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From:
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Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2012 5:59 PM
To:
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Subject: Re: [Minutus] Coffee and homeopathy - experiments
Suzan: Other than remedies that coffea is listed as an antidote, what you're
asking is similar to what quackbusters/allopaths ask, "prove" homeopathy
works. That type of experiment can only be done with acutes because that
"should" be reproducible. Like Arnica helps muscle pains/strains,
Oscillococcinum for flu, hypericum for nerve pain, calendula for bruises,
etc. while being asked to prove a remedy cures Parkinson's is not possible.
geo: Yes. Good point.
Suzan: Coffee antidoting likely is highly individualistic. is the remedy
being tested an acute, constitutional, miasmatic for this person? Is it
deep acting, palliative, an acute, etc?
Also, if the person is a coffee "addict" that might pose other issues than
someone like myself who is not and usually not craving it.
I think most of us agree, for a patient new to homeopathy, basic
recommendations like initially avoiding coffee, mint toothpase, strong
perfumes, etc. as Hahnemann wrote is good to strive for just so you can
ensure accurate reporting and once you see remedy in action, then allowing
them to drink coffee and see what happens would be OK.
geo: I am far from having a "definitive" opinion about coffee. It seems to
be the cause of some concern. I am also aware of the fact that some of us -
including myself - would prefer to choose sides and say "OK, some coffee
would not harm" - because I love a morning black sweet coffee. I love to sit
with a friend and have a afternoon chat over an espresso. But I don't want
to fool myself and avoid looking into the matter with a truly unbiased mind.
Maybe coffee is really bad...perhaps it severly interferes with
homeopathy... but I am addicted to it.
I could go as afar as admitting that too much fuss about coffee may drive
many patients away, and decide to relax about it - but that does not mean
that because I want to keep my patients I am more inclined to believe coffee
is harmless. Do you understand? No lying to myself.