While a certain degree of skepticism is healthy when considering any type of healing modality, the scientific research and clinical evidence in support of homeopathy is undeniable—even if explanations as to how it works remain a bit of a mystery.

The Evidence is Clear

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While a certain degree of skepticism is healthy when considering any type of healing modality, the scientific research and clinical evidence in support of homeopathy is undeniable—even if explanations as to how it works remain a bit of a mystery.

The Evidence is Clear

Over 200 million people around the world use homeopathy. While in Canada many people may have heard the word, my experience is that many don’t actually know what homeopathy is, which is itself a reason for skepticism. When people are unfamiliar with a form of treatment, they are rightly wary of it. In other parts of the world, homeopathy is a popular natural medicine and used extensively, for instance in many areas in Europe, India and South America, naturopaths, pharmacists and even medical physicians recommend it and use it. If you already know someone who has been successfuly treated with homeopathy or have experienced it yourself, then you already know homeopathy works. However, for those new to homeopathy, research is proof that homeopathy may be able to help them. 

Older Research: Pre-1991

In fact, already in 1991, a comprehensive review of homeopathic research was commissioned by the Dutch government and published in the British Medical Journal. The researchers were not themselves homeopaths, but from the Department of Epidemiology of Limburg University and they were surprised by the favourable results: of 105 published studies, 81 were positive. For more information, a fantastic source of older homeopathy research trials and explanations exist in the book Emerging Science of Homeopathy: Complexity, Biodynamics and Nanopharmacology (2^nd ed, originally published as Homeopathy: A Frontier in Medical Science) by P. Bellavite, MD and A Signorini, MD, published in 2002. 

New Research: 2011

Most recently, the Swiss health service commissioned another exhaustive review of homeopathy research in 2011 in order to make a decision regarding coverage on health insurance. The report addressed evidence, safety and cost effectiveness, concluding that “there is sufficient supporting evidence for the pre-clinical (experimental) as well as the clinical effects of homeopathy, and that in absolute terms, as well as when compared to conventional therapies, it offers a safe and cost-effective treatment.”  

In perusing the internet, I am still dismayed about the amount of arguments regarding homeopathy and its clinical and scientific trials because the evidence is undisputable. On the whole homeopathy works. Does it always work? Of course not—but that can’t be expected, now can it?

Why the Skepticism?

For those as yet unfamiliar, homeopathy is a unique system of medicine which uses minute amounts of natural substances to stimulate the body to heal itself. In instances where homeopathic remedies are stronger in potency or strength, the minute amounts are infinitesimal, meaning that they are so small that they cannot be seen under a microscope. This is the cause of much skepticism—of course! However, knowing that there is clear evidence in support of homeopathy, even at these higher potencies, we must now turn to scientific explanations for an answer.

Homeopaths and scientists believe that homeopathic remedies work because an “imprint” or “memory” of a substance develops during the making of a remedy. In fact, science appears to be very close to discovering the particles involved in higher potency homeopathic remedies. Most recently, Dr. Luc Montagnier, a French virologist and Nobel laureate (2008) has openly expressed his support for homeopathy, saying: “High dilutions of something are not nothing. They are water structures which mimic the original molecules.”  For a thorough explanation of homeopathy and for more studies, I highly recommend Dana Ullman’s article, Why Homeopathy Makes Sense and Works.

Homeopathy as Complementary Medicine

While homeopathy is not always effective for every problem, it has an impressive record for treating a variety of conditions naturally and safely, and works well alongside conventional medical care as a complementary form of treatment. In my view, it is especially helpful in restoring the body’s core vitality and strengthening inner resilience, so that people stay healthier longer.

 If you’re going to make just one resolution to put bounce back into your step, make it an easy one and you’ll feel good about yourself. People often don’t make changes because they think it’s too hard or it won’t really make a difference. From a [...]]]> Develop just one healthy habit this year–and stick to it

 If you’re going to make just one resolution to put bounce back into your step, make it an easy one and you’ll feel good about yourself. People often don’t make changes because they think it’s too hard or it won’t really make a difference. From a homeopath’s perspective, beauty and energy come from the inside, so building good habits are a basic necessity—and they really don’t have to be difficult. For example, if you eat an apple a day, EVERY day, you are doing something incredibly good for your body. Here’s why:

Apples keep you youthful

 Anti-oxidants are a buzz word in the natural health field because they prevent free radical damage to cells, the kind of damage that leads to early aging and the worst kinds of disease, like cancer and heart disease. For the highest anti-oxidant activity, choose the most colourful type, whether it’s yellow, green or red. Apples are also packed with nutritional value—and not just vitamins and minerals either, but enzymes! Enzymes are thought to be the key to maintaining youth—and raw apples are an excellent source. More about enzymes another day…

Fibre protects against disease

 Besides the anti-oxidant value, apples contain a particularly healthy type of fibre called pectin. Pectin helps keep cholesterol and blood pressure in check. It’s also a preventative for colon cancer. Another bonus of course it that the fibre helps keep you regular, but pectin is unique in that it also binds water when your stools are loose. Grated apple is a great home remedy for mild diarrhea or constipation, and it’s particularly good for young children because it’s yummy, totally safe and easy to digest.

 You may think apples are high in sugar, but studies show that the pectin in apples helps with both the prevention and treatment of diabetes too. An added benefit is that the fibre also binds heavy metals such as lead and mercury, so next time you have that double order of tuna sushi—or tuna salad—have an apple too.

Whiten your teeth

 Who doesn’t want a winning smile? The mild acidity of apples—even sweet ones—clean and whiten the teeth. I drink a lot of tea, so eating an apple helps prevent staining and I love how clean my teeth feel afterwards.

 Choose pesticide free or organic

 Apples need to be organic if you want the full benefit. Conventional apples sprayed with pesticides are so high in residues, they are first on the list of the dirty dozen—foods you should only eat organic because of high toxicity of pesticide residues. If you think you can get away with peeling the apples, think again: a lot of the benefits of apples are in—or just under—the skin.

 Local varieties are better

 I encourage everyone to choose local varieties. Not only are you supporting farmers in your neighbourhood, you’re reducing your personal impact on the environment. In Vancouver, local varieties are available throughout the winter and really only become hard to find in the summer, when other delicious fruits, like peaches, cherries and berries are available anyway.

 An apple a day keeps the doctor away!

 Of course, everyone knows that apples are good for you. And incorporating this one is so easy—even if you’re a busy student, mom, or an executive always on the run. We often think that small changes don’t make a difference, but if you do it every day—make it a habit—the benefit multiplies. Now instead of reaching for that snack bar, eat an apple—and feel great!

Restore beautiful, smooth skin in minutes a day

Why not incorporate a few techniques that take very little time, almost no money and support your body’s beauty and health?

Skin reflects inner health!

Everyone knows the importance of skin. It’s not just our armour, our protection, our first line of defense. Healthy skin retains its youth and reflects [...]]]>  

Restore beautiful, smooth skin in minutes a day

Why not incorporate a few techniques that take very little time, almost no money and support your body’s beauty and health?

Skin reflects inner health!

Everyone knows the importance of skin. It’s not just our armour, our protection, our first line of defense. Healthy skin retains its youth and reflects inner health. And skin helps us detox, which is so timely with the holiday celebrations fast approaching.

Dry brushing supports all the skin’s functions, restores glow and youth to lifeless skin, smooths dry patches and helps the body exfoliate and detoxify. And possibly the best part is it only takes 2-5 minutes a day and is practically free, with only the one time cost of a brush.

Exfoliate:

When you use dry brushing, you do exfoliate, which means you rub off the dead skin cells. Every person loses an average of 30,000-40,000 skin cells every living minute—and that actually makes up a lot of dust in your home and your bed, so there’s an added advantage to exfoliating regularly. The brushing not only cleans the skin of its dead cells, it stimulates circulation and warms the body.

Purchasing the Brush:

The brush is an important part of dry brushing and you can purchase one through a health food store, although many grocery, pharmacy and department stores also have them. You want one with natural bristles or natural weaving. Loofah brushes (see image above) are often used and these have natural weaving, but make sure it contours nicely around your skin, so it covers ample surface area and gives you a light scratch with pressure (the skin will redden slightly but should not leave scratches). Avoid plastic brushes, as these can damage skin. Natural materials also feel nicer on the skin–and they’re better for the planet.

Sweep towards the Heart:

As dry brushing suggests, you want to keep the brush DRY or the bristles will be too soft to do anything but wash your body. When you brush, you want to use very brief short sweeping strokes. You start at the feet and work your way up the leg, brushing the front and back sides. In dry brushing you always work towards the heart. When you get to round places, such as knees and abdomen, you make circular sweeping motions clockwise around the knee joint/navel. Of course you never want to use dry brushing on broken skin or a sun burn.

Reduce swelling:

The other system that benefits greatly from dry brushing is the lymphatic system because lymph vessels lie just beneath the skin. The job of the lymphatic system is to pick up fluids which are continually released into the tissues as your blood circulates. When your lymphatic system is sluggish, your arms and legs swell, which can occur when sitting on a long flight or if you’re on your feet all day.

When you dry brush you always start at the toes and fingers and work toward the heart because the lymphatic system picks up and cleans this tissue fluid before returning it into the blood circulatory system in the region of the heart.

The lymphatic system is also part of your immune system and has a major cleansing function, so by stimulating both the skin and the lymph, you are supporting your health and resilience in a very big way!

The technique

Start with your toes, moving upward

Make circular motions around the knees

Continue upward to the hips

Now other side

At the abdomen, make circular sweeps around the navel

At the breasts, make circular sweeps again around the nipple

Now start at the hands moving upwards again.

When you’ve finished both arms

Continue from the neck down to the heart

Notice we miss the face because the skin on the face is too sensitive for dry brushing.

Viola, you’re done.

Happy brushing!

Dry brushing is a great technique to use when your skin feels dry and lifeless. It brings energy and youth back, and will soften the rough patches along the elbows. Like anything, if you can incorporate it into your daily routine, like brushing your teeth, it will have the most benefit. But even if you do it only once a year, you’ll find it refreshing and a treat for your skin.

Practically every second kid in BC is anxious about going back to school next week, according to the latest CBC news release. Having a couple of kids myself—and with a clear memory of what that sinking feeling feels like—I can relate. So this is what I remind myself every [...]]]>  Quick, easy tips

Practically every second kid in BC is anxious about going back to school next week, according to the latest CBC news release. Having a couple of kids myself—and with a clear memory of what that sinking feeling feels like—I can relate. So this is what I remind myself every year as the kids go back:

 It’s normal

Reminding yourself and your kids that back to school jitters are normal actually helps you—and your kids—feel better. The fact that 47% of all BC kids experience some anxiety about getting back into the groove of everyday life at school is proof. The main reasons cited were new teachers and new schedules, which makes sense. We all know that new situations cause most everyone to feel unsettled, so getting back into the routine before that dreaded day helps.

 Start the routine early

Start getting the kids up and off to bed early NOW. If you’ve slipped up on bedtime routines due to summer fun, get back into reading fairy tales before bed, sneaking an early bath in, brewing a warm chamomile tea and whatever else works for your family (and it better not be TV or video games). My personal trick is to set the clocks at least 10-15 minutes ahead of schedule, which only works for little awhile, but helps with the change in routines. No telling!

Take some of the “newness” out

Another trick is to make a trip out to school before school actually starts. Let the kids play in the playground, wander the halls, and even talk to the teachers if they can. Including the kids in their back to school shopping, allowing them to choose a few (healthy) treats in their recess snacks and make lunch choices brings the routine back in a fun way and gets them prepared.

It’s okay to be scared

Parents often feel uncomfortable when their kids are hurting, or worried, and rightly so. It’s our job to protect them from harm. But we have to be okay with our children experiencing fears with the knowledge that overcoming them builds confidence. Talking about fears and anxieties allows children to cope better, even when we can’t fix it for them (and with back to school anxiety, there is nothing to fix). Just being a conduit for your child to express him or herself regularly is crucial, not only for their mental health now, but to maintain that bond for those times when s/he may really need it, like–heaven forbid–bullying, failing tests or having some kind of accident. If your child doesn’t like to share, it may work to share a story of your own—not in lecture-style, but in short story form. For more resources on how to connect and work with your kids, check out the BC Ministry of Education website.

Be happy and give love

Easier said than done, I know, but the child is the barometer of the parents. If we can be relaxed and happy in the last few days of their holidays, then our kids are more likely to be that way too. If you can, take it easy, enjoy life and give them lots of love (not toys, not chocolates, just love). Love provides comfort and resilience to stress. 

When all else fails

Okay, you’ve done all that and your child is still freaking out? I don’t like to recommend remedies, however natural, for life’s ups and downs, but when emotions get extreme or stick, then homeopathy can work wonders. Two remedies for anticipatory anxiety are Argentum nitritum and Gelsemium. Give Gelsemium 30 c if your child is feeling so anxious that she feels weak, spaced out or gets sick. Choose Argentum nitricum 30c if your child feels wired or jittery instead. Give 3-5 pills on the tongue once or twice daily for a few days before school, or just use it as needed when feeling anxious. It is not recommended to repeat the remedies indefinitely, so if the problem does not pass or keeps appearing, you need to seek the advice of a homeopath.

The first day of school…

On the first day of school, I plan to have my kids as prepared as they can possibly be: I’ll wake them up early enough for a calm morning routine, give them a good, healthy breakfast and send them off a little early—with lots and lots of love. Of course, that’s no guarantee it will go glitch-free, but then that’s the fun of being a parent. Otherwise, we’d never have any stories to tell. For more back to school tips, you can also link to the BC Mental Health funded Here to Help website.

Small Changes: Big Impact

I believe that small changes practiced every day can impact health in a very positive way—keeping you healthier longer. What’s amazing about water therapy is that it’s free, you can do it in the comfort of your own bathroom and you can take as little or as much time as you [...]]]>  

Small Changes: Big Impact

I believe that small changes practiced every day can impact health in a very positive way—keeping you healthier longer. What’s amazing about water therapy is that it’s free, you can do it in the comfort of your own bathroom and you can take as little or as much time as you need. Water can relax or stimulate you—and it is the perfect example of infinite ways to be healthier without it impacting your pocketbook.

Water as Therapy

Of course you’ve taken a hot bath or shower to wash away the ills of a stressful day—which means you’ve used water therapeutically. That’s because warm water relaxes tense muscles, relieves nervous energy and helps you get a better night’s sleep.

But if you’d like more energy, better circulation, then you must try cold water too—and if you’ve never tried it, it’s not as painful as it sounds! Just seconds of cold water is invigorating, enlivens cells and builds the immune system. If you’ve ever washed your face with cold water in the morning to wake up, then you know how wonderful it can be.

Spas in Europe

In Europe and especially Germany, old traditional methods such as water therapy are used alongside conventional medical treatments in spas as a preventative and recovery from heart attacks, strokes and nervous system disorders. Medical insurance companies actually pay for these 2-4 week long spa visits because they believe that long term and preventative health actually costs less in the long run.

Water Treatments at Home

Luckily, you don’t have to go all the way to Europe to benefit—anyone can incorporate water treatments into their daily routine. And summer is the best time to start cold water treatments because high temperatures often cause circulation and energy to suffer. Just seconds of cold water stimulate, invigorate and enliven, and if you use this every day, it actually builds your internal resistance to infections, makes you stronger and healthier.

Water Stepping

Are you suffering from sore aching and swollen feet after a long hike or just after being on your feel all day? Or do you have cold feet, swollen legs, varicose veins? Use water stepping and you’ll marvel at the difference.

You can begin by filling your bathtub ankle deep with cold water. Secure a bathmat in place, so there’s no danger of slipping. Now step into the cold water and walk on one spot, lifting your feet high up and out of the water. You won’t be able to do this for long because soon your feet will hurt from the cold water, but once you step out and dry off, you’ll find your feet warm quickly (even if they were initially cold) and your legs and whole body feel refreshed.

Water stepping is an excellent way to venture into the world of cold water treatments. Just remember that whenever you use cold water, be sure you are warm to begin with. Never apply cold water when you’re already feeling chilled.

Next time you’re out on the beach in the hot sun, feeling sluggish and tired, try water stepping in the cool ocean or lake water. You’ll find this invigorating too.

Hot/Cold Foot Baths Relieve Headaches

If the thought of freezing cold water doesn’t appeal, a gentler way to go is alternating hot and cold foot baths. It’s comforting and still stimulates circulation. Hot/cold foot baths also relieve headaches. If you’ve been over-thinking, feeling overwhelmed and confused, try the hot/cold foot bath technique. By stimulating circulation in the lower part of the body, excess energy is drawn from the head. It’s relaxing and invigorating at the same time.

In one basin, add comfortably hot water to ankle depth, in the other add cold. Start soaking in the hot water for 5 minutes; then switch to cold for 30 seconds (if you only have one container, you can improvise with running cold water). Repeat the procedure 3 times, but be sure to end with cold water because it is the cold water that stimulates circulation.

Cold Water Rinse

Another quick and easy way to incorporate water therapy in your daily routine is ending your bath or shower with a 5-10 second cold rinse. Cold water can be shocking, so start slow (and very slow if you have any heart complaints)—once you turn the hot water off, just put your feet in. Next time or at your own pace, you can go a little further—to the knees, the thighs—and lastly, the whole body. You can do as little or much as you like, but ending with cold water after every morning shower adds a jump start to your day, prevents circulatory problems and builds resistance to disease. You’ll find that you get sick less often and you’ll have more energy in the morning.

A Little Every Day

Water therapy is a simple method to give you energy, treat circulatory problems and combat everyday stress. A little every day can help keep you healthy and balanced–and best of all, it’s free!

 Image credit: Michal Marcol

Headaches tend to appear when you least need it, when there is already too much going on—usually too little time and far too much to do. But from a natural standpoint, a headache could well be telling your body to slow down [...]]]>  

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Simple tips to manage pain during times of stress

Headaches tend to appear when you least need it, when there is already too much going on—usually too little time and far too much to do. But from a natural standpoint, a headache could well be telling your body to slow down and pay attention. So listen—slow down—and follow the instructions below.

Headache Remedies

Even Dr. Oz and Oprah are on to homeopathic remedies, since Dr. Oz recommends homeopathy along with acupuncture as adjunct treatments in his article on headaches on Oprah’s website.

5 simple remedies

 To keep it simple, only 5 common headache remedies are listed below. In homeopathy, the closer the symptoms match the remedy, the better the remedy will work, so always select the remedy according to the characteristics you experience. Since homeopathic remedies are without side effects and the results are impressive when the symptoms fit, you can experiment safely with any of the remedies below.

• Belladonna: Dr. Blackie, who was the Queen’s MD back in 1968, calls Belladonna “a wonderful acute remedy for a headache following either exposure to heat or cold,” which means that if your headache develops after going outside on a cold day with wet hair—or if you’ve been out in the sun too long—Belladonna is likely your remedy. You’ll find it useful for those kinds of maddeningly throbbing, pulsing, congested headaches that come on fairly quickly and are made worse by bending over or moving around and better with hard pressure, applying cold, sitting up or lying very still.
• Bryonia is another great acute headache remedy. Choose it when any movement aggravates the pain, even just moving the eyes. Similar to Belladonna, Bryonia works when pressure and cold applications feel good, but unlike Belladonna, typically the pain comes on slowly and builds over time to a dull, heavy or sharp ache. If you’re not sure, another difference is that Belladonna works better for right sided—Bryonia for left sided—pain. The person may feel irritable or just want to be left alone, and may be stuffed up with a cold.
• Colubrina—also known as Nux vomica—is excellent in times of stress, when overwork, lack of sleep or too much alcohol have caused a headache—and the person may find themselves exceedingly irritable and sensitive to everything: noise, light—and conversation. The pain may begin in the morning on waking. It is the main remedy for a hang over, but it’s even good when too little sleep, too much work and even overindulging in food is the cause.
• Cocculus is another remedy for stress headaches due to loss of sleep, but in this case excess worry and lack of sleep combine to cause a nervous type of headache, with weakness, even dizziness. If you’ve been caring for a sick family member and your nerves are strained, Cocculus will relieve.  
• Choose Gelsemium instead when sleepiness is the overwhelming characteristic associated with your headache. The pain typically feels tight, begins at the back of the head and may continue around to the forehead. Gelsemium is useful for a headache that builds slowly—when exhaustion and tiredness stand in the forefront. In fact, you may feel like a flu coming on, with chills down the back. As in the other headache remedies, motion aggravates, but sleep helps.

If none of the above fit your symptoms, other remedies for headaches are Natrum muriaticum for bursting morning headaches in serious types, Lachesis for intense left sided headaches often associated with hormones and Pulsatilla for hormonally related headaches with ever changing symptoms—to name a few. I recommend you consult a homeopath to find the most suitable fit. 

 Self Help Dosages

 Take the remedy in a 30c potency, 3-5 pills on the tongue, every 1-2 hours depending on the severity for 3-4 times altogether. As the pain improves, stop the remedy and only continue if the pain returns; if there is no change after 3 or 4 doses, switch to a more suitable remedy.

 3 simple home tips with or without the remedy

1.  Drink water: drink one or more glasses of water. Many times, water alone will help relieve the headache, so why not try it? If you’re not used to gulping down a tall glass of water, try heating it up—drinking a glass of hot water works better for some people.
2. Water therapy in the form of foot baths can relieve congestion and heat in the head by bringing energy down to the feet. Simply soak your feet in comfortably hot water for 5 minutes, then after a deep breath place one leg in cold water for 20-30 seconds, then switch to the other. Repeat the procedure by soaking again in warm water for 5 minutes and ending with the 20 second cold rinse. Dry the feet well and put on warm socks. For headaches due to tense shoulders and neck, apply a hot compress to the neck area for a few minutes, covering with a towel to keep the area warm.
3. Sleep: if you can, just lie down and rest. At the very least, plan for an extra hour or two of sleep tonight so you can fully recover. Pain is exhausting!

A word of caution

If headaches are unusually severe, accompany a fever and stiff neck or persist for days despite self treatment measures, do have a medical professional check out more serious causes—just in case.

 For recurring headaches

For recurring headaches, seek the care of a homeopath. Studies show that homeopathic remedies as constitutional treatment reduce the frequency, length and severity of recurring headaches naturally and without side effects. For instance, one scientific study published in 1991 in the Berlin Journal on Research in Homeopathy by Brigo and Serpelloni showed that patients receiving remedies such as Belladonna, Gelsemium and Natrum muriaticum had less frequent headaches that resolved more quickly compared to a group who only believed they were given remedies. Besides choosing remedies more accurately for when you’re sick, homeopaths can help you achieve long term health goals, keeping you healthier longer—and pain free.

 Comments on a highly sensationalized CBC marketplace episode

 Normally fond of the CBC’s coverage of news, this time I was disappointed with the sensationalist and biased coverage of CBC’s look at homeopathy on “Homeopathy Cure or Con?” which first aired Friday, January 14, 2011 and can be viewed online. Skepticism is healthy whenever looking at so [...]]]>  

 Comments on a highly sensationalized CBC marketplace episode

 Normally fond of the CBC’s coverage of news, this time I was disappointed with the sensationalist and biased coverage of CBC’s look at homeopathy on “Homeopathy Cure or Con?” which first aired Friday, January 14, 2011 and can be viewed online. Skepticism is healthy whenever looking at so called alternative medicines, however, having a group of people take a whole vial of remedies to test homeopathy is analogous with sticking rows of acupuncture needles into a group of people and concluding that acupuncture does not work. And by the way, how does acupuncture work?

 Homeopathy supported in scientific studies

The studies discussed by the CBC were solely focused on how homeopathy works and while even I admit that the science is still somewhat murky on the how, there are many studies that show homeopathy does work, in childhood diarrhea, in allergies, influenza, arthritis and the list goes on. Physics is an evolving science and it is a mistake to focus on the how, rather than look at the evidence of does it work or does it not. For a more informative article on homeopathy, physics and scientific evidence, I encourage everyone to read “Nobel Prize Winner Luc Montagnier Supports Science of Homeopathy,” by Dana Ullman.

 Homeopathy as a complementary rather than alternative form of medicine

Finally, in my experience most homeopaths see homeopathy as a complementary rather than alternative form of medicine. This CBC program chose the most controversial subject of vaccination and then threw in cancer—finding homeopaths who promised successful outcomes. Most homeopaths don’t practice that way, in fact, homeopaths I know work with the medical profession and treat illnesses that are unsuccessfully treated by conventional drugs, such as allergies, influenza, recurring colds, autoimmune problems, nausea during pregnancy and so on. If some homeopaths are promising cures for incurable diseases, then perhaps the profession needs a regulating body, which I believe is the whole point of legislation in Ontario.

 CBC disappoints

If any good has come of the CBC program, it has been that there is a discussion about homeopathy. Personally, I am going to be a lot more skeptical about CBC programming than I used to be, especially when shrouded as news coverage. And for all those homeopathy skeptics out there, have another look at the scientific evidence and better yet, try it for yourself–it’s not harmful or expensive–before you come to a false conclusion. For more articles and scientific studies about homeopathy, the National Centre for Homeopathy is a great resource.