Faculty of Homeopathy

30/03/2026

Just two weeks to go to the final part of this wonderful series with Caroline Gaskin featuring the Managing with 14th April at 1800 hours CEST Growing older with vitality & wisdom is the goal for what we might call the winter of women’s lives - during


to catch up on all parts of this series and remember we record all sessions so if you are a member you can watch at leisure on our CPD hub or those who register will get a link to watch approximately 1 week post event. https://www.facultyofhomeopathy.org/events/managing-menopause-with-homeopathy-harmony-for-the-beating-heart
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30/03/2026

If you were at the Faculty AGM on Thursday 19 March then this week’s Member in the Spotlight, Dr Anil Patel, may look familiar. Anil was awarded his DFHom(Int) certificate in person at the Faculty AGM in London.

Anil trained in homeopathy in India and witnessed amazing results during his internship when his own mother’s glaucoma was successfully treated with homeopathy.

“During 13 years of clinical practice in India, I treated thousands of patients, organised charitable homeopathic camps in rural areas, and early in my career successfully treated a child with hydrocele using a single dose of Rhododendron 200C—a case that greatly strengthened my clinical confidence”.

Anil is the founder of the Ambica Clinic in London which he founded in 2005.

Read more: https://www.facultyofhomeopathy.org/pages/testimonials

Member in the Spotlight will return the week commencing 13 April 2026. In the meantime you can read member profiles for 78 of our amazing members on the Faculty website: https://www.facultyofhomeopathy.org/pages/testimonials

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26/03/2026

Fibromyalgia: when pain is experienced in very different ways.
Many people with fibromyalgia experience severe and ongoing pain.

Yet medical investigations often reveal little physical damage that fully explains the intensity of their symptoms.
This has contributed to increasing interest in how the body processes and regulates pain.

Research within psychoneuroendocrinoimmunology (PNEI) has explored how stress responses, the autonomic nervous system, hormonal regulation and immune signalling interact in chronic pain.

Together these systems help shape how the body responds to ongoing physical and emotional demands.
One of the most striking features of fibromyalgia is how differently pain is experienced from one person to another.
Some describe burning pain.
Others speak of aching, stiffness, pressure or a feeling of bruising.
For some, even light touch can feel overwhelming.
For others, exhaustion and widespread soreness dominate.

Within classical homeopathy, these differences are not seen as minor details; they are central to understanding the individual expression of symptoms.

Careful case taking explores the nature of the pain as it is experienced:
how it feels, how it moves, and how the person themselves describes it.
Equal attention is given to modalities meaning what makes the pain better or worse.

Symptoms may be affected by movement, rest, temperature, time of day, sleep or emotional stress.

Homeopathic case analysis also pays close attention to what are often called strange, rare or peculiar symptoms, the distinctive features that make one person’s experience different from another’s.
This may include unusual sensations, specific triggers or patterns that stand out from the general picture.

Broader patterns are also considered, including energy levels, sleep, temperature sensitivity, emotional responses and how the person reacts to stress.These elements are considered together, as they may reflect how the body as a whole is responding to ongoing demands.

Fibromyalgia highlights an important clinical reality:
while a diagnosis describes a shared pattern of symptoms, the lived experience of pain can vary significantly between individuals.

Complex chronic pain challenges certainty across medical frameworks.
It calls for careful assessment, conceptual humility and continued interdisciplinary dialogue.

24/03/2026

a NEW 2/5/26 1000-1130 BST presented by Sujata Naik Integrative Oncology: The Supportive Role of Homeopathy in Cancer Care https://tinyurl.com/yc6zzs7r
remains a major global health challenge with significant medical and economic impacts. While conventional treatments such as surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy are the mainstay of cancer care, integrative approach which includes have been observed to play a significant role in improving patient wellbeing during treatment.

Cancer remains a major global health challenge. Homeopathy can be used safely alongside conventional therapies to manage side effects

20/03/2026

Some photos from the AGM 2026 which took place yesterday at the Royal Society of Chemistry, London. The 2026 Richard Hughes Memorial Lecture was presented by Dr Patricia Ridsdale, Title: Stories we could tell.

19/03/2026

Our President, Dr Lee Kayne introducing our AGM 2026 this year at the superb venue Royal Society of Chemistry

19/03/2026

Persistent or chronic fatigue remains one of the more challenging clinical presentations in contemporary practice.

Patients may present with profound and often disabling exhaustion, yet structural findings and routine laboratory markers frequently provide only limited explanation. This does not indicate absence of pathology, rather it reflects complexity.

Energy regulation is not confined to a single organ system.
Research within psychoneuroendocrinoimmunology (PNEI) has described bidirectional communication between autonomic regulation, hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis dynamics and immune signalling. These interconnected systems continuously calibrate stress adaptation, inflammatory balance and the allocation of physiological resources.

When regulatory flexibility is reduced, fatigue may emerge not as isolated organ dysfunction, but as altered coordination across regulatory networks.
Importantly fatigue itself is not uniform.
Some individuals show signs of heightened activation, fragmented sleep, inner restlessness or increased sensory sensitivity. Others present with almost the opposite pattern, including heavy limbs, dizziness when standing, slowed thinking and reduced initiative.

For many patients another defining feature is impaired recovery. Even moderate physical exertion, sustained cognitive effort or emotional stress may trigger symptom exacerbation followed by prolonged restoration, a phenomenon often described as post-exertional malaise.
From a systems perspective, these differences may reflect variation in regulatory calibration across autonomic, endocrine and immune networks. Physical, cognitive and emotional signals are not processed separately. They are integrated within a single adaptive system.
A diagnostic category may therefore be shared, while the internal regulatory dynamics may differ substantially between patients.

Within classical homeopathy, clinical practice has traditionally emphasised systematic individualisation through detailed case taking that considers the total symptom presentation, including physical modalities, behavioural tendencies and contextual influences.

Discussing this tradition alongside systems-oriented perspectives such as PNEI does not imply a defined biological mechanism within current research.
Rather, it reflects a shared clinical interest in recognising variability in how regulation and adaptation are expressed in individual patients.

How clinicians conceptualise these differences may influence how we approach assessment and individualisation.

18/03/2026

“The Accidental Homeopath” sounds like an interesting title for a book and this week’s Member in the Spotlight, Divya Bhatt, had an interesting almost accidental route into her homeopathy career.

“My journey into homeopathy began almost by accident in 2002. Coming from a family of medicos, homeopathy was unfamiliar and certainly not my first choice. I took up homeopathic studies only as a temporary option while preparing for my medical entrance exams. But once I was introduced to its philosophy and unique mode of healing, I was completely captivated. The clarity of its theoretical framework and the depth of its principles drew me in, and witnessing remarkable improvements in people around me transformed curiosity into conviction. What began as a fallback soon became my true professional calling”.

Read more: https://www.facultyofhomeopathy.org/pages/testimonials

Visit Divya’s website: https://salubrioustherapies.com/

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12/03/2026

Stress does not act on a single organ. It influences interconnected regulatory systems.

In biomedical science, physiology has traditionally been organised into disciplines such as neurology, endocrinology and immunology. This structure has enabled analytical clarity and significant scientific progress.
However, research within psychoneuroendocrinoimmunology (PNEI) has demonstrated bidirectional communication across these systems.

Emotional stress does not remain confined to the mind. It influences autonomic regulation and hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis activity. Hormonal shifts affect immune signalling, while inflammatory mediators shape neural function, behaviour and energy regulation. These measurable interactions are increasingly recognised as clinically relevant in a range of chronic and stress-associated conditions.

From a systems perspective, chronic illness may involve disturbances across interconnected physiological networks in addition to identifiable organ-level pathology. This does not invalidate reductionist approaches; rather, it invites a broader clinical lens that acknowledges regulatory complexity and meaningful inter-individual variation.

In clinical practice, variability between patients with the same diagnosis is well recognised. Differences in stress reactivity, symptom expression, behavioural adaptation and physiological resilience may influence both presentation and therapeutic response.

Classical homeopathy represents a long-established model of clinical individualisation. Its methodology is grounded in detailed case taking that considers the total symptom presentation, including physical, psychological and contextual dimensions.
The intention is to inform therapeutic decisions based on the individual pattern rather than solely on diagnostic classification.

Positioning homeopathy within a systems-informed discussion does not imply a defined biological mechanism within current PNEI research.
Rather, it reflects a shared clinical orientation towards observing the organism as an integrated whole and recognising variability in regulatory expression.
Complex conditions challenge certainty across medical paradigms.
They call for careful assessment, interdisciplinary dialogue and clinical humility.

In this series, we will reflect on how a systems-oriented and individually focused clinical perspective may contribute to discussions on:
– Persistent fatigue presentations
– Fibromyalgia
– Autoimmune conditions
Complex disorders benefit from thoughtful observation and rigorous interdisciplinary exchange.

This series is shared as an invitation to continued clinical reflection and interdisciplinary dialogue. As complex chronic conditions increasingly challenge clear diagnostic boundaries, exploring how different clinical frameworks approach regulation, variability and patient experience may enrich the broader conversation.

11/03/2026

Our latest Member in the Spotlight, Dr Frederik Schroyens, is another alumnus of the Royal London Homeopathic Hospital. Frederik became intrigued by non-conventional ideas about health and disease while doing his medical degree, back in a time when conventional and non-conventional health providers often worked together positively, providing patients the best of both worlds.

“In 1977–78, I studied for one academic year at the Royal London Homeopathic Hospital, fully immersed in lectures and consultations led by the teachers of that time. I was profoundly impressed by their inspiring stories and remarkable results, a team under the guidance of Dr. Margery Blackie. Back in Belgium, from the very beginning of my practice, I felt completely confident in offering homeopathic treatment as a complementary approach to my patients”.

Read more: https://www.facultyofhomeopathy.org/pages/testimonials

Visit Frederik’s website to find out more: https://www.frederik-schroyens.be/

05/03/2026

If coffee can cause insomnia, why would a homeopath ever prescribe it for sleeplessness?

Many recognise the effects of too much coffee.
The mind becomes overactive and sleep feels impossible, even when the body is tired. There may be restlessness, palpitations and a subtle inner agitation. Digestion too may be affected, with gastric discomfort, increased acidity or a tendency toward looser stools in sensitive individuals.

These responses are well documented physiological effects of caffeine, one of coffee’s principal alkaloids and a central nervous system stimulant.
In higher amounts, it may produce insomnia, increased sensory alertness, nervous restlessness, increased gastric acid production and bowel activity.

From a homeopathic perspective, this characteristic pattern is also clinically relevant.
Prepared from the unroasted coffee bean and potentised according to established homeopathic pharmacopeial standards, Coffea cruda has a well-described remedy picture derived from provings and sustained clinical use.

It is classically associated with:

- Acute insomnia with rapid flow of thoughts
- Sleeplessness after joyful news or pleasurable excitement
- Marked mental overactivity with difficulty disengaging
- Heightened sensitivity to noise, light or touch
- Oversensitivity to pain
- Palpitations associated with emotional excitement
-Headache from mental exertion

At its core, this state is characterised by mental overactivity and heightened sensitivity to impressions. The person remains mentally alert and highly responsive to sensory stimuli, yet unable to sleep despite physical fatigue.

At the heart of classical homeopathy lies the principle of similars. A substance known to evoke a distinct constellation of symptoms in the healthy may be considered when a patient presents with a closely corresponding constellation in illness. The prescription is therefore guided by the qualitative similarity between the patient’s totality of symptoms and the characteristic remedy picture, rather than by diagnostic label alone.

In this way, Coffea cruda provides a clear example of individualised prescribing grounded in symptom similarity within homeopathic practice.