what happened to the 'Brightspark' homeopathy thread?

[kidsncatsnwine]

I was kind of hoping that Wideload64 would come back with the scientific evidence, but it seems to have vanished?!

Probably seen as advertising.

The scientific evidence is trash (In my personal and not-in-any-way-representing-MNHQ opinion).

If you google the treatment (I won't because I don't want to give it air-space), you will see that they say it is 'known to benefit...ADHD' and then links to a paper that:

a) raises issues about its own methodology
b) admits that the researcher wasn't blinded to the allocation of 'brightspark' children vs. placebo
c)acknowledged that for some groups there were 2 or three concomitant therapies, so it isn't possible to isolate the effect of 'brightspark'.

Then, take into account that homeopathic remedies are generally 'tinctures' which contain x parts per million of the 'active' ingredient.

Now, obviously, you can see I'm totally on the fence here

I reported it.

Not in a plaease delete way, more of a 'I am not feeling conmfy about people signing up to advertiose untested products to people who could be very vulerable ' sorta way

MN said that there had been some brilliant answers on the thread from posters and they were tempted to leave but decided to delete.

Ah, that explains why I can't find it then:)
I was just looking forward to the OPs 'evidence' as I too think it is a load of trash, but I do like a good debate

I know, but so many people happen by in bad times that theya re quite vulnerable and will try anything.

never worth the risk IMO

I contributed to a thread on this ages ago on BrightSpark. I had researched the product and the 'doctor' who developed it. The ingredients were worrying and frightened the hell out of me. The 'doctor' is listed in South Africa as a psychologist, so she's legit over there. Couldn't find any info on her or their product in the UK though. I'm a member of the British Homeopathy Society who advised me to be very wary when purchasing via the internet, especially homepathic 'medication'. Can search on it if interested.

Yes please Madam; friend at uni doing her MA diss on alternative meds for ASD so she may well be intersted.

This is the content of the thread I referred to, pretty much what I said here, but with docs name.

*I have researched their products and the women who 'designed' them (my son has ADHD). I contacted the British Homeopathic Society about them and their reply was as follows:

"We are not able to advise on products, but you may be able to you get some information from one of the homoeopathic pharmacies such as Nelsons or Weleda. As the product is American, you could also try contacting the national centre for homoeopathy in the United States, www.homoeopathic.org. I can send you an article called The Hyperactive Child from our magazine ' Health and Homoeopathy ' written by Dr Marysia Kratimenos who is based at the Royal London Homoeopathic Hospital in Great Ormond Street. You would need your GP to refer you to the hospital for treatment. We do have some faculty members practising in South Africa . Our website will give a list of all of our members www.britishhomoeopathic.org".

I also made enquiries to the equivalent body in South Africa where she comes from and they were able to confirm that Michelle Carelse is registered with the HPCSA as a clinical Psychologist.

However, I was warned verbally NEVER to purchase any medicines for children on-line. If I were you I'd visit the BHS in London via your GP if you are looking for a 'natural' approach*

Thank you.

My interest is purely academic (MA in ASD, if ds1 gets medicated it will be the main branded products- but he is behaviourally severe)

Should have made clear that Michelle Carelse in the BrightSpark developer.