Homeopathy
is a medical art and science which uses tiny doses of natural
medicines to stimulate the body's own inherent healing
abilities. The homeopath works to understand each person's
unique mental and emotional makeup, striving always for
individualization. Homeopathy's central principle is known as
the law of similars, "Like Cures Like." People have
observed since ancient times that a substance which causes an
illness or a symptom can, in very small doses, cure the same
problem by rousing the organism to retune itself.
Homeopathic
medicines are among the safest known: non-allergenic, non-toxic,
and free of side effects. They are prepared from herbal, mineral,
and animal substances by special pharmacies, according to FDA
specifications, and selected by the doctor after an extensive
interview and assessment. The indicated remedy is the one which is
truly homeopathic (most similar) to the patient. Classical
homeopathy, as originally developed and taught by Dr. Samuel
Hahnemann (1755-1843), uses only one remedy at a time.
The
in-depth interview process delves deeply into the patient's
physical, mental, and emotional being. People appreciate the
individualized care provided by their homeopathic doctor,
knowing that they have been listened to and understood.
Homeopathic
remedies are used to treat a great variety of conditions. They
may be used for first aid, acute, and chronic forms of disease.
Going beyond the paradigm of conventional medicine as a
fight against disease, the remedies actually promote health by
strengthening your own internal defense mechanism and thus
effecting a true cure.
Although
identifying the effective homeopathic medicine for an individual
patient can be challenging, requiring self-disclosure from the
patient as well as knowledge, insight and perseverance from the
physician, the results of successful homeopathic treatment are
often outstanding.
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