Whilst homeopathy can help in serious cases, it is obviously better to seek treatment before getting to this stage. This means recognising that minor symptoms are early warning signs: increased irritability, sleeplessness, feelings of dread or guilt can indicate a need for attention. Many patients arrange regular check-ups with their homeopath in oreder to continually maintain their health.
In a typical primary care Trust (PCT) of 200,000 people, there will be around 25,000 who suffer from depression, anxiety or neuroses. The IMPACT service in Nottingham offers homeopathic treatment for NHS patients with common mental health problems. The service has demonstrated that 74% of health problems. The service has demonstrated that 74% of patients in this category experienced significant improvement and many were able to come off conventional medication.
In 2005, NHS guidance outlined that children under 18 should not be prescribed anti-depressants yet 40,00 children are, thought to be taking psychiatric drugs for depression, anxiety and other problems.
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It is not only counselling that has a role to a play in preventing serious mental illness. In a national survey conducted by The Society of homeopaths. 87% of patients who complained of mental and emotional problems reported positive changes.
Homeopathy has been found to be as effective as prescribed drugs in the treatment of anxiety. Both the MHRA and the National Institute for Health & Clinical Excellence (NICE) say GP's are prescribing too man pills for those who do not have a serious medical condition and they advise people to seek other treatments.
An often overlooked connection between mind and body is the way in which even mild mental ill-health can have an adverse affect on our physical selves. American researches found that mild depression can quicken the deaths of patients with heart problems: the incidence of abnormal heartbeat was three times higher in depressed patients. It is also now thought that stress may raise cholesterol levels, potentially increasing the risk of heart disease. Homeopathy is a holistic therapy which aims to help mind and body.
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Emotional stress caused by grief, shock, abandonment, disappointment or major life changes such as moving home can leave us drained and prone to illness. If left untreated or uncorrected, "acute" emotional responses can become long-term or chronic. In cases of severe mental exhaustion, help is required in order to reverse a potential downward spiral to nervous breakdown.
Healthy children bounce back from acute illnesses and may even experience a growth spurt or developmental leap immediately after an illness. Homeopathy can help boost your child's natural immunity. Homeopaths work with a different health model from model from the bio-medical one, which aims to increase "herd immunity". Every child is special and has their own physical and emotional way of dealing with disease. This knowledge requires individual treatment tailored to your child's needs, which homeopathy provides.
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Homeopathy is ideal for babies and children as it is a gentle yet highly effective system of medicine. The mildly sweet pills, powders or liquids are easy to dispense and are more palatable than many conventional medicines. The highly diluted natural substances that form homeopathic remedies mean that they are safe to use in the very young, including new born babies. More tan that, homeopathy can raise the immunity of your children to help deal with illness throughout their childhood.
Homeopathy not only helps when your child is ill. It can also help prevent illness and give support through difficult periods of their life.
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It is estimated that 1in 10 men over the age of suffers from importance or erectile dysfunction. Whilst men increasingly turn to homeopathy for their sexual health problems, most men suffer in silence.Homeopathy offers almost 200 remedies for men suffering from erectile dysfunction and prostate problems.Homeopathy can help with other problems that many men experience- because of its holistic approach, it can help treat men who suffer with skin disorders, respiratory, circulatory and digestive conditions, IBS, migrane, stress and anxiety.
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Homeopathy is a holistic system of medicine, based on an understanding of the interconnection between mind and body. By taking a full case history, homeopaths aim to treat the whole person, not just their disease. Instead of attacking symptoms with strong drugs, homeopathy uses gentle medicine which aims to stimulate and strengthen the immune system, thereby helping the body's natural tendency to heal itself.
Homeopathic medicine is prescribed in very low dilution after a special matching process, which takes into account individual symptoms and characteristics.
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For men, its not just the physical health that suffers- their mental and emotional health is also at risk. Many men find it hard to express their discomfort or attend to early indications that they are all unwell- so it is not surprising that a crises develops. This may be physical illness ( like a heart attack) or emotional breakdown, mid-life crises or worse. 75% of all suicides in the UK are male, with the rate for young men currently rising alarmingly. And young men are falling prey to what were previously considered to be female anxieties connected to their image, as evidenced by the rising rate of male anorexia.
Research confirms the importance of mind-body connections in disease. American studies have shown that those who suffer frequent bouts of depression are 40% likely to develop heart disease - the main premature killer of men in the UK.
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