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At Benham Chiropractic, homeopathic remedies are often recommended to the patient. So just what is homeopathy? Homeopathy is a natural, vitalistic treatment consisting of the energies of specific natural substances (plant, animal, and mineral) that have gone through successive dilutions and succussions. For example, to prepare a 30C remedy of a substance, one drop of an extract of the original substance is mixed with 99 drops of water and alcohol and shaken. Then one drop of that dilution is then further diluted with another 99 drops of water and alcohol and shaken again. This process is repeated another 28 times to make a 30C remedy. It is this process of successive dilutions and succussions that imparts the substance's energetics into the solution or homeopathic remedy. The remedy is then administered to the patient in drops.
Homeopathy is based on “The Law of Similars”, which states: “Like Treats Like”. In other words, for example, we are all aware that the plant commonly referred to as poison ivy (Rhus toxicodendron) causes itching, burning, blistering rashes when exposed to the skin. Therefore, a homeopathic preparation of Rhus toxicodendron is very useful in treating numerous diseases or conditions that have symptoms similar to poison ivy exposure, i.e. herpes rashes, eczema, and shingles. This is a classic example of “Like Treats Like”.
A homeopathic remedy of a particular substance, such as Rhus toxicodendron, is made by taking an extract of the Rhus toxicodendron plant and successively diluting it with water and alcohol and subjecting it to repeated succussions over and over again until only the energetics of the original substance, i.e. Rhus tox, remain. There is absolutely no trace of the original substance ... only its energetics remain. This is why homeopathic preparations of poisonous substances such as: mercury, Carolina Jasmine, Pink Root, St. Ignatius' Bean, Monk's Hood, Hemlock, Bitter Apple, Belladonna, Leopard's Bane, etc., are widely utilized. There are no side effects when using homeopathic remedies since only the vibrational energy of the substance is administered to the patient.
There are a couple of counter-intuitive facts about Homeopathy that are interesting and should be noted. First, the more the dilution and succussions processes the remedy goes through, the stronger the energies and hence, the stronger the remedy. Also, in homeopathy, its not the quantity or amount of the remedy administered that has the healing effect, but rather it is the frequency (or how many times a day) the remedy is administered.
At Benham Chiropractic, homeopathic remedies are utilized for reducing toxicity in acupuncture meridians and organs, headaches and migraines, GI disorders, intestinal dysbiosis, joint pains, scars, rashes, food and environmental sensitivities including hay fever, muscle pains, strains, sprains, bruising, bone pains, and skin disorders.
Have you ever been traveling and ended up getting violently sick and thought you had food poisoning? The next time this occurs, make a homeopathic preparation of your purging and sip your way to feeling better. Prepare as follows: thoroughly rinse a soda or other beverage bottle. Fill the bottle with tap water within 1 inch of the top. Add a few drops of your purgings or spittle. Cap the bottle and shake it for 30 seconds. Empty the bottle and discard the contents. Fill the bottle again with water, cap and shake for 30 seconds. Empty, fill, shake... repeating this procedure at least 10 times. Once completed, then sip the water from the final dilution every 15 minutes. You have now prepared and administered to yourself a homeopathic preparation following the “Law of Similars”.
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