ANTH 2000W Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Homeopathy, Fodmap, Transcendental Meditation
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Alternative biological treatments in place of pharmacology & surgery: homeopathy is the delivery of a tincture to treat and cure a disorder based on like curse like and the law of minimum dose in a single remedy. There is little evidence to support homeopathy as an effective treatment for respiratory tract infections in children. Critics say that homeopathic medicines are so diluted that there"s nothing in them, especially because some are diluted beyond the threshold known as avogadro"s number (10^-23) so you would not expect any molecules of the original substance to remain. Furthermore, the mechanism of homeopathy is not well understood and may lay in an interdisciplinary of physics, biology and medicine. And, it is very hard to produce repeatable effects with such a holistic and personalized treatment. Overall, further investigation is required: the adhd elimination diet eliminates artificial food colorings and additives with the intention of reducing hyperactive behavior among children diagnosed with adhd.
