Homeopathy
Homeopathy is a system of medicine that was first developed and practised by Dr. Samuel Hahnemann (in Germany) in 1790 and has been continuously developed since.
Homeopathy is gentle - the remedies used are completely non-toxic, yet powerfully effective and can be used alongside conventional medicines.
Uses & who benefits
Homeopathy can help people with all kinds of illnesses and complaints, either on its own or in complement to conventional medicine. It uses a holistic approach in the sense that it treats the whole person rather than only the symptoms. This means that very often there are improvements in areas other than those for which help was originally sought. By treating the whole person homeopathy can be particularly helpful in dealing with vague symptoms or chronic conditions, or simply as a preventative measure. It is beneficial for babies, children, pregnant and lactating women adults of any age.
Dawn Talavera is a licensed homeopath practising in South East London.
She is available for consultations between the hours of 9.30am and 3pm Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays between 4pm and 6pm. Evening appointments can be made on request.
Please feel free to contact Dawn to discuss your
condition prior to booking an appointment.
Consultations
Your first consultation will take up 90 minutes. Subsequent visits take no more than 45 minutes. Dawn will supply you with the remedies either straight after your appointment or post them on to you the next day, if it is necessary to work on your case.
Your Case History
The homeopath will need to know your complete medical history, including childhood illnesses and any serious illnesses other members of your family, living or dead, may have suffered. You will be expected to talk about your emotional state currently and throughout your life, without the need to mention details. The first consultation can be very therapeutic, as distant memories are brought up.
Improvement of the condition
Many patients report improvements of their condition within days, others can wait significantly longer before the relief they seek is found. Homeopathic treatment is a bit like peeling an onion. Those with a complex medical history may find their course of treatment to be like a re-run in reverse of that history. Earlier conditions can re-emerge, usually in a much diminished form, and will be treated by the homeopath along the way. It is in this way that a return to full health can be achieved.
A well-known user of homeopathy was the Queen Mother, who consulted a homeopath for many years of her long and healthy life.
Homeopaths are governed by the Alliance of Homeopaths (UK). Their training involves a minimum of three years' full-time study. A high standard has to be achieved in order to gain a licence to practise.
Dawn Talavera LCH MARH
T: 020 8299 4232
M: 07805 061 655
A Case History
Childhood glue ear
David was a normal little four-year-old boy whose health had been fine until the year before when he had contracted a nasty cough and temperature. His mother had taken him to the local GP who had decided to prescribe antibiotics. The antibiotics worked and very soon David was back to normal. However, six months later he was feeling poorly again. This time the symptoms were not so clear, runny nose, bad tempered, sleeping heavily and eventually an ear ache that came and went but could be very distressing. The GP diagnosed glue ear and suggested fitting grommets in the ear in a minor surgical operation.
At this point David's mother spoke to a friend who recommended a homeopath as an alternative. David and his mum went to see the friend's homeopath who spent a long time asking both of them questions, many of which seemed to be unrelated to the illness. Eventually she gave David a course of remedies to take. David liked the little sugary pills so taking them was never a problem.
That night David's earache got worse and they had a bit of a night of it. He had a high temperature and his ears were hurting again. But his mother had been warned that something like this might happen and so she held firm, stood by with the calpol just in case his temperature became too high and by the morning he was feeling much better.
At the end of the week they went back to see the GP who was mystified at the complete disappearance of the symptoms and said that there was no reason now to fit the grommets.
David has continued in excellent health. All he needed was a little help to get his immune system back in order.
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