Homeopathy
Therapists who provide this service:
Bobby Fox
Homeopathy began in the late 1700s, developed by a German physician named Samuel Hahnemann. Hahnemann believed that health depends on maintaining an optimum vital force within the body which, if disturbed, leads to illness. He based his theories of treating illness on the principle of like cures like, after his experiments showed that if a healthy person was given repeated amounts of a substance, they would develop symptoms which, if exhibited by a sick person, could be cured by that substance. His subsequent experiments showed that the smaller the dose of this substance, the greater the healing effect, and so his remedies were given in very dilute forms. He believed the remedies restored balance to the disrupted vital force, enabling the body to heal itself.
Homeopathy is a holistic, gentle system of healing suitable for everyone, young and old. Because of the principle of like cures like, Homeopathy focuses on the individual person, concentrating on matching a remedy to that person's specific physical and emotional symptoms.
Moreover, symptoms are not the whole illness but merely the body's way of showing it is trying to redress an imbalance. Homeopathy aims not simply to control or suppress symptoms, but to eliminate the underlying problem that is their cause. Homeopathic remedies do not suppress symptoms, but trigger the body's own natural healing responses to address their cause and bring about a proper cure.
Due to their method of production, Homeopathic remedies are extremely safe, gentle and non-toxic. The remedies are made from a range of substances, such as plants and minerals and, as in Hahnemann's day, are highly refined to the minimum dose required to stimulate the body's own healing response. Because of this minimum dose, they are very safe with no risk of addiction. They can even be used in pregnancy and by nursing mothers, and are suitable for any age group.
Homeopathy has a very wide application of uses as it is a medicine system in its own right. Some of the commonly addressed areas are
- Skin complaints
- Digestive problems
- Women's problems
- Joint problems
- Mental and emotional trauma
- Mental and emotional trauma
- Headaches & migraine
- Acute illnesses
- Immunity issues
- Sleep disturbances
- Behavioural problems
If you are wondering if homeopathy can help you, just contact one of our homeopaths - they will be happy to talk things through with you.