How does Classical Homeopathy compared to other health practices?

Classical Homeopathy vs other homeopathic practices:
Classical Homeopathy differs from other homeopathic practices in that Classical Homeopathy recommends one single remedy at a time. It is important to remember that though homeopathic remedies are considered safe, they are energetic and interact with the body at an energetic level.

There are homeopathic products sold in the pharmacies and health food stores that are marketed to treat specific conditions like asthma, ADHD, PMS, and headaches.   These products use combinations of homeopathic remedies that individually have been proven to treat the specified condition.   Though these treatments may be effective for some, very often combining remedies changes the nature of the individual remedies and the affect of this energetic interaction can be clouded.  By administering one single remedy at a time, the homeopath practitioner can clearly evaluate the progress of the patient and his/her reaction to each remedy.

Classical Homeopathy vs conventional practices:
It should be clear by now that homeopath practitioners are not medical doctors, though a homeopath can be a licensed medical doctor.  Both professions have important but different roles in the art and sciences of health and healing.

Conventional medicine offers the best service for identifying and diagnosing disease (symptoms), caring for life threatening conditions and treating trauma and emergency situations.  Conventional medications have been equally tremendous in raising the life expectancy of the average person and managing chronic diseases like high blood pressure and diabetes.  However, these conventional medications do not come without their side effects which are disclosed in every prescription medicine.  Often enough, these side effects complicate a person’s natural disease state causing them to develop second and third layers of chronic diseases which are medically induced.

In most countries, homeopathic practices have not been developed enough to offer the diagnostic or emergency services so necessary for saving lives.  However, homeopathy presents the opportunity for people to be constitutionally healthy, thus minimizing the risk of developing chronic diseases.  It also presents the opportunity to treat existing chronic conditions with remedies that avoid debilitating side effects.  Homeopathic treatments strengthen the body’s natural defense mechanisms so that the healing process is shortened and suffering is minimized, even more so when used in conjunction with conventional medicine.

There are times when both conventional and homeopathic treatments offer maximum care for a patient. There was a case of an individual with cancer on the tongue.  The growth was about a centimeter and confined to the back of the mouth.  Immediately, a daily regimen of homeopathic remedies that were proven to be effective in a variety of cancer conditions including malignant melanoma was administered. After a couple of weeks, chemotherapy and radiation treatments began.  Within 2 months, the growth gradually disappeared leaving behind a scar.  The patient's vitality and spirit remained positive throughout the process and he didn't experience the usual side affects of that often accompany radiation and chemotherapy.   .  

Until the day comes when conventional facilities and homeopathic practices are united, we need to understand and respect that each method offers benefits that the other can not match.

Classical Homeopathy vs other alternative practices:
Alternative practices like acupuncture, acupressure, chiropractor, message therapy, naturopathy, reiki and the like are very effective in promoting good health and wellbeing.   Very often a homeopath practitioner may recommend combining any of these treatments with homeopathy to maximize healing.   If you are considering any other alternative treatments while being treated by a homeopath practitioner, I strongly recommend discussing this with your homeopath as other alternative practices may or may not compromise your individualized homeopathic care.

"In the healthy condition of man, the spiritual vital force, the dynamis that animates the material body, rules with unbound sway, and returns all the parts of the organism in admirable, harmonious, vital operation, as regards both sensations and functions, so that our in dwelling, reason, gifted mind can freely employ this living instrument for the higher purpose of our existence." Organon, paragraph 9

As we become healthy - that is as our material body is restored to normal body functions and sensations, we are able to use our mind and body to accomplish the more important things in life.  Ultimately, we want to improve the quality of our life, not just lengthen the days of our lives.