The Old Schoolhouse Magazine

1835 by Dr. Constantine Hering. By the 1880s, more than twenty homeopathic medical colleges had been established, and there were hundreds of homeopathic hospitals and thousands of homeopathic doctors. The practice of homeopathy as common treatment faded soon after the American Medical Association (AMA) was established and the profitable pharmaceutical industry was born.

According to the AMA’s historical timeline, during the early 1900s an appointed committee established standards for registered hospitals (1928), examination for certification of specialists (1934), and in 1942 formed a liaison between the AMA and the Association of American Medical Colleges. Standards were set for accredited education in the medical field, which did not include studies such as chiropractic medicine, naturopathy, and homeopathy. Modern medicine is truly modern, barely one hundred years old. Pharmaceutical companies profited once manufacturing was developed and drugs could be mass-produced. We all know of individuals who have benefited from modern medicine, yet we should not automatically rule out home remedies and other forms of treatment from our past.

Homeopathy has come back to the forefront of consideration in recent years. Individuals have become more knowledgeable about their personal health care

. . . Homeopathic
remedies do not
have fillers, are not
synthetically produced,
and do not have side
effects . . . .

during a time of massively increasing costs of medical care. Homeopathy is not only affordable; it considers the entire patient—mentally, physically, and emotionally. It works to stimulate an individual’s defense mechanism and the natural healing abilities of the body in both acute and chronic conditions.

We all face stresses that come from
daily life, whether they are mental, phys-
ical, or emotional, and as stresses mount,
reactions to those stresses play out
differently among individuals. For ex-
ample, one person might get headaches
that pound; another might have stomach
aches and constipation or diarrhea; an-
other might have muscle and joint aches
or become sick with a fever. Presenting
symptoms are simply manifestations of
responses to stress.

Anna Buck is certified by ANCB as a Certified Traditional Naturopath. She is also a certified Neuro-Developmental Delay therapist. Anna founded Anna’s House;LLC;in;Denver,;Colorado,;in;2005. For more information, visit www.Annas HouseLLC.com.