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The good homeopath prescribes ONE remedy only.
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He puts your remedy in a bottle of water, quantity to be determined by the homeopath.
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The good homeopath tells you to take a test dose that evening and to report within the next two days as to the result. He will at this point determine how often you can repeat this therapy, as to make sure your illness is resolved in the fastest and most gentle way.
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Avoid those who claim, “You must first go through a strong aggravation of your symptoms before you can get better.”
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A good homeopath recommends changing the amount and dose of conventional medicine ONLY after improvement on the homeopathic remedy is perceived.
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Avoid those who give you the single remedy dry (take 3 pellets on the tongue) and let you repeat this every month for a year without changing the strength (potency) of your remedy.
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The good homeopath wants to see you in his office at least every month once but also insists on getting a report (telephone, fax, email) every week. This way he can make changes when he needs to do so.
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Avoid those who claim, “I already know all that”, when you bring them informed knowledge of advanced methods.
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Avoid those who never return your phone calls or emails or leave on an extended vacation without having anyone backing them up for emergencies.
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Believe the recommendation of those he has treated, before his own assertions of skill.
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Avoid the homeopath who changes your remedy at every visit or who prescribes several remedies in rapid succession within weeks.
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Avoid the homeopath who claims that there is no need to treat serious acute events and that your chronic remedy will take care of any acute situation.
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Avoid the homeopath who tells you that you only need ONE constitutional remedy for the rest of your life, no matter what happens.
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Avoid the homeopath who during your consultation is continuously interrupted to take calls.
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Avoid the homeopath who in spite of no progress after one to two years, refuses to re-examine your case and rather continues with the same remedy in the stubborn belief that he cannot be mistaken.
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A good homeopath tells you from the beginning what to expect.
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Avoid that homeopath who spends half of your consultation time with berating his “incompetent” colleagues.
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Avoid the homeopath who gives you two remedies, one to be taken in the morning and one to be taken in the evening.
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Avoid any practitioner, homeopath included, who is judgmental.
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The excellent homeopath is humble, industrious, and sympathetic to your plight; he is patient and alive during the consultation; he loves homeopathy and people; he treats the poor just like the rich, and spends some of his time to give to the unfortunate.