Guardian Today
Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2017 5:05 pm
Dear All
Today The Guardian in its G2 supplement has ‘A Problem Shared’ page.
For next week’s consideration is the following:
My partner believes in homeopathy. How do I convince her that vaccinations are a good idea?
My partner of a year has been raised by her mother a homeopath, shunning modern medicine, vaccinations, antibiotics, fluoride toothpaste and even anti-malarials when travelling to at-risk areas. Instead she has been given homeopathic remedies to “cure” her whooping cough, measles and numerous preventable infections.
At 25, she has not been seriously ill, and attributes this to he “activated” immune system. All past (massively prolonged) recoveries have been put down to the “homeopathic remedy”, where extracts of plants are diluted to billions of times. We have discussed this at length. When I provide facts from verified sources, I am met with anecdotal tales without provenance.
How do I convince her, if we want to go travelling and one day have children, that she is safest getting herself (and any kids) vaccinated, against her mother’s “teachings”?
To answer, send to private.lives@theguardian.com
HOWEVER – beware that this may be a ploy to get homeopaths to make a statement on vaccination. Watch out as Simon Singh and Good Thinking Society may be at work here!!
Regards
Soroush
Today The Guardian in its G2 supplement has ‘A Problem Shared’ page.
For next week’s consideration is the following:
My partner believes in homeopathy. How do I convince her that vaccinations are a good idea?
My partner of a year has been raised by her mother a homeopath, shunning modern medicine, vaccinations, antibiotics, fluoride toothpaste and even anti-malarials when travelling to at-risk areas. Instead she has been given homeopathic remedies to “cure” her whooping cough, measles and numerous preventable infections.
At 25, she has not been seriously ill, and attributes this to he “activated” immune system. All past (massively prolonged) recoveries have been put down to the “homeopathic remedy”, where extracts of plants are diluted to billions of times. We have discussed this at length. When I provide facts from verified sources, I am met with anecdotal tales without provenance.
How do I convince her, if we want to go travelling and one day have children, that she is safest getting herself (and any kids) vaccinated, against her mother’s “teachings”?
To answer, send to private.lives@theguardian.com
HOWEVER – beware that this may be a ploy to get homeopaths to make a statement on vaccination. Watch out as Simon Singh and Good Thinking Society may be at work here!!
Regards
Soroush