What is Homeopathy?

Homeopathy is a science that stimulates the individual’s body to correct imbalances, eliminate waste and maintain equilibrium in the body by means of preparations which facilitates the process of self-cure and enables the body to heal itself by following the Laws of Nature.

The principles of Homeopathy are ancient, dating back to India’s Ayurvedic medicine and Greece’s Hippocrates.  In the late 18th century, Samuel Hahnemann, a German Chemist and Physician, began to re-verify and codify these concepts.  He called this system of therapy Homeopathy.

Homeopathic preparations act on the “vital force” of the body.  The “vital force” is like the electricity in the television, dynamizing the human being mentally, emotionally, and physically, just as electricity activates the TV circuits.  When a malfunction occurs in the body, disease and illness sets in and adjustments must be made on various levels.  Most conventional medicine act to replace the malfunctioning part, but only temporarily relieve the problem and then cause side effects in the process.  Homeopathic preparations, on the other hand, act to direct and realign the vital force of the body, thus fine-tuning the essential balance within the individual. 

Homeopathic remedies are prepared by making a tincture from seeds, bark, roots, minerals, etc., then diluting this tincture with distilled water and alcohol, then shaking and diluting further to potenize the remedy.  Remedies are then used either externally as lotions or ointments, or used internally in either liquid, pellet or tablet form.  The pellets or tablets are dissolved under the tongue, away from all other food, drinks, toothpaste, mouthwash or other herbs.  This enables the remedies to get absorbed into the body without interruption.  The remedy then stimulates and encourages the body’s natural healing forces to begin recovery and heal itself.

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