If you are suffering from chronic exhaustion, it is vital that as accurately as possible, you find the cause of this fatigue. Whatever the cause, homeopathy will have a lot to offer to brings things back into balance.
Fatigue due to dysfunction of the liver or thyroid
Liver
In this age of increasing environmental toxicity, high consumption of processed foods and alcohol, plus the frequent use of pharmaceutical medication, our livers have their work cut out.
If it’s taking you a long time to get going in the morning, and your energy slumps again in the afternoon to early evening, you suffer nausea, stomach or joint pain, these may be signs of liver underfunction.
Homeopathy has a powerful arsenal of remedies which help raise the function of the liver. An example of homeopathic support for the liver may look something like this: the remedy Chelidonium given as a daily boost to the liver, and that could work alongside the fabulous remedy Nux Vomica, especially in people whose hard-working, stressful lifestyles have left them reliant on coffee and alcohol to get through the day. Emotionally, liver issues will often translate into irritation and poor humour.
Thyroid
Underfunction of the thyroid will look different to underfunction of the liver. With the thyroid, the fatigue will be very pervasive, with no times being worse than others. You might sleep for hours but wake feeling no better than you did before you went to bed. Alongside the fatigue will often come a significant drop in body temperature and a tendency to gain weight without any change in diet. Emotionally, it is often the case that there will be low mood that may be worsened by the weight gain and perhaps consequent poor body image.
A homeopathic prescription may look something like this: the remedy Thyroidinum to support and strengthen the function of the thyroid gland alongside a deeper acting remedy such as Calcarea Carbonica, especially if there is a picture of low energy, weight gain, breathlessness and a tendency to be dogged by worries for the family and work.
If you do not see yourself in the remedy pictures I have painted here, don’t be discouraged. There are many homeopathic remedies and for certain there will be others that will help. Please get in touch for more information.