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Homeopathy is a holistic medicine which uses specifically prepared, highly diluted substances with the aim of triggering the body's own healing mechanisms.

Meaning 'similar suffering', Homeopathy is a holistic, non-intrusive form of treatment, which is personalised to the individual.  It treats the whole person, not just the immediate symptoms and is based of the principles of treating with the minimum dose and 'like treats like' (ie. a substance which causes symptoms can be used in small amounts to treat those same symptoms).  For example, Allium Sepa, a homeopathic remedy which is derived from an onion, can be extremely effective at treating hay fever symptoms such as watery eyes, runny nose etc....similar symptoms that occur when you cut an onion! This principle is also sued in conventional medicine, for example the use of pollen in minute quantities to desensitise allergies.

The homeopathic medicine is called a 'Remedy' and can take many forms such as tablets, pillules, liquids and cream.

Homeopathy treats the whole person, which is one of the differences between Homeopathy and conventional medicine, which tends to treat individual symptoms.  For example, if you had a cold, a sore knee and were not sleeping well, a homeopath would seek to treat all of these with a single remedy as opposed to prescribing 3 separate courses of treatment.

This is the lowest strength and frequency of taking the remedy required to treat the individual, the idea is that we give the body a gentle nudge to treat the illness itself and not overwhelm it.  There may be instances when a higher strength and frequency is needed but it will still be the minimum required. 

Perfectly.  Homeopathy is non-addictive and the remedies are non-toxic so there is no danger to the individual.

Absolutely anyone; pregnant women, infants, children, adults, the elderly.  It can be taken alongside other forms of treatment including those prescribed by doctors.  

People have often used this dilution to discredit Homeopathy, saying that the remedies are 'nothing but water'.  Research however suggests that the vigorous shaking involved in the production of homeopathic remedies causes the information contained within the original substance to remain in the diluted form (electromagnetism is also cited).

The principle of treating 'like with like' dates back to Hippocrates (460-377 BC) but in it's current form, homeopathy has been widely used for more than 200 years.

Homeopathy was 'discovered' by a German doctor, Samual Hahnemann, who was looking for a way to reduce the damaging side effects associated with the medical treatment of his day, which included the use of poisons.  He began experimenting on himself and a group of healthy volunteers, giving smaller and smaller medical doses, discovering that as well as reducing toxicity, the medicines became more effective as the doses were decreased.

He also observed that the symptoms caused by the toxic 'medicines' of the time, such as mercury which was used to treat syphilis, were similar to those of the diseases they were being used to treat.  This observation led to the principle described as 'like cures like'.

Hahnemann went on to document his work, and his texts formed the foudnation of homeopathic medicine as it is practised today.  A BBC Radio 4 documentary aired in December 2010 described Hahnemannas a medical pioneer who worked tirelessly to improve medical practice, insisting that medicines were tested before use.

I offer in-person consultations, home visits and also online consultation.

The initial consultation typically lasts between 1.5 and 2 hours, where I will invite and guid you in discussing aspects of your illness/symptoms, other aspects of your life which may be affecting you such as lifestyle, medical history, family medical history etc.  This will enable me to understand you as an individual and therefore treat you holistically.

There may be a requirement for additional follow-up consultations will can last up to 1 hour, and I will also want to stay in touch with you providing support should it be needed.  All consultations are confidential and I follow all Data Protection requirements.

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