Marley MacAfee has doe eyes and a temperament to be reckoned with. Some might politely say she’s spirited. But may I be frank? Marley has been known to have violent tantrums and can be a destructive drama queen. We’re not talking about little anger fits, we’re referring to slash-and-burn behavior—the kind of rage that would be grounds for neighbors to call the police. And Marley’s only twelve!
But as her parents hasten to say, she wasn’t always this way. Her mom can’t help but turn this over and over in her mind as to what happened to her little girl. Indeed, she always had a temper, but the rage had lately become pathological. And, as if that weren’t enough, Marley began experiencing despair during which she would hole up in her room for days.
Let’s examine the timeline in Marley’s life that led to her emotional illness. One clue is that around the time Marley became ardently aware of her appearance, things shifted in her conduct. She was embarrassed by her skin because she had always been plagued with eczema. Her mom thought that perhaps Marley was the target of ridicule at school because of her often disfigured skin. Yet, even that hypothesis didn’t fit snugly because Marley seemed to have a lot of friends… up until she started her enraged hysterics. No one seemed safe from Marley’s venomous temper.
And so because of all this, in spite of Mrs. MacAfee’s natural health standards, she took Marley to a dermatologist. Predictably, he prescribed steroid cream. The MacAfees had avoided such resorts because they knew of the reputed long term effects. But within short order after consenting to the cream, Marley’s skin was clear for the first time in her short life. A temporary sense of relief visited the MacAfee household.
However, instead of being satisfied with this improvement, shortly after the skin fix Marley began to exhibit fierce fits of anger. Her parents chalked it up to her burgeoning hormones yet it didn’t matter what time of the month it was. . . Marley was increasingly more demanding, fractious and recalcitrant.
One afternoon Marley’s aunt witnessed a disturbing incident at school. There to take her niece shopping for new shoes, she found Marley screaming at the top of her lungs while biting, kicking and spitting at a small group of younger children. She hated to report what she saw but knew it was important for Marley’s mom to know. And then she hung her head and sadly added, “She’s not right; she ought to see a psychiatrist.” Humiliated and troubled, Marley’s mom had to agree with the assessment but hesitated, since, “All they do is hand out more drugs.”
So, it was only out of desperation and her persevering temperament that Mrs. MacAfee began to read the medical books that her grandfather, a homeopathic physician from England, had left in his library. The revered old books presented a kind of reasoning that no one else offered. One elegant, leather-bound tome contained a chapter on behavior in which two sentences rang like heralding bells of truth. The first read: “Removal of local symptoms results in a heightening of the whole disease.” The second: “Almost all mental and emotional diseases are one-sided diseases in which the somatic symptoms have diminished and the mental and emotional symptoms have heightened.”
What?! She scrutinized the passages again and again, pulling each word apart. The dermatologist had said Marley’s skin was cured; in other words, the skin appeared improved, but according to this medical text, the illness was driven to a deeper state. Were Marley’s skin eruptions removed only to be replaced by a deepening of this vile conduct? Could that be the reason for the behavioral problems? Mrs. MacAfee’s next thought was, “My God! What have we done?”
She had known that all drugs carry side effects, but to think that this could happen to her daughter and, as Dr. Hahnemann stated in his books, that it was predictable, was an astounding epiphany. If indeed the drug had driven the illness to a deeper state, then it would make sense to halt its use immediately. As she read on, Hahnemann elaborated, “Homeopathic treatments can produce rapid and striking results in cases of mental and emotional disease.” “That’s it!” she declared, “I’m going to contact that homeopath mom uses on the East Coast.”
The phone appointment went just as Marley’s mom had hoped. Since Marley was already off the steroids by this time, they had a clean slate to work with. The homeopath reiterated what Dr. Hahnemann had written in his ground-breaking treatise on homeopathic medicine and quoted another statement that also rang true. “Violent allopathic means produce other maladies.” Violent? The homeopath explained that anything that forces pathology to change direction by tinkering with the symptoms is considered violent because, “All medicines alter the mental and emotional state, each in a different way.”
The homeopath assured Mrs. MacAfee that if the remedy she chose specifically for Marley was indeed well selected, she could expect changes within a few weeks, but the eczema would likely return. That would be cause for celebration, for as the eruptions returned, the behavior would subside and the old Marley would resurface. Then, and only then, could homeopathy offer the correct stimulus that would allow the skin eruptions to disband.
The first remedy the homeopath chose was Nux vomica. She explained that another remedy would need to follow it within a few weeks to continue the work after Nux vomica’s action was complete.
Just as expected, Marley’s skin did indeed worsen. In fact, it become more prominent than ever, with pustules that enveloped her jaw line. It wasn’t easy to witness this development, but Mrs. MacAfee held steadfast, even with Marley’s protests. Yet the child seemed to comprehend the importance of this crucial step. In the scheme of things it was certainly better than emotional illness. And as much as they wanted to put soothing emollients on Marley’s skin, the old book and homeopath concurred: “Put nothing on it and allow it to liberate the pathology.”
In the meantime Marley’s complaints became mere whispers in comparison to her earlier outrages. It took about five weeks before her former behavior moderated.
On one occasion only, after the family had returned home from church, Marley threw a spitting fit on the front lawn that was quite embarrassing. Her father took her firmly to her room while her mother made feeble apologies to the neighbors. But this outburst was the last time Marley MacAfee acted like an out-of-control, frenzied, inept child.
After the second consultation with their homeopath, Causticum was chosen. A month later, the last vestiges of Marley’s eczema disappeared. Like a choreographed pas de deux of the intellect and the corporeal, the human body displayed its harmonious response to intelligent prescribing.
Now Marley is free of skin ailments, liberated from the burdens of emotional illness, and her family is able to proudly attend any event.
And too, Mrs. MacAfee is a more learned mom. She recognizes firsthand that it’s not the side effects of drugs that are the scoundrels, but the fact that the drugs drive illness to a deepened state, and this is the seed of chronic physical and even mental illness. Marley and her family are more convinced than ever that they will remain drug free.
Around 33 years old, I lost my health. I was an account executive for NBC in Buffalo, NY and a director on a number of community boards including the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. Yet, nearly over night I was struck with chronic fatigue, acute allergies, migraines, asthma, anxiety and more.
Doctor after doctor visit proved senseless. Instinctively, I knew (I hear this from others today in my practice) that there had to be a way to be cured, not drugged. Just a few short months after finding a lay homeopathic practitioner (like I am; now), she had swiftly and capably cured me of over 80% of my problems. Wow! I thought. This stuff is incredible! No side effects, gentle, inexpensive and most importantly curative!
So…I asked and she agreed to teach me, and a small devoted group of mothers how to use simple homeopathy for our families. I'm fiercely big on independence and aware that its price is being very big on responsibility. We met every Thursday night for 4 years. Our teacher taught us how to treat injuries, influenza, skin ailments, and sleep disorders, irritability, even headaches. You name it; we greedily sopped up every word.
Merrily along I went, curing my kids of ear infections, colic, chicken pox and the like without ever calling a doctor. It was empowering, enlightening and inexpensive. I grew myself into a homeopathic mom. It was particularly pleasurable because I had a group of other moms with me. The community girded me. But mostly I studied alone. I studied while nursing my babies. I studied in the car while my husband drove. I memorized my homemade flash cards and listened again and again to my notes that I'd recorded on tapes. I was hooked.
It was pure inspiration to see folks get well. And let me mention the animals I cured: a cow of chronic fatigue (no chuckling, please), a llama of mastitis, a dog of mange and a cat with chronic cystitis.
As my family grew, my knowledge matured too and as our sons entered the teenage years I was armed with remedies for acne, behavior concerns and junk food fallout. I memorized all their indications and was in the ready when it hit.
Around that time, I learned that a famous homeopath from London, England was teaching a three year graduate level homeopathy course in Toronto. I simply couldn't resist. I had no intention of ever practicing as a homeopath available to the public; I just hungered to learn more. At least that's what I told my husband. We dragged our family to Toronto month after month, sometimes staying in hotels, sometimes in a rented apartment and I studied and learned and met other homeopaths. I was in paradise. Well, that 3 year course was followed by a 2 year master clinician course offered by another great teacher. That was followed by yet another 3 year clinical study course and I found myself with knowledge too precious to keep to my family.
Then one day, an acquaintance asked if I would take her case. I had neither office, separate phone, business cards, nor any idea what to charge. I sometimes recall my reaction as fool hearty when I answered. “Of course I'll take your case….tomorrow? Uh…….ok”. I never scrambled myself and kids so fast. On the back of our garage there was a bike room the size of a 1920's pantry that had a separate entrance. As soon as I hung up, I booted my kids into gear. We hauled out the bikes, basket balls and skis, schlepped in the paint cans and painted the walls and floor. That night when everything was sort of dry, I polished the little window, hung curtains I fashioned that afternoon and packed in a small table to serve as a desk. Two borrowed living room chairs were dragged in while my boys clutched boxes of accumulated homeopathy texts. Then I found a lamp from the attic, a mat at the door and a plant on the windowsill. I was in business. The following week I had 6 appointments.
It's been over 16 years and I've sat for more exams, received advance certifications and continue in my love of this elegant, gentle medicine. Today, I instruct my assistant to scheduled no more than 30 appointments per week because my new passion is to entreat other mothers to do the same as me – at least the taking-care-of-the-family part. That's why I teach.
The great dentist and nutritional researcher of the 20th century, Dr. Weston A Price said, “We teach, we teach, we teach”. Yet, I entreat you to “Learn, learn, learn.” Learn something new every day of your life. Once it accumulates and meets with what you already know, it merges into the loveliest of human mosaics…. A life well lived.
Here's what to learn today: Know that no matter what happens to your loved ones, there's a homeopathic remedy at the ready. It's only a matter of knowing what to do. Here's an example:
Mag phos 6x is the great spasm remedy. Spasms such as: leg cramps, hiccups, eye twitching, but did you also know it's great for neuralgias? Such as pains of unknown origin. For many women, it can be downright magical for menstrual cramps. Since it's free of side effects, it's worthy of our full attention.
Put 4 pills of Mag phos 6x in hot water, allow it to dissolve, stir once and offer a teaspoon as a dose. Give one dose every 10 minutes if the pain is severe and more infrequently if not so harsh. Stop once improvement has set in and of course resume if needed again the next day. Remember, homeopathy is not like vitamins. So in general we don't take them daily, but as needed. Then you'll see that the need will become less an issue and soon your body will be doing it on its own. Isn't that we really want? Genuine health as God intended it. My favorite brand of Mag phos is Hyland's because they melt quickly in water or on the tongue and they're top notch for quality. A bottle costs between $7 and $13 and will last you for years. Once you get the hang of using these remedies, you'll become a homeopathic mom (or dad) too!
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It is powerful, usually right on the mark and if we deny its existence, we're always sorry later. Yes, mother's intuition is real.
Today, many have lost the confidence our strong ancestors had built into them. Drugs are handed out like candy. In fact, if refused, we are often met with angry words and condescension. There is a better way that many mothers instinctively understand; a way that is safer, non invasive and yields stronger and often better adjusted children. It is the way of nature, of homeopathy, of intelligent mothering.
There was a time when mother's instincts were accepted and respected as the norm. My Sicilian grandmothers birthed their babies at home, treated colds and infectious diseases with a good dose of sweat, sleep and garlic and nursed their big families through many ills without the aid of doctors, clinics and hospitals. Were they better off? I believe they were, for their offspring were free of the scourge of modern society such as allergies, autism, depression, ADD, sterility and a host of modern illness that only this generation is plagued with.
Homeopaths and other natural health care providers regard the use of drugs to be not only detrimental to our children's health, but also the cause of many, if not most, of the ills of today's society. Each of the above illness can be attributed to the use of drugs and their kin.
Yet, we can hold on to the old ways. The ways of knowing deeply how to care for our children and to trust our children's bodies to be able to do what is intended. That is, to grow up without a medicament for every little ill.
Women throughout history have relied on homeopathy for everything from ear infections to head injuries. I urge families to own a few choice homeopathy books and a homeopathy kit. Once this little system is in place, everything a family needs is readily available.
It can be difficult to resist the temptation to give our children drugs. After all, we only want what is best for them. And we certainly don't want them to suffer the pain of an ear infection or a sore throat. But, if we understand that the medications of commerce will often cause further suffering in the future, the choice becomes an easy one.
Homeopathy forces us to really know and observe our children to make the correct remedy choice and keeps us focused on what matters…our family. In a world that encourages moms to leave the home early in lieu of careerism, homeopathy, instead, celebrates the home, the cuddle and the right dose of discipline. Instead of dragging our children from specialist to specialist, moms can treat children in the kitchen while making an old fashioned meal. Isn't that what we were meant to do?
We need to trust our innate ability to treat our children without interference. To make choices that are based on what is best for our family as a whole. Homeopathy is rational medicine that supports mother's intuition and family to the fullest. Time honored traditions, time honored care. It just feels right.
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Over the years I have been taught by my Homeopathic Master Teachers these and more little tips that I call Homeo-tips.
I share these and more with my ezine subscribers. http://homeopathyworks.net/newsletters.cfm As well Nutri-tips – fun and helpful Nutritional tips for kids meal ideas – How to get healthy meals into your family.
Enjoy and get healthy!
1) Sleeplessness? Arnica Montana 6 x and Calc phos 6x in half glass of H2O and sipped every 30 minutes. Homeopathyworks
2) Hate humid weather? Nat sulph 6x every half hour often helps folks deal with the heat and humidity.me too. Homeopathyworks
3) Too much alcohol? Too much fast food? Nux vomica 30 every 3 hours for up to 1 day. Homeopathyworks
4) Menstrual cramps? Mag phos 6x in half cup of hot H2O and sipped every few minutes while still hot.Homeopathyworks
5) Injury to the eye? Aconitum 30 every 30c minutes until improved, but no longer than 2 days.
6) Babes with diarrhea? Podophyllum 30c every 3 hours until better. No longer than 2 days. Homeopathyorks
7) Anxiety before the surgical operation? Aconitum 30c every few hours the night before and day of Homeopathyworks
8) Injury to nerve rich areas, such as finger tips….Hypericum 30c every few minutes until pain subsides.Homeopathyworks
9) Puncture wound? Ledum200 every 2 hours. No more pain nor infection.Homeopathyworks
10) Insect bites? Ledum 30 every 30minutes if painful. If not then every 3 hours. Stop when better. Homeopathyworks
11) Sprained ankle? Ruta 30 every 2 hours for 2 days. Homeopathyworks
12) Long lasting black and blue? Sulphuric acid 30, 4 times per day, for 4 days.Homeopathyworks
13) Injury to soft parts, like calves or thigh? Arnica Montana 30 every few hours for first few days.Homeopathyworks.
14) Ragged wound? Calendula applied directly to the wound and dressing. Emergency rooms in Europe know.Homeopathyworks.net
15) Food poisoning with coldness and vomiting? Arsenicum album 30 every hour until better. Homeopathyworks.net
16) Baby with very high fever? Belladonna 30 every 3 hours. Stop when improved. Most fall asleep right after. Homeopathyworks
17) Nausea after ice cream and other fatty foods? Pulsatilla 30 every 2 hours stop after 4 doses.Homeoapthyworks
18) Baby with croup? If caught in the 1st 24 hours, then Aconitum 30, every 2 hours. Stop when better.Homeopathworks
19) Irascible teething baby? Chamomilla 30 every few hours. Stop when better.Homeopathyworks
20) UTI? Nat phos 6x every hour for few days then frozen cranberries, H2o and raw honey to make a slush.yum Homeopathyworks
21) Sunburn? Cantharis 30 every 2 hours. Stop when improved. Homeopathyworks
22) Muscle strains due to overexertion? Rhus tox 30c every 3 hours for 2 days or sooner. Homeopathyworks
23) Deep muscle injury? Arnica montana 30 . if no better after a day, then Bellis perennis 30 every 3 hours. Homeopathyworks
24) Torn or wrenched ligaments? Ruta 30 every few hours, as it gets beter, then every 4-5 hours.Homeopathyworks
25) Fractured bone? On the way to hospital try Arnica 200 every 2 hours for up to 5 doses.Homeopathyworks.net
26) Hard, long labor? Arnica 200 every hour for up to 4 doses. Then after the birth to ease mom.Homeopathyworks
27) Fractured rib? Bryonia 30 every few hours for a few days.Homeopathyworks
28) Indigestion? Arsenicum Album 30. 3 doses usually does it.Homeopathyworks
29) Heat exhaustion? Veratum album 30 every hour until better. Homeopathyworks
30) Jellyfish sting? Apis 30 every hour until better. Homeopathyworks
31) Hemorrhoids? Nux vomica 30 is the one that works for most. Twice per day for up to 3 days.Homeopathyworks
32) Extreme nausea? Ipecac 30 every 2 hours for up to one day.Homeopathyworks
33) Eczema? Nat mur 6x thrice daily helps some. Homeopathyworks
34) Allergic reaction to insect bites? Urtica urens 30 every hour. Stop when better.Homeopathyworks.
35) Cramping clutching colic in baby? Colocynthis 30 every 3 hours for up to 2 days.Homeopahyworks.
36) Chicken pox? Rhus tox 30 every 3 hours if restless and itchy.stop when better. Resume if needed again. Homeopathyworks
37) Conjunctivitis? For early stage only: Belladonna 30 every 4 hours for up to 2 days. Homeopathyworks
38) Sinus Infection? Most folks respond to Kali bich 30 every 2 hours. Stop when imporved. Homeopathyworks.net
39) Flu? Influenzinum 6 or 30 every 4 hours.Homeopathyworks.net
40) Blocked tear duct? Silica 6x twice daily for up to 2 weeks. Homeopathyworks.net
41) Feel shocked after bad news? Aconitum 30, 4 times daily for up to 3 days. Homeopathyworks.net
42) To avoid dehydration from fever: Coat bottoms of hands and feet with olive oil and insist on liquids, even ice chips.Homeopathyworks
43) Abdominal cramps but clutches the area for a modicum of comfort: Colocynthis 30 every 2 hours.Homeopathyworks.
44) Hair loss? For some Silica 6x thrice daily helps.Homeopathyworks
45) Motion sickness accompanied by copious saliva? Nux vomica 30 every 30 minutes.Homeopathyworks
46) Mom overwhelmed with mom-duties? Sepia 30 4 times per day for 2 days. Repeat in one week.Homeopathyworks
47) Sinus headache form barometric pressure change? Kali bich 30 every 2 hours for up to 4 doses.Homeopathyworks
48) Headache of very irritable person? Nux vomica 30 every 3 hours for up to 4 doses.Homeopathyworks
49) Headache of person with digestive problems? Nux vomica 30 every 3 hours for up to 4 doses.Homeopathyworks.
50) Overeaten again? Nux vomica 30 every 3 hours for up to 4 doses. Then stop that! Homeopathyworks
51) Some think there’s no difference between a health tactic and strategy. I think otherwise.A health tactic is to incorporate organic foods in the diet. A strategy is to have a long term plan.Homeopathyworks.net
52) Leg cramps? Mag phos 6x and Calc phos 6x in 4 ounces of hot water and sipped I teaspoon at a time.Homeopathyworks.net.
The following remedies, used in medium to high potencies, work best for those who are familiar with homeopathy. They should be repeated every 15-30 minutes in severe situations and more infrequently as the pathology becomes less serious. There is nothing wrong with continuing the course of action for a week or even longer, as long as symptoms remain. Here is a short list of the best remedies and their indications to have committed to memory and to have on hand:
| 1. Bitten | Ledum | 12. Infected | Arsenicum iodatum | |
| 2. Bled | Vipera | 13. Inflamed | Ferrum phos | |
| 3. Burned | Urtica urens | 14. Lacerated | Hypericum | |
| 4. Bruised | Arnica montana | 15. Punctured | Ledum | |
| 5. Contused | Arnica montana | 16. Poisoned | Arsenicum | |
| 6. Dislocated | Arnica montana | 17. Suffocated | Carbo veg | |
| 7. Exerted | Rhus tox | 18. Shocked | Aconitum | |
| 8. Electrocuted | Phosphorus | 19. Stung | Ledum | |
| 9. Fatigued | Bioplasma | 20. Over indulged | Nux vomica | |
| 10. Impaled | Hypericum | 21. Slivered | Silica | |
| 11. Incised | Calendula |
The more serious the situation, the higher the potency needed of either Arnica or Aconitum. For example, if someone has had a concussion of severity, on the way to the hospital, a 1M potency would be advisable. Offer it every 15 minutes or more until consciousness is restored. If instead, it's only a mild head injury Arnica 30 will often do the trick when offered every 15 minutes or so. You would use a 200 potency for a moderate injury.
The less experience you have, the more important it is to stay with lower potencies such as 30c or 30x. Homeopathy is safe when and only when utilized properly. So I entreat you to learn as much as you can and when you're finished, learn a little more. If you're unsure, call us for a consultation. We're always in the ready.
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On the weekends, our boys join me at the Chautauqua Institution, while I teach during the weekdays. Chautauqua Institution is a not for profit, adult educational enclave dating back to the early 1800’s. Situated on the shores of beautiful Lake Chautauqua, it’s one of the several Finger Lakes in upstate New York. www.ciweb.org Here we are on our way to the shore to do some “manly” boating. Having a family with only boys has taught me to go with the flow.
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