Impossible Cure : The Promise of Homeopathy,9780972751407

Impossible Cure : The Promise of Homeopathy

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ISBN13: 9780972751407
ISBN10: 0972751408
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2003-04-01
Publisher(s): INGRAM
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Table of Contents

Foreword ix
Preface xii
Acknowledgments xiv
Chapter 1. Homeopathy Revealed 1(23)
Homeopathy's prominence in 19th-century America
Homeopathy returns
Homeopathy- the "black sheep" medicine
What you will find in this book
Chapter 2. The Law of Similars 24(19)
Hahnemann the rabble-rouser
Discovery of the Law of Similars
Drug provings
Philosophical consequences of the Law of Similars
Hahnemann's personal life
Hahnemann the scientist
Homeopathy as empirical medicine
Chapter 3. Testimony to Cure 43(30)
The warning signs
The search- without and within
Homeopathy; Initial changes
Skepticism; Osteopathy, Reiki, and prayer
Joining the crowd
Remedy adjustments, and a hint of vaccination damage
An ongoing process
Why autism?
The path to cure
The many lessons learned
Chapter 4. What Is Disease? What Is Cure? 73(33)
The body machine
We are more than machines
We are intrinsically self-healing
Symptoms are our friends
Cure versus suppression
Antipathy, homeopathy, and allopathy
The Law of Cure
Susceptibility
Susceptibility is individual
Center of gravity
History and environment
Chapter 5. Symptom Patterns: Humanity Reflected in Nature 106(28)
Psychosomatic symptom patterns
Arnica- the trauma remedy
The mechanics of matching symptom patterns
The center of the case
Modalities and concomitants
Causation; Situation
The doctrine of signatures
Animal patterns
Plants and minerals, too
Symbolism and structure
Chapter 6. The Development and Evolution of Homeopathic Practice 134(29)
Hahnemann's development of the homeopathic system
Potentization- the creation of the ultradilute remedies
The centesimal, decimal, and LM potencies
Remedy administration: how, how much, and how often
Potency selection
One remedy at a time; Related applications and methods
Loosely related methods and modalities
Chapter 7. Science and Skepticism: Does Homeopathy Really Work? 163(42)
Existence proof
The randomized placebo-controlled trial- the only proof of effectiveness?
It does work, and it works well
Meta-analysis
The message and the medium
Homeopathic models of remedy action
Putting it all together
Chapter 8. The Experience of Homeopathy 205(25)
Selecting a homeopath
Preparing for your first visit
The interview
Case analysis tools
Repertorization and remedy selection
Taking your remedy
Antidoting
Remedy response
Follow-up visits
When to report back to your homeopath
Mixing homeopathy with other types of treatment
Stick with it!
Chapter 9. Cure Is Possible 230(29)
Alzheimer's disease reversed
Cancer cures and expulsion of tumors
More expulsion anecdotes
Some serious acutes
Chronic disease
Helping our animal companions with homeopathy
Fighting starvation and disease in the Third World
Oh, my aching *#$&(#!
The emotional and behavioral realm
Miracles happen
Chapter 10. The Road Ahead 259(12)
Licensure versus certification
The fight for legal practice
New hope: legalization of unlicensed therapies
Homeopathic training
Other issues: insurance, access to remedies, and recognition
Our right to health freedom
References 271(14)
Suggested Reading 285(3)
Helpful Resources 288(3)
Index 291

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