Homeopathy is a holistic form of medicine that uses remedies to treat the individual. This type of treatment is over 200 years old and is currently used worldwide.

The remedies derive from natural sources such as plants and minerals. This is what makes homeopathy safe to take. This gentle system of healing is safe for people of all ages and there are no side effects. It can also be used alongside conventional medicine.

The Homeopathic remedies work by stimulating the person's natural ability to heal. This stimulus unblocks, restores, balances and heals the body. When the body is cleared of any imbalance, the energy can flow naturally through the body; this promotes the natural ability to heal and restores the person back to health. This gentle effective and non toxic route of restoration is an holistic process of cure.

In Homeopathy when treating a person, the homeopath will take a detailed case of your complaint; it will take into consideration the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects of the person. It will also look at general history, lifestyle and diet, and how you experience your illness. The homeopath will listen to how you are feeling, and what you would like to be healed in your life.

Homeopathy is based on the theory of treating 'Like with Like.' This theory dates back to Hippocrates, but it was the German doctor Samuel Hahnemann that discovered how to put this in to practice.

Samuel Hahnemann discovered through experimenting on himself, that by diluting a substance and vigorously shaking this through a particular procedure of dilution, that at the end of this remains the energy of the remedy. It is this energy that is used to treat the person.

For example, if a person is suffering from sleeplessness and agitation, in homeopathy they may be treated with the remedy Coffea (Coffee). In its normal form if you drank too much coffee this could cause agitation and sleeplessness. This is how homeopathy uses the energy of the remedy.

Also this can be seen in some allopathic medicine. When vaccinations are given, they are given in small quantities of medicine to stimulate the immune system. This can also be seen with the use of the drug Ritalin which is a stimulant. This drug is given to hyperactive children to calm them down.