Homeopathy for thread worms

Finding out your child has worms is about as much fun as discovering they have head lice. Help is at hand as ever though, with homeopathy.

The most successful way to approach this is to treat the whole family as these critters are great at affecting everyone in the household.

Firstly, give Natrum Phosphate 6x daily (1-3 doses). This remedy neutralises the acidity in the gut that worms love so much.

In addition, give Cina 30c if your child has the classic itchy nose and bottom and is irritable with these symptoms. Give Teucrium 30c if they have the itchiness and are extremely restless with their symptoms. Give the more appropriate remedy for 10 days on and then 10 days off in repetition for 3 cycles.

On top of the remedies, make sure the whole family are being really careful to wash their hands after going to the toilet.

Mix a few drops of tea tree oil to a natural cream that you have in the house and apply it to your child’s anus every evening to deter the worms from laying eggs in that area.

Foodwise, take out or reduce as much as possible your child’s intake of sugar and milk, which the worms will feed off. Encourage your child to eat the following, which will either be toxic to the worms or help expel them:

Raw carrots, apples, turnips, raw onion, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, raw garlic.

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Homeopathy for Glue Ear

Glue Ear is a common problem for children, which tends to ease with age as the Eustachian tubes become wider and therefore less liable to blockages. However, while children are very young, it can be a recurrent issue.

Glue Ear is not an infection and therefore antibiotics won’t clear it. Homeopathic remedies can be very effective at draining the mucus, the main ones being Pulsatilla, Kali Mur and Mercurius. However, if this becomes a chronic issue, please contact a professional homeopath to give your child treatment to address their susceptibility to Glue Ear.


Homeopathy for musculoskeletal issue: RSI

Repetitive Strain Injuries are particularly tricky ailments as they are due to performing the same kind of movements that are either necessary due to work or to doing some kind of activity that we love. In either case, it’s very hard to stop doing what’s causing the pain.

However, homeopathic remedies can be really helpful in easing pain and speeding recovery.

The number one remedy is Ruta, which has an affinity for tendons and ligaments. Ruta will be helpful where there’s stiffness or sore and bruised feelings. These symptoms will feel better for very gentle movement and for cool applications. Take Ruta in a low potency daily.  Also consider using Arnica prophylactically and for flare ups too.

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Homeopathy for musculoskeletal issues: injury first aid

This combination remedy that includes all the big homeopathic remedies for injuries, is a must-have for your home pharmacy.

It’s one to reach for in any situation where you’ve hurt yourself – pulled your back out, shut your finger in the door or fallen and twisted your ankle. The remedy will address the immediate trauma and help the body get to work on the healing process. It contains:

·       Arnica for soft tissue injury

·       Hypericum for nerve pain or injury

·       Symphytum for broken bones

·       Rhus Tox and Ruta for tendons, ligaments and muscles

·       Calendula for open wounds

It will really help you get back on your feet. Please get in touch for further information.

Homeopathy for musculoskeletal issues: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Carpel Tunnel Syndrome can be a very painful and limiting condition but homeopathic help is at hand.

The remedy Ruta has an affinity with tendons and therefore heals tendon issues. The Carpel Tunnel is made from tendons and also contains tendons. Therefore, Ruta is the number one remedy for this condition. It is often prescribed alongside Calcarea Fluorica to bring more elasticity to the area, and Hypericum to help with the nerve pain and damage.

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Homeopathy for Musculo-skeletal pain and injuries: Neck pain

Neck pain is the second most common Musculo-skeletal issue after lower back pain. The main causes are poor posture, tension and moving awkwardly in bed, and the homeopathic advice in this blog entry applies to these less complicated origins.

The homeopathic remedies that come up immediately with Musculo-skeletal problems are completely relevant for the neck – so Arnica, Rhus Toxicodendron and Ruta are straightaway of use. Add to this the awesome remedy Bambusa Arundinacea, which comes from Bamboo. Picture the plant bamboo and then picture the human spine and you can straightaway see the connection. Bambusa is a brilliant remedy for the spine in general, but particularly for the neck so I add Bambusa to the last three remedies I mentioned in a combination remedy to ease pain and speed healing.

A lot of people tend to put their stress into their neck and shoulders – as stress builds, people’s shoulder rise higher and higher to their ears, and with that comes the pain. Different homeopathic remedies can help with that general tendency alongside the neck pain remedies I described above.

Pilates is a brilliant adjunct to address long-term neck pain that is connected with poor posture.

Please note that neck pain can also be related to such issues as whiplash, arthritis or disc issues, in which cases, a different homeopathic approach will be required. Get in touch for further information.

Homeopathy for Musculo-skeletal pain and injuries: Lumbar back pain

Most people suffer or have suffered some form of back pain in their lives. For some, it’s an unpleasant glitch, but for others it can become a part of life.

Pharmaceutical painkillers can be a life-saver but most would agree that they do not provide a long-term solution because of their side-effects. Homeopathic remedies offer not only pain relief, but also a boost to the healing process.

 There are particular remedies that come up again and again for Musculo-skeletal problems and they of course include the indispensable Arnica, Rhus Toxicodendron and Ruta. For clients with back pain, I make a combination remedy with these three remedies but which may also incude Kali Carbonicum, which is brilliant for lumbar back pain. If the symtoms extend into the hips, I also add in the brilliant remedy Aesculus, which has a particular affinity for issues in the lumbar sacral area. It’s a really effective mix.

Homeopathic remedies help get you back to doing what you love all the faster.

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10 reasons to try homeopathy #9 Sustainable medicine

Making sustainable choices are the only ones that are left to us to protect our depleted world.

 The process of dilution, which is key to homeopathy’s methodology, means that only minute amounts of source material are used. As a result, countless remedies are prepared from the leaves or the flower of the plant, the mineral or crystal from the earth. Furthermore, homeopathy does not use blister packs and keeps packaging to an absolute minimum. Homeopathy works with and not against nature.

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10 reasons to try homeopathy #8 Never tested on animals

Homeopathic remedies are never tested on animals. The way that remedies are tested is through what is called a proving. In this process, a healthy group of people take a specific remedy multiple times and record the symptoms they develop as a result. These symptoms may be physical with headaches or stomach problems for example, or mental and emotional with issues such as nightmares or anxiety. Recurring and common symptoms produced in the group are painstakingly described and recorded. Following the first principle of Homeopathy which is “like treats like”, this remedy is then used to treat the very symptoms it produces in a healthy person. The proving results plus clinical experience then give us a full remedy picture.

An example of this would be a healthy person taking the remedy Coffea, made from coffee. It’s likely that they would develop sleep issues, which is the very thing Coffea is frequently used to treat.

The symptoms produced by a remedy on a healthy organism can only be described accurately by a human and therefore animals are never used in the process. 

This is another good reason to consider using homeopathic medicine for you and your family.

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10 reasons to try homeopathy #7 Joining the dots

One of the things I love best about what I get to do for a living is to join the dots in a person’s health. It’s often the case that people come to homeopathy with a number of different issues, and as a homeopath, I understand that this is just one person with one body and one mind sitting in front of me and my task is to join the dots between these issues.

For example, someone feels very sluggish and irritable on waking, they want to go back to bed in the afternoon and they’re bloated and flatulent suffer abdominal pain in the afternoon and evening. Guess what, their liver needs some support.

Another example: since her mother passed away, someone feels very fatigued and chilly, they are gaining weight despite their best efforts, they suffer brain fog and their hair is falling out. Guess what, their thyroid function is low.

Though it may seem otherwise, there are reasons for everything. The trick is to join the dots and take it from there.

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10 reasons to try homeopathy #6 Addressing root causes

As a homeopath, when a client comes to me with an issue such as migraines, eczema or insomnia, often my first question will be “When did the issue start?” shortly followed by “What was happening around that time?” Why symptoms start isn’t always crystal clear, but very often, root causes can be found. For example: “I haven’t slept well since my mum passed away.” Or: “I haven’t felt myself since I got Covid.” These root causes are addressed very specifically in the resulting homeopathic prescription, and because the causes are addressed, this means that symptoms are far less likely to recur.

It can be really helpful for a client to unpick their history in the homeopathic consultation and have a good think about when things started and why that might be. Often, gaining an awareness like this can be an important step on the road to cure which the remedies then continue.

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