Jane O'Brien, B.Ed Dip Hom PHSH
Qualified Homeopath.
What is Homeopathy?
More and more people today are discovering that
natural medicines offer a genuine way of treating disease.
One of the most respected and popular of these is Homeopathy, a complete
system of medicine which is entirely natural. It is complete because
this method of treatment can be applied to any condition or disease,
and natural because it works by giving the body a precise stimulus,
which enables it to heal itself.
Homeopathy is a system of medicine which
has stood the test of time. Still practised now, in many ways, as it
was 200 years ago, it has provided relief and cure to many thousands
of people at all levels of society and with all manner of problems.
How does homeopathy work?
Homeopathy works on the basis that, given the
right stimulus, the body is capable of overcoming virtually any disease.
The stimulus is provided in the form of a very highly potentised remedy
which, if taken in its undiluted form, could cause symptoms similar
to those the patient presents.
In its simplest terms, this can be explained
by taking onions as an example. Chopping onions can cause streaming
eyes - a symptom similar to the streaming eyes of some hay-fever sufferers.
In this way onion (Allium cepa) could be used, in its potentised form,
as a treatment for hay-fever when streaming eyes are a problem.
Using this principal, known as the Law of Similars,
numerous substances have been found which are effective even in the
most serious diseases - or those which are considered untreatable in
conventional medicine. As it treats the whole person, rather than just
the named disease, the range of conditions that can be helped by Homeopathy
is almost limitless. With such a sure and gentle method of treatment,
there are no side effects or dependencies - it is a completely safe
system of medicine.
What is treatment like?
Your first consultation takes about an hour although
it could be longer. You will be asked detailed questions about the history
of your physical and emotional well-being, this helps to build up a
comprehensive picture of your problem. The consultations are totally
confidential.
Each person comes with their own particular
set of symptoms.These will be matched by the Homeopath, by careful comparison, to one
of many hundreds of different remedies with which she is intimately acquainted.
Stay healthy the natural way.
Homeopathy is the proven way to better
health. It is gentle, non-invasive and effective. It is a completely
natural way to get - and stay - healthy. Poor health can be treated
effectively while still at the stage of ' I know there's something wrong
but no-one seems to be able to find anything' and before a more serious
condition develops.
Homeopathy has always taken into account rare
and peculiar symptoms that can defy medical explanation, but which are
nonetheless real enough to the sufferer. Do not be afraid to ask about
any condition that may be causing you unease, however trivial or bizarre
the symptoms will appear to others. Homeopathy will usually be able
to uncover the reason and resolve it.
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