How is homeopathy different from conventional medicine?
Both conventional medicine and homeopathy define health as a state of well-being, with all body systems working in balance. Conventional medicine classifies disease by its perceived material cause and acts to suppress the cause and the symptoms. For example, sinusitis is believed to be caused by either a viral or bacterial infection traveling from the nose as a typical complication of a common cold. When you are sick with sinusitis, you go to the doctor for your diagnosis and prescription drugs such as antibiotics, decongestants, and antihistamines. You usually feel better after a time and consider yourself cured. However, the drugs have side effects, the sinusitis often returns with the next cold, and you may eventually develop recurring bronchitis.
