What is Homeopathy ?

Homeopathy is a science and an art. It is a medicinal therapy (in the U.S.A considered as alternative medicine) which uses natural substances, to stimulate the body’s own curative reactions & increase vitality thus, restoring sickness to health in a rapid, gentle & permanent way.

Our body knows how to heal, how to recover, how to calm down, but diverse stresses, accidents, experiences of past and present (esp. in adults), confuse its responses & reduces its efficiency. Homeopathy has the healing potential without heavy chemical residues & toxicity, and druggy side effects. It can get our bodily systems in balance, enhancing life through all its stages, removing limiting barriers to healing.

Homeopathy follows the doctrine of holism, taking into consideration the complete person, physically & psychologically, for the treatment of a disease through promotion of inner balance at mental, emotional, spiritual and physical levels. Both acute & chronic conditions can be successfully treated with homeopathy.

It is the most common, rapidly growing system & the primary choice of healthcare for millions of people around the world. With the abundance of drugs in today’s medical world & their side effects, homeopathy distinguishes itself as a more precise & effective method for holistic healthcare.

Discovery of Homeopathy

It was found by Dr. Samuel Hahnemann, a German medical doctor, over 200 years ago. He abandoned his medical practice and training knowing that conventional medicine during his time (early 19th century) was doing more harm than good. He dedicated the rest of his life to establishing exact procedures for harnessing & applying nature’s magnificent healing potential. He also discovered that side effects were virtually absent and profound curative actions were taking place with extremely small doses.

He laid down the principles for practicing homeopathy - ‘Similia Similibus Curentur’ (originally given by Hippocrates - the father of modern medicine), meaning ‘Let Likes be cured by Likes’ - A substance, when given to a healthy individual produces certain symptoms, same substance (in minute doses) can treat those same symptoms when they arise in a sick individual; ‘Law of simplex’ (0ne medicine at a time); 'Principle of minimum dose’ - (Remedies are highly diluted & given in minutest dose possible to create natural healing and avoid unwanted aggravation); ‘Doctrine of drug proving and dynamisation’ - (The drugs are proved on human beings to get mental symptoms, modalities and finer symptoms. Dynamisation is a process by which the medicinal properties which are latent in the natural substance in its crude state, are rendered active & transformed into effective healing remedies.); ‘Theory of Chronic diseases & vital force’ - (it is the vital force which maintains normal functions & sensations of the organism) in his book Organon of Medicine, which is followed by every classical homeopathic practitioner.

Now, homeopathy has evolved a lot since then, with a colorful history of its own all around the world and becoming a primary choice of treatment for various acute and chronic diseases of the modern world for many.

How a Homeopath and Homeopathic remedies work in a given case?

• Homeopathy doesn’t separate the mind and body in the usual way; it believes that body and mind are dynamically interconnected and that both directly influence each other. This acknowledgement of the interconnectedness of body and mind is not simply a vague, impractical concept. Homeopaths base virtually every homeopathic prescription on the physical and psychological symptoms of the sick person. Psychological symptoms often play a primary role in the selection of the correct remedy.

• A homeopathic remedy is individually prescribed based on the totality of the person’s symptoms which then catalyzes a healing process that raises the person’s overall level of health. To complement the prescription, good homeopaths do provide some psychotherapeutic support based on homeopathic principles. And of course, homeopaths will, when appropriate, refer clients to various other health practitioners.

• Choosing the correct homeopathic remedy is a highly systematic and an artful process. A homeopath prescribes the individually chosen remedy for the sick person.

• When appropriate, a homeopath will suggest some lifestyle changes & provide basic information on nutrition, exercise, stress reduction techniques, and social and environmental determinants to health and disease. A homeopath may also counsel the client to help him/her deal with the emotional and mental state he/she is experiencing.

Benefits of Homeopathy

• Safe, effective, non invasive & affordable.

• Increases vitality

• Increases strength & stamina

• Harmonious functioning of organs

• Allows our systems to focus on the task at hand without mega side effects.

• Overall well-being

• Wake up more refreshed

• Remove limiting barriers to healing

• Permanent natural healing for mild to serious acute & chronic ailments.

• Clear mind & calm emotions

• Non addictive & toxin free

• Improves mental alertness

• Relaxes our fight, flight instincts thus helping our body & mind find better ways to resolve stress.