How is Homeopathy different than Conventional medicine?
Listed below are some ways to help differentiate homeopathic medicine from conventional medicine:
- Homeopathy rests on a core philosophy and set of principles that guide its practice. Conventional medicine has no real philosophy or principles.
- Homeopathy is a much safer and more gentle form of healing than conventional medicine. Conventional medicine is far more intrusive.
- Homeopathic medicine is much cheaper than conventional medicine. For treatment, homeopathic patients generally spend about 20% of most conventional patients. In addition, homeopathy medicines average about 10% of the cost.
- Homeopathic treatment is non-suppressive. By treating symptoms rather than the whole person, conventional medicine often suppresses illness deeper into the organism.
- Homeopathic medicine treats patients on all levels of their being (physical, emotional, mental and spiritual). Conventional medicine typically only focuses on one level at a time.
- Homeopathic medicine is generally more fun to practice and satisfying for the practitioner. This is the reason why many conventional doctors change to homeopathic medicine later in their careers.
- The goal of homeopathic medicine is cure of chronic disease whereas the goal of conventional medicine is generally management of chronic disease.
- Homeopathy is a form of energy medicine whereas conventional medicine if a form of material medicine.
- Homeopathy focuses on healing from within and using the self-healing capacity of the body. Conventional medicine focuses on healing from without.
- Homeopathy recognizes and utilizes the healing power of nature. Conventional medicine largely ignores this.
- Historically, homeopathic medicine is derived from the Empirical Medicine tradition of experiential healing. Conventional medicine is derived from the Rationalistic Medicine tradition of reductionistic healing.
- Homeopathy utilizes minimum doses in the practice of healing (less is more). Conventional medicine typically utilizes large doses.
- Homeopathic medicine is humanistic and patient-centered. Conventional medicine is focused on diagnosis and system-centered. Please click here to find out How is homeopathic medicine different from other forms of alternative medicine?
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