I love those self help books which tell you how to easily remove stains and odours, be more efficient and various other useful tips, just by using some common sense and normal household cleaning products, such as vinegar and bicarbonate of soda.
Do you know that practically all cleaning can be done efficiently and quickly using these two amazing, totally safe and non-toxic ordinary household items?
I'm not going into this here, because this article is all about using some really common homeopathic remedies at home. But I encourage you to check them out. Just imagine, no more toxic fumes or dangers for small children or pets. Or you, for that matter.
Back to home remedies.
Just imagine your small daughter falls and cuts herself badly. She's screaming, you're panicking and you've got a flat tyre on your car. Your neighbours are away on holiday on one side, and at work on the other. The bus drivers are on strike. Your family live miles away. And you're a single parent.
Well, you could panic some more.
Or you could ring for a taxi, which will probably take a while to come.
You might try ringing your friend, but she could be out of town. Or, at the very least, a few minutes drive away.
You drive to the local hospital.
And then you wait...
Don't you just love the wait?
You could be dying, for all most hospitals seem to care. They seem to be more interested in your private insurance cover, or your next of kin - great feeling of confidence.
Now supposing you had a small kit of common homeopathic home remedies, with an instruction sheet.
You could quickly get that out, run through the ailments section and pick the appropriate remedy for the wound.
That might take a couple of minutes.
Almost like magic, your daughter stops screaming. With peace descending, you wash and dress the wound. By the time your friend or the taxi arrives, the worst is over. Your daughter wants to get back to playing.
You're left wondering why you were in such a panic. But you know it was real. There's a wound to prove it.
Homeopathic home remedies work so fast, as soon as they hit your tongue they're working, provided you have selected the correct one.
Learning something new, like using the most appropriate home remedies in emergencies, is something so valuable for us all, if should be taken very seriously.
So, where do you look for help?
My suggestion is to find a good, regular (at least weekly) natural health or homeopathic ezine (internet magazine) to subscribe to. This way, learning becomes almost effortless. Learning which common home remedies do what, could stand you in good stead later in life.
If you liked this article, then I invite you to sign up for my free, weekly ezine on how to improve your health and that of your family, including pets, naturally. Included is a complementary ebook on how to naturally treat some common ailments at home, visit http://www.twolegsandfour.com.au
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Sunday, 7 March 2010
Monday, 1 March 2010
Care Needed in Handling Homoepathic Remedies
Homoepathic medicines require special handling and storage so that they may not lose their power and become inert as a result of contamination. They should always be kept in the container in which they are supplied and never transferred to any other box, or bottle which has contained other substances.
They should be kept away from strong light, from great heat and especially form exposure to strong odours or perfumes, e.g. camphor, menthol, moth balls (you youngsters will not know what these are unless you have ancient grandparents!!), carbolic soap.
It is important never to uncover more than one remedy at a time. Neglect of this precaution would entail the risk of cross-potentization and spoiling of the remedies. Also the container should be opened for the minimum time required and care taken not to allow contamination of the cap before replacement. NEVER LICK THE INSIDE OF THE CAP TO RELEASE ANY REMEDY!!!!
Medicines are usually supplied in the form of pills, tablets or powders. The dose should be tipped on to the clean palm and transferred to the mouth, or, if in powder form, tipped directly on to the tongue. If more pills or tablets than prescribed dose are shaken out of the bottle never be afraid to take them all as this is one dose, BUT they must on NO ACCOUNT be returned to the container, but should be thrown away. To put them back would risk contaiminating the remainder.
No water need be taken to "wash the medicine down". Absorption takes place from the mouth. The dose should be put into a "clean mouth". It should not be taken until the mouth is free from the effects of food, drink, tobacco smoke (giving up smoking altogether would enhance your chances of cure enormously), toothpaste (changing from the peppermint type to, say, fennel would help greatly), mouth washes and confectionery (sweets to us mere mortals?? especially mints of any form). An interval of half an hour should be enough to have a "clean mouth".
Whilst taking homeopathic remedies the use of all other crude medicines should be avoided, including laxatives, nasal drops and liniments. These may interfere with the action of the homeopathic remedy and destroy its effectiveness.
To ensure freedowm from the risk of contamination at source the remedies should always be obtained from a reliable homeopathic chemist or from pharmacists who are prepared to take the precautions necessary to prevent the potencies from coming into contact with crude drugs.
They should be kept away from strong light, from great heat and especially form exposure to strong odours or perfumes, e.g. camphor, menthol, moth balls (you youngsters will not know what these are unless you have ancient grandparents!!), carbolic soap.
It is important never to uncover more than one remedy at a time. Neglect of this precaution would entail the risk of cross-potentization and spoiling of the remedies. Also the container should be opened for the minimum time required and care taken not to allow contamination of the cap before replacement. NEVER LICK THE INSIDE OF THE CAP TO RELEASE ANY REMEDY!!!!
Medicines are usually supplied in the form of pills, tablets or powders. The dose should be tipped on to the clean palm and transferred to the mouth, or, if in powder form, tipped directly on to the tongue. If more pills or tablets than prescribed dose are shaken out of the bottle never be afraid to take them all as this is one dose, BUT they must on NO ACCOUNT be returned to the container, but should be thrown away. To put them back would risk contaiminating the remainder.
No water need be taken to "wash the medicine down". Absorption takes place from the mouth. The dose should be put into a "clean mouth". It should not be taken until the mouth is free from the effects of food, drink, tobacco smoke (giving up smoking altogether would enhance your chances of cure enormously), toothpaste (changing from the peppermint type to, say, fennel would help greatly), mouth washes and confectionery (sweets to us mere mortals?? especially mints of any form). An interval of half an hour should be enough to have a "clean mouth".
Whilst taking homeopathic remedies the use of all other crude medicines should be avoided, including laxatives, nasal drops and liniments. These may interfere with the action of the homeopathic remedy and destroy its effectiveness.
To ensure freedowm from the risk of contamination at source the remedies should always be obtained from a reliable homeopathic chemist or from pharmacists who are prepared to take the precautions necessary to prevent the potencies from coming into contact with crude drugs.
Saturday, 27 February 2010
Thursday, 25 February 2010
How to Treat a Fracture Naturally
If you want to know how to treat a fracture, then first you need to know the different types of fracture.
The most severe is a compound fracture where there is a complete break and the two ends of the broken bone may not even be touching each other.
Then there are the more minor fractures, down to more of a bone bruising. When using homeopathy to treat a fracture, there are some important points to know, before you treat it.
Initially the victim of a serious fracture will be in shock. So you need to use plenty of the shock medicine Aconite. This will ease the fear and effects of shock. Obviously this is dependent on the severity of the fracture, the more severe the fracture, the deeper the shock will be.
Once the shock has settled, then the next best medicine is Arnica. Although Arnica is more for soft tissue damage, it will ease the soreness, the bruising and the trauma to the surrounding tissue. It will also relax the soft tissue, which will allow minor breaks to slip back into position.
The next best medicine in any fracture is Bryonia. The symptoms of Bryonia include a worsening of the pain with movement. So this will ease this.
Now the patient can be more easily, less painfully, taken to have the fracture set.
There are many areas of the body where fractures cannot be set, where the patient simply has to remain in bed, sometimes in a rigid cage to prevent the bones healing out of alignment. The pelvis, the ribs and other abdominal bones are all too difficult to place in a cast, so movement needs to be restricted.
The use of these three medicines will normally replace any need of pain killers, and will increase the rate of healing. They help to relax the muscles, so the fracture will be kept in place.
You may notice that the cast can come off much sooner, when taking these medicines.
Do you want to learn more about natural good health, in particular homeopathy? Download my free report 'An Introduction to Some Common Homeopathic Remedies' by clicking on the website link below.
Good Health Naturally
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Madeleine Innocent is a full time consultant homeopath and homeopathic coach.
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The most severe is a compound fracture where there is a complete break and the two ends of the broken bone may not even be touching each other.
Then there are the more minor fractures, down to more of a bone bruising. When using homeopathy to treat a fracture, there are some important points to know, before you treat it.
Initially the victim of a serious fracture will be in shock. So you need to use plenty of the shock medicine Aconite. This will ease the fear and effects of shock. Obviously this is dependent on the severity of the fracture, the more severe the fracture, the deeper the shock will be.
Once the shock has settled, then the next best medicine is Arnica. Although Arnica is more for soft tissue damage, it will ease the soreness, the bruising and the trauma to the surrounding tissue. It will also relax the soft tissue, which will allow minor breaks to slip back into position.
The next best medicine in any fracture is Bryonia. The symptoms of Bryonia include a worsening of the pain with movement. So this will ease this.
Now the patient can be more easily, less painfully, taken to have the fracture set.
There are many areas of the body where fractures cannot be set, where the patient simply has to remain in bed, sometimes in a rigid cage to prevent the bones healing out of alignment. The pelvis, the ribs and other abdominal bones are all too difficult to place in a cast, so movement needs to be restricted.
The use of these three medicines will normally replace any need of pain killers, and will increase the rate of healing. They help to relax the muscles, so the fracture will be kept in place.
You may notice that the cast can come off much sooner, when taking these medicines.
Do you want to learn more about natural good health, in particular homeopathy? Download my free report 'An Introduction to Some Common Homeopathic Remedies' by clicking on the website link below.
Good Health Naturally
http://www.twolegsandfour.com/index7.html
Madeleine Innocent is a full time consultant homeopath and homeopathic coach.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Madeleine_Innocent
Natural Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis With Homoeopathy
AT THE END OF THIS ARTICLE, DOWNLOAD THE AUTHOR'S FREE REPORT ON HOMEOPATHY - IT IS AN EXCELLENT ITEM AND WELL WORTH READING - please send me your comments on it and anything else appearing in this blog.
Many thanks
Peter Francis
The natural treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, by the use of homeopathy, can be the catalyst to completely reverse your condition. Couple that with a healthy diet and your health will improve exponentially.
First, let's look at what rheumatoid arthritis is. It is a chronic progressive disease which has inflammation of the joints. This often results in a painful deformity and immobility of those joints affected.
It is not unlike osteoarthritis. This is a degeneration of joint cartilage and the underlying bone. It causes pain and stiffness in the affected joints.
Now let's have a look at the bold claims I made in the first paragraph. If you have a healthy and effective immune system, you would never have got any type of arthritis. Or any other disease. Because a healthy immune system is constantly working to prevent disease.
And humans seem to be constantly at work to make it inefficient, by our choice of diet, way of life and health care.
Diet is incredibly important for good health. Do you expect your car to run on inferior fuel? So why do you expect your body to? Too much dairy and other animal protein, along with processed food (white sugar, white flour, artificial ingredients, etc), is the number one way to ensure your joints continue to trouble you.
A switch to a diet high in fresh fruit and vegetables, may be all the natural treatment of rheumatoid arthritis you need. Normally you can expect to see good results within a month.
Choosing a natural health care system which treats your ailments by raising your immune system, is likely to be one of the best choices you ever made. Chronic and degenerative problems can disappear, can be reversed, if you remove the cause (often dietary) and if you can improve your immune efficiency.
Homeopathy is a natural modality of health care which works by rapidly improving your immunity, so you can now cure you. Whilst seeing a professional homeopath is the easiest way to achieve this happy state, the home prescribing medicine Rhus tox may be helpful for your condition, either in the short or long term, as long as your symptoms match those of this medicine.
They include both pain and stiffness, which is worse for sitting and on initial movement, but better for continued movement, often thought of as the 'rusty gate syndrome'.
That and the huge improvement of symptoms from heat (the hotter the better) and pressure.
Never take never for an answer. There are always alternatives.
Written by Madeleine Innocent
Discover secrets about natural good health, in particular homeopathy by checking out my free report 'An Introduction to Some Common Homeopathic Remedies'. Just click on the website link below.
Good Health Naturally
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Madeleine_Innocent
Many thanks
Peter Francis
The natural treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, by the use of homeopathy, can be the catalyst to completely reverse your condition. Couple that with a healthy diet and your health will improve exponentially.
First, let's look at what rheumatoid arthritis is. It is a chronic progressive disease which has inflammation of the joints. This often results in a painful deformity and immobility of those joints affected.
It is not unlike osteoarthritis. This is a degeneration of joint cartilage and the underlying bone. It causes pain and stiffness in the affected joints.
Now let's have a look at the bold claims I made in the first paragraph. If you have a healthy and effective immune system, you would never have got any type of arthritis. Or any other disease. Because a healthy immune system is constantly working to prevent disease.
And humans seem to be constantly at work to make it inefficient, by our choice of diet, way of life and health care.
Diet is incredibly important for good health. Do you expect your car to run on inferior fuel? So why do you expect your body to? Too much dairy and other animal protein, along with processed food (white sugar, white flour, artificial ingredients, etc), is the number one way to ensure your joints continue to trouble you.
A switch to a diet high in fresh fruit and vegetables, may be all the natural treatment of rheumatoid arthritis you need. Normally you can expect to see good results within a month.
Choosing a natural health care system which treats your ailments by raising your immune system, is likely to be one of the best choices you ever made. Chronic and degenerative problems can disappear, can be reversed, if you remove the cause (often dietary) and if you can improve your immune efficiency.
Homeopathy is a natural modality of health care which works by rapidly improving your immunity, so you can now cure you. Whilst seeing a professional homeopath is the easiest way to achieve this happy state, the home prescribing medicine Rhus tox may be helpful for your condition, either in the short or long term, as long as your symptoms match those of this medicine.
They include both pain and stiffness, which is worse for sitting and on initial movement, but better for continued movement, often thought of as the 'rusty gate syndrome'.
That and the huge improvement of symptoms from heat (the hotter the better) and pressure.
Never take never for an answer. There are always alternatives.
Written by Madeleine Innocent
Discover secrets about natural good health, in particular homeopathy by checking out my free report 'An Introduction to Some Common Homeopathic Remedies'. Just click on the website link below.
Good Health Naturally
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Madeleine_Innocent
Monday, 22 February 2010
Basic Homeopathy
The highest ideal of cure is rapid, gentle and permanent restoration of the health or removal and annihilation of the disease in its whole extent, in the shortest, most reliable and most harmless way on easily comprehensible principles”. - Samuel Hahnemann, founder of Homeopathy.
“The long-term benefit of homeopathy to the patient is that it not only alleviates the presenting symptoms but it re-establishes internal order at the deepest levels and thereby provides a lasting cure”. - George Vithoulkas, Director, Athenian School of Homoeopathic Medicine.
Discovered in the late 1700’s, homeopathy is a low-cost, non-toxic system of medicine. The system of homoeopathic healing assists the natural tendency of the body to heal itself. It recognises that all symptoms of ill health are expressions of disharmony within the whole person and that it is the patient who needs treatment not the disease.
There are three principles upon which homeopathy is formulated:
Like cures like (Law of Similars): Any substance that can produce the symptoms of an illness in a healthy human being can cure those same symptoms in a sick human being..
The more dilute the remedy, the greater its potency (Law of the Infinitesimal Dose): Homoeopathic remedies are usually prepared through a process of diluting with pure water or alcohol and succussing (vigorous shaking) such that the more diluted a substance gets, the more potent it becomes.
An illness is specific to the individual (a holistic medical model): Homoeopaths consult compendiums called repertories to determine the remedy that most closely matches the patient’s symptoms.
Homoeopathic medicines are drug components made by homoeopathic pharmacies consisting of plants, minerals and animal extracts. Remedies (usually in liquid, tablet or powder form) are prescribed in accordance with a patient’s symptoms and health conditions while individual characteristics such as emotions and physical condition are also taken into account.
Conditions benefited by homeopathy include diabetes, arthritis, bronchial asthma, epilepsy, skin eruptions, allergic conditions, and mental or emotional disorders.
At the outset of homoeopathic treatment, your homoeopath will need to know all about you in order to find the right remedy for you as an individual. This will include past medical history, lifestyle and any general complaints. This initial consultation may last an hour or more and will be treated in the strictest confidence.
“The long-term benefit of homeopathy to the patient is that it not only alleviates the presenting symptoms but it re-establishes internal order at the deepest levels and thereby provides a lasting cure”. - George Vithoulkas, Director, Athenian School of Homoeopathic Medicine.
Discovered in the late 1700’s, homeopathy is a low-cost, non-toxic system of medicine. The system of homoeopathic healing assists the natural tendency of the body to heal itself. It recognises that all symptoms of ill health are expressions of disharmony within the whole person and that it is the patient who needs treatment not the disease.
There are three principles upon which homeopathy is formulated:
Like cures like (Law of Similars): Any substance that can produce the symptoms of an illness in a healthy human being can cure those same symptoms in a sick human being..
The more dilute the remedy, the greater its potency (Law of the Infinitesimal Dose): Homoeopathic remedies are usually prepared through a process of diluting with pure water or alcohol and succussing (vigorous shaking) such that the more diluted a substance gets, the more potent it becomes.
An illness is specific to the individual (a holistic medical model): Homoeopaths consult compendiums called repertories to determine the remedy that most closely matches the patient’s symptoms.
Homoeopathic medicines are drug components made by homoeopathic pharmacies consisting of plants, minerals and animal extracts. Remedies (usually in liquid, tablet or powder form) are prescribed in accordance with a patient’s symptoms and health conditions while individual characteristics such as emotions and physical condition are also taken into account.
Conditions benefited by homeopathy include diabetes, arthritis, bronchial asthma, epilepsy, skin eruptions, allergic conditions, and mental or emotional disorders.
At the outset of homoeopathic treatment, your homoeopath will need to know all about you in order to find the right remedy for you as an individual. This will include past medical history, lifestyle and any general complaints. This initial consultation may last an hour or more and will be treated in the strictest confidence.
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