Beyond Symptom Relief: How Homeopathy Helps the Body Rebalance Itself
Homeopathy is too often misunderstood and underutilized. This deeply individualized system of medicine works with the body’s intelligence to stimulate healing. Homeopathy is effective, non-toxic, and safe for all ages. There are no contraindications, even for people who are pregnant, on medications, or sensitive to treatments.
At Hope and Healing Naturopathic, we continually strive to find underlying causes of symptoms, while supporting the body to heal from within. We understand that homeopathy is a powerful, yet gentle modality that helps the body reorganize, recalibrate, and return to balance on physical, emotional, and energetic levels.
What Is Homeopathy? A Different Way of Thinking About Healing
Homeopathy is based on the principle of “like cures like.” While a crude substance may cause certain symptoms in a healthy person, when this substance is taken in a potentized and highly diluted (homeopathic) form, the medicine can actually stimulate healing for someone experiencing similar symptoms of imbalance.
Take coffee for example – if someone drinks 10 servings of caffeinated coffee, they are likely going to have rapid speech and heart rate, feel jittery and anxious, and have difficulty sleeping. If a patient presents with anxiety, insomnia, and tachycardia, the homeopathic version of coffee (which is potentized and dilute containing no actual coffee or caffeine) may be indicated to help their nervous system calm, relax, and feel at peace.
Homeopathy does not act like a nutrient or medication that forces a biochemical change. Instead, it functions more like information, encouraging the body to self-correct dysregulated patterns and shift to a more relaxed, balanced, and optimal state to allow healing. At its core, homeopathy works with the fact that the body is intelligent and knows how to heal when given the proper signal.
Who Can Benefit From Homeopathy?
Homeopathy can be used to help balance from within to help improve a wide range of physical and mental/emotional concerns. Some of the most common concerns we use homeopathy for include:
- Anxiety, emotional reactivity, or overwhelm
- Obsessive or compulsive thoughts or actions
- Panic attacks
- Depression
- Grief or unresolved emotional experiences
- Sleep disturbances
- Digestive discomfort
- Hot flashes
- Hair loss
- Bloating
- Headaches or migraines
- Chronic pain
- Cold and flu symptoms
- Teething
- Nausea
Homeopathy is a powerful tool that can be used to restore the body’s natural balance, especially when labs and imaging appear “normal.”
Benefits of Homeopathy
Real People Hope & Healing has Helped
"Dr. Eischens and her team are compassionate, skilled, and dedicated to whole-person healing. If you’re looking for an exceptional naturopathic doctor who genuinely cares about her patients’ well-being, I highly recommend giving Hope and Healing Naturopathic a call. You won’t be disappointed."
Chas K.
"Working with Dr. Eischens has been amazing. I've been doing NET sessions with her and have felt so much stress and emotional weight lifted since clearing things with NET. I was skeptical but open and have really been blown away with the results. I love how quickly we get to the root of subconscious blocks without needing to talk through everything. She was also able to clear a mystery physical symptom in just one session. I was having shortness of breath for months and couldn't figure out why. Turns out, it was linked to an emotional block I never would have figured out or been able to clear on my own. After our session, it completely went away and hasn't come back. She has been incredible to work with and I highly recommend her!"
Meghan C.
"I was an extreme case, yet Dr. E’s naturopathic sleep program worked when nothing else had. It’s nothing short of a miracle and the answer I had been searching for over the past couple of decades. She was able to see what I couldn’t, and I would recommend her to anyone struggling with sleep, fatigue, or low energy. It truly works!"
Garrett D.
Our Philosophy Is Timeless and Works
In a conventional medical model, symptoms are often viewed as problems to suppress or correct. At Hope and Healing Naturopathic, we understand that symptoms are inter-connected, never random, and the body’s way of communicating that something is out of balance and needs attention.
Our approach is different. Instead of suppressing symptoms, we ask “Why are things out of balance, and what is the body asking for?” From this perspective, symptoms are not random malfunctions. They are adaptive responses from attempting to maintain equilibrium under excessive physical or emotional stress or environmental burdens or toxicity.
Many individuals seeking homeopathy have already tried multiple approaches without lasting resolution. This is not because the patient is flawed (you’re not) or “treatment resistant,” but because the underlying issues haven’t been addressed. Unlike medications, homeopathy does not override or suppress symptoms, it supports the body to rebalance from within, without side effects.
It's Personal
One of the most unique aspects of homeopathy is that it is not prescribed based solely on a diagnosis or symptom, but the entire expression of the person.
Two 45-year-old females may present with anxiety, insomnia, hot flashes, and fatigue, yet their experience and subsequent homeopathic remedy prescription may be completely different.
· One person may experience anxiety when alone, while driving, and at night. Another may get anxious in crowds, after eating, and upon waking.
· One person may feel exhausted, hungry, hot, and not want to talk. Another may be wired and tired, restless, talkative, and have a decreased appetite.
Even though they may both experience anxiety, their specific patterns are completely different, and their remedy prescription will be completely different based on the totality of their presentation. Homeopathic isn’t prescribed like conventional medicines where a medication may be given to suppress a symptom (ex. anti-anxiety medication for someone with anxiety). Rather, we consider all aspects of a person’s personality and symptom specifics, then prescribe the best homeopathic medicine out of thousands to help the person balance.
Unlike suppressive medications, the goal with homeopathy is not to shut down symptoms but rather allow the body to heal so it’s no longer experiencing symptoms and overall health can improve. Our approach, and homeopathy is not based on flow charts or standards of care but rather is personalized based on each patient and their specific symptom presentation and personality.
A Different Way to Heal
Homeopathy challenges the idea that healing must be forceful or suppressive to “fix” something or someone that is broken. At Hope and Healing Naturopathic, we understand that symptoms are not the enemy. They are signals from a body working hard to adapt, protect, and restore balance. Rather than silencing those signals, our goal is to understand what the body is communicating and offer a different approach so patients can experience different results!
Homeopathy is one of the many tools we use to support the body’s natural ability to heal. When the right remedy is selected for each person, healing can happen faster, with less effort and expense. Patients often experience calmer moods, deeper sleep, improved resilience to stress, less pain, healthier skin, and a sense of feeling like themselves again.
We understand that true healing does not come from overriding the body’s wisdom, but from understanding and supporting it. By working WITH the body’s innate wisdom rather than against it, we can help create conditions for lasting healing so you can experience the results you have been searching for.
About Dr. E
Dr. Shawna Eischens (Dr. "E."), a Naturopathic Doctor in Scottsdale, AZ, and owner of Hope and Healing Naturopathic is an expert in finding the cause of your concerns so you can live a life free of pain, anxiety, fatigue, or other symptoms that are holding you back from enjoying the life you deserve!
Dr. E attracts motivated patients who are ready for a health advocate who is non-judgmental, passionate, experienced, and determined to help you THRIVE instead of just survive! Dr. E is a graduate of Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine, a mentor through Big Brothers/Big Sisters, a volunteer for Naturopathic Medicine Institute, and nature-loving outdoor enthusiast.
Dr. Eischens is a licensed Naturopathic Physician in Arizona and Minnesota.
She has received additional training and is certified in:
- QNRT (Quantum Neuro Reset Therapy)
- NET (Neuro Emotional Technique)
- Bio Craniopathy
- Vitalist of the Naturopathic Medicine Institute (VNMI)
Dr. Eischens is a member of:
- AANP (American Association of Naturopathic Physicians)
- NMI (Naturopathic Medicine Institute)
- AZNMA (Arizona Naturopathic Medical Association)
Dr. E was voted Top Naturopathic Doctor by her peers in the Phoenix Magazine in 2025 and 2026.