The Healing Process

 

 

Homeopathy uses substances which work with the body by stimulating its own natural healing energy. Unlike conventional drugs, which are given in a standard course, homeopathic treatment is tailored to the needs of each individual, and only the minimum amount of stimulation needs to be given in order to begin the self-healing process. You may have heard that in homeopathy, less is more’. This is because the medicines act as a catalyst, stimulating the body’s own extraordinary powers of recovery. Once there is improvement, the healing process has begun and there is no need to go on giving the remedy until or unless the symptoms return. Then the second dose of the remedy will be the stimulant the body requires to continue its healing work.

 

The symptoms of the body tell us the remedy that each individual needs. Take for example two children with an earache. One child’s symptoms may be, thirsty with pain in the right ear. The other child may be refusing drinks as it is too painful for them to swallow, even swallowing saliva is painful. Choosing the most suitable remedy will depend on the ‘totality of the symptoms’ that are exhibited by the individual. As any one cause will give off a range of symptoms that will be specific to each individual.

 

So considering the fact that people react to illness in an individual way, homeopaths may give different homeopathic remedies to different people even if they present with the same diagnoses. In choosing the remedy, the homeopath aims to treat ‘like with like’.

 

Like with like in homeopathy refers to giving a potentised remedy which matches the symptoms of the patient.

 

Homeopathic medicines are chosen to treat the whole person, because homeopaths believe the mind and body operate as one, and you cannot treat one part of the body without affecting the whole. Not only is homeopathy very effective in resolving a person’s illness, but it also increases their personal awareness empowering them in their own healing.