A substance that would normally cause adverse symptoms in a healthy person is prepared. When this preparation is prescribed to a person who already suffers the symptoms, overall health is restored. It works because the preparation is administered under controlled conditions based on the practice of treating "like with like".

Everyone is unique and each reacts to his or her environment in a special way. Homeopathy is devoted to treating the whole person as a total entity rather than focusing on the disease alone. For this reason, people with identical diseases are frequently treated differently from one another.

Your homeopathic practitioner will want to confer with you and learn as much as possible about your emotional, physical and intellectual makeup in an effort to determine the most effective treatment suited to you.

Julia M. Smyth - HD, RHom., DiHom. (Pract.),
Doctor of Homeopathic Medicine

Sometimes a change in diet or lifestyle may be in order to achieve optimal success. In any case, the patient will be monitored over a period of several months to track his or her progress and to determine the preferred course of action.

Homeopathic medicines are of plant, animal or mineral origin. When prescribed, they are usually taken orally in liquid, powder or granular form. These substances are diluted many times to enhance their curative properties and to form safe, gentle, effective remedies that are free of side effects. They are safe for babies, children, the elderly, pregnant women and nursing mothers...and are non-adictive.

CHRONIC DISEASE
Chronic disease starts much earlier than when symptoms appear. Inherited susceptibility, emotional trauma, accidents and injuries, recreational and therapeutic drugs, and countless other factors all contribute to the gradual breakdown of the system. This can result in chronic complaints, depression and reduced joy in life. When these adverse layers are removed, health and well-being can be restored.

INJURIES/TRAUMA
Besides being highly effective for recent injuries, homeopathic remedies may help to relieve pain that persists long after an injury has occurred...even years after.

ALLERGIES
An overburdened system can be effected in what are commonly identified as allergies. When overall health is improved, the likelihood of succumbing to such allergic reactions may be reduced or even completely eradicated.

TRAUMATIC OCCURRENCES
Sometimes an illness can be traced back to an event: fright, grief, anger or the like. Once the cause is treated, health may be restored.

TREATMENT
There are two ways to approach imbalance: 
...the way of similars and the way of opposites. Homeopathy is a natural system of medicine which concentrates on the way of similars and aims to improve the body's ability to effectively fight disease on its own.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The way of similars is to stimulate the symptoms and "houseclean" the body. This method assists the total body to recover and is the approach favoured in homeopathy.

The way of opposites is to use suppressants such as antihistamines that may be used to repress symptoms. Unfortunately, this method leaves the rest of the body unbalanced.

Homeopathy is not for those who are looking for an instant cure. Success requires patience and a willingness to be open with oneself. Results are hastened by an ability and a desire to communicate. The reward is improved health, happiness and well being.