While acute diseases are by definition self limiting, conventional medicine often uses considerable effort to treat them aggressively. Childhood ear infections, respiratory infections even of viral origin are frequently met in conventional medical practice with potent antibiotics. Homeopathy, however, addresses acute problems through the use of remedies and is often shockingly effective. Special Efficacy in Chronic Disorders Homeopathy shines especially in the area of chronic disorders which in typical medical approach are addressed only symptomatically. Allopathy, that is conventional medicine, fights disease but may also weaken the person.
Homeopathic approach can actually enhance body's healing abilities and increase health.
Because homeopathy works by increasing the body's own natural reactions rather than suppressing uncomfortable symptoms, it is frequently successful with people who have even many year history of disease. Homeopathy deals with the whole person and so it is also successful with mental and emotional problems such as anxiety, depression, chronic fatigue. Incredibly, homeopathy is even effective in cases when someone has suffered a shock and has never been well since. An accident or a grief suffered many years ago can be reversed by careful homeopathic prescribing in order to regain the joy of life. Chronic disease which by definition represent conditions that do not of themselves improve but rather continue to degenerate have found hope and often meet with success in homeopathy.