Day two: recurrent ear infections. When my eldest was born I had just about finished my foundation year at the Bay of Plenty College of Homeopathy. I only intended to do that one year when I enrolled, but then I was on maternity leave, and loving the learning and the different health paradigm that I enrolled for year 2 and
Day one: Pulsatilla I grew up as a Pulsatilla child, and at the end of the day it is still an excellent remedy for me. I cry in happy movies, and I cry in sad movies. Same with books, I laugh out loud and cry when I’m reading them – and I read a lot. Sometimes though the tears come
Today marks the beginning of World Homeopathy Awareness week, and is also the birthday of Samuel Hahnemann, the founder of Homeopathy. Hahnemann was a doctor with integrity, giving up the medicine of the day due to the harm it was causing. Instead he took to translating medical texts, until he disagreed with one part of the book he was translating.
I read to my children every night, it’s my individual time with each of my three children, and a great way for me to not only pass on my love of reading, but time to re-read those books I loved and discover new ones. Miss 9 and I recently finished reading Enid Blyton’s Faraway Tree trilogy. For those of you
I have three children who I love dearly, but sometimes I need space. My husband does shift work which means at times it is just me home with three children and two cats. When it gets to the point I want them to GO AWAY and I’m feeling irritable, it is time for a dose of Sepia. Sepia is most
This is a term used to describe symptoms that people have long after recovering from Covid-19 infection. What are the symptoms? Well there is no official diagnostic criteria, but it usually includes symptoms that have continued for at least 4 weeks after the initial infection. Symptoms include fatigue, shortness of breath, cough, headaches, low mood, brain fog, chest pain, muscle
Convalescence literally means recuperation, time spent recovering from an illness or medical treatment, or after a trauma or death. It is something that we don’t really acknowledge in society these days. There is little patience or understanding for the fact that time is needed to recover and one doesn’t just bounce back after surgery, illness or childbirth. So what do
It’s been a long two years. So many people are exhausted by the ongoing emotional ups and downs. If has been like living on a roller coaster at times, and this can be exacerbated by family circumstances, health conditions, job stresses, and lack of connection with friends and whanau around New Zealand and overseas. There have been many incidences of
When looking at a remedy, we first look at the substance itself as there are often parallels. Feel free to have another look at my post from Thursday about chocolate, but here are a few key things that we will discuss further below. Chocolate is sweet, has a specific texture, melting in the mouth. Women often crave chocolate around their
Homeopathically there are over 200 remedies that crave chocolate. I’m only going to talk about a few that strongly crave chocolate. Phosphorus has a very strong craving for chocolate and is one remedy to think of for excessive chocolate consumption- one case I have seen the patient was eating a king sized block of chocolate a day – this reduced
I love chocolate. Dark, milk, flavoured, plain, pretty much anything is what I like. When I crave it I can eat 1/3 of a block in a sitting, picking I’m at it one piece at a time. I know I’m not alone in this either. Chocolate was originally a drink similar to what we call Hot Chocolate, introduced to Spain
Imponderable remedies – those not made from physical substances- have become more common in recent years. There are colour remedies (some of which I have used with great success), remedies from sunlight (Sol – excellent for both sun exposure and to treat sunburn) and moonlight (Luna), as well as even more esoteric remedies like Time. I was expecting Electricitas to
I’m a big fan of fantasy and science fiction. Or to be honest most genres of fiction, my little bit of escapism. One common idea across many authors of fantasy is that names have power. Knowing the true name of a faerie or demon or other creature can give you control over them, or the ability to summon them, or
In the years I have been working as a Homeopath I have prescribed Bach flower remedies sporadically, usually when there is a mental and emotional need and ongoing self administering the remedy is wanted. This year I have wanted to prescribe them more than a handful of times, and because of the increase in mental health needs I am seeing
This is an update of my previous post about treatment of Covid-19, more specific for Omicron. The vaccine does not prevent you from being infected with or transmitting Omicron, so being prepared whether you are vaccinated or not is important. Especially because if you come into contact with someone who tests positive you will be isolated and may not be
Croup Croup is inflammation of the larynx (voice box) and trachea (windpipe), making it harder to breathe and producing a dry, barking cough. It usually affects children under the age of 4, who have had a mild upper respiratory infection and then wake at night with difficulty breathing and a loud, dry, barking cough. There may be stridor – high
I see a lot of women and a lot of mothers in my clinic. Their stories are different, their physical complaints are diverse and their mental health varies widely. But there are trends in mental and emotional health that I notice, and quite apart from a homeopathic remedy these need addressing in some form. Often the right remedy will hold
This post is for all those in Wellington, protesting for freedom from mandates, and for those who are standing in support around New Zealand. (Also for all people around the world who support freedom and autonomy, whether they are standing in protest in Ottawa, Canberra or elsewhere, or trying to live their lives freely). All roads lead me back to
At the moment I am reading the Divergent series with my eldest. We read one chapter every night and currently we are two thirds of the way through Insurgent (book 2). For those of you have not read the books or seen the movies, people are grouped into factions, members possessing certain qualities they mutually value and excel at. The
Novavax has now been approved for use in New Zealand. Although, I believe, it is not yet available. (Happy to be corrected if you have more up to date information). Some people have been hanging out for this as an option, and I have been asked about this. So here are some things for you to think about. Please note
The change to a red traffic light has thrown many people for six. It’s been a hard couple of years and lots of people are struggling. One of the hardest things in this pandemic has been the feeling of being alone. If you are following the government advice you may be alone and isolated. If you are disagreeing with the
My eldest child is a bit of a night owl, and enjoys sleeping in in the mornings. That’s been fine in the school holidays but with school rapidly approaching we need to move her to waking earlier and going to bed earlier so she gets enough sleep! If you, or your child is like her then this post is for
Reposting this as my blog from August has disappeared. This is a word which has become more and more important in the last few decades. If you give consent you are agreeing to the act or procedure. Of course in medicine we talk not just about consent but about informed consent. I wrote a post about informed consent in 2019-
The majority of women will experience cramping and pain with their periods at some point in their lives – reviews have found this to be up to 91%! Severe period pain is less common though, and requires investigation to check for more serious conditions like endometriosis. The mechanics of the period: when the progesterone level drops it is a signal