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About Homeopathy |
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 Homeopathy is a system of medicine that has been used effectively for over 200 years "Homeopathy cures a larger percentage of cases than any other method of treatment and is beyond all doubt safer, more economical, and the most complete medical science."
Mahatma Gandhi The main principle being the Law of Similars, treating 'like with like', which states that any substance which can cause a group of symptoms in a healthy person can cure those same symptoms in a sick person.
Despite being difficult to prove ‘scientifically’ homeopathy has experienced a resurgence in the last 20 years. Many people now use it as their first line of call when they experience ill-health. I have patients who have not needed to visit their GP for many years; who come for a ‘constitutional booster’ every now and then and self-treat for common ailments and injuries.
Homeopathy is also a powerful agent of transformation. Because it addresses the ‘whole person’, the effects of good homeopathic treatment can be absolutely profound and life-changing. And then it certainly seems magical. People wonder, how could it be that these tiny pills could possibly have created these changes? It is even more convincing when parents see dramatic changes in their young children.
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Homeopathy is extremely effective and can be used for all stages of life, including during pregnancy, and always looks at treating the whole person and not the named conditions. We do not know the cause of disease, but only its manifestations. What we treat is the susceptibility. Homeopaths are frequently consulted by people suffering from the following and homeopathic treatment may help manage the symptoms:
Allergies: animal furs, hay fever, foods and chemicals/additives,multiple allergies
Bones: gout, growing pains, injuries, osteoporosis, pain, rheumatoid and osteoarthritis, stiffness
Bowel conditions: colitis, crohn’s disease, constipation, IBS, chronic diarrhoea
Blood: anaemia, high and low blood pressure, poor circulation, septicaemia, varicose veins
Conditions for which conventional treatment has little or nothing to offer e.g. glandular fever, chronic fatigue syndrome
Eyes: conjunctivitis, blepharitis, eyestrain, sticky eyes, styes, warts on eyelids
ENT (Ears, nose, throat): otitis media, sinusitis, rhinitis, tonsilitis, sore throats
Headaches, migraine
Hormonal imbalances and gynaelogical conditions: PMT (Pre-menstrual tension); irregular, heavy, painful periods; mid-cycle bleeding; PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome), infertility, candida, endometriosis, fibroids, herpes, prolapse, thyroid - over or underactive, thrush, menopausal symptoms i.e. flushes, night sweats
Pregnancy: morning sickness, heartburn, to prevent miscarriage, breach position of foetus Labour: labour complications; to ensure smooth labour Post partum: Post-natal depression, labour injuries and wounds, mastitis, lack of breast milk
Kidneys: water infections, cystitis, bed wetting, incontinence
Male: impotency, infertility, swelling of the prostate, delayed puberty and undescended testicles
Pre /Post operative problems
Progressive disorders in which conventional treatments are usually stepped up, often to unacceptably high dosages incurring unpleasant and dangerous side-effects e.g.osteo-arthritis, rheumatoid-arthritis, multiple sclerosis
Psychological conditions: Anxiety Panic attacks Anger, and effects of Depression Mood swings Fears & phobias Bereavement After effects of grief Obsessive disorders Post traumatic stress Nightmares
Recent, occupational or recreational injury, often in conjunction with physical therapy e.g. sports injuries, tennis elbow, repetitive strain injury
Respiratory conditions: Upper respiratory tract infections, sinusitis, asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia etc.
Side-effects from drugs – medical or recreational
Skin: a variety of skin conditions including, eczema, acne, psoriasis, urticaria, prickly heat, warts, veruccas, molluscum contagiosum, allopecia etc.
Stomach: indigestion, gastritis, heartburn, nausea, ulcers
Vaccinations: ailments stemming from
Homeopathy may also benefit patients when
* tests show a non-conclusive diagnosis and yet the person is unwell
* there are repeated espisodes of acute illnesses
* side-effects from orthodox medicine are troublesome
* conventional medicine cannot be tolerated or is contra-indicated e.g. pregnancy
* there is chronic disease, particularly where there is poor prognosis
Infants and children can benefit from homeopathic treatment and it may help manage the symptoms of the following:
* ADHD / Autism * Anger (‘terrible two's’) * Anxieties, fears, phobias * Asthma * Bedwetting * Biting fingernails and/or others * Breast feeding: difficulties * Constipation * Convulsions * Crying * Destructive behaviour i.e. kicking, biting, hitting * Eczema and other skin complaints * Fontanelles slow to close * Growing pains * Headaches, head lice * Hydrocele * Hyperactivity * Inguinal hernia * Jealousy * Learning difficulties * Nightmares * Obsessive compulsive disorder * Obstinacy * Puberty, complaints of * Pneumonia * Shyness, lacking confidence, embarrassment * Sleep disturbances * Slow developement: walking, talking etc * Teething * Thrush * Warts * Weight - gain or loss of * Worms |
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