Homeopathy

Homeopathy is a system of medicine; that uses all natural ingredients to stimulate and assist the body’s natural ability to heal. Homeopathy is the second most practiced medicine in the world. For over 200 years, physicians and homeopathic specialists have used homeopathic treatments. This method of treatment has helped millions of people overcome illnesses and get relief. Homeopathy is a “holistic” remedy, which seeks to treats the whole person. Homeopathy takes a different approach from conventional medicine in diagnosing, classifying, and treating medical problems. The term homeopathy comes from the Greek words homeo, meaning similar, and pathos, meaning suffering or disease. In classical homeopathic treatment, we strive to include all aspects of the patients health into their prescribed remedy.

Key concepts of homeopathy include:

• Homeopathic practitioners select remedies according to a total picture of the patient, including not only symptoms but lifestyle, emotional and mental states, and other factors.
• Homeopathy seeks to stimulate the body’s defense mechanisms and processes so
  as to prevent or treat illness.
• Treatment involves giving very small doses of substances called remedies
• Treatment in homeopathy is individualized (tailored to each person).
• Homeopathy believes the body can heal itself, however our lifestyles and
  negative habits can cause the body to get stuck.

History

Homeopathy has been around since the 18th century, developed by Dr. Samuel Hahnemann. In the late 1700s, Samuel Hahnemann, a physician, chemist, and linguist in Germany, proposed a new approach to treating illness. This was at a time when the most common medical treatments were harsh, such as bloodletting, purging, blistering, and the use of sulfur and mercury. At the time, there were few effective and gentle medications for treating patients, and knowledge about their long term effects was limited.

Hahnemann was interested in developing a less-threatening approach to medicine.
The first major step reportedly was when he was translating an herbal text and read about the treatment of malaria with an herb cinchona bark. He personally took some cinchona bark ( in raw herb form) and observed that, as a healthy person, he developed symptoms that were very similar to malaria symptoms. This led Hahnemann to consider that a substance may create symptoms that it can also relieve. This concept is called the “similia principle” or “like cures like.”

Another way to view “like cures like” is that symptoms are part of the body’s attempt to heal itself–for example, a fever can develop as a result of an immune response to an infection, and a cough may help to eliminate mucus–and medication may be given to support this self-healing response.
In 1835, the first homeopathic medical college was established in Allentown, Pennsylvania. By the turn of the 20th century, 8 percent of all American medical practitioners were homeopaths, and there were 20 homeopathic medical colleges and more than 100 homeopathic hospitals in the United States.

What conditions can Homeopathy treat?

• Skin problems
• Emotional troubles
• Colds/flus
• Stress, sleeping issues
• ADD/ADHD/Autism
• Arthritis
• Allergies / respiratory illnesses
• Digestive and bowel problems
• Headaches/ Neurological problems
• Women’s/men’s issues
• Pregnancy and labour
• Increase in general health
• And so much more

What does treatment look like?

Typically, in homeopathy, patients have a lengthy first visit, during which the provider takes an in-depth assessment of the patient. This is used to guide the selection of one or more homeopathic remedies. During follow up visits, patients report how they are responding to the remedy or remedies, which help the practitioner, make decisions about further treatment. In classical homeopathy, only one remedy will be given at any time.

How can homeopathic remedies help you?

• There are no known side effects
• Remedies can be taken with other medications
• Highly effective
• Homeopathic remedies will stimulate your bodies
  natural ability to heal and can strengthen your
  immune system
• Remedies are all-natural
• Homeopathy is highly affordable, comparied to a lifetime of drugs and surgeries

Who can use Homeopathy?

Homeopathy is versatile and is used for any illness, on anyone. It is used in pregnancy and on infants without harm. The remedies are relatively inexpensive and homeopathy has the potential to generate savings through reduced conventional prescribing and demand for other services.

What are homeopathic remedies?

Most homeopathic remedies are derived from natural substances that come from plants, minerals, or animals. A remedy is prepared by diluting the substance in a series of steps. Remedies are sold in liquid, pellet, and tablet forms. The potencies come in 6x, 12x, 30 ch, 200ch, 1M, 10 M. The large the dilution the stronger the remedy.