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Homeopathy can seriously improve your health
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- Celebrities such as Paul McCartney, David Beckham, Twiggy, Caprice, Susan Hampshire, Tina Turner, Louise Jameson, Gaby Roslin, Jude Law, Sadie Frost, Nadia Sawalha and Meera Syal, as well as The Queen are all fans of homeopathy
- Reliable evidence shows that homeopathy is effective in the treatment of common mental health problems, female hormonal disorders (such as PMS) and a range of allergies including eczema
- Homeopathic medicines are not tested on animals, but on healthy human volunteers
- Homeopathy treats "like with like". So coffee, which causes sleeplessness in some people, can be used as a homeopathic treatment to prevent insomnia
- Homeopathy takes a holistic approach, seeking to treat the whole person and patients receive unique treatment and individualised prescriptions
- Homeopathic remedies have been found to be effective for asthma, hay fever and rhinitis by Dr David Reilly at Glasgow University
- Homeopathic treatment can be effective very quickly. For acute complaints (flu, colds, hay fever) 1 or 2 sessions may be all that is needed. For chronic illness, treatment typically lasts between 4 and 8 months with monthly visits to a professional homeopath.
More interesting facts
- Over thirty million people in Europe use homeopathic medicine.
- Homeopathy is not just for the rich. GPs are able to refer NHS patients to registered homeopaths and most private health companies consider homeopathic treatment a good investment. Consultation fees range between 30 and 90.
- Homeopathy is not just a form of herbalism. Medicines from herbs form about a third of the pharmacy of homeopathy. mineral and animal extracts make up the rest.
- Homeopathy is not a placebo. Homeopathy is proven to be effective in the treatment of babies and animals, who have no preconceptions.
- Modern homeopathy was created 200 years ago by a German chemist, Samuel Hahnemann, but he roots of homeopathy go back to Hippocrates.
Homeopathy - seriously improving your health
- Homeopathy has been available on the NHS since 1948.
- There are 5 NHS funded homeopathic hospitals in the UK. The largest, the Royal London Homeopathic Hospital treats around 2,000 patients per week.
- 45% of GPs consider homeopathy useful. Sixty percent of the doctors who use homeopathy do so because of good experience of homeopathy as effective treatment and anxiety about hazards of conventional treatment (Dr Magazine)
- Registered members of the Society of Homeopaths are integrating homeopathy with conventional healthcare in Wiltshire, London and Newcastle taking GP referrals. Elsewhere our members work in Surestart clinics and in specialised services in the NHS.
- An estimated 3,900 professionals practise homeopathy in the UK
- Around 22.1% of adults purchased homeopathic or herbal remedies over the counter in the past 12 months.
- In Britain the market for homeopathy is growing at around 20% per year.
- The latest pan-European research on homeopathic dilutions has shown that they do affect living human cells (April 2004)
- 2004 research at Sheffield University on chronic fatigue syndrome has shown that homeopathic treatment can improve energy levels
The Society of Homeopaths
The Society of Homeopaths was established in 1978 and is the largest organisation representing professional homeopaths in the UK having 2,500 members. The Society sets stringent clinical and administrative practice standards regarding competence, which members must meet. Consequently Society members are trained to very high professional standards, providing the general public with a guarantee of safety and competence. Our members are fully insured.
Further information contact The Society of Homeopaths on 0845 450 6611.
