WHAT IS IT?
Homeopathy is a safe, non-toxic treatment that stimulates the body to heal
itself. Medicines are made from a wide range of plants, animals and inorganic substances diluted to a high level and shaken to release their vital energy (potentised). These potentised remedies are powerful enough to cause temporary disease symptoms when taken by a healthy person. When taken by someone who is unwell and suffering from similar symptoms they stimulate the body's own healing power www.a-r-h.org .

Homeopathic training teaches the student how to recognise the subtle differences between remedies and how to match remedies closely to the characteristic symptoms of the patient. The better the match the more powerful the healing effect.

HOW EFFECTIVE IS IT?
Government has recognised that homeopaths are professionally organized and that there is some evidence for the effectiveness of homeopathic treatment www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld/ldstech.htm . Scientific evidence for the effectiveness of homeopathy is growing and there is increasing awareness of its benefits www.fmed.org .
In a recent study carried out by a colleague and I we found that 89% of patients we treated with homeopathy showed some improvement while 65% showed marked improvement www.a-r-h.org . These results are in line with results from other studies such as the large trial carried out a Bristol Homeopathic Hospital.
Bristol Homeopathic Hospital is an NHS hospital that was established over 150 years ago when homeopathy enjoyed far more support than it does today. It is not widely known about yet its out-patient department has a huge waiting list. Most people who eventually receive treatment there have suffered from a chronic complaint for many years and by using conventional medicine have not enjoyed much relief from their suffering.
The complaints most often treated at the hospital are eczema, asthma, migraine, irritable bowel syndrome, Crohn’s disease, chronic fatigue syndrome and depression, although many other conditions are seen and treated on a daily basis. Almost half of the people treated there are children.
As with many other hospitals, researchers at Bristol Homeopathy Hospital wanted to test how effective they were. In order to do this the hospital measured the severity of symptoms in all 6500 new patients attending the hospital over a three year period from 2002 to 2005 and repeated the same measures after they had had a course of homeopathic treatment. Results showed that 75% of patients felt better after treatment while well over half felt much better or were relieved of their symptoms entirely.

HOW LONG IS A COURSE OF TREATMENT?
This depends on how long you have been ill, your general state of health, medication being taken at the start of treatment and how quickly you begin to respond to homeopathy. Three consultations spread over two months is about the minimum.

HOW SAFE IS IT?
Homeopathy works by stimulating you to heal yourself. It is not toxic or addictive, it does not cause side effects, it is safe in pregnancy and for babies and it can be used alongside conventional medication

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