​One million Australians(1)* and 4-5% of New Zealanders (2) choose homeopathy

In contrast to frequent claims, available Meta Analyses of homeopathy placebo-controlled randomised trials
for any indication show significant positive effects beyond placebo.(3)
Over 160 double blind randomized controlled trials of homeopathy have been published in peer reviewed journals in one hundred medical conditions(4) including:
Acute Otitis Media(5) Allergic Rhinitis(6) Atopic Dermatitis(7) 
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)(8)
Chronic fatigue syndrome(9) 
Endometriosis associated Pelvic Pain(10) 
Fibromyalgia(11) Generalized Anxiety Disorder(12)
Irritable Bowel Syndrome(13) Insomnia(14,15) Knee Osteoarthritis(16)
​Menopausal hot flashes(17) Menopausal symptoms(18) 
Plantar Fasciitis(19) Primary dysmenorrhea(20)
Premenstrual syndrome(21) Psoriasis vulgaris(22,23) Vitiligo(24)
​Sarah Penrose, a New Zealander, has studied and practiced homeopathy since 2005. Sarah has experience working alongside people suffering common and complex chronic health issues, and has recently returned to Central Hawkes Bay from Western Australia.
​Sarah is a New Zealand Council of Homeopaths registrant, an Australian Homeopathic Association allied member, and an associate of the Liga Medicorum Homeopathica Internationalis.
​Sarah also writes the Substack Evidence Based Homeopathy? ​
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Sarah Penrose 2019
​Education
  • Bachelor of Science (Honours) (2:1) Homeopathy. 2021. CHE / Middlesex University, London.
  • Diploma Homeopathy. 2022. International Academy of Classical Homeopathy, Greece. 
  • Diploma Homeopathy. 2010. Bay of Plenty College of Homeopathy, New Zealand.
  • Certificate IV Mental Health. 2020. WA Primary Health Alliance, Western Australia.
  • Certificate Homeobotanical Therapy. 2010. The Naturopathic College of New Zealand.
  • Certificate Nutrition. 2005. The Naturopathic College of New Zealand.
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​Publications & Presentations
BOOKS
  • One Hundred Practice Cases for Homeopaths - Solving for humans and animals. 2024
PEER REVIEWED PAPERS
  • Influenza A associated Binocular Diplopia and concomitant accelerated myopia post COVID-19 mRNA Biological Injection. 2023.(25)
  • ​Adenomyosis and the importance of posologic theory.(Presented by the International Academy of Classical Homeopathy, Greece. Hpathy online Mar, 2023)
  • Insomnia, and Facial Tics in a Five-Year-Old Male with Autism Spectrum Disorder, and Cat Eye (Schmid-Fraccaro) Syndrome.(Presented by the International Academy of Classical Homeopathy, Greece. Hpathy online May, 2023)
  • Insomnia, Candida parapsilosis and other nosocomial infections - A Levels of Health Case Analysis. 2021.(26)
  • ​Drugs, dysbiosis and the bowel nosodes - A paper examining eight cases of resolved gut disturbance. 2019.(27)
​CONFERENCE PAPERS
  • Hormonal disorders and homeopathy in elite female athletes.(Presented at the XIII Australian Homeopathic Medicine conference Nov, 2023)
  • Homeopathy, Athletes, & Antibiotic Resistance.​(Presented online as part of the XIII Australian Homeopathic Medicine conference May, 2023)
CASE STUDIES (not peer reviewed)
  • Homeopathy & canine astraphobia in an eleven year old border collie.(Hpathy online July, 2022)
  • Pneumonia in an autistic young boy - a case followed for three years.(Hpathy online January, 2020)
  • Lifelong Cystitis and Homeopathic medicine – Five Years after the Similimum.(Clever H. – the Mag! March 2019)
  • Epstein-Barr virus, Headaches and Homeopathic medicine.(The Aurum Project Natural Medicine Research. April, 2019)
  • Helicobacter pylori induced symptoms in a man of twenty eight.(Hpathy online June, 2019)​​

​Current professional roles & affiliations​
  • Associate member, Liga Medicorum Homeopathica Internationalis, 2024. 
  • Tutor, College of Natural Health and Homeopathy, New Zealand, 2024. 
  • Registered classical homeopath (R.C.Hom), The New Zealand Council of Homeopaths, 2022.
  • Allied member, Australian Homeopathic Association, 2022.
  • Member, ​New Zealand Homœopathic Society, 2022.
  • Mentor, Practice Creation, 2020.  
  • Member, The Weston A. Price Foundation, 2017.  

Previously held roles & affiliations
  • ​Research portfolio lead, Australian Homeopathic Association, 2024 - 2022​.
  • Book review coordinator, Similia - The Australian Journal of Homeopathic Medicine, 2024 - 2018.
  • Registrant, Australian Register of Homeopaths, 2023 - 2012.​​
  • Member, The Aurum Project, 2023 - 2016.​
  • Autism Support Recognized Provider, The Aurum Project, 2023 - 2018.
  • Professional Member, Australian Homeopathic Association, 2022 - 2012.
  • Mentor, Australian Homeopathic Association, 2022 - 2018. 
  • Committee Member, Australian Homeopathic Association Western Australia branch, 2022 - 2020.​
  • Researcher, The Aurum Project natural medicine research, 2022 - 2020. 
  • Student Outreach, Australian Homeopathic Association Western Australia branch, 2022 - 2021.
  • Intern, The New Zealand Council of Homeopaths, 2011 - 2010. ​
REFERENCES
1. Steel, A., McIntyre, E., Harnett, J., Foley, H., Adams, J., Sibbritt, D., Wardle, J., & Frawley, J. 2018. Complementary medicine use in the Australian population: Results of a nationally-representative cross-sectional survey. Scientific reports [online]. 8 (1), 17325. Available from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6251890/
2. Pledger MJ, Cumming JN, Burnette M. 2010. Health service use amongst users of complementary and alternative medicine. The New Zealand Medical Journal [online]. Apr 9;123(1312):26-35. Erratum in: N Z Med J. 2010 Oct 15;123(1324):113. Available from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20389315/
3. Hamre et al., 2023. Efficacy of homoeopathic treatment: Systematic review of meta-analyses of randomised placebo-controlled homoeopathy trials for any indication. Systematic Rev. Oct 7;12(1):191. https://systematicreviewsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13643-023-02313-2#Abs1
4. Homeopathy research Institute, 2024. What scientific evidence is there that homeopathy works? Available from: https://www.hri-research.org/resources/homeopathy-faqs/scientific-evidence-for-homeopathy/
​5. Jacobs J, Springer DA, Crothers D. Homeopathic treatment of acute otitis media in children: a preliminary randomized placebo-controlled trial. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2001 Feb;20(2):177-83. Available from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11224838/
6.Kim et al., 2005. Treatment of seasonal allergic rhinitis using homeopathic preparation of common allergens in the southwest region of the US: a randomized, controlled clinical trial. Ann Pharmacother. Apr;39(4):617-24. Available from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15741420/
7. Mandal et al., 2023. Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Individualized Homeopathic Medicines in Atopic Dermatitis in Adults: A Replication Trial with 6 Months' Follow-up. Homeopathy. Nov;112(4):251-261. Available from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36882111/
8. Brulé et al., 2023. A Randomized Three-Arm Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Study of Homeopathic Treatment of Children and Youth with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. J Integr Complement Med. Sep 6. Available from https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/jicm.2023.0043?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori%3Arid%3Acrossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub++0pubmed
9. Weatherley-Jones et al., 2004. A randomised, controlled, triple-blind trial of the efficacy of homeopathic treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome. J Psychosom Res. Feb;56(2):189-97. Available from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15016577/
10. Teixeira et al., 2017. Potentized estrogen in homeopathic treatment of endometriosis-associated pelvic pain: A 24-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol.  Apr;211:48-55. Available from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28187404/
11. Bell IR, Lewis DA 2nd, Brooks AJ, Schwartz GE, Lewis SE, Walsh BT, Baldwin CM. 2004. Improved clinical status in fibromyalgia patients treated with individualized homeopathic remedies versus placebo. Rheumatology (Oxford) [online]. May;43(5):577-82. Available from https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14734789/ 
​12. Parewa M, Burman AS, Brahma A et al. Individualized Homeopathic Medicines in the Treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Pilot Trial. Complement Med Res 2021; 28(5):407-418. Available from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33662951/
13. Das et al., 2023. Efficacy of individualized homeopathic medicines in irritable bowel syndrome: A double-blind randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Explore (NY). Jul-Aug;19(4):519-527. Available from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36307315/
14. Michael et al., 2019. Efficacy of individualized homeopathic treatment of insomnia: Double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial. Complement Ther Med. Apr;43:53-59. Available from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30935555/
​15. Naudé et al., 2010. Chronic primary insomnia: efficacy of homeopathic simillimum. Homeopathy. Jan;99(1):63-8. Available from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20129178/
16. Bhattacharyya et al., 2024. Individualized Homeopathic Medicines in the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis: Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Feasibility Trial. Homeopathy.  Aug;113(3):158-166. Available from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37748512/
17. Colau et al., 2012. Efficacy of a non-hormonal treatment, BRN-01, on menopausal hot flashes: a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Drugs R D. Sep 1;12(3):107-19. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3585763/
18. Gupta J, Dimpi K, Lamba C, et al. Homoeopathic medicine – Sepia for the management of menopausal symptoms: A multicentric, randomised, double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial. Indian J Res Homoeopathy 2019;13(4):219-228. Available from: https://www.ijrh.org/journal/vol13/iss4/3/
19. Shahid S, Ghosh S, Chakraborty AS et al. Efficacy of Individualized Homeopathic Medicines in Plantar Fasciitis: Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial. Homeopathy 2021 Sep 07. Available from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34492725/
​20. Ghosh S, Ravindra RK, Modak A et al. Efficacy of individualized homeopathic medicines in primary dysmenorrhea: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, clinical trial. J Complement Integr Med 2021 Jun 3. Available from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34085495/
21. Yakir et al., 2019. A Placebo-Controlled Double-Blind Randomized Trial with Individualized Homeopathic Treatment Using a Symptom Cluster Approach in Women with Premenstrual Syndrome. Homeopathy. Nov;108(4):256-269. Available from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31434111/
22. Balamurugan et al., 2023. Individualized Homeopathic Medicines in the Treatment of Psoriasis Vulgaris: Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial. Complement Med Res. 2023;30(4):317-331. Available from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37263249/ 
23. Bernstein et al., 2006. Treatment of mild to moderate psoriasis with Reliéva, a Mahonia aquifolium extract--a double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Am J Ther. Mar-Apr;13(2):121-6. Available from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16645428/
​24. Karuppusamy et al., 2022. Individualized Homeopathic Medicines in Treatment of Vitiligo: Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Pilot Trial. J Integr Complement Med. Jan;28(1):96-102. Available from https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35085016/
​25. Penrose, S. 2023. Influenza A associated Binocular Diplopia and concomitant accelerated myopia post COVID-19 mRNA Biological Injection. Similia, The Australian Journal of Homeopathic Medicine, 36, 2: 32-36. Hobart. The Australian Homeopathic Association.
26. Penrose, S. 2021. Insomnia, Candida Parapsilosis and other Nosocomial Infections – A Levels of Health Case Analysis. Similia, The Australian Journal of Homeopathic Medicine. 34, 1; 41 - 46. Hobart. The Australian Homeopathic Association.
27. Penrose, S. 2019. Drugs, Dysbiosis and the Bowel Nosodes - A paper examining eight cases of resolved gut disturbance. Similia, The Australian Journal of Homeopathic Medicine, 31 (1), 12-18. Hobart. The Australian Homeopathic Association.
*Steel et al. (2018) found prevalence of 6.8% using homeopathy. The 2016 Australian population was 23.4 million, with 17.3 million (74.2%) aged over 20 years (28). 
28. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 2020. 2016 Census Quickstats. Canberra [online]. Available from: https://quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2016/quickstat/UCL513003

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