WHAT IS CLASSICAL HOMEOPATHY?
The amazing ability of the body to heal itself is innate and homeopathy helps maximize this natural process.
Homeopathy is a unique system of medicine that has been used by millions of people worldwide for hundreds of years.
A homeopathic remedy is made from a highly-dilute natural substance and works to stimulate the body’s own self-healing mechanisms. It is non-toxic and essentially free from side-effects.
Homeopathic medicines are one of the few natural remedies that must meet strict FDA safety regulations. They are safe for infants, the elderly, and pregnant women.
Homeopathy is based on the principle that “like cures like,” which means that a substance that can cause symptoms in a healthy person, can stimulate healing of similar symptoms in a sick person. This concept was developed by a German physician, Dr. Samuel Hahnemann, in the late 1700s, but the concept dates back to the time of Hippocrates.
Each individual possesses the inherent ability to heal. For example, when you cut or scrape your skin, the wound heals naturally even if you don't actively try to help. In contrast, when a car door gets dented, it cannot fix itself. This amazing ability of the body to heal itself is innate and homeopathy helps maximize this natural process.
Homeopathy offers individualized treatment based on a person’s physical, mental and emotional symptoms. The choice of a homeopathic remedy depends on the unique characteristics of each person. Homeopathy doesn’t actually treat disease, but instead helps to heal the person who is sick.
What to Expect
Homeopathy is highly effective in treating both acute and chronic conditions safely.
Acute conditions- Patients taking the proper homeopathic remedy experience an illness more quickly and gently. Many patients remark at how mild an acute condition seems when treated homeopathically.
Chronic conditions- With patient and doctor working together as a team, patients typically achieve steady, continual improvement. Homeopathy often produces results when no other therapy has been successful.
Homeopathy is not a magic bullet. Because it stimulates your body’s own healing forces, it is a process that requires a commitment to the process on behalf of both doctor and patient. Although each person responds differently, most people will notice changes (sometimes subtle, sometimes significant) within the first month of taking an appropriate homeopathic remedy. With continuous care, you will notice lasting benefits and an overall improved sense of well-being.
Our Job, Your Job
Our job is to ask appropriate questions in order to understand your health as a whole person. We promise to give you our undivided attention, our best advice, and our full respect for your health. Once this process is complete, our job is to match the most appropriate homeopathic remedy to all of your symptoms.
Your job is to thoughtfully consider our questions and tell us to the best of your ability what is going on with your health. Homeopathy is a science and practice that requires decision making based on precise information. The questions we ask may seem unrelated to your chief concern, but rest assured we only ask questions that are necessary to finding the right homeopathic remedy.
Our job is also to refer you to more appropriate medical care as the situation demands. We will be happy to recommend other health care professionals and discuss how to best manage your case. As powerful as homeopathy can be, it is not appropriate in all situations. We will direct you to the best care possible.
Please do not hesitate to ask us any questions! The best outcomes result when the patient and doctor work together.
Mahatma Gandhi
For more information on Homeopathy:
National Center for Homeopathy: Non-profit organization providing education about homeopathy.
Homeopathy: The Controversial Cure: Article from Ode Magazine, Jan/Feb 2006
What is Homeopathy?: Article by Dr. André Saine, D.C., N.D., F.C.A.H.
RECOMMENDED READING:
Homeopathy: Beyond Flat Earth Medicine: An Introduction for Students and Patients
By Dr. Timothy Dooley, ND, MD
This easy-to-read book is the best all-round introduction to homeopathy available. Dr. Dooley intersperses stories from his twenty years of training and experience as he explains what homeopathy is, how it differs, when to use it, what to expect, how to get results, and what is needed for success in treatment. Highly recommended by homeopathic practitioners.
About the Author
Dr. Dooley is a graduate of National College of Naturopathic Medicine as well as Oregon Health Sciences University of Medicine. He was co-founder of the Grants Pass Naturopathic Clinic in Oregon, medical director of emergency services at Del Puerto Hospital in California, and volunteered with the Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team in Mexico and India. He lives with his family in San Diego, California where he practices homeopathy.
Price: $11.00 (this book is complimentary to all new patients at Lewis Family Natural Health)
You may purchase the second edition of this book at our office or online.
OR you may download and read the first edition for free.
