What to expect

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What to expect? A positive shift in mind-body health.

Your first appointment will usually last around 75 minutes, giving us time to explore your chief complaint, your health in general and the circumstances that have led you here.

As Homeopathy treats you as an individual, I aim to get to know the details of your symptoms — not just what they are, but how they affect you, what makes them better or worse and what impact they have on your life. The process then involves branching out from your main problem, to speak about yourself more generally; your nature, habits, how you respond to stress and how you are when healthy. It is important to put the symptoms you have into the context of your journey, your individuality; the whole picture of your mind-body health.

What happens next?

At the end of the consultation, we will discuss our plan going forward and I will outline how many sessions we might need.

We can also discuss any measures that you will be able to take for yourself in improving your health and wellbeing, such as making dietary or lifestyle changes. A well-matched homeopathic remedy can act as a catalyst for a positive change in your outlook, making it easier to adapt to change.

Your treatment

There are over 4000 homeopathic remedies from which I will select the one most suited to you as an individual.

I take time after the consultation to understand your case and find the most fitting prescription. Remedies are prescribed in a number of ways, either as medicated tablets or drops. Remedies are usually ordered directly by you from Helios homeopathic pharmacy. For patients outside the UK, arrangements are made per case.

Getting well again

“How long will it take for me to get better?”

This will depend on a variety of factors including; how long you have been unwell for, whether there are ongoing stressful circumstances, or if you are currently taking prescription medication for your condition... When a remedy is well-matched, there are likely to be signs of improvement within the first month. In acute situations, the remedy will act much faster and we will need to be in frequent contact to monitor your progress. This is done via email/ text and is included in the fee for your consultation.

Reviewing your progress

For a constitutional case, I will usually need to see you again after a month. As your health improves, the follow up consultations can be spread further apart. Follow up consultations take up to 1 hour.

Any questions, please don't hesitate to get in touch: email me. You can also read about consultations and booking.

Your individualised remedy is a natural substance that is unique to your case.

Homeopathic remedies are derived from plant, mineral and animal sources (animals are not harmed in the process).

Individualised treatment improves your health & wellbeing

Your symptoms are the result of Homeostasis which is a natural process designed to keep you safe, healthy and in balance. Human beings are self-healing organisms, able to produce our own pharmacy of hormones and chemical messengers.

When we are young, the body defends itself by producing fevers; the most efficient way of restoring Homeostasis. But, as we age, the ability to withstand the fever becomes lessened and the immune system has to find other ways of alleviating imbalance caused by stress, viruses, bacteria etc. Eventually, the body can take a wrong turn in it’s attempts to maintain your health and this is when symptoms become stuck in a chronic pattern.

The principle of similarity

The similar remedy works to improve your health, not to mask your symptoms-

This is not a new principle, and whilst it might seem counter-intuitive at first, the idea is well established in conventional medicine. The use of Ritalin to treat ADHD is an example and Hippocrates was the first to state that ‘like can cure like’. This BMJ rapid response highlights the importance of understanding Hippocrates' assertion that 'like cures like' in the context of the treatment of depression.

When you are unwell, the body is producing a set of symptoms; these are not the disease itself, but the body’s immune system responding to an internal state of imbalance. When you are healthy, your body is doing this all the time without you even realising it!

How the remedy works

The response to a Homeopathic remedy is different to conventional medicine.

The latter works by nullifying symptoms with a chemical action (hence the term Allopathy, meaning opposite suffering) whilst superimposing “side effects” which are in reality just more symptoms. The similar remedy works by allowing the body to express the symptoms more effectively, which brings a resolution to this chronic pattern. This sometimes means that your symptoms become intensified for a brief period as part of a natural healing process. This gives the body a chance to fully express the state it has been struggling with.

Signs of progress

The body instinctively knows how to correct itself and once the chronic pattern has been lifted, your general health can improve and your body can respond more effectively to stress.

It is a sign of healing to witness a reappearance of an old symptom that predates the chronic dis-ease. This old symptom represents an earlier stage where your body was responding to stress in a more dynamic way (rather than getting stuck in a chronic dis-ease) so this is a sign that you are returning to health.