Hello Dear Readers

As you know from my last post, I’ve been sick this week. Well, I just had a revelation while watching my umpteenth episode of Flashpoint that I want to share. Minutes before this insight I had taken a dose of Allium cepa (all-c) for my persisting cold symptoms and started to feel better quickly and I thought, “Wow, I feel a bit better. Huh. Well this is the remedy I started with last Tuesday. Why did I give up on it?”

Wait…

I was reflecting on how I hadn’t been a good patient. I mentioned to my husband, Dennis, that I’ve had great results with my acute patients lately and asked why I couldn’t effectively treat myself.  I had taken all-c earlier in the week and it had helped. Then I got impatient and changed directions. My client notes (on myself) show that I took two other remedies before returning to what had worked initially: all-c. This is exactly what I tell my clients NOT to do. I tell them to be patient, to wait. It’s my job to interpret what a little tiny bit of progress means and whether they should stay the course with their remedy.

The Forest for the Trees…

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But when treating myself I couldn’t see the case clearly. This is why it is unwise for homeopaths to treat themselves. But unfortunately my homeopath was out of the country when I became sick.This experience has made this rule very clear to me. It has also pointed out why it’s necessary to have someone like me in your corner when you fall sick. I can see the road-signs along the way; whether you are improving or declining, whether to repeat a dosage or not, whether to switch remedies.

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Good morning readers!

I have the opportunity to be sick today. I know, that sounds weird doesn’t it? But for someone in the health field it’s a good thing to experience what others go through. And, you know what? I’m practicing what I preach:

Be Sick!

What I mean by this is don’t fight it, don’t look for the miracle cure, do rest and give in to it. That doesn’t mean you’re letting the sickness win. Heaven’s no! It means that you are willing to take care of yourself. Stay in bed, stay warm, watch TV or read a book. But go slow, take care. The little phrase we say to each other unconsciously  “Take Care” actually means a lot. There’s a lot behind it. Think about it. Do you care for yourself? Do you give yourself time and space to BE? To take time for yourself? Okay, without going all “woo-woo” I think you get my drift.

Be Proactive

I also advise working proactively to rid yourself of your sickness. There are many things you can do to help yourself move towards health. Here are some ideas:

I have a cold…

Snuff and gargle warm salt water.

Take 1000 mg of Vitamin C an hour until a loose stool.

Take extra D3. 4-6000 IU a day.

Take echinacea and goldensea.

Take digestive enzymes on an empty stomach.

Take extra probiotics (not at the same time as the enzymes, as the enzymes will digest them).

Cut out wheat, dairy, sugar and white foods (white rice, potato).

Drink a ton of water.

Drink warm lemon water with agave and cayenne.

Call your homeopath.

I have a stomach bug…

Eat, drink clear liquids.

Take digestive enzymes on an empty stomach.

Take extra probiotics (not at the same time as the enzymes, as the enzymes will digest them).

Call your homeopath.

In the days and weeks ahead I’ll post more about caring for ourselves and how we can be proactive even before a sickness starts, but since I’m suffering a bit today and it’s very much on my mind, I thought I’d write these tidbits down.

Stay well and happy,

Christina

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How Homeopathy Helps Stress

Homeopathy alleviates the symptoms of  stress and helps you achieve:

• more calmness
• less irritability
• fewer headaches and stomachaches
• and fewer of the myriad of stress-related problems listed below.

Stress affects everyone differently. It was thought until recently that the only damage of stress was psychological, but research now shows that constant stress affects the physical body as well, and this can be very serious at times. Call Richmond Homeopathy today for a free 15-minute consultation to discover how homeopathy helps stress and helps you reduce the effects of stress in your life.

According to a 2007 study by the American Psychological Association:

Three quarters of Americans experience symptoms related to stress in a given month:

• 77% experience physical symptoms
• 73% experience psychological symptoms
• One-third of Americans feel they are living with extreme stress
• About half of Americans (48%) feel that their stress has increased over the past five years
• Money and work are the leading causes of stress

Physical symptoms of stress include fatigue, headache, upset stomach muscle tension, change in appetite, teeth grinding, change in sex drive, feeling dizzy. Psychological effects of stress include experiencing irritability or anger, feeling nervous, lack of energy, feeling as though you could cry.

For two centuries homeopaths have believed in the interconnectedness of mind and body. Homeopaths see over and over that fixing an issue on the mental plane helps relieve problems on the physical plane. In an in-depth analysis, constitutional homeopathic treatment combines both the psycho and the physiological profile of the patient, with each given equal weight. This means that homeopathy helps stress and alleviates its symptoms through careful listening, analysis and finding the right remedy.

There are many remedies that help with stress overall.  Nux Vomica and Staphysagria assist the stress that results from anger and impatience and Ignatia and Natrum Mur help when long-standing grief creates a stress response. Argentum Nitricum and Tarentula are very effective in reducing the stress of over-achievers. Kali phos is good for an individual who pushes himself physically and mentally. But there are other remedies that address some of the above symptoms more specifically. For example, someone might have a headache from stress, but is it a right-sided or left-sided headache? Is the pain cutting or throbbing? Does it occur every day or is there a pattern? During constitutional treatment these specifics are taken into account, in addition to the fact that the headache arrives with stress.

“The physician must penetrate into the inner recesses of symptoms; the very life of the patient must be opened and laid bare, Learn the fears, instincts, desires and the aversions of the patient. The remedy often crops out through the affections.” - J.T. Kent

As Kent advises, homeopaths look to understand the rich tapestry of our clients’ lives as we seek to find the cause and cure of their stress complaints.

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A good article from Homeopathy World Community on protecting ourselves from the radiation that will be heading our way from Japan: http://www.homeopathyworldcommunity.com/forum/topics/use-of-iodine-to-preserve

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