What is homeopathy?
Homeopathy is the second largest medical system in the world, with over 300,000 practitioners seeing over 200 million patients every year. It was established over 200 years ago by Samuel Hahnemann, and is a safe, non-addictive natural medicine that contains no toxins, does not produce side effects, and is never tested on animals. It can be used by the whole family to support physical, emotional and mental health.
How does homeopathy work?
Homeopathy is a holistic and highly individualised system of healthcare that recognises you as a whole, complex person, rather than only acknowledging your symptoms. The appropriate remedy is selected for you by your homeopath after carefully listening to you during your consultation, and observing the unique way that a disease or illness is expressed by you.
The core philosophy of homeopathy is that ‘like cures like’. Homeopathic remedies are created using substances from nature including plants, minerals and metals that, when administered in high doses to healthy people, produce symptoms that closely match what a patient is experiencing. When prepared homeopathically, and administered in very small, diluted doses, the remedies prompt the body and mind into action and promote the healing of the self.
The body and mind have an innate intelligence to heal themselves, and we see this all around us. For example, when a child falls and grazes their knee, in no time at all, the cells in the body have gone to work and produced a protective scab over the injury. Similarly, if we experience an emotional setback, our survival instinct is activated and through resilience and determination, we are able to overcome it. But from time to time, this ability to self-heal is compromised, often because of trauma, stress, suppression, inherited susceptibility, pollution and toxins, causing us to feel unwell. Homeopathic remedies are prescribed in order to correct not the superficial symptoms, but the underlying disturbance and imbalance that is causing us to experience them, reminding, enabling and supporting the body and mind to do their job effectively.
When the body’s natural ability to heal itself is compromised, we begin to experience symptoms of ill health, for example:
| CATEGORY | COMPLAINT |
|---|---|
| Mental health and behavioural issues | Anxiety, depression, stress, sleep disorders, eating disorders, fatigue, trauma, CPTSD, PTSD, difficulties arising from autism, ADHD. |
| Digestive problems | Acidity, heartburn, poor digestion, flatulence, diarrhoea, constipation, nausea, vomiting. |
| Bronchial problems | Ear infections, rhinitis, sinusitis, tonsilitis, bronchitis, asthma, hayfever. |
| Cardiovascular problems | High blood pressure, venous problems, varicose veins, heavy legs. |
| Osteoarticular complaints | Neck pain, shoulder pain, elbow pain, wrist pain, back pain, sciatica, knee pain, ankle pain, sprains. |
| Neurological disorders | Migraines, headaches, sciatica. |
| Dermatological problems | Eczema, acne, hives, rosacea, boils, verrucas, warts, psoriasis. |
| Endocrine disorders | Obesity, hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, depleted immune defences. |
| Physical trauma | Falls, knocks, contusions, fractures. |
| Gynaecological problems | Urinary infections, cystitis, period pains, premenstrual syndrome, menopausal complaints, infertility. |
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