Nurturing Lifestyle - Healing With Homeopathy

FORUM VIEWS I WRITTEN BY KOMAL GANDHI (M.D. in Homoeopathy) I APRIL 2020

Homeopathy is a holistic treatment, wherein it doesn’t restrict itself to the affected part or organ rather it treats the entire body as a whole. Homeopathy is a gentle and natural system to cure yourself. It can aid healing in a positive way. It looks beyond the disease labels and it stimulates the body’s own natural healing powers to bring health, vitality and well- being. In case you are suffering from any ailment do not delay to visit a homeopath. It does not treat superficially by just driving away the symptoms but heals the patient from within. What sets this mode of treatment apart is that a

person’s personality and emotions are very important. Therefore be ready for your homeopathic doctor to have an in depth talk with you about your stress levels, personal traits, relationships and family history.

Discovery Of Homeopathy

Homeopathy was discovered by Dr. Samuel Hahnemann an allopathic physician who resided in Germany .There was brief tenure where he worked as a chemist and he was translating a project he came across Dr. William Cullen's Materia Medica. It was written that if someone consumes a piece of Cinchona Bark, it will produce symptoms similar to that of malaria. Dr. Hahnemann actually consumed it and experienced symptoms similar to malaria. He continued his research into "cures" and the idea of "similar suffering," and began compiling his findings. Similia Similibus Curentur, the Latin phrase meaning "Like cures by Like," is the primary principle of homeopathy. Thereby drug proving’s have been conducted and all the symptoms are noted. And when the symptoms of the patient match with that of the drug picture the similar remedy in miniscule amount is prescribed.

Theory of Individualisation

Homeopathy is based on the theory of individualization. For example, if any two persons are suffering from cold their symptoms would be different. So maybe the first person may have thin watery nasal discharge and the other may have yellowish green sticky discharge with nose block. Here the homeopathic remedy will change as per the symptoms the patient presents. As they say “One man’s meat could be another man’s poison.” That is the reason why a detailed history is taken by the homeopathic doctor to prescribe medicines.

Place of Mind Symptoms In Homeopathy

The moral state and mental condition of the patient often help in deciding the choice of

homeopathic remedy. Especially in chronic cases the mental symptoms can guide the

homeopath to prescribe the right remedy. In fact homeopathy can really help in cases of depression, anxiety as it can modify the person's behavior.

Scope of Homeopathy

Homeopathy has a very good scope in treating functional diseases such as migraines, chronic skin ailments such as Psoriasis, Allergies, Eczema, Urticaria, Respiratory diseases such as Asthma, Recurrent cough and Colds, Allergic Rhinitis, Sinusitis . It is also useful in treating gastric complaints such as indigestion, constipation, irritable bowel syndrome, hemorrhoids (Piles), ulcers, Crohn's Disease etc. Homeopathy is a very good choice of treatment for children to build their immunity, and also very useful in treating recurrent respiratory infections, fevers, diarrheas, for weight gain etc. It is also an effective alternative to antibiotics in treatment of infectious diseases, producing no toxic side effects. Homeopathy is also useful in treating joint complaints such as Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Gout, Calcaneal spurs, Sciatica ,chronic pains etc. Homeopathy is also useful in treating endocrinal diseases such as

Hypothyroidism, PCOS ( Polycystic ovarian Syndrome ) and aslo helpful in treating Gynaecological problems such as Leucorrhoea ( white discharge ) , Dysmenhorroea (painful menses ) , Dysfunctional uterine bleeding ( heavy bleeding ) , hot flushes during menopause, urinary tract infections etc. Homeopathy is a gentle and natural system to cure yourself. It can aid healing in a positiveway. It looks beyond the disease labels and

it stimulates the body’s own natural healing powers to bring health, vitality and well- being. In case you are suffering from any ailment do not delay to visit a homeopath. It does not treat superficially by just driving away the symptoms but heals the patient from within.

Limitations of Homeopathy

Homeopathy does have its limitation in emergency cases of accidents or certain cases with irreversible organic and structural changes such as cardiac diseases, COPD, renal failure. However homeopathy can be used as a palliative medicine for such cases wherein it can help reduce the pain of the patient.

Myths and Facts About Homeopathy

It is a common understanding amongst people that homeopathy will take time to cure but that is not the case. In acute conditions such as fever or diarrhea stomach upset. It can bring about recovery at the earliest. In long standing chronic cases also one can see some form of improvement in a span of 3 months. Long term treatment may be required to heal the patient completely. Eventually homeopathy can help one relieve their sufferings in the gentlest way by stimulating their inner system to heal themselves.

Choose Happiness, Choose Homeopathy!!!

Dr. Komal Gandhi holds an M.D. in Homoeopathy (Repertory) from the prestigious M. L. Dhawale Homoeopathic Medical College (Mumbai University). Practising homoeopathy for more than a decade, Dr. Gandhi realized that patients benefit immensely when diet and nutrition are taken care of along with medication. Eventually she took up a course in Diet and Nutrition to gain a better understanding of the subject . As a Nutritionist she has been combining her knowledge of medicine, nutrition, and lifestyle to successfully cure or ameliorate several clinical cases including cancers, hypertension, cardiac diseases, diabetes, and renal failure.