Homeopathy with Poppy Altmann

Poppy Altmann BA (Hons) LCPH RSHom

Welcome to my website.

I am a homeopath practising from Evelyn road in Richmond, which is located off Kew road, a few minute's walk from Richmond station and is easily accessible from other parts of south and west London by bus, London Overground, District line tube and mainline train from London Waterloo and Reading among other places.

You can see me in Richmond on Tuesdays 9.30-3pm, Wednesdays 10-4 and Thursdays 1-8pm. Please note that I cannot accept credit or debit cards so please bring cash or a cheque. There are cash machines near to Richmond station and at the Post Office near the clinic on Kew road.

Newsflash!

I am running a series of sessions next month on coping with common illnesses naturally.
22nd February Fevers
Avoid unnecessary use of Calpol, antibiotics etc.
29th February First aid
Bruises, post op and wounds
7th March Sore throats and tonsilitis
Homeopathic and Naturopathic tips
14th March Earaches and sinusitis
Home remedies
21st March Coughs
Croup, Whooping cough, Bronchitis
28th March ‘Flu
Naturopathic and homeopathic remedies for ‘flu
The course riuns on Wednesdays 7.30-9.15pm in Evelyn road Richmond.
•Small groups, maximum of 5, includes a 15 minute tea break.
•£100 for all 6 weeks includes discount on remedy kits and printed materials. 10% discount on all 6 sessions if paid before 31st January.
•Book any one session for £20, two sessions for £35, three for £55, four for £75, or five for £95.
•Call 07957 457 171 or email info@warriorhomeopath.com

Acute clinic

Acute clinic Tuesdays Wednesdays Thursdays and Fridays 12-1pm. Appointments of up to 10 minutes cost £10 including remedies. This clinic works on a first come first served basis. If you need a longer appointment you will be asked to come back.

I am also a tutor, marker and supervisor of students from the College of Practical Homeopathy. I often have students observing me but if you would prefer not to have them please let me know. If you are a student interested in supervision or evening tutorials in south west London (once a month) please give me a call or email me.

What is Homeopathy?

Homeopathy is a gentle, non-invasive, holistic and comprehensive form of medicine. We are all born with an innate healing ability, which is how the human race has survived for thousands of years.
In the late 18th Century, Samuel Hahnemann, a practicing physician, became dissatisfied with the toxic effects of certain drugs that were prescribed. He resolved to find a safer way of curing patients, and thus became the founding father of homeopathy. The word homeopathy comes from the Greek root words which mean “like cures like”, in other words, something that causes a healthy person to become sick, will cure the similar disease in a sick person.
Hahnemann treated patients with potentised substances, that is to say he prepared medicines through a process of dilution and succussion, as he realised that a cure could be more effective and have less side effects this way.

Why see a Homeopath?

Homeopaths have observed that traumas and shocks such as injuries, grief and emotional shocks or poisonings can make us become “stuck” in a poor state of health as our energy becomes focussed on getting over the trauma and releasing the toxins which have built up in our system as a result. This is when we get ill.

Our philosophy is that homeopathy stimulates the body’s own healing mechanism, or the immune system, in order for you to heal yourself. We believe that all symptoms are an expression of the body’s attempt to heal itself. Therefore, suppressing symptoms with antibiotics or anti-inflammatories seems unwise in the long term. The body in its innate wisdom will keep bringing back symptoms to be cured. Discharges (catarrh, coughs, inflammation, rashes) are the body’s attempt to expel toxins from “used up” white blood cells and bacteria. If those discharges are repeatedly suppressed, the body will try to find a place to safely store those toxins. The ideal place from which to expel toxins is the bowel. If the bowel is not efficient enough, another system of elimination will come into action – the skin, the lungs, the genito-urinary system.


What Conditions Can it Help?

Homeopaths treat the individual, not just the part of the body which is unwell. Homeopathy does not interfere with other medical treatments. It is safe to use in pregnancy, and is particularly effective for children.
Because homeopathy looks at the whole person, almost anybody with any illness can use it. A homeopath will offer consultation services to people who have chronic or acute illnesses, and discuss people's mental/ emotional states as well as physical ailments. I always recommend that you get diagnoses and medical advice from your doctor and that you inform your GP when you are using homeopathy.