Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Healthy Habits: Homeopathy Basics

I had the chance to email interview Sara Chana recently about homeopathy.

1) For my readers who have never heard of homeopathy before, can you briefly explain what it is?
· Homeopathy is ‘energy medicine’ and ‘energy’ it is very hard to explain. If you look around the world everything has different energy. Red flowers make you feel different then light pink flowers. Classical music affects you differently then hip hop. The same is true with peoples’ illnesses. Some people are in bed with a cold, and others can run around. When a homeopath is looking for a remedy for a client they are looking for the ‘energy’ of the person and trying to match that ‘energy’ with the energy of the homeopathic remedy. For instance, a child with a high fever who is not thirsty, who is sweaty with a red tinge to her skin will require the homeopathic remedy Belledona.

2) Is homeopathy regulated? Are there certification/licensing procedure
· Most good homeopathic remedies come from either England or France where there is strict regulations.

3) How can parents explore alternative medicine in cooperation with their doctor? What should they do if their doctor is resistant?
· The most important thing is to work with an alternative practitioner that comes highly recommended and is schooled in the modality they are using. Make sure the practitioner is very familiar with Western medicine so the practitioner can help teach you how to explain to your doctor what the alternative practitioner’s goals are for your child. Introduce the topic of alternative care with your primary Doctor gently without intimidating your Doc. Most Doctors would really like to know more about alternative care for their patients but were never taught it in medical school so can not recommend what they don’t truly understand.

4) Are there certain types of conditions for which homeopathy is particularly suited?
· Homeopathy can help with most conditions. What a good homeopath will do is take what is called a ‘constitutional’ case which entails taking a complete history of the patient (usually takes 1-2 hours), and decide upon one remedy that will help with the entire person rather than just one or two ailments.

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