There are two spellings of the word, but they both apply to the same practice. So whether you need a Homeopath in Worthing or a Homoeopath in Worthing I can help!
Homoeopathy works holistically, treating the whole person simultaneously on a physical, emotional and spiritual level. Often the patient will experience a feeling of ‘well-being’ even before a physical improvement in their symptoms.
The principle behind homoeopathy is ‘like cures like’ - a substance that would create symptoms in a healthy person will cure those very same symptoms in a sick person. It stimulates a person’s own self-healing response.
Homoeopathy was first studied by Samuel Hahnemann, who lived between 1755-1843. Originally a Doctor, Hahnemann was frustrated that the practices of blood-letting and leeches were not working, and came across the idea that ‘like cures like’ albeit in a safe format and not as a poison.
Hahnemann started treating patients holistically, as a whole person, not just the ailment that they were presenting him with. This individual tailored approach took on board how the patient is on an emotional, physical and spiritual level.
This is the same theory that homoeopaths follow to this day. If for example, you come to me with continued migraine symptoms, I will consider the cause, not just the bad headache. It is by doing this that the condition can then be considered in its entirety as part of the person, rather than something that may be ‘cured’.
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