What does Registered Homeopath mean?
As a Registered member of The Society of Homeopaths, the UK's largest organisation representing professional homeopaths, I follow a strict Code of Ethics and Practice, hold professional insurance, and have passed stringent academic and clinical assessments before being admitted to the Register.
I am recognised by the European Council of Classical Homeopathy, and I am also a member of the NHS Directory of Complementary and Alternative Practitioners.
Why do I need a follow-up consultation?
When taking a remedy, some patients notice that the improvements begin to fade after 4—6 weeks. At this point a follow-up consultation enables me to determine how your healing is progressing, and whether you require a stronger or different remedy to continue the healing process until health is restored.
How long will it take before I’m well?
This depends on the depth of your illness.
If your
symptoms are recent you may need very little treatment to restore your
health. However, in most cases of chronic or long-term illness,
although you
will notice improvements after each remedy, it may take some
months before your health is restored. However, each
correctly prescribed remedy will lead you closer to wellness. Many
children and pregnancy-related complaints often
recover very quickly.
Healing is a journey, like stepping
stones towards health and wellness. After your first medicine, as
the weeks go by you will notice an improvement in your symptoms, energy
levels and well-being. Your body is beginning to heal.
I’ve heard I may get worse before I get better, is this true?
Some patients may notice a slight worsening of their symptoms. This is a positive sign as your body begins the healing process. Similar to spring-cleaning a house, it can look a little messier when you start to sort through the clutter, but as you continue and the clutter is cleared, you feel better than you have in a long time.
What do remedies look like?
I mostly prescribe remedies as a powder which I will ask you to dissolve in a small bottle of water, to be taken for upto a week. I will provide you with instructions when I give you the remedy.
Alternatively, I may prescribe your remedy as a small sweet pillule, or as liquid in a small dropper bottle. See photos on consultations page.
Will you give me my remedy straight away?
For new patients, I like to spend further time after the consultation working on the case, to ensure I am thorough in determining the best remedy for the patient. In these cases, you will usually receive the remedy within a few days.
At your follow-up consultations, if a new remedy is required, I will usually prescribe this during the consultation.
What are remedies made from?
Homeopathic remedies are made from natural mineral, plant and animal sources. They are not tested on animals, but on healthy human volunteers.
Who can take homeopathic remedies?
Because homeopathic remedies are so gentle, they are safe for everyone including newborn babies, children, during pregnancy, and for the elderly.
Will the remedy interfere with medication from my GP?
No. Homeopathic remedies can work safely alongside the medication prescribed by your GP.
Will I have to stop the medication my GP prescribed?
No. It is very important that you continue to take all medications as prescribed by your GP.
At some point throughout your homeopathic treatment, as your body is returned to health, I may suggest you talk to your GP to ask whether he/she would be happy to reduce your medication. This is dependent on what your doctor considers safe, and whether you feel comfortable with this.
Do you have any payment plans to help me fund my treatment?
As a Registered member of The Society of Homeopaths, your Homeopathic treatment can be claimed against a wide range of private health insurance companies including:
Birmingham Hospital Saturday Fund, CIGNA UK, Civil Service Healthcare, Clinicare, First Assist, Forester Health, Health Shield, HSA, Medisure, Norwich Union Healthcare, Patient Aid Association, Pinnacle PLC, Provincial Hospital Association, Standard Life Health Care, Westfield Health Scheme.
Please note that some of the above insurance companies require a GP referral to me before you can claim. I am a member of the NHS Directory of Complementary and Alternative Practitioners which enables your GP to refer you to me.
Is there any evidence that Homeopathic treatment works?
Yes, many clinical trials have been carried out under highly controlled conditions. The following link will take you to The Society of Homeopaths Clinical Trials webpage which lists the details:Sir John Weir
(Physician to King George VI and to four generations of British monarchs)
"I believe what prevents men from accepting the
homeopathic principles is ignorance, but ignorance is criminal when human lives
are at stake. No honest man faced with the facts of homeopathy can refuse to
accept it. He has no choice. When I had to face it, I had to become a follower.
There was no choice if I were to continue to be an honest man. ... Truth always
demands adherence and offers no alternative."
(http://www.naturalnews.com/031556_homeopathy_King.html).
Paul McCartney
“I can’t manage without homeopathy. In fact, I never go anywhere without homeopathic remedies. I often make use of them”.
Dizzy Gillespie (Jazz Trumpeter, band leader, singer & composer)
“I’ve had two revelations in my life. The first was bebop; the second was Homeopathy”.(http://i-heal.blogspot.com/2009/06/famous-quotes-on-homeopathy.html).
Tina Turner (Pop, rock & soul singer)Roger Daltrey (Lead singer for The Who)
“I had a very, very dramatic experience with my son when he was 9 months
old. He started throwing up, could not keep any food down and turned to
skin & bone...
… At the hospital they did every test to him, and in the end just handed him back to me. My wife and I were in bits. The kid was dying…within two weeks (of Homeopathic medicine) he was putting weight on, keeping food down”. (The Times, 2008).
Suffers from partial deafness and tinnitus due to exposure to loud music during concerts.
“I’ve had some treatment for it. I found a homeopathic practitioner who has really helped reduce it tremendously”.(Wilkerson 2006, chapter 18, note 6).
Cher (Singer, entertainer, actress)
In 1987 Cher was struck by a debilitating viral illness that manifested in chronic fatigue and pneumonia.
“I tried regular medicine and it just didn’t work…
I turned to a Homeopathic doctor in desperation… within four months he’d got me
back up and on the road again”. (Sloan, 2004).
Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Violinist & Conductor)
“Homeopathy is one of the rare medical approaches which carries no penalties
– only benefits” (Kindred Spirits 1989)
Homeopathy is the safest and most reliable approach to ailments and has withstood the assaults of established medical practice for over 100 years”.
(http://i-heal.blogspot.com/2009/06/famous-quotes-on-homeopathy.html).
Mark Twain (American Author & Humorist)“The introduction of homeopathy forced the old school doctor to stir around and learn something of a rational nature about his business. You may honestly feel grateful that homeopathy survived the attempts of the allopaths to destroy it”.
(http://i-heal.blogspot.com/2009/06/famous-quotes-on-homeopathy.html).
Mahatama Ghandi (Pacifist and ‘Father’ of India)
“Homeopathy cures a greater percentage of cases than any other method of treatment. Homeopathy is the latest and refined method of treating patients economically and non-violently”.
(http://i-heal.blogspot.com/2009/06/famous-quotes-on-homeopathy.html).
Cindy Crawford (Model)
Cindy told Oprah viewers that she uses homeopathy to treat bee stings, mosquito bites and bruises.
“I also turn to Homeopathic remedies for the treatment of indigestion, travel sickness, insomnia and hay fever just to name a few. Homeopathy offers a safe, natural alternative that causes no side effects or drug interactions”.
(http://i-heal.blogspot.com/2009/06/famous-quotes-on-homeopathy.html).
Sir William Osler (The Father of Modern Medicine)
“It is not as if our homeopathic brothers are asleep; far from it, they are awake – many of them at any rate – to the importance of the scientific study of disease”.
(http://i-heal.blogspot.com/2009/06/famous-quotes-on-homeopathy.html).
