Homeopathic Interactions: a debate
Why are foods, coffee, cigarette smoke, and especially essential oils said to interfere with homeopathic remedies?
The delicate frequency of homeopathic remedies is said to be disrupted by certain foods and natural remedies - including coffee, smoke, and essential oils.
It's generally understood by natural practitioners that homeopathic remedies are meant to be taken without food in order to optimize their impact. The subtle energy "frequencies" of a homeopathic remedy can be disrupted if you put other things into your body within 15 minutes before or after (some say 10 minutes, some 20). When these energies are disrupted, their impact is negated; they work less effectively, or they simply won't work.
Drinking coffee and smoking are often said to disrupt homeopathic vibrations within considerably more than the usual 15 or so minutes. Since most people agree that neither of these is doing the body any good, there is little friction over whether they should be entirely avoided... a simple yes is fairly easy to agree upon.
I've known people to use a sip of coffee to "treat" someone who's taken the wrong homeopathic remedy, or taken a homeopathic incorrectly.
Despite consensus over the effects of food and coffee, certain supplements and natural remedies are more widely debated: namely, essential oils.
The oft-maligned step-child of the healing world, essential oils are a real concern when it comes to homepathic remedies.
Some homeopaths say that if you're on a homeopathic treatment, you should never use any essential oils. They are simply too strong, and they will totally negate the homepathic remedy's ability to function.
Others will tell you that there is no problem or interaction, so long as you use the oils at least fifteen to twenty minutes before or after your homeopathic remedy.
The most widely held belief is that essential oils are fine to use, so long as you avoid peppermint essential oil, and eucalyptus and cinnamon, which are so strong they may interrupt homepathic frequencies within 24 hours of use.
So what's the verdict? I lean towards the latter two, since I've used homeopathics and oils within close contact and believe that I've experienced the benefit of both.
Ultimately, though, it's a decision you and your homeopath have to make for yourselves.
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