Homeopathy - is a comprehensive system of medicine in which practitioners use solutions containing minute amounts of animal, vegetable and/or mineral substances to promote healing. Homeopathic practitioners (homeopaths) believe in what they call the "law of similars." This means that "like cures like" and that illnesses can be treated by giving patients a small dose of a substance that produces similar effects to those of the illness. This is the same principle used in allergy treatments and immunizations.   Homeopaths evaluate and treat each patient as a whole. They consider psychological, behavioral, and genetic factors not just the immediate physical symptoms of the disease when prescribing the remedy that will have the most powerful healing effect on the patient.   The system of homeopathy is based on the work of Samuel Hahnemann (1753-1843), a German physician and chemist. Deeply disturbed by practices such as bloodletting and purging, which were mainstream medicine in his time, Hahnemann quit his medical practice and began a quest to understand the healing properties of drugs.   In his research, Hahnemann tried out various substances on his followers and on himself, and carefully recorded the details of their effects. Armed with this information, he then applied them to the treatment of the sick based on the "law of similars." His work led him to conclude that an imbalance in the body's vital energy caused disease and that a slight stimulus from the correct substance could trigger the body's ability to heal itself. Hahnemann also found that by progressively diluting and mixing a drug preparation, he could make an increasingly potent remedy with few or no side effects.   Hahnemann's research and writings were synthesized into a system of homeopathic medicine in the mid-nineteenth century. It wasn't long before homeopathy became an accepted medical discipline in many nations throughout the world.   How Does It Work?   A homeopathic remedy is made by crushing a plant, animal, or mineral substance, then putting it into a solvent such as grain alcohol. The extract is then further diluted in a mixture of alcohol and water and shaken with each dilution; this emphasizes the signature healing effects of the substance being diluted. The process is repeated many times to achieve a therapeutic dilution.   Health Benefits   A number of conditions, including hay fever, rheumatoid arthritis, influenza, asthma, and sprains appear to respond to homeopathic remedies. To learn more about homeopathy please visit: The Society of Homeopaths at www.homeopathy-soh.org Homeopathic & Herbal  Practitioners www.felicitylee.co.uk Homeopathy in Cardiff and Bridgend - Felicity Lee Homeopath   www.dralicegreene.com Homeopathy and complementary therapies in Harley Street, London - The Fourth Floor Practice   www.homeopathliverpool.co.uk Homeopathy in Liverpool and Merseyside area with Hilary Hampel Homeopath   www.homeopathlondon.co.uk Homeopathy by Homeopath in Notting Hill London at The Homeopathic Practice   www.margitforhomeopathy.co.uk Homeopathy in Bishops Stortford, Harlow and Saffron Walden by Margit Wendelberger-James Homeopath   www.homeopathylondon.org.uk Homeopathy in Cambridge and Saffron Walden, Essex - Homeopath, Roger Savage   www.homeopathy4health.org.uk Homeopathy practice in Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Leicestershire - Helen Saunders   www.selhog.co.uk Homeopathic Group in South East London for homeopaths and homeopathy students   www.keithsmeaton.co.uk Homeopathy in London Surrey and by email consultation Featured listing for the area of: homeopathy london   www.homeopathymiltonkeynes.co.uk Homeopathy Alternative Medicine in Milton Keynes by Uschi Kraus-Harper Homeopath   www.wellspringhomeopathy.co.uk Homeopathy, Complementary Therapy, Herbal Medicine by Homeopath, Teignmouth, Devon by Homeopath at Wellspring Homeopathy   www.homeopathicmateriamedica.com Homeopathy in Saddleworth Oldham and homeopathic materia medica   www.homeopathyandhealing.com Homeopathy and Reiki in Buxton, Derbyshire by Andrea Scott   www.dorsethomeopath.co.uk Homeopathy practices in Dorset, Bournemouth, Blandford Forum and Dorchester - Kim Chatt   www.homeopathynorthlondon.co.uk Homeopathy in Finchley and East Finchley, North London - Marj Morrison   www.paulagrahamehomeopath.co.uk Homeopathy in Maidenhead, Slough and High Wycombe by Paula Grahame   www.liverpoolhomeopathy.co.uk Homeopathy and Complementary Therapy by Homeopath in Liverpool - Josephine Duffy   www.larrywheeler.co.uk Homeopathy Practices in Taunton, Axbridge and Cheltenham - Larry's Homeopathics   www.classicalhomeopathy.org.uk Homeopathy in New Milton, Hampshire, near Bournemouth - Sue Hewson Homeopathy   www.janehornbyhomoeopath.co.uk Homoeopathy in Stratford upon Avon and Leamington Spa, Warwickshire - Jane Hornby Homoeopathy   www.homeopathysouthport.co.uk Homeopathy in Southport and Ormskirk, Merseyside - Elizabeth Baggs   www.homeopathylondon.co.uk Homeopathy and Complementary Therapy in Forest Hill, near Lewisham, South East London - Helen Dalton   www.northwestherbalist.co.uk Medical Herbalist operating in Wigan and Manchester - Amanda J Tither   www.homeopathyinessex.co.uk Homeopathy by homeopath in Loughton, Essex and South Woodford - Patricia Gilgunn   www.westlondonhomeopathy.co.uk Homeopathy in Acton and Chiswick, West London - West London Homeopathy   www.GillMarshallHomeopathy.co.uk Homeopathy in Forest Row, near East Grinstead and Crawley, East Sussex - Gill Marshall   www.essexhomeopath.co.uk Homeopathy in Brentwood and Chelmsford, Essex - Siobhan Juson Homeopathy   www.homeopathyforhealthyliving.co.uk Homeopathy by Homeopath in North London - Stoke Newington, Hornsey and Belsize Park -Homeopathy for Healthy Living   www.southporthomeopathy.co.uk Homeopathy and EFT by Homeopath in Southport - Rochelle Marsden Homeopathy   www.ruthsadlerhomeopath.co.uk Homeopathy by Homeopath also Kinesiology in Newcastle - Ruth Sadler   www.homeopathywestbyfleet.co.uk Homeopathy Practice in West Byfleet near Woking, Surrey -Merran Sell   www.sunningdalecollege.co.uk Homeopathy College, Leigh on Sea, Essex, UK - Sunningdale College of Homeopathy   www.homeopathyinlondon.co.uk Homeopath in London, offering Homeopathy in Islington and Highbury, North London - Max Mainini   www.homeopathyforhealth.org.uk Homeopathy and Allergy Testing, Hailsham, Eastbourne, East Sussex and Canterbury, Kent - Homeopathy for Health   www.ClaireChaubertHomeopathy.co.uk Homeopathy in Bromley near Lewisham and Beckenham - Claire Chaubert   www.essex-homeopathy.co.uk Homeopathy by Homeopath in Chelmsford, Essex - Jan Taylor   www.homeopathessex.co.uk Homeopathy in Brentwood Essex by Coral Byford Homeopath   www.islingtonhomeopath.co.uk Homeopathy, osteopathy and naturopathy in Islington, North London with Caroline Ellwood   www.canterburyhomeopathy.co.uk Homeopathy, Complementary Health and Stress Management in Canterbury - Complementary Health Solutions   .

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