It’s World Homeopathy Awareness Week

(an excerpt from NHPPA Newsletter)

An estimated 200 million people worldwide and nearly 5 million Canadians use homeopathic remedies to assist them in their healing and to ward off health concerns.

Homeopathy is a natural, holistic approach to healing, rather than one that focuses on eliminating symptoms. Homeopathy addresses the individuals who are suffering. Two people may suffer from headaches but because no two people are alike, the homeopathic remedies provided for them may be completely different.

Hundreds of studies demonstrate the effectiveness of this gentle and affordable healing art. It is a system of healing that has been safely used for over 200 years, even by pregnant women and children. In some places in Europe, India, Central and South America, homeopathy is so valued that it is even part of the publicly-funded system of health care.

However, the story is quite different in Canada. Homeopathic remedies are at risk due to Health Canada’s fees, fines, and regulations that have far-reaching consequences for homeopaths, naturopaths, and other practitioners who use homeopathy, as well as manufacturers and consumers.

The availability of homeopathic remedies will likely decline as manufacturers may not be able to withstand these financial pressures, which will cause the prices of remedies to increase and many remedies to disappear altogether.

Shawn Buckley, LLB, lawyer and founder of NHPPA, conducted an excellent and informative interview with Erin Ellis, homeopath, and Ananda More, homeopath and filmmaker, at Canadians for Homeopathy. If you missed this interview, be sure to check it out.