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Homeopathy - The Natural Way to Cure
Manjit Virik ,pictured below, from Westlea qualified at the British School of Homeopathy two years ago and practices from her home
and from the Milton Road Health Hydro where she can be contacted on 511060. Here she describes the principles of homeopathy.
Developed in the late 18th Century, mental, emotional, genetic, spiritual, quences or side effects of any treat- tional factors. When only the symp-
by Dr Samuel Hahneman, a physi- environmental, social and other fac- ment, and the more gentle and non- toms are treated (eg application of
cian, scholar and chemist, home- tors. The harmonious functioning invasive the therapy, the less dis- steroid creams for rash, or calpol to
opathy today is practised through- of all aspects of an individual is ruptive it will be to the patient's suppress fever), the underlying
essential to health. Withinthebody, integral whole. Homeopathy pro- causes remain and the patient may
out the world.
In the UK it is a legally recognised the different systems are intimately vides this, by being gentle, safe, non- develop a more serious condition.
invasive, free of With homeopathy, such suppres-
systemofmedicineand has theRoyal connected, dy-
sealofapproval. The remedies used namically bal- side effects and ef- sion of symptoms is avoided as this
in homeopathy are safe, non-toxic anced. 'Dis-ease' fective for not only interferes with the healing process.
4. Prevention is the best 'Cure'.
and employ the smallest dose nec- or imbalance in the very young,
Health is often a reflection of how
essaty to effect a cure. Its practice by one part directly week old babies
properly qualified hon-ieopaths is affects and may and the elderly, we choose to live. Helping patients
based on the following principles, cause disease in ' "t
but also pregnant recognise their choices, and how
and those choices affect their health is
1. 'Vis Medicatrix Naturae', all other parts of women
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i.e. the Healing Power of Nature. that whole. women at the also an essential and important as-
pect of homeopathic practice. This
The healing process is ordered There is never a change of life.
also includes assessing risk factors,
and intelligent. The body has not single cause for 3. 'tolle
- causam'
only the inherent ability tohealitself disease. All of hereditary susceptibility to disease
and making appropriate interven-
and restore health, but also to ward the pieces must i.e. Identify the
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be integrated in Cause
off disease. tion to prevent disease.
One cannot be healthy in an Un-
Illness does not
Illness is not simply caused by order to create a . ,
occur without healthy environment, and it is the
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invasionof external agents orgerms, whole 'picture' V
cause, and symp- responsibilityof both physicianand
but is a manifestation of the body's of an individual .' '..
toms (nausea, patient to create a world in which
attempt to defend and heal itself. and his/her ill-
The homeopath's role is to identify ness. .'
rash, fever, head- humanity may thrive. Homeopa-
and remove agents blockingtheheal- A homeopath ache) are not the thy recognises each patient as an
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ing process, boost the patients heal- looks for and treats not only the causes of illness. Symptoms are a individual, responding to and shap-
ing capacity, and support the crea- underlying, but also immediate signal that the body is out of bal- ing her or his own environment. As
tion of a healthy internal and exter- causative factors, thus treating the ance, and are an expression of the a facilitator for the patient's own
whole person. Respecting the in- body's attempt to heal itself,
nal environment, healing process the homeopath's
herent ability of the organism to
2. Treat the Whole Person Causes originate on many levels, principal responsibility is to edu-
Health and disease result from heal itself, the homeopathic physi- but are often found in aspects of a cate the patient and encourage self-
complex interaction of physical, cian is ever mindful of the conse- patient's lifestyle, diet habits oremo- responsibility for health.
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