Pericles <"If indeed statins have prolonged "millions" of lives, and if indeed there is "endless evidence to show this", I'm sure my GP would have heard about it."

Your GP may not be as bright as you think Pericles! Or maybe he/she is bright, but you are just not 'hearing' what they are saying? :)

Pericles, check out this website that provides info from several large studies that prove the worth of statins.
http://www.ispub.com/journal/the_internet_journal_of_cardiovascular_research/volume_3_number_1_10/article/statins_and_coronary_artery_disease.html

Read it and let me know what you think.

People have to make their own decisions about natural remedies. I have been to a naturopath about three times all with good results. But these were not homeopaths and the concoctions that I downed were not diluted. Most of the treatment was lifestyle and diet related.

I doubt the dilution in most homeopathic remedies does any good but it also does no harm unless the person taking the preparations believes that is all they have to do to treat their illness and forgo any other form of assistance.

Bottom line is we all choose. Many so called modern pharmaceuticals come with their own scary looking list of possible side effects.

A healthy diet with as many freshly grown food (no chemicals) is the best bet with a mixture of high antioxidant foods, raw and cooked food etc.

Good food is the best natural remedy - the basis from which health is determined. The food we put in our mouths and the locations we live in (high voltage power lines, pesticide spraying, pollution etc) and genetic propensities will determine how well we fare on the health or longevity scale.

One of the best and most balanced authors on food is Michael Pollan.

Best quote: "But if real food — the sort of food our great grandmothers would recognize as food — stands in need of defense, from whom does it need defending? From the food industry on one side and nutritional science on the other. Both stand to gain much from widespread confusion about what to eat, a question that for most of human history people have been able to answer without expert help. Yet the professionalization of eating has failed to make Americans healthier. Thirty years of official nutritional advice has only made us sicker and fatter while ruining countless numbers of meals."

http://michaelpollan.com/books/in-defense-of-food/

Pelican, I too have seen an alternative healer, but she had also trained as a registered nurse before she trained in homeopathy. She did help me to raise my energy levels again. I would go back to her again.

I have also seen medically trained doctors practice homeopathy.

To my mind, these practitioners are ideal, because they can recommend 'natural' medications or preparations that will not cause any harm, and can also refer you back to other appropriate medical practitioners if they are aware that homeopathy would not be of any help.

Actually Clownfish the explanation I gave is exactly what homeopathy actually is- and this is according to any medical journal or dictionary as the definition for 'homeopathy'.
What you (and of course I) cited was only one practice among others where the homeopath simply gives the patient a dose of the actual substance directly, or even in a tablet. Feel free to google 'homeopathy, definition'.

yes yes I forgot water has memory like a brain and it then helps heal you along the same principals as vaccinations. It has been a valid treatment method for many many years and has even cured people of Aids and cancer and other serious conditions. Many doctors these days are drawn to the benefits of homeopathy and other qualified medical practitioners. They are not after your money they just want to help and heal you. We should demand all our doctors are trained in homeopathy as patients will benefit. Homeopathy works best when used alongside Reiki and ear candling. Sick children are the ones who benefit from all this alternative healing as they are cured in 6 years time or possibly longer as these things take time. Older people do not benefit so much as the immune system has already been damaged.so really please only use homeopathy on babies and young children. We do not want Big Pharma to get them and need to keep them safe from those nasty people who are controlled by a reptilian race sorry that is David Icke. He to loves homeopathy

King Hazza, I'm beginning to suspect that you're not actually reading a damn thing anybody writes.

Let me state it again, quite plainly, just in case you missed it:

When you dilute something as much as homeopaths do, then there is NOT ONE MOLECULE of the original substance left. It is not diluted: IT IS GONE.

HOMEOPATHIC REMEDIES ARE WATER. NOTHING ELSE. THERE IS NO OTHER 'SUBSTANCE'. IT. IS. GONE.

(Sorry for the caps, people, but he just doesn't seem to be getting it)

Pelican, I suggest you study some elementary biology, botany and chemistry, because you're statement about 'freshly grown food (no chemicals)' seems to show that you know nothing about either. Food is made up entirely of chemicals.