London Homeopath

David Doré

Harley Street
Registered Homeopath

 

For Harley Street Appointments

telephone 07931 957339

Homeopathy - David Doré

Homeopathy

'The highest ideal of cure is rapid, gentle and permanent restoration of the health, or removal and annihilation of the disease in its whole extent, in the shortest, most reliable, and most harmless way, on easy comprehensible principles' Organon of Medicine Samuel Hahnemann Definition Homeopathy is a system of medicine which is based on natural laws which have always existed but which were only discovered, understood and applied therapeutically some 200 years ago. The word homeopathy, also spelt homoeopathy, comes from two Greek words homio meaning same and pathos meaning suffering. A homeopathic remedy is one which produces the same symptoms as those the sick person complains of, and in doing so sharply provokes the body into throwing them off. Similia Similibus Curentur is the Latin phrase which was then chosen to describe the 'law of similars' which underpins homeopathy's application which simply means like cures like. The way of similars, the homeopathic way, is to give the patient who has a set of particular symptoms which characterise their condition, a minute dose of a substance which in large doses causes similar symptoms of an artificially inflicted disturbance in a healthy person. This stimulus is provided in the form of a very highly diluted and potentised remedy. In its simplest terms, this can be explained by taking onions as an example. Chopping onions can cause streaming eyes, a symptom similar to the streaming eyes of some hay fever sufferers. In this way onion (Allium cepa) could be used, in its potentised form, as a treatment for hay fever when streaming eyes are a problem. Homeopathically prepared coffee (coffea tosta) is used to treat certain types of sleeplessness which resemble the sleeplessness caused by drinking coffee. The most effective remedy is always the one which matches three things: the physical symptoms, the mental and emotional symptoms, and the general sensitivities of the person concerned. The standard medical assumption is that if the body produced a symptom the appropriate treatment would be an antidote, an opposite or 'contrary' medicine to that symptom. For example, constipation would be treated with laxatives, which produce diarrhoea. The symptom expression of each homeopathic remedy is discovered primarily through a standard procedure called a proving where a substance is tested on a group of healthy volunteers for its effects and the symptoms recorded and compared to produce the information which defines that particular remedy. Each homeopathic medicine has its unique symptom expression recorded in the homeopathic Materia Medica. The Materia Medica, Latin for medical matter or material, lists the symptom pictures of each remedy, as discovered in the provings. What is the treatment like? The first consultation involves a detailed case-taking by the homeopath were the patient is examined and listened to while they explain in as much detail as possible their present symptoms, thoughts and feelings and the past history, this helps build up a comprehensive picture of the problem. The consultations are totally confidential. After recording the patient's case the homeopath will analyse the whole picture and by comparing the symptoms to the known remedies in the Materia Medica seek to find the remedy which best covers the patient's expressed symptoms mental, emotional and physical. Each patient is treated holistically. The remedy will be given to the patient in an appropriate potency and frequency of repetition according to the homeopath's assessment of their need. A homeopathic remedy may be given in tablet, pillule, powder or liquid form. After a suitable interval the patient will return to see the homeopath to assess the effect of the treatment and receive more treatment as and when appropriate. The number of appointments, number of remedies and amount of treatment will vary for each patient according to their condition and its severity. What can I expect to happen once treatment starts? Patients often feel a sense of well-being and optimism and are relaxed after taking a remedy. The speed at which it works will depend upon the condition being treated. In acute (short term) ailments this can be very fast often just minutes, but for chronic (long term) conditions the speed of recovery will vary according to the nature and history of the illness being treated. Sometimes your symptoms can appear to get worse for a short time. This is a good sign that the remedy is taking effect. Similarly, old symptoms can reappear, usually for a short period. If you have any concerns during homeopathic treatment consult your homeopath as soon as you can, it is important to know what happens as treatment progresses. History and Origins of Homeopathic Thought Hippocrates in the fifth century BC wrote that there were two methods of healing, by contraries and by similars. His writings show his insistence on a high ethical standard, on accuracy of observation and clarity of recording cases rather than on theory and symptomatology. His observations on cure by similars were not followed by the medical profession and over the next thousand years they seemed to lie dormant, yet country people throughout the world have used this principle successfully in their own folk-medicines for many hundreds of years. Paracelsus (1493-1541), a German doctor, was unconventional even by the standards of his time as is known as 'the father of chemistry' for he updated alchemy by moving it away from its search for the elixir of life towards treating illness and practical pharmaceutical studies, based firmly on the observation of animals, minerals and plants. Paracelsus believed in the harmony of the whole universe. He turned to German folk-medicine, which believed in like curing like, or that the poison that causes disease should become its cure. Again, his observations on the law of similars were not taken up for over two hundred years. Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843) the Founder of Homeopathy. Hahnemann was the third of five children born into a poor but upright and devoutly Protestant family. He was educated initially by his parents. His father, a man of high principles and deep religious belief, taught him never to learn or listen passively but to question everything. At school, his teachers recognised his unusual intelligence and his family were not charged the usual fees for education at that time. Hahnemann studied Medicine and Chemistry at the University in Leipzig and qualified as a doctor in 1791. It was while he was translating a treatise on herbs by Dr Cullen of Edinburgh that he came to establish homeopathy as a medical system. Cullen has stated that quinine, an astringent substance purified from the bark of the cinchona tree (Cinchona calisaya), was a good treatment for malaria because it was an astringent. Hahnemann questioned why quinine should have an effect on malaria when other, more powerful, astringents did not. He decided to investigate and for several days dosed himself with quinine and noted down his reactions in great detail. It seemed that in a healthy person, himself, quinine produced all the symptoms of malaria, fever, sweating, shivering and weakness, this he called proving. He then went on to test various substances on himself, family, friends and medical colleagues. Using the results of his provings, Hahnemann went on to test various substances on sick people. From each consultation and examination he built up a 'symptom picture', he then prescribed the substance whose drug picture most closely matched it, the closer the match the more successful the treatment. Field of application During the 20th century the advent of much of the new pharmacy and surgical techniques of modern conventional medicine led to a temporary decline in homeopathy's popularity in many countries. Now it is once again rapidly regaining popularity around the world as an alternative option to conventional medicine for the treatment of many conditions which conventional medicine only has limited effect on. Homeopathy is also useful at times as a complementary therapy when the effects of conventional treatment can be supported or mitigated as the case may be. As with any therapy homeopathy has certain limitation in which conditions it can treat but it is probably true to say that it is one of the therapies with the broadest scope in terms of the range of illnesses it can treat as well as the severity of pathology suffered. It is particularly useful in a whole range of conditions for which conventional medicine either has nothing to offer or offers only palliative approaches of symptom control or disease management. Homeopathy is a medical option for patients who want to manage and maintain their health holistically. The role that homeopathy has in the treatment of HIV positive patients has been studied from varying perspectives, examining it's role in the treatment of both symptomatic and asymptomatic infected individuals. Several studies have shown patients with both oral thrush and diarrhoea treated homeopathically who showed no recurrence of symptoms. Homeopathy has several roles in the treatment of HIV infection, for example to manage the side effects resulting from combination therapy, including GI disturbances such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, bloating and indigestion, neuropathy, skin rashes, aches and pains, depression, headaches as well as improving ones quality of life. Homeopathy can relieve the anxiety, fear and frustration following diagnosis and living with HIV. It can be used to treat opportunistic infections which become chronic and respond poorly to conventional treatment as well as an option for people with multiple drug resistance. Homeopathic medicines Homeopathic medicines known as remedies are prepared from source substances derived from all three of nature's kingdoms, animal, mineral and vegetable as well as from the realm of energy where medicines have been produced from different forms of radiation for example. The standardised process of 'potentisation' involving repeated serial steps of dilution and succussion by which all homeopathic medicines are prepared renders all original source materials innocuous to the human system. The potentised medicine maintains the curative properties of the original source substance which are effective when a chosen medicine is applied homeopathically to a particular patient according to the 'law of similiars'. Potentised medicines are prepared according to the instructions recorded in homeopathic pharmacopoeia used in Europe are the German and French pharmacopoeia which differ in a number of ways. It is envisaged that a European Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia will soon be in place which will replace the existing ones. Homeopathic medicines are recognised within European Union pharmaceutical legislation by directives 92/73/EEC and 92/74EEC, which acknowledge the particular nature of homeopathic medicines and give them special status and requirements alongside the rest of conventional pharmacy. There are currently more than three thousand remedies listed in the homeopathic materia medica. Homeopathy is the proven way to better health, as it is gentle, non-invasive and effective. It is a completely natural way to get and stay healthy. Poor health can be treated effectively while still at the stage "I know there's something wrong, but no-one seems to be able to find anything", and before a more serious condition develops. Homeopathy has always taken into account rare and peculiar symptoms that can defy medical explanation, but which are nonetheless real enough to the patient. Homeopathic medicines are remedies, not drugs; they stimulate your body to heal itself. Homeopathic remedies are non-toxic, non-habit forming and are easy to take. Homeopathic medicines are not tested on animals. David Doré MD (Alt. Med.) BSc. Hons  LLCCH FBIH MHMA Harley Street Consultations – 07931 957339

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Harley Street Consultation - David Doré  07931 957339

David Doré is a registered Homeopath with the Homeopathic Medical Association and adheres to their Code of Ethics. Over time he has added to his expertise and has undertaken post-graduate training in homeopathy and other disciplines, enabling him to give bespoke treatment strategies to his patients, facilitating them to restore their health and equilibrium according to individual needs and lifestyles .  David trained as a Classical Homeopath. 

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Healing illness has never been simple but homeopathy offers by far the most thorough and comprehensive approach for the 21^st Century.

Homeopathy is a natural and safe system of medicine, that works with your body's own healing processes. It recognises that disease is simply the body's way of showing that it is out of balance and that it is therefore the patient who needs treatment not the disease.

Working with nature

All symptoms of illness are the body's first attempt to heal itself. A homeopath respects this natural tendency, and attempts to work with it rather than against it. He seeks therefore to understand the whole patient and not just isolated illness.

This is quite different from the orthodox approach, which tries to suppress individual symptoms whenever they arise, with little understanding of their wider context and of the disruption and suffering this will inevitably cause.

Based on treatment of the patient as an individual.

Scientists study disease as if the people that have them do not exist. A homeopath on the other hand, looks for the complete collection of symptoms the individual displays.

These symptoms will be mental, emotional and physical regardless of where the complaint is centred, for it is only by treating the complete collection of symptoms that a real and lasting cure can ever be accomplished.

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David Doré is a registered homeopath with The Homeopathic Medical Association

Health Insurance Companies

The Homeopathic Medical Association is recognized by the following list of Private Medical Insurance Companies. This means that if you have a policy with them you may be entitled to have the full or partial cost of your treatment by David Doré reimbursed:

Exeter Friendly Society
Lakeside House
Emperor Way
Exeter
Devon
EX1 3FD
Tel: 01392 353500
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www.exeterfriendly.co.uk

Groupama Healthcare (was Clinicare)
The Nexus Building
Broadway
Letchworth Garden City
Herts
SG6 3TE
Tel: 0870 444 8291/2
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www.groupamahealthcare.co.uk

Healthsure
Simplyhealth House
Derwent Avenue
Manchester
M21 7QP
Tel: 0800 085 6636
www.healthsure.co.uk

HSA Healthcare
Hambleden House
Andover
Hants
SP10 1LQ
Tel: 0800 072 6712
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www.hsa.co.uk

LHF
Riverside House
7 Canal Wharf
Leeds
LS11 5WA
Tel: 0800 980 8532
www.lhfhealthplan.co.uk

Medisure (part of Simplyhealth Group)
100 Temple Street
Bristol
BS1 6EN
Tel: 0870 908 3393
Fax: 0800 980 8540
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www.medisure.co.uk

Patient Aid Association (Paycare)
Paycare House
George Street
Wolverhampton
WV2 4DX
Tel: 01902 371000
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www.paycare.org

Simplyhealth (including BCWA and Remedi)
James Tudor House
90 Victoria Street
Bristol
BS1 6DF
Tel: 0800 294 7302
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BCWA
www.bcwa.co.uk

Remedi
Tel: 0844 579 4999 (Simon Cook)
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Westfield Health Scheme
Westfield House
87 Division Street
Sheffield
S1 1HT
Sales Enquiries: 0845 602 1629
Customer Helpline: 0114 250 2000
Textphone: 0114 250 2020
Fax: 0114 272 4950
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Harley Street Consultation

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Harley Street

At the beginning of the 18th century the village of Marylebone consisted of just a smattering of houses, but as London began to grow during the Georgian period many attractive houses were developed and by 1792-1799 the whole area from Oxford Street to the New Road (Marylebone Road) was awash with beautiful, large Georgian styled houses, known by their rectangular sash windows and parapets which give the appearance of a flat roof. Cavendish Square, in particular, became a magnet for the fashionable and wealthy.

Harley Street is owned by the de Walden family and managed by the Howard de Walden Estate. In 1711 the grid of streets around Harley Street, known as The Estate, was passed to Henrietta Cavendish Holles (the Duke of Newcastle's daughter) who married Edward Harley (the 2nd Earl of Oxford). Between 1715 and 1720, Edward, with the assistance of architect John Prince, decided to develop the streets around Cavendish Square for residential purposes naming many of the streets after members of the family. When Edward died the Estate passed to his daughter, Margaret Cavendish Harley who married the second Duke of Portland, and the area became known as The Portland Estate.

The Dukes of Portland had ownership for five generations until the fifth Duke died without issue in 1879 and the land passed to Lucy Joan Bentinck, widow of the 6th Baron Howard de Walden and thus it became the Howard de Walden Estate.

Florence Nightingale was Superintendent of the Establishment for Gentlewomen at No. 1 Harley Street in 1853

By 1860 many doctors had moved into Harley Street, choosing the area because of the quality housing, the central location as well as the accessibility to major train stations such as Kings Cross St Pancras and Marylebone. As more and more doctors moved to the area they invited colleagues to work with them from their prestigious homes and Harley Street began to thrive as a medical centre, especially after the Medical Society of London opened in Chandos Street in 1873 then the Royal Society of Medicine in Wimpole Street in 1912.

Since the nineteenth century the number of doctors, hospitals and medical organisations in and around Harley Street has greatly increased. Records show that there were around 20 doctors in 1860, 80 by 1900 and almost 200 by 1914. When the National Health Service was established in 1948 there were around 1,500.

Among the many famous and talented doctors to have practiced in Harley Street over the years was the great British surgeon and polymath Sir Henry Thompson in the 1870s who specialised in surgery of the genito-urinary tract and was appointed surgeon-extraordinaire to the King of Brussels, and Doctor Edward Bach who practiced from Harley Street in the 1920s as a specialist in vaccines and bacteriology before moving to the London Homeopathic Hospital then developing the Bach Flower Remedies.

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David Doré

Harley Street
Registered Homeopath

For Harley Street Appointments

telephone 07931 957339

www.ahomeopath.com

Ask Harley Street Homeopath

Can homeopathy help me?
Many people with all types of ailments from minor to long-standing conditions use homeopathy and lead a healthier life.

What are homeopathic remedies?
Homeopathic remedies are derived from all of nature's kingdoms. They are usually taken in the form of granules, tablets or liquids, all prepared in homeopathic pharmacies to the highest scientific conditions and standard of quality.

Are homeopathic remedies safe?
Homeopathic remedies are non addictive have no unwanted side effects and are suitable for pregnant women, babies, children, young adults and adults.

Are homeopathic remedies tested on animals?
Homeopathic remedies have not been tested on animals. The remedies have been 'proved' by people who were well and healthy at the time of the proving of the particular remedy.

How do I store my homeopathic remedies?
Keep the remedies in a cool, dark place away from strong smelling substances. Keep your remedies safe and away from children as you would do with conventional medicines.

Homeopathy - Like Cures Like

Homeopathy, from Greek homoeo (meaning similar) and pathos (meaning suffering) is a system of medicine based on treating like with like. The same principle is widespread in mainstream medicine, the most notable examples being antidotes and vaccines. However, Homeopathy takes this premise a step further: if my symptoms produce an effect on me similar to a tarantula's bite, then tarantula venom would be my homeopathic treatment, even though I've not actually been bitten by a tarantula.

The theory that like can be treated with like can be traced back as far Hypocrites (468 -377 BC), but it wasn't until the work of Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843) that the theory developed into a usable practice.

Hahneman's provings consisted in giving doses of various substances to both himself and his healthy volunteers, and noting the effects in detail. For safety reasons, the substances taken were very dilute, and it is here that Hahnemann chanced upon one of the more puzzling aspects of Homeopathy. The more dilute a homeopathic medicine is, the more effective it is in treating illness.

Hahneman's work was continued by James Tyler Kent in 1877-78. Kent's interest in Homoeopathic medicine was prompted by his wife's serious illness, which failed to respond to any other form of medicine available at the time. Kent's position as Professor of Anatomy (at the American Medical College, St. Louis) placed him perfectly to observe the effects of substances in precise detail. Kent's research into Homeopathy became his life's work, and he conducted provings on some 650 materials, observing over 64,000 symptoms. Even today, Kent's is still the most widely used repertory in Homeopathy.

Classical Homeopathy - Treating the Whole Person

Classical Homeopathy is a holistic medicine; in other words it aims to treat the whole person. It may seem unusual to those used to allopathic (conventional) medicine, where one medicine is taken for a skin complaint, another for a headache, and yet another for sleeplessness.


A common cold, for example, is one virus which produces a myriad of effects, subtly different in different people. Different people with a cold caused by the same virus may exhibit different symptoms. It is for this reason that each case should be assessed by close and careful analysis of all the relevant symptoms.

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I provide a professional, safe, caring environment where the relationship between your physical and emotional problem may be discussed, and give time to explore the history and maintaining causes of your health problems in total confidence.

Whether your symptoms are mainly physical or emotional, or a combination of both, you will be asked to give as much information about yourself as possible at the consultation. As well as all the details of your current complaints, I will ask you to talk about your personality, lifestyle, moods, reactions to different situations, and your relationships, fears and dreams. I will also need to know about your medical history.

Homeopathy can be used by anyone of any age for most physical and emotional complaints. It can also help where other forms of medicine find the symptoms too vague to treat but you know something is not right. It can help arthritis, hypertension, hayfever, allergies, menstrual and digestive disorders, to name but a few. Emotional states such as grief, trauma, depressions or anxiety can manifest themselves in physical symptoms which can prevent people from moving on. Homeopathic treatment can help problems like these to be overcome.

For Harley Street Appointments please
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