What is homeopathy?
As a natural holistic therapy homeopathy is a safe and gentle path to the restoration of health. The correctly selected homeopathic remedy can support your constitution, enhance your immune system, and reduce susceptibility to opportunistic illness.
Symptoms of ill health are expressions of imbalance. In restoring balance, the homeopathic treatment focuses on the whole person whether your presenting complaint is physical, mental or emotional.
Homeopathy is suitable for everyone, even sensitive patients – from pregnancy, childhood and adolescence to adulthood and older age. The results are gentle and can be powerful and long lasting.
What are remedies?
Natural substances in the form of remedies are used in minute doses to stimulate your own healing response. Remedies are particularly appealing to those who prefer a natural approach to health. They are safe to take, have no side-effects, and can be taken at the same time as other prescribed medication.
Homeopathic remedies are mostly made from plant, animal and mineral substances. Remedies are prepared by strictly regulated homeopathic pharmacies. They are highly diluted and succussed (shaken). Most of the remedies used are unlikely to contain any molecules of the original substance. We do not yet have a scientific explanation to describe how homeopathic remedies work, the interesting challenge for science is that they do!
What do remedies do?
Homeopathy puts the individual at the centre of the treatment. As each person expresses imbalance differently it is necessary to treat the individual and not the disease. This means that people experiencing similar ailments may receive different remedies.
Naturally occurring substances are used in minute doses to stimulate the body’s inherent ability to heal itself. The right dose of the appropriate homeopathic medicine will trigger a curative response, helping you to return to a state of balance and good health.
Homeopathy treats not just the symptoms of the illness, but also the underlying cause thereby reducing the likelihood of repeat illness. It is a completely natural way to get and stay healthy. Homeopathic remedies are safe, gentle and effective and can be used in conjunction with conventional medicine.
How long has homeopathy been in use?
The principles of homeopathy date back to Hippocrates and the beginnings of medicine. Homeopathy was developed over 200 years ago by a German doctor called Samuel Hahnemann . The old great homeopaths worked with serious epidemics – they worked with diseases like cholera, typhoid, scarlet fever, whooping cough and influenza, with impressive results.
As with acupuncture, homeopathy works by stimulating your life force to enable the free circulation of life energy in body and mind.
Who uses homeopathy?
Today homeopathy is used world-wide by millions of people and practised in 40 out of 42 European countries. 100 million EU citizens, some 29% of the EU’s population, use homeopathic medicines in their day-to-day healthcare (Homeopathic medicinal products. Commission report to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of Directives 92/73 and 92/74. in 1997). According to the World Health Organisation “homeopathy is one of the most commonly used forms of herbal medicines. There is a large market for homeopathic products around the world.” (WHO Report 2009)
Homeopathy cures a larger percentage of cases than any other method of treatment and is beyond all doubt safer and more economical and the most complete medical science. Mahatma Gandhi
“HRH The Prince of Wales, the Queen and other members of the Royal family have long been avid users and supporters of homeopathy and this form of medicine has been used by the Royal family for decades. Until her death in 2002, at the ripe old age of 101, Her Majesty the Queen Mother, was the principal royal patron of the British Homeopathic Association. Clearly the Royal family are well educated and well connected with access to just about anything they want. They also live long and healthy lives and they are known to choose homeopathy and natural medicine as well as conventional medicine. They adopt the best of both and use an integrated approach – something we can all learn from”. (Mani Norland, The School of Homeopathy on meeting HRH – https://www.homeopathyschool.com/why-study-with-us/testimonials/hrh/)
Cher said in an interview to the Scottish Sunday Mail, “I don’t think I’d still be around today if it weren’t for homeopathic medicine. I was sick with an Epstein-Barr virus which led to chronic fatigue and I couldn’t work effectively for two years.”
Pamela Anderson was infected with hepatitis C in 2002 and believes it was the homeopathic treatment that cured her. “I’m convinced my homeopathic remedy is keeping me strong,” she said.
Paul McCartney is a firm believer of homeopathy. He says, “I can’t manage without homeopathy. In fact, I never go anywhere without homeopathic remedies. I often make use of them.”
Tina Turner recalls in her autobiography how homeopathy cured her tuberculosis. “Life in the fast lane wore me down, changes in my diet and homeopathy saved me. Thanks to my homeopathic physician, for bringing me back to health…” she writes.
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More information
The Irish Society of Homeopaths is the organisation representing professional homeopaths in Ireland – https://irishhomeopathy.ie/