Do alternative therapies have something good?
2016/04/18 Galarraga Aiestaran, Ana - Elhuyar Zientzia
April 10 was the day of homeopathy. In fact, one day, in 1755, was born the inventor of homeopathy Samuel Hahnemann, which is the day chosen by the skeptics of homeopathy to remember that it has no scientific basis. The day lasts up to a week, and information and opinions on homeopathy and other alternative therapies are disseminated. Welcome to avoid false convictions and fraud.
However, we will always find someone to justify doing well. And in some cases it will be true. The placebo effect can be very strong. Yes, believing that you are going to heal can cure you. Therefore, researchers compare the effectiveness of drugs with placebos.
Homeopathies, reiquias, reflextherapy... and other alternative therapies have not proven to be better than placebos. However, Jo Marchante believes it is advisable to analyze which aspects are beneficial for their possible usefulness in "official" medicine.
Marchant and Nature are two of the scientific journalists who propose to analyze their alternative therapies. Despite the criticisms received, Marchante's proposal has also reflected. In fact, he mentions that the applicators of these treatments, on many occasions, offer patients a time, closeness and physical contact that no other doctors have.
Well, the key is to take it into account in the health system so that people have no reason or excuse to go to alternative therapies.
Published in the newspaper Berria.
