Alastair Hay
Who is Alastair Hay aka 'homeopathical'?
When I get ill, and let's face it, I'm human too, I try humour first. I feel that laughter is the best medicine. A close second is homeopathy.
In my home we have no aspirin, no paracetamol, no antihistamines, no Alka Seltzer, no Piriton, no Calpol, no Optrex, no Diocalm, which reminds me, I'd best buy a First Aid kit!
The thing is, we use homeopathy. It works. We have some flower remedies, herbal medicines and aromatherapy too but essentially the conventional route is our last resort. Yes, conventional medicine has its place. I'm not anti-conventional medicine at all, it's just not the first route I'd choose to get well again.
I can't remember the last time I saw a doctor as a patient. I do rub shoulders with the orthodox medical world. Partly, because I was a physiologist and pharmacologist before becoming a homeopath and partly because some doctors are human too.
(Some homeopath's are human too).
I would describe myself as a healer. I facilitate that process through homeopathic medicines that I prescribe to help heal you where you're stuck; where you're sick, ill or whatever you choose to call your problem. I help people get well and stay well.
A homeopathic prescription will help you identify with the solution, rather than focussing on your problem.
Qualifications
- 1990 A-Levels - Physics, Chemistry & Biology
- 1993 BSc (Joint Hons) Physiology & Pharmacology
- 1996 Licentiate of The College of Homeopathy (LCH)
- 1996 Registered with The Society of Homeopaths (RSHom)
- 2004 Cert Ed Stage 1 & 2 (for PCET)
- … Oh and I have a First Aid Certificate!
Homeopathy is my full-time occupation and I have been practicing for 15 years.
What sort of homeopathy do you do?
Sometimes I'm classical sometimes I'm downright radical in my prescribing methods. Therefore I choose to describe my prescribing technique as flexible. Homeopathy is fundamentally about helping you get well again as quickly, gently and permanently as possible so it's important to match not only the medicine for you but also the way in which it's prescribed. For instance, homeopathy has a reputation for making your symptoms worse before they get better, however, that's just dependent on how they're prescribed.
What do I specialise in?
People!
That sounds like a simple cop-out but that's actually what I specialise in. Some people want me to treat their dogs and cats but I can't since I'm not a vet! So, people... small ones, big ones, old ones, new ones, any ones!
To be honest, my favourite clients are children. They get better quicker than us adults, and they make great adverts for me when they get better since everyone knows when they've gotten better. I mean, no one wants to shout about how homeopathical's sorted out their IBS, but 9 times out of 10 a proud mum is happy to speak out about how their child can now sleep without scratching themselves until they bleed.
Homeopathy can help pretty much anything and anyone. I tend to attract fairly challenging cases, in the sense that I have a broad knowledge of how our bodies work and how conventional medicines interact with our mind, body (and soul).
Essentially, I love people, I love healing, I love my job and I love homeopathy and the potential it has to help people free themselves from 'stuckness' on any level.
