Homeopathy for Your Health

by Rebecca Liston, H.D., DSHomMed

Homeopathy is an incredible system of natural medicine that has been used successfully for hundreds of years throughout the world. Homeopathy is gentle and effective yet extremely powerful. It can be used to treat many conditions, illnesses, and diseases – everything from PMS to insomnia, depression to ADHD. Homeopathic remedies are made from minute, potentized doses of substances found in nature.

These medicines are prepared according to scientific principles that allow them to be easily utilized by your body to support your body’s natural attempts to heal itself. The basis for homeopathic prescribing is the Law of Similars, which states that the symptoms produced by a substance taken in a large dose can be cured by that same substance taken in a small dose. Take, for example, a case of insomnia. It has been said that coffee, in large doses, causes insomnia. Interestingly, the homeopathic remedy made from a minute, potentized dose of coffee, called Coffea Cruda, is often used to treat insomnia!

The homeopathic approach to healing is as unique as it is brilliant. Every person is an individual and is treated as such. For example, two people who suffer from migraines will not necessarily receive the same homeopathic remedy. In fact, it is unlikely. A Homeopathic Doctor will take the time to get to know you personally and to learn about any problems you may be having or conditions from which you might be suffering. As a result, he or she is able to select the remedy that best suits your individual personality and symptom picture. Homeopathic Doctors believe in treating each person as a whole - mind, body, and spirit - and we believe that all symptoms are thus inter-related. Our prescription is therefore based on the totality of symptoms that you are expressing.

Homeopathy is safe and gentle and can be used to effectively treat animals, children, and adults alike, including pregnant and nursing mothers. There are no adverse side effects or suppression with homeopathy because it simply supports the body's own attempts to heal itself. People often seek homeopathic treatment for illnesses and conditions with which they have been diagnosed, yet many people choose homeopathy when they suffer from pain or discomfort but diagnostic tests show no abnormalities. Others come simply because they feel generally unwell or lack energy. The healing effects of homeopathy are practically limitless, and as such, homeopathy is a wonderful treatment option for everyone!