Flu – Taking Care Of Yourself

Wishing you all a happy HOLIDAY SEASON!

At this time of year we start to hear about the flu. We are also hearing about a new variant of the coronavirus.

Homeopathy has always been helpful for someone who has the flu. It also has been helpful for people who have come down with any of the strains of the coronavirus. Historically, homeopathy has been helpful during pandemics. This was so during the 1918- 1919 Spanish Flu.

Usually, when there is an epidemic, and also during a flu season, specific homeopathic remedies are used for the particular strain of flu or for the epidemic at that time. This has been so with the coronavirus epidemic that we have been going through, whether it is with having come down with the virus; having lingering, long haul types of symptoms; or experiencing side effects from the vaccines.

Taking Care Of Yourself 

It is always good to take care of yourself. Taking care of yourself can mean a lot of different things:

• Using different healing modalities  – chiropractic, acupuncture, Chinese medicine, homeopathy, vitamins, western medicine.
• Exercising – going for walks or hikes, yoga, swimming.
• Being in nature. (I love the beach.)
• Pursuing activities you love.
• Eating good, organic, nourishing foods.
• Sleeping well and feeling rested.
• Laughing and smiling.
• Being with people you love.
• Checking in with yourself. Being aware of your thoughts and feelings.
• Having a spiritual practice. This can be a lot of different things, even some of what is listed above.

“HEY SLOW DOWN”

Sometimes, though, even with taking care of yourself, you may become ill. It is okay to be sick. I think we have come to the thinking that being sick is not good. When we are sick or not feeling well, it is our body, our vital force, telling us “Hey, slow down. I am making you slow down.” When we are sick, we do slow down, rest and take the the time to care for ourselves.

Our bodies have a wonderful ability to heal itself. Sometimes we need a little help. Homeopathy assists the body in its own healing. The symptoms that a person is experiencing is the way the person is trying to heal themselves. Sometimes the person gets stuck in these symptoms. The homeopath uses the symptoms as a guide to help select the homeopathic remedy that fits the person, that is similar to the person. This is Like Cures Like or The law of Similars, which is one of the main principles of homeopathy. The given homeopathic remedy stimulates the person’s own healing, getting them unstuck. Sometimes a series of homeopathic remedies are needed, using one at a time, as the person moves through the healing process. 

Guest On Live Stream

I was a guest on Helene Stelian’s Facebook Live Stream through her  Page – Empowering Women in Midlife.  Here is the link to the YouTube video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CePZyXFxax4

Homeopathy To Heal

If I can be of help to you or a loved one regarding the flu or any other health concern, I invite you to contact me here or through my website www.homeopathytoheal.com. I offer a complimentary 15 minute Get Acquainted Call. I see people in person and virtually, in and out of the San Diego area.

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Having Choices

I am for choice. To get information, so we can make choices that work and fit us regarding our health care.  

Historically, homeopathy has been helpful in epidemics. There usually is a group of homeopathic remedies that fit that particular epidemic. This was so with the 1918 – 1919 Spanish Flu epidemic, and it is so with the epidemic we are experiencing now. Different homeopathic remedies have come up for each of these epidemics. I wrote about this in past blog posts.

During the time we are in, homeopathy has been used all over the world to help people who have come down with the coronavirus. It has helped tremendously. Unfortunately, in mainstream news we don’t hear about how helpful homeopathy has been.

Being a homeopath, and knowing that there is help if someone comes down with the virus, gives me confidence if I, a family member, or a patient do become sick. I have seen a few patients who had coronavirus symptoms. We used the homeopathic remedies that had come up to be useful for this virus, and that fit what the person was experiencing. Homeopathy helped them a lot.

In January 2021, I saw a woman who had difficulty breathing, especially saying that too much air was coming in when she was inhaling. She said she needed to wear a mask to decrease the amount of air coming in. She had been experiencing her symptoms for about 4 weeks before I saw her. Homeopathy helped her.

If people do choose to take the vaccine, there are homeopathic remedies that can be helpful for the initial reaction, such as a sore arm, a rash, a fever, a headache, and aches and pains. Historically, homeopathy has been very helpful for those who have lingering effects from a vaccine. There is a rubric in the Homeopathic Repertory “General, Vaccinations, after”, under which quite a few homeopathic remedies are listed.

I have seen a few patients who have had the vaccine, helping them with the kinds of reactions that I listed above. We don’t know yet what the long term reactions or side effects will be from these vaccines. Homeopaths all over the world are starting to collect cases of people who have had reactions, and coming up with homeopathic remedies that will be helpful. Collecting this information regarding side effects is similar to how the information was collected regarding homeopathic remedies for this epidemic. A group of homeopathic remedies will emerge as being helpful for those who have side effects.

My knowledge and trust in homeopathy guides me. It grounds me. I know there is help for those who are sick; those who come down with the coronavirus; those who don’t take the vaccine; and those who may experience side effects from the vaccine.

Having a choice is important. Choose what works for you. Do your research. I want to add, don’t come from fear.

Continue taking care of yourself by eating well, getting good rest, taking vitamins, being outside in the sunshine, being with people you enjoy, and doing activities you love. All these help to boost your immune system. We have a wonderful innate ability to heal.

If I can be help, please contact me here or through my website http://www.homeopathytoheal.com

 

Homeopathy – Helpful For Many Health Concerns (2020)

Over the last 9 months, I have seen people for various health concerns. It is always a gamut of health concerns. The age range is from baby to older adult, more women than men come in.

To me these various health concerns show how helpful homeopathy is. Very often people come to homeopathy because they are not getting the help they need from western, allopathic medicine. There is a need for homeopathy.

The health concerns are:

• coronavirus symptoms
• shingles – two cases
• eczema
• digestive issues
• broken and fractured bones
• menstrual issues – heavy bleeding, exhausting, painful
• help in healing after surgery
• ongoing (chronic) urinary tract infections, very painful
• dental work
• depression
• reaction to a vaccine
• help when receiving vaccines needed for a new job

Homeopathy looks at the totality of the person, the holism of the person. It is not just the diagnosis or name of the syndrome, such as shingles or an urinary tract infection, but the totality of the person. Such as – what other symptoms is the person experiencing? In what other parts of the body? What makes the symptoms better or worse? What is the pain like? What is their emotional state? Dreams? What was happening right before they got sick or developed this symptom? How long have they been experiencing the symptom(s)?

HOMEOPATHY TO HEAL

If I can be of help homeopathically to you or a family member, please contact me here on this blog or through my website www.homeopathytoheal.com. I am seeing patients both local to and out of the San Diego area using Whatsapp, Facetime or Skype. Wishing you all well.

More 5 – Don’t Forget To Take Care Of Yourself

The last several posts, I had written about how homeopathy can be helpful during the Coronavirus, and it can be.

Even though the virus is upmost in our minds and in our lives, there may be other concerns that have come up that we need to take care of. They could be on a physical, emotional, mental and spiritual level. The concerns could be affecting our bodies (an old or new health issue); our environment and home (repairs, needing to move); our moods (how we are feeling and responding/reacting to what is going on); our finances (employment, how to do business, money); our relationships (feeling alone and isolated, having family members around us all the time); the world (how much control do I have, how is the government handling things or not handling things); and our life (what can I do, how can I be, are there things I can change?).

It is a lot.

Health And Life Issues

These are some of the health and life issues I have been hearing about from patients and people calling me for homeopathic care. You can see that they are a range of concerns.

• Difficulty with teeth coming in.
• Defiant behavior.
• Earache, that is seasonal, but experiencing it early. With a hearing loss.
• Allergies.
• Digestive issues – pain, diarrhea. Colitis.
• Stressed, anxious, overwhelmed. Taking care of house, children and school work. Doing a lot of roles.
• Cancer.
• Fevers.
• Coughs.
• Elderly parent in a facility. Not able to see them.
• Reaction to other treatment or medications.
• Feelings of isolation, depression, and loneliness.
• Death of a family member or a close friend.
• Changed plans.
• Different working environments and schedules.
• Concerns about health and treatments.
• Concerns about their business. Money.
• Coronavirus.

Creativity

I mentioned creativity in an early post I wrote.

Through this pandemic, people have found ways to do business, to continue their business. Found ways to connect with people. Found ways of using their talents, skills and abilities. Have started new ventures. Have started to learn a new skill or honed one they already have. This creativity reflects our resiliency as people.

When I first wrote this blog, it was before the protests and looting that occurred over the past week. This has added more to our levels of stress, anxiety, sadness, anger, and . I know for me, I feel more unsettled and I feel the heaviness even more so. What helps me is writing this blog, and telling people about homeopathy. Also painting. Right now, I am painting on scraps of wood and leaving them outside in my front yard. Giving some light and color to the world, and to me.

Taking Care Of You

Put you back on the list. Take care of yourself. Whether to get a massage, medical treatment, a haircut, a nice meal, homeopathy, a walk, seeing a friend, seeing a counselor, doing a dance. A little thing/action can have a big effect.

The analogy that we know so well, of being on an airplane and the air mask drops down, applies to us now. Put the mask on you first, before you put it on the person siting next to you, which could be your child. Take care of you.

Homeopathy To Heal

If I can be of help, homeopathically, please contact me here on this blog or through my website www.homeopathytoheal.com. I would be happy to talk with you. And read my other posts I wrote about homeopathy and the coronavirus.

Be well.

More 4 – Coronavirus And Homeopathy – There Is Help

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My intention in my blogs and newsletters is to give positive and constructive ways to help in our health and healing, whether for acute health concerns, chronic issues, first aid situations, and with the coronavirus that we are experiencing now.

Above is a video I made of me talking about the need for homeopathy and how it can be helpful during this time. Click on the “video” above to view.

STATISTICS DURING THE CORONAVIRUS

The following are statistics of 204 people who used homeopathy during this time of the coronavirus:

• Much better               58  people   29%
• Very much better     131 people   64%
• Somewhat better      12  people     5%
• No change                    5  people    2 %

From the total cases, 189 people are better (combining much better and very much better). 93%. That is high! These statistics mirror the similar statistics when homeopathy was used in other epidemics in history, such as in the Dengue fever, Yellow Fever. Whopping Cough, Asian Flu, and the Spanish Flu.

Most of these 204 cases needed at least 2 – 4 different homeopathic remedies in the healing process. I mentioned that before in a prior post, that often we will need more than one homeopathic remedy. There are different stages of this virus, and as a person moves from one stage to another, a different homeopathic remedy is needed that fits that stage, and fits what the person is experiencing.

HOMEOPATHY AND CORONAVIRUS

I continue to view webinars given by a few homeopaths all over the world. A handful of homeopathic remedies are emerging that are helpful for this virus. More homeopathic remedies are being added.

I am hearing that the virus is mutating and changing. Different symptoms are coming up, affecting different parts and systems of the body. I think you are probably hearing and reading about this too.

I mentioned in a previous post and also in my video above, that during an epidemic or pandemic, many cases of different people are taken, and put together and seen as one case, as one person. Then the homeopathic remedies that fit those cases, all those people, start to emerge. Whereas, for an individual’s chronic condition, just the symptoms of that person is taken, just their case, and a homeopathic remedy is matched to those symptoms.

In a way this virus is a reflection of what is happening in the world, in our environment, in how we interact with each other, how we feel about each other and more. In homeopathic philosophy, epidemics are thought of as an acute disease, of which many, many people have. In a way, it is a release, like letting out steam from a pressure cooker.

By letting out the little bit of steam, in a way there is a healing of all of us and of the world. We see that a little bit in the cleaner air, cleaner waters and oceans, less congestion, the ozone hole in the Arctic has closed and more.

HOMEOPATHY TO HEAL

I am seeing patients via technology. I am seeing patients both locally to the San Diego area and outside of the area, for various health concerns. This is a good time to take care of yourself.

I am trained as a classical homeopath. I always continue to learn. There is s big need for homeopathy. It is a wonderful healing modality and resource for people.

I wish you well. Be well. If I can be of help, homeopathically, please contact me here on this blog or through my website www.homeopathytoheal.com.

More 3 – Coronavirus And Homeopathy – We Are Doing Our Best

I think we are all doing the best we can in these times.

For many, it is difficult  – whether staying inside and home; being alone; being with family and it is difficult; not seeing friends or loved ones: not working; having children home: changes in schedules; worried about finances; worried about getting sick; shopping; going out or not going out; missing an event or trip that was planned; feeling angry about what is going on; grieving; boredom and more.

People are being creative and resourceful – painting, singing, dancing, creating masks, cooking and baking, doing/offering webinars, finding new ways to do their business, learning, connecting with people in new ways, helping other people out with their shopping, planting a garden and ….

And there are restful moments, times that we feeling hope, connection, love, and togetherness.

I know for me, at times, I feel sad, feel angry, feel a dampening over me, as if there is a heaviness all over me. I feel anxious, restless, lonely, thankful, inspired and grateful. I am watching a lot of webinars and learning. I am painting. I am weeding. Doing yoga. Walking. Binging on programs. Connecting with friends. Putting homeopathy out there.

We are all in this together. Someone wrote that we are in the same storm, but in different boats. We are in a similar experience, but may have different responses and reactions to what is going on from other people.

We are doing our best. We are doing the best we can.

And to be kind to ourselves.

HOMEOPATHY

Homeopathy can be helpful for all the stages of this pandemic.

• The stages of actually being sick – from the first signs of not feeling well, to later signs/symptoms and in between.
• The stages of not actually being sick with the virus. But still not feeling well. All of what is triggered in us.
• The stages of convalescence. Whether one was sick or one was not sick with the virus, we all have been affected by this. There may be lingering states, symptoms, fears, and sensitivities after this time has passed.  What will be afterwards?

Homeopathy is helpful for all of this.

HOMEOPATHY TO HEAL

I am continuing to see patients in the San Diego area and outside of the area for the coronavirus and any other health concern. I am seeing people via Skype, WhatsApp, Facetime and phone. You can contact me here on this blog, or through my website www.homeopathytoheal.com.

 

 

 

 

More (2) Homeopathy Helping During Time Of Coronavirus

I want to clarify a few things from the last post, when I wrote about using the homeopathic remedy Aconite when you feel as they are getting sick.

• When you are looking for Aconite in the store, the Latin or botanical name might be used, which is Aconitum Napellus. Most homeopaths use the name Aconite, which I will do here.
• My suggestion of using Aconite is for the first signs of not feeling well: fever, sore throat, dry cough, cough, feeling achy, suddenness of symptoms, anxious. Not feeling well.
• Aconite will help. But there may be a need for other homeopathic remedies after the use of Aconite. Symptoms might change, and that would call for another homeopathic remedy that fits those symptoms and that state. Seeing a homeopath at that time would be good.
• It could be that several different homeopathic remedies will be needed during the course of the virus, as I mentioned above. That is what is being seen by homeopaths and by myself. It is part of the healing process.  (See the case I talk about below.)

A FEW PATIENTS

I have seen a few patients over the last month or so who had a cough, had sinus congestion, was feeling tired, and was running a low grade fever.  None of these people were tested for the Coronavirus, but they were not feeling well. We addressed their symptoms homeopathically to help them feel better and to heal. They did feel better.

Most of these people started with one homeopathic remedy, and as the symptoms changed and shifted, another homeopathic remedy was needed. With some, a series of remedies were needed.

For example, the person who had the low grade fever, would experience the fever on and off over a week. She felt very tired and chilled. (It also has been cold and rainy here in San Diego.) Her throat felt scratchy a little bit; there was no cough. Before the fever had started, she had a bloody nose once a day for 4 days. We started with the homeopathic remedy Phosphorus, really because of the bloody nose. Then over the next several days, we used Aconite, Ferrum Phosphoricum, Bryonia, Zincum metallicum, and Phosphoric acid. This chosen remedies were based on how she was feeling: her symptoms, her emotional state, and a dream she had that was unusual for her that she had on two consecutive nights. She was feeling a lot of sadness, sorrow and crying a lot. She ate when she was hungry, and she didn’t eat when she didn’t want to. She took vitamins C, D, A, B at times. Took some cell salts. Stayed hydrated. Took warm baths. Breathed through her nose. Slept. Laid low. Got some sunshine at times. Stayed warm. Went through this, did not get worse. Didn’t suppress the fever. Didn’t take Ibuprofen, Advil, Tylenol or Acetaminophen. There were no chest symptoms. And now she is feeling better.

I don’t know if this was COVID- 19, and actually I don’t think it matters. Homeopathy is a wonderful resource for our health care. It works on assisting our own body’s innate immune system in healing.

We are all so very scared about being sick. To know that there are different healing modalities that can help us if we do become sick can be very comforting.

HOMEOPATHY TO HEAL

Homeopathy can be one of these healing modalities. If someone you know or if yourself  become ill, whether it is this virus or something else, homeopathy can be very helpful and healing. It is always looking at the what is needed for the individual person.

If I can be of help to you during this time, or for other health issues, please contact me here through this blog or through my website – www.homeopathytoheal.com. I am working with patients local to San Diego and out of the San Diego area. Because of social distancing, I am seeing everyone via Facetime, WhatsApp, Skype and/or phone. One day very soon, I hope to see people in person.

Be well.

PS – I saw that part of Chris Cuomo’s healing protocol were the use of homeopathic remedies. Again, I am not advocating the remedies that were used for him would be for everyone. When I heard him saying that he had a very high fever and was hallucinating, I thought at that time that the homeopathic remedy Belladonna would be helpful. It turns out that he was given that remedy. I don’t know what potency or strength was used. Belladonna is a homeopathic remedy often used for very high fevers, suddenness of symptoms, flushed and red face, dilated pupils and fevers with hallucinations.