Far from Placebo: The Rundown on Homeopathy with Rachel Roberts

If there’s a healing modality that can bring up some polarizing opinions… it’s homeopathy. Some say it’s incredibly effective (even where all else fails), some scoff it off as nothing but placebo. Others don’t understand what it is at all, or how to use it . . .So today- we’ve got an incredible expert on the show.  Rachel Roberts is the Chief Executive at the Homeopathy Research Institute, and she’s separating fact from fiction in today’s episode.Personally,  I’ve been using homeopathy  since I was a kid, and it’s something I continue to use today in conjunction in with other modalities (which is a big opinion I’ll get into in this episode).I believe it to be an incredibly useful tool in our toolbox, and for those who might not know what it is, or are feeling skeptical- today’s episode is definitely worth a listen.We're Covering: Rachel’s explanation of what homeopathy ishow she started as a major skeptic, and how that changed (*hint- the Royal Family played a part) not just placebo - what the evidence says known conditions that have more evidence Rachel’s opinion on “no side effects” when it comes to homeopathy (it’s not what you think!)challenges when it comes to homeopathic research homeopathy for agriculture and an alternative to pesticides damaging headlines Rachel’s feelgood thing About RachelRachel has a First-Class Honours degree in Biological Sciences specialising in Physiology from the University of Birmingham. She graduated from the College of Homeopathy, London in 1997 and was in private practice as a homeopath until 2012. Rachel has lectured in homeopathy and medical sciences at various colleges in the UK and overseas. She held the post of Research Consultant for the Society of Homeopaths from 2008-2012 and was awarded an Honorary Fellowship in 2013 to acknowledge her outstanding contribution to Homeopathy. Rachel joined the HRI part-time in 2010 and has worked for the Institute on a full-time basis since 2012. In 2018 Rachel was awarded an Honorary Fellowship by the Faculty of Homeopathy for her highly regarded work in the field of homeopathic research.Resources:https://www.findahomeopath.org https://wew.cash.cahttps://www.hri-research.org/https://homeopathycoalition.cahttps://cphq.cahttps://canadiansforhomeopathy.comhttps://homeopathycanada.com/The Key Moments in this episode are:00:01:30 - my experience with homeopathy 00:04:55 - Rachel's explanation of homeopathy 00:010:55 - when Rachel's skepticism changed00:15:55- the evidence 00:22:00 - lack of patents and struggles when it comes to research00:28:00 - side effects00:33:00 -  homeopathy for offsetting chemo side effects 00:39:00 -  Arnica post surgery 00:41:10 - Rachel's Mom's Cat Story 00:46:00 - homeopathy for plants and fish 00:56:55 - a  damaging headline 01:02:00  - Rachel's feelgood thing