The Science Bit – in the FAQ page I have gone into more depth about how homeopathy came to be discovered in the 1700s, but briefly, it is a system of healing based on
“Like Cures Like”
This method of healing has been around for over 2,000 years and was described by Hippocrates. A german doctor called Hahnemann developed Homeopathy (the word means “similar suffering”) when he discovered that a substance that could produce certain symptoms in a healthy person could also cure these same symptoms in a sick person. Ater 6 years of intensive research
proving (see FAQ) various substances on himself and his friends and students he went back to practicing medicine using homeopathy. The results were astonishingly successful.
This using “similars” as a form of healing was, and is, different to conventional medicine, which uses “opposites”. Using similars means that the remedy works with the body by resonating with it on an
energetic level. (See FAQ) It stimulates the body to start healing itself, working from the inside out. Conventional medicine works by opposing the problem, for example,
anti-biotics,
anti-inflammatories,
anti-depressants. It works against the body, and can often use large amounts of drugs to effect a result. And of course we have all heard about the problems with side effects from conventional medicines.
Homeopathic remedies are used in such small quantities that, beyond a certain
potency, they are not visible under the microscope. It is this
minimum dose (See FAQ) that has caused such derision of homeopathy, both today and in the past. Because they are using the
information (See FAQ) of the remedy and not a toxic quantity, there are no side effects and no risk of addiction. They are safe for use by anyone – including babies, pregnant women and animals.
The meticulously recorded information on remedies (
Materia Medica) and strict adherement to the principles of minimum dose and
potency means that homeopathy is truly a
scientific form of treatment. Critics, who havent studied homeopathy or tried it, say that it is implausible so it cannot work. Homeopaths say – “just because you don’t understand it doesn’t mean it doesn’t work”. There is plenty of research evidence to prove that it DOES work, but the critics have chosen to ignor it to suit their purposes. (See FAQ)
The Art Bit – Human beings are a unity of
mind, body and spirit. Homeopathy recognises this and addresses a person’s whole being. It is what we call the holistic approach to healing.
Homeopaths believe that we have within us something called the
Vital Force, your fundamental Life Force. In more familiar words it could be called your “constitution” or “immune system” . It is your internal energy that battles every day with whatever life throws at you and keeps you on top. We believe it is an INTELLIGENT DEFENCE MECHANISM, capable of self healing.
Sometimes of course, there is just too much to cope with and the body struggles, expressing its “dis-ease” as symptoms. This is your body’s language – unique to you – and how it tells you it is suffering. We are all different and we all suffer in different ways.
By treating the whole person the Vital Force is stimulated to become stronger and have a greater ability to deal with life’s ups and downs – be it infections, stress, injury, or emotional onslaughts.
So along with being cured of their ailment, patients frequently experience other healthy developments, such as greater energy during the day and more restful sleep at night.
They feel more alive in every sense!
During your consultation your homeopath will take down all your symptoms, your likes and dislikes, medical history, details of lifestyle, interests, fears, family life and emotional history and so build up a complete picture of YOU. So a remedy can be found to exactly match you and your symptoms and bring about a cure.
- Homeopathy listens to the language of YOUR body and can find the remedy best suited to YOU.
- It is a DYNAMIC treatment, not a chemical one and so is non-toxic.
- The remedies are proved on humans, not animals.
