Do homeopathic remedies work? Most people who have used them will tell you "yes, they definitely do!", but some skeptics have a difficult time agreeing that it is possible for this to happen. I am not going to claim to be smarter than all the scientists who have done studies on homeopathy and how it works, but I will tell you that in my experience I have seen great results in a number of situations.

Homeopathic remedies are created based on the idea that "Like treats Like." For hundreds of years, people have been treated using this philosophy. Homeopathic physicians learned that if you find a substance that causes a specific symptom in an individual, when you reduce it down to minute particles in water, it can cure those symptoms. The final result of this dilution leaves only a "pattern" of the original substance, but because the body knows how to react to the substance, it also recognizes the pattern of it. This works very well in instances where the substance itself causes side effects, because the homeopathic version will not cause side effects.

Recently, our office started to offer a homeopathic HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) to our patients who wish to lose weight, and we are seeing amazing results. This product is less invasive than the original HCG, which was a daily shot. It is also much more economical than the actual hormone, and as I mentioned before, it has none of the well documented side effects. Watching people lose 20-30 pounds in a month has to be one of the most exciting things we get to do in our clinic. Not to mention that many of the people who have used the HCG homeopathic drops to lose those stubborn extra pounds are keeping the weight off. Some of these individuals have continued to lose weight after they completed their drops.

Our office offers nutritional counseling for those who are interested, and with our help you can reset your metabolism for permanent results. Following the HCG diet has its benefits also. We are finding that once a person stops eating carbohydrates and sugar for the 23-40 days that they are taking the drops, they no longer crave these things like before. This benefit is an amazing one, because it makes following a healthy eating plan much easier. We recommend that once the drops have been completed, a person eat at least 6 small meals/snacks a day and choose good healthy foods. Vegetables, fruits, nuts, lean protein and whole grains are what we suggest for a healthy lifestyle.

Packaged foods are typically very low in nutrition and high in calories. If you eliminate these types of food from your diet, you will feel better, have more energy, avoid many chronic illnesses and live a longer more active life. Adding exercise to this great eating plan increases the benefits of a healthy lifestyle even more!