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What is Homeopathy and How Does it Work ? Human beings are a unity of mind, body, spirit; a living being that is much more than the sum of its parts. We have within our nature an intelligent defence mechanism and the ability of self-healing. Hippocrates and his peers called it the ‘vis medicatrix naturae’ or nature’s healing power. Homeopathy is a vitalist medicine, based on the recognition of a spiritual and an energetic body, as well as a physical body. Hahnemann called it the Vital Force. In the West we may call it spirit or soul, or vital energy; the Chinese call it tao, the Japanese call it chi; the Hindus, Prana. Disease is a disturbance of this force. When our vital forces are compromised, symptoms will follow. Homeopathy treats the cause, not the symptoms, using dynamic medicines that can balance the vital energy of the body, to help you heal yourself. Potentised medicines – we call them remedies – only work if they accurately match each individual’s response to the disease. Like cures like. When accurately selected to mirror the most individual symptoms of the whole person, the remedy resonates with the disturbance in the vital energies and helps the bodymind come back into balance and to self-heal.
What is involved in Homeopathic Treatment ? The first consultation takes 90 minutes to two hours. A lot of information about you is required and the aim is to gather as much as possible during the first session. The Homeopath then prescribe a homeopathic remedy then wait a little while to see how you respond. Your Homeopath may ask you to telephone after a week or two, to report any changes in your health. Review consultations are conducted at four to six weekly intervals to fully assess ongoing progress.
Who Can Benefit ? Classical homeopathy treats people by addressing the imbalance in the vitality of a sick person. Thus, homeopathy is capable of treating people suffering most illnesses. An experienced homeopath will attempt to find remedies that set the body healing in every situation.
From recent experience we offer a list of treatable disorders. These are the conditions we see at our clinics on a regular basis.
For Frequently asked questions about Homeopathy please click on this link: FAQ's |
Constitutional treatment with homeopathic remedies can set off a
process of self-healing. Self-healing is often a slow, steady process that takes
place over time. Each person is different and each disease process is different.
A disease process that has built up slowly over many years will heal slowly. We
have to consider the pace of the disease.
During consultations a good deal of attention is
paid to your lifestyle. Healing requires healthy conditions, and the aim
is to help each person identify the changes that are necessary to provide that
potential of good healthy conditions. Each person has different needs that must
be addressed before healing can take place.