Sometimes called Homeopathic Vaccinations, Homeoprophylaxis (HP) is an alternative method of protecting against childhood diseases without the potential side effects of vaccinations. Many people are torn about their decision to vaccinate themselves or their children. On the one hand, the medical profession utilizes fear, uncertainty and doubt to frighten people into get themselves or their children vaccinated. On the other hand, there are many side effects of vaccinations and questions about whether they are even effective, not to mention the toxic ingredients such as mercury, formaldehyde and other adjuvants. Homeoprophylaxis is the use of homeopathic nosodes for disease protection and may be the best way to protect you and your child from infectious, contagious disease and prevent the possible side effects of vaccines. The Basic Childhood Disease Homeoprophylaxis program includes the following: • • • • • • • • Pertussin: Whooping Cough Pneumococcinum: Pneumonia Lathyrus sativus: Polio Haemophilus: Hib Meningococcinum: Meningitis Tetanus Toxin: Tetanus Parotidinum: Mumps Morbillinum: Measles/Rubella Does it work? Yes. Homeoprophylaxis was first fortuitously discovered by Dr. Samuel Hahnemann in 1801. He used the homeopathic remedy Belladonna 30 to treat cases of Scarlet Fever. He also gave it as a prevention for other patients and found it worked. He later went on to use homeopathy to prevent such diseases as Cholera and Typhoid. More recently, Australian Dr. Isaac Golden began a modern day HP program in 1986. The follow up from his 18 year study showed a 90% effectiveness, which is comparable to effectiveness of vaccines which range from 70% to 99%, depending on the individual vaccine. http://nourishedmagazine.com.au/blog/articles/homoeoprophylaxis-%E2%80%93-a-proven-alternative-tovaccination Interestingly, it was found that those children who received HP and no vaccinations were healthier than those children who had no HP and no vaccinations. In 2007 and 2008, the Cuban Government utilized homeopathy to prevent Leptospirosis, or swamp fever. Five million doses of Homeopathic Leptospiro were given to 2.5 million people at the cost of US $200,000.00. Normally thousands of people are infected each year, in spite of allopathic vaccinations. The result of the HP program is that there were ZERO infections among those that participated. http://homeopathyresource.wordpress.com/2009/01/01/successful-use-of-homeopathy- in-over-5-millionpeople-reported-from-cuba/ How the program works If you sign up for the Homeoprophylaxis program for your children, you will receive a kit with all the remedies necessary for the basic program. Included are all the instructions for administering the program and a chart to record the dates given and the results of giving the remedy. This program is part of a replication of Dr. Golden's study. Status sheets are periodically mailed to the primary author of the study in the US. In addition, remedies can be added for Chicken Pox, Influenza, tropical diseases, etc. The cost of the program is $285.00 for the first child with the cost decreasing with each additional child. The cost includes the remedy kit and the homepath’s time for supervising the program, which means any questions that may arise are covered as well. The program takes three years or more to complete. Additional cost will be incurred if additional diseases are included or if an additional acute remedy is needed. How to Get Started It is best to get started as soon as your children are born, but you can start the program anytime. If your child is vaccinated, you can still participate in the program. You may find that the vaccinated child becomes healthier after this program. If your child is a experiencing any chronic or acute condition these will need to be addressed homeopathically first to clear them out and best prepare your child for an optimal response to HP. Comparing HP with Traditional Vaccines Both Vaccines and HP aim to prevent disease and both introduce a disease agent into the body with the intention to stimulate immunity prior to exposure to the disease. But that is where the similarities end. The following chart compares the typical Vaccine program to the HP program. Comparing Homeoprophylaxis to Classical Homeopathy Vaccines Contains a material dose, which means it has a live, attenuated or killed virus, bacteria or toxin in a crude dose Contains Adjuvants to stimulate the immune response and also other additives which may include other viruses, human fetal tissue/DNA, animal byproducts, etc. Vaccines contain preservatives, such as thimerosal, formaldehyde, aluminum, The germs etc. and other ingredients are injected directly into the body, thereby bypassing peripheral immune diseases systems. are introduced at Multiple the same time, which is an unnatural situation. An expectation of antibody production in immune systems that are too immature to produce antibodies (0 2 years). Homeoprophylaxis Contains an Energetic Dose, which means the substances are potentized/diluted to reduce material dose but retain the memory of the disease orare disease agent. Nosodes produced from pure viral/bacterial cultures or human discharge response to the germs. The idea of There are no preservatives, adjuvants or other contaminants in homeopathic nosodes. Homeoprophylaxis is administered orally on sugar pellets. Single disease at a time. From birth on, general immune system functions are active and therefore responsive to general stimulation. Homeoprophylaxis seems counter intuitive when one has been using classical homeopathy and is used to thinking about homeopathy meaning Like Cures Like. Remember that Homeopathy literally means, similar suffering. So this is not such a far stretch from that concept, only the remedy comes before the suffering, not after the suffering. But the best way to reconcile this idea with classical homeopathy is to accept that one has nothing to do with the other. It is merely a different way to utilize the potentized, energetic substances. Homeoprophylaxis for Whatever is Going Around If you are concerned about getting sick with whatever "bug" is going around, homeopathy can help protect you. Of course, nothing is 100% effective, but the evidence suggests that homeopathy is at least 90% effective.