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Originally Posted by Regorium

Just to add to this, a friend of mine has had skin problems for 5-6 years. Every single dermatologist that she saw basically recited from their textbooks and told her that she had severe eczema and prescribed increasing levels of cortizone to treat it. Obviously it didn't go away after probably 10 or 15 different dermatologists (including an ER visit), and frankly, the overuse of cortizone permanently damaged a lot of the skin.

Finally, on a suggestion from a friend, they went to see a naturopath, who suggested an allergy test and found significant allergies to a wide variety of foods and metals. Afterwards, the naturopath found out that there were several vital nutrients missing from the diet. A combination of not eating foods that she was allergic to as well as eating the right supplements (not purchased from the naturopath, but just vitamins from a pharmacy), and her skin has recovered significantly.

Now, is it fluke that the one naturopath was able to make the correct diagnosis and solve the problem, and that 15 trained and licensed dermatologists could not? Possibly. It hasn't sold me completely, but I was impressed that they were able to get it right the first time, fluke or no fluke.

HEARSAY YOUR HONOR! HEARSAY!

.... and thats the problem with homeopathy evidence... its all anecdotal.