What is homeopathy?
Homeopathy is a system of medicine that uses specially prepared
highly diluted substances that stimulate our ‘vital
force’ to reclaim the health we once had.
It is a safe and deep acting therapy which can be applied
to any ailment, whether emotional, physical, or both. Homeopathic
remedies exist for virtually every medical condition suffered
by humanity. Homeopathy is powerful, but free from unnatural
and unwanted effects because it works with the body’s
natural defences and immune system. It can work very quickly
and is safe for the elderly and for babies..
Holistic
Homeopathy entails finding out enough about an individual
and their ailments to be able to find a remedy that addresses
their illness in its entirety. Rather than thinking of a remedy
for a single named condition, think of a remedy for the sum
total of a person's individual symptoms and characteristics.
This holistic approach is an all inclusive way of understanding
health, disease and medicine and is the best solution for
chronic conditions. The patient may have several complaints,
seemingly unrelated, but from a homeopath’s perspective,
every symptom, both emotional and physical, no matter how
obscure or where it's located, is part of that person's individual
expression of disease.
The homeopath tries to understand as much as possible about
your problem(s), and how they relate to the rest of your constitution.
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Then the search begins for the
remedy that is ‘homeopathic’, i.e. the one that
matches the patient’s condition in as many respects
as possible. This is how the deepest and surest cures are
achieved and the greatest sense of well-being is recovered.
In homeopathy, psychological symptoms are important not only
when prescribing for emotional conditions, but also paramount
when prescribing for physical symptoms, because no matter
what the physical symptoms may be, it is rare that they ever
occur in complete isolation from a related subconcious connection.
The patient may not see the relevance until attention is drawn
to this: consider that every emotion you feel has an effect
on your body; every thought you have involves a neurological
process, and every physical change from the norm is also accompanied
by a change in awareness. Sometimes this will be obvious,
sometimes subtle.
Thus homeopathy does not focus primarily on the disease name
(diagnosis), but on the specific nature of the symptoms and
the person as a whole.
What to expect
In a homeopathic consultation the homeopath listens very carefully
to the description of the problem(s) whilst notes are taken
to help differentiate between the likely remedies. Accuracy
in the details is very important in homeopathy and is why
in-depth case taking may take an hour or more. Complete confidentiality
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You may be asked questions that
haven't already been covered; about your medical history and
medications, vaccinations, supplements, dietary preferences,
emotional or physical traumas, stresses, lifestyle, sleep
and dreams, etc.
It is surprising how often seemingly unrelated events in our
life can influence our health; but more importantly for the
homeopath this is the information that puts the individual
stamp on your condition and therefore on the specialised choice
of your homeopathic remedy.
Because of the in-depth nature of this initial consultation,
clients often find it therapeutic in itself.
Safe and effective
Homeopathic remedies come in the form of small sweet tasting
pills which are sucked or chewed, or in tasteless water drops.
Homeopathic remedies will not interfere with any other medications
you currently need but may improve your health to the extent
that your doctor suggests reducing them or even that you no
longer need them.
Homeopathy has successfully treated patients with a wide range
of conditions including PMT, IBS, CFS, Asthma, Eczema, Phobias,
Pain relief, Stress and related disorders and a wide range
of children's ailments including behavioural problems.
Feel free to call, with no obligation, to discuss whether
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