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