Homeopathy & Natural Remedies for Travel

Homeopathy & Natural Remedies for Travel

by | 14/07/2019 | Alternative medicine, Essences, Homeopathy, Natural medicine, Travel

I’m in the middle of preparations for my summer holiday!  So excited to be seeing my family soon and spend some time with them, and in a nice, hot, place near the beach too boot! 

So I’m just making my list of things to take with me, and since many of you are probably going on holiday at some point in the next few weeks, I thought I’d share with you what I usually never leave home without on my travels.

Homeopathy First Aid Kit

Definitely never leave home without it!!!  It contains all the main remedies you could need in any first aid situation, including Arnica for shock, bumps and bruises; Belladonna for fevers; Ledum for stings or puncture wounds; Nux Vomica for overindulgence and indigestion…  

Here in the UK you can get one from Helios or Ainsworths homeopathic pharmacies.  They are both excellent.  

Helios has a choice of 18 or 36 remedy kits (you can only order the 36 remedy kit by phone), whilst Ainsworths is a 42 remedy kit – well worth it as it also comes with an excellent booklet to help you choose the most appropriate remedy.

Homeopathic Creams

There are 2 that I take with me without fail – Arnica cream for bumps and bruises, and Hypericum & Calendula cream for helping cuts and scrapes heal.  Sometimes I also take Rhust Tox & Ruta cream to help with muscular pains.  

Again these you can get from either Helios or Ainsworths pharmacies.  

Travel Ease Essence from Alaskan Essences

This one travels with me in my handbag.  This especially to help you with the negative effects of travel, especially air travel – the crowded and confined spaces, electromagnetic radiation, noise, vibration, and the jet lag.  

I take this essence regularly before, during and after the flight, along with some Arnica to help with the jet lag.  

You can get this essence from myself, or from Healthlines in the UK.  You can also get it directly from Alaskan Essences in the USA.

Vitamin B1 and insect repellent

If you are like me and insects love to bite you, then I recommend taking Vitamin B1 with you.  There are various brands out there, I like Viridian and Biocare, but am sure there are other good ones out there.  

I also take a natural insect repellent, like Incognito.  DEET is very toxic, so try to avoid anything with that ingredient.  Look for a natural and, preferably, organic repellent option.

Sunscreen and after-sun care

There’s been a lot of controversy over sunscreen lately, whether it’s actually needed, whether it’s toxic and bad of the environment, etc.  I’m not getting into this now, but have a look here for more information: EWG sunscreen report and Mercola’s sunscreen safety guide.

The thing is, the sun is actually good for us, but in moderation.  The best way to get our much needed vitamin D is through the skin, so putting sunscreen on all the time will actually prevent us from our daily vitamin D dose (and most of us in her in the UK are very deficient!). 

However, the amount of time you can be in the sun without damage depends on your unique skin.  If you are fair skinned then it will obviously be less than if you have darker skin. 

The main thing to go by is that once your skin gets a bit red, that’s it, it’s time to cover up or get out of the sun.    

If you know you are going to be outside in the sun for a while, then do use some sunscreen, especially in your face. There are many safe options out there, some organic ones; avoid sunscreens with nano particles and spray on sunscreens.

My choice is a natural, organic sunscreen option, with zinc oxide (and perhaps also titanium dioxide). 

For after sun care, Aloe Vera creams or gels are great.  If you got too much sun, homeopathic Belladona will help, also Calendula for the skin.  

I also use homeopathic Sol 30c or 200c for before and after sun to prevent skin damage. 

DO YOU HAVE ANY TRAVEL TIPS TO SHARE?

I would love to know!   

Is modern medicine enough to truly heal?

Is modern medicine enough to truly heal?

by | 31/05/2019 | Alternative medicine, Healing, Homeopathy, Modern medicine, Natural medicine

This month I experienced one of the miracles of modern medicine – eyesight saving surgery. I’m still in awe about some of the things we can do nowadays – lifesaving emergency medicine, surgery, diagnostics – these are all amazing and great things that modern medicine can offer us, and I am sooo grateful for that.

Unfortunately, when it comes to most other health issues, in particular chronic disease, modern medicine seems to completely miss the mark. It is so frustrating that in this day and age, modern medicine focuses only on the physical aspect of disease, and as something that comes from outside to attack you and you are the victim.

What happened to searching for the root causes of disease? What happened to looking at the mind and spirit as inextricably linked to our physical body? It is no wonder modern medical treatments only work up to a point, or only temporarily.

The only thing on offer seems to be synthetic drugs and pills, which actually only cover up or suppress the symptoms. Too often, they even cause more harm than good!

Most people think there is nothing else they can do to feel better, even though they are fed up with treatments and medications that don’t really work or make them feel worse.

The modern medical system leads us to believe that there are no other valid options – anything else, especially if it’s natural, is quackery and pseudo-science (and especially homeopathy it seems nowadays!!!).

Wouldn’t it be such a different experience if modern medicine was open and integrated with natural and holistic approaches? Wouldn’t it be great if patients were given more than 10 minutes with a health practitioner to really explore and dig deeper into the root cause of their problems? If not only their physical ailments were taken into account, but also mental, emotional and spiritual health, past and present trauma, what actually makes them who they are today?

Because to truly heal yourself requires not just healing the physical body, but your whole self!

This is why I love homeopathy so much and why I became a homeopath! It truly does heal, at every level – body, mind, spirit. It is safe and effective. It gets to the root cause of the problem. Sometimes it needs a little help too, from nutrition, herbs, acupuncture, osteopathy….. sometimes even from modern medicine! But it truly is a complete medicine.

If you have been looking for an alternative, give homeopathy a try!