Homoeopathy believes that there is something beyond the material body that keeps the body and the mind functioning harmoniously, this, we call as vital force, the energy that is the life force in all of us.

If there is any disturbance in this energy, then it is expressed through the body and/or the mind as disease. If this disturbed energy is producing disease then it can’t be limited only to one part of the body. It affects the WHOLE of us as a living entity, at the physical and mental level.

Each one of us has some inherited tendencies, like allergies or indigestion or tendency for cold cough. So when the energy in our body is disturbed, it is expressed through these inherited weaknesses in our body and We can see the expression of the disease only in that part of the body, though the whole body is affected.

Thus Homoeopathy looks at mind and body as one unit. That’s why while treating any disease we have to consider all the signs and symptoms occurring in the body irrespective of the diagnosis of the disease. A homeopathic physician studies the diseased person, his lifestyle, his body constitution, temperament, his reaction to stress, his perception of his life, and then he finds a suitable match amongst the homoeopathic medicines.

That is the main reason why a homoeopath needs details of every aspects of patient’s life even if it seems unconnected to the disease.