Natural Healing with Homeopathy

Homeopathy is a natural healing system that can change your life. Your exploration of homeopathy can start in different ways: you can either seek the help of a professional homeopath for a specific health problem or you might try homeopathy as a preventive measure to improve your health and well being. You can also learn how to manage minor injuries and acute problems on your own using homeopathic remedies.

When my first child was born I did not want to expose her to the risks inherent in conventional medical treatment. I wanted to keep her healthy and hoped to avoid the never ending cycles of drug treatments. Searching for an alternative I discovered homeopathy. While my daughter was under the care of a professional homeopath I found this medical system so fascinating that I started reading all the literature I could find about it. Soon I was envolved in study groups and eventually entered a school to become a professional homeopath.

While still studying homeopathy I began treating friends and family members. The art and science of homeopathy sounded intriguing and wonderful but  I had my doubts and wanted to see some results with my own eyes. At about that time my friend, who was having difficulties conceiving contacted me and asked for help. I took the case and gathered all the information I could from her. She had abdominal and breast pain along with considerable bleeding. Every time she became pregnant she miscarried in a short time. This pattern repeated several times. I asked about not only the specifics of her physical problem but also about her appetite, sleep, digestion, sensitivities, emotional tendencies, etc. This helped me to find a suitable remedy. Her symptoms fit the remedy picture described in the books so well that I was almost sure it was going to work. I gave her the remedy and asked to report any changes that happened to her in the following few weeks. You can imagine my excitement when her physical symptoms of pain and bleeding disappeared within one day. In 2 months she called me with the great news: she was pregnant.

With every case I took I became more and more convinced that homeopathy was working! One of my favorite cases was a woman in menopause, who had hot flashes, sleep problems and a recent thyroid inflammation. She was prescribed a hormone based drug she had to take regularly for many years and possibly for the rest of her life. I interviewed her and found that all her symptoms fit exactly one remedy. The night she took the remedy she slept much better. Soon her healthy sleep pattern stabilized and the hot flashes diminished. At the same time she developed slight numbness in her hands, which was an overdose symptom of the thyroid medication. I knew it was a sign that she did not need the medication anymore. She returned to the specialist who had prescribed the medication and the lab results showed that she no longer needed it. The medical staff was very surprised by the unexpected change in her condition. They performed the test a few times in the next years and the results always confirmed that her condition improved and did  not require the medication. Later on a few times I repeated the remedy when she had problems with sleeplessness and it nicely came to a stable pattern of better sleep.

In my practice today I watch many patients benefit from homeopathic treatment. Homeopathy cures on mental, emotional and physical levels. It means that when I treat people I ask detailed questions about their physical, mental and emotional characteristics. All the information I gather helps me to identify the patient’s symptom picture.  The homeopathic database contains thousands of remedy pictures. A remedy is capable initiating complete healing in a person that shares the symptoms of that remedy. The homeopath’s job is to find the perfect match between the characteristics of a patient and one of the remedies. When this match is perfect, a deep acting cure happens.  It is deep because it affects the whole person, the totality of all the symptoms that person has.

After I completed my studies I worked under the supervision of an experienced homeopath. Later I started my own practice. I am always excited to see how people improve from their chronic illness under the influence of the properly selected remedy.  In many cases you can expect improvement after the first dose. On the path to perfect health you might need a few repetitions of the dose or a small change in the remedy. To establish a long lasting cure and to be sure that the remedy is matching your symptoms two follow up visits are usually needed. Then your own vital force takes over and you may not need further consultations. Since these remedies bring balance to the whole system and the improvement comes from within the cure will be long lasting.

Homeopathic remedies work gently, effectively and with no side effects. That is why they are safe for babies, young children and even pregnant women. By treating  a woman before or during pregnancy we give the maximum health benefits to the unborn child.

Homeopathy can also be used in first-aid and acute situations. There are many excellent and easy-to-use books for self treatment.

Pharmacies nowadays stock more and more homeopathic remedies. In Needham at least two pharmacies (Heights and Bird’s Hill) carry these remedies. Ask for assistance in the pharmacy so that you do not confuse a homeopathic remedy with an herbal tincture or other products that are made out of the same substance!

Professional homeopathic care will not only improve your health and make you less prone to illness but will make you feel strong enough to bring changes into your life. Homeopaths have always encouraged healthy eating habits, regular exercise and spending time in the fresh air as part of a healthy life style - without these no therapy can be completely effective. If you let homeopathy heal your health problems you will experience the deep satisfaction of  being cured from the core. You will discover the difference between being healthy and being symptom free. 

For what ills can you expect cure?

Homeopathy has wonderful results in many chronic and recurrent conditions. For children most of the visits to the homeopath  are due to chronic ear infections where antibiotics are not successful or not desired by the parents; allergies, hyperactivity or ADD where the parents are looking for safe alternatives to drug therapies.

Adults come to see a homeopath with various problems: headaches, PMS, depression, irritable bowel syndrome, urinary tract infections, allergies, hemorrhoids, skin problems – just to name a few.

Homeopathy has a history of 200 years. In the United States at the turn of the 20^th century homeopathy was wide spread, there were homeopathic hospitals, institutions and many medical doctors were trained in homeopathic colleges. Later in the 20^th century homeopathy faded and just in the last two decades we have seen a revival of homeopathy in both growth of practitioners and social recognition. Each year more and more homeopathic schools open all over the United States.

In other parts of the world homeopathy did not fade as much as in the United States. In England, for example there are homeopathic hospitals that never stopped functioning and the Queen’s physician is a homeopath. She even has her horses treated by homeopathic veterinarians!

I would like to encourage you to become more familiar with homeopathy. You can find much information on the internet. A good starting point is the website of the National Center for Homeopathy (www.homeopathic.org) . There are many books on the topic: check out the homeopathic online book store: www.minimum.com , or ask your local book store.

Good luck with your research and be healthy!

Ildiko Ran, D.Hom

Classical Homeopath

Ildiko is a graduate of The School of Homeopathy in Devon, England and The New England School of Homeopathy. She is a Needham resident, maintaining a homeopathic practice in Wellesley. She is a passionate promoter of homeopathy and believes that the tremendous health benefits of homeopathy should be brought to the awareness of every person who wants to see their and their children’s life reach  the optimum health.