What is homeopathy?

This states that a substance, in its original form can cause symptoms of illness in a well person when taken in large doses. However, in minute doses, the diluted substance can eliminate similar symptoms of disease in a sick person. By introducing the body to a similar, diluted, artificial disease (this is the homeopathic remedy), the body can gently eliminate the original disease and restore vitality to the whole being.

Extreme dilution of a substance stimulates the curative properties of that substance when introduced to the body. Homeopathic remedies are diluted to the point where there is none of the original substance being ingested. In short, only a minimum dose of the active ingredient is needed to elicit the healing mechanisms of the body.

Only one remedy can be the most similar in any given disease state. If more than one remedy is used at a time, the homeopath will have difficulty knowing which element was the most similar for the body’s sickness. However, depending on the complexity of the case, your homeopath may recommend more than one remedy at a time.

In homeopathy, full attention is placed on the individual and how their body expresses disease, versus solely on the disease diagnosis. The allopathic model of treatment uses a standardized template for every person with the same disease diagnosis. Whereas homeopathy uses individualized remedies to address the unique, rare, and peculiar symptoms expresses by each person.