Homeopathy for Bites & Stings

Bites and stings can be a general nuisance for us in Australia, particularly if we live in warmer parts. Over the years we have also had invasions of non-indigenous nasties such as the European wasp and the red fire ant, both of which can cause serious discomfort and illness. A visit to the ED or…

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Gut Health: Homeopathic Bowel Nosodes

While the gut has been the subject of much research and speculation in recent years and there’s a lot of talk in the scientific world about the gut-brain connection, homeopaths have known for over a century about this strong connection between gut function, mental/emotional health and general well-being. My view has long been that the…

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Hair Analysis: The Copper Child

I have written about copper toxicity from several different perspectives in the past. I am seeing more and more hair analysis with elevated copper in children and of course their parents, from whom this is often inherited. I have used hair analysis (HTMA) in my practice for more than fifteen years, in cases where well…

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High Copper, Environmental Toxicity and Thyroid Dysfunction

Over the past few years I have had more and more patients, particularly women, presenting with high anxiety and varying levels of what we would term “stress”. While many of these patients will have had blood tests, in the majority of cases they come back within range and their GP will tell them their thyroid…

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Managing Colds & Flu

Jumping in quickly with some well chosen remedies can often stop a cold or flu in its tracks, and reduce the severity and duration of symptoms. If you’re not sure what to take, TS Acutes, a tissue salt combination we’ve been recommending since the days of The Children’s Ear Clinic back in Perth, can be…

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Is your favourite food a remedy?

This is a subject I’ve written about in the past and I’m going to update just because it’s interesting! Those of you who use homeopathy regularly probably realise that a lot of the first aid remedies are made from plants, with a few mineral remedies included in there, such as the tissue salts and things…

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Can you Antidote a Remedy?!

Why are we talking about “antidoting” in relation to homeopathy? What does this mean for you as a patient or a user of remedies?! What does it mean at all?? So let’s start out with a dictionary definition of the word “antidote”. A medicine or other remedy for counteracting the effects of poison, disease, etc.…

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Coughs & Croup

Homeopathy has much to offer in the management of acute symptoms of a cough or croup and a few remedies on hand can be helpful, particularly for croup, which has a tendency to come on suddenly! Sometimes a visit to the hospital or GP is required but you can still use your remedies at all…

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Managing Cold Sores (Herpes Simplex)

If you are a sufferer of cold sores you will know how unsightly and painful they can be. Not only that, they often tend to appear during times of stress and that might be right when you have a job interview or are going to a wedding! Cold sores appear either as a cluster of…

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Musculoskeletal Problems

  There are many conditions of the musculoskeletal system – joints, muscles and bones – that respond well to homeopathy.  At home, you can treat acute problems which may arise after accident or injury, growing pains, and in the short term, flare ups of arthritis and nerve-type pain. As always, it’s important to be assessed…

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