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HOMEOPATHY FOR ALLERGIES
Jane Cicchetti, RS Hom, (NA)
Hello, my name is Jane Cicchetti and I've been a classical homeopath for over 15 years. I'm a registered member of the North American Society of Homeopaths, the author of two books on natural healing and have taught homeopathy to physicians in hospitals and medical schools as well as to the public in general.
Over the years, I've published numerous articles on homeopathy and I'd like to share a few favorites with you, from time to time. Enjoy them- I especially hope that you are able to put them to practical, everyday use.
Two thousand years ago, physicians knew that if they prepared herbs by diluting them in a special way their healing power would increase dramatically. This principle is put to work within homeopathy, an effective, natural system of health care. It uses specially prepared remedies to stimulate the immune system rather than suppressing it. Homeopathy is extensively used in France and Germany and has been the treatment of choice of the Royal Family of England for generations. These non-toxic remedies are becoming more widely used in the United States as awareness of the negative side effects of drugs increases.
Safe, natural homeopathic remedies can be very helpful for treating acute allergic attacks such as the sneezing and itching of hay fever or hives or rashes from eating something that you are allergic to. You can learn how to use homeopathic remedies this way with just a little bit of study. When the correct remedy is taken, relief is obtained with out undesirable side effects such as sleepiness or disorientation. Of course, if the allergic reaction is severe or life threatening, the problem goes beyond home health care and should be taken care of by a physician.
This type of homeopathic treatment is very effective for the acute allergic attack and the individual usually feels better right away. It does not, however, remove the tendency towards allergies. Given another exposure to the allergen, he will have another "attack". James Tyler Kent, the father of American homeopathy, call these "attacks" "an explosion of the chronic disease". He said that constitution treatment is necessary to treat the underlying cause of the disease.
Constitutional homeopathic treatment is necessary to strengthen the individual and create a state of increased health where he is not longer allergic. This type of treatment must be done by a homeopathic practitioner who selects a remedy based on the symptoms of the whole person, considering the mental and emotional symptoms as well as the physical symptoms.
A well trained homeopathic practitioner always considers the whole person when treating an individual. This means that a persons diet, lifestyle and environment is also looked into. Samuel Hahnemann, the German physician, who founded homeopathy 200 years ago, mentioned obstacles to cure. Often, when a person does not get well in spite of proper treatment, the problem is some obstacle to cure. This is often the case with allergies. Poor diet and polluted air can stand in the way of healing allergies and are often the cause of it.
Fortunately, we are living in a time where much information is available about the relationship between food and allergies. Changing one's diet to eliminate foods which are allergy causing and adding foods which are beneficial, along with the use of homeopathy can go a long way towards strengthening an individual to the point where allergies are no longer a problem.
Family history is something else that is looked at by a homeopath. Individuals with a family history of allergies and other chronic diseases take longer to heal than those from a more robust background. Indian homeopaths (homeopathy is very popular in India), perceive allergies as a problem that is mainly connected with one's inherited tendencies and suggest that allergies and especially hay fever are very difficult to cure because of this.
As you can see, allergies are not a simple problem. Homeopathy can often help with the acute attack. Healing the tendency towards allergies can be relatively easy or very difficult depending on the individual. This is often the case with chronic disease and many people have found that a health problem that one person has can be easily helped by any form of treatment and another person with that same problem can be practically incurable. Homeopathy treats people, not diseases and has always recognized the difference in individuals. It is a healing art and science in which why we get sick and how we get well has been very carefully studied.
If you wish to learn more about how homeopathy perceives health and healing, I recommend the book, The Science of Homeopathy, by George Vithoulkas.
Ashmd.com extends it's appreciation to Ms. Cicchetti for her valuable contribution. Ms. Cicchetti's website, The Five Element Center, can be accessed at
http://naturalutions.com/homeopathy-cicchetti/.
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