Homeopathy
Homeopathy is a natural approach to medicine that works without contraindications or side effects to stimulate the body’s curative response so the body heals itself.
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Your body has the ability to heal itself. When you are ill, your body produces symptoms, which is how we know that the body has recognized that something is wrong and is actively working to heal itself. This “natural regulator” is your body’s auto-regulatory mechanism and it works to keep your body in balance – or in a state of homeostasis.
Here’s an example of how this works. Think of your “natural regulator” as your internal temperature gauge. If you go out side and it is very hot, your body will recognize it is too hot and begin to perspire. Your homeostatic mechanism is producing a symptom-namely, perspiration – in an effort to cool down the body. If you go outside and it is very cold, the symptom is shivering. Your homeostatic mechanism is trying to warm up the body by shivering to produce heat.
Think about the last time your were shivering. You could not control it and you did not stop until you were warm. It is the same way with homeopathic medicines. If you are ill and your body is showing symptoms, the symptoms will not disappear until the source of the symptoms has disappeared.
Homeopathic medicines stimulate your body’s homeostatic mechanism so you body heals itself by dealing with the sources of your symptoms.
Homeopathy is different from conventional medicine because conventional medicine simple defines health as the lack of symptoms (but if you dry up a runny nose, is your cold gone and are your healthy?). Homeopathy defines health as the lack of disease (if you get rid of the source of the runny nose in the process of dealing with the source, the runny nose will disappear on its own).