The importance of individuality
A disease label is only that, a label, and one’s diagnosis is not of great value to the homeopath. Instead, the importance is placed on how each individual person is affected by their particular ailment. For example, you may notice that you do not experience a cold the same way others do. You may have a cold that started from getting a chill and you have a bad cough with much thirst, while someone else may have a completely different experience with a cold that always travels to their chest, lots of perspiration and are without thirst. It is obvious to see how two different remedies are needed for two completely different experiences. Therefore, in homeopathy it is very common for people with the same disease name to take different remedies. Thus, the significance is placed on the physical, mental and emotional experience of each patient and their own “story” is treated with great respect.

Homeopathy: Environmentally friendly - the therapy of the future
Since homeopathy does not harm the patient or the environment, it can be seen as a fundamentally ecological practice. Pharmaceuticals, on the other hand pollute the earth with waste. For example, antibiotics accumulate in animal and human waste and circulate within the food chain. Animal experimentation is not needed to produce homeopathic medicines. Lastly, homeopathy is friendly to the “human” environment as it enables a reduction in the use of orthodox, and often toxic medicines and their unwanted side effects.

The concept of layers:
Throughout one’s life, we may encounter many experiences that impact us deeply. These experiences can be either positive or negative and thus affect our body as such. Examples of these experiences can be a car accident, a death in the family, onset of an illness or for a young child, the birth of a new brother or sister. If we do not deal with these experiences when they enter into our lives, they remain with us, building up layers as we go. With homeopathy, one can address these layers and peel them away, like an onion. Some layers are easily removed with a single remedy; others are deeper and therefore take more time to “peel” away. Excellent communication with your homeopath is essential to best deal with the situations that have brought you to your current state of health. It is my intention to achieve this level of communication with each patient and work with you to optimize your health, happiness and overall well being.