I asked recently about what people would like to know more about, and got a diverse range of answers, many chronic conditions in different areas. I will get to them, but before I do I thought about a foundation post, that I can refer back to and that actually ties so many chronic conditions together: the nervous system. In homeopathy
Nux Vomica is one of our polychrests, a remedy with a wide sphere of action, and an excellent remedy to have in your first aid kit! Nux Vomica is the poison nut- it is made from the seeds of the Strychnine tree. The tree is found in India where the bark and seeds are used as fish poison. Nux Vomica
I had a teenage client recently tell me that taking a homeopathic remedy should feel like it looks on a video game- you get a health potion and you are revitalised. Unfortunately, homeopathy is usually a lot more subtle than that, and the results come over time. So I thought I would discuss some of the ways that you can
There are different schools of thought for New Years Resolutions- that they can be a tool for growth and change, or that they can be overly ambitious and set up for failure. It does depend on how you design these though- if they have no details, no way of checking in and being accountable, and no plans for achieving it,
I cannot believe how fast this year has gone. I make sure I spend time every year looking back at what I have done, reflecting on what went well and what I could improve on. This allows me to make realistic and useful goals for the following year, focusing on both personal and professional growth. I read once that the
A few weeks ago I shared a post about Cannabis Indica and Cannabis Sativa, one of the interesting thing when I was looking at the two remedies, was the note from Roger Morrison that he could only find 3 documented modern cases of cannabis sativa, compared to 36 modern cases or case reports for cannabis indica. This was really interesting
It’s that time of year again, it’s warming up and the sun is out – making sunburn a real risk. This is the time to start using the remedy Sol. Sol is made from sunlight- and while there is a Northern Hemisphere version, Sol Britannica, we use Sol Australis, from Australia, Southern hemisphere, which is much more intense than the
At the moment we have an outbreak in New Zealand… of fear. There is a lot of effort going into scaring the population about measles and its complications, and pushing MMR vaccination. My personal opinion is that vaccination is a personal choice- and if you consider all of the risks for the disease and the vaccine, and you choose to
There are two remedies from cannabis in our homeopathic literature: Cannabis Indica and Cannabis Sativa. Cannabis Indica is what we call marijuana, while Cannabis Sativa is hemp. John Henry Clarke notes in his Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica that they are botanically identical, and that Cannabis Indica is East Indian Cannabis Sativa, what is different is the soil and climate
Every year as a Pharmacist I need to identify two goals to focus on for my Continuing Professional Development. This year, I chose to look at Medicinal Cannabis, as we are dispensing more CBD and THC, and I recognised I didn’t know much about it. For me, writing helps me learn and assimilate the information I have found out, so
My children have been obsessed with this movie and the songs for weeks. Despite hearing the music on repeat every hour of the day, it took a wet day for me to sit down and watch the move for them. I’ve always been a fan of musicals, so animated K-pop movies are not that big a stretch and I really
Everyone is talking paracetamol, after USA President Trump made a statement that paracetamol in pregnancy increases autism risk. It has freaked a lot of people out, and I want to discuss more about this. First of all, paracetamol is metabolised in the liver, and requires glutathione to detox it. Glutathione is one of our important antioxidants and is needed to
Last year I looked at three remedies through the lens of Te Whare Tapa Whā. If you would like to read about Phosphorus, Nux Vomica and Sulphur you can find them here: https://www.homeopathbarbara.nz/homeopathic-remedies-through-a-te-ao-maori-lens/ This year I have chosen three other remedies that I use often, and have taken a new look at them. This is a snapshot of each remedy and
I have recently finished a 9 week course on Astrology for Homeopaths, and I have been amazed at the depth of information from an astrology chart. I’ve never really resonated with the daily or monthly horoscopes you used to get in a newspaper or magazine, it never made sense that everyone within that 30 day period would have the same
Oxytocin was first discovered in 1906, when Sir Henry Dale extracted the neuropeptide from the posterior pituitary gland. This substance was later called oxytocin – oxy- meaning acid or sharp, and -tocin meaning birth; (however it has been suggested that it should have been ocytocin, as ocy- means fast, and as originally used oxytocin refers to the process of a
It has been a difficult winter, with some severe illnesses going around. One of the difficult things to manage particularly at this time of the year is coughing. One of my children used to have a propensity for coughs (fortunately we have worked on that over the years, and her immunity is a lot better, colds no longer go to
There is currently a high risk of Dengue Fever in the Pacific, affecting the islands of Samoa, American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Tuvalu, Tonga, Kiribati and Nauru. Samoa has had over 2000 cases, and in the last year there have been 208 cases of dengue fever in New Zealand, all acquired overseas. There is no risk of contracting
My Certificate of Professional Coaching arrived! While this will sit in a clear file in my cupboard, I like that tangible proof that I have finished it. I was reflecting on what I learnt through the process. Despite one of my final assignments being about setting up a business, (which I really could have talked myself into doing if I
When I studied homeopathy I learnt to be careful of Staphisagria. That it was indicated for “honeymoon cystitis” but in cases of abuse it could bring back flashbacks, and Morrison’s desktop guide even cautions using it when there is a situation the client cannot get out of as it can make them more reactive and potentially cause more ‘turmoil’.
One of the tricky things in homeopathy is trying to predict how healing will happen, what is the exact effect that a remedy will have for someone with a chronic or long term condition. Because the remedy is stimulating the body to make changes, and the body itself has it’s own level of importance, we cannot predict the effect of
This week I’m sharing more of my learnings from the HRI Conference, and this one is a subject which comes up all the time in homeopathy – but how does it work? Dr Alexander Tournier, who is the Chairman of HRI, gave a presentation on a recent publication of a scoping review of what published articles suggest as the mode of
Over the next couple of weeks I’m going to share some information from a couple of presentations at the HRI conference. I’ve also written a report for the Homeopathic Society, so if you are a member you can read a summary of most of presentations when Homeopathica comes out in the next couple of weeks. This week and next though
Thank you for all your good wishes for my time away- I am back working and all caught up on my many emails now. I thought I would do a brief recap of my holiday, and also talk about the conference, my reason for being there! I will have a few more in depth posts about certain parts of the
Being Prepared for Winter Illness We’re heading into July, which in New Zealand is typically the coldest time of the year. I haven’t already discussed dealing with colds and illness this winter, so this is what you need to think about. First of all, let’s talk prevention, the fundamental building blocks for health and wellbeing: lifestyle, what we eat and