Barbara Roberts, Homeopath

Tela Araneae

I love spider webs at this time of year glistening with dew when you head out in the morning. Everything in nature can be used in Homeopathy, and even the spider web has been made into a remedy. Tela is used for anxiety with a high pulse rate that leaves you feeling unable to sleep. With a deep restlessness, even though tired and exhausted they may be unable to sleep. It has also been written about for nervous coughs, periodic …

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Gelsemium

Winter is here, and an essential remedy for this time of year is Gelsemium. Gelsemium is a remedy for the slow and gradual onset of colds or flu (or Covid-19). They may have a dry cough and runny nose, with a lot of sneezing. The nose feels dry and it is hard to breathe through. They have a dull headache, may feel dizzy, and generally they will feel dull and lethargic. Everything feels heavy- their eyelids droop, their head and …

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Te Whare Tapa Wha

I often find conventional medicine mechanistic- like a mechanic different parts of the body are looked at individually, and even mental health is often considered more on a physical level, giving antidepressants to change the physical brain chemistry. I don’t like looking at health and wellness in this manner, I prefer a more holistic approach to health, which is one reason I am a Homeopath. We are fortunate in New Zealand to have the Māori models of health not only …

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Omicron Update

Currently we appear to be having another burst of Omicron, with people who escaped it the first instance coming down with Covid, and there have been a small number of re-infections. For this reason I am reposting this treatment of Omicron, which I have updated with a few other remedies that I have been finding useful. Omicron has a long list of symptoms. These include sore throat, runny nose, sneezing, coughing, headache and fatigue. However it can also cause nausea …

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