Homeopathy offers “alternative” for seasonal bugs (Part 2)

....as promised, here are a few more remedies that I commonly use to safely treat winter illnesses in adults and children:

Bryonia: Symptoms are slow to develop. Prominent symptoms are dryness, irritability and pains that are made worse by the slightest movement and improved by pressure applied to the affected area. The irritability is characterised by a desire to be left alone. Children may reject what they just asked for.

Phosphorus: The characteristic symptom is a hacking, tickling cough that is often accompanied by sweating and is worse at night and breathing cold air. There may be a desire for cold drinks or ice cream, that are likely to be vomited up immediately. Children (and adults!) will want cuddles or to be stroked and massaged and will feel better for it.

Rhus tox: Symptoms are slow to develop. Prominent symptoms are fever with high temperature, great restlessness with a need to constantly change position and stiff and painful muscles. Any draft or cold air will make symptoms worse. The fever is characterised by a feeling of heat inside, while the skin is cold to the touch. Typically there is a desire for small sips of water.

Nux Vom: The characteristic symptom is a sore throat that feels rough and scraped with a constricted feeling and hoarseness. The pain may extend into the ear. Other prominent symptoms are a heavy feeling in the stomach with nausea and vomiting and great irritability with intolerance of noise, light or odours.

Please contact a professionally registered homeopath if symptoms don’t improve after a day or two *.

For more information about homeopathy or to make an appointment, please go to my website www.elfriedestewart.com.

* Any ongoing health concerns should be discussed with your local general practitioner.

Homeopathy offers “alternative” for seasonal bugs (Part 1)

I am receiving increased calls for help with symptoms of winter illness. Parents in particular are looking for alternatives as in the last few years an increasing number of over-the-counter medications have become off limits for children.

There are a number of homeopathic medicines, known as remedies, available over the counter. Remedies that I commonly use include:

Gelsemium: The number one “flu” remedy. Symptoms are slow to develop. Prominent symptoms are a feeling of heaviness, fatigue, clammy skin, flushes of hot and cold, dizziness and congestion.

Belladonna: Symptoms develop suddenly. Prominent symptoms are a feeling of heat, throbbing pain and irritability. Any jarring of the body will make symptoms worse. Children can be obstinate and may want to bite or hit.

Pulsatilla: Prominent symptoms are blocked and painful sinuses with sticky mucus that are much better in fresh air, changeable moods and tearfulness. Children will be clingy and will want to be carried.

...... a few more remedies to follow in the next few days!

Please contact a professionally registered homeopath if symptoms don’t improve after a day or two *.

For more information about homeopathy or to make an appointment, please go to my website www.elfriedestewart.com.

* Any ongoing health concerns should be discussed with your local general practitioner.

Conserve your health as well as your wealth with homeopathy

A year ago this month, the world as we knew it changed. I remember the time clearly. Each morning I would wake up and there would be fresh news of another financial disaster. As their financial resources dwindled in the deepening global financial crisis, people responded by trying to save money in various ways.

But I wonder how many people see their health as a resource that should be conserved. In these difficult economic times one would think it is imperative to minimise time off work through ill health, or to remain fit and healthy whilst perhaps looking for other work.

It is accepted wisdom that traumatic experiences such as losing your job, or the threat thereof, undermine the immune system and cause us to be more prone to infections. So it would seem wise to strengthen our immune systems to help us fend off infections in the winter months ahead.

In the current spirit of re-evaluating what we spend our money on, why not invest in your health and give homeopathy a try. Since undergoing regular constitutional homeopathic treatment, I am much less prone to colds and flu and when I do come down with a heavy cold as I did recently, I recover quickly with no lingering symptoms.

There is much anecdotal evidence from homeopaths to suggest that regular homeopathic treatment really does strengthen the immune system. Think about it, you have nothing to loose and everything to gain, unlike investments in stocks and shares!

For more information about homeopathy, please take a look at my website www.elfriedestewart.com