Levels of Health

Levels of Health -The Second Volume of “The Science of Homeopathy” by George Vithoulkas and Erik van Woensel

“The Levels of Health” is a highly original contribution to medicine in general and to homeopathy in particular written by Professor George Vithoulkas. By describing a means of knowing whether a patient is improving or regressing under any treatment, whether homeopathic or otherwise, provides the possibility for the practitioner to evaluate the case and make a better and more accurate prognosis.

The subject of Levels of Health was mentioned briefly in George Vithoulkas’ main textbook, “The Science of Homeopathy”, which was written in 1977 ; now, for the first time, with the benefit of 50 years of homeopathic practice, experience and diligent observation, George Vithoulkas presents a fully developed theory and a way of applying it in everyday practice.

In his elaboration of the concept of Levels of Health, he discusses in detail all the possible reactions of the organism’s defense mechanism under the homeopathic treatment and the meaning of those reactions. He elaborates the parameters that define the Level of Health to which a patient belongs in a system of twelve levels.

The second part, “Case studies”, concerns mainly the practical application of homeopathy; it was written by Erik van Woensel. This chapter deals in depth with case analysis, which is illustrated with cases of various degrees of difficulty. Describing the analysis step by step, the author shows how the principles of the Levels of Health are applied in homeopathic practice.

Every homeopath needs to be able to evaluate the treatment he or she has given and understand why it does not always bring the expected results. “The Levels of Health” provides the tools for accomplishing that task.

The whole teaching by Prof. George Vithoulkas in now available in the E-Learning Program of International Academy of Classical Homeopathy
http://www.vithoulkas.edu.gr

About The Autour 1
FOREWORD BY GEORGE VITHOULKAS 14
FOREWORD BY ERIK VAN WOENSEL 20
INTRODUCTION 27

PRACTISING HOMEOPATHY 27
THE ENERGY COMPLEX OF THE ORGANISM –
HAHNEMANN’S ‘VITAL FORCE’ ۲۷
THE DEFENCE MECHANISM 28
SYMPTOMS USED AS A MEANS TO DISCOVER THE
CORRECT HOMEOPATHIC REMEDY 30
EVALUATION OF THE TREATMENT GIVEN TO A PATIENT 31

LEVELS OF HEALTH 38
INTRODUCTION 38
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF LEVELS OF HEALTH 38
PROGNOSIS AND LIFE EXPECTANCY 44
SUSCEPTIBILITY 47
GENETIC PREDISPOSITION – HAHNEMANN’S ‘MIASMS’ ۵۱
THE IMPORTANCE AND THE MEANING OF A ‘CLEAR’
REMEDY PATTERN 53
POTENCY SELECTION 55
REPETITION OF DOSES 57
ANTIDOTES TO HOMEOPATHIC TREATMENT 58
VACCINATIONS 63
ACUTE DISEASES DURING CHRONIC TREATMENT 63
Introduction 63
Susceptibility to acute diseases in the different groups 64
The management of acute conditions and their meaning
during the treatment of a chronic condition 68
General conclusions concerning acute diseases during
chronic treatment 84
REMEDY REACTIONS 85
Introduction 85
How a homeopathic prognosis of a case is made 85
Observations of remedy reactions 90
SUMMARY OF CHAPTER LEVELS OF HEALTH 136

CASE STUDIES 149

INTRODUCTION TO THE CASES 149
THE REPERTORY AND THE REPERTORISATIONS 149
CASE 1: HERPES ZOSTER 150
CASE 2: OSTEOARTHRITIS 158
CASE 3: RECURRENT TONSILLITIS AND OTITIS MEDIA 176
CASE 4: RECURRENT ACUTE DISEASES AND
EPILEPTIFORM SEIZURES 193
CASE 5: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS 230
CASE 6: SLEEPING DISORDERS IN A CHILD 242
CASE 7: CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA 275

OBSTACLES TO HOMEOPATHIC TREATMENT 302
TRIGGERING OR ‘EXCITING’ CAUSES OF DISEASES 302
۱. Conflicts on the physical plane 303
۲. Conflicts on the emotional plane 304
۳. Conflict on the mental plane 306
SELF-PRESERVATION AND HUMAN EVOLUTION 307
THE CONCEPT OF ‘CURE’ ۳۰۸
OBSTACLES TO HOMEOPATHIC TREATMENT 311
۱. Physical blockages 311
۲. Emotional blockages 317
۳. Mental blockages 322
FINAL NOTE 329

INDEX 334