homeopathy

Homeopathy was created in the late 1700s by German physician Samuel Hahnemann in reaction to the comparatively barbaric medical practices of his time. He believed that symptoms of disease were actually signs of the body’s attempts to heal itself, and that therefore substances that induced reactions similar to the symptoms would stimulate the body’s healing response (the concept of “like cures like”). He further concluded that the more the substance was diluted, the greater the healing effect it would have (the “theory of infinitesimals”). As an example, quinine taken in large doses causes symptoms similar to Malaria and in minute doses can cure symptoms of Malaria.

Homeopathic remedies are diluted anywhere from 1 part per hundred to 1 part per billions or trillions, either in a mixture of water and alcohol or in powdered lactose tablets. The precise mechanism by which homeopathic remedies work is unclear but many experts in the field believe the healing powers of the remedy are determined by the dilutions and the shakings. It is thought that vigorous shakings of the solution leaves an “energy imprint” that has distinct qualities. This energetic solution is thought to jolt the body into action and stimulate the body to heal.

While many studies done on homeopathy find inconsistencies, the interest in homeopathy is booming and growing annually. Homeopathy is commonly practiced in Germany, Italy, Greece, Argentina, India, Mexico and is becoming more and more popular in Canada and the US. You will find medical physicians using homeopathy as a complement to their medical practice.

Homeopathy can be used for treating a wide variety of medical conditions from minor ailments such as the flu to more complicated conditions such as ADHD and menopause.

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