Homeopathy For Women Today

In defence of homeopathy

Jeanette Winterson
Tuesday November 13, 2007
The Guardian

Picture this. I am staying in a remote cottage in Cornwall without a car. I have a temperature of 102, spots on my throat, delirium, and a book to finish writing. My desperate publisher suggests I call Hilary Fairclough, a homeopath who has practices in London and Penzance. She sends round a remedy called Lachesis, made from snake venom. Four hours later I have no symptoms whatsoever.

Dramatic stuff, and enough to convince me that while it might use snake venom, homeopathy is no snake oil designed for gullible hypochrondriacs. Right now, though, a fierce debate is raging between those, like me, who trust homeopathy because it works for them, and those who call it shamanistic claptrap, without clinical proof or any scientific base.

There have been a number of articles in the press recently criticising homeopathic remedies as worthless at best, and potentially lethal at worst, if they are being taken instead of tried-and-tested conventional medicines for conditions such as malaria or HIV.

I have found myself cited, and drawn into this, because I am on record as supporting homeopathic practice in general, and in particular the Maun homeopathy project, a clinic in Botswana set up by Fairclough.

The organisation Sense About Science and journalists such as Ben Goldacre and Nick Cohen are targeting a symposium in London in December that will discuss HIV and Aids and the homeopathic response to such diseases. Of particular concern is a claim by the British homeopath Peter Chapel and his Dutch colleague, Harry Van Der Zee, that Chapel has developed a remedy, PC1, that can be used to treat the HIV virus.

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Homeopathy and Weight Loss: The Emotional Connection

By John C Cassone, MS, CNC
 

“Just eat less.” 

The elements of weight loss are so simple that it becomes obvious that there is much more to the issue of weight gain than just the calorie.  I have researched and experimented with hundreds of diets during the last sixteen years with clients of all shapes and sizes.  I know what works.  But, knowledge is not the problem.  All the trendy diets are really just various strategies to get you to eat less.  In other words, the diets themselves offer nothing new.  Nutritionists create lengthy explanations of their approaches just to get you to believe in their new idea long enough for you to begin their program of eating less.  If you believe in it, and you start to eat less, then you will lose weight.  But generally, at some point, you will start to eat more again and gain weight back.  So what’s the real problem?  Why can’t we eat less?

Most people are aware that there is a significant emotional component to over eating (let’s define overeating as eating beyond our actual physiological need).  The discomfort of this emotional state seems to be proportionate to the need to eat.  In other words, the overeating is the compensation or the survival mechanism for dealing with the emotional state.  Permanent lifestyle changes will not last unless the state that the person is compensating for has been reduced.  In the brain, the neuro-chemistry of compulsive overeating looks very similar to drug addiction.  Unfortunately this compulsion to overeat can be extremely damaging and self destructive leading to all kinds of modern day illnesses like diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and obesity.  So do you go to a shrink, a nutritionist, or a 12-step meeting?

Treat the whole person.  Homeopathy is a complete system of complementary medicine that has treated hundreds of millions of people world wide for over 200 years.  It goes beyond traditional medicine and treats the entire person.  A skilled homeopath will study physical pathology as well as mental and emotional patterns and sensitivities.  The initial appointment usually takes up to 2 hours.  By taking the total organism into account, a complete picture can be observed.  On this level, treatment can be profound and lasting.  Because homeopathy takes into account mental and emotional states, it is uniquely successful at treating anxiety, depression, and other mental or emotional states.  Homeopathic remedies are made from highly dilute natural substances that trigger a massive healing response (almost like a vaccination).  When you are taking a well prescribed homeopathic remedy, you will begin to feel a sense of wellness in all areas; it has a global response.  Once the disease state begins to decrease, it becomes easier and more likely to stick to a basic weight loss strategy long term.

The conclusion that I am making is that excess weight gain is actually a disease state.  It is not just physical, not just mental, and not just emotional.   It is the sum total of an unhealthy pattern of disease effecting every area and resulting in the symptom of excess fat deposit.  Effective long term treatment must address the whole person in addition to providing basic lifestyle programming, direction, and accountability. 

Source:  http://www.temeculahomeopathy.com/weightloss.html