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Homeopathic medicines work subtly. So expect to feel a shift, not a big bang. If you're dealing with a sudden issue, you might feel results sooner than if you're dealing with a longstanding issue. Give HELP a little time. Homeopathic medicines have no known side effects. If you experience any negative sensations while using HELP, discontinue use and contact a health practitioner.

Homeopathic medicines have no known drug interactions. If you are taking other drugs or medications, you should consult your health practitioner when considering taking homeopathic medicines.

Help Homeopathy and its principals are not medical professionals and do not offer medical advice, diagnose or treat. If you do take HELP, always read and follow the label directions. All claims are based on traditional homeopathic practice, not accepted medical evidence. Not FDA evaluated.

This is a fascinating question. Scientists have been studying the phenomenon of homeopathy since it was discovered in the early 1800s. We like to use an analogy to explain it. Music has no substance but when you hear it, it has an effect on you that you can feel. Fragrance is the same way. When you smell it you’re just breathing in air, which really has no substance. But it has a definite effect on your mood.

Thank you for asking this. The FDA has a policy of not testing any homeopathic medicines for efficacy. But they do monitor homeopathic medicines for safety. That’s why HELP is made in FDA registered facility that complies with GMP (good manufacturing practices). It’s also why the process of manufacturing HELP is strictly controlled and carried out by professionals and experts, and the creation of its active ingredient is governed by the HPUS the homeopathic pharmacopeia of the United States. Even the information on label is specifically designed using FDA rules to be clear, straightforward and easy to read. You’ll see that our label and claims always contain the FDA mandated disclaimer: Claims based on traditional homeopathic practice, not accepted medical evidence. Not evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.

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THE SHORT VERSION:
One drop of Ignatia Amara is put into 99 drops of water and shaken. Then one drop of that solution is put into 99 drops of water and shaken. Then one drop of that solution is put into 99 drops of water and shaken. This process goes on over and over again until the level of Ignatia Amara in the final soliution is so small (10 to the -400 power in the case of HELP) that it’s not even visible under a microscope. Your liver doesn’t even “recognize” it. It’s the ultimate example of a little can do a lot. It also helps explain why homeopathic medicines have no known side effects and no known drug interactions.

THE DEEP DIVE:
The process of making homeopathic medicines like help is called potentization. It involves finely crushing a plant, animal, mineral or chemical substance and dissolving it in a solvent such as grain alcohol to create a mother tincture. (If the substance is something that doesn’t dissolve naturally, it’s mixed with lactose instead. That’s called tituration.)

The mother tincture (or the tituration) is then put through a precise and controlled series of steps: dilution and succussion (succussion is the technical term for vigorous and finely calibrated shaking). 

Repeated dilution in an alcohol-water mix, according to a precise mathematical ratio, dilutes the mother tincture exponentially. 

After each dilution step, the mother tincture or tituration undergoes a succussion. This time-honored process of mathematical dilution followed by precision succussion is what gives homeopathic medicines their therapeutic power. This process was once done by hand. Now it is done by machine in FDA compliant facilities that operate within U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulations as well as the standards of the Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States (HPUS).

We love this question. It’s the gateway to really understanding what homeopathy is all about.

Help's active ingredient is homeopathic Ignatia Amara, which is derived from a bean. If someone would eat the bean in its whole form, it would cause them to have a range of unpleasant mental and physical symptoms. In its homeopathic form (i.e. diluted to the point of 10 to the -400 and precision shaken every step of the way) it has the power to fix those symptoms in a person.

This process and effect is true about all homeopathic medicines. And it illustrates the amazing phenomenon that is homeopathy.

For consistency and safety, homeopathic active ingredients are officially referred to by their Latin name and listed that way in the Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States (HPUS). The HPUS is a book which details quality and preparation standards for homeopathic medicines. Every homeopathic medicine listed in the HPUS has an official monograph (an approved document detailing the medicine’s standards and specifications). An HPUS listing means the medicine meets the HPUS standard. It also means that the medicine was studied and approved by experts in homeopathy.

The number indicates the medicine’s potency. Homeopathic ingredients exist on a scale of potency. The higher the number, the more times the ingredient has been diluted and succussed, and the stronger it is. This may seem counterintuitive, but that’s what homeopathic potentization does. It unlocks the beneficial power of the substance and helps minimize any negative effects the substance might have when it exists in its original, non-homeopathic form. Once you understand this, it won’t surprise you to learn that there are beneficial homeopathic medicines made from substances like poison ivy.

The letter C indicates the ratio used to arrive at the potency. C stands for centesimal, i.e. a 1:100 ratio. It’s created by diluting 1 part of the mother tincture in 99 parts of alcohol, then succussing (vigorously shaking) the resulting solution. One part of that resulting solution is then diluted in 99 drops of alcohol, and succussed.  This process is repeated over and over until the potency number is reached.  A 200C means the 1 drop in 99 drops of alcohol mixture process was done 200 times. 

The K indicates the method by which this process was performed.  K stands for Korsakovian method, in which all of the dilutions are performed in one container.

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Homeopathy is a system of medicine developed by German Physician Dr Samuel Hahnemann in 1796. It is based on The Law of Similars—a substance which produces symptoms in a well person can cure similar symptoms in an ill person if that substance is exponentially diluted and precisely shaken. Dr Hahnemann proved this ‘like cures like’ principle with plant, animal and mineral substances. These provings became the homeopathic medicines he used to safely and successfully treat patients throughout Europe.

Homeopathic medicines have been used continually worldwide since that time. They are currently used by over one billion people globally. Due to their extremely dilute nature, they are gentle, non toxic, and have no known side effects or drug interactions. They were widely used in the United States until the mid twentieth century, and are gaining prominence again as people become more involved in their own wellness. 

Homeopathic medicines are classified by the FDA as Over The Counter (OTC) drugs. They are available without a prescription and labeled and made according to strict guidelines. The production of homeopathic medicines is governed by the HPUS, the Homeopathic Pharmacopeia of the United States. The manufacture of homeopathic medicines is strictly regulated by the FDA. However finished homeopathic products are not FDA approved. As such, they are mandated carry the following disclaimer: Claims based on traditional homeopathic practice, not accepted medical evidence. Not evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.

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