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Is there a ?difference between homeopathic and holistic medicine?

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Dr. Guy DaSilva answered

Specializes in Endocrinology

Yes: Homeopathic medicine is a type of therapy based on the hypothesis that a substance that causes the symptoms of a disease in healthy people will cure that disease in sick people.[ this hypothesis is known as "the law of similars" or "like cures like". So if you have lyme's disease for example, a homeopathic solution will be comprised of a mixture of the actual organism that causes lyme's and water.

Answered 7/11/2012

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Dr. Pamela Pappas answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Yes: I agree with dr. Dasilva that homeopathy is holistic, and also a distinct system of medicine. But his description of "homeopathic" is actually "isopathic": using a solution of the identical organism thought to cause lyme. Instead, homeopathy applies medicines whose pattern of symptoms matches those of the individual patient: "similar suffering". Actual remedy could be plant, mineral, or animal.

Answered 12/9/2013

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Dr. Randy Baker answered

Specializes in Holistic Medicine

Yes: This is a good question, as many people confuse homeopathy & holistic medicine. Holistic medicine treats the whole person: mind, body & spirit, & holistic docs often use natural therapies like nutrition, herbs & homeopathy. Homeopathy is a specific type of holistic healing that uses minute amounts of natural substances to stimulate the body to heal itself. See my comment for links to more info:.

Answered 12/9/2013

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