HOMEOPATHY

Homeopathy has been a viable form of medicine for the last two centuries.  Amongst the world's health care modalities it is one of the  most popular treatment methods used today.  In India, Pakistan and France it stands as the number one form of therapy.   Homeopathy, as a method of health therapy, is under the Royal Protection of the Queen in England and the only form of remedy used by the Royal Family.

 Homeopathy was developed by the German physician Samuel Hahnemann in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.  It was both refined and popularized by the American physician James Tyler Kent.  Homeopathy is based on the theory that each naturally occurring element, plant, and mineral compound will result in certain symptoms being expressed by our body when either ingested or applied.  Hahnemann believed by diluting these substances in a standardized manner he could reach the true essence or functional energy of the substance.  Hahnemann described this process of dilution as "potentizing" the substance.  These dilute substances could then be used to treat the very symptoms they were known to produce.  He found the greater the dilution the more potent the remedy became.  At dilutions greater than 24X, the only chemically detectable substances in a remedy are the carrier liquids of water and alcohol. With Homeopathy, less is truly more.

Homeopathy is a system of therapy based on the concept that disease can be treated with these diluted doses of common substances. Each dilution being capable of producing the same symptoms in healthy people as the disease itself. For example, if ingesting the leaf of a plant gives symptoms of a fever with sweating then the Homeopathic remedy for a fever with sweating would be made from that same leaf. According to homeopathy, symptoms are the body's way of fighting disease and symptoms are to be encouraged.  By prescribing a "remedy" in minuscule doses, the immune system is stimulated  to help cure the illness.

Homeopathic remedies are available, like many medications in America, as OTC (Over The Counter) remedies or in formulations that can only be dispensed by trained professionals. In America, the legality of homeopathy extends from the FDA (Food and Drug Administration).   Homeopathy was the reason for the inception of the FDA as a means of establishing regulatory standards for drugs in America.

• Homeopathy is extremely effective. When the correct remedy is taken, results can be rapid, complete and permanent.

• Homeopathy is completely safe. Even babies and pregnant women can use Homeopathy without the danger of side effects. Homeopathic remedies can also be taken alongside other medication without producing unwanted side effects.

• Homeopathy is natural. Homeopathic remedies are normally based on natural ingredients.

• Homeopathy works in harmony with your immune system, unlike some conventional medicines which suppress the immune system. (For example, cough medicines suppress the cough reflex, which is your body's attempt to clear the lungs)

• Homeopathic remedies are not addictive - once relief is felt, you should stop taking them.

• Homeopathy is holistic. It treats all the symptoms as one, which in practical terms means that it addresses the cause, not the symptoms. This often means that symptoms tackled with Homeopathy do not recur.