" > wrote in message
...
> Michael Balarama wrote:
> > My experience with homeopathic medicine. I was in my fifties a 30+ year
> > vegetarian and had a hard time passing water. Went to my allopathic
doctor,
> > who was great-he kept giving me different medicines to try relieve an
> > infection in bladder tubes. this went on for about 6 weeks. Finally I
went
> > to my wives homeopathic doctor and he prescribed some little white
pills-he
> > had them in his office-he gave me a dose-and I did not feel any
difference.
> > When I got home I passed water pretty good. it got better and better. It
has
> > now been about 5 years and occasionally I slow down and have to take a
dose
> > of that homeopathic remedy..
>
> What homeopathic "remedy" is it? Are you sure it's not an herbal
Ferrum picricum 30c
It was so obvious-no go vs no problem

Michael Balarama wrote:
>>What homeopathic "remedy" is it? Are you sure it's not an herbal
>
> Ferrum picricum 30c

This is one molecule of picrate of iron diluted
1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000, 000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
times with either water or lactose (milk sugar).

I see that it's recommended by one homeopathy site for:
Buzzing in ears, deafness; chronic gout; epistaxis; prostatic
troubles.
http://tinyurl.com/d4z5z

IOW, it's a cure-all and works head (epistaxis) to toe (gout).

Consumers Union concluded:
Unless the laws of chemistry have gone awry, most homeopathic
remedies are too diluted to have any physiological
effect....CU's medical consultants believe that any system of
medicine embracing the use of such remedies involves a potential
danger to patients whether the prescribers are MDs, other
licensed practitioners, or outright quacks.
http://atheism.about.com/library/glo...homeopathy.htm

> It was so obvious-

I think it's pretty obvious, too. They're sugar pills. Snake oil.

> no go vs no problem

Anecdotal. You *assume* the sugar pills worked. Perhaps it was placebo
effect, perhaps something else worked or just gave way.

"usual suspect" > wrote in message
.. .
> Michael Balarama wrote:
> >>What homeopathic "remedy" is it? Are you sure it's not an herbal
> >
> > Ferrum picricum 30c
>
> This is one molecule of picrate of iron diluted
>
1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000, 000,000,000,000,000,000,00
0,000
> times with either water or lactose (milk sugar).
>
> I see that it's recommended by one homeopathy site for:
> Buzzing in ears, deafness; chronic gout; epistaxis; prostatic
> troubles.
> http://tinyurl.com/d4z5z
>
> IOW, it's a cure-all and works head (epistaxis) to toe (gout).
>
> Consumers Union concluded:
> Unless the laws of chemistry have gone awry, most homeopathic
> remedies are too diluted to have any physiological
> effect....CU's medical consultants believe that any system of
> medicine embracing the use of such remedies involves a potential
> danger to patients whether the prescribers are MDs, other
> licensed practitioners, or outright quacks.
> http://atheism.about.com/library/glo...homeopathy.htm
>
> > It was so obvious-
>
> I think it's pretty obvious, too. They're sugar pills. Snake oil.
>
> > no go vs no problem
>
> Anecdotal. You *assume* the sugar pills worked. Perhaps it was placebo
> effect, perhaps something else worked or just gave way.
I m not going to argue about this-not that important to me..but what about
the 4 times I took Ferrum picricum
when I had trouble passing water-also went to visit my mother and my old
best friend was having trouble passing water every night so I gave him
tube(40 tablets) and it cleared up his
problem
my daughter works at Kalachandjis every Fri and sat night as a bus lady...
she really likes it...
michael

Michael Balarama wrote:
> My experience with homeopathic medicine. I was in my fifties a 30+ year
> vegetarian and had a hard time passing water. Went to my allopathic doctor,
> who was great-he kept giving me different medicines to try relieve an
> infection in bladder tubes. this went on for about 6 weeks. Finally I went
> to my wives homeopathic doctor and he prescribed some little white pills-he
> had them in his office-he gave me a dose-and I did not feel any difference.
> When I got home I passed water pretty good. it got better and better. It has
> now been about 5 years and occasionally I slow down and have to take a dose
> of that homeopathic remedy..
> For what it is worth-not being able to pass water was the worse thing in my
> life.
> This is a true experience I know homeopathic medicine works because it was
> night and day-either I passed water or not..
> Michael

That's what I would expect. Homeopathy uses such small doses that for
practical purposes the doses are zero. That's nothing. Nothing is
better than allopathy. So, try nothing. Perhaps nothing plus pacebo
effect.

Michael Balarama wrote:
>>Anecdotal. You *assume* the sugar pills worked. Perhaps it was placebo
>>effect, perhaps something else worked or just gave way.
>
> I m not going to argue about this-not that important to me..but what about
> the 4 times I took Ferrum picricum
> when I had trouble passing water-also went to visit my mother and my old
> best friend was having trouble passing water every night so I gave him
> tube(40 tablets) and it cleared up his
> problem

Anecdotal.

> my daughter works at Kalachandjis every Fri and sat night as a bus lady...
> she really likes it...

I meant to write you last week to tell you I was only going up to the
Metroplex for a day-trip (more like half-day-trip with a whole day of
driving), so no chance to get together. I'll let you know when I'm up
that way again.

"usual suspect" > wrote in message
. ..
> Michael Balarama wrote:
> >>Anecdotal. You *assume* the sugar pills worked. Perhaps it was placebo
> >>effect, perhaps something else worked or just gave way.
> >
> > I m not going to argue about this-not that important to me..but what
about
> > the 4 times I took Ferrum picricum
> > when I had trouble passing water-also went to visit my mother and my old
> > best friend was having trouble passing water every night so I gave him
> > tube(40 tablets) and it cleared up his
> > problem
>
> Anecdotal.
>
> > my daughter works at Kalachandjis every Fri and sat night as a bus
lady...
> > she really likes it...
>
> I meant to write you last week to tell you I was only going up to the
> Metroplex for a day-trip (more like half-day-trip with a whole day of
> driving), so no chance to get together. I'll let you know when I'm up
> that way again.
Cool, I am living in a condo-and should move next month to this house I
bought about 1/2 block from Kalachanjis' ..
condo is about 1 mile from Kalachandji's..
by the way many many people don't believe in Homeopathy-such small doses
etc...

Michael Balarama wrote:
> by the way many many people don't believe in Homeopathy-

I'm one of them.

> such small doses

It's not the small (infinitesimally impossible) doses, it's the fact
that they're sugar pills and that they've been shown repeatedly in
scientific studies to be worthless. Homeopathy is a scam.

"usual suspect" > wrote in message
.. .
> Michael Balarama wrote:
> > by the way many many people don't believe in Homeopathy-
>
> I'm one of them.
>
> > such small doses
>
> It's not the small (infinitesimally impossible) doses, it's the fact
> that they're sugar pills and that they've been shown repeatedly in
> scientific studies to be worthless. Homeopathy is a scam.
I am a California guy-but did not really think homeopathy worked...I like
all the "new age" stuff--My wife liked homeopathy-as part of the marriage I
let her go and paid for it..then she had me go-I had no expectation except a
$bill-well I was as surprised as anyone that it worked so well... and took
care of my problem...

Michael Balarama wrote:
> I am a California guy-but did not really think homeopathy worked...I like
> all the "new age" stuff--

I don't, except for certain music that should probably be called "smooth
jazz" but is called "new age" instead.

> My wife liked homeopathy-as part of the marriage I
> let her go and paid for it..

I would've put my foot down on that.

> then she had me go-

I would've put both feet down on that.

> I had no expectation except a $bill-

And you got one. For sugar pills.

"usual suspect" > wrote in message
. ..
> Michael Balarama wrote:
> > I am a California guy-but did not really think homeopathy worked...I
like
> > all the "new age" stuff--
>
> I don't, except for certain music that should probably be called "smooth
> jazz" but is called "new age" instead.
>
> > My wife liked homeopathy-as part of the marriage I
> > let her go and paid for it..
>
> I would've put my foot down on that.

Just wait until you are married-if you enjoy an independent thinker smart
type-that is what you get, ie she does stuff you don't agree with...and that
is part of why she is and independent smart thinker..
I guess you can't have it both ways.....






>
> > then she had me go-
>
> I would've put both feet down on that.
>
> > I had no expectation except a $bill-
>
> And you got one. For sugar pills.

Michael Balarama wrote:
>>>I am a California guy-but did not really think homeopathy worked...I
>
> like
>
>>>all the "new age" stuff--
>>
>>I don't, except for certain music that should probably be called "smooth
>>jazz" but is called "new age" instead.
>>
>>
>>>My wife liked homeopathy-as part of the marriage I
>>>let her go and paid for it..
>>
>>I would've put my foot down on that.
>
> Just wait until you are married-

Avoiding that as long as I can. :-)

> if you enjoy an independent thinker smart
> type-that is what you get,

I know. Only now she does it with her own money instead of mine.

What did the tablets contain apart from the picrate of iron diluted to
the point of theoretical irrelevance?
Is it possible that, by a lucky coincidence, one of these other
ingredients was exactly what you needed?

Pesco-vegan wrote:
> What did the tablets contain apart from the picrate of iron diluted to
> the point of theoretical irrelevance?

Lactose. They were sugar pills.

> Is it possible that, by a lucky coincidence, one of these other
> ingredients was exactly what you needed?

What does sugar cure, besides sweet tooth-induced cravings?