Current Affairs
‘Laughter Yoga’ and Provocative Therapy
A major article in The New Yorker profiles the life and work of ‘The Laughing Guru’ Madan Kataria. There is little doubt that laughter is good for our health but is there more to it than ‘laughing for no reason’. In Provocative Therapy, patients may indeed laugh at the absurd remarks of the therapist, but they are also provoked into coming up with their own solutions to their problems. Read more »
It’s Official! British Government backs NHS Homeopathy
Government officially backs the provision of NHS homeopathy Read more »
I Salute Dr James Le Fanu
In today’s Daily Telegraph, in his Doctor’s Diary, Dr James Le Fanu expresses suspicion of the motives of homeopathy’s vociferous detractors in the United Kingdom.
In a few simple sentences he exposes the tirade against NHS homeopathy as being disingenuous and certainly not in the interests of the people of this country.
I salute this brave doctor/journalist [...] Read more »
“Homeopathy is Witchcraft.” Should Homeopaths now be burnt at the stake?
Inane attacks on homeopathy deserve provocative ripostes. The attack on homeopathy is an insult to democracy and liberty. Read more »
‘LAUGHERCISE’: More evidence for the Health Benefits of Laughter.
More evidence for the therapeutic benefits of laughter. Read more »
On Science and Scientism (Vodcast: Evidence based Medicine)
A brief and provocative chat about medicine, homepathy, science and scientism. Read more »
Reverse Psychology in Advertising Campaign
One of the central tenets of Provocative Therapy is that people don’t like being told what to do. This is probably due to the fact that we often perceive advice (even when well meant) to be patronising and condescending. Thus Provocative Therapists utilise a variety of specially designed tools that use clinical reverse psychology to [...] Read more »
Vodcast: Homeopathy Defended
This Vodcast is unedited because I consider edited vodcasts to be slightly less than authentic.
See “Why that parliamentary report was disingenuous” for related content. Read more »
Why that parliamentary report was disingenuous
I have gone on record as saying two things about the Science and Technology Committee’s report on Homeopathy:
It is one of the least impressive documents to emerge from the House of Commons for some time.
It is in at least one part deeply disingenuous.
Yes, yes I know you want evidence. Well my first comment is subjective [...] Read more »
Science Committee ignores Health Minister’s advice
I guess it was predictable. Despite the strong words of Health Minister, Mike O’Brien in favour of liberty and democracy, the crew of MPs on the Science and Technology Committee announced this morning that “the NHS should cease funding homeopathy. It also concludes that the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) should not [...] Read more »
