Homeopathy

Homeopathy is a safe, gentle and natural system of healing that works with your body to relieve symptoms, restore and improve your overall health. Homeopathy is safe for adults, children and even pets and presents none of the side effects of many traditional medications. Further, homeopathy is regulated by the Food and Drug Administration.

Homeopathy is used to treat acute illnesses such as colds, ear infections, migraines, and sore throats, as well as chronic conditions, like asthma, depression, autism, and arthritis.

Homeopathic medicines – known as “remedies” – are made from natural sources and are environmentally friendly and cruelty free. Homeopathic remedies when used as directed are completely safe for all patients including pregnant and nursing women, infants, children, and adults. Because they are administered in very small doses side effects are practically non-existent.

Homeopathy was founded in 1796 by Dr. Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843), a German doctor and chemist , who based his system on a rule of nature called the “Law of Similars.” Although this notion dates back to the time of Hippocrates (ca. 400 B.C.), it was Dr. Hahnemann who is credited with founding homeopathy based largely on this Law.

This law states that “like cures like.” Namely that a medicine that may cause an illness in a healthy person can be used to cure that very same illness in a sick person. For example, when you peel an onion, your eyes burn, itch and water. You might also experience a runny nose and begin to sneeze. A person suffering from a cold or allergy attach might experience many of the same symptoms. In this example, a homeopathic micro-dose of the remedy Allium cepa, derived from the red onion would help your body to heal itself.

The Homeopath regards symptoms as the body’s natural attempt to restore itself to balance. For that reason, a homeopath will choose a remedy that supports the symptoms rather than suppressing them, as do conventional medications. Using conventional treatments, a patient suffering from a cold or hay fever is given an antihistamine to dry the runny nose and watery eyes artificially. But this medication often comes with unpleasant side effects like drowsiness and constipation. With the correct homeopathic remedy, however, there are no side effects and a person is restored to health naturally.

Homeopathy asserts that each person exhibits her disease in a unique way. Thus two people with the same illness may receive different homeopathic remedies. A cold sufferer with a stopped up nose and dry eyes would receive a different remedy than one with a runny nose and watering eyes. Unlike the “one size fits all” approach to prescribing often found in conventional medicine, a homeopath chooses a remedy that precisely matches the unique symptom profile of the individual.