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• Celebrities such as Paul McCartney, David Beckham, Twiggy, Caprice, Susan Hampshire, Tina Turner, Louise Jameson, Gaby Roslin, Jude Law, Sadie Frost, Nadia Sawalha and Meera Syal, as well as the Queen and other members of the Royal Family advocate homeopathy.

• Reliable evidence shows that homeopathy is effective in the treatment of common mental health problems, female hormonal disorders (such as PMS) and a range of allergies including eczema.

• Homeopathic medicines are not tested on animals but on healthy human volunteers.

• Homeopathy takes a holistic approach, seeking to treat the whole person, with patients receiving unique treatment and individualised prescriptions.

• Homeopathic remedies have been found to be effective for asthma, hay fever and rhinitis by Dr David Reilly at Glasgow University.

• Homeopathic treatment can be effective very quickly. For acute complaints (flu, colds, hay fever) 1 or 2 sessions may be all that is needed. For chronic illness, treatment typically lasts between 4 and 8 months with monthly visits to a professional homeopath.

More interesting facts

Modern homeopathy was created 200 years ago by a German chemist, Samuel Hahnemann, but the roots of homeopathy go back to Hippocrates.

• Over thirty million people in Europe use homeopathic medicine.

• Homeopathy is not just for the rich. GPs are able to refer NHS patients to registered homeopaths and most private health companies consider homeopathic treatment a good investment. Consultation fees range between £30 and £90.

• Homeopathy is not just a form of herbalism. Medicines from herbs form about a third of the pharmacy of homeopathy: mineral and animal extracts comprising the rest.

• Homeopathy is not a placebo. Homeopathy is proven to be effective in the treatment of babies and animals, who have no preconceptions.

Homeopathy - seriously improving your health

• Homeopathy has been available on the NHS since 1948.
• There are 5 NHS funded homeopathic hospitals in the UK. The largest, the Royal London Homeopathic Hospital, treats around 2,000 patients per week.
• 45% of GPs consider homeopathy useful. 60% of doctors who use homeopathy choose this approach having experienced homeopathy as an effective treatment and feel anxiety about certain hazards of conventional treatment (Dr Magazine)
• Registered members of the Society of Homeopaths are integrating homeopathy with conventional healthcare by taking GP referrals in; Wiltshire, London and Newcastle. Elsewhere homeopaths work in Surestart clinics and in specialised services in the NHS.
• An estimated 3,900 professionals practise homeopathy in the UK
• Around 22.1% of adults purchased homeopathic or herbal remedies over the counter in the past 12 months.
• In Britain the market for homeopathy is growing at around 20% per year.
• The latest pan-European research on homeopathic dilutions has shown that they do affect living human cells (April 2004)
• Research in 2004 at Sheffield University on chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) has shown that homeopathic treatment can improve energy levels

The Society of Homeopaths

The Society of Homeopaths was established in 1978 and is the largest organisation representing professional homeopaths in the UK having 2,500 members. The Society sets stringent clinical and administrative practice standards regarding competence, which members must meet.

Consequently Society members are trained to very high professional standards, providing the general public with a guarantee of safety and competence. Our members are fully insured.