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by Dee McMath
Homeopathy is a 200 hundred-year-old
system of treating illness with natural medicines, by using a 'like
with like' approach to stimulate the body to self-heal, as opposed
to conventional western medicine which aims to reduce symptoms of
an illness.
Homeopathy is practiced worldwide and differs from
conventional western medicine in that it sees illness as an attempt
by the body to get back to good health. So, rather than simply
prescribe
medicines to take away the symptoms, the homeopath will rather
work toward encouraging the body to work through the illness
to regain
balanced good health.
There are homeopathic doctors throughout Andalucia, many English
speaking, especially in the Costa del Sol area where there are so
many British residents. There are even opportunities on the coast
to follow courses on homeopathy (see Lifestyle & Health Courses).
As with so many alternative treatments, homeopathy
treats the patient rather than the disease, since each person reacts
in a different way to illness and treatment. For instance if you
go to a homeopathic doctor with a debilitating cough, you may be
given a homeopathic remedy to bring the cough out, rather than to
suppress the cough. The theory is that the cough is a symptom or
a sign that the body is trying to rid itself of the problem and
homeopathy is based on helping to bring you back into balance by
encouraging the body to heal itself.
The homeopath has a different view on the healthy
human being than the conventional western doctor. For the homeopathic
doctor, health is not simply where there is no sign of disease,
but it is a combination of balance and wellbeing physically, mentally
and emotionally. With all three levels in balance and harmony, full
health is attained. If, however you have an emotional problem or
a food allergy, then you are not totally free and therefore not
totally healthy. Even if you need to take vitamin supplements to
keep you strong and well, this is considered to be a problem because
if you were to stop taking the vitamins, you would find that you
are not 'cured'. The aim of homeopathy is to help the body to restore
itself to complete health.
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