Homeopathy and Stress Management

Studies and surveys have found that most illness is related to unrelieved stress. Stress can lead to anxiety, depression, fatigue, head and muscle aches and even to more serious conditions like diabetes, heart disease, cancer and thyroid disorders. Stress management is crucial to overall health. Since stress affects each person in so many different ways and can produce a wide range of symptoms a holistic approach is best taken. Homeopathy is often referred to as the original mind-body medicine.

Homeopathic medicine is a form of health care that developed in Germany and has been practiced in the United States since the early 19th century. A key element of homeopathy is the premise that each individual has energy called a vital life force or self-healing response. The term homeopathy comes from the Greek words homeo, meaning similar, and pathos, meaning suffering or disease. Practitioners and followers of this practice believe that when ones energy is out of balance or otherwise disrupted, such as during times of stress then disease and illness result. The goal of homeopathy is to stimulate the body's own healing responses.

When you go to see a homeopathic practitioner your first visit will involve a lengthy in depth assessment. They will ask you about your complaints, diet, lifestyle, and health history. Treatment may include giving small doses of remedies that would produce the same or similar symptoms of illness in healthy people if they were given in larger doses. This is often called the like for like philosophy. Most homeopathic remedies are derived from natural substances that come from plants, minerals, or animals. They are diluted through a series of processes to the point where almost none of the original compound is present. The FDA regulates homeopathic remedies and renders them safe for everyone since the amount of pharmacological ingredients is so minute.

There are a few remedies that are popular for stress relief. Phosphoric acid may be given to someone who is under stress due to grief or sadness as a result of bad news such as the death or trauma of a loved one. The symptoms may include restlessness, sensitivity to light or noise, nervousness or fear and is worsened by cold or heat. Ignatia is a remedy for stress related to upsetting news or events that create emotional upset such as a break up, being passed over for a promotion or being fired. Symptoms include grief, worry, disappointment, insomnia; headache and is worsened by suppressing emotions, smoking and caffeine intake.

Homeopathic medicine teaches that there is no emotion that doesn't have a physical place in the body, just as there is never a disease that hasn't come from a pattern of disconnecting from the deepest Self. Taking a wrong homeopathic medicine does not cause any harm, there will simply be no change however when the right medicine or remedy is given the body’s higher self or innate intelligence responds and corrects the problem. Homeopaths will often prescribe exercise as well as counsel you on nutrition and relaxation methods.

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