Category Archives: Homeopathy

Just How Dilute are Homeopathic Remedies?

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Ryan | Permalink 2

Homeopathy operates on a principle that the more dilute a “remedy”, the more potent it becomes. Homeopathy makes no sense, and it doesn’t work, but people still cling [..]

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Show Homeopathy Works, Win A Million Dollars!

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Ryan | Permalink 3

On Saturday, February 5th 2011, skeptics from 10 different countries took a mass overdose of homeopathic “remedies”. Everyone was ok. It was part of the 10:23 campaign, which [..]

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Homeopathy: There's Nothing In It

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Ryan | Permalink 2

This coming weekend, protesters from 10 different countries and 23 different cities will be overdosing on Homeopathic remedies in the 10:23 campaign. Don’t worry. They’ll be fine. The [..]

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Thanks To CBC Marketplace's Erica Johnson

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Ryan | Permalink 0

A few days ago, I wrote a post about the CBC Marketplace episode on Homeopathy called “Cure or Con?” I was quite pleased with the episode, and made [..]

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CBC Marketplace Crushes Homeopathy

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Ryan | Permalink 6

Homeopathy is bull. 100% pure organic bull. And for once, reality TV delivered everything I had hoped for. An episode of CBC’s Marketplace aired tonight puts homeopathy to [..]

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Homeopathy "Tricks You" Into Feeling Better? Facepalm

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Ryan | Permalink 1

Homeopathy is a form of Complementary and Alternative Medicine which has been largely discredited by the medical community. At its core, it is the belief that by diluting [..]

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Why Homeopathy is Stupid and Dangerous

Posted on July 13, 2010 by Ryan | Permalink 2

There are a lot of quacks out there. People will do, say or sell anything for a buck. And unfortunately, the field of “medical therapies” has long been [..]