Dana Ullman and the Homeopathic Revolution

Dana Ullman’s new book has just been released. The Homeopathic Revolution- Why Famous People and Cultural Heroes Choose Homeopathy Its an impressive book telling us not just about who is interested in homeopathy but why. Here’s from the Random House web site:

What do Mark Twain, David Beckham, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Mother Teresa have in common? All have been enthusiastic fans of homeopathy, the alternative medical tradition that treats “like with like.” Homeopathy has an incredible history of support by many of the most respected people of the past 200 years, and modern science is finally catching up. In The Homeopathic Revolution, Dana Ullman blends vivid personal stories and quotes from these and other luminaries from a variety of eras and fields with a new definition of homeopathy as “nanopharmacology”–one that will help people, including skeptics, start to understand its value. After explaining why conventional medicine is inadequately scientific, why homeopathy makes sense and works, and why it is so threatening to conventional medicine and drug companies, Ullman lets legends like Coretta Scott King, Cindy Crawford, Bill Clinton, Vincent Van Gogh, and other practitioners weigh in on the subject. By writing about homeopathy’s heroes and telling their stories, Ullman is able to reference and describe important scientific studies in user-friendly language that verifies the value of this widely used but still misunderstood tradition. 

It is being very enthusiastically received. Having just read a few chapters I was very impressed. Who would have thought! Darwin! Van Gogh! Coretta Scott King! Very cool.