by Saron Maramo

Created on: December 20, 2006   Last Updated: May 11, 2010

I think that one of the answers to homeopathic remedies working is that a homeopath is thorough and holistic in approach. A homeopath will advise you on what other things to do aside from taking the homeopathic remedy.

Often a homeopath will advise you about your whole life style and personality. They will show you how some of these aggravate your condition or keep it from improving. There are often many things which contribute to an ailment developing, and there a combination of factors can cure it. Indeed I do not believe that it is wise to stop seeing your conventional doctor and letting them know that you are also seeing a homeopath especially in chronic conditions. Homeopaths are not infallible, and a good one will never tell you to only see them. The two treatments may be complementary, or a conventional doctor may have other insights, and see things the homeopath overlooks.

It is true that there is little logic to it and it sounds mystical almost, but many have been cured with homeopathic treatment. The homeopathic remedy is a much diluted solution of a natural substance, so dilute that in many cases the active ingredient is no longer present in the solution, but the homeopaths say that in this state the solution is MORE potent because the "energy" of the active ingredient is present. I do not get it!

The homeopath told me to stop consuming dairy products and seek to get my calcium and vitamin needs from green vegetables and beans, soya products and fruit juices, nuts and fruit, etc. And I was also given homeopathic remedies, and lo and behold my joint pains disappeared. I did tell my conventional doctors about his advice and they though at least as far as cutting out dairy products and taking soya instead, he had a good point. But the thought that there was no need to take the homeopathic remedies too.

But I did take them to start with anyway, and my first reaction was "I do not believe in this, why is it working? Why do I feel better than I have in years? I had become accustomed to pain and still expect my joints to ache when I get up, especially during these cold days or when I have been sitting for a long while but they do not now and I had only been seeing the homeopath for two weeks. Before him I had got used to having to take anti-inflamatories, etc but I am practically pain free now and I got that way on homeopathy treatments. I only used them for a little while but continue to follow his dietary advice and I am still pain free.

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