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Children's Health
Is there an alternative to antibiotics, paracetamol, antihistamines, asthma puffers, ritalin and other drugs?
YES!
Homeopathy is a fantastic option for all children’s health complaints, it is:
- highly effective and fast acting
- safe and natural with no side effects
- great tasting – kids love it!
Ask any parent who has used homeopathy - it can be used to treat coughs, colds, fevers, earache, teething, tummy upsets, allergies, asthma, skin problems, bedwetting, emotional upsets, and much more.
Homeopathy also works powerfully with children’s behavioural issues, temper tantrums, mood swings, learning difficulties, delayed development, ADD, ASD, and more.
Learn how to give your children the best health care possible, how to strengthen their immune system and support their body's own remarkable capacity to heal itself. This will serve them well for the rest of their lives.
It seems the statistics aren't great for our kids today:
- 1 in 4 children with asthma
- 1 in 150 with autistic spectrum disorders
- ADD, ADHD, behavioural problems, learning difficulties, developmental delays
- Multiple allergies/sensitivities
Homeopathy works very effectively with all these conditions, to strengthen the immune system and restore a state of good health to both body AND mind.
BEHAVIOURAL PROBLEMS
Many professional homeopaths have successfully treated children with all sorts of behavioural problems, ranging from ADD/ADHD, temper tantrums, mood swings, learning difficulties, sleeping problems, separation anxiety, bedwetting etc etc.
The following websites have a lot of information on the topic of children and behavioural problems:
http://www.healthyhomeopathy.com/
http://www.hhcc.com.au/index.html
http://www.homeopathyworks.com.au/
Please feel free to contact me for further information on treating behavioural problems in children.
FEVER - Friend or Foe?
Fever is a natural and highly effective process designed to combat infection. So does it make sense to always counteract a fever, or should we let the body do its work?
The following articles are worth reading:
'Fear of Fever' by Dr Susan Markel, Pediatrician
'Fevers in Children' by Miranda Castro, Homeopath
ANTIBIOTICS - What do they really do to our children?
Can antibiotics do more harm than good? The growing opinion in many areas of medicine, both conventional and alternative, is that the widespread indiscriminate use of antibiotics is not wise.
more coming soon
NUTRITION - what really is good for our kids?
If you only ever buy one book on nutrition and cooking, make it "Nourishing Traditions" by Sally Fallon. It has everything you need to know about nourishing your children with wholesome traditional foods cooked using traditional health-promoting methods. See www.westonaprice.org/modernfood/dirty-secrets.html for an article written by Sally.
Using Homeopathy At Home
Treat your family safely and naturally at home with homeopathy.
Homeopathic First Aid Kits can be safely used at home to treat a wide range of common problems, including coughs, colds, chills, fever, flu, earache, hayfever, headache, digestive upsets, vomiting/diarrhea, and a whole range of injuries – cuts and bruises, bites and stings, burns etc.
Please visit the Shop page on this website for information on how to purchase kits. Available kits include Helios Basic 36 Kit and Basic 18 Kit.
Website Links
Here are links to some websites that contain very good information on the use of homeopathy for first aid situations
The future of medicine – an optimistic view
Integrative Medicine
An optimistic future for health care in our world lies with an integrative medicine approach, where the best of all therapies - conventional and alternative - are combined for the maximum benefit of all people. Where the human being is recognised as a whole, rather than simply the sum of many parts.
There are great possibilities to transform our health care systems with an integrative medicine approach. Acupuncture and homeopathy are acknowledged by the World Health Organisation as the two most widely used systems of medicine in the world, and their integration into the health care system would bring immense benefits, offering far more effective treatment for all forms of illness at a greatly reduced cost. The immense benefits to be gained from this approach must not be underestimated.
The Mind/Body Connection
The Mind/Body Connection
When we speak of health we must look at the mind/body connection – the mind and body are completely linked and one affects the other. If we look after our body this will benefit the mind, and vice versa. When people get sick, we must ask where the problem lies – is it bad lifestyle, bad diet, etc, or does it stem more from emotional upset, stress, or unresolved emotional issues. Emotions such as grief, guilt, anger, worry etc, or events such as a shock or trauma, the death of a loved one, relationship problems, etc, can all have a profound effect on our health.
In Chinese Medicine, particular organs of the body are linked to specific emotions:
Anger/bitterness/resentment: Liver/Gall Bladder
Grief/Sadness: Lungs (also Heart)
Love/Joy/Excitement: Heart
Fear: Kidneys
Worry: Spleen/Stomach (digestion)
Emotions are a natural part of human existence, and no human being ever escapes feeling sad, angry or worried sometimes. The emotions only become causes of disease when they are particularly intense and, most of all, when they are prolonged over a long period of time, especially when they are not expressed or acknowledged. Everyone feels anger at times, but if someone harbours anger towards another person for years, this emotion can become a cause of disease.
The body speaks its own language, and over time we can learn to understand this language. Disharmony in the body can tell us a lot about our mental/emotional state.
Some examples (not always the case but generally speaking) are:
Pneumonia: unresolved emotion, grief
Eye problems: not liking/choosing not to see something in your life
Constipation: can’t release the old and unwanted and welcome the new
Joint stiffness: a loss of flexibility in your life, difficulty with changes in direction
Heart disease: a lack of joy (or can be too much excitement continuously), a closing off of the giving and receiving of love
Breast problems: some imbalance between nurturing self and others, issues with femininity/sexuality
Cancer: can be deep unresolved emotions such as guilt, grief, resentment or shame. What’s eating away at you? What part of you is unexpressed in your life?
In summary, unresolved emotional states can greatly restrict your energy, lower the functioning of your immune system, and create a myriad of different health problems. This is where wholistic therapies like homeopathy can help, taking into account the full spectrum of physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health.
An interesting article to read can be found at http://www.tldp.com/issue/175-6/Nourishing%20the%20Energy%20Body.html
Cancer
Cancer - is it what you eat, or what's eating you?
Cancer is one of the most greatly feared diseases of our time. You could say it is almost 'epidemic'. What is the cause? What is the cure? These are the questions that are asked time and time again.
In the holistic view of health, where mind, body and spirit are completely interconnected, all of these aspects must be addressed in order to bring about 'cure'. The factors that influence the development of cancer are many, including hereditary, dietary, and lifestyle. Many health practitioners also understand that the development of cancer can be strongly influenced by the suppression/repression of emotions - anger, grief, guilt, resentment, etc.
If a doctor says “You have cancer and you have 6 weeks to live” – how do we know this is true? There are many stories of people who have been given a terminal diagnosis of cancer or some other illness, who have lived to tell the tale. I quote from one such person who says the following:
“…. after a prognosis of ‘six weeks to live’, I embarked upon a journey which to this day, some 37 years later, continues. My sojourn in hospital was actually highly educational because the experience taught me a number of things, the most important of those was to be self-activating. However, it also taught me something else, …. the resolution within myself never to accept at face value whatever negative medical prognosis was given. ……. nobody can tell you that you are going to die just because you have a serious illness. They are not God. ”
Ian Gawler, author of ‘You Can Conquer Cancer’, underwent a mid-thigh amputation at age 25 for osteogenic sarcoma. However the cancer spread until Gawler had visible bony lumps of about 2cm in diameter growing from his chest. He was given only two or three weeks to live. This was in 1978. Now, 30 years later, Ian Gawler is alive and well, with no trace of cancer, and now runs healing retreats for cancer patients in Victoria. (See http://www.gawler.org/html/s01_home/home.asp for more information).
“Is cancer what you eat, or is it what’s eating you?”
to be continued.....
Fertility
Fertility
The use of artificial hormones in our society today is so commonplace, so too are problems with infertility. Homeopathic treatment can be highly successful in helping women with all sorts of hormonal problems, including infertility, PCOS, endometriosis, fibroids, and much more.
A Melbourne homeopath called Liz Lalor has developed a highly successful treatment program specifically for use with women suffering with infertility issues. The program boasts an 85% success rate within 4 cycles.
For more information please contact Kathryn on 07 3899 5781.
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The Shadow - our untapped potential
Carl Jung describes the shadow as the dark, unlit part of the ego, the place where all the elements of our character that we cannot own reside. It is the unconscious dumping ground for all those characteristics of our personality that we disown. These include what we perceive to be our worst aspects, along with some of our finest qualities. These disowned parts are extremely valuable and cannot be disregarded. Until we undertake the task of accepting and honoring the shadow within us, we cannot be balanced or whole, for what is hidden never goes away, but merely - and often painfully - turns up in unexpected places. The reclaiming of what is hidden in the shadow is the most important experience of our lives.
The shadow is usually projected onto other people - think about those you admire the most, or those you despise - what qualities do you see within them that are most attractive/repulsive? Often times these qualities are simply a projection of what lies unconsciously in our own shadow.
These suppressed aspects of our being can consume an enormous amount of our energy - as we work to see the shadow for what it is and bring these qualities into the light of consciousness, we can reclaim our energy and become more whole.
For a richer understanding of the shadow and all its aspects, I highly recommend the book "Owning Your Own Shadow" by Robert A Johnson.
Nutrition
If you only ever buy one book on nutrition and cooking, make it "Nourishing Traditions" by Sally Fallon. It has everything you need to know about nourishing yourself and your family with wholesome traditional foods cooked using traditional health-promoting methods. See www.westonaprice.org/modernfood/dirty-secrets.html for an article written by Sally. You can visit www.similibooks.com to order the book.
Another great book is "Changing Habits Changing Lives" by Cyndi O'Meara - see www.changinghabits.com.au.
Even if you make just one positive change per week to your eating habits, over time this will make a huge difference to your health and wellbeing.
My general rules of thumb are:
1) The 80/20 rule - if 80 percent of what you eat is good wholesome nourishing food, then have a little fun with the other 20 percent. Being fanatical about having the 'perfect' diet can be just as unhealthy as eating badly. At the same time, if you want your body to function at its best, you must provide it with nourishing top-quality fuel.
2) The closer food is to its natural state, the better it is for you. With every food, ask yourself, is this refined/processed/made by a machine/full of artificial everythings? Or did it come out of the earth/off a tree/close to its natural state? Whole foods have a life energy, as does food cooked with love and care.
Pointing the bone
When someone is diagnosed by a medical doctor with a life-threatening condition, the trauma of this diagnosis can sometimes be seen as akin to the aboriginal custom of ‘pointing the bone’. In aboriginal culture, if the bone is pointed at a person, that person’s belief that they will die is so strong that the person can indeed sicken and die quite rapidly, sometimes within a day or so. Similarly with a negative medical diagnosis, often the words of a doctor’s diagnosis will penetrate the patient’s belief system deeply and serve to further solidify the problem.
If a doctor says “you have cancer and you have 6 weeks to live” – how do we know this is true? There are many stories of people who have been given a terminal diagnosis of cancer or some other illness, who have lived to tell the tale. I quote from one such person who says the following:
“…. after a prognosis of ‘six weeks to live’, I embarked upon a journey which to this day, some 37 years later, continues. My sojourn in hospital was actually highly educational because the experience taught me a number of things, the most important of those was to be self-activating. However, it also taught me something else, …. the resolution within myself never to accept at face value whatever negative medical prognosis was given. ……. nobody can tell you that you are going to die just because you have a serious illness. They are not God. ”
Ian Gawler, author of ‘You Can Conquer Cancer’, underwent a mid-thigh amputation at age 25 for osteogenic sarcoma. However the cancer spread until Gawler had visible bony lumps of about 2cm in diameter growing from his chest. He was given only two or three weeks to live. This was in 1978. 29 years later, Ian Gawler is alive and well today, with no trace of cancer, and now runs healing retreats for cancer patients in Victoria. See http://www.gawler.org/html/s01_home/home.asp for more information.
“Is cancer what you eat, or is it what’s eating you?”
These principles apply not just to cancer but to any disease.