What is Homeopathy?
Homeopathy is a holistic system and is based on the theory “like cures like”. It seeks to address the whole person rather than the disease.
The process of devising a homeopathic remedy is based on the theory that the method of dilution and agitation causes a reaction between the ingredient, for e.g., Arnica, and the water and smallest amount of alcohol, it is diluted in. Homeopaths consider that homepoathic remedy retains the stimulus of the original ingredients.
Environmental factors and the day-to-day stresses of everyday living can weaken our resistance to illness. Many people use homeopathy in an effort to support their body, to minimise the imbalance and the symptoms caused by the stresses of life and the environment.
Homeopathy is a gentle form of therapy, which can be used alongside conventional medicine. It is ideal for people who want to explore more holistic approaches to enhance their well-being.
A holisitic system means that the whole person is relevant in selecting the remedy, including mental, emotional, general symptoms and the causation of the illness.
There are around 8,000 homeopathic remedies with more appearing all the time. Homeopaths seek to match remedies accurately with symptoms and the tools to facilitate this (given the constantly evolving remedies available) are being developed at pace.
If you would like to explore Homeopathy, please get in touch for an initial (no obligation) chat to discuss whether this might be appropriate for you.
Things You Might Not Know About Homeopathy:
The meaning of the word homeopathy comes from the ancient Greek words “homois”and “pathos” meaning similar suffering.
The principle of like cures like can be traced back to the time of Hippocrates.
The founder of Homeopathy was Samuel Hahnemann, a German physician who developed Homeopathy as we know it in the 1700s.
Remedies are made from plants, animals and minerals and prepared in such a way as to make them dynamic.
Well over 200 million people use Homeopathy across the world. It is amongst the most used medicine globally according to the WHO. There was an over-the-counter market of approximately £46 million in 2015 alone. Homeopathy is included in the national health system of a few countries e.g. Chile, India, Mexico, Pakistan and Switzerland.