[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.40,0:00:04.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm Heather Henderson and I'm about to\Ntake a homeopathic sleep aid Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.76,0:00:06.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,called Calms-Forte. Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.12,0:00:11.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm doing a persuasive speech in my\Nclass and I told the teacher Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.05,0:00:14.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I wanted to start off my talk\Nby swallowing a whole bottle of these. Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.74,0:00:19.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He said, if I did it first in front\Nof someone who I trusted, Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.74,0:00:24.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and showed him that everything was okay,\NI'd be allowed to do it also in class. Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.01,0:00:26.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I have a box here, Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.52,0:00:31.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's got a lot of bull ingredients, \Nthere's really nothing in them, Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.68,0:00:34.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I looked it all up, I did my research Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.16,0:00:35.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I'm going to open it up here. Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.07,0:00:37.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a little tiny bottle. Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.50,0:00:38.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's take a look. Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.59,0:00:41.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh my gosh, that's a lot of pills.\N>> [Cameraperson]: Mhm. Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.78,0:00:45.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Okay, it's a -- 50 tablets. [laughs] Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.47,0:00:47.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Alright, fine. \N[noise of tablets coming out of the bottle] Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.56,0:00:48.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm going to take them. Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.69,0:00:53.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Date?\N>> What is the date and time? Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.27,0:00:56.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Okay - Hey Siri, what is today? Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.63,0:01:05.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Alright, so it's Wednesday, May 31st, 2017. Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.30,0:01:09.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Okay, I'm going to take it. Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.74,0:01:12.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't even have all of the pills\Nin my hand right now, Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.96,0:01:14.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is not even really half the bottle, Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.80,0:01:16.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I'm gonna take as many as I can\N- these I can. Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.24,0:01:19.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ready? \N> Okay. Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.75,0:01:36.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ah! Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.85,0:01:41.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Show. Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.11,0:01:48.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Ah! Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.58,0:01:54.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay! [burps] Excuse me! Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.19,0:01:57.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That was 50 tablets of Calms-Forte.. Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.82,0:02:01.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm about to head to class right now,\Nand I'm going to show him the video, Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.66,0:02:03.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,show him the empty bottle, Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.70,0:02:06.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,show him the paper I wrote out,\N Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.43,0:02:08.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,explaining all the ingredients\Nthat {\i1}aren't{\i0} in this Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.99,0:02:12.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and -my class is four hours long, \Nso hopefully by the end of class, Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.85,0:02:15.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he'll see that there's\Nnothing in this - at all. Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.74,0:02:20.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> [C] And right now the time is... \NApple watch, come on! Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.86,0:02:24.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>>[Apple watch:] It's 5:24 Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.68,0:02:27.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,good evening\N>> [C:] It's 5:24 in the evening, Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.57,0:02:29.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wednesday May 31st 2017 Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.64,0:02:30.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Okay, here I go. Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.38,0:02:35.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Before I begin my speech, I need to take Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.33,0:02:38.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a little bit of medication, just to give me\Nsome pep. Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.53,0:02:43.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's going to get me prepared,\Nso that I can do a great job. Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.02,0:03:10.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thanks for that. Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.91,0:03:32.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Imagine you have a friend, who is a parent Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.37,0:03:37.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of an adorable 18 month old baby \Nwho gets a simple ear infection. Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.23,0:03:39.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's call her Hope. Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.67,0:03:43.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What would most parents do\Nin this situation? Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.92,0:03:46.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many would take their baby\Nto a pediatrician Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.40,0:03:50.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who would prescribe antibiotics\Nthat would clear up her ear infection. Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.10,0:03:54.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But what if you knew that\Nrather than taking Hope to a doctor, Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.26,0:03:59.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Your friend was treating her\Nwith something called homeopathy? Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.14,0:04:04.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,An ear infection can be dangerous,\Nespecially for someone as young as Hope. Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.86,0:04:08.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Side effects can be very painful,\Nand even lead to death. Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.53,0:04:13.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 2015, Hope's parents were charged Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.14,0:04:16.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with one count each\Nof involuntary manslaughter Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.34,0:04:18.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and endangering the welfare of a child. Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.53,0:04:21.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These parents were against antibiotics Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.85,0:04:24.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and other chemicals\Nrelated to Western medicine. Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.85,0:04:28.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So they treated Hope's ear infection\Nwith homeopathic remedies. Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.53,0:04:32.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Little Hope died of a condition\Nthat could have been prevented Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.65,0:04:36.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with scientifically proven medicine\N(inaudible check) Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.39,0:04:41.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hope was sick for three weeks\Nbefore her death Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.48,0:04:44.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and she suffered horribly\Nand unnecessarily Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.68,0:04:47.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from a simple ear infection\Nthat lead to meningitis, Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.30,0:04:51.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which caused an abscess\Nfollowed by swelling of the brain. Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.40,0:04:54.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What's even more horrific Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.68,0:04:58.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is because Hope was being treated\Nwith only homeopathic remedies, Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.18,0:05:04.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,her illness and death went on\Nwithout any treatment to ease her pain. Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.91,0:05:11.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At one point, Hope was vomiting\Nand had a fever that reached 103°. Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.14,0:05:16.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And five days before her death,\NHope started draining fluid from her ear Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.40,0:05:19.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,caused by an abscess that ruptured\Nher (inaudible - check) ear drum. Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.52,0:05:25.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is only one (inaudible check) story\Nbut there are many more like it, Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.82,0:05:30.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is why I'm here to demonstrate\Nthat homeopathy is a lie. Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.88,0:05:35.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've done extensive research\Non homeopathic remedies Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.82,0:05:38.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because when I was diagnosed with cancer\Nin 2001, Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.25,0:05:42.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was desperate to find alternative ways\Nto cure my illness. Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.92,0:06:03.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fortunately, I also chose to listen\Nto my doctor's advice Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.60,0:06:05.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and go through with chemo. Dialogue: 0,0:06:05.34,0:06:08.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I was so emotionally vulnerable. Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.68,0:06:10.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I tried many expensive products Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.59,0:06:14.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that in the end did nothing\Nbut (inaudible - check) my wallet of cash. Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.12,0:06:17.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What exactly is homeopathy? Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.22,0:06:22.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Most people, when they hear the term,\Nthink it is just natural herbal remedies. Dialogue: 0,0:06:24.02,0:06:25.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not even close. Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.91,0:06:30.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To truly appreciate\Nhow awful this idea is, Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.43,0:06:33.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we need to go all the way back\Nto the 18th century. Dialogue: 0,0:06:34.24,0:06:36.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A German physician named\NSamuel Hahnemann Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.62,0:06:42.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,began forming the basic principles\Nof homeopathy in the late 1700's. Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.29,0:06:46.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He developed what he called\N"the law of similars." Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.16,0:06:49.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's the idea that diseases can be cured Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.62,0:06:53.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by extremely small amounts of\Nthe substance that produces Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.38,0:06:57.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,similar symptoms in healthy people\Nwhen they take large amounts. Dialogue: 0,0:06:59.09,0:07:03.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hahnemann and his earlier followers\Nconducted "provings" Dialogue: 0,0:07:03.29,0:07:07.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in which they administered herbs,\Nmineral and other substances Dialogue: 0,0:07:07.03,0:07:08.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to healthy people, including themselves, Dialogue: 0,0:07:09.48,0:07:12.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and kept detailed records\Nof what they observed. Dialogue: 0,0:07:13.19,0:07:17.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Later, these records were compiled\Ninto a lengthy reference book Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.72,0:07:19.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,called {\i1}Materia Medica{\i0}, Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.25,0:07:23.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which are used to match a patient's \Nsymptoms with a corresponding drug Dialogue: 0,0:07:24.15,0:07:26.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And for the record:\Njust because that book is in Latin Dialogue: 0,0:07:27.18,0:07:28.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,does not make it true. Dialogue: 0,0:07:30.06,0:07:34.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, if you had symptoms\Nof swelling from a spider bite, Dialogue: 0,0:07:34.64,0:07:37.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then a homeopath would give you\Na diluted amount of remedy Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.74,0:07:39.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the venom of a spider in it Dialogue: 0,0:07:39.67,0:07:40.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to cure the swelling, Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.96,0:07:44.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because according to Hahnemann,\Nlike cures like. Dialogue: 0,0:07:45.68,0:07:46.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sounds crazy? Dialogue: 0,0:07:47.23,0:07:49.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's because it is, big one (check) Dialogue: 0,0:07:50.57,0:07:53.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Consider just how diluted \Neach one of these are. Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.34,0:07:55.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here's how it works. Dialogue: 0,0:07:56.71,0:07:59.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,10 to the power of 1 is 10. Dialogue: 0,0:07:59.93,0:08:02.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,10 square is 100. Dialogue: 0,0:08:02.48,0:08:05.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,10 to the third power\Nhas 3 zeros behind it Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.40,0:08:07.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it goes on and on and on. Dialogue: 0,0:08:08.36,0:08:10.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To make a homeopathic remedy,\N Dialogue: 0,0:08:10.12,0:08:14.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you take 1 part of the active ingredient\Nand put it in 10 parts of water. Dialogue: 0,0:08:21.49,0:08:23.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then you succuss it. Dialogue: 0,0:08:23.63,0:08:27.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Succuss means shaking, and homeopaths\Ndo the succussing like this. Dialogue: 0,0:08:28.05,0:08:30.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They tap on something\Nas they are shaking the mixture. Dialogue: 0,0:08:34.29,0:08:36.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now this is called a 1 solution. Dialogue: 0,0:08:36.70,0:08:38.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's far too strong. Dialogue: 0,0:08:39.34,0:08:43.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then they take 1 part of that solution\Nand put it into 10 parts of water, Dialogue: 0,0:08:43.82,0:08:46.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,shake it again\Nand make a 2 solution: Dialogue: 0,0:08:47.50,0:08:49.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,1 part in 100. Dialogue: 0,0:08:49.92,0:08:54.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The rule is, the more dilute the remedy is\Nthe stronger it is. Dialogue: 0,0:08:56.02,0:08:58.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A popular dosage is 30 c. Dialogue: 0,0:08:58.42,0:09:02.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In homeopathy, that's 1 part for\Nmillion, million, million, million, Dialogue: 0,0:09:02.100,0:09:06.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,million,million, million, million,\Nmillion, million. Dialogue: 0,0:09:06.90,0:09:08.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let me put that into perspective. Dialogue: 0,0:09:09.00,0:09:12.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Homeopathic remedies contain\Nfar less medicine Dialogue: 0,0:09:12.42,0:09:15.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than if you would have put\None drop of active ingredient Dialogue: 0,0:09:15.75,0:09:17.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Dialogue: 0,0:09:19.26,0:09:21.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you dilute a solution that much, Dialogue: 0,0:09:22.37,0:09:24.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how does it even work? Dialogue: 0,0:09:25.31,0:09:28.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here's what homeopathic doctors believe. Dialogue: 0,0:09:28.68,0:09:31.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They believe that water retains memory. Dialogue: 0,0:09:31.54,0:09:35.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is to say, they believe water\Nremembers the effects Dialogue: 0,0:09:35.09,0:09:36.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the active ingredient. Dialogue: 0,0:09:37.20,0:09:40.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What they don't realize is that\Nif water retains memory, Dialogue: 0,0:09:41.04,0:09:44.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then it also must remember\Nall the times that feces and pees Dialogue: 0,0:09:44.86,0:09:46.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has (check) into it. Dialogue: 0,0:10:03.75,0:10:05.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here is what science has to say: Dialogue: 0,0:10:05.85,0:10:08.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When tested in a lab,\Nscientists have found Dialogue: 0,0:10:08.47,0:10:13.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the homeopathic pills\Nare primarily sucrose and galactose. Dialogue: 0,0:10:13.46,0:10:18.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is what real medical professionals\Nrefer to as sugar pills. Dialogue: 0,0:10:19.05,0:10:23.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After assessing more than 1800 studies\Non homeopathy, Dialogue: 0,0:10:23.75,0:10:27.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Australia's National Health\Nand Medical Research Council Dialogue: 0,0:10:27.54,0:10:33.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was only able to find 225 studies\Nthat were scientifically balanced enough Dialogue: 0,0:10:33.60,0:10:34.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to analyze. Dialogue: 0,0:10:35.02,0:10:37.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And a systematic review of these studies\Nrevealed Dialogue: 0,0:10:38.30,0:10:43.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,no reasonable evidence to support\Nany claim that homeopathy is effective Dialogue: 0,0:10:43.02,0:10:45.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in treating any (inaudible, check) condition. Dialogue: 0,0:10:46.68,0:10:50.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is no diploma or certificate\Nfrom any school or program Dialogue: 0,0:10:50.87,0:10:54.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,recognized as a license to practice\Nhomeopathy in the US. Dialogue: 0,0:10:55.91,0:11:00.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Individual State laws and licensing boards\Nregulate the practice of homeopathy Dialogue: 0,0:11:00.67,0:11:04.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and each State laws and requirements\Nfor practices are different. Dialogue: 0,0:11:06.44,0:11:09.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some States might not have\Nany definitive laws Dialogue: 0,0:11:09.60,0:11:10.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the practice of homeopathy Dialogue: 0,0:11:10.95,0:11:14.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but might have laws on the practice of\Nalternative therapies Dialogue: 0,0:11:14.84,0:11:17.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by not licensed practitioners. Dialogue: 0,0:11:18.20,0:11:21.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sadly, the market for homeopathic\Nmedicines in the United States Dialogue: 0,0:11:22.14,0:11:25.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is a multi-million dollar industry. Dialogue: 0,0:11:42.93,0:11:45.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Homeopathic remedies are recognized\Nand regulated Dialogue: 0,0:11:45.52,0:11:47.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by the Food and Drug Administration Dialogue: 0,0:11:48.36,0:11:51.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and are manufacture by\Npharmaceutical companies. Dialogue: 0,0:11:52.34,0:11:55.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today, all the conventional\Nprescription drugs Dialogue: 0,0:11:55.31,0:11:57.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and new over-the-counter drugs Dialogue: 0,0:11:57.11,0:12:02.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,must undergo thorough testing and review\Nby the FDA for safety and effectiveness Dialogue: 0,0:12:02.93,0:12:04.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before they can be sold. Dialogue: 0,0:12:04.86,0:12:07.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This requirement is not applied\Nto homeopathy Dialogue: 0,0:12:07.83,0:12:08.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at all. Dialogue: 0,0:12:09.75,0:12:11.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you are anything like me, Dialogue: 0,0:12:11.64,0:12:15.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you must be shocked by how this medication\Ncan be regulated by the FDA, Dialogue: 0,0:12:16.19,0:12:20.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sold in drugstores and that anyone\Nwould stand by this type of remedies. Dialogue: 0,0:12:21.74,0:12:25.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some of you might say:\N"Well, what about the placebo effect? Dialogue: 0,0:12:26.40,0:12:30.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"What's the harm if people think and feel\Nlike they are getting better, Dialogue: 0,0:12:30.13,0:12:31.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"even if there's nothing in it?" Dialogue: 0,0:12:33.15,0:12:37.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The greatest danger occurs when homeopathy\Nreplaces a conventional treatment, Dialogue: 0,0:12:37.15,0:12:41.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as it did in another case recorded\Nin a British medical journal. Dialogue: 0,0:12:42.31,0:12:47.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A woman had relied on homeopathy\Nduring a trip to Togo, West Africa, Dialogue: 0,0:12:47.49,0:12:50.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which resulted in a nearly deadly case\Nof malaria. Dialogue: 0,0:12:51.77,0:12:55.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This meant she had to endure\Ntwo months of intensive care Dialogue: 0,0:12:55.72,0:12:58.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for multiple organ system failure. Dialogue: 0,0:12:59.22,0:13:03.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In her case, the placebo effect\Noffered no protection at all. Dialogue: 0,0:13:04.99,0:13:10.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In other words, any delay in proving\Neffective treatment of some diseases Dialogue: 0,0:13:10.11,0:13:13.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can have dangerous and deadly results. Dialogue: 0,0:13:14.16,0:13:17.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some people even choose\Nnot to vaccinate their children Dialogue: 0,0:13:17.52,0:13:19.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in favor of homeopathic vaccines. Dialogue: 0,0:13:20.42,0:13:24.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As a result, measles and whooping cough\Nare making a comeback. Dialogue: 0,0:13:25.81,0:13:28.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Remember baby Hope,\Nfrom the beginning of my talk, Dialogue: 0,0:13:28.53,0:13:31.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who died from complications\Nfrom an ear infection? Dialogue: 0,0:13:32.37,0:13:36.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She wasn't old enough to have the option\Nto deny those homeopathic remedies Dialogue: 0,0:13:36.87,0:13:38.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that caused her death. Dialogue: 0,0:13:39.07,0:13:40.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's the harm. Dialogue: 0,0:13:41.63,0:13:45.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While some people like eating sugar pills (check)\Nas their immune system does all the work Dialogue: 0,0:13:45.72,0:13:47.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to cure their 'flues and colds, Dialogue: 0,0:13:48.22,0:13:51.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,others are suffering and dying\Nunnecessarily. Dialogue: 0,0:14:26.31,0:14:28.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm giving you all this information\Nto remind you Dialogue: 0,0:14:28.67,0:14:31.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that incredibly, when it comes to\Nsome natural remedies, Dialogue: 0,0:14:32.50,0:14:36.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if it says "homeopathy", remember\Nthere's nothing of value in it, Dialogue: 0,0:14:36.66,0:14:38.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,other than the placebo effects. Dialogue: 0,0:14:39.73,0:14:40.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here's what you can do. Dialogue: 0,0:14:41.41,0:14:45.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First and foremost: don't waste your money\Non these scams. Dialogue: 0,0:14:45.100,0:14:49.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Second: if you see a homeopathic remedy\Nin a drugstore, Dialogue: 0,0:14:50.21,0:14:54.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ask the manager why they are selling\Nmedicine with nothing in it. Dialogue: 0,0:14:55.34,0:15:01.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By the way, CDS, Wall Green's and GMC\Nsell this (inaudible - check) - everyday. Dialogue: 0,0:15:02.36,0:15:05.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And third: don't just listen to me. Dialogue: 0,0:15:05.68,0:15:10.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Research the products, their ingredients\Nand how they are made for yourself. Dialogue: 0,0:15:13.05,0:15:17.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You watched me eat an entire bottle of\Npills during this communication. Dialogue: 0,0:15:17.68,0:15:22.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What I swallowed was 50 Calms-Forte\Nhomeopathic sleeping pills. Dialogue: 0,0:15:22.87,0:15:26.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And by the way, on the bottle, it says:\N"There are no side effects." Dialogue: 0,0:15:26.93,0:15:27.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Really. Dialogue: 0,0:15:29.18,0:15:32.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,See me after class and you will find\Nthat I am still standing. Dialogue: 0,0:15:33.30,0:15:39.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Good, great!\N(Applause)