What is Homeopathy?

Written by Cori Young


Homeopathy is a non-toxic system of medicine used to treat a wide variety of health concerns.

It is based onrepparttar Law of Similars and potentization. Basically,repparttar 114715 Law of Similars isrepparttar 114716 premise that because exposure to a given substance can cause specific symptoms in someone who is healthy, then that substance — given as a homeopathic remedy — will stimulaterepparttar 114717 body’s own curative powers to overcome similar symptoms during illness.

A common example used to describe this effect is that ofrepparttar 114718 person chopping an onion ~ When a healthy person chops an onion they usually get watery eyes, and a a runny nose. They may even experience sneezing or coughing, from exposure torepparttar 114719 active substances inrepparttar 114720 onion.

The homeopathic remedy, Allium cepa, made of potentized red onion, can helprepparttar 114721 body overcome a cold or allergy attack in whichrepparttar 114722 person has similar symptoms (watery eyes, runny nose, sneezing, coughing.)

Even thoughrepparttar 114723 symptoms were not caused by exposure to an onion,repparttar 114724 remedy made fromrepparttar 114725 onion can helprepparttar 114726 body overcome them, becauserepparttar 114727 symptoms are similar.

Is Homeopathy Effective?

Millions of people have used homeopathic remedies to treat every conceivable type of ailment and symptom. Despite misconceptions, homeopathy is just as scientific as allopathic medicine.

Homeopathy does not base its effectiveness on animal experiments which have little relevance to humans, and prescribing is not based on empirical, or accidental discovery of effects, but on a rational, systematic observation ofrepparttar 114728 effects of remedies on healthy and sick people.

What arerepparttar 114729 Advantages of Homeopathy?

SAFETY

Homeopathy enjoys an excellent reputation in part because it is given in such minute doses that it can be safely used to treat anyone. Pregnant women, new born babies, children and weak or elderly people may all userepparttar 114730 appropriate dosages of homeopathic remedies without dangerous side effects. Homeopthic doses of certain herbs are appropriate for certain individuals (like colicky babes,) when a standard herbal dosage would be too strong.

NON-TOXIC ~ NON-SYNTHETIC

Homeopathy does not use synthetic substances, but relies onrepparttar 114731 healing properties inherent in plants, minerals, and animal substances. These substances are used in their whole, natural state, not as isolated chemicals.

CONSISTENCY

Homeopathy is not based on 'fad' research. Homeopathic remedies do not go in and out of fashion because they are based on indications for specific symptoms rather than on 'opposites'.

Parasites: The Missing Diagnosis?

Written by Cori Young


Parasites, commonly thought of as only affecting those in developing countries, actually affect 1 in 6 people in North America and arerepparttar most common disease condition inrepparttar 114714 world. For many chronic conditions this can berepparttar 114715 missing diagnosis. For example, amebiasis can be misdiagnosed as Chron's disease, and roundworm can be mistaken for peptic ulcers. IBS, food allergies, and chronic fatigue syndrome have all been found to have parasitic causes.

WHAT IT IS

A parasite is an organism which lives off of a host body, such as humans plants and animals,feeding onrepparttar 114716 nutrients, cells and organs ofrepparttar 114717 host. Some reproduce by producing thousands of eggs, or simply replicating by cell division, withinrepparttar 114718 host. Living inrepparttar 114719 body, they often move around and graze, eating cells and draining nutrients fromrepparttar 114720 host’s tissues, while secreting fecal wastes.

CAUSES

Transmitted in a variety of ways,it is likely that everyone is host to some type of parasite. Transmission can occur through ingestion of cysts contained in comtaminated food & water, person-to-person contact, cockroaches, houseflies, etc. as inrepparttar 114721 case of amebiasis, giardiasis, Some are spread by insect bites, (Chagas' disease, malaria). Most microbial infections come from our food and water sources but can also be transmitted by human or animal contact. Simply petting and grooming our pets can cause infection as parasites’ eggs pass from their fur to our hands, nose and mouth. Some parasites (e.g. pinworms) can even be transmitted throughrepparttar 114722 air and are inrepparttar 114723 dust we breath. It’s likely, therefore, that those who live inrepparttar 114724 same household will all haverepparttar 114725 same parasitic infections, whether they are currently symptomatic or not.

SYMPTOMS

Wide-ranging symptoms can be chronic or acute and include:

NAUSEA

VOMITTING

DIARRHEA

BLOOD OR MUCUS IN STOOL

ITCHY SKIN

SKIN RASHES

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