Homeopathic Remedies for ADHD
Homeopathic remedies for ADHD are a subject that sparks controversy in the medical community. Advocates of this alternative treatment therapy are passionate about its benefits with detractors being just a passionate. So what is homeopathy and what should I expect from this form of natural ADHD therapy.
Generally speaking, natural remedies work with your body to help it repair itself and homeopathy is no different. Homeopathy is an interesting concept that embraces the concept that "like heals like". Let my try to explain this a bit more; developed by Samuel Hahneman in the late eighteenth century homeopathic remedies use very small (even minute) doses of substances that produce exact symptoms of the condition being treated. This triggers your body to heal itself.
The ingredients used to create homeopathic remedies are extremely toxic if taken in large or undiluted amounts. For this reason exact formulation is needed both to ensure safety and results. Additionally, Hahneman believed that the more diluted the formula, the better the effect.
So here we are, a couple of hundred years later, discussing whether homeopathic remedies are an effect treatment option. Homeopathy as a treatment was controversial then and is even more controversial now. It seems not much have changed in the last 200 years!
Most natural health experts who advocate the use of homeopathic remedies agree that the effectiveness of homeopathy for treating ADHD symptoms is dependent on the formulation of the remedy you select. Another drawback is that the results aren't instantaneous; perhaps taking 4 to 6 weeks to produce results. The good news is that the results can be long lasting with the risk of side effects being virtually nonexistent.
In summary, you can probably see why homeopathic remedies for ADHD have their detractors but in the end the nonexistent risk of harmful side effects makes much of the argument against these treatments mute. It is easy to understand why many parents are opting for this safe natural alternative remedy to relieve such ADHD symptoms as hyperactivity, distractibility and impulsiveness in children.
Generally speaking, natural remedies work with your body to help it repair itself and homeopathy is no different. Homeopathy is an interesting concept that embraces the concept that "like heals like". Let my try to explain this a bit more; developed by Samuel Hahneman in the late eighteenth century homeopathic remedies use very small (even minute) doses of substances that produce exact symptoms of the condition being treated. This triggers your body to heal itself.
The ingredients used to create homeopathic remedies are extremely toxic if taken in large or undiluted amounts. For this reason exact formulation is needed both to ensure safety and results. Additionally, Hahneman believed that the more diluted the formula, the better the effect.
So here we are, a couple of hundred years later, discussing whether homeopathic remedies are an effect treatment option. Homeopathy as a treatment was controversial then and is even more controversial now. It seems not much have changed in the last 200 years!
Most natural health experts who advocate the use of homeopathic remedies agree that the effectiveness of homeopathy for treating ADHD symptoms is dependent on the formulation of the remedy you select. Another drawback is that the results aren't instantaneous; perhaps taking 4 to 6 weeks to produce results. The good news is that the results can be long lasting with the risk of side effects being virtually nonexistent.
In summary, you can probably see why homeopathic remedies for ADHD have their detractors but in the end the nonexistent risk of harmful side effects makes much of the argument against these treatments mute. It is easy to understand why many parents are opting for this safe natural alternative remedy to relieve such ADHD symptoms as hyperactivity, distractibility and impulsiveness in children.
