Homeopathy is a system of natural healing that is based on the principle 'like cures like'. While the observation of this principle dates back to Hippocrates (460-377 B.C.), it was developed and established in the eighteenth century by German physician Samual Hahneman. Homeopathic medicine is recognized by the World Health Organization as the second largest therapeutic system in the world. The practice of homeopathy has deep respect for the fact that every person is unique and expresses imbalance in different ways. Homeopathic remedies are derived from a wide variety of natural substances and can be used to stimulate the body's innate healing ability to resolve imbalances and restore health.

In medicine, there are two basic ways to treat ill health: 1) the way of opposites; and 2) the way of similars.Consider a patient with a cough: The way of opposites involves using anti-cough drugs that suppress and prevent the cough, while the way of similars acknowledges that the body is expressing this cough for a reason and reminds the body of what is needed for healing while gently supporting the individual through it.

In homeopathy, it is your uniqueness that is most important - there is no 'homeopathic cough remedy'. Of a hundred people with a cough, it is possible that no two people will receive the same remedy. Naturopathic doctors are trained to take a thorough case and history that will help them to identify the right remedy for you, exemplifying the principles of individualized medicine.

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