Do we really want our healthcare choices to be guided by profit over wellness?

7/21/2017

Colin Campbell tells it how it is in his book 'Whole, Rethinking the Science of Nutrition'. Do we really want our healthcare choices to be guided by profit over wellness?

Last week I read an excerpt of a study (funded funnily enough by lots in the dairy industry) which concludes that 'a diet that is high in dairy foods is not necessarily damaging to health.' Authors have links to McDonalds, Dairy Council, Dutch Dairy Association, GEIE European Milk Forum and Nestle amongst others. Hmm. Conflict of interests?!

Let's start to look at WHY we might not want research showing homeopathy works to come out. Who it might be uncomfortable for. Because it's there. There are studies, and yes we need more. Perhaps Nestle would fund one for us?!

To look at who it might be uncomfortable for. Studies like the one recently on depression and individualised homeopathy. Which showed positive results. Like hospital based studies from Brazil around depression, showing good results. Data from clinicians. Perhaps they're not so great for the healthcare industry. Then there's those who take the time to twist facts, manipulate data, discredit physicians who are discovering 'truths' that would rather be hidden.

Enough ranting now. My model, as I chatted to someone recently who had been helped from working with me, isn't a great one for business. Well not repeat, here every week sort of business. Ideally I get people well. Not dependent on repeat prescriptions. Yes, sometimes it takes shorter or longer periods of time. And sometimes I don't get 'there' either as quickly as I'd like to it perhaps at all. But my aim is not to have people needing me forever, needing homeopathy forever.

It is about using a healthcare that helps to make you well. So then the business side works when they tell others how well they are, and the others come to see you. Most Homeopaths I know work on building their practice on word of mouth. Yes we use social media to educate and share. Yes we write, talk, and get the word out about what we can do.

And so we should. It's amazing stuff, even this week I have seen so many beautiful things that I would put my hand on my heart and say that homeopathy has been a big part of making that difference for people.

3 Comments

dave

7/22/2017 07:02:37 am

Are you starting to realise, even if it's coming slowly, that all you're seeing is the result of your confirmation bias at work? You desperately want to see an effect, that's understandable, especially as you've doubtless spent a lot of your hard-earned money on some kind of course that gave you a nice looking certificate.

As it becomes obvious to you there's a severe lack of credible, quality evidence it's disappointing that you're starting to side with "conspiracy theory!" rather than "maybe, just maybe, I got scammed?"

In a world of imperfect healthcare, you're the court jester who everyone's ignoring because what's needed is intelligent discourse, not childish theatrics.

jim jams

7/22/2017 03:28:01 pm

"Dave" watch this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4x-pvcdLTJg

7/25/2017 08:07:29 am

Dave, thanks so much for your comment.

Before I experienced/saw the effects of homeopathy I would say I was fairly sceptical of it - after all if no one can tell you how it works, surely that means it can't.

Having worked with it as a professional homeopath for the last 10 years, studied it for 4 years before that, then used homeopathy in first aid settings for another 6 years before that, I've observed the effects in many situations over the past 20 years. I've also seen where it hasn't worked, where I've got the remedy wrong or not closely enough prescribed. The most dramatic times, I suppose, can be quite acute. Seeing a 2 year old go from croup and unable to breathe properly to being asleep breathing normally was pretty dramatic, and if that's me finding things working when it was placebo, then the distress was eased, the cough was gone and the temperature went down. I'm happy if that's what my placebo pill can do.

To see people be able to reduce their conventional medication that they've been on for years, is a great thing to help with. And whilst I'm losing my need for that to be about me, or the pills that I give out, so if it's placebo that's starting to be OK with me. However, the research happening around the world seems to back up that there's something in it after all. I'm amazed to see the action of homeopathic medicines on plants, on animals, and see it working in ICU settings, in severe illnesses and would recommend that if you wish to investigate further perhaps you may want to look at www.hri-research.org.

This discussion has gone on for many years though but it seems that finally scientific methods are catching up and we have many great people working on the mysteries of how homeopathy might work. What I see, in clinic, at my home, and even in my dog's car sickness issue, is that homeopathy works. I'm leaving it to others to find out 'how' but accept that it's difficult to accept whilst we're still looking for that. Interestingly we used aspirin for 70 years before we knew how it worked, but observed it had an effect.

With best wishes, and whilst we may have to agree to disagree, I appreciate you taking time to write,

Em

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