At
Highfield Homeopathic Clinic
We
believe in treating the whole person.
Homeopathy is for everybody.
It
helps to deal with the stresses and strains of life.
What to expect at you
first Appointment?
The first appointments
will take 1-1½ hours. You will be asked questions
about your present health and past illnesses. You will be asked details about
different aspects of your life that affect you,
this is to build your individual
picture to match a remedy most suitable for you.
Follow-up appointments will
usually be about 4-6 weeks
apart. Lasting approx: ¾ hr.
Frequently Asked Questions?
Q. What is homeopathy?
Homeopathy is a complementary treatment that
treats you as a whole person, encouraging your own healing system to be active.
Homeopathy is based on the law of similars.
Hippocrates known as the "father of
medicine" the 4th Century discovered that substances that caused symptom would
also cure similar symptoms.
It was not until the 18th Century that the law of
similars was taken further. A German Doctor, Samuel Hahnemann was very
disillusioned with his medical profession and found it wanting. He took up the
idea from Hippocrates and experimented on himself.
He first gave himself Peruvian Bark, this gave
him Malaria symptoms. After much testing he then tried it on a patient and found
a very swift recovery. But at this time there was much toxic poisoning from
substances like Arsenicum and it would not be possible to give the patient
Arsenicum because it would kill them. So he experimented by diluting the
substance again and again and again he found he had to vigorously shake the
contents to release the energy, but after diluting and shaking till no
detectable substance was left in the liquid, not only did it not poison the
patient but it cured them remarkably quickly. The results were astounding. In
his life time Hahnemann went on to discover many valuable remedies that we use
today, and without his meticulous record keeping we would not have the
principles of Homeopathy that we do today .
Q. Can I use Homeopathy
alongside conventional treatment? Yes.
Remedies work well alongside conventional medicine and will improve your energy
and well being, in some cases helping with side effects caused by conventional
medicine.
Conventional medicine works on the basis of
destroying bacteria and germ or suppressing the illness or disease in the hope
that nature will take over and cure itself. For example Anti depressants work by
preventing you feeling so terrible to give your body a chance to recover in the
hope that nature will alleviate the state. Sometimes this happens sometimes it
doesn't and that is when Homeopathy is so useful. In some cases patients do not
want to take anti-depressant or they have bad side effects
from the drug this is when homeopathy can often help nature to help itself.
Homeopathy can work hand in hand with
conventional medicine to get you back to where you would like to be, whether it
be physical, mental or emotional.
Q. How quickly will I see an
improvement?
This depends on each individual.
In some cases very quickly, in others improvement will be more gradual.
It will depend on many things, the cause of the
ill ness or problem, how long you have had it. What treatment you may have
already had. The one thing that frequently happens is that you will feel better,
more positive, more confident, and this in turn makes a huge difference to you.
Q. Can Homeopathy be used
for short or long term complaints? Yes.
It will work on several levels. It will help bring strength and energy back into
your life maintaining recovery and enabling you to become stronger and
healthier.
Some people have illness that will not get
better, but this does not mean you have to feel low. Your quality of life can
improve greatly feeling more energetic and less lethargic.
Others will have illness that will get better
they just have not found the right cure. Homeopathy is so valuable in these
cases, when many trips to the Doctor and specialist have brought no results. It
usually means that there is nothing to wrong its just that nature has not
activated itself properly to mend you. So frequently a few homeopathic remedies
give your body the helping hand it needs.
Q. Can I use Homeopathy for
sports injuries?
Yes. It will aid and hastens recovery, decreasing swelling, and inflammation.
Many internationals sporting athlete use
homeopathy as it is safe, it is not a drug and naturally helps the body recover
after training, falls, cuts burses, or accidents.
Q. Can homeopathy help with
general wear and tear? Yes.
It can be very useful for joints, arthritis, swelling, stiffness and other aging
problems.
Old age creeps up on all of us and we don't
realise it but our shoulder hurt more than they used to or knees, ankles, hands
become weak and painful. Homeopathy cannot turn the clock back but it can slow
it down and make us more comfortable.
Children
Q. Can I bring my children?
Yes you can. Children often benefit more, as our bodies react faster whilst we
are young.
(Please look at the 'Children's' section for further
information on the problems and related benefits that are treated by
homeopathy.)
Animals
Large and Small
Highfield
Homeopathic Clinic is not able to prescribe treatments for Animals, but are able
to assist you in finding a Homeopathic Vet, or to inform you of the action of
remedies. If you are unable to find a homeopathic vet you can ask your vet if
you can call me Jennifer Green for a remedy to try.
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Contact Highfield Homeopathic
Clinic
- Telephone
-
07904
339172 for Highfield Homeopathic Clinic
- or
07966
306604 for Highfields Farm Practice
- Address
-
Highfields Farm, Sandon Road, Hilderstone. Staffordshire. ST15 8SF
- E-mail
- General Information:
jennifergreen@talktalk.net
Webmaster:
jennifergreen@talktalk.net
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