| What is homeopathy? The concept is very | | | | that does not necessarily mean you are |
| simple; cure an illness with minute | | | | cured of the base cause. Homeopathic |
| amounts of what might actually be | | | | medicine treats the illness as a whole, |
| causing the illness itself, given in a | | | | no one symptom becomes singled out and |
| single remedy. The base principle of | | | | treated. By treating the illness in this |
| homeopathy is that like cures like. One | | | | manner, the cause itself receives |
| analogy would be snakebite. When a | | | | treatment, thus effectively eliminating |
| venomous snake bites a person, the cure | | | | the illness. |
| often takes the form of anti-venom | | | | Another plus to homeopathic remedies is |
| derived from the venom of the snake that | | | | they are not addictive. As soon as the |
| bit the person. This theory works the | | | | symptoms stop and you start to feel |
| same for allergies and vaccines. The | | | | better, you can stop taking the remedy. |
| patient receives a small dose of "what | | | | On the other hand, should you find that |
| ails them" and the vaccine or shot helps | | | | your symptoms are not going away, and |
| to boost the immune system. | | | | then you are probably taking the wrong |
| The second most preferred method of | | | | remedy and should look into using a |
| healing in the world is homeopathy. In | | | | different one? |
| contrast to herbal remedies, homeopathic | | | | So, what is the downside to homeopathy? |
| remedies don't need the required three | | | | Firstly, trying to find the right remedy |
| to four weeks to build up in a body and | | | | to fit your symptoms can be tricky. For |
| start working. Homeopathic remedies, | | | | example, there is no across the board |
| when diagnosed correctly, can work | | | | homeopathic remedy for headaches. To |
| amazingly fast. | | | | find your remedy you have to look at |
| Unlike over the counter drugs and | | | | where the pain is centralized, what were |
| prescriptions, there are no unpleasant | | | | the circumstances that brought on the |
| side effects with homeopathic remedies. | | | | headache and what makes it feel worse. |
| These remedies are safe enough for | | | | Every aspect of an illness has to be |
| babies and pregnant or nursing women to | | | | considered before you can begin to |
| use. The remedies will not interfere | | | | narrow down your options for remedies. |
| with any regular medication taken | | | | Homeopathic remedies are widely varied |
| either. | | | | and it would be impossible for a |
| The whole idea of homeopathy for the | | | | pharmacy or health food store to contain |
| medication to work with your body to | | | | all of them. There are about thirty or |
| help it cure itself. Most conventional | | | | so that are commonly used and these you |
| medicines mask the symptoms, or cover up | | | | can usually find easily. However, if |
| the pain. You take an aspirin, your pain | | | | your remedy is not one of these, then |
| is gone, but the problem is still there. | | | | you might find yourself embarking on a |
| Got a cough? Take some cough medicine to | | | | very long search to find it. |
| cover up that tickle in your throat, but | | | | |