WHAT IS HOMEOPATHY?

Homeopathy was developed over 200 years ago as a distint medical system by a German physician, Samuel Hahnemman, M.D.  This doctor in 1790 based this new form of medicine on the concept of "like cures like".  In other words, a substance that causes symptoms in a healthy person can also cure those same symptoms in a sick person.  The name homeopathy is derived from "homeo" or similar and "pathy" meaning disease.  Homeopathic remedies are derived from the plant, mineral, and animal kingdoms and are produced in various dilutions. 

Homeopathic remedies are available in some health food stores and work well for headaches and the common cold, for example.  A prescription is not needed due to its safety and lack of serious side effects commonly seen with drugs.  For more serious conditions it is best to seek the advice of a health care practioner who has extensive training in homeopathy.  A growing number of chiropractors and medical doctors are now using homeopathy in their daily practices.  The more potent remedies are sold by health care providers and are not available in health food stores. 

HISTORY IN USA

All homeopathic remedies are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and are legal in the USA.  These remedies are listed in the Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia USA and are manufactured under strict regulations by homeopathic pharmacies.  Homeopathy was included in the federal law in 1938 when the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act was passed.  Homeopathy was so safe and effective that by the early 1900's there were 22 homeopathic medical colleges operating in the USA.  It is estimated by medical historians that one out of every five medical doctors in this time period were using homeopathy in their daily practices.  The Carnegie and Rockefeller empires gained control of the medical profession in this country by 1930 and the main emphasis shifted to the use of drugs.  It was imperative that all economic competition be removed and medical education came under control of the pharmaceutical industry.  By the 1940's all homeopathic medical colleges had been shut down.

HOMOTOXICOLOGY

Homeopathy was brought into the 20th century with the development of a new and scientific approach to the principles of homeopathy.  A German physician, Hans Reckeweg, M.D. applied the modern sciences of biology, pathology, immunology, enzymology, endocrinology, and toxicology with the basics of homeopathy.  Dr. Reckeweg called this new field of medicine, Homotoxicology.  Homo refers to homo sapiens or the human race and toxicology refers to toxins and their effects on the human body.  The body and its systems were designed to maintain a state of balance.  We are constantly interacting with our environment and it has become increasing toxic or polluted.  These toxins effect the human organism and our bodies must eliminate these toxins in order to maintain good health.  Symptoms so often seen with a particular disease are nothing more than an expression of the body's defense systems attempting to eliminate these toxins.  The body is always attempting to heal itself by ridding itself of these toxins.

Many complex formulas designed by Dr. Reckeweg help facilitate the elimination of these harmful toxins.  The remedies help restore damaged enzyme systems and his system of medicine can be considered a marriage of modern allopathic medicine and homeopathy.  Dr. Reckeweg developed a Biological Flow System which allows one to see the progression or regression of disease based on the body's ability to get rid of these toxins.  Blockage of these toxins or the inability of the body to eliminate them drives them deeper into the body.  Drugs block the elimination of these toxins and results in many degenerative diseases.  It is essential to safely remove these toxins to acheive good health.

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

My first exposure to the use of homeopathy was back in 1983 when I worked in a large clinic that specialized in nutrition and homeopathy.  Rheinhold Voll, M.D. had developed one of the first medical electronic instruments capable of measuring the electical resistance of acupuncture points.  Dr. Voll was able to test specific nutrients, drugs, herbs, and homeopathic remedies on his machine, the Dermatron, in order to detoxify the body and restore balance to the immune system.  Dr. Voll revolutionized the practice of medicine as he trained thousands of medical doctors throughout Germany and Europe.

I have continued my education in homeopathy and electronc acupuncture according to Voll (E.A.V.) over the last 25 years and now periodically travel to Germany to stay abreast of the latest research and treatment techniques.