Homoeopathy is a gentle, effective and scientific way of treating ill health. It is a form of holistic treatment - based on the principle of viewing the person as a whole by taking into consideration a person's mental, emotional and physical state of being. Homoeopathy is an approach to assist the body to heal itself from within. It is also a process which recognises individuality - not everyone produces similar symptoms despite the same condition.
Homoeopathy has been in existence for two hundred years, it was formulated by a German Doctor Samuel Hahnemann who was frustrated with his inability to heal certain patients. He used his knowledge, based on ancient Greek understanding of disease, and put together a totally revolutionary form of treatment. Homoeopathic remedies stimulate the body’s own innate ability to self heal. It recognises that all symptoms of ill health, be they physical or emotional, as expressions of disharmony within the whole person. So I have found that in time with successful homoeopathic treatment a person will both heal and then grow in all areas of their lives.
Homoeopathic remedies are originally derived from plant, animal, mineral or allergen sources. They have undergone a process called “potentisation” which means that the healing energy of that particular substance is released and ready to stimulate the healing process within all of us. They come either in tablet or liquid form and are pleasant to taste.
The answer to this question is that it differs greatly from conventional medicine in many different ways :
- it aims not to mask/cover up symptoms
- but to find out WHY they are there in the first place. What is the person's body trying to eliminate or express via that symptom/s.
- it is HOLISTIC - treating the whole person physically, mentally and emotionally. So you may require your treatment to address a specific physical ailment but you will also find that your general energy and outlook on life should also improve alongside your original complaint.
- the remedies are kick starting the BODY'S OWN INNER HEALING MECHANISM to work (this may have been blocked through toxicity and or deficiency – see a guide to good health).
- every patient is treated as an INDIVIDUAL case so it is the symptoms that are specific to them that I look at, not a general cure all.
The two major pitfalls about homoepathy, as with most conventional medicine, is that it is essential to take the right remedy at the correct potency (strength) for you.
- I have noticed that when a patient self prescribes without a clear understanding of homoeopathy, or without some expert guidance, they may often get the right remedy but at the wrong potency or wrong remedy altogether. This will mean that they have not been given the correct.
- prescription, NOT that homeopathic remedies do not work.
- For chronic cases a layperson just has not got the knowledge to self prescribe – would you self medicate with antibiotics?
- There is often a hidden layer of toxicity which needs to be cleared before one can give a restoring remedy.
