The CP Diary

I originally started Homeopathy because I liked the science behind the medicine. It also seemed to fit into my lifestyle, so for many years now I have used homeopathy to treat my family.

I didn’t like the fact that conventionally I was using medication that in the long term may have given me more problems, so I decided to go down the Homeopathy route and haven’t looked back since.

These are the reasons I chose homeopathy:

• Homeopathy has no side effects and cannot be overdosed on;
• It is something that anyone can learn to use at home to treat family with acute illness;
• Homeopathy just doesn’t treat humans; livestock and pets will also benefit with homeopathy;

Argent Nit (“Argentum Nitricum)

Argent Nit is derived from a compound of silver called silver nitrate and was used to cauterise wounds.

Key uses

The remedy Argent Nit is best suited for those patients who deal with anxiety issues brought about by fear. The patient will have problems such as claustrophobia, stage fright and anxiety through situations that perhaps they’re not expecting.

Argent Nit is suited to those patients whose fears are expressed physically by an upset stomach, vomiting or diarrhea. They find being in crowds …

Apis Melifica (“Apis”)

Key uses

Apis “derived from the honey bee” is used to treat those patients suffering with strings, rashes and allergic reactions to insect bites.

It is particularly good for those people who have been left with a swelling caused by an insect bite, bee sting, hives, or possibly from another irritant.

Apis also helps those people who suffer with problems to their eyes, throat and urinary tract. It is good for the hay fever sufferer, or those who are fighting a cold with symptoms of a sore throat that …

Antimonium Tartaricum  (“Ant Tart”)

Key uses

Ant Tart is used to treat patients who are suffering with bronchitis. Symptoms include a rattling and wheezing cough and a build up of mucus in the chest. They may have episodes of coughing, together with shallow breathing that tends to alternate.

The patient may also feel sweaty and have a temperature. The patient feels weak to the verge of fainting. Coughing may become a problem where fatigue sets in so the patient is unable to cough up any mucus. The cough may produce vomiting. Children …

Allium cepa (“Liliaceae”)

Is derived from the red onion family and is primarily used for those suffering from headaches; earaches; colds; tickly coughs and hay fever.

Key uses

Allium cepa is used for those suffering with headaches, or those children who suffer with earaches, with a sharp pain in the ear. The patient will use this remedy for a cold, which stems from cold wet weather, with symptoms ranging from streaming eyes and nose, and/or a congested nose.

Aconite (“Aconitum napellus’)

Is derived from the buttercup family and is used primarily for those people suffering with sore throats; colds; influenza; panic attacks; earache; croup and sudden shock.

Key uses

Aconite is commonly used as a pre-cursor to those suffering the onset of a cold, having come on quickly, after having been subjected to cold and dry winds. The patient may suffer with phlegm and catarrh, a temperature and sore throat, which may be red and inflamed. The patient may also be more restless, unable to sleep, therefore …

Ever since my children were little, I have always used homeopathy to treat ailments rather than resorting to traditional medicine. Homeopathy has successfully treated my family’s ailments, with common conditions such as coughs; colds, temperatures, strains and aches and pains etc.

I will be describing the basic remedies and their every day usefulness, but first of all I will go on to explain a little bit about Homeopathy.

Homeopathy is a holistic health practice, based on treating the patient as a whole, using highly diluted substances …

As part of my well-being blogs, I will be looking at some of the different therapies that help some of the symptoms often experienced with conditions like Cerebral Palsy, Arthritis, Crohn’s disease, Bipolar etc.

I enjoy learning about alternative therapies and would have no hesitation in using or recommending them. They are good for bringing the body back into balance without all the side effects often connected to conventional medicine.

Reflexology is based on the principle that all living things are related and that the illnesses we experience are connected to a source, or healing energy somewhere in the body …