Homeopathy, according to Answers.com, “is a holistic system of treatment that originated in the late eighteenth century. The name homeopathy is derived from two Greek words that mean “like disease.” The system is based on the idea that substances that produce symptoms of sickness in healthy people will have a curative effect when given in very dilute quantities to sick people who exhibit those same symptoms. Homeopathic remedies are believed to stimulate the body’s own healing processes.
Homeopaths use the term “allopathy,” or “different than disease,” to describe the use of drugs used in conventional medicine to oppose or counteract the symptom being treated. Homeopathy was founded by German physician Samuel Hahnemann (1755–1843), who was much disturbed by the medical system of his time, believing that its cures were crude and some of its strong drugs and treatments did more harm than good to patients. Hahnemann performed experiments on himself using Peruvian bark, which contains quinine, a malaria remedy. He concluded that in a healthy person, quinine creates the same symptoms as malaria, including fevers and chills, which is the reason why it is effective as a remedy. He then began to analyze the remedies available in nature by what he called provings.
Provings of homeopathic remedies are still compiled by dosing healthy adults with various substances and documenting the results, in terms of the dose needed to produce the symptoms and the length of the dose’s effectiveness.”
Dr. Elmer Hubero is a doctor of medicine, having been graduated from the University of Santo Tomas in 1972. He became Guimaras’ municipal health officer as well as engaged in pediatrics. However, after 30 years of allophatic medical practice, Dr. Hubero tried homeopathy.
“I enrolled in a long distance course in homeopathy. A year later, I took the exam for each module and gained my certificate from the British Institute of Homeopathy in 2000. I practiced this medicine in 2002,” he said.
Lacking in confidence yet determined to push through, Dr. Hubero tried the medicine on his family and found that it was effective. “This led me to shift to practicing homeopathic medicine completely,” he added.
So far his practice has gained strong belief from the public, with two to five patients a day. Since 2002, the number of his patients has reached 9,065. He holds clinic for seven days a week, from 6-7 AM and 5-7 PM in Pavia. If he’s not busy with his clinic, he teaches at the medical school of West Visayas State University.
Dr. Hubero’s medicines vary. The medicines are available as white globules, water-based and drops. Although the medicines may look similar, the dilution and content are different, depending on Dr. Hubero’s desired treatment for the patient. “The symptoms for each patient is complex, thus the difference in the dilution and strength of the tincture I apply,” he said.
Like doctors engaging in allopathic medicine, Dr. Hubero also asks his patients to undergo laboratory exams. He also assesses the patient’s situation, which includes the symptoms, when and how the symptoms started and for long has the patient been feeling them, what aggravates the symptoms, patient’s lifestyle, and work and home conditions. “I choose the medicine that fits the patient’s whole system complex,” Dr. Hubero said.
A spiritual person, Dr. Hubero believes that his drugs are also quite effective after a series of meditation and songs. He refers to this process as “energizing” the medicine.
Dr. Hubero has handled three HIV-cases which were cured after months of treatment. As for cancer, Dr. Hubero admits that the high batting average is not that high but his medicine was able to relieve the pain felt by the patient. “The patient’s life became bearable even without the use of narcotic drugs,” he said. He also said that the cancer patient’s diet has an effect on whether or not they could reverse the cancer. The bottom line is, one should always get good fresh air, fresh fruits, and vegetables, yogurt, good amount of sunlight, lots of innercise (yoga posture) and a total overhaul of one’s lifestyle.
There are advantages in turning to homeophatic medicine, according to Dr. Hubero. “It’s low-cost (one small globules container costs P100 only), the medicine has no expiration date and no side effects.
Dr. Hubero’s medicines have been proven to be effective against high blood pressure, diabetes, kidney stones, asthma, allergies, fever, diarrhea, abdominal pains, rheumatism and gout, among others.
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