Why quackery is still practiced

ignorance

patients embrace quackery due to their lack of knowledge on the effects of conventional medicine

placebo effect

due to strong belief in quackery, This is the effect of a patient’s subjective opinion on his/her illness, the brain can convince the body that the treatment is working

distrust of conventional medicine

many people for various reasons distrust conventional medicine and find alternative treatments more trust worthy

cost

some patients cannot afford conventional medicine

desperation

patients with terminal illness seek other options to extend their life no matter how poor the scientific evidence is

pride

once a person has endorsed,defended and invested time and money in quackery they may be reluctant to admit its ineffectiveness

fraud

practitioners are aware of the ineffectiveness and intentionally produce fake studies and evidence to mislead potential consumers on believing