Homeopathy Explained – Gentle Healing or Reckless Fraud?

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What are the principles behind Homeopathy and does it work?\n\nKurzgesagt Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/cRUQxz\n\nSupport us on Patreon so we can make more videos (and get cool stuff in return): https://www.patreon.com/Kurzgesagt?ty=h\n\nKurzgesagt merch: http://bit.ly/1P1hQIH\n\nThe MUSIC of the video: \n\nSoundcloud: http://bit.ly/2BI1Wb5\nBandcamp: http://bit.ly/2sJaEmh\nFacebook: http://bit.ly/2qW6bY4\n\nWe would like to thank Dr. Natalie Grams, Dr.-Ing. Norbert Aust and Udo Endruscheit as well as Dr. Robin Fears and Professor Paul Glasziou for supporting us with our research.\n\nwww.natalie-grams.de\nwww.netzwerk-homoeopathie.eu\nwww.gwup.org\n\nQuellen:\n\nMain principles of homeopathy:\n\nhttp://bit.ly/2En7XsQ\n\nhttp://bit.ly/2nmH29j\n\nInformation Network Homeopathy Germany:\nhttp://bit.ly/2DEbSDO\n\nHomeopedia – German Online Encyclopedia:\nhttp://bit.ly/2DBII87\n\nList of homeopathic remedies:\nhttp://bit.ly/2DPPBUw\n\nInformation regarding different homeopathic potencies:\n\nhttp://bit.ly/2kf8xB5\n\nhttp://bit.ly/2nobVtY\n\n\nPhysical examination of dilution\n\nhttp://bit.ly/2EpX5dY\n\n\nHahnemanns explanation for the efficacy of homeopathy despite dilution:\n\n§ 270 Sixth edition\nhttp://bit.ly/2EwxkZr\n\n18th century medicine\n\nhttp://bit.ly/29LJFuD\nhttp://bit.ly/1R8Pp0W\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctrine\_of\_signatures\n\nHahnemanns rules for taking homeopathic remedies, Organon of medicine §260 Sixth edition:\n\nhttp://bit.ly/2rxz9T4\n\nStudies about the lacking efficacy of homeopathic products:\n\nStatement of the European Academies Science Advisory Council September 2017:\nhttp://bit.ly/2w94FET\n\nAustralian Study from the National and Medical Health Council, 2015:\nhttp://bit.ly/1BheAmR\n\nSystematic reviews from Mathie et al, employees of the Homeopathy Research Institutehttp://bit.ly/2GaWI7x\n\nStatement from the FDA demanding homeopathic companies must prove efficacy of their products:\nhttp://bit.ly/2f71t3j\n\nStatement from the FDA regarding their approach towards homeopathic remedies\nhttp://bit.ly/2BLq1tF\nQuote: There are no drug products labeled as homeopathic that are approved by FDA.\n\nPlaceboeffect:\n\nThe Placebo and Nocebo Phenomena: Their Clinical Management and Impact on Treatment Outcomes \nhttp://bit.ly/2BlOMg6\n\nPlacebo interventions for all clinical conditions\nhttp://bit.ly/2n5bfZs\n\nComponents of placebo effect: randomised controlled trial in patients with irritable bowel syndrome \nhttp://bit.ly/2DCd9Ms\n\nhttp://bit.ly/2n5yYcS\n\nPlaceboeffect on children and animals\n\nCaregiver placebo effect in analgesic clinical trials for cats with naturally occurring degenerative joint disease-associated pain.\n\nhttp://bit.ly/2DCdQW4\n\nhttp://bit.ly/2Dxpph8\n\nhttp://bit.ly/1n71rX2\nHomeopathy is big pharma:\n\nhttp://bit.ly/2DQjQqd\nhttp://bit.ly/23Faftl\n\nhttp://bit.ly/2FBe5wW\n\nHomeopathic anamnesis/ initial interview:\nhttp://bit.ly/2Ew3apa\n\nExemplary questionnaire for initial interview:\nhttp://bit.ly/2nsQpnV\n\nMarketshare and market development for homeopathy\nhttp://on.mktw.net/2DxS0Tp\n\nhttp://bit.ly/2n5wgnG\n\nFurther reading:\n\nBlog beweisaufnahme-homoeopathie.de (German, some articles in English)\nhttp://bit.ly/2E0NKc3\n\nORGANON OF MEDICINE by Hahnemann Samuel (Original text)\nhttp://bit.ly/2EwxkZr\n\nFree ebooks on „Materiae Medicae” (German and English)http://bit.ly/2DtjNQW\n\nDeutsches Informationsnetzwerk Homöopathie\n(Short english version)\nhttp://bit.ly/2E3gP6P\n\nUS Department of Health: Information overview about homeopathy\nhttp://bit.ly/1Nf0Miq\n\nHomepathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States\n(Official Compendium of Homeopathic ingredients)\nhttp://bit.ly/2n5GnZX\n\nList of over 5000 homeopathic ingredients A-Z\nhttp://bit.ly/2E0RCKj\n\nFDA warns against the use of homeopathic teething tablets and gels\nhttp://bit.ly/2DVtfB6\n\nTHANKS A LOT TO OUR LOVELY PATRONS FOR SUPPORTING US:\n\nFlavio Storino, Alice Balcon, Hari Krishnan, Warren Wiscombe, Sara Zeglin, Asiryan Alexander, maarten sprengers, William Northern, Kerem Mimaroglu, Yana Kultysheva, Josh, Keaton Anderson, Croconaw, Peter Steinberger, Jonathan Diamond, Troy McConaghy, Paddy, Darko Sperac, Peter Burkhalter, Chris Amaris, Tyler Lovell, John Ruble, Chase Henson, Arpita Singh, Edward C.P., Andreas Edlund, Ryan Bubinski, Paul Greyson, Jerry Ding, Austin Sundquist, Daniel Link, Tim Johnson, kayleigh dreste, Johan Sjöblom, Max Stuart, Mush Rain, Andor Baranyi, Eduardas Afanasjevas, Bill Clem, Jake Smith, Stephen Woerner, Jeff Sorensen, Christopher Damsgaard, Eduardo AV, Michael Gawenka, Florian Hoedt, Lucas Nyman, Nathanael Baker, Martin Wierzyk, Mauricio Streb, Karl, Rameet Chawla, Joachim Andersen, Avinash, Erik Golden, Glenn Stoltz, Elliott Nelson, Andrew Averett, Ben Wei