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Classical Homeopathy against chronic diseases

Homeopathy has been recognized and has had widespread application in greater parts of the world for over 200 years. Hundreds of thousands of medical doctors are using homeopathy and in the EU more than 50 000 medical doctors and other practitioners within the public health system prescribes homeopathic medicine to more than 100 million people. It is a treatment without injurious side effects, is not addictive and is the fastest growing alternative treatment in the union.

 

Here you will find information on the basis, practice and what to expect from Classical Homeopathy as a patient. It is a highly individualized treatment tailored precisely towards the individual condition.

Contrary to the conventional view, the organism gives out signs and symptoms in an orderly and, most often, complete way in accordance with its constitution, inherited or acquired susceptibilities from traumatic or other stressful experiences in both minor complaints as well as the most serious conditions. These are discernible in its totality and instructive as to the course of homeopathic treatment.

Classical Homeopathy treats both susceptibility and disease simultaneously producing a lasting cure leaving the organism stronger on all levels. This is the reason patients that have been successfully treated frequently tells of its preventive impact by having fewer if any relapses and that many have remained well decades later. Generally speaking and correctly practiced, it is the most potent treatment of chronic diseases yet developed.

“It is no proof of man’s undertaking to be able to confirm what he pleases; but to be able to discern that what is true is true, and what is false is false, this is the mark of character and intelligence.”

                                                                            Emanuel Swedenborg (1688 –1772)

Definition Of Health

“Health is freedom from pain in the physical body, a state of well being; freedom from passion on the emotional plane, resulting in a dynamic state of serenity and calm; and freedom from selfishness in the mental sphere, having as a result total unification with Truth.

It is obvious that such a state of health is an ideal and that nobody can possess it in its entirety; but the definition points to an ideal Model of Health toward which therapeutic treatments should aspire. The more a patient under treatment approaches this state, the healthier he becomes; and the more he moves away from it, the less healthy he becomes.”

                                                                              Prof. George Vithoulkas (1932- )

He  awarded the The Right Livelihood Award for Health, also called The Alternative Nobel Prize by the Swedish Parliament, Riksdagen, for his work to further scientific classical homeopathy and is the recipient of 9 honorary doctorates as well as numerous other honors.

He is the Dean of International Academy of Classical Homeopathy.

http://www.vithoulkas.com/en/contributions-of-gv/definition-of-health.html

The Origin

The father of medicine, Hippokrates (ca. 460 BC – 370 BC), the author of the Hippocratic oath, recognized the principle of ‘likes cures likes’ and Paracelsus (1493-1541), a pioneer in the development of medicine of his time, regarded likes cures likes the superior principle of healing.

But it was Dr. Samuel C. Hahnemann (1755 – 1843), one of Germany’s most respected medical doctors, chemist, pharmacist, author and translator of medical literature who came to investigate the principle in its many expressions through testing of the actions of the medical remedies and so came to develop homeopathy into an independent and complete system of healing.

Because of the strong side-effects of the medicine used at the time, which often were more harmful than the illness itself, he stopped his practice as a medical doctor but continued to write and to translate medical works while seeking to understand the origin and development of disease and how to obtain self-sustained cures.

He was not satisfied with the present explanation of why Peruvian bark could cure cases of malaria, it was said it was due to its bitter taste, and started taking it himself just to discover that he developed symptoms like malaria. When he stopped the intakes, the symptoms soon vanished.

He studied all available medical records and discovered that only in those very few cases where, after chronically sick persons contracted similar acute diseases, did spontaneous and lasting cures take place. In all other instances, where the acutes were dissimilar to the chronic condition, the chronic disease returned full force after the dissimilar acute disease had run it’s course.

He concluded that a substance that causes symptoms in a healthy individual, cures the same in a sick person; Simila Similibus Curentur, likes cures likes, which became the first basis of homeopathy;
But the side-effects were still too strong, and he started diluting the medicine until all side-effects subsided. But so did also the curative quality. He then came upon the idea, maybe through his knowledge of chemistry, to gradually dilute and also succuss the substance and discovered that while the side-effects disappeared the medical effects were actually both increased and refined through what he now called potentiation, which became the second basis of homeopathy; the minimal dose.

Together with a group of doctors he started trying out the different medical substances by taking them themselves and by recording all symptoms created in every minute detail. The testing of the remedies on healthy and sensitive persons is the third basis of homeopathy and differs from the testing of conventional drugs where animals are used for this purpose. Animals can never express the finer symptoms induced in such trials. He called it provings, and after six years he in 1810 published it all in Materia Medica Pura and started the practice of Homeopathy, named by Hahnemann himself. (How proving of remedies are conducted is beyond the scope of this page). The same year he also published Organon, the art of healing where in 294 aphorisms he describes the theory and practice of homeopathy.
Homeopathy is derived from the Greek words ’omoios’, which means ‘like’, and ’pathos’ which means ’illness’ and together means likes cure likes.

To more easily find relevant remedies in the meetings with patients the first Repertoire was created by Dr. James Tyler Kent, the most eminent homeopath at the end of the 19. century, by the systematic listing of remedies under ‘Mind’, ‘Generals’ and symptoms under the different areas and organ systems of the body. It soon became an indispensable tool in daily practice.

During the 19th century the practice of homeopathy grew both in Europe and the U.S.A. The results of the treatment in both the somatic- and the psychiatric homeopathic hospitals far surpassed the results of the conventional hospitals.
Particularly the impressive results in the treatment of epidemics including cholera, typhoid and yellow fever where death rates of those treated with homeopathy were dramatically lower than those conventionally treated, got much attention and expanded greatly its use.

But for different reasons the practice decreased at the beginning of the 20th century even if it retained its position in India where Mahatma Gandhi became one of its proponents and where the education is still close to equivalent to conventional medical education.

The Renewal

Large parts of the population in different countries of Europe have continued using homeopathy as the preferred treatment and about 22 % of the EU population are using homeopathic remedies. 60 % of the Scottish doctors prescribe homeopathic remedies to their patients. 45 000 Medical Doctors in the European Union have taken education and training in Homeopathy, many more doctors practice without any such background. But also among them has the complexity of its application combined with insufficient teachings and lack of qualified training limited its results.

Besides absurd ideas have developed, like “dream-provings” of remedies, by using moonlight as a source of a homeopathic remedy, or, by writing the name and potency of a remedy on a piece of paper, then put a glass of water over it and, as by magic; the water is potentized to the name and number written on the paper. Ideas like these are absolutely unfounded in the theory of homeopathy, have corrupted its practice and contributed to a degradation of the reputation and led motivated and initially enthusiastic students astray.

But over the last decades there has been a revitalization and resurgence of homeopathy, much due to the committed work of Prof. George Vithoulkas ( 1932 – ), Greece. (see EDUCATION / LITERATURE) and International Academy of Classical Homeopathy.

Through his adherence to and practice of the natural laws of healing discovered and formulated by Dr. Samuel Hahnemann, his thorough knowledge of Materia Medica coupled with a most profound understanding of human nature he has brought homeopathy forward to a most practicable treatment for our time.
He has earned worldwide recognition through six decades of consistently successful treatment of complex and serious cases where conventional medicine had failed and where other homeopaths had gotten stuck, and is recognized and respected worldwide as the preeminent homeopath of our time.

Classical Homeopathy is an extremely complex subject to master, especially the fact that only one remedy is correct and will lead to progress at any stage during treatment, hence the basis of the analysis determines its outcome. His insight and understanding of the process of cure and knowledge of the different remedies has given better foundations for evaluating the different cases and selecting the right remedy at the right time.

By taking part in the development of computer programs, as well as E-learning, which simplifies the use of his and other homeopathic masters compounded knowledge, he has made the work of doctors and other practitioners considerably easier, improved substantially their results and made homeopathy the superior mode of treatment for our time.

For many years he was leading a large homeopathic center with 30 medical doctors in Athens, Greece and has worked with authorities of the European Union to improve the standard of teaching to again give homeopathy its rightful and natural place at the universities. In addition to his many lecture tours and books, he has written numerous articles for major international medical publications.

The Swedish Parliament, Riksdagen, awarded him
The Right Livelihood Award for Health, also called
The Alternative Nobel Prize in 1996.

Later he is also the recipient of nine
Honorary doctorates from medical universities.

Why Homeopathy

Classical homeopathy sees the organism as an indivisible dynamic whole that creates symptoms in the face of different mental and physical stresses, and also as part of the ageing process and are natural attempts to overcome or, if that proves impossible, to maintain a new, lower state of equilibrium as defense against affecting even deeper levels of functioning and pathology. These are signals not to be suppressed but seen together provide precise and decisive information about what is needed, what individually selected homeopathic remedy can initiate a healing process. This also applies to chronic recurrent disorders of any kind with the objective of complete cures.

The natural immune response and the ability to cope with stresses varies greatly depending on inherited, acquired or weakened resilience and not least how previous illnesses have been treated. In particular, repeated suppressions of acute fevers and frequently repeated courses of antibiotics early in life present a risk of impaired health with susceptibilities to later to develop chronic diseases.

A relatively long and detailed consultation is usually necessary to get a sufficiently complete picture of the condition to be able to to find the one remedy that stimulates the organism towards self-healing. A correctly chosen remedy (other homeopathic remedies do little or nothing) provides precisely the stimuli the organism needs to reverse the development. It always works with the organism, never against it. It is strengthened and empowered to start overcoming the condition at all levels in contrast with conventional treatment where symptoms are suppressed individually with all its side effects and long-term consequences. Many elderly people suffer several chronic diseases simultaneously and are prescribed large amounts of medicial drugs for complex conditions where diseases and side effects can hardly be distinguished and with severe consequences for both prognosis and quality of life.

The insidious, consistent increase in frequency of everything from dementia to autoimmune diseases affects the vast majority of families in the west.

During the first part of last century cancer was relatively rare, but an increasing prevalence made President Richard Nixon, on the initiative of the pharmaceutical industry, start the ‘War on Cancer’ in the late 1960s. Despite the enormous public resources that have been and still are expended it has become the most deadly disease in the west, is not abating and of course causes much fear in the population. Nothing affects the complex immune system more profoundly than medical drugs including vaccines, exactly what they are focused on altering for specific, limited outcomes.

When, in our time so much attention is given to the understanding of ecological processes, how can we to the present degree let ourselves be users of chemical drugs without serious consideration of alternatives that supports and enhances the functioning of the whole of man?

The Consultation

To get a complete, coherent and meaningful picture of the particular individual condition much more than the medical history, different tests and diagnoses are needed. How the organism functions and reacts to stresses needs investigation as do seemingly insignificant other symptoms which may have no obvious relation to the main issue and it might seem strange that such things are asked at all. But this completes the highly individualized picture of symptoms, making it possible to find the only corresponding and curative remedy in Materia Medica. 

The organism does not give out symptoms in a haphazardly and randomized way, but coherently dependent on the basic constitution and personal history.

All such symptoms and complaints are subject to improvement or change or might disappear altogether during the course of the treatment, which adds evidence to how the constitution is strengthened on all its levels, while at the same time degrees of predispositions to diseases are lowered, and a greater sense of well-being and freedom on all levels of being are the results.

Not infrequently the same remedy was indicated years earlier and had it be given then the present condition may have been averted.

There may be pauses whilst the homeopath looks through his books or uses the computer. Even the most experienced homeopath cannot know all the information contained in Materia Medica or in the Repertoire, our two most important sources of information.

The first consultation in a chronic case usually takes 1 to 1 1/2 hours, sometimes longer, depending on the overall condition and age of the patient. After the consultation the homeopath may need more time to study the case and compare it with the known features of the remedies before one is given.
Later, when the treatment is well under way, usually only a few and far between follow-ups are needed. The frequency will be individually set depending on the condition of the patient.

Reactions And Improvement

In most chronic cases one single doses of the chosen remedy is given and the long term curative action are left to evolve without undue interference. Usually the first reactions appear within 12 to 48 hours with a mild aggravation that may lasts a week or longer depending on the condition. Some weakness, light headache, the itching of eruptions and more excretions of bodily fluids than usual are most common and should as much as possible be left undisturbed.

These aggravations are not side effects, are harmless, usually mild. In acute conditions the correct remedy will normally rapidly decrease the intensity of the symptoms and resolve the issue but sometimes with the need for frequent repetitions the first hours.

In chronic cases the following weeks most patients experience a initial and slowly augmenting general relief with a heightened sense of well being, increased energy and vitality as have not been felt in a very long time extending beyond the amelioration of the main complaint.
Symptoms such as improved quality of sleep, lowered stress level with a sense of inner calm are signs that the organism is in a more balanced state and has started counteracting the more severe aspects of the condition and are all reactions to the initial dose.

Yet, to further the progress, a repetition or a new remedy is eventually needed for most patients, but the time-frame is highly individual. During the evolving process of cure some old symptoms in a milder form will return in the reverse order of how they originally appeared before permanently removed, requiring the most judicious observation and care by the practitioner.

Some patients, usually those who are dependent on conventional medical drugs and/or due to the nature of the pathology, might by prescribed the remedy daily in low ‘potencies’, which means low strength. As the condition improves and the medical drugs are reduced or discontinued, single doses in a higher potency might be given.

Occasionally there is no initial reaction and only when examining the condition some months later one will see the complaints are less while strength and vitality have increased.
In incurable cases palliation and increased quality of life is the objective of the treatment.

In acute cases a relief is expected shortly after the intake or a few hours at most. Frequent repetitions of the remedy might be needed before a complete cure ensues.

The prognosis varies much depending on the pathology and the condition at the outset and treatments undergone. Roughly speaking one month of treatment corresponds to one year of disease, but some conditions may require mush less time while others more.

Obstacles to cure 

Medical drugs drugs have a tendency to mask the real condition and limit the ability to respond. Also ointments containing strong medications like cortisone ought to be reduced or discontinued altogether if the condition allows.

Vaccines and anesthetics during dental work frequently cause some degree of relapsee. 
Daily use of coffee has a stimulating effect which also limits the long term action of the remedy, especially when taken as a single dose and can bring a relapse. Caffeine-free coffee, moderate amounts of tea and alcohol have however no influence on the treatment. Serious mental/emotional upheavals or strains might also lead to some degree of relapse.
Most times no changes of lifestyle are needed.

Education and Literature

The International Academy of Classical Homeopathy, founded and developed by Director Prof. George Vithoulkas (see RENEWAL), the most renowned homeopath of our time, into the leading school of homeopathy, firmly rooted in the Hahnmannian tradition. It is situated at the Greek island of Alonnissos and with branches in major cities across the globe.

It’s comprehensive and unique E-learning program sets a new and higher standard of teaching. It includes a large variety of cases managed over time, giving education in the field at the highest academic level and is the very best preparation for proficient treatment of patients available.

Dr. Samuel Hahnemann; Organon the art of Healing, the laws of cure in 294 aphorisms as discovered by Hahnemann; the basis of homeopathy.

Dr.James Tyler Kent; Lectures on Homeopathic Philosophy, a classic text that expands on Hahnemann’s ‘Organon’.

Dr. James Tyler Kent, M.D.; Lesser Writings. Over 100 years old observations and experiences with invaluable information on the practice of homeopathy by the most eminent homeopath of his time. As valid today as when written.

Prof. George Vithoulkas; The Science of Homeopathy, volumes 1-2, brings the most comprehensive and truly groundbreaking description with up to date information of where classical homeopathy is today with the perspective of his more than six decades of experience and having treated about 200.000 patients. In the newly issued volume 2, he delineates levels of health, how it is undermined by the use of medical drugs and other strains and how it is lifted by precise homeopathic treatment with complex cases as examples. A must have for those sincerely interested in the subject of homeopathy.

Prof. George Vithoulkas; Medicine for the New Millennium gives a thorough yet easy accessible introduction to homeopathy.

Prof. George Vithoulkas; Materia Medica Viva, volumes 1-12. Gives vivid and elucidating remedy-pictures including cured cases. The most inspiring reading of materia medica in modern language.

My Background

2008 – 2026 Private homeopathic practice, Oslo and Fredrikstad, Norway 

2000 -2008 Private homeopathic practice, LIllehammer, Norway

2001 – 2019; International Academy of Classical Homeopathy,
Alonnissos,
Greece; Yearly one week courses
(see EDUCATION /LITERATURE)

1996 – 2000; International Academy of Classical Homeopathy,
Alonnissos, Greece.
4 year part-time study taught by Prof. George Vithoulkas
Graduated with the Diploma. See vithoulkas.com

1994 – 1997; Skandinavisk Institutt for Klassisk Homeopati, Oslo, part-time study

1994 – 1996; Encephalon, now Bjerknes Høyskole, Oslo, Norway: bachelor medicine.

Prices

The initial consultation

Initial cons. usually 1 – 1 1/2 hrs
Adults	kr 600
Children and students up to age 20	kr 500

Follow-ups

Usually about 1/2 hr
Adults	350
Children and students up to age 20	300

Questions during treatment are encouraged and will be answered without charge.

Contact

Oyvind Kvamme Nilsen

Stenbråten 55

1628 Engelsviken 

Fredrikstad 

Norway

Mob 004790759274
E-mail  oyvknil@hotmail.com

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