Homeopathy is essentially an entirely natural and holistic system of medicine which addresses imbalance and stimulates our innate healing mechanisms. Homeopathy is based on a set of core principles unchanged since its inception, central to which is Hippocrates’s Law of Similars. Commonly referred to as ‘like cures like’; this law claims that whatever can cause signs and symptoms in a healthy person can also cure those symptoms in a sick person.
Although homeopathy is not as widely used and accepted in Australia as in other parts of the world, according to the World Health Organisation it is the fastest growing and second-most utilised system of medicine in the world.
What are the remedies?
Sourced from thousands of naturally occurring substances, homeopathic remedies are prepared in infinitesimal dilutions according to the highest pharmacopeia standards. They are best described as safe, gentle, and effective.
What can homeopathy do for you?
Homeopathy is able to address acute and chronic problems within the context of treating the whole person. Reaching far beyond physical complaints, homeopathy has the power to stimulate healing on the mental, emotional and spiritual planes, helping to create deep and lasting change, enabling a life of wellness, harmony, balance and fulfilment.
What can homeopathy treat?
A more accurate question is who can homeopathy treat – and the answer is anyone. Homeopathy famously treats people, not diseases, so in the context of treating the whole person it may help with just about any condition from asthma to diabetes; arthritis to depression; skin conditions to sinusitis; herpes to hay fever; menstrual problems to menopause symptoms; injuries to irritable bowel syndrome; and everything in between.
What to expect when you see a homeopath?
The worst you can expect is to sit down and have a lengthy chat about yourself. The best you can expect is to connect with a practitioner who cares, and will take the time to listen, get to know you in your individuality, and develop a tailor-made treatment program. An initial consultation will take 1.5 – 2 hours, and you will likely leave with one single homeopathic remedy, practical wellness tools, an improved sense of wellbeing, and hope for the future.
