By Dana Ullman via www.huffingtonpost.com Anyone who has taken a painkiller certainly knows that there is a big difference between temporary relief and real healing. Even though a person who takes a painkiller may not consciously feel pain, it is widely understood that this relief does not necessarily mean that a “cure” or a “healing” has occurred. And yet, it…
Homeopathy
Homeopathy is a 200-year-old system of remedies which is designed to treat the whole person, both physically and psychologically, without toxic side effects. Unfortunately, our access to homeopathic treatments is now threatened by a draft guidance from the FDA. That's why Citizens for Health is allied with Americans for Homeopathy Choice (AFHC) in the fight to preserve access for all.. CFH and AFHC strongly believe everyone should have access to a full range of modalities if we are to be truly free in managing our health and wellness.
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By Timothy Fior, M.D., A.B.F.P., D.Ht. 1. What is homeopathy? Homeopathy is an over 200 year old system of medical therapy and prevention that is based on the knowledge and application of medicines contained in the U.S. FDA-recognized Homeopathic Pharmacopœia of the United States. It is a scientific therapeutic method that embodies a philosophy of understanding people and illness in…
by Dr. André Saine
D.C., N.D., F.C.A.H.
Homeopathy is the essence of the art of healing. When homeopathy is well practiced, it is the medicine of choice to recover one’s health from the great majority of acute and chronic problems.
Homeopathy is a scientific method of treatment that is based on the application of the law of similars. For thousands of years, man searched for a method to promote healing which is efficient, gentle and permanent. Samuel Hahnemann, a German physician who lived between 1755-1843, pursued this philosophical and scientific quest by developing an ideal system of therapeutics which brought together a number of discoveries and reflections found throughout the history of medicine. After years of perfecting this therapeutic method, he called it homeopathy, by uniting two Greek roots, homoios meaning “similar,” and pathos meaning, “what one feels.” Homeopathy consists of treating sick people with remedies that, in crude doses, would produce in healthy people symptoms similar (homoios) to those of the disease needing to be overcome.