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