
Homeopathy and Nursing
My main approach to understanding your condition is to examine it from the perspective of the principles of homeopathic medicine. That is, I want to understand the totality of symptoms in great detail, and how the symptoms relate to each other, how they alter your life. In addition, I look at the medical context using a nursing model. I want to understand your medical diagnosis. If you haven’t been given a medical diagnosis, I will aim to apply one, so that that we have a clear understanding of how much we can expect from homeopathy, and whether or not additional diagnostic studies are necessary.
A “nursing model” of medical diagnosis goes beyond the usual (and simple) application of a “disease label.” In
My main treatment modalities are homeopathy first, and “regular medicine” second, although I have been known to use herbs and nutritional supplements to help support patients while healing occurs. My preference is to have you off of drugs, but I also realize that sometimes nature shortchanges us, and it’s just better to continue medication. In fact, sometimes medicine is the best way to address a problem, and to that end, I reserve the right to defer further treatment if I feel a patient is being patently unsafe or reckless. I like to treat “ecologically” with the least medication necessary, and with a preference for homeopathy, nursing advice, and nutritional/herbal care. I never push a patient to stop any medication.
Nutritional Supplements & Herbs
As for supplements, my feeling is that Nature has equipped us very well to live in the world, and in general, once the system is back in balance, there’s no reason to continue most supplements. I don’t believe that human beings need massive amounts of expensive supplements in order to live well. If you need supplements, I will make specific recommendations and you can order professional quality supplements at a reasonable price, shipped directly to your home at Wellevate/Emerson Ecologics. In general, once people are doing well, supplements can be used during periods of weakness or minor illness (such as a cold or flu), to help “bounce back.” Or if you require supplements for an ongoing condition such as diabetes or thyroid problems, you can have them shipped automatically so you never run out.
What’s the Goal?
My goal–and the goal of homeopathic medicine and nursing–is to have you become stronger so you don’t need me much. Ideally, a patient comes in a few times over several months, and then disappears from my practice until they need a “tune up” or something new happens.
Sometimes, due to genetics, or the length of an illness, etc., patients see me on a fairly regular basis. I am happy to see folks fairly regularly. However, because I am a