Homeopathy
What
is homeopathy?
Homeopathy
is a safe, gentle and effective system of natural medicine, which
has been used successfully for over 200 years and continues to be
widely practised throughout the world today.
Homeopathy
is based on natural medical principles known for thousands of years
and aims to treat the whole person and not only the symptoms of disease
in order to help restore health naturally.
How does homeopathy work?
The essence of homeopathic treatment is based on the understanding
that the substance which produces symptoms or an illness in its natural
state can effectively treat or reduce similiar types of symptoms
or illnesses in its homeopathic (dilute) form.
As
a simple example, onions (Allium Cepa) when chopped
can cause streaming eyes and a streaming nose yet when
given in homepathic form can be very useful in helping
hay fever sufferers with streaming eyes and a streaming
nose as main features of their complaint.
Homeopathic remedies
Homeopathy
helps the body overcome many different kinds of ailments
using specially prepared natural medicines known as
remedies. Remedies stimulate the body's defence mechanism
and allow the natural healing process to restore health
without causing any short or long term side effects.
How are remedies made?
Remedies are made from a wide variety of natural sources
including many plants, flowers, herbs and minerals.
Some of these substances may be harmful in their original
form however as homeopathic remedies, they are extremely
harmless.
All
substances used as homeopathic medicines go through
a specific process of dilution to produce remedies which
are non-addictive, non-toxic and non-habit forming.
Remedies are made up in pillule, tablet or liquid form
according to the treatment provided.
The first consultation
As
well as providing information regarding the presenting
problem, details of your diet, lifestyle, medical history,
general health and any hereditary symptoms are used
to assess suitable treatment.
At
the end of each consultation a prescription is arranged
from three - six weeks time depending on the nature
of the symptoms.
Duration of treatment
The
length of time and severity of the condition can often
give an indication for the duration of homeopathic treatment.
Factors
such as age, general health and lifestyle are also taken
into consideration as they contribute to the individuals
healing process.
Who can benefit from homeopathic treatment?
Homeopathic remedies are useful for all ages and are
extremely safe to take. Remedies can be given during
pregnancy, to children and babies, to the elderly and
to the immune compromised.
Because
homeopathic remedies are completely safe they can also
be taken along side other types of conventional and
complementary healthcare treatments.
Prescriptions
Homeopathic
prescriptions are included in the consultation fee and
may be dispensed at the end of theconsultation or sent
by post.
For
patients requesting repeat prescriptions by telephone
a fee is usually charged to include consultation and
remedies.
Home Visits
A
home visiting service is provided for clients who are
unable to attend the clinic or who would prefer to be
seen at home. The charge for this service may vary according
to the practitioner so please ask reception for further
details.
Affordable
Clinic
This
clinic is supervised by qualified homeopaths. All homeopathic
prescriptions are dispensed only after review by supervisors.
The
clinic is run by Thierry Clerc, a competent and supervised
trainee homeopath from the College of Practical Homeopathy.
He is fully insured and registered by the Society of
Homeopathy. The aim of the clinic is to provide people
with the benefit of an affordable clinic, while the
trainee homeopaths have the opportunity to gain more
experience - all in a safe and professional environment.
Affordable
Clinic Prices
Initial Consultation (45 - 60 mins) £25
Follow up (30 - 45 mins) £18
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