Gillian McCreadie, homeopath, Bexleyheath, Crayford, Kent

Over 200 years ago A German doctor, chemist and linguist called Samuel Hahnemann became disenchanted with his practice. The medicine of the day was worse than the diseases his patients complained of and he was unable to cure them. So he devised a system of medicine based on the law of similars. He tested the remedies on himself and recorded the effect they had on him. Then he concluded that the symptoms he developed when he took a certain substance could cure a sick person exhibiting those same symptoms. He called it Homoeopathy, which means similar suffering.

Homoeopaths still use this method of testing new remedies on each other in groups, and we call it a ‘proving’.

Homoeopathy is holistic, this means that the remedies do not heal symptoms in isolation, but work on all levels, physical, mental and emotional. Therefore it is the patient who is treated and not just the disease.

Your body is intelligent, and your immune system is amazing in its fight against disease. When you cut yourself, you will heal without any intervention, similarly if your break a bone, it will knit together and heal itself. If you develop a fever, it is your immune system's response to tell you to rest, drink lots of liquids and allow your body to burn off the toxins. Sometimes however, we need a bit of help with the healing process and the correctly chosen remedy will work with your body by stimulating the immune system to do its work. There are no side effects because the remedies are diluted and only a minute dose is in each remedy.

The remedies are suitable for young and old alike including new-born babies and pregnant women.

Homoeopaths recognise that just because illness does not show up in tests, it does not mean the patient is well. Many people are not as healthy as they deserve to be. Because they do not have serious illness they believe they are healthy. Good health should not just mean a lack of serious disease, but a feeling of well-being and vitality.

Homoeopathy can and does work on all disease, however if a patient is seriously ill and prefers to have orthodox treatment, homoeopathy can often alleviate the unpleasant side effects of the drugs without rendering them ineffective. For instance it can greatly reduce nausea in cases where patients have chemotherapy.

If you are on medication it may still be possible for you to achieve good results with homoeopathy. Please get in touch to discuss your requirements.

Gillian McCreadie RSHom

Healthwise Homeopathy