What is Homeopathy?
HOMEOPATHY IS A SYSTEM OF NATURAL HEALTH CARE THAT HAS BEEN IN WORLDWIDE USE FOR OVER 200 YEARS
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Homeopathy is a holistic system of natural medicine, based on an understanding of the interconnection between mind and body. It treats the person as a ‘whole’ rather than a mere collection of organs. Every person is unique and homeopathy takes account of those individual characteristics of the person in order to establish a right and bespoke treatment for that specific person. Homeopathic remedies act to stimulate body’s natural immune responses. As opposed to conventional medicine methods, homeopathy focuses upon eliminating the source of health problems rather than merely treating the symptoms.
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The treatment is individually tailored for each person, based on the information obtained during a detailed consultation. Unlike many conventional medicines, homeopathic remedies are non-toxic and non-addictive and can be safely used alongside other form of medical treatment. Homeopathic remedies are safe and effective alternatives to conventional medicine (drugs) without side effects.
UNDERSTANDING ONE'S UNIQUENESS IN FINDING THE RIGHT REMEDY FOR THAT PERSON
This is one of the most important aspects of homeopathic treatment. A Homeopath would be interested in your individual symptoms and especially how they affect you, impact your life and more importantly how you respond to it. Everyone is unique in their own way, which means that I may treat ten different people with the same presenting complaint - for example headaches, but each of them may have unique characteristics of the headache (e.g. some headache are throbbing and others may be experiencing sharp pain or heavy sensations). Each would likely to go away with a different remedy, prescribed to them only on the basis of their individuality and totality of symptoms.
AND YOU ARE THE EXPERT ABOUT YOURSELF
You are the expert and I am here to listen and learn what is important from you. How you experience this state of ill health as well as your experience of the more positive things in life like hobbies and interests, are all discussed. The homeopathic approach takes into account your metabolism, hormones, digestion, sleep pattern, immunity, thoughts and emotions, as they are all factors in how you get sick, and therefore how health will be restored.
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Rather than labelling you according to your diagnosis, I will give you the space to open up, talking freely about yourself and your responses to being unwell. This individualised teatment stimulates the body to respond effectively to stress and diseases. This can result in strengthening of your immune system, hence your body overcome illness by itself, rather than through the action of drugs that are designed to remove symptoms without addressing the cause. The problem with traditional allopathic approach is that, whilst it might quickly improve your symptoms on the surface, it can also result in reliance on medication over the long term, eventually complicating matters due to the potential “side effects” of prescription drugs.