FAQ
Practical Instuctions to Patients
What is Homeopathy?
- You Mention Herbs. Is Homeopathy Like Herbal Medicine?
- Where Does Homeopathy Come From?
- How Do Homeopathic Medicines Work?
- Does Homeopathy Then Work On the Whole Person?
- Why Are Homeopathic Medicines Prepared in Microdoses?
- Is Homeopathic Medicine “Energy” Medicine?
- Doesn’t That Suggest Homeopathy is Really Only the Placebo Effect?
- Is Homeopathy a Scientific System of Medicine, or Is it Based More on the Intuition of the Practitioner?
- How Does a Homeopath Differ From an Allopath (Conventional M.D.)?
- What’s the Difference Between Homeopathy and Immunizations? Between Homeopathy and Allergy Desensitization?
What Kinds of Diseases can Homeopathy Treat?
- Homeopathy Does Not Treat Diseases
- Do Homeopathic Physicians Treat Mental and Emotional Conditions?
- What About Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)? Other Behavioral Problems?
- My Child Keeps Getting Ear Infections One After the Other. Antibiotics Get Her Over the Acute Episode, But Do Nothing to Prevent Another One. Can Homeopathy Help?
- My Child is Always Sick With Colds and Flus and Sore Throats. What Should I Do?
- What About Pregnancy and Delivery?
- What About Colic? or Teething?
- Do I Always Need to Give My Child Penicillin When He Has a Strep Throat?
- Can Homeopathy Do Anything for Hot Flashes?
- Many Women Get Cystitis From Time to Time. Do They Always Need Antibiotics?
- Can Homeopathy Do Anything for Asthma?
- I Know Someone Who Has Never Been the Same Since the Death of a Loved One. Can Anything Be Done?
- What About Injuries?
- I Have to Have an Operation. Can Homeopathy Help Me to Heal Faster?
- What About Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)?
- And Candidiasis?
- Can Homeopathy Treat Pets?
- What About the Geriatric Population?
- You Make it Sound Like Homeopathy Can Do Anything. What Can’t it Help?
Finding a Well-Trained Homeopath
What Can I Expect During My First Consultation With a Homeopathic Doctor?
- What Do I Expect Now That I’ve Been Treated?
- How Often Will My Homeopath Want to See Me?
- You Keep Referring to “Classical” Homeopathy. What Other Kinds of Homeopathy Are There?
- Do Homeopathic Medicines Cause Side Effects?
- Do Homeopathic Medicines Act Slowly or Quickly?
- If a Person is Being Treated With Drugs, Can He or She be Treated Homeopathically at the Same Time?
- Do Homeopaths Use Vitamins, Minerals or Herbs?
- What is the Responsibility of the Patient Who Undertakes Homeopathic Treatment?