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<td><b><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font size=+1>Demystifying Homeopathy</font></font></b></td>
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<td VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="132"><font color="#FF0000">What's Homeopathy?</font>
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<td VALIGN=TOP><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font size=-1>Copyright
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<br><font face="Arial,Helvetica">by Jacob Mirman, MD </font>
<p><font face="Arial,Helvetica">(To read the rest of Dr. Mirman's book
<i>Demystifying Homeopathy</i> online, for free, <a href="http://www.demystify.com/">click
here.</a>)</font>
<p><font face="Arial,Helvetica">Homeopathy is a system of medicine whose
principle was accidentally discovered by a German physician, Samuel Hahnemann,
at the turn of the 19th century. It all came about when he ingested some
Peruvian bark (quinine) and developed malaria-like symptoms. Knowing that
malaria patients were treated with quinine, he then had the idea that possibly
malaria is cured by quinine because it causes malaria-like symptoms in
healthy people. He decided to explore his theory by testing other substances.
His tests were conducted by either taking the substances internally himself
or by administering them to healthy volunteers and then recording all of
the symptoms the volunteers experienced. These recorded results created
"drug pictures" also known as provings.</font>
<p><font face="Arial,Helvetica">The next step was to give the tested substances
to patients suffering from the same symptom complex represented by the
drug picture recorded in the above manner. The results were incredible.
People were being cured from diseases that had never been cured before.
He condensed his theory into a single Latin phrase: Similia Similibus Curentur
(let likes be cured by likes).</font>
<p><font face="Arial,Helvetica">The medicines used in homeopathic treatment
come from vegetable, mineral and animal sources. Some are poisons and others
are inert substances in their crude form. When properly prepared, these
substances lose any inherent harmful nature and develop a power to treat
disease. The preparation involves serial dilutions and shaking of the product
between dilutions. After several dilutions, the initial substance is essentially
washed out and cannot be detected chemically in the final product. Confused?
That’s very reasonable as it makes no sense whatsoever in light of present
day science. But regardless of what our sciences tell us is impossible,
in practice, the higher the dilution the stronger and longer lasting the
effect. </font>
<p><font face="Arial,Helvetica">All homeopathic remedies are FDA approved
drugs. They are manufacture d by several pharmacies in the US as well as
abroad to strictly set standards and in compliance with FDA regulations. </font>
<p><font face="Arial,Helvetica">Homeopaths assess which remedy is appropriate
by conducting a very thorough interview. During this interview, the homeopath
will spend 1-2 hours gathering information in order to match the patient’s
"disease" with one of the homeopathic "drug pictures." When the remedy
is correct, oftentimes the client will experience an improved sense of
well being and the eventual resolution of disease symptoms. Sometimes,
the client may experience an "aggravation" or worsening of symptoms in
the beginning of treatment. While these aggravations can be challenging,
they are not permanent. The best way to deal with the aggravations is to
stay in touch with the practitioner. Usually, the homeopath has seen similar
situations and is able to guide the client through the difficult situation. </font>
<p><font face="Arial,Helvetica">Conditions amenable to homeopathic treatment
include anything that does not involve destroyed tissue. For example, asthma,
which is an inflammatory condition, can usually be resolved. Whereas, emphysema,
which is the destruction of lung cells, would not be expected to reverse.
It may however, be reasonable to try homeopathy even in the cases of irreversible
pathology as it frequently offers palliation.</font>
<p><font face="Arial,Helvetica">Here is a brief overview of a few of the
things homeopathy has successfully addressed: inflammatory conditions,
autoimmune diseases, ulcers, headaches, depression, ADD, fibromyalgia,
chronic fatigue, seasonal affective disorder, anxiety, viral syndromes,
chronic ear infections, menopausal symptoms, eczema and many more. </font>
<p><font face="Arial,Helvetica">We realize this explanation is in a pretty
abbreviated form and may have produced more questions than it answered.
If that’s the case, we encourage you to do more research. There are a number
of good books on the market, which will walk you through the process at
a more, user-friendly pace. For those of you who are even more dedicated,
there are classes available at various locations.</font><font face="Arial,Helvetica"></font>
<p><i><font face="Arial,Helvetica">About the Author:</font></i>
<br><font face="Arial,Helvetica">Dr. Mirman is a board certified internist.
He graduated from the University of Minnesota Medical School and completed
his residency in Internal Medicine at Illinois Masonic Medical Center in
Chicago, Illinois. His initial homeopathic training was with the Faculty
of Homeopathy in London, England. He followed this program with a series
of preceptorials with several internationally renowned homeopaths. He continued
his studies by attending the ESSH School of Homeopathy in Flagstaff, Arizona.
Dr. Mirman is a founding member and Registrar of Minnesota Homeopathic
Association and a member of the board of directors of the ESSH School of
Homeopathy.</font></td>
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