The disease picture that homeopathic zinc treats has "loss of smell" as one of its characteristics. When remedies are taken too often they "prove" themselves (google "homeopathic provings"). If this is done too much it may lead to "grafting" their characteristic into the body. This is a serious problem that sometimes never goes away.
The only reason homoeopathy exists is that a homoepathic 'physician' was a member of congress when the FDA was setup and he forced a bunch of exceptions into the law. Congress, in their 'infinite wisdom', has never gotten around to changing the appropriate laws.
Attention: read the definition of homeopathy and don't trust this pseudo-intellectual--she's not a doctor. The 1x and 2x ingredients allow it to be 10% + 1% active ingredients. It's actually 13.3% active ingredient which is significant for the 2 dimensional surface its trying to treat. Clearly Zicam is using the modern definition of homeopathy and not the witchcraft definition.
If this were a perfect world, all drugs marketed to the public and all forms of therapy would be subject to rigors of peer review. Ads for modern-day snake-oil would be banned, and the would be never make it to the market because they are unable to back up their claims scientifically. I would also extend this to faith healers, they would have to supply scientific evidence for their healing abilities, or face being prison time for fraud.
@Akira625 I'm not sure if I agree with what you're saying. If a person is stupid enough to prefer the scams over the actual medicine, maybe they deserve to be ripped off. However, if we're dealing with private healthcare, I do believe that fraudulent therapies should be outlawed, so as to set the law in favor of the real doctors.
@xXvolhvXx Well, even smart people get caught up in things that have no basis on reality, hence so many religious people in the world who fervently believe in their gods despite any concrete evidence.
@Akira625 That's true, but there is some data suggesting that the “smarter” people are, the less likely they are to believe in deities, because atheists generally score higher on IQ tests.
I don't get it. How do you know how much the zinc gluconate would have to be diluted according to homeopathy? Is there some kind of definitive homeopathy manual?
Also, isn't zinc supposed to help people get over colds? Since in homeopathy you dilute something to give it the opposite effect, wouldn't diluting zinc just make the cold worse according to them?
Homeopathy does not work at all for anything, period. Not to treat symptoms, not to cure actual diseases. A different problem is when homeopathic "labs" mix their innocuous dilutions with real active ingredients. Those DO have an effect, and soemone can actually overdose on them.
Zennia's full of opinions.319 videos!No research, educated beyond intelligence. There are millions who've benefited greatly from homeopathic formulas over the past TWO HUNDRED YEARS. The Royal family in England live long, active lives (Queen mum died at 101!), they can afford any medication & they chose homeopathy. I'm so glad I'm intelligent enough to be able to read, research, learn and think for myself enough to understand the benefits of homeopathy.
Homeopathy is not ALWAYS an effective remedy. It can be a good solution sometimes, however. For example, if you suffer from tinnitus, you probably know that there is no regular medication that can just make it go away. The only options you are given are surgery on your ear or just deal with it. however, there is a homeopathic remedy on the market called T-gone and it has had much success with tinnitus sufferers by either drastically reducing the tinnitus or even making it go away completely.
@beeroosterm MOST homeopathic remedies do not work. However, there are some that do have an effect, and the the effect for each individual medication is different for each person. For example, some people claim that zinc lozenges help their colds go away faster and with less severity, while others say they don't do a thing to help their symptoms. Homeopathy tends to work with a small group of people, rather than conventional medicine, which works with majority of people.
@coda623 NO. No homeopathic remedies work. Never. On anybody. Not on "small groups" nor any other. Not a single person. Look up "Avogadro's Limit" and see if you can understand it.
@CommitToFocus Even if the placebo effect is the reason why homeopathic remedy users feel better, it doesn't matter. The point of the medication is to make the patient feel better. If it works, it works, regardless of whether the placebo effect is in play or not. Obviously you cannot cure a cold with medication, but if I'm sure most people with a cold would take the placebo effect over nothing any day.
@coda623 That's the problem. You have to believe the treatment works, then you MAY experience a placebo effect in varying degrees, depending on the Illness. The problems with homeopathy are two. One, poor regulation leads to the problems like those in the video, where enough active ingredient is in the dilution to do harm. Two, homeopaths recommend their 'remedies' over more effective true medicine. Taking a risk on a cold is one thing. Doing it for your cancer is far more dangerous.
@CommitToFocus If you're using it to treat symptoms and you've tried it and it works for you, there's nothing wrong with that. But using it to attempt to CURE things like cancer is not something I would do. Homeopathy is something I generally have nothing against for symptom treating, such as zinc lozenges for colds and T-Gone tinnitus remedy, which uses some substances I cannot remember right now.
Hahahahahahahah,I misread the caption & thought I was reading Zicam disapproves homosexuality,& I wanted to find out who Zicam was! Oops! As you were,people,don't mind me,lol!
@ZJemptv Sweetheart Rosie Jones, You are the other James Randi. You kick the butt of Homeopathy. I would join the movement to ban Homeopathy, if it wasn't for the shenanigans of mainstream pharmaceutical companies.
As Tim Minchin says, somehow the water forgot all the feces molecules it ever contained. Imagine that. If you believe in homeopathy, you HAVE to believe your clear tap water is actually RAW SEWAGE! (Thank you, George Carlin). In short: homeopathy is hilarious.
@sogghartha actually, you don't have to believe that. Homeopathic preparations are made by using succussion. This doesn't just happen. If you want to laugh at homeopathy, feel free. I'll continue to benefit from it.
Let me ask you about Cold-Eez. It's supposed to be a homeopathic cure for the cold. I know it's not, but zinc is the active ingredient and we know the effects that zinc has on the immune system. So, while it can't actually cure the cold, isn't it a reasonable assumption to say it might help your immune system a little, no matter what disease you have? I mean, so long as you don't squirt it up your nose.
@beeroosterm it has been developed! here in germany you can get "E10". it is the regular fuel, but with 10% biological alcohol mixed in. but watch out, some cars may get engine-damage from it. but on the other hand you save 4 cents per liter. so how many liters do you have to fill, in order to save enough money to buy a new car?
@workescapist E10 actually costs more to use than regular gasoline. Since ethanol has only 66% of the energy content of gasoline, the E10 car will go only 96% as far as an equivalent amount of gasoline (I did the math and rounded up). In other words, it's costing you approximately 4% more per gallon or liter to use E10 instead of 100% gasoline. At $4.00 per gallon here in the US, the real cost is more like $4.16. The fucking government screws us again!
@beeroosterm you have E10 in US? i didnt know that. and it costs you $4 ? whoa.
but what is a gallon? i mean how many liters is that? here in germany we pay 1,60€ per liter, and 1€= ~1,30$.
and how many liters does your car need (round abound) 100km? i'd like to know the difference.
what kinds of fuels do you have? we have "super" , "super+" = more octane , "v-power" =whatever just pay more... and "diesel". we used to have "benzin" but that s kinda the same as super, just chemically somewhat ..
@workescapist Actually, all gasoline here is now the equivalent of E10. One US gallon = 3.78541178 liters. Can you not look this up yourself? Do your own homework on the rest of it. The bottom line is that alcohol in your gasoline is bad; it's a ripoff, reducing MPG, raises the cost of food (alcohol is made from corn), and hurts your engine...
@workescapist Actually, all gasoline here is now the equivalent of E10. One US gallon = 3.78541178 liters. Can you not look this up yourself? Do your own homework on the rest of it. The bottom line is that alcohol in your gasoline is bad; it's a ripoff, reducing MPG, raises the cost of food (alcohol is made from corn), and hurts your engine.
@beeroosterm you have E10 in US? i didnt know that. and it costs you $4 ? whoa.
but what is a gallon? i mean how many liters is that? here in germany we pay 1,60€ per liter, and 1€= ~1,30$.
and how many liters does your car need (round abound) 100km? i'd like to know the difference.
what kinds of fuels do you have? we have "super" , "super+" = more octane , "v-power" =whatever just pay more... and "diesel". we used to have "benzin" but that s kinda the same as super, just chemically somewhat
@beeroosterm you have E10 in US? i didnt know that. and it costs you $4 ? whoa.
but what is a gallon? i mean how many liters is that? here in germany we pay 1,60€ per liter, and 1€= ~1,30$.
and how many liters does your car need (round abound) 100km? i'd like to know the difference.
what kinds of fuels do you have? we have "super" , "super+" = more octane , "v-power" =whatever just pay more... and "diesel". we used to have "benzin" but that s kinda the same as super
Your monotone style of reading feels uninspired - Next time maybe try speaking from your heart. Also, Gandhi, Paul McCartney, Mother Teresa, Mark Twain and other brilliant minds have defended homeopathy. 40% of British Physicians have recommended homeopathic treatments. Does the lesser-known James Randi trump all of these people? If so, why? He is a great mind but not a Physician!
@kissingadventure They aren't, but they were brilliant minds, as is James Randi. Regardless, I'm probably going to always take Homeopathy because of my experiences with it. To each his own!
as much as i'm a fan of the beatles i wouldn't trust Paul McCartney's medical advice anymore than a random guy of the street, so what if he used homeopathy? "40% of British Physicians have recommended homeopathic treatments" why don't i believe you?
There's a well known saying about statistics, though I'm sure that I don't need to reiterate it for you. I'd love to know where you got those numbers from, however. James Randi took the time to study the subject in extreme depth as well as run tests upon it. None of the aformentioned people have done such.
Good luck with your use of Homeopathy, however. Everyone is well within their right to do whatever they like with their own money and bodies.
@petekrusetunes The very base premise of homeopathy is easily debunked by anyone who's been through high school chemistry class, you don't need to be a physician. James Randi was a stage 'magician', he knows how cons work, which is why he's the perfect man to unmask con men. Homeopathy is a con.
@sogghartha I've had very good results with homeopathy. Even if it's just a placebo effect, I don't care. I've have dealings with Randi. He is a scam artist. His "Million Dollar Challenge" is a joke.
@sogghartha It's disgusting how these products are marketed in our country without any noise about what they actually are.
My aunt... who's a really smart normal person... was talking about how she bought homeopathic sleeping medicine and she said it seemed like it kind of worked. Haha! I couldn't believe it.
The premise, that Zicam would need to have been further diluted to work is nothing more than guesswork. Her logic is altogether faulty. Not that I am supporting, Zicam, I've never heard of it before - just that I oppose faulty reasoning. If one wishes to disprove homeopathy (and perhaps it has been done), tests of clinical efficacy would be more convincing than the conjecture of one person.
Rays cannot be seen only felt same as Almighty Allah , call him from deepest heart by doing good deeds answer will b seen , Pls study about your faith n move towards right path. Thks Sarfaraz.
oh and these kinds of nosesprays have NOTHING, i mean absolutely NOTHING to do with homeopathy. fact is you people are too busy trying to talk shit about homeopathy causing you to miss the pointon zicam completely. thanks for trying though.
Lol I was trying to understand what you where saying about the levels of potency and I realised that what I couldn't get my head around was the fact that the higher the value was the higher the dilution was and I followed what you said assuming that this was how we measure the effect of a drug. I guess that's the problem with assumption and I think in order to seek the truth... one must refrain at all times of direct use to use assumption.
My freinds Homeopathy is by using witchcraft . They have energy in them dat sceince cannot findoiut. These witches sell their soul to devils for getting certain energy. By this they can hurt a persons Brain/ Stomach etc. In Islam capital punishment for this sin, but lots ppl moving around openly bcs we didnt understand Quran. Being Pure Muslim is only remedy for this Allah will guide u best. Thks Sarfaraz.
Babe, really. You smile every now and then in videos but honestly, you need to smile more. You have an amazing smile and should show it off more. PLEASE? Love the video :D x
if there was one part per thousand, then there would be a milliliter of the substance in a liter, where as if it was only one part per million there would be 0.001ml in a liter......... so being 2x (1 part in 10^2, or just 1 in 100 to be simple) makes this a pretty damn strong drug.
"Homeopathy cures a larger percentage of cases than any other method of treatment" - Mahatma Gandhi "I can’t manage without homeopathy. In fact, I never go anywhere without homeopathic remedies. I often make use of them" - Paul McCartney "The introduction of homeopathy forced the old school doctor to stir around and learn something of a rational nature about his business. You may honestly feel grateful that homeopathy survived the attempts of allopaths to destroy it." - Mark Twain
@petekrusetunes Spiritual leaders, performers, and writers have no authority on science. The very fact that you have to make this fallacious appeal to authority is testament to the illegitimacy of homeopathy.
I could eat alphabet soup and shit out a better argument.
I just figured it out. They're confusing *titration* with *treatment*.
Titration is the gradual buildup of a usually hazardous chemical in the body to the point where the body adapts to it. It's done regularly with drugs that are harsh on the liver to keep from damaging the organ with too high a concentration too quickly. Homeopathy is loosely based on this very real biological phenomenon, but it tries to apply it to things it has nothing to do with - like viruses.
@SnarkLicker ... and before you all go "that's not called titration, that's called habituation." - Habituation is what your body does. Titration is something (hopefully) your doctor prescribes and a practice you apply.
Really, Zicam seems just to point out that the regulation on homeopathy are unsufficient compared to those for real medecine. I dislike homeopathy as much as most skeptics do, but I don't see how an "homeopathy" remedy that is barely diluted disproves all of homeopathy unless the homeopathic community (if there is one) accepted it as an homeopathic medecine (I have no idea if they did).
did anyone notice that the way ZJ turned "s" into "sh" before "t", is the same way the germans did it. Germans systematically read "sh", all the "s"'s before "t" and "p".... this is nice, as a linguistic example.
When you are arguing against homeopathy you have to either argue from reality, or from their own philosophy.
So for example, if a person actually had a side effect from the drug, the homeopathy "doctor" would say, "oops, I may have diluted the solution too much, and made it TOO strong"... see because the strength comes from diluting and shaking it (according to them). I would ask a homeopathy "doc" if it's possible to have an overdose (i'm sure he/she would say yes)
One of the teachers in my old school tackled another teacher in a football (soccer if you're american) game and he managed to damage receptors in his nose, causing him to lose his sense of smell. I don't know how it worked, but he got sued anyway.
Look up hylands teething tablets. They were supposed to be homeopathic, but they didn't do proper quality controls ending up with many babies with belladonna overdose.
The supporters of homeopathy are diluted 1X in the ratings for this video. If they wanted to have more of an influence, fewer people should be giving the thumbs-down.
@SoundOfScilence I did not think I could find an "X people who watched this are Y." comment funny but this is the best one I've read by a significant margin.
I am telepathically sensing that the creators of Zicam were complete morons. Let's take one homeopathic solution and one dietary mineral / weak acid and shove it up your nose. But you know, maybe if they had not cut corners and had a priest bless the water it would be a miracle drug!
A recent study in the International Journal of Oncology demonstrated that four ultra-diluted homeopathic medicines exerted preferential cytotoxic effects against two breast cancer cell lines
Frenkel M et al. (2010): Cytotoxic effects of ultra-diluted remedies on breast cancer cells. International Journal of Oncology, 36: 395-403.
@mohanaturo The problem with posting a source is that anybody can read it. Clearly you have not. The paper mentions homeopathy, but it does NOT test it. What it tests are volumetric concentrations of certain remedies. A concentration is a ratio of substance to solvent so by definition there is some fraction of the actual active ingredient unlike homeopathy which has none. The results, surprise surprise, the higher the concentration (the more active ingredient present), the greater the effect.
Ruta 6 selectively induces cell death in brain cancer cells but proliferation in normal peripheral blood lymphocytes: A novel treatment for human brain cancer. International Journal of Oncology, 2003;23(4):975-982
@mohanaturo Looked into this- and what I found was they tested 15 people- of which responded with good results. This is about 50%. But what I'm concerned about is the sample size and whether or not it has been repeated. plus ruta 6 was used in concert with calcarea phosphorica. It is also not known how exactly ruta 6 has its effects yet either. This is something that needs more research.
I don't advocate taking homeopathic medications, but if you have nothing else that is working for your need some doctors may prescribe an OTC remedy that may be a homeopathic and for some these medications may work. An example is one called "Leg Cramps". I'm sure you can understand what it may be used for. I'm not sure of the pharmacology behind it though which is where most medical professional skepticism comes from. Also American medical schools don't require you to take a course on it.
Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, and Excretion factors. Among other factors lies what medications you are taking as well as your body chemical make up. Most homeopathic medications are not researched like they are in Europe. Pharmacists and Doctors in Europe have to take a course studying homeopathic medications.
Though I agree that some homeopathy does not work, others do. With most homeopathy the testing usually occurs through a series of self trial and error.
Only on Zicam nasal swabs. Nasal sprays and the oral liquid are okay to use as far as the FDA and the brand Zicam are concerned. When you spray a nasal spray the way in which it is absorbed differs than that of the nasal swab. The concentration of drug is much greater when you take a nasal swab and spin it around inside your nasal cavity. There are many more facts that need to be considered than just the strength of a medication when taking it.
2x doesn't mean homoepathic, it's just 1:100. Homeopathic remedies are prepared with succusion. So Zicam is an allopathic product, no point of comparison with homeopathic remedies. If homeopathy does or doesn't work is a conclusion made from a individual experience. It has worked for me, and I never believed in it before trying it. And it's not placebo because I tried other alternative stuff that didn't work. So, it's called the principle of falseability. you can google it.
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The third groups is legitimate homeopathy, which is mostly traditional herbal medicine, massage, acupressure, and other traditional forms of medicine. And of the various studies I've seen, they're mostly favorable towards those forms of homeopathy.
If you had read anything about homeopathy, you would know that homeopaths started diluting active substances BECAUSE of the side effects non- or low-diluted substances were causing. HIGH-DILUTED substances have NO side effects, and HIGHER positive effects on the pacient. So, you are wrong and IGNORANT. And, you have an irritating voice.
What I always thought was: (1) Zicam works, but (2) NOT because it is "homeopathic", but because, simply, it is a VITAMIN (contains zinc)... Therefore, a possible alternative to Zicam would be zinc vitamins tablets - ASSUMING the zinc does not have to be applied to a certain part of your body (e.g, the sinuses or throat - around that area) in order to work best, or at all.
When a substance is diluted to 200C—a ratio of one part origonal sustance to 100400 parts water, there is a likelyhood that many of the final doses will not have even one molecule of it. But obviously some of the doses will, so are these less effective than the ones that don't??.
I know there are homeopathic doctors who are also serious doctors. Doesn't mean that it works, but they succeed curing people with minimal use of pharmaceutical drugs (which homeopathic users don't trust) while at the same time keeping those gullible people from going to total quacks.
They use techniques to strengthen the placebo effect and 'trick' patients to go on diets. Saying something like: you have to take this pill EXACTLY at 6pm and you can't eat chocolate or sugar or it won't work.
@noxure cont: So a licensed doctor who claims he practices homeopathy isn't a fraud by definition, some of them are in fact excellent doctors.
Apart from classic medicine they also studied eastern medicine, which more based on correcting bad habits instead of symptomatic treatments.
A normal doctor can also give you advice, which you will ignore, but if you believe you HAVE to take his advice, because otherwise you're medicine won't work, you'll be committed to follow it.
@noxure Actually - that just reminds me of all the info-mercials selling various crap to help you lose weight and then saying that the system also requires "diet and excersize". Maybe I just haven't lost my faith in humanity enough to think that is a valid way of helping someone make difficult life-style changes.
Homeopathy works in the same way that a placebo works. It may not be that affective, especially for a serious condition, but if you believe it will work, your brain will make it work to a point. I took a homeopathic lactose pill for a stomach ache, and I felt better almost instantly. It worked because my sister said it worked for her, and I believed her.
FINALLY! Someone who understands the stupidity behind the concept of homeopathie. I've been trying to explain this to people for years only to get laughed at.
Not to cure it, to make the pain go away for an hour or two.... I gargled it and it helped more than anything else.... But I overdid it and got a mean rash on my arms and neck.
By the way aspirin recks your kidneys not liver, thats paracetamol.
Bullshit.... I had a canker sore on my UVULA (that's the little bit of flesh at the back of your mouth that pushed the food down) and I hurt like HELL.
I almost poisoned myself with 10g of aspirin a day for almost a week then I tried Homeopaty and It went away in 24 hours... I was so happy.... don't know how it works and don't care... it works.
@bobolino59 10g of aspirin a day? You're lucky to have a liver. But what made you think aspirin would cure a canker sore? Would you put a cast on your foot to cure an impacted wisdom tooth?
The disease picture that homeopathic zinc treats has "loss of smell" as one of its characteristics. When remedies are taken too often they "prove" themselves (google "homeopathic provings"). If this is done too much it may lead to "grafting" their characteristic into the body. This is a serious problem that sometimes never goes away.
candidate9able 1 week ago
The only reason homoeopathy exists is that a homoepathic 'physician' was a member of congress when the FDA was setup and he forced a bunch of exceptions into the law. Congress, in their 'infinite wisdom', has never gotten around to changing the appropriate laws.
cpovey1 3 weeks ago
Who would have thought that drinking water doesn't cure diseases :D
Trubripes 3 weeks ago
I tried Zicam lozenges and all that happens is that it caused me to break out in hives. Turns out I'm alergic to zinc. :-S
absentmindedprof 1 month ago
I got to see James Randi give a talk about this subject... brilliant
kitteh222 1 month ago
this guy/girl doesnt even know what it is? and he think that he knows everything else.
invalidumozak 1 month ago
Attention: read the definition of homeopathy and don't trust this pseudo-intellectual--she's not a doctor. The 1x and 2x ingredients allow it to be 10% + 1% active ingredients. It's actually 13.3% active ingredient which is significant for the 2 dimensional surface its trying to treat. Clearly Zicam is using the modern definition of homeopathy and not the witchcraft definition.
IDoSoLoveGreenEggs 2 months ago
If this were a perfect world, all drugs marketed to the public and all forms of therapy would be subject to rigors of peer review. Ads for modern-day snake-oil would be banned, and the would be never make it to the market because they are unable to back up their claims scientifically. I would also extend this to faith healers, they would have to supply scientific evidence for their healing abilities, or face being prison time for fraud.
Akira625 2 months ago
@Akira625 I'm not sure if I agree with what you're saying. If a person is stupid enough to prefer the scams over the actual medicine, maybe they deserve to be ripped off. However, if we're dealing with private healthcare, I do believe that fraudulent therapies should be outlawed, so as to set the law in favor of the real doctors.
xXvolhvXx 1 month ago
@xXvolhvXx Well, even smart people get caught up in things that have no basis on reality, hence so many religious people in the world who fervently believe in their gods despite any concrete evidence.
Akira625 1 month ago 2
@Akira625 That's true, but there is some data suggesting that the “smarter” people are, the less likely they are to believe in deities, because atheists generally score higher on IQ tests.
xXvolhvXx 1 month ago
I don't get it. How do you know how much the zinc gluconate would have to be diluted according to homeopathy? Is there some kind of definitive homeopathy manual?
Also, isn't zinc supposed to help people get over colds? Since in homeopathy you dilute something to give it the opposite effect, wouldn't diluting zinc just make the cold worse according to them?
TharosTheDragon 2 months ago
Is this how you speak in real life or are you reading off a transcipt?
lucasboden 2 months ago
Ignore Chemistry, and focus on Physics.
PharaohDaniyal 3 months ago
I'm pretty sure I used this, and also, I can't smell anything at all.
Has anyone else in your pms or comments said they've had this happen to them?
AGNOSTICEXTREME 3 months ago
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thomasey2 3 months ago
Homeopathy does not work at all for anything, period. Not to treat symptoms, not to cure actual diseases. A different problem is when homeopathic "labs" mix their innocuous dilutions with real active ingredients. Those DO have an effect, and soemone can actually overdose on them.
LegionarioCruel 3 months ago 2
I always say: Trying to cure stuff with homeopathy is like trying to get an orgasm from the water your gf/bf just bathed in XD
KendrixTermina 3 months ago 2
what the fuck ....
maxmekker13 4 months ago
sounds like a man
DrGodfather14 4 months ago
i'd take the whole box to GET those sideefeccts ;-=
workescapist 4 months ago
I am slowly going through ZJ's back catalogue and I am amazed at how well researched and thought out her vids are. And then you get the "face".
I wonder how long till the Zinnia Jones Show appears on cable?
GhostManBrandonDDpre 4 months ago
@ZJemptv Can you just be... you.
Spoif 4 months ago
Zennia's full of opinions.319 videos!No research, educated beyond intelligence. There are millions who've benefited greatly from homeopathic formulas over the past TWO HUNDRED YEARS. The Royal family in England live long, active lives (Queen mum died at 101!), they can afford any medication & they chose homeopathy. I'm so glad I'm intelligent enough to be able to read, research, learn and think for myself enough to understand the benefits of homeopathy.
restorationgirl1 5 months ago
VISUAL AND AUDITORY HALLUCINATIONS!
SuperNoahZark 5 months ago
wow, i ought to take some zicam and get some money
sailornaruto39 6 months ago
Homeopathy is not ALWAYS an effective remedy. It can be a good solution sometimes, however. For example, if you suffer from tinnitus, you probably know that there is no regular medication that can just make it go away. The only options you are given are surgery on your ear or just deal with it. however, there is a homeopathic remedy on the market called T-gone and it has had much success with tinnitus sufferers by either drastically reducing the tinnitus or even making it go away completely.
coda623 6 months ago
@coda623 Don't you get it? Homeopathic "medications" are too dilute to have any effect whatsoever! They are NEVER effective! EVER! Fucking dummy...
beeroosterm 4 months ago
@beeroosterm MOST homeopathic remedies do not work. However, there are some that do have an effect, and the the effect for each individual medication is different for each person. For example, some people claim that zinc lozenges help their colds go away faster and with less severity, while others say they don't do a thing to help their symptoms. Homeopathy tends to work with a small group of people, rather than conventional medicine, which works with majority of people.
coda623 4 months ago
@coda623 NO. No homeopathic remedies work. Never. On anybody. Not on "small groups" nor any other. Not a single person. Look up "Avogadro's Limit" and see if you can understand it.
beeroosterm 4 months ago
@beeroosterm How do you explain people who see results from homeopathy? Take zinc lozenges for example again.
coda623 4 months ago
@coda623 the placebo effect.
CommitToFocus 3 months ago
@CommitToFocus Even if the placebo effect is the reason why homeopathic remedy users feel better, it doesn't matter. The point of the medication is to make the patient feel better. If it works, it works, regardless of whether the placebo effect is in play or not. Obviously you cannot cure a cold with medication, but if I'm sure most people with a cold would take the placebo effect over nothing any day.
coda623 3 months ago
@coda623 That's the problem. You have to believe the treatment works, then you MAY experience a placebo effect in varying degrees, depending on the Illness. The problems with homeopathy are two. One, poor regulation leads to the problems like those in the video, where enough active ingredient is in the dilution to do harm. Two, homeopaths recommend their 'remedies' over more effective true medicine. Taking a risk on a cold is one thing. Doing it for your cancer is far more dangerous.
CommitToFocus 3 months ago
@CommitToFocus If you're using it to treat symptoms and you've tried it and it works for you, there's nothing wrong with that. But using it to attempt to CURE things like cancer is not something I would do. Homeopathy is something I generally have nothing against for symptom treating, such as zinc lozenges for colds and T-Gone tinnitus remedy, which uses some substances I cannot remember right now.
coda623 3 months ago
Hahahahahahahah,I misread the caption & thought I was reading Zicam disapproves homosexuality,& I wanted to find out who Zicam was! Oops! As you were,people,don't mind me,lol!
popazz1 6 months ago
@ZJemptv Sweetheart Rosie Jones, You are the other James Randi. You kick the butt of Homeopathy. I would join the movement to ban Homeopathy, if it wasn't for the shenanigans of mainstream pharmaceutical companies.
azzy314159 6 months ago
It caused people to lose smell because it had large amounts of zinc.
DbaBro1 7 months ago
that's why you don't use the nasal Zicam spray. Otherwise it works for me all the time.
SkyFoxCode 7 months ago
whats homopathy
Kudosive 7 months ago
ITS A TRAP!
kristian9010 7 months ago
well said!
psychobollox 8 months ago
As Tim Minchin says, somehow the water forgot all the feces molecules it ever contained. Imagine that. If you believe in homeopathy, you HAVE to believe your clear tap water is actually RAW SEWAGE! (Thank you, George Carlin). In short: homeopathy is hilarious.
sogghartha 8 months ago
@sogghartha actually, you don't have to believe that. Homeopathic preparations are made by using succussion. This doesn't just happen. If you want to laugh at homeopathy, feel free. I'll continue to benefit from it.
TheJetsilver 5 months ago
Let me ask you about Cold-Eez. It's supposed to be a homeopathic cure for the cold. I know it's not, but zinc is the active ingredient and we know the effects that zinc has on the immune system. So, while it can't actually cure the cold, isn't it a reasonable assumption to say it might help your immune system a little, no matter what disease you have? I mean, so long as you don't squirt it up your nose.
TheCeejReturns 8 months ago
This is the first video oft this person that i have found poor argumentation. Well i guess we all have our off days ah?
masluxx 8 months ago
I need some homeopathic gasoline - the price is killing me...
beeroosterm 9 months ago 28
@beeroosterm Farts
DbaBro1 7 months ago
@beeroosterm it has been developed! here in germany you can get "E10". it is the regular fuel, but with 10% biological alcohol mixed in. but watch out, some cars may get engine-damage from it. but on the other hand you save 4 cents per liter. so how many liters do you have to fill, in order to save enough money to buy a new car?
workescapist 4 months ago
@workescapist E10 actually costs more to use than regular gasoline. Since ethanol has only 66% of the energy content of gasoline, the E10 car will go only 96% as far as an equivalent amount of gasoline (I did the math and rounded up). In other words, it's costing you approximately 4% more per gallon or liter to use E10 instead of 100% gasoline. At $4.00 per gallon here in the US, the real cost is more like $4.16. The fucking government screws us again!
beeroosterm 4 months ago
@beeroosterm you have E10 in US? i didnt know that. and it costs you $4 ? whoa.
but what is a gallon? i mean how many liters is that? here in germany we pay 1,60€ per liter, and 1€= ~1,30$.
and how many liters does your car need (round abound) 100km? i'd like to know the difference.
what kinds of fuels do you have? we have "super" , "super+" = more octane , "v-power" =whatever just pay more... and "diesel". we used to have "benzin" but that s kinda the same as super, just chemically somewhat ..
workescapist 4 months ago
@workescapist Actually, all gasoline here is now the equivalent of E10. One US gallon = 3.78541178 liters. Can you not look this up yourself? Do your own homework on the rest of it. The bottom line is that alcohol in your gasoline is bad; it's a ripoff, reducing MPG, raises the cost of food (alcohol is made from corn), and hurts your engine...
beeroosterm 4 months ago
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@workescapist Actually, all gasoline here is now the equivalent of E10. One US gallon = 3.78541178 liters. Can you not look this up yourself? Do your own homework on the rest of it. The bottom line is that alcohol in your gasoline is bad; it's a ripoff, reducing MPG, raises the cost of food (alcohol is made from corn), and hurts your engine.
beeroosterm 4 months ago
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@beeroosterm you have E10 in US? i didnt know that. and it costs you $4 ? whoa.
but what is a gallon? i mean how many liters is that? here in germany we pay 1,60€ per liter, and 1€= ~1,30$.
and how many liters does your car need (round abound) 100km? i'd like to know the difference.
what kinds of fuels do you have? we have "super" , "super+" = more octane , "v-power" =whatever just pay more... and "diesel". we used to have "benzin" but that s kinda the same as super, just chemically somewhat
workescapist 4 months ago
@beeroosterm you have E10 in US? i didnt know that. and it costs you $4 ? whoa.
but what is a gallon? i mean how many liters is that? here in germany we pay 1,60€ per liter, and 1€= ~1,30$.
and how many liters does your car need (round abound) 100km? i'd like to know the difference.
what kinds of fuels do you have? we have "super" , "super+" = more octane , "v-power" =whatever just pay more... and "diesel". we used to have "benzin" but that s kinda the same as super
workescapist 4 months ago
Take the whole box of benadryl and your most likely to get visual and audio hallucinations don.......wait no DO THAT it's more fun that way
hiltonman21 9 months ago 2
Apply directly to the forehead!!!
lol
lol
That was great.
iwanttocrashmybike 9 months ago
"The dose determines whether the substance acts as a remedy or a poison". -Albert Hofmann.
Nguli34689 9 months ago
We're all testing iodine homeopathy right now!
Daghead 9 months ago
Don't drink a whole bottle of that... -__-
wintermute001 9 months ago
everything in moderation, including healthy stuff,lol.
MsSMSgirl 10 months ago
You're right about homeopathy, but a giant chore to listen to, so work on that.
alphaenemy 10 months ago
Your monotone style of reading feels uninspired - Next time maybe try speaking from your heart. Also, Gandhi, Paul McCartney, Mother Teresa, Mark Twain and other brilliant minds have defended homeopathy. 40% of British Physicians have recommended homeopathic treatments. Does the lesser-known James Randi trump all of these people? If so, why? He is a great mind but not a Physician!
petekrusetunes 10 months ago
@petekrusetunes I didn't know Gandhi, Paul McCartney, Mother Teresa, and Mark Twain were physicians?
kissingadventure 10 months ago
@kissingadventure They aren't, but they were brilliant minds, as is James Randi. Regardless, I'm probably going to always take Homeopathy because of my experiences with it. To each his own!
petekrusetunes 10 months ago
@petekrusetunes
as much as i'm a fan of the beatles i wouldn't trust Paul McCartney's medical advice anymore than a random guy of the street, so what if he used homeopathy? "40% of British Physicians have recommended homeopathic treatments" why don't i believe you?
JoshMufc101 9 months ago
@petekrusetunes
There's a well known saying about statistics, though I'm sure that I don't need to reiterate it for you. I'd love to know where you got those numbers from, however. James Randi took the time to study the subject in extreme depth as well as run tests upon it. None of the aformentioned people have done such.
Good luck with your use of Homeopathy, however. Everyone is well within their right to do whatever they like with their own money and bodies.
flarpman2233 9 months ago
@petekrusetunes Argument from Authority
McCartney is a vegetarian. A lot of great people are vegetarian. Why aren't you vegetarian?
Tom Cruise and a lot of cool people are Scientologists.
Therefore Scientology can't be that bad.
I hope this is not the best argument you have for homeopathy.
xarvh 8 months ago
@xarvh Wait, wait, wait...Did you just call Tom Cruise "cool"?! :O
koantin 8 months ago
@koantin Touche... ^^
xarvh 8 months ago
@petekrusetunes The very base premise of homeopathy is easily debunked by anyone who's been through high school chemistry class, you don't need to be a physician. James Randi was a stage 'magician', he knows how cons work, which is why he's the perfect man to unmask con men. Homeopathy is a con.
sogghartha 8 months ago 10
@sogghartha I've had very good results with homeopathy. Even if it's just a placebo effect, I don't care. I've have dealings with Randi. He is a scam artist. His "Million Dollar Challenge" is a joke.
TheJetsilver 5 months ago
@sogghartha It's disgusting how these products are marketed in our country without any noise about what they actually are.
My aunt... who's a really smart normal person... was talking about how she bought homeopathic sleeping medicine and she said it seemed like it kind of worked. Haha! I couldn't believe it.
sk8tafrnk 3 weeks ago
This video is stupid
petekrusetunes 10 months ago
poison can be medicine, but only when the dose that is administered is closely monitored. Otherwise it would still just be poison.
johanhendriks 10 months ago
@johanhendriks
Everything is poison in some dose.
Quintinohthree 10 months ago
The premise, that Zicam would need to have been further diluted to work is nothing more than guesswork. Her logic is altogether faulty. Not that I am supporting, Zicam, I've never heard of it before - just that I oppose faulty reasoning. If one wishes to disprove homeopathy (and perhaps it has been done), tests of clinical efficacy would be more convincing than the conjecture of one person.
lovenow 10 months ago
Rays cannot be seen only felt same as Almighty Allah , call him from deepest heart by doing good deeds answer will b seen , Pls study about your faith n move towards right path. Thks Sarfaraz.
666666325 10 months ago
oh and these kinds of nosesprays have NOTHING, i mean absolutely NOTHING to do with homeopathy. fact is you people are too busy trying to talk shit about homeopathy causing you to miss the pointon zicam completely. thanks for trying though.
dabbarMusic 10 months ago
Lol I was trying to understand what you where saying about the levels of potency and I realised that what I couldn't get my head around was the fact that the higher the value was the higher the dilution was and I followed what you said assuming that this was how we measure the effect of a drug. I guess that's the problem with assumption and I think in order to seek the truth... one must refrain at all times of direct use to use assumption.
Dolphidood 10 months ago
Only you can make an interesting video about nasal spray.
lindevolean 11 months ago
My freinds Homeopathy is by using witchcraft . They have energy in them dat sceince cannot findoiut. These witches sell their soul to devils for getting certain energy. By this they can hurt a persons Brain/ Stomach etc. In Islam capital punishment for this sin, but lots ppl moving around openly bcs we didnt understand Quran. Being Pure Muslim is only remedy for this Allah will guide u best. Thks Sarfaraz.
666666325 11 months ago
@666666325 I don't think you understand what homeopathy is all about...
StrikaAmaru 11 months ago
WTF? THEY DON'T NEED TO GET FDA APPROVAL BECAUSE IT'S HOMEOPATHIC??? HOW INCREDIBLY STUPID!!! HOMEOPATHY IS NOTHING BUT PLACEBO
**Middle finger** to ZICAM's Homeopathic remedies
CherrinaCherryPie 11 months ago
Babe, really. You smile every now and then in videos but honestly, you need to smile more. You have an amazing smile and should show it off more. PLEASE? Love the video :D x
CriminalMinds89 11 months ago
is this a guy or girl?
brnruggiero 11 months ago
@brnruggiero guy
xxxlooser 11 months ago
@brnruggiero I don't care; rather I care that he/she makes intelligent statements just like in this video.
CherrinaCherryPie 11 months ago
@brnruggiero why does it matter?
WhereInthEworldisweS 11 months ago
guyor girl
blurock29 11 months ago
@blurock29 why does it matter?
WhereInthEworldisweS 11 months ago
gross its a dude
blurock29 11 months ago
you're confused.....
1 part in 1000 is stronger than 1 part in 1000000
if there was one part per thousand, then there would be a milliliter of the substance in a liter, where as if it was only one part per million there would be 0.001ml in a liter......... so being 2x (1 part in 10^2, or just 1 in 100 to be simple) makes this a pretty damn strong drug.
geck0h 11 months ago
"Homeopathy cures a larger percentage of cases than any other method of treatment" - Mahatma Gandhi "I can’t manage without homeopathy. In fact, I never go anywhere without homeopathic remedies. I often make use of them" - Paul McCartney "The introduction of homeopathy forced the old school doctor to stir around and learn something of a rational nature about his business. You may honestly feel grateful that homeopathy survived the attempts of allopaths to destroy it." - Mark Twain
petekrusetunes 11 months ago
@petekrusetunes Spiritual leaders, performers, and writers have no authority on science. The very fact that you have to make this fallacious appeal to authority is testament to the illegitimacy of homeopathy.
I could eat alphabet soup and shit out a better argument.
ihaterobbie123 11 months ago
I just figured it out. They're confusing *titration* with *treatment*.
Titration is the gradual buildup of a usually hazardous chemical in the body to the point where the body adapts to it. It's done regularly with drugs that are harsh on the liver to keep from damaging the organ with too high a concentration too quickly. Homeopathy is loosely based on this very real biological phenomenon, but it tries to apply it to things it has nothing to do with - like viruses.
SnarkLicker 11 months ago
@SnarkLicker ... and before you all go "that's not called titration, that's called habituation." - Habituation is what your body does. Titration is something (hopefully) your doctor prescribes and a practice you apply.
Titration *causes* habituation.
SnarkLicker 11 months ago
Really, Zicam seems just to point out that the regulation on homeopathy are unsufficient compared to those for real medecine. I dislike homeopathy as much as most skeptics do, but I don't see how an "homeopathy" remedy that is barely diluted disproves all of homeopathy unless the homeopathic community (if there is one) accepted it as an homeopathic medecine (I have no idea if they did).
McArrowni 11 months ago
did anyone notice that the way ZJ turned "s" into "sh" before "t", is the same way the germans did it. Germans systematically read "sh", all the "s"'s before "t" and "p".... this is nice, as a linguistic example.
De4sher 11 months ago
Hey Z-
When you are arguing against homeopathy you have to either argue from reality, or from their own philosophy.
So for example, if a person actually had a side effect from the drug, the homeopathy "doctor" would say, "oops, I may have diluted the solution too much, and made it TOO strong"... see because the strength comes from diluting and shaking it (according to them). I would ask a homeopathy "doc" if it's possible to have an overdose (i'm sure he/she would say yes)
TheEarthAbides 11 months ago
One of the teachers in my old school tackled another teacher in a football (soccer if you're american) game and he managed to damage receptors in his nose, causing him to lose his sense of smell. I don't know how it worked, but he got sued anyway.
axxeman666 11 months ago
Homeopathy worked for me goober.
homieholmes1 1 year ago
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I think it turned you into a faggot.
redsfan293 1 year ago
This is such a good looking dude, shame I only like women.
kpreston69 1 year ago 2
Is Zinnia Male or Female?
jontycampbell 1 year ago
@jontycampbell male. But he makes a pretty girl. :D I think he should wear a pink lipstick. :)
TheNikkiSaurous 1 year ago 3
I like that word "Quackery"
v1de0gamr 1 year ago
Hang on, if Zicam is sterile water, how can it cause smelling loss?
jontycampbell 1 year ago
@jontycampbell sterile water is not saline water. having pure water squirted up your nose is rather painful.
Shinobubu 11 months ago
Look up hylands teething tablets. They were supposed to be homeopathic, but they didn't do proper quality controls ending up with many babies with belladonna overdose.
JohnChivez 1 year ago
I loved the head-on reference!
BurningSky93 1 year ago
This is a female, right?
MicksZoo 1 year ago
@MicksZoo wrong
kingofqwerty 1 year ago
so, why doesn't Zicam just dilute itself further?
LuminOfMoonlight 1 year ago
leave commericalized homeopathy and western medicinal drugs behind
and choose to live naturally
without drugs
eat right..eat fruits and vegetables = those are the true medicine!
and eat plants and herbs!
ohnoyoudidntx 1 year ago
@ohnoyoudidntx can't save you from disease though.
LuminOfMoonlight 1 year ago
@ohnoyoudidntx and PLENTY of Vitamin C!
elchicho25 1 year ago
The supporters of homeopathy are diluted 1X in the ratings for this video. If they wanted to have more of an influence, fewer people should be giving the thumbs-down.
SoundOfScilence 1 year ago 48
@SoundOfScilence I did not think I could find an "X people who watched this are Y." comment funny but this is the best one I've read by a significant margin.
Queyquay 4 months ago
I am telepathically sensing that the creators of Zicam were complete morons. Let's take one homeopathic solution and one dietary mineral / weak acid and shove it up your nose. But you know, maybe if they had not cut corners and had a priest bless the water it would be a miracle drug!
klutterkicker 1 year ago
Wow! A video by ZJ NOT bashing religion? I think I just saw a pig fly!
r3v3ng3ofthef4113n 1 year ago
Mierda pa fea!
fkoff99 1 year ago
Feb 13, 2010 HOMEOPATHY CURES BREAST CANCER
A recent study in the International Journal of Oncology demonstrated that four ultra-diluted homeopathic medicines exerted preferential cytotoxic effects against two breast cancer cell lines
Frenkel M et al. (2010): Cytotoxic effects of ultra-diluted remedies on breast cancer cells. International Journal of Oncology, 36: 395-403.
mohanaturo 1 year ago
Google "Escaping the Cult of Homeopathy" for a fascinating blogpost from Le Canard Noir. An ex-homeopath tells her story. Great comments below too.
skepticat1 1 year ago
@skepticat1 That was a very informative article. Thanks for recomending it.
GGGeoff 1 year ago
@mohanaturo The problem with posting a source is that anybody can read it. Clearly you have not. The paper mentions homeopathy, but it does NOT test it. What it tests are volumetric concentrations of certain remedies. A concentration is a ratio of substance to solvent so by definition there is some fraction of the actual active ingredient unlike homeopathy which has none. The results, surprise surprise, the higher the concentration (the more active ingredient present), the greater the effect.
eyeammi 1 year ago
Homeopathy remedy Ruta 6 can treat brain tumors:
Ruta 6 selectively induces cell death in brain cancer cells but proliferation in normal peripheral blood lymphocytes: A novel treatment for human brain cancer. International Journal of Oncology, 2003;23(4):975-982
mohanaturo 1 year ago
@mohanaturo Looked into this- and what I found was they tested 15 people- of which responded with good results. This is about 50%. But what I'm concerned about is the sample size and whether or not it has been repeated. plus ruta 6 was used in concert with calcarea phosphorica. It is also not known how exactly ruta 6 has its effects yet either. This is something that needs more research.
creepyoldman2 1 year ago
I don't advocate taking homeopathic medications, but if you have nothing else that is working for your need some doctors may prescribe an OTC remedy that may be a homeopathic and for some these medications may work. An example is one called "Leg Cramps". I'm sure you can understand what it may be used for. I'm not sure of the pharmacology behind it though which is where most medical professional skepticism comes from. Also American medical schools don't require you to take a course on it.
Kotakai 1 year ago
Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, and Excretion factors. Among other factors lies what medications you are taking as well as your body chemical make up. Most homeopathic medications are not researched like they are in Europe. Pharmacists and Doctors in Europe have to take a course studying homeopathic medications.
Though I agree that some homeopathy does not work, others do. With most homeopathy the testing usually occurs through a series of self trial and error.
Kotakai 1 year ago
Only on Zicam nasal swabs. Nasal sprays and the oral liquid are okay to use as far as the FDA and the brand Zicam are concerned. When you spray a nasal spray the way in which it is absorbed differs than that of the nasal swab. The concentration of drug is much greater when you take a nasal swab and spin it around inside your nasal cavity. There are many more facts that need to be considered than just the strength of a medication when taking it.
Kotakai 1 year ago
2x doesn't mean homoepathic, it's just 1:100. Homeopathic remedies are prepared with succusion. So Zicam is an allopathic product, no point of comparison with homeopathic remedies. If homeopathy does or doesn't work is a conclusion made from a individual experience. It has worked for me, and I never believed in it before trying it. And it's not placebo because I tried other alternative stuff that didn't work. So, it's called the principle of falseability. you can google it.
fkoff99 1 year ago
Yeahh! people! go for FDA approved stuff. It's good for my pocket!.
fkoff99 1 year ago
OWNED! Haha! Good video!
xNighthawkSGx 1 year ago
NOONE GONNA FUCK THAT UGLY HAIRY ASS SO GO FUCKYOURSELF
TheShadow91 1 year ago
SHEMALE MOTHERFUCKER UGLY MOTHERFUCKER BUTT HOLE, ACTING ALL SMART AND SHITS AND READING FROM THE PC SCREEEN LOL. GO HANGYOURSELF YOU PRICK. PEICE OF Sh1T GAY MOTHERFUCKER PEOPLE LIKE YOU GOTTA GET THE PULLET IN THE HEAD, DAMN UGLY AZZ FATT ASS BURGERKING#"¤#¤#¤)i¤#J¤I#4 PIECE OF SH1T NOBZZ00=RRSS!
TheShadow91 1 year ago
@TheShadow91 You mad bro?
MrMonginOut 1 year ago
@MrMonginOut Oh, he mad.
BLADE10389 1 year ago
@BLADE10389 Probably realised zj is biologically male half-way through a wank...
MrMonginOut 1 year ago
@MrMonginOut Probably. Life lessons have been taught within a single sentence lol.
BLADE10389 1 year ago
The third groups is legitimate homeopathy, which is mostly traditional herbal medicine, massage, acupressure, and other traditional forms of medicine. And of the various studies I've seen, they're mostly favorable towards those forms of homeopathy.
Wolfenman08 1 year ago
If you had read anything about homeopathy, you would know that homeopaths started diluting active substances BECAUSE of the side effects non- or low-diluted substances were causing. HIGH-DILUTED substances have NO side effects, and HIGHER positive effects on the pacient. So, you are wrong and IGNORANT. And, you have an irritating voice.
nmkostic 1 year ago
I don't get it. If the concentration is so low, why would people be losing their sens of smell?
EctoNation 1 year ago
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TheShadow91 1 year ago
@TheShadow91 LUL 1337 HAXORZ!
RedKarp 1 year ago
Homepaths are too stupid to understand this video. Thanks for trying, though.
knoshy 1 year ago 26
@knoshy such an intelligent comment ;) 18 other people are very intelligent too.
dabbarMusic 10 months ago
@knoshy Anyone stupid enough to rely on a crock like homeopathy instead of real medicine is deserving of their suffering, so let the idiots suffer.
koantin 8 months ago
haha guess im not buying head on
MrMeineNamen 1 year ago
What I always thought was: (1) Zicam works, but (2) NOT because it is "homeopathic", but because, simply, it is a VITAMIN (contains zinc)... Therefore, a possible alternative to Zicam would be zinc vitamins tablets - ASSUMING the zinc does not have to be applied to a certain part of your body (e.g, the sinuses or throat - around that area) in order to work best, or at all.
Wedneswere 1 year ago
When a substance is diluted to 200C—a ratio of one part origonal sustance to 100400 parts water, there is a likelyhood that many of the final doses will not have even one molecule of it. But obviously some of the doses will, so are these less effective than the ones that don't??.
wordavee 1 year ago
I know there are homeopathic doctors who are also serious doctors. Doesn't mean that it works, but they succeed curing people with minimal use of pharmaceutical drugs (which homeopathic users don't trust) while at the same time keeping those gullible people from going to total quacks.
They use techniques to strengthen the placebo effect and 'trick' patients to go on diets. Saying something like: you have to take this pill EXACTLY at 6pm and you can't eat chocolate or sugar or it won't work.
noxure 1 year ago
@noxure cont: So a licensed doctor who claims he practices homeopathy isn't a fraud by definition, some of them are in fact excellent doctors.
Apart from classic medicine they also studied eastern medicine, which more based on correcting bad habits instead of symptomatic treatments.
A normal doctor can also give you advice, which you will ignore, but if you believe you HAVE to take his advice, because otherwise you're medicine won't work, you'll be committed to follow it.
noxure 1 year ago
@noxure You might be confusing "hollistic" with "homeopathic". EVERY person who claims homeopathy is valid is either 1) EVIL or 2) STUPID.
sinmantyx 1 year ago
@noxure Actually - that just reminds me of all the info-mercials selling various crap to help you lose weight and then saying that the system also requires "diet and excersize". Maybe I just haven't lost my faith in humanity enough to think that is a valid way of helping someone make difficult life-style changes.
sinmantyx 1 year ago
Homeopathy works in the same way that a placebo works. It may not be that affective, especially for a serious condition, but if you believe it will work, your brain will make it work to a point. I took a homeopathic lactose pill for a stomach ache, and I felt better almost instantly. It worked because my sister said it worked for her, and I believed her.
SaruCharmed 1 year ago
FINALLY! Someone who understands the stupidity behind the concept of homeopathie. I've been trying to explain this to people for years only to get laughed at.
TheNarfhead 1 year ago
I'm goin' to buy some Zicam!!!!, who's with me???
rah01kah 1 year ago
@rrward
Not to cure it, to make the pain go away for an hour or two.... I gargled it and it helped more than anything else.... But I overdid it and got a mean rash on my arms and neck.
By the way aspirin recks your kidneys not liver, thats paracetamol.
bobolino59 1 year ago
i learned a new word from you today :D quackery lol its just fun to say
RG90184 1 year ago
Bullshit.... I had a canker sore on my UVULA (that's the little bit of flesh at the back of your mouth that pushed the food down) and I hurt like HELL.
I almost poisoned myself with 10g of aspirin a day for almost a week then I tried Homeopaty and It went away in 24 hours... I was so happy.... don't know how it works and don't care... it works.
bobolino59 1 year ago
@bobolino59 Trolling can be fun.
Wkterr 1 year ago
@bobolino59 Everybody knows the cure for uvula canker sores is to gargle your boyfriends sweaty nut sack... sheesh.
sparky7718 1 year ago
@bobolino59 10g of aspirin a day? You're lucky to have a liver. But what made you think aspirin would cure a canker sore? Would you put a cast on your foot to cure an impacted wisdom tooth?
rrward 1 year ago
@bobolino59
These sore usually last from a few days to 2 weeks, so it was probably a coincidence that the HR remedy coincided with it's disappearence.
wordavee 1 year ago
Why not sum up all of this and say that homeopathy is bullshit?
drche420 1 year ago
Crazy editing for the visual and audio distortions.
MrCorpseGrinder88 1 year ago
I always wondered what the fuck head-on was for
StinaPrep 1 year ago
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TheShadow91 1 year ago
@TheShadow91
Fuck you.
drche420 1 year ago
@TheShadow91 Personal attacks - one good sign that you probably have nothing else at your disposal. Way to belittle yourself epically.
theystoleitfromus 1 year ago
@theystoleitfromus Why don't you just shut the fuck up already shemale lover
TheShadow91 1 year ago
@TheShadow91 And let you stop making an idiot of yourself? Nah, still too amusing, I think.
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TheShadow91 1 year ago
Tell you one thing, you get the zicam cough MAX, take the whole bottle, maybe two, you'll have an interesting evening.
assdickass 1 year ago