Got a cold? – There’s homeopathy for that!

The common cold is the number one infectious disease that is most common in the population across the globe. Catching the cold challenges our immune system, makes us feel run down and tired. The symptoms of the common cold are very distinctive and are specific for an acute infection of the mucous membranes of the nose and throat.

What is Homeopathy? A treatment that promotes self-healing!

Mahatma Gandhi (1869 – 1948), the distinguished leader of the liberation movement in India, said of homeopathy that “it cures a larger percentage of cases than any other method of treatment, and it is beyond all doubt safer and more economical and the most complete medical science…”.

The implausibility of the Vital Force in the existent medical paradigm

“Science has brought great advancements, yet all research has not brought us one step closer, in the question of the origin of life” – Prof. Rouviere, as quoted in Kent (page 89 – (1)) For homeopathy and many of the traditional and alternative health practices (2, 3) it is accepted without question, that for aContinue reading “The implausibility of the Vital Force in the existent medical paradigm”

The vital force – a concept lost?

The vital force as a fundamental principle of the homeopathic treatment approach describes a life-inducing, spirit-like power that is inherent to all living things, human, animal, insect, plant. Termed by Hahnemann as the “dynamis” it enlivens the material organism [1]. Without this vital energy the material body is unable to function, to conduct physical exertion,Continue reading “The vital force – a concept lost?”

The homeopathic therapeutic relationship – a patient-centered union ?!

The alliance between homeopath and patient is a critical one. The homeopath, by way of the homeopathic principles, requires of the patient to share, reveal, and convey in explicit detail the nature of what ails him [5]. The patient needs of the homeopath, in order to feel secure and prepared to share such intimate information,Continue reading “The homeopathic therapeutic relationship – a patient-centered union ?!”