In the captivating realm of homeopathy, MysticMag recently had the opportunity to delve into the expertise of Lynn Amara, a seasoned practitioner dedicated to tailoring treatments to individual symptoms and overall health.
Amara unfolds her unique approach, emphasizing the crucial role of a comprehensive interview process in understanding the living experience of each person. Through keen observation of narrative nuances and symptoms, she adeptly selects the most indicated homeopathic medicine. Drawing on a compelling case, Amara recounts a woman’s transformative journey with rheumatoid arthritis, showcasing the profound impact of homeopathy compared to conventional treatments.
As a practitioner committed to ongoing professional development, Amara collaborates on patient cases, contributes to publications, and stays abreast of the latest advancements, demonstrating her unwavering dedication to the evolving field of homeopathy.
How do you tailor homeopathic treatments to individual symptoms and overall health in your practice?
Each person’s suffering is full of symptoms. Sometimes the symptoms can be quantified, as in laboratory tests and sonograms, and many times the symptoms are the living experience of the person. I listen to that living experience and draw out of each person more details in a lengthy interview process.
Furthermore, the way a person tells their story and symptoms is also full of clues to the complete pattern that has gone off kilter. So a good homeopath always tailors the choice of homeopathic medicine to both the individual symptoms, the overall health, and the medical investigations.
How do I tailor my homeopathic treatment? By choosing the best most indicated homeopathic medicine.
Share a case where homeopathy played a key role in healing, especially in comparison to conventional approaches.
A few years ago a woman in her late 70’s came to me with rheumatoid arthritis. She had refused conventional immunosuppressive treatments and had seen other healing modalities with only minor success.
In homeopathy, we have many medicines for arthritis and the key to finding the best one is to thoroughly individualize the picture, to ask, what made this woman unique with her arthritis? She was a very mild and sympathetic woman, who suffered terribly when others suffered. She was allergic to the whole family of nightshade foods: tomato, potato, eggplant, etc. She suffered from chronic IBS, probably of pancreatic origin. But what really truly set her apart was that her feet were child-sized. Yes, an adult woman with very tiny feet.
So homeopathically, the indicated medicine was one that she has needed her whole life: Oleum jecoris aselli: homeopathic cod liver oil; for those who do not develop fully and have poor nutritional absorption.
Would plain old cold liver oil have helped her? Perhaps for a while, but the dynamic nature of homeopathic medicine is more profound than nutrition. The remedy changed her gut, she stopped having diarrhea, she can eat a bit of tomato, she can knit and garden and move now.
How do you address skepticism about homeopathy and build trust with patients through evidence or experiences?
I say, “If it was good enough for the Queen of England (her whole life long), it is good enough for me and you”.
What’s your approach to patient education in homeopathy, fostering active participation in the healing process?
My website: betterhomeopathics.com is full of down-to-earth articles on how to use homeopathic medicines and how to foster a healing environment. I do take a collaborative approach and ask many patients to keep a journal or track their symptoms through time. The homeopathic website: TrinityHealthHub also carries patient-oriented information, as does the National Center for Homeopathy.
Briefly discuss your ongoing professional development in homeopathy and how you stay updated on the latest research and advancements.
I believe that every practitioner is duty-bound to expand their horizons. This is not difficult in homeopathy, since there are always new books about new remedies, conferences to attend, and research to perform.
I work closely with a colleague on all my patient cases and am developing books and articles for future publication.
