How does homeopathy work?
Homeopathy is based on three principles:
 Like cures like. Something that in large doses creates the symptoms of a disease, will, in small doses, cure it. - Extreme dilution enhances the medicine’s healing properties and eliminates undesirable side-effects along the way.
- The whole person must be taken into consideration when choosing a remedy.
Homeopathy’s origins:
Hippocrates, acclaimed as the father of modern medicine and honoured by doctors in the ‘Hippocratic Oath’, was the first to suggest that a person’s own healing ability was vital in choosing the right cure for an ailment.
The founder of modern homeopathy was the 18th century German physician, Dr Samuel Hahnemann, who was so appalled by the practices of his day that he set out to find a healing approach that was safe, gentle and effective. He believed that rather than trying to suppress symptoms, the body should be stimulated to encourage its natural healing process.
Homeopathy Awareness Week 2009
14 to 21 June |
Homeopathy Awareness Week 14 to 21 June 2009
This year the focus of National Homeopathy Awareness Week is hay fever, of which 15 per cent of the population suffers. While antihistamines are widely used to treat the condition, 60 per cent of those polled in a recent survey* admit they are concerned about having to rely on them during the hay fever season. And a further 72 per cent say they would prefer a natural alternative.
To support the millions of Britons suffering from hay fever this year, natural healthcare specialist Nelsons is highlighting how homeopathic remedies can help hay fever symptoms when they happen and also aid the body’s own system of healing. For more information on how homeopathy can help hay fever and to take part in an online interactive question & answer where you can log your hay fever symptoms and find out about suggested remedies, click here.
Nelsons Pharmacy in Mayfair London will be hosting a Homeopathy and Hay Fever Open Day during Homeopathy Awareness Week to increase understanding of the benefits of homeopathy.
Visitors will be able to benefit from free one-to-one drop-in consultations on Saturday 20 June from 10am to 5pm when homeopaths will be on hand to provide expert advice on a range of ailments including allergies and hay fever – this year’s awareness week focus. There will also be of information and advice available on the day and visitors will have offered allergy testing. A free goody bag will also be given to all who attend with a 10% off voucher to spend at the pharmacy and entry into a prize draw to win a year’s worth of homeopathy consultations.
To sign up for an email alert on future activities please click here.
* One Poll survey of 3,373 respondents – January 2009
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