Impossible Cure : The Promise of Homeopathy

, by Lansky, Amy L.

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ISBN: 9780972751407 | 0972751408
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 4/1/2003

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Foreword

Preface

xii

Acknowledgments

xiv

Chapter 1. Homeopathy Revealed

(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

(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

(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?

(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

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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)

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Impossible Cure : The Promise of Homeopathy

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