Miami Beach Pediatrics

Homeopathic Consultations with Keren Levy

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Karen Levy offers both in office and phone homeopathic consultations.

	Initial Consultation	Follow up Visits	Acute Consults
In Office	$250.00	$120.00	50$ - 100$
Phone	$250.00	$120.00	50$ - 100$

Please note :

Credit Card will be required to be given at time of making the appointment.
24 hours notice for cancellations is expected,Appointments missed without notice will be billed at usual rate.
Payment is due in full at the time of the visit.
Homeoapathic Consultation is not covered by insurance. You may request a receipt at the end of your visit in order to submit for insurance reimbursement.
If you have any questions or concerns about these procedures, please call before your appointment or ask to speak with an office manager.

Consultation Info :

Initial Consultation : is an hour long session with the homeopath
Follow up visit : is a 30 minute long session with the homeopath, follow up are recommended every six to eight weeks
Acute consult : is a 30 minute long session which needs to be followed up by one of the doctors in the practice, if an acute consult exceeds 30 minutes additional charges may apply.

General Pediatrics & Homeopathic Consultations with Dr Bruce Eisenberg

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As a Board Certified Pediatrician since 1987, Dr. Eisenberg has provided General Pediatric care for children for over 21 years. He has over the last 10 years integrated a holistic approach into his practice using Homeopathy, Nutrition and Herbal medicine.

Acute and Chronic Illnesses :
Dr. Eisenberg provides care for acutely sick children via sick visits daily. His approach will be to use the most effective yet gentle approach with the lease side effects . He prescribes pharmaceutical medications or homeopathic and herbal remedies based on what he feels will best treat the child. Depending on what means that the parents then decide with the doctor , the child will then be treated. Follow up appointments are then made to assure proper healing.

Besides taking care of acutely ill children, Dr. Eisenberg also treats children with chronic diseases ie Asthma, Diabetes, A.D.D., Chronic Allergies and behavioral disorders. Again, depending on what approach the parents wish, Dr. Eisenberg will choose the safest , gentlest yet efficacious means to treat your child with homeopathy or pharmaceutical medications .

Wellness Care:
Dr. Eisenberg provides annual wellness care for children form birth till 21 years old . During the check ups he performs a comprehensive physical exam. A complete history including a developmental / scholastic and nutritional evaluation is obtained.

Costs:
Insurance is accepted as payment for most visits except for homeopathic workups. (see the list of insurance that we accept).

For homeopathic visits:

	Initial Consultation	Follow up Visits	Acute Consults
In Office	$400.00	$150.00	200$

What is Homeopathy ?

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Homeopathic Remedies

Discovered 200 years ago by a German physician, Dr. Samuel Hahnemann, Homeopathy is a completely natural system of medicine that uses its own method of diagnosing as well as its own special remedies. Not considered alternative medicine, Homeopathy has instead become an integral part of European mainstream medicine and is extremely popular throughout the world. For generations, Homeopathy has been the medical treatment preferred by Great Britain’s royal family, and the London Homeopathic Hospital and School of Medicine is under the patronage of the Queen. Homeopathy, considered a legally recognized method of healing, is experiencing considerable growth in the U.S., probably due to the growing dissatisfaction with the toxic side effects of drugs prescribed by mainstream medicine.

Based on the principle called the “law of similars,” Homeopathy’s very name is derived from Greek words: “homolos” meaning similar and “pathos” meaning disease or suffering. The remedies are individually selected for their ability to cause in large doses symptoms like those a person is experiencing. Since one’s symptoms are efforts made by the body to re-establish homeostasis or balance, Homeopathy seeks a substance that supports rather than suppresses the body’s own efforts to heal itself, going with, rather than against, a person’s natural defenses. In conventional medical therapies, although Homeopathy’s law of similars has even been applied in immunizations and allergy treatments, which are not Homeopathy, as homeopathic remedies are more individually prescribed and given in smaller, safer doses, used both to treat and prevent acute and chronic diseases. Homeopathy’s remedies, unlike drugs, have no harmful side effects and are not addictive. Prepared according to the American Homeopathic Pharmacopocia and regulated by the FDA, the remedies are safe for adults, the elderly, babies, children and even pregnant women.

Homeopathy’s all-natural remedies are made from plant (such as dandelion), mineral (such as metals, magnesium salts or Mother of Pearl) or animal origin (such as the venom of the bee), which when taken in small doses stimulates a person’s natural defenses or innate healing potential. The curative effects of these different substances is enhanced by a special treatment, discovered and developed by Dr. Hahnemann, called “POTENTIING.” This consists of diluting the original substance in steps to reduce the toxicity and by shaking the dilution after each diluting step in order to enhance its action as a remedy. Through this process, the diluted remedies not only become safe to use, but actually acquire increased potency for more effective healing.

Like all medicine, Homeopathy is truly an art, and it’s best to seek the advice of a Homeopathic Practitioner. The first visit is a lengthy one, because it is essential to discover the unique symptoms and characteristics of the individual, how the illness affects the person, how it feels and how the person is able to function. Also discussed is a history of past medical treatments, both conventional and natural, and everything happening in the patient’s life that might be associated with the illness. The success of the treatment depends on the completeness and thorough nature of the consultation.

Conventional medicine believes that the symptoms are the cause of the illness, whereas Homeopathy sees the symptoms as the result of the illness and seeks to find the cause.

For this reason, a lengthy first consultation is required. It is important to dicover the unique symptoms and characteristics of each individual, how the illness affects the person, how it feels to them, and how they function. Past medical treatments, conventional and natural, is discussed as well.

Patients are encouraged to talk about anything in their lives, which they feel is related to the illness. For success in Homeopathy, it is essential that the consultation be complete and thorough.

The success of any course of treatment depends on the strength and attitude of the patients, the skill of the Homeopathic practitioner, the severity and duration of the illness and the extent of prior suppressive treatment.

We will be more than happy to discuss this with you in person or over the phone in order to help you decide whether Homeopathy is right for you.

Like With Like

The Homeopathic principle of treating like with like is based on treating an illness with a substance that produces a healthy person the same symptoms to those experienced by the sick person. For example: Ipecacuanha (produced from the root of the plant) if taken by a healthy person will cause vomiting, but if taken in the form of a Homeopathic remedy will stop vomiting.

Allium Sepia (produced from onion) will help treat allergies that cause tears and nose irritations, much like the effect slicing an onion will have on a healthy person.

Taking Homeopathic Remedies

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What to Avoid:

Strong mints, such as Altoids
Coffee
Beverages containing caffeine, like Coca Cola
Aromatics, like eucalyptus, menthol (Tiger balm) and camphor, whether in creams or cosmetics (These substances may antidote the medication and render it ineffective)
Aromatherapy oils: tea tree, lavender, eucalyptus
Dental work, requiring anesthetics, x-rays (Although dental work is fine, I recommend that my patients have all dental work sorted out before coming to see me.)

How to Take Homeopathic Remedies:

The recommended dosage varies and should be followed according to the instructions for taking the product and its potency.
The remedies should be taken between meals and drinks and should also be taken away from tobacco or any strongly flavored food or toothpaste which taints the mouth.
The remedies should be tipped directly into the mouth without being handled (this may hinder the effectiveness of the remedy) and they should be allowed to dissolve in the mouth - do not swallow them whole.