Homeopathy

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What is homeopathy?

It is believed that the body has a vital force - an energy that regulates the body - running through it, and homeopathic remedies are used to stimulate this. According to homeopathy, if the vital force is below par then illness can occur. Symptoms that appear when we are ill are seen by homeopaths as signs that the vital force is fighting back. Rather than suppress the symptoms, homeopaths give remedies that have similar symptoms, thus stimulating this self-healing process. If that wasn't surprising enough, homeopathy also adheres to the principle that the more diluted the preparation the more specific the remedy is.

The remedies derive from plant mineral and animal materials, which are chopped and soaked in a mixture of alcohol and water for two to four weeks. The infused mixture is then strained and the liquid retained.

This first stage liquid is called the 'mother tincture'. One drop of mother tincture is added to 99 drops of alcohol, and the solution shaken. From this solution one more drop is taken and this is added to 99 drops of alcohol and so on and so on. Finally the required dilution is added to a jar of fructose (sugar) pills.

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It is these pills that will be given to you by the homeopath. There are various dilutions on offer, with different potencies being used for different ailments and to treat different 'types' of people. The person as a whole is taken into consideration.

All conditions can benefit from homeopathy.