I grew up with homeopathy when our illnesses were more serious than my mother could handle with her herbs. I got strep throat bad once. Mom took me to the homeopathic doctor. He gave me a remedy and I took it at home. Soon after, the pain in my throat was unbearably intense. I cried and slobbered since it hurt to swallow my own saliva. A few hours later, I was better, I mean all better as if the infection disappeared completely. The next day, I was myself again and I never got strep again.

In high school, I would mention my homeopathic doctor to friends and they had no idea what I was talking about. I didn't really know how to explain it to them, so I decided to devote my senior project to it. I researched and read about it so I could understand. I learned when you take the right remedy, you can initially get an aggravation in which the symptoms get worse before they get better. It is the rising of your body's vitality that creates this reaction. Symptoms are your body's defenses against disease, not the disease itself. Therefore, homeopathic medicine is far more effective than standard western medicine that merely treats the symptoms. In homeopathy, the body learns to fight the disease on its own, so it does not get sick again. In standard Western medicine the use of antibiotics weakens the body's defenses and recurrent infections are common.

I had another experience while attending naturopathic medical school. I got a serious cold with fever, sweating, intense dreams, gingivitis, and congestion. I went to a Chinese herbalist and who looked at my tongue and pulses to diagnose my condition. He said it was severe and gave me herbs to boil for hours at home to help me. After a week of continuing to get worse, I became desperate and told a colleague I was going to go get antibiotics. He agreed to take my homeopathic case and prescribed a remedy. The next day, I began to feel better. It still took me another week to fully recover, but the remedy had switched the progression of the disease.

Two years later, while studying homeopathy in depth during my clinical education, I decided to get my constitutional case taken. It was a particularly hard time in my life and I was suffering from severe depression.  I was involved in self-awareness practices and had a healthy lifestyle as a foundation, but homeopathy removed my susceptibility to depression. Every now and then, I would feel like I could get depressed, but I didn't go there. I had other things to do. I've been living my life that way since. It doesn't mean I don't get sad sometimes. I am still human. But, I don't get stuck in sadness anymore.

I have used homeopathy many times in my practice and seen the same miraculous results I experienced myself. It happens everyday with this medicine. It is particularly helpful for behavioral and emotional problems such as ADD, bipolar, depression, and anxiety. It is valuable for one who wants to enhance their self growth. Disease begins in the emotional sphere before it manifests physically, so it is very useful preventively. It is valuable in all stages of disease and life. It cannot cure irreversible disease, organ dysfunction, or major lifestyle issues. For more information, contact Earth Medicine Woman.