Posts about Remedies

Dancing in the Dark

Can you guess the remedy? I hadn’t intended to stay out late, but the joy of traveling is leaving yourself open to the unexpected. So even though I was exhausted from the flight, had yet to shower or change my clothes, I heard the music and knew I had to follow it.

Beating the Flu Naturally

This article appeared in Healing Path Magazine – Fort Collins, Colorado You boost your immune system with vitamin C. You increase your exercise, dress warmly, get plenty of sleep and wash your hands after visiting public places. Then everyone at work gets the flu, the kids bring it home and your husband gets sick. Even

On the Horizon

Can you guess the homeopathic remedy? Low, slow, and mystical. She woke to a blanket of white creeping over the hills, the kind of October morning where the potential is almost palpable. Fields of amber and gold against a pale purple sky—they seemed a comb for the fog, disappearing then reappearing from view. The rising

A Cold Wind

Can you guess the homeopathic remedy? There’s a moment in every budding reporter’s life when you just know—this is the one. That one story only you have the inclination and determination to break wide open, because where everyone else saw the glossed exterior, you sensed the rumble beneath. Follow Tree Farms was mine. Tucked in

Lac caninum, Hormones, and Body Image

Lac caninum is a homeopathic remedy made from dog's milk. Themes of Lac caninum include loyalty, low self esteem, fear, submissiveness, abuse, aggression, and body image disorders. Low self-esteem, a feeling of being inferior to others, aversion to self, or self-loathing are strong symptoms of this remedy.

One Book For Under A Tree

The idea of a therapeutic guide is to find practical and efficient ways to select a homeopathic remedy for practitioners predominantly working in a busy, clinical environment. This book has come from years of working in an African context especially in rural environments where the types of cases seen and the health challenges of people...

Arnica in my Backpack

My husband and I were on a bike packing trip in 2021 on the Great Allegheny Passage bike trail that runs 150 miles from Cumberland, Maryland to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Because we were biking from one bed and breakfast to the next, I had all my remedies with me on the bike. My helmet hung from...

Colchicum

A poem by Sara Anderson Grandpa loved a good steak,But it made his big toe ache.It throbbed and was worse when he moved,No way could his foot be used. Grandma wanted to cheer him,She picked a rose to uplift him.The smell made him sick he said,Remove this rose from my bed! What can be done...

Memorial Day – Help for Those Who Grieve

The last Monday in May is set apart to honor those who have lost their life in service to our country. Memorial day is a day to remember those who served in the military and paid the ultimate price. Homeopathy can help ease the grief of those who have lost a loved one, whether it...

Plant Sources for Homeopathic Remedies

Jürgen Weiland, a homeopath in Bonn, Germany is also a passionate photographer, and over the past years he has used this skill to approach, identify and document the plant kingdom. His plant database is published on: www.pflanzenportraits.com The Photographer Jürgen lives and practices homeopathy in Bonn, Germany, where he has been running a clinic since...

What’s Love Got to Do with It?

What's Love Got to Do with It? You may recognize these lyrics from Tina Turner's song which was released in 1984 and became her best-selling single. She goes on to sing, "Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken?" And what does homeopathy have to do with that? As homeopaths are apt to...

China Officinalis

A poem by Jill Dema, HSI student In the realm of remedies, China Officinalis, Abbreviated as Chin, a healing apparatus. First proven in homeopathy’s tender embrace, A portrait of traits, a therapeutic grace. Introverted, intense, touchy, and idealistic, A soul attuned to the world, sensitive and mystic. Ideal for teenagers, excitable in the night, Walter...

Why I am a student of Homeopathy

Homeopathy is fascinating! I was lucky enough to have been exposed to the wonders of homeopathy 12 years ago when my oldest son was a baby with chronic wheezing. Looking for a better solution than the cookie-cutter answers my pediatrician gave every week, I changed to a holistic pediatrician who didn’t let his ego get...