Homoeopathy seeks to assist nature rather than overpower it, by stimulating the body to fight illness instead of suppressing symptoms. This helps the body to improve its own immunity and reduces the risk of re-infection.

Healing patients holistically involves treating the whole person, including the mind, body and emotions. At times of extreme emotional stress, such as grief for example, the physical body produces symptoms because the emotional body cannot fully express itself. Homoeopathic remedies can help to heal the sadness, reducing the need for a physical expression.

Viruses and bacteria are all around us, so what makes one person pick up an infection and not another? It's all about your constitution. Some people call it the immune system, or vital force. It's the unique part of us that allows some people to smoke and eat junk food and live to be 90 years old, while others are sensitive to every 'E' number.

Homoeopathy boosts your constitution, which helps to prevent illness. Individuals who are happy, eat well and suffer from limited stress have less chance of becoming ill. Some people have to work harder than others at preventing illness, depending on their constitution.

On the simplest level, dis-ease is the body's way of talking to you. the obvious example of this is the common cold. If you have a few weeks of late nights, over-work, irregular meals and too much alcohol you will eventually come down with a cold or other minor illness. Your body is saying "enough" and telling you to slow down or take a break.