A 37-year-old member asked:
What is the point of homeopathy?
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Dr. Pamela Pappasanswered
Psychiatry 43 years experience
Homeopathy: The point of homeopathy is to restore the sick to health in the most rapid, gentle, and permanent way possible. The intent is to remove the illness completely -- providing relief from symptoms harmlessly, and with comprehensible principles. This is done by perceiving the patient's problem accurately, and prescribing a single medicine that matches the symptoms and catalyzes healing.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
What is homeopathy?
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Dr. Ed Friedlanderanswered
Pathology 45 years experience
System of thought: This is a largely independent system of medical thought that originated in the US shortly after the American Revolution. While the original idea focused on low doses of a substance having opposite effects from a high dose, it has evolved into a complementary system of caring for the sick. Some say the key to its effectiveness is in the relationship with the practitioner. Won't cure cancer.
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