Can you think of anything worse than the thought of pinworms? Because pinworms are a common childhood infection, regrettably, they're prevalent in schools, too.
Consider this your first lesson in homeopathy.
Homeopathy is a method of medicine that has the gentle and powerful ability to deal with easily spread infections, such as pin worms and colds.
Let’s look at two homeopathic remedies that have a reputation of protecting teachers (and students) who’ve been exposed to these common childhood sicknesses.
When the classroom epidemic is pinworms, there is a great little remedy that is reputed to be just as powerful, not only to eliminate them, but which can be used as a prophylactic.
(Remember, the alternative is not a pleasant one. Conventional medicine will suggest a medicine that is a vermicide. The suffix “cide” means to kill. This means that the active ingredient is a pesticide of sorts, which kills the worms. We want to get rid of the worms, but not at the expense of harming the body with a vermicide.)
Instead, the remedy Cina creates an unfriendly environment so that the worms will expel themselves. Cina tincture can be used by taking 6 drops in water, then sipping the water throughout the day for 15 days in a row. It should be repeated one month later in the same manner. This is the advice of practicing homeopaths of India where this kind of infestations is even more prevalent than in the U.S.
Homeopathy has helped many teachers from getting contaminated with this insidious infection even when nearly the entire class is affected.
For colds, my favorite remedy for our family is Oscillococcinum. In France, it is the top selling, over-the-counter medicine of any kind. They use it as the premiere remedy to abort a cold or flu before it comes on or before it comes on in full force. The French take it as a preventative as soon as the first student begins to sniffle and then one day each week for a month, then one day each month until the cold season is over.
Plenty of other Europeans and Americans use it too.
That’s because the protection it offers can be significant, as long as it’s taken before the symptoms get a foothold. Oscillococcinum is reputed to be particularly valuable when the colds and flu’s come about during the wet and cold seasons, such as autumn and spring. Some say it’s infallible.
All of these remedies are available at health food stores and many pharmacies and will cost no more than $15. Additionally, homeopathy will not interfere with any meds you may already be taking.
If you find that your health is too often plagued by the latest illness in school, give homeopathy a try. It may even become the discovery you innovate in your next science class.
Pinworms and Colds; Who Needs Them? Protect Yourself, Teachers is solely intended to provide a format in assisting the student in learning the principles of Homeopathy. It is in no way to be considered a substitute for a consultation with a health professional.
Children learn many things in the school, don’t they? Math equations, pronouns, sports and games, but the last thing you want them to soak up is a taste for nutritionally vacant and maybe even harmful foods. Cafeteria foods are notoriously unhealthy and gross. (I remember visiting with the head cook at my son’s school and found that nearly every item in the pantry contained MSG.)
Yes, they must go to school, but that doesn’t mean that they can’t learn invaluable lessons from you and their lunch box, too
Here are 5 easy and fun snacks to snuggle in their lunch box:
Check out these and other fun ideas in my audio CD, “Secret Spoonfuls. Confessions of a Sneaky Mom”!
What do I mean by whole foods? I mean pure foods….. Those foods that are not adulterated by pasteurization, homogenization, preservatives, denaturing and manipulative processes.
I mean foods as they are and as God intended. True, there are some methods that we’ve come up with, to enhance beautiful and whole foods, but it’s only to add an extra spark of vitality and never to take it away. I don’t recommend eating any product that’s been so far removed from the original, that there’s practically nothing of the original left in it. Instant mashed potatoes? Dried cheese powders? Breakfast cereals? 1% milk? Abominations, every single one.
Try these 11 ideas instead:
• Make your own calcium-rich Vinegar: Place several eggs (still in the shell) in a canning jar, and cover with raw, unfiltered apple cider vinegar. After a day or so, the shell will have dissolved, discard the eggs, and strain the vinegar through cheese cloth. What you have left is a calcium-rich vinegar, which you can use in cooking and in your next Salad Dressing. Better than any calcium tablets on the market..and free!
• Make your own Salad Dressing. Easy and edifying. Use your calcium-rich vinegar and cold-pressed olive oil. Add some spices, onion powder, Celtic salt and pepper.
• Make your own Bone Stock. This is the easiest way to get calcium. Minimal effort produces a nutrient dense source of gelatin and protein and a delicious start to any soup or grain. Use it for soups, casseroles, sauces and the liquid for cooking your rice, beans and pasta. (Check out my CD, “Secret Spoonfuls” for this and other great recipes)
• Make your own Thick Homemade Crockpot Yogurt. An ancient food, delicious on its own, in smoothies, in dips, or even added to bread recipes. Remember to use whole fat milk.
• Make your own Pickled Cucumbers. Great as a snack, on the go or on the side. Long lasting and packed with healthy enzymes (Check out my CD, “Secret Spoonfuls” for this and other great recipes)
• Make your own Kombucha. Easy to make, refreshing but more importantly, great for you.
• Make your own sweets, like my…Moose Mounds and In-the-freezer-Cookies (Check out my CD, “Secret Spoonfuls” for this and other great recipes). Wait ‘till you taste these
• Make your own Breakfast. Start your day with proteins like eggs and bacon fried in bacon fat (nitrate free and free range, of course!). Try this instead of cereal, toast or bagels.
• Make your own Breakfast Smoothie. (Check out my CD, “Secret Spoonfuls” for this and other great recipes) Fast, delicious and easy.
• Make your own Mayonnaise. Use raw eggs, olive oil, mustard and lemon juices. Avoid soybean, corn, safflower and canola oils and instead use almond oil. Inexpensive, quick, gourmet and nutritious.
• Find your own Dairy Farmer and drink local raw milk! Ask around at Farmer’s Markets and small farms.
What to do when confronted with a bee sting?
Turn to Ledum & Apis*-these are premier bee sting remedies. If there’s coldness to the site, but ironically, the stung area feels better with cold, look to Ledum 30. The protocol is to give one dose, every 1-2 hours, until improvement or for up to 3 days.
Apis, on the other hand, is perfect for stung areas that are warm to the touch, burning, red and swollen. The swelling might also be edematous and remote. That is, if the sing is on the foot, the ears may swell. Try 1 dose every 1-2 hours, until improvement or for up to 3 days.
You may also administer two cell salts: Ferr phos 6x and Kali mur 6x, every 1- 2 hours, until improvement. Use these on alternating hours from Ledum or Apis.
Remember, if the reaction is severe or if there is anaphylaxis, seek medical care immediately. Along the way, administer the appropriate remedy. Generally, Apis in a high potency is best suited for allergic reactions.
*Pregnant women in the first trimester should not take Apis repeatedly.
My 18 year old is working in the landscaping business this summer. He’s in the hot sun all day, and so I worry. I'm less concerned though, than I might be because I have homeopathy. And so does he. Every morning he makes a homeopathic electrolyte concoction that he carries with him on the job. Water just isn’t enough in temperatures in the 90’s.
Here’s what Peter drinks all day. I recommend it to anyone who is exposed to high heat and or excessive sweating.
Peter’s Homeopathic Electrolyte Concoction
Fill the remainder of the gallon with ice water and be sure to shake before each drink. Enjoy!
Homeopathy can be of good aid when burns are at hand. The best way is to have a homeopathy kit on hand so that instant assistance can be achieved. External sprays, gels or drips, as well as internal methods, will be useful and will all work in tandem. Take the oral remedy every 2-4 hours and stop whenever there is improvement. External application should be reapplied as needed to keep the area moist and protected.
On a nutritional note, the daily intake of cod liver oil that supports the skin with vitamins A, D and E is very helpful. Instead of buying synthetic forms of these vitamins, it is more valuable and economical to take this time-tested supplement. Begin taking cod liver oil internally after any burn and continue as a daily fare.
For first-degree burns, including sunburn, Calendula salve or lotion will be useful in reducing pain and swelling. For this kind of burn, Urtica urens 30, taken internally, will aid in the pain and aid in the overall countenance of the sufferer. Take it every 3-4 hours or until relief is obtained, then stop.
Second-degree burns should be met with the same as above, but if there is not enough relief, then consider taking Cantharis 30. It, too, should be taken every few hours and stopped when relief ensues.
Third-degree burns should not be addressed with anything topical until after the healing process has been well underway for some time. It would be prudent to leave the sprays and ointments until after your healthcare provider has given the OK. Internally, the best choice for pain and the “shocky” feeling is Cantharis 30. It should be used every three hours or so or until relief is at hand. If there is no improvement, consider working with a homeopathic consultant. Meanwhile, medical care is paramount.
Electrical burns can be greatly aided by the use of Phosphorus 30 taken internally in the same fashion as above.
All homeopathic remedies are gentle and have been regulated by the FDA since its inception in the 1940s. Unlike modern drugs, never has a homeopathic medication been removed from the market by the FDA. What methods of medicine can boast such a record? Homeopathy has the ability to grant us more personal empowerment and responsibility via an elegantly simple method of healthcare. It has been practiced for nearly two centuries and has withstood the relentless test of time and the vicissitudes of many attacks because it works. There is a timeless quality to real truths.
Homeopathy is the medicine for busy lives. There is nothing like the ability to take care of ourselves and our family with confidence and information that we can rely on. Homeopathy delivers that. It is inexpensive, gentle and most importantly, it works. Make it the mainstay of your first aid kit.
“Health is not random,” says homeopath, author and mother, Joette Calabrese HMC, CCH. Her book Cure Yourself and Family With Homeopathy and her CDs “Perform in the Storm, a Homeopathy First Aid” and “Secret Spoonfuls; How to get Healthy Foods into Kids Without Getting Caught” are collections of experiences as a skilled homeopathic consultant and mother. Her lively, entertaining examples and solutions of what to use for the most common ailments a homeopath is confronted with, have graced national journals such as Homeopathy Today and Wise Traditions. The author, practitioner, and mother splits her time between working with clients throughout the U.S. and abroad and speaking in arenas such as Chautauqua Institute, national radio shows and college campuses. Join her at www.homeopathyworks.net for events, forums and consultations.
The information provided in this article is for educational purposes only and may not be construed as medical advice. The reader is encouraged to make independent inquiries and to seek the advice of a licensed healthcare provider.
Tell us some of the important nutritional basics for nourishing our kids:
The most important basics in the kitchen are also the most interesting to kids so they can easily get involved. Making raw cultured dairy such as raw yogurt and kefir are science and life projects at their best. So are fermented vegetables. It teaches kids not only that food has life and can chemically change with the right inoculants, but it trains them to make something from nothing. This is the way we need to think. If we can learn to make something from a simple raw material, we will become more independent which leads to an admirable lifestyle and robust health. This is one of the fundamentals upon which we, as first-rate mothers need to build.
What else embodies this? While most will simply throw out the bones and feet of the chicken, venison, beef, I encourage moms to make something even more nourishing from what at first glance appears to be nothing. Bone stocks are the foundation of good respiratory health, joint suppleness, brain acuity and reproductive vigor. So I entreat moms to make bone stocks regularly. Then use the stock to make soups, cook their rice in it, simmer their beans in it, and even boil their pasta in it. It makes everything we eat infused with nutrient dense gelatin and vitamins that would otherwise be thrown into the garbage.
It’s also paramount that we have snacks available that are kid pleasing. On my blog I make a point of offering snack recipes that fulfill three standards. They must be nutrient dense, delicious and filling. Why filling? So that you can offer them your treat just before they leave for a birthday party or a school function. When they arrive stuffed to the gills with coconut truffles that are nutrient dense, they won’t find much room for soda and commercial cake. A full belly has little interest in junk food.
Tell us some of the fundamentals of learning to treat our children homeopathically:
The more children you have, the easier it is, because it’s a matter of experience. (‘Another good reason to have larger families!) But if you happen to have a small family, I love to share the little tricks that as a homeopath I’ve gleaned through the years from taking care of so many families. One, is to do whatever you can to choose the “right” remedy at the onset. Then stick with it. Don’t second guess yourself. For example, if a child has the croup, stay with Aconitum for at least 4 doses to insure that you’ve allowed the remedy to act fully. If after 4 doses, there are no changes, then retake the case. That is; look at what has come to the fore. It should be enough different that the new remedy will present itself via the symptoms. For example, if a child has a croupy cough (sounding like a seal barking)and you’ve given Aconitum four times, without any measurable improvement, then you know that in the triad for croup, the next remedies to consider will likely be either Hepar sulph or Spongia. What I teach in my audio courses is to be able to differentiate between these remedies and to know some of their associated remedies so that you have a pathway to follow. Sometimes the differences can be very subtle. Other times it’s just a matter of knowing the top remedies of a particular illness. So, for croup, the top remedies are 1) Aconitum 2) Hepar sulph 3) Spongia.
And interestingly enough, they often show up in that order. The need for Aconitum for croup usually presents earlier in the evening or before midnight, while, Hepar sulph often appears after midnight and Spongia emerges around 3 AM. This is just another tool in determining the correct choice.
There are other triads as well. Miranda Castro coined the acronym “ ABC of Fevers” in this way: 1) Aconitum 2) Belladonna 3) Chamomilla . It’s a great way to remember that if it isn’t one, its likely to be only one of two more. And if you know some of the characteristics of each, it will fall into place rather easily. This is how I like to teach moms. Make it easy, easy, easy.
What do you love about your work?
When taking a case, it’s the story that makes it appealing because you are let in on the intricacies of a person’s life. Those lovely and sometimes not so lovely idiosyncrasies make it a fascinating story. Folks share the most poignant aspects of their lives. I get to peer into their religious beliefs, loves and aversions and family dynamics. It’s a rare opportunity to get to know other humans on a deep, private level. They hand me their pearls and it is my responsibility to embrace them with dignity and honor. I feel privileged being respected and trusted enough to be included.
Then the intellectual excitement is in the cracking of the case; finding the little clues represented in the symptoms and exciting causes, that offer pieces to the puzzle. I usually put together a time line of the bench marks in the persons life so we can gain perspective on what happened and in what order. It gives the overall picture continuity and then we can step back and say “Oh! The colitis started right after taking those antibiotics!” This gives us a powerful springboard from which to find the perfect remedy.
When it comes to teaching moms how to gain autonomy in their family’s health, I become a mom on a mission. My passion is in knowing that others can cure themselves and their families. Knowing Homeopathy and high density nutrition has given me such might as a mother, that I can’t help but want to pass on the good word. That’s why I produce audio downloads and teach moms online.
As one who has seen the glaring inadequacies and condescending attitude of modern medicine, sad modern food choices and an oft meddling government, I’m fiercely pro-family. Being an Italian American, only adds to this stance. I grew up believing that your family is the team upon whom you can fully depend. It means that the curriculum of the family is the most important aspect of life. And within that setting only a mom with the commitment to make her own foods and treat her family as often as she can will become a potent mom. Mighty mom means mighty family and that means magnificent kids.
What are some examples that are not on your site from your own life or your children's life that demonstrate the power of this way of eating and homeopathics for healing?
Well , I’ll tell you an incident that occurred only last weekend to my husband who is a professional ski instructor. He took a nasty spill, rolled and landed (hard) on the back of his neck. When he finally came to, there was a crowd of concerned skiers and the ski patrol gathered around him. I’m still not sure how he got home, nor is he, but he was clearly dazed, confused and shaken up quite a bit.
Now, since we live on a ski hill in New York, and my family spends every snowy hour they can on the slopes, I’ve made certain they each have a bottle of Arnica Montana in their ski parkas. This time, however, Arnica was not the best choice because of the fact that he was dazed and wobbly, so the pain was not as important as his state of mind.
I gave him Nat sulph1M and within half an hour , he grew a smile on his face that indicated the transformation. “Thank you” , he said. “My mind was fuzzy and I felt fragile and confused.” There are so many incidents in my life in which Homeopathy has given my family and me the kind of power all families ought to have available.
Our son had fear of a big exam that was forthcoming a few weeks ago but was calmed by Gelsemium taken every 4 hours. He aced the exam, but more importantly, he was not uneasy the morning of the exam. A few months ago, my father had a suspicious lump appear only to have Lycopodium resolve it within 2 days.
But the most profound story is the one about my Aunt Mary. Unfortunately, this one is not bestowed with a happy ending. Aunt Mary was my Godmother with whom I was very close. We spoke on the phone weekly. Years ago I had given her a Homeopathy kit so she could call me should she needed my help. Well, one night she slipped and sprained her ankle. Normally, she would have called me to get a remedy, but this time, she just went to the doctor without phoning because she knew I had a busy week that week. I would’ve indeed recommended she have her ankle looked at to be certain it wasn’t a break and then a Homeopathic remedy for the pain, swelling and quick healing.
Instead, on the way home, my uncle stopped at a drug store to get Darvon, following the doctor’s instructions. That night, she took the Darvon and within 6 hours, she died in her bed. The “cause of death” was cardiac arrest, however, no one in my aunt’s very large family had ever had heart issues and only weeks prior, she had been given a “clean bill of health” from the very doctor who prescribed Darvon. Down to my toes, I knew it was the Darvon, so did my mother and my uncle. When I reviewed the dangers of the drug online, it was logical that the drug had caused her death. Now 2 years later, class action suits are sprouting everywhere against the manufacturer. The FDA has finally banned Darvon and Darvocet. Just for the record, it’s been prescribed since 1957. The reason it was taken off the market? It causes cardiac abnormalities and arrest in people who don’t have a history of heart disease, even in recommended doses. How many unsuspecting folks have been poisoned by this drug in the last 40 years with the cause of death appearing to be something else?
This kind of loss is always difficult. But the salt that stung the wound deeper is that 1st, my aunt trusted the doctor to give her something that was safe and 2nd that the very remedy that would’ve offered her quick and more importantly, a harmless method of healing was only 20 feet away in her medicine closet…… in her Homeopathy kit!
This is the kind of story that I hear on a regular basis from clients and students from all over the U.S. As mothers and others, we need to protect our families and the only way to do so is to arm ourselves with knowledge: Homeopathic and nutritional. Well, there’s also the protection we gain from holding to our faiths and scrutinizing what is taught in the schools. But it means diligence.
I entreat all mothers to not be a “good little patient”. Be the one who questions every decision a doctor suggests and knowing your alternative options. This is not a time for compliancy. Be a fierce lioness when it comes to your family. Be a mighty mom….read, study, educate yourself. And then get to the job at hand…of being the most protective person in your children’s lives. And when they’re set well, take care of your parents, your aunts and uncles, your friends, pets, and so on. I can’t think of a responsibility more important than this one.
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