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The Homeopaths role is that of a “Detective”. It has been said that the work of the homeopath is to observe the client, process and reflect on the gathered information, and then determine the underlying disturbance. This process can be thought of as a mystery, wherein the homeopath attempts to discover where the flow of energy in the body has been blocked or impeded. Each signal/symptom offered by the client can be thought of as a clue to determine the correct remedy. The client’s eye contact, body posture, breathing patterns, voice quality, and expressions are also noted as potential clues.

When all of the information about the client’s physical, mental and emotional symptoms has been documented, then the final search for the answer begins. The homeopath’s goal is not only to remove the symptoms, but also to eliminate the essential causal problem by stimulating the body’s natural curative powers. This is the reason for obtaining such a detailed analysis of the client.

The goal of the homeopathic treatment is to encourage the body to return to a natural state of balance and health. Like the missing pieces of a puzzle, homeopathic medicines help “fill-in” the gaps in the body to stimulate a person’s own healing potential and energies. When this occurs, the person will have access to the body’s natural strength and wisdom, so that more conventional medicines and chemical-based substances may not be needed.

In today’s conventional practice, the physician spends very little time with the client, and is not interested in the root of the disease.

It is recommended that you maintain your relationship with your GP or specialist. When necessary homeopathic and conventional approaches can be used alongside one another to give the most effective and appropriate medical care.

Homeopathy is a beautiful system of holistic medicine that appeals to clients interested in taking a more natural approach to health & vitality. Most clients have a primary care provider and if needed, specialists. I work from a holistic perspective to improve overall vitality.

Symptoms are the language of a disease — the body’s attempt to balance itself. Without symptoms, a person could have a potentially life-threatening illness with no way of identifying it. There have been many cancer patients who reported that they hadn’t suffered from a cold or flu in years prior to their diagnosis. The explanation was probably not that they didn’t have infections during this period, but more likely that their bodies were unable to fight these infections by producing necessary symptom indications.

Many conventional drugs try to inhibit and suppress symptoms — sometimes leading to even more serious symptoms. Conventional (allopathic) physicians do not usually recognize the new series of symptoms as being related to the old. Thus, they treat them as new and unrelated problems.

Did you know that a fever is the body’s attempt to activate the immune system’s white blood cells and defend itself from infection? If a person is given a symptom-suppressing medication, fighting the fever too soon, they will be less able to fight the actual infection.

Homeopathy does not seek to remove or suppress symptoms. Its goal is to recognize and remove the underlying cause of these symptoms. This is why a homeopath will work toward understanding the whole person — including their body, mind and emotional state — before prescribing a remedy.

Homeopathy works with nature rather than against it. It uses the disease symptoms to its benefit rather than fighting them or trying to palliate them. Disease is an expression of the body’s natural healing capacity. Homeopathic medicines support the body’s natural self-healing impulse in order to overcome the illness and consequently, restore itself back to health.

Homeopathy is about curing diseases, not merely about getting rid of symptoms. When you take an aspirin, you may alleviate the symptoms but you do not address the cause of the trouble. Most modern drugs work by merely suppressing or covering up the symptoms. That is why, for example, they have names with the prefix “anti-”, which means “against” – like antihistamines, antidepressants, antispasmodics, antibiotics, anticoagulants, etc.

Homeopathy is based on a “whole person” approach. In homeopathy, the remedy or treatment program is customized and individualized to the client, with the intent of removing the underlying cause.

Although current allopathic medical practice continues to realize that there are connections between mental, emotional and physical conditions, the dominant approach is still to break each symptom down to the smallest degree and to treat that “bit”. As this can be effective in some circumstances, it too often does not take account for the consequences of just treating one part of the body – hence, many accompanying symptoms also have to be treated . In addition, many medicines have toxic side effects that add to the client’s troubles.

Symptoms are the body’s way of communicating an imbalance or a lack of homeostasis. Symptoms are not enemies to be destroyed, rather sacred messengers telling us there is an imbalance deep within.

There are many good books about homeopathy. Good general introductions on homeopathy are: