Monday 23 July 2012

Disease = Health

Often when I am asked to explain how Homoeopathy works I realise that it is a supportive health modality. That it is not about stopping things (disease), it is about assisting to a positive outcome (health)...whatever that is!

I shall attempt to explain: when treating someone with an acute disease lets say a fever I would possibly give Belladonna (see below),  the fever might be arrested, but I have seen many, many times the fever will continue to run until it has broken and the patient is not in discomfort (dis-ease, they generally sleep off the fever/acute); the fever must run it's course, not be stopped in its tracks, then health is achieved. I have seen time and time again that when a fever (or another acute) is suppressed then the patient suffers from low grade health, they just don't feel themselves, it can be seen in tiredness, irritability, lack of joy for life etc etc. When there is health you can see it and the person feels it.

Because most of us have schooled to think that
a) there is a pill for every ill
b) that the pill will stop the disease
Most will not go through 'the eye of the needle', but rather take something to stop the pain and keep going. We all need change, we all need discharge (see blog better out than in, 5th April 2012)!

So many times I have seen profound change when a person does a disease properly: which means not stopping it or avoiding it but actually being ill and allowing the discharge to come out. That is muck out of the body, you are cleaning out! A spring clean! The body (mind and spirit) is AMAZING.


Belladonna (some of the symptoms that you can use it for):

Sudden, violent onset
Redness
Burning, heat
Patient is hot to the touch
Sensitive to light, touch, taste and noise
Can be bad tempered
Can twitch and moan with fever
Parts of the body can be red, dry and very hot.
No thirst
Swelling of boils, carbuncles, that are red and hot to the touch.
Sunstroke
Scarlet fever
Dilated shining pupils
Babies can suffer convulsions during teething.


Wednesday 11 July 2012

Decisions, decisions, decisions.....

Vaccination is a subject that is possibly one of  the most emotive decisions that many new parents have to make. In practice I advise parents about informed decisions. I encourage them to read into and talk to others about vaccines. When you talk to the Doctor/GP they will advise you TO vaccinate and tell you about disease, being irresponsible and statistics. When you talk to a Homoeopath they will advise you NOT to vaccinate and will tell you about immune system, health and sanitation. What a mine field when all you want is the best for your child. 

This has to be a decision that both parents make, it has to be informed, and both of you need to agree. You are responsible for your child’s life and therefore health, so you must take these decisions, the first of many, together. 

Raising a child to an adult is one of the most rewarding and challenging things that can happen to a person. In my opinion you must look at all the influences that may occur in your child’s life; how you choose to be pregnant (!) and birth your child is obliviously first; breastfeeding, vaccination and therefore health, toys, TV or not TV, discipline/manners, schooling, technology, consumerism, growing food; organic or non-organic and therefore shopping; where you put your vote (money) are some of the decisions you might consider.

Each generation is different from their parent’s generation, we have learnt from them how to do things differently, how to look at the world differently. Our children are not ours: all we can do is our best and bring them up to become responsible for themselves and therefore the world around them. This is our challenge: this is our responsibility as parents. Don’t be afraid, be brave to make informed decisions on behalf of your child/ren and know you are always doing your best, in each moment.

Tuesday 3 July 2012

When the drugs DONT work.....

People turn to Homoeopathy (or an other type of health modality). I have to say this is a when I am faced with a most toxic individual who is really very sick on every level; physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. 

One of the first times this happened to me the patient was a 3-year-old boy, who was antibiotic resistant. He was referred to me by his GP.

I shall set the scene for you:
Persistent nasal discharge, green/grey and thick, constant colds, overweight, diet consisting of vienna's (processed sausage), white bread, fizzy drinks, yogurt and sweets, did not listen to his parents (or practitioner), hit his mother, threw toys around consulting room and was sullen. 

As I worked with this family (when working with children, I find working with the parents is invariably essential) it became clear to me that this 3 year old boy ruled the household and his parents did not know how to parent: he would scream and hit if he was told no, stole money from his mothers purse if he wanted sweets (!) and if one parent said no he would go to the other parent. It seemed the parents where scared of him and his outbursts.

I advised the use of remedies and also helped them with parenting skills. As the remedies began to work their magic and the parents came together as a team, the child became the child again, his nose and infections cleared up, his eating habits changed, he realized that throwing a tantrum, hitting and demanding things did not work any longer. His parents where delighted, their marriage strengthened, their relationship with their son was happier and they again where the adults and parents in the household.