I'll admit it's a huge leap to take with homeopathy. I had been focused on mechanical/chemical aspects of the body. Homeopathy works on an energetic level versus a molecular level. I became more open to its possibilities after reading quite a bit about how energy/electric signals/vibrations play a significant role the healthy functioning of our bodies. And correcting energetic blockages and restoring the proper frequencies to cells/organs is one of the many factors in healing.

So now I blend the various approaches to healing with the foundation still being nutrition, stress reduction, exercise and sleep. The herbs, supplements, homeopathy and body work to support it all.

Hi Marlene,

The 2 pubmed abstracts are from 2003 and 2007. Do you know if there is anything conclusive and up to date regarding the trials?

Karen

I think the most important factor in choosing homeopathy, is reading the labels carefully and making sure the term is not concealing other ingredients at higher doses than homeopathy really endorses. This is a trend that has been happening here in U.S. The term "homeopathy" is still used in the wrong contexts, to refer to complementary medicine.

Whether true homeopathic remedies actually work, is another
topic altogether.

There are mixtures of vitamins made by various companies we see on PN here, who mix low dose herbs, with high dose vitamins. Often they don't give the concentration of the herbs, and instead call their mixtures "proprietary" to avoid labeling accurately. (it is a loophole the FDA allows sadly).
Watch for that too. I'd avoid any huge mixtures of these types, unless you research the herbs carefully, and choose to pay the higher price for them, in the end.

I agree that the terms homeopathy, herbal remedies, alternative medicine can get lumped together and/or be misunderstood. The link below looks at the differences between the first two..

http://voices.yahoo.com/homeopathy-v...07.html?cat=68

Karen

From what I can tell, the Topricin is a true homeopathic cream. I don't think you have to be concerned with the ingredients on this one.

You really have to read the labels on everything. I have a problem when the inactive ingredients are more dangerous. Petro chemicals, paraben, etc just don't belong in a "natural" cream. Topricin is a pretty pure product on the whole.