Homeopathic medicine at East-West Health Centers is a low-cost, non-toxic system of care. It is very effective in the treatment of chronic illnesses, and is also an effective self-care approach to treating minor conditions such as the common cold and flu.

Homeopathy states that a disease is a reaction of the entire body trying to restore itself to health from some disturbing factor, rather than being the direct result of that factor. For this reason, diseases cannot be treated separately from the whole body.

Homeopathy is based on three principles: the law of similars, the single medicine, and the minimum dose. The law of similars states that a medicine will cure a disease if it creates symptoms (similar to those the patient is experiencing) in a healthy person. Therefore, it is important that our homeopathic physicians discover all the patient's symptoms so he/she can best match one medication for the patient. Prescribing only one medicine is the second principle of homeopathy. This single medicine should be able to cover all the mental, emotional, and physical symptoms of the patient.

The final principle of homeopathy is the minimum dose which consists of two parts. First, the physician only prescribes a small number of doses and waits to see what effect the medication has. Second, the medicine is given in small doses. Homeopathic remedies are most often dilutions of natural substances from plants, minerals, and animals. These remedies act to stimulate the body's natural healing response.