In short: homeopathy is a traditional system built on highly diluted, individually chosen natural remedies, used as part of a whole-person plan. At Natural Medical Solutions in Roswell, GA it is there to complement, not replace appropriate medical care, and it sits alongside naturopathic and botanical medicine.
Homeopathic Medicine, also called Homeopathy, rests on a simple premise: the body is capable of healing itself. The medicines, usually called remedies, work by strengthening that innate immune response, and they seldom produce side effects. Some conditions that conventional medicine has little to offer for do respond well to Homeopathy.
A Homeopathic doctor weighs your physical symptoms alongside the mental, emotional and spiritual picture. Your constitution counts too, meaning the personal qualities that make you who you are, initiative, stamina, creativity. In homeopathic thinking those are not incidental to your health.
From its earliest days, Homeopathy was known to begin with a long consultation, at least an hour, during which time, the patient and Homeopathic doctor discussed all aspects of the patient's medical history, illness and life in general. Homeopathic doctors do much the same today. Homeopathy is the ultimate in individualized care, and that is precisely what you will experience with Dr. Gail Ravello and her team at Natural Medical Solutions Wellness Center.
If you want to see what homeopathic medicine can do for you, call us at (770) 674-6311 or contacting us online, and we will start with your history rather than a remedy.
Homeopathy is centuries old and widely accepted across much of the world, particularly in Europe and India. The Royal Family of England has a long and well-documented history with homeopathic remedies, and for many years retained its own Homeopathic physician.
Interest in Homeopathic Medicine picked up sharply in the U.S. through the 1990s. National Health Interview Survey data puts current use at about 2.1 percent of U.S. adults in a given year, roughly 5 million adults and 1 million children.
The system was developed in the late 1700s by a German physician, Samuel Hahnemann. His aphorism “like cures like,” usually called the Principle of Similars, traces back much further, to ancient Greece and Egypt.
The reasoning goes like this. A substance that produces particular symptoms in large doses may relieve those same symptoms in very small ones. Put the other way round, Homeopathy holds that whatever causes an illness or set of symptoms in a healthy person carries the capacity to cure that same illness in someone who has it.
Substances used in homeopathic remedies are diluted over and over, a process called sequential dilution, and shaken hard between each step, which is known as succussion. The result is what homeopaths call potentization. These remedies use minute quantities of herbs, plants and minerals, and occasionally animal-based substances such as duck liver, chosen to prompt the body's own healing.
Beyond the Homeopathic remedies, a homeopath will always reach first for non-toxic, natural therapies. That covers diet and nutrition, herbal medicine, sensible movement, nutritional supplements, changes to daily habits, other alternative therapies, and a good deal of education and counseling, all of it informed by an understanding of everything that shapes who you are.
Homeopathic doctors treat patients across the board, but the Top 10 conditions homeopaths see most often are:
Homeopathic Medicine works to restore the body's natural state of health by supporting each patient's own capacity to heal. Almost any condition benefits from a conversation with a homeopathic medicine doctor, though some illnesses respond particularly well to the approach, including:
Mental wellness carries real weight in both healing and prevention, which is why homeopathic physicians treat mental health as a priority rather than an afterthought.
At Natural Medical Solutions Wellness Center, Dr. Ravello works holistically rather than symptom by symptom, aiming to help the body repair whatever has actually gone wrong. Our homeopathic understanding of health means reading every concern in the context of your overall condition.
Your medical plan, including every treatment and homeopathic remedy in it, is tailored to your health needs, taking account of physical, social, psychological, family and genetic factors. We may use any of the following:
The plan is always built for you specifically, and that is what Dr. Ravello aims for at Natural Medical Solutions Wellness Center.
Homeopaths treat the individual rather than the diagnosis. At the first consultation a Homeopathic Doctor asks a great many questions and pays close attention to behavioral and physical symptoms, along with personality traits and emotional state. Expect questions about your personal life, because for homeopaths that is clinical information.
At your first Homeopathic Medicine consultation, Dr. Ravello goes through your personal and family medical history. Expect questions about current symptoms, stress and daily habits. Homeopathic physicians usually carry out a physical examination and may order lab work, and if she does, she will explain what she wants and why before anything is ordered.
What defines Homeopathic Medicine is the person-centered approach and the use of remedies. A homeopathic physician arrives at the right remedy by weighing everything together, and every remedy is individual. Two people presenting with the same ailment might well need entirely different prescriptions. How you respond to your dosage gets reviewed after a few weeks and adjusted from there.
Homeopathic remedies are aimed at the root causes of disease, and part of their purpose is building resistance so the condition is less likely to return. Given how extremely dilute the remedies are, there is very little concern about toxicity, side effects or allergic reactions to anything Dr. Ravello prescribes. The remedies come in several forms, including tablets, gels, drops, ointments and creams.
Dr. Ravello knows Homeopathic Medicine well, along with functional, naturopathic, integrative and conventional approaches. Her goal is consistently the same: the most natural and least harmful route back to health. She looks for root causes, and works out precisely what has stopped functioning and needs attention.
To start with Homeopathic Medicine and get your health moving in the right direction, call (770) 674-6311 or contact us online.
Dr. Gail Ravello holds a doctorate in Alternative and Integrative Medicine (PhD-IMD) from Quantum University and is board certified by the American Naturopathic Medical Certification Board (ANMCB). She is a highly skilled Naturopathic Doctor, with an ND degree from Trinity School of Natural Health, and she has kept adding education and certifications since. Over 36 years in healthcare, she has worked in both private practice and hospital outpatient care.
Dr. Ravello is an active member of The American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M), Certified Natural Health Professionals (CNHP) and the Institute of Women's Health and Integrative Medicine, among other bodies.
Years of practice in Internal Medicine and Alternative Medicine here in Roswell have put a wide range of patients and problems in front of Dr. Ravello. That experience shows up as patience with detail. She reads the nuances in a medical history, the symptoms that do not quite fit, and the underlying issues driving them, then treats the cause.
Get in touch and find out what Homeopathic Medicine can do for you. Questions are welcome before you commit to anything. You can reach us at (770) 674-6311 or contact us online.
Natural Medical Solutions Wellness Center
1130 Upper Hembree Rd
Roswell, GA 30076
Phone:
(770) 674-6311
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