HEALTH Integrative Health Homeopathy
Homeopathy- An Overview
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- Written by Debbie Edson RPh
Homeopathy is a system of medicine based upon the phenomenon that substances, which cause a particular illness in healthy individuals at high doses, can be used to cure or mitigate similar symptoms when given in very small doses.
History
In 1790 a German physician named Samuel Hahnemann, distressed by the toxic medical methods of his day, abandoned the practice of medicine. At the time, the primary arsenals of medicine were bloodletting with leaches, and the use of toxic metals. Hahnemann was a linguist and, to support his large family, he went to work as a translator.
The Nature of Healing
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- Written by Kathleen Gareth FNP
The approach to health differs between the western model and holistic models. In the west health, is defined by conventional or allopathic practitioners as the absence of disease. Very little time or resources or committed to looking at the whole person and the connection between mind-body-spirit. Yet, these very same practitioners do recognize that some connection exists and that those with mind-spirit disruptions do not fare as well with treatments. These are often those with chronic illness who continue to resist treatment or life style changes and those who seem unable to heal. This is not absolute of course. Many succumb to a multitude of diseases that are very strong in mind and spirit. The nature of healing is a complex process and is not an event. It involves the role of the patient and practitioner(s) in a complex process. This process of integrating healthy life styles into the essence of life often involves using multiple avenues by the patient with the assistance of one or often more practitioners. No set time frame can be applied since this is a very personal process with a unique purpose for each person involved. This includes the healer/practitioner.
Health with Homeopathy: A Safe Alternative to treating ADD/ADHD
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- Written by Kathleen Gareth, RN, MSN, FNP
When Andrew, a third grader, was having difficulty at school, his mother requested a teacher conference and was told her son fails to pay attention in class, disrupts his fellow students and is often found daydreaming or passing notes during important class discussion. The teacher described his pattern as consistent with Attention Deficit Disorder.
ADD and ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) refer to behaviors relating to inattention, impulsivity and/or hyperactivity.