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Welcome To My Homeopathic Pages

Thank you for visiting my website!

The human body - everybody - has a remarkable, miraculous, and yet entirely natural, system of self-healing.

Homoeopathy is a complementary system of healing; it is a system which incorporates both the art of healing, and the science of medicine; it assists that natural tendency of the body to heal itself, and is safe, non-addictive, and effective.

Homeopathy is suitable for everyone, both young and old; it focuses on the patient as an individual, concentrating on treating the specific physical and emotional symptoms. Homeopathy recognises that these symptoms of ill-health are frequently expressions of imbalance or disharmony within the whole person, and that it is the patient, not the disease itself, at which the treatment should be directed.

Most importantly, Homeopathy, as a means to enabling the body to cure all manner of ills, actually works.

If you would like more information please feel free to Email me - or to call me on either of the two telephone numbers provided at the top right-hand side of this page.

Thank you again for visiting - and I look forward to both hearing from, and helping you!

Kind regards, and good health!

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The Benefits Of Homeopathy

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Homeopathy has been clinically proven to be effective against a diverse range of conditions, including sore throats, toothache, acute fevers and more chronic illnesses, such as arthritis, eczema, asthma, menstrual problems, chronic fatigue syndrome, anxiety and depression.

Everyone can benefit from the professional application of Homeopathy - from babes in arms to the most senior of citizens; even pregnant women can benefit, confident that the treatments are 100% safe, non addictive, and effective.

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Siobhan Haynes' Home Page
About Siobhan
The Benefits of Homeopathy
About Homeopathic Remedies
Taking your Medicine!
The History and Principles of Homeopathy
Consulting Siobhan
Contact Siobhan

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Contact Siobhan

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Anyone wishing to consult or make an appointment, is welcome to telephone me on either of these two contact numbers:

01792 419699 or 0777 377 6864

My E-Mail address is siobhanhaynes@ntlworld.com - either copy and paste that address into your webmail browser, or click on this Link to mail me via a mail manager such as Outlook or Thunderbird.

If you wish to write to me - please do so at the following address:

Siobhan Haynes, RSHOM
The Swansea Clinic Of Natural Medicines
20 Walter Road
Swansea
SA1 5NQ

The above address is also that of my main surgery; if you are visiting me by appointment - particularly for the first time - please click on the following link for a map (link opens in a new window).

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About Siobhan

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I am 43 years old, and have lived in Wales from the age of 14, the last 12 years of which I have lived in Swansea.

My mother worked as a Psychotherapist and I have two elder brothers, both of whom work in the medical profession; one is a Professor of Cardiology in the United States, the other a scientist specialising in Cancer research at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London, so it was natural that I would develop an interest in health issues.

I was horse mad as a teenager, and worked with horses until the age of 21 when my interest in homeopathy began; after seeing one horse recover from severe allergy and respiratory problems (he was diagnosed as broken winded in horse terms) following homeopathic treatment, and another horse with a sarcoid avoiding surgery following treatment.

My involvement in Homeopathy dates back 21 years: I first attended the British School Of Homeopathy from 1987 to 1991, practised as a Licentiate until my full registration with the Society of Homeopaths in 1993.

My main interests outside of Homeopathy are chess, badminton, gardening and walking.

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Consulting Siobhan

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Anyone wishing to make an appointment, is welcome to telephone me on either of the two contact numbers situated to the right of this page, or to Email me.

The course of Homoeopathic treatment typically consists of a first consultation lasting an hour or more, with subsequent appointments of half an hour each; follow up consultations are usually made monthly.

During the initial consultation, I will give you the opportunity to fully describe your complaints, together with any other factors which you feel might be affecting your health. I will take a full case-history (including details of your medical history), and of any medications you might currently be taking. I may also need to put questions to you regarding the health of your blood relatives, both past and present. Additionally, any factors which you consider otherwise unusual may well be of assistance.

Everything you say will be treated in strict confidence.

As a professional Homeopath, and based upon both my own diagnosis and the information that you provide, I will form a highly individualised picture of your well-being. Collation of all of the pertinent details will assist greatly in assessing correctly the most appropriate remedy I should prescribe to you.

Occasionally, it is necessary for me to analyse your case in even greater depth before prescribing, and in these cases, I will either send on the remedy, or arrange with you a suitable time for it to be collected from me.

My main surgery is situated at:

The Swansea Clinic Of Natural Medicines
20 Walter Road
Swansea
SA1 5NQ

Click on the following link for a map.

I am confident that I can help, and look forward to your enquiry!

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Taking Your Medicine!

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Homeopathic remedies are typically prescribed in either liquid, or tablet form.

It is important that the person taking the remedy has nil-by-mouth for at least 15 minutes prior to taking the remedy, and for at least 15 minutes afterwards, too.

During the course of the Homeopathic treatment, it is also essential that the patient avoids eating or drinking certain foodstuffs, as these can impact negatively on the effectiveness of the remedies.

A full list of substances to avoid is provided whenever a remedy is supplied; however, the most commonplace items to avoid are coffee - both the drinking of coffee, and inhalation of the aroma (sorry!), and camphor, menthol, peppermint, and eucalyptus and any products containing these substances or derived from them.

During the course of your treatment, it is likely that you will need to forego your usual brand of toothpaste, due to the likelihood of it containing mint or peppermint derivatives; an excellent quality alternative toothpaste I recommend is Tom's of Maine, Fennel Toothpaste, available to buy instore at Sainsbury's, or from specialist online suppliers such as The Ethical Superstore.

Tom's Fennel Toothpaste... the Homeopath's friend, and it tastes great too!

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About Homeopathic Remedies

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More than two-thousand Homeopathic remedies have been identified, developed and prepared within established homoeopathic pharmacies over the last two hundred years.

The remedies are derived mainly from plants, minerals and metals, though some are extracted from animal matter.

Each remedy has its own distinctive characteristics, all of which have been ascertained through a careful process of experimentation called 'proving'.

For many years, Homoeopathic medicines have been recognised as a safe and effective means of treating ill-health; in order to achieve this enhanced medicinal action, and remove the problems of side-effects, a special method of preparation called succussion is used.

The original substance from which the remedy is prepared is subjected to a series of dilutions, and, between each dilution, the medicinal solution is vigorously shaken. After such preparation, remedies are referred to as potencies; the potency denotes the extent to which the original substance has been diluted; the greater the dilution, the more powerful the remedy becomes!

Living organisms are particularly sensitive to remedies prepared in this ‘dynamic’ form, and it is for precisely this reason that they are so effective when administered correctly!

Further information about the principles of Homeopathic remedies can be found here.

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History And Principles Of Homeopathy

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While the principle cornerstone of Homeopathy - that “like cures like” - was first discovered over 2000 years ago, (from the time of Hippocrates!), the modern foundations emerge from the findings, teachings and writings of Dr. Samuel Hahneman (1755-1843).

Following his graduation from medical school in 1779, Dr. Hahnemann founded his own medical practice.

Disillusioned with such common medical practices of the day as purging, bloodletting, and the use of toxic chemicals, he began conducting his first Homeopathic experiments in 1790, and later worked as a chemist.

It was in his role as a chemist that Dr. Hahnemann began working on a project to translate William Cullen's Materia Medica into German that he began his quest for a better way of providing healthcare using the principles of the "Law Of Similars".

While working on this project, he became fascinated with a species of South American tree-bark (cinchona) which was being used to treat malaria-induced fever. Dr Hahnemann ingested the bark and discovered that it caused symptoms similar to malaria. He continued his research into "cures" and the idea of "similar suffering," and began compiling his findings.

In recent years, many nations, including countries in Europe and Asia, have experienced a steady growth of Homeopathic teachings and interest; today, nearly all French pharmacies sell Homeopathic remedies and medicines; and Homeopathy has a particularly strong following in Russia, India, Switzerland, Mexico, Germany, Netherlands, Italy, The United Kingdom, and in South America.

Similia similibus curentur

This Latin phrase, coined by Dr. Hahnemann, and meaning "let likes be cured by likes", is the primary principle of Homeopathy; a Homeopath therefore searches for a substance that produces in a healthy person those same symptoms a patient experiences.

By way of example, consider a case of insomnia. Conventional medicine (also referred to as Allopathy) invokes the way of opposites, and will treat the condition through administering some drug which will encourage or bring on artificial sleep (and such drugs will often involve the use of regular doses which can result in side effects, or addiction).

Conversely, the way of similars, (The Homeopathic way), is to prescribe to the patient a (minute) dose of some substance (such as coffee), which, in large doses is likely to cause sleeplessness in a healthy person, but may, in a sick person, help them to sleep naturally.

Treating the person, and not the disease

A fundamental principle of Homeopathy is that of the individual prescription. Symptoms are seen as ‘signposts’ of the body’s imbalance and disease, and will be particular to the individual.

Rarely, will two individuals suffering from the same complaint have exactly the same symptoms; they express the disease in their own way. So, in order to find the exact remedy for any given patient, the Homeopath needs to have a clear understanding of who that patient is, together with any complaints and details of how the patient experiences them.

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