More and more people are choosing biological medication when ill. The reason for this change is twofold; the growing awareness and benefit of living a healthy lifestyle and, concerns over the possible side effects of chemical drugs.

Biological medicine is treating the body as a whole system which means treating the mind, body and spirit. Biological medicine helps the body heal itself through the activation of its own defense mechanisms. This concept of biological medicine is also found in homotoxicology and homeopathy.

Dr. Samuel Hahnemann developed the area of medicine known as homeopathy over 200 years ago. Homeopathy can best be described as treating an illness with a medicinal substance which, in a healthy individual, causes symptoms similar to those of the disease itself. Like innoculation, homeopathic medicine activates the body’s own defense mechanism and stimulates the immune system into action.

Almost all medicinal substances used in homeopathy are derived from plants. They are diluted, or attenuated (homeopathically processed), in order to prevent the individual from reacting too violently to the medicinal substances. An alcohol solution is used to attenuate medications taken as drops, sterile saline water for ampoules and lactose (milk sugar) is used for tablets.

Expanding on the fundamentals of homeopathy, Dr. H.-H. Reckeweg developed homotoxicology during the 1940’s. Homotoxicology views illness as the body’s natural process of defense against disease-causing materials known as homotoxins. These body defense processes manifest themselves in a variety of symptoms such as fever, inflammation, diarrhea, weakness and general malaise. Dr. H.-H. Reckeweg defined these symptoms as being caused by the body’s defense reaction against what he called homotoxins. Dr. H. H. Reckeweg used his own medications that he termed "antihomotoxic" preparations when treating patients.

Antihomotoxic preparations consist of a number of medicinally active, homeopathically processed substances. Each component amplifies the effectiveness of the others, thus providing effective help to even complicated pathological processes. Antihomotoxic preparations activate the body’s own defense system, thereby neutralizing the disease-causing homotoxins.

Antihomotoxic medications are successfully employed in treating chronic illnesses, ailments of the respiratory system, worn joints and rheumatic disorders. Also, excellent therapeutic results can be achieved when treating gastro-intestinal tract disorders, dizziness, influenza etc. Antihomotoxic medications should always be taken under the supervision of a health care practitioner.

Antihomotoxic preparations have very few side effects and they may easily be combined with other types of medication. This advantage is particularly important to chronically ill patients who are required to take several medication at the same time. It means reducing the unpredictable risks of intolerance and side effects, thereby improving the quality of life of the patient.

In Germany:
Biologische Heilmittel Heel GmbH, Baden Baden

In Belgium:
S.A. Homeoden-Heel N.V., Gent

In Spain:
Phinter-Heel S.A., Madrid

In the USA:
Heel Inc., Albuquerque, NM