FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Your Questions, Answered
HOW DOES HOMEOPATHY WORK?
Homeopathy is a safe, natural way of stimulating the body’s own healing mechanism to bring about balance and well being. Homeopathy is based on the principle of “Like Cures Like”, which means that the substance that can create symptoms in a healthy organism can cure the same symptoms in a sick person. The idea of like cures like was first introduced by Hippocrates and has been used by many alternative and conventional systems of medicine world wide.
WHAT KIND OF COMPLAINTS CAN HOMEOPATHY HELP WITH?
Homeopathy can help with any complaint that may make you feel that you are not in your natural state, whether it’s an acute or a chronic condition. From acute ailments, injuries, skin complaints, allergies, asthma, autoimmune diseases, childhood ailments, to mental and emotional health, anxiety and depression.
HOW MANY APPOINTMENTS DO I NEED?
Homeopathy treats the individual, stimulating the body’s healing mechanism and not the symptoms of the disease. Everyone is different and one has to take into consideration a lot of factors in order to come up with a treatment plan. It will depend on your level of health, how long you have had the symptoms for, what medication you are currently taking, and your level of response to the homeopathic treatment, just to name a few.
DO I NEED TO STOP TAKING MY REGULAR MEDICATION WHEN I TAKE HOMEOPATHIC REMEDIES?
You don’t need to stop taking your regular medication when you see a homeopath. Homeopathy can nicely complement conventional medicine and support the person as a whole on all levels.
WHAT SHOULD I EXPECT FROM MY FIRST SESSION?
The initial evaluation will be at least an hour and perhaps as much as two or three hours long. I will spend that time trying to understand your particular symptoms.
In addition to asking about your physical, mental, and emotional complaints or challenges, I will try to learn what makes the symptoms better or worse, what kinds of foods you crave or abhor, what your sleep patterns are like, the content and patterns of your dreams, your major fears, your weather preferences, and more. I will also probably ask you to give specific descriptions of your sensations because homeopaths find this very helpful. (For example, one client reported that the pain in his abdomen felt "like a live animal growling.")
These sorts of very detailed questions might seem unusual if you have only received conventional medical care, but these nuances are critical in a homeopathic evaluation.