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Homeopathy is a scientific system of healing discovered in 1796 by Samuel Hahnemann; a German physician who had become disillusioned with the techniques employed by the doctors of his time. He had given up the practice of medicine until he discovered in homeopathy a principled way to help people heal gently, rapidly, and reliably.


The primary principle, verified by hundreds of years of clinical experience, is simply “Like Cures Like” – meaning that a substance that produces symptoms in a healthy person will cure those very symptoms in a sick person. The process of recovering these symptoms by giving the substance to healthy people is called a “proving.” This highly diluted and specially prepared substance is then given to a sick person with similar symptoms. This word homeopathy is derived from the Greek words meaning “similar suffering.” This law of similars is the foundation of Homeopathy.

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Because of this law of similars, it is essential that the whole pattern of symptoms be understood. A homeopathic perspective views a person’s health as a condition of the entire individual rather than in terms of isolated symptoms. Homeopaths therefore do not diagnose disease or treat diseases.


Totality of Symptoms

To understand the totality of symptoms a homeopath needs to evaluate the person’s total state of illness, level of health, level of vitality the person experiences, and their emotional well being. Symptoms in a homeopathic perspective are any limitation to the freedom of the person, whether mental, emotional, or physical. Symptoms are the conversation from the vital force, seen in totality, that the homeopath listens for and which informs the remedy selection.


Why Homeopathy?

Since homeopathy is used to assist people rather than to treat illness, anyone can benefit from homeopathic care.

 

 
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