Homeopathy

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Samuel Hahnemann was a German physician in the 1800s; he established the system of therapeutics known as Homeopathy. Homeopathy is a natural sustainable form of medicine that aids acute and chronic ailments by providing individualized care that treats the patient's unique needs by analyzing his or her mental, emotional, and physical symptoms.

 

Homeopathy derives from the Greek word homeo (similar) pathos (suffering disease) based on the doctrine and law of similia similibus curentur or like cures like. It is when a natural substance; a substance in nature can create the same morbid effect on a healthy body, as in an ailed body. ​

 

In homeopathy and regarding health and the role of the vital force entails that all living things pose a force of energy that supports all biophysical and biochemical activity, and separates living and non-living matter. In Aphorism 19 of the Organon of Medicine, when a person falls ill, they will display symptoms as this is the (vital force) body’s normal response to attempting to regain health. For example, when a person has a cold or flu their body’s natural (vital force) response is to expel mucous get rid of bacteria/viruses, cough to help move infection out of the lungs, and will develop a fever as it's harder for bacteria and viruses to survive. Understanding the vital force and its ability to restore health will help to determine the appropriate medicine needed in supporting the vital force. If the vital force is suppressed it could create other symptoms as it tries to restore the body to health. To restore health to the body's organism it is ideal to work with the vital force as opposed to it.

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Why choose homeopathy?

❖ A homeopath carefully analyzes your health in-depth by observing the patient as a whole distinguishing the connection between diet, lifestyle, and emotional wellbeing, a homeopath is then able to provide a homeopathic treatment to restore balance to the individual's health.

❖ Homeopathy provides individualized care that meets the patient's unique needs. ​

❖ Homeopathy philosophy supports specific decrees and principles based on the law of nature. ​Aphorism 2 Of the Homeopathic Organon
"The highest ideal of therapy is to restore health rapidly, gently, permanently; to remove and destroy the whole disease in the shortest, surest, least harmful way”. -SH.

 

​❖ Homeopathy aids a wide selection of ailments from acute to chronic; mental symptoms to physical trauma.

❖Homeopathy is gentle and effective and creates resistance to ailments.

❖ Homeopathic medicines will not hamper the body's microbiome; the digestive tract; will not decrease immune resistance; will not produce allergic reactions.

❖ In homeopathy, medicines are derived from plants, minerals, and animals and are diluted into minute doses causing them to be non-toxic and safe to consume with no severe side effects. Hormesis ( similar to homeopathy) is a concept that is documented in toxicology and biological science and has been around for decades, it is that when a substance is consumed in large doses can create symptoms but when taken in small doses can be beneficial.

❖ Homeopathic medicine is effective in acute, chronic conditions and peculiar symptoms.

❖ Homeopathic medicine can be used for the whole family from 0-to 120

❖ Homeopathy is cost-effective and addresses the root cause of disease. ​​

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What should I expect from my first session?

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During homeopathic case taking, a homeopath may seek to record details of the sufferings of the patient, including chief complaint, present symptomatology, previous history, personal history, and family history, along with the abnormal findings on physical examination, and a summary of the previous treatments taken and their results.

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Regulation of homeopathic medicines

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Homeopathic products come in many forms such as pellets, oral droplets, syrups, creams, and ointments. These products are made up of substances that come from plants, minerals, or animals. These products are generally low-risk. Health Canada regulates homeopathic products as a type of natural health product. Health Canada reviews homeopathic products to make sure that they are safe and that the health claims (what the product claims to do) are supported by textbooks and other references used in the practice of homeopathy (e.g., pharmacopeia, Materia medica).