NHS Chief Wants Homeopathy To Lose Official Stamp Of Approval
This is the title of an article in today’s copy of the Times.
About time too!
If people want to use quackery, they should pay for it themselves! And not expect taxpayers to pick up the pieces!
France Stops Funding Homeopathy
The title of this post is the same as an article on page 31 of Thursday’s copy of The Times.
This is the first paragraph.
French patients, who use more homeopathic remedies than almost anyone else, will no longer have them funded by the health service after scientists deemed them useless.
The French have shown a lot of sense here!
A Robust View On Homeopathy In The Times
Professor Michael Baum is an amazing doctor and surgeon, who I have had the pleasure of meeting.
In The Times today, he has a letter published about accreditation of homoeopaths to the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (PSA).
He writes this memorable sentence.
From now on they will be able to check if their homoeopathic doctor is a fully trained quack or simply someone masquerading as a quack.
I do not believe in anything that can’t be scientifically proven by rigorous methods. The three at the top of my list are religion, homoeopathy and many of the zanier and animal-unfriendly aspects of Chinese medicine.
The Vengeance Tendency Hi-Jacks the E-Petitions
According to this report on the BBC, there are dozens of e-petitions calling for the government to bring back hanging. So the spiteful and vengeful in the UK population celebrate the suspension of the death penalty in Japan in an appropriate way.
I am one of the few people in the UK, who has met someone, who was sentenced to death in the UK. He was later reprieved and went on to be well-known on television for his work. How does the vengeance tendency square with such miscarriages of justice? I suppose it’s alright for someone to get hung to discourage the others, even if they are innocent. Unless of course, you happen to be that person.
I think I’l start an e-petition to stop the NHS wasting taxpayers money on homeopathy! Perhaps the money saved could be used to pay for the death penalty. After all for many the result is the same!
Are Water Libraries Boring?
I’m not a great one for libraries, except for reference purposes, but I was struck by this sign near Millwall’s ground on Tuesday night.
The New Canada Water Library
A library with different samples of water, must be very boring, but obviously, it is at the heart of some important sciences like homeopathy and water divining. But why would the Canadians build their new water library in South London?
Dr. Rosemary Leonard is Horrified
The very sensible BBC Breakfast doctor is horrified. And rightly so!
So what is she horrified about. A BBC Scotland report has shown that people are turning to homeopathy instead of conventional vaccinations, such as MMR.
These cranks should be stopped as the only way homeopathy can work is by a placebo affect. It has no scientific basis whatsoever.
As someone who has suffered the death of his wife and child in recent years, I would not recommend suffering bereavement to anybody. But some of these stupid parents will find out the pain if they persist in using homeopathy, on their children. You could argue it’s child abuse!
Homeopathy on the NHS
The most sensitive thing that you mustn’t criticise in this country is homeopathy.
But this government is actually allowing the use of this witchcraft (the BMA’s word not mine!) to increase in times of budget cuts according to the Daily Mail.
If fools want to be parted from their money, then it should be up to them to find their own quack, at their expense and not mine as a taxpaper.
Commons on Homeopathy
This has just been reported in the Guardian.
The NHS should stop all funding of homeopathy, an influential committee of MPs said today.
The science and technology committee of the House of Commons says there is no evidence that homeopathy has anything other than a placebo effect. It says that manufacturers must no longer be able to make medical claims for homeopathic products.
About time too!
Everything must be properly reviewed with double blind trials.
Lotus Elan Therapy
Since my wife died in 2007, I have needed solace and perhaps some therapy. But I have developed my own. It is called elanism. This therapy is unique in that it treats both the body and mind in many different ways. The various methods are described in alphabetical order.
Better Sleep
Getting out in your Elan and driving round the lanes is a relaxing business. You will certainly sleep better that night with a smile on your face.
Cancer Risk Reduction
It is well known that good vitamin D levels may reduce cancer. Read this on Cancer Research UK. What you need is casual exposure to the sun and Lotus Elans make this very easy, as you can raise and lower the hood much faster than those modern cars with automatic electric hoods. So you need to get out of the car, but then this exercise is good for you.
Drive every day for thirty minutes with the hood down and you might reduce your chance of getting cancer.
Colour Therapy
This is another complete load of bollocks. Buy an Elan in yellow, red, blue or whatever takes your fancy. It’ll give you more fun. If you have a serious problem, buy two or even three!
Enhanced Self Esteem
Lotus Elans are in a very small group of cars, that can be taken anywhere and get total respect. We parked our first Elan at Deauville Racehorse Sales next to a Ferrari Testarossa. All the French kids were looking at the Lotus, as they thought the Ferrari was a complete show off and the property of a total tosser. They were right.
Elans are also the only affordable car, with the possible exception of a mint Morris Minor, that you can turn up in at a three-star Michelin restaurant and will get you total respect. Even if it is totally filthy.
Feel Younger
Ask someone who doesn’t know about cars how old your Elan is and they will say that it is perhaps five or six years old. As you might have owned the car for a lot longer this means you feel younger if you do his maths rather than those you know are correct.
G-Force Massage
G-Force massage is a form of passive massage, that has many of the benefits of traditional massage but without the expence of using a practioner or therapist. You just need to find a suitable road like the A68 or some of those in the Fens and drive the car fast round corners and up and down hills. Note that the latter is difficult in the Fens, but they have lots of wonderful and dangerous corners. Note that you should avoid the Fens if you can’t swim.
G-Force massage has been shown to increase blood flow and adrenaline levels, which contribute to general well-being. It may also reduce blood pressure, as mine was higher a few years ago and has now reduced to a respectable 120/70.
Improved Eye Sight
Driving an Elan fast means that you have to look out for the Fuzz! So your eye-sight has to get better!
Improved Sex Life
It is a well-known fact that people and it’s not just women, are turned on by being driven fast in an open-top car. This effect is also enhanced in Lotus Elans, where the superb aerodynamic design means that you don’t get your hair in a mess. This advantage is not of course enjoyed by the follically challenged.
Lotus Elans have one problem though. Sex is almost impossible in an Elan. On the other hand, the rear spoiler is an ideal hand-hold for position 36.
Increased Muscular Coordination
As we get older, you tend to lose muscular coordination. Lotus Elans are the ideal vehicle for keeping your motor skills up to date.
Make People Smile
Drive past someone in the street in an Elan and you get looked at. People smile. It is our duty to make as many other people happy every day as we can. It’s easy in an Elan.
New Friends
Elans tend to congregate in friendly groups. So you make new friends, which helps the lonely. There is a slight problem with this in that you can sometimes suffer from elanborism. But hopefully others into elanism will help you guard against this.
Reduce Environmental Guilt
Many people these days suffer from environmental guilt, brought about by feelings that you are not doing enough to save the planet. Lotus Elans reduce this feeling, as they last forever, give very good fuel economy for their performance and over their lifetime probably create less carbon dioxide than a modern car.
Conclusion
This is just a start and if you have any other benefits of elanism, please post.
Is this Real or a Spoof?
An old friend sent me this link.
I have read it and think it’s about using pieces of the Berlin Wall in a homeopathic remedy. But I can’t be sure, as the English is obtuse and needs to be read several times. I have better things to do with my time.
So is it real or a spoof written by someone a lot cleverer than me?
The Anonymous Widower 