Homeopathy For Women Today

In the last post, we looked at some causes of hair thinning and hair loss.  In this post, we look at how homeopathy can help with these problems.  Through today’s post, I hope to inspire you to try homeopathic remedies for hair loss or hair thinning, and enjoy a full head of hair again.

Homeopathic treatment is aimed at not just medicating you for your ailment, but to treat you from within to remedy the root cause of the problem. Depending on your age, lifestyle, diet, cause of hair loss, nature and pattern of hair fall, Homeopathy can provide great solutions for hair thinning and hair loss.

If a clear external cause is found, such as excessive hair dyeing, excessive shampooing and blowdrying, unhealthy eating, wearing the hair too tight, recent childbirth, use of contraceptive pills, etc, removing/managing the cause itself will resolve the hair loss problem in most cases. 

If the underlying cause is hormone-related such as diabetes, hyperthyroidism, polycystic ovarian syndrome, or a serious illness, Homeopathy can be used to treat the underlying condition and arrest further hair loss or even renew hair growth. 

If the underlying cause of hair loss is emotional stress, Homeopathy can help balance your emotions, and arrest hair loss at the same time.  Flower Remedies are also excellent for managing stress. [Get a copy of my free ebook on "Stress Relief for Women, using Flower Remedies" by signing up on the right hand side bar].

Homeopathic solutions for chronic hair loss will require consultation with a qualified practitioner.  For short-term issues, you may be able to self-treat. Some Homeopathic remedies that can help treat hair loss are:

Fluoric acid – For brittle hair that falls out in small tufts.

Lycopodium – For premature balding and graying, or hair loss after childbirth. Eczema is often behind the ears.

Kali carbonicum - For dry, thinning hair. Scalp is very dry. Dandruff is also present.

Kali Sulphuricum – For yellow, flaking dandruff, which may be moist or sticky. Hair falls out, leaving bald spots.

Natrum Mur – When hair loss is accompanied by dandruff and white crusts on the scalp. Greasy around the hairline. Hair fall after childbirth.

Sepia – hair fall during pregnancy, after childbirth or during nursing.

Phosphorus – Hair falls out in handfuls. Bald spots on the head that are dry and scaly.

Phosphorum acidum - Hair fall stemming from depression or after a severe illness. Hair thins out, turns gray early and falls out.

Selenium – For hair loss on the body and scalp. The scalp feels painful when touched.

Calcarea Phos – hair falls in bunches upon combing

Vinca Minor – falling of hair with great itching of scalp.

Weisbaden - useful for most types of hair loss.

The chosen remedy can be taken in 30c potency, thrice daily for 2 weeks. For dosage, please see manufacturer’s instructions.

If there is good improvement, continue with the same remedy for another 2 weeks, but reduce to twice daily. You can stop treatment after 1 month when good results have been achieved.

If there is no improvement or if you have any long-term conditions, it is best to consult with a qualified practitioner.  If you want to consult with me, please check out my online consultation service at www.AllswellHomeo.com.

I wish you health and happiness…….

Vimala

Hello everyone

Hair is considered a woman’s crowning glory. Women spend thousands of dollars and large amounts of time getting their hair done just right. 

When a woman suffers abnormal hair thinning or hair loss, it can be a very distressing or devastating experience for her.

Let’s take a look at the some causes of female hair loss……….

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Female Balding: The Causes and the Solutions by John Tulley

As a woman, you are very lucky as you have hormones that are naturally produced by your body that can protect your from hair loss. However, there are some women who are susceptible to hair loss because her hormonal pattern changes. You may not know it but today, there are quite a lot of women who experiences hair thinning even before they reach their menopausal age. You have to remember that there are underlying factors that can contribute to female balding that you have to know about in order for you to know how to prevent it from happening to you.

The most common types of female hair loss are temporary hair loss that is mainly caused by taking contraceptive pills. You have to remember that birth control or contraceptive pills can cause an imbalance in your hormones. So, if you are taking birth control pills, it is very likely that you will experience hair loss. Women who recently gave birth can also experience hair loss because it can also cause hormonal imbalance. If you experience hair loss because of these situations, then you don’t need to worry about anything. After a few months of giving birth and after you stop taking birth control pills, you will see that the volume of your hair will be restored to normal.

Hair loss can also occur because of illnesses, such as diabetes, and hyperthyroidism. By maintaining your glucose levels to normal and by eating the right kinds of food as well as getting your hyperthyroidism treated, you will see that your hair will be maintained to its original volume.

Women who wear their hair in a tight style are also susceptible to hair loss. Before it’s too late and before it leaves scars on your scalp, change the way you wear your hair. It is also recommended that you should never get your hair dyed often as this can damage the hair as well as the roots causing it to die.

Genetic factors can also cause hair loss. If you have parents and grandparents who suffers from hair loss, then it is very likely that you will also suffer from this condition.

Another cause of hair loss is a condition called alopecia areata. In this condition, the body’s autoimmune system will attack the hair follicles causing it to die. When this happens, you will have patches baldness or thin hair in different areas of your head. This happens because of a virus and in most cases the hair will recover after a year or so. There are rare cases where women experiences severe form of this condition that can cause permanent and total hair loss.

As you can see, there are quite a lot of causes of hair loss in women. If you are one of the many women who have thinning hair prematurely, you might want to consult your doctor or dermatologist about it. By doing this, you will be able to know the cause of hair loss and also know about what you can do about it.

Female balding is not really an entirely new condition. Always remember that maintaining a healthy diet and avoiding abusing your hair by ironing it and dyeing it often will be able to help in maintaining a normal and healthy hair. Remember these things and you can be sure that you will be able to know how you can prevent hair loss from happening to you.

About the author: John Tulley manages the Provillus Alpha7: natural hair regrowth web site. Our web site has more detailed information about male and female balding.

Article Source: http://www.positivearticles.com

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In the next post, we will look at Homeopathic solutions for Hair loss.

To your health……

Vimala

For after
After childbirth or a caesarean section, one would first think of Arnica, which involves a sensation of being bruised from within. If Arnica fails to relieve the bruised soreness, think of Bellis perennis that like Ruta also aids stretched ligaments.

Staphysagria should always be considered as a remedy if a woman has had to have a caesar and had her heart set on having a natural birth. Staphysagria involves suffering from repressed anger and resentment from surgical cuts, and perceived injuries and injustices. This is different from the ‘baby blues’ that is a result of the drop of hormones after delivery and before the milk comes in. Sepia is the most indicated remedy to restore balance and harmony.
Phytolacca can help cracked sore nipples with pain radiating from the breast to other parts of the body while nursing. Urtica urens can help establish the flow of milk and help sore nipples.

As can be seen there is a vast body of homeopathic knowledge that will aid and strengthen pregnancy, labour and child rearing, turning it into a labour of love.

Further reading
1. Bloch R, Lewis B. Homoeopathy for the Home. Cape Town: Struik, 2003.
2. Idarius B. The Homeopathic Childbirth Manual. Oaklands, California: Idarius Press, 1996.
3. Geraghty B. Homeopathy for Midwives. London: Churchill Livingstone, 1997.
4. Castro M. Homoeopathy for Pregnancy, Birth and Your Baby’s First Year. New York: St Martins Press, 1993. 

Dr Barbara Lewis, BSc, DHom, DHerb, MNIMH, is a registered herbalist and homeopath in practice for the past 24 years. She has taught homeopathy at the Durban Technicon, and has recently co-authored a self-help book on homeopathy. Dr Lewis practices at the Refuah Healing Centre in Sea Point and in Rondebosch, Cape Town.

For labour

To prepare a woman for labour, Caulophyllum 6 CH (birthroot) taken daily helps to soften the cervix. Cimicifuga (black cohosh) also in a 6 CH potency helps to reduce the intensity of Braxton Hicks contractions, and a general level of anxiety and fear of the birth. It too can be taken in a 6 CH potency a month before her due date. A woman needing Cimicifuga to help her labour often goes on an ironing or cleaning nesting spree just before labour starts, earning Cimicifuga the title of ‘queen of the broom’! Women, who have a very lax musculature or have had a number of babies, can tone their uterine muscles with raspberry leaf tea. It is not indicated for first time pregnancies. Weak anaemic women with heavy muscular uterine pains during pregnancy find Aletris, ‘the Arnica of the womb’, very helpful.

In my experience, Nat mur is a particularly useful remedy to give just as labour starts, because it can help women having their first child achieve transition emotionally and in the labour proceed from one phase of their lives to a new phase. If failing to dilate, many women can be saved from needing to have a caesar done by taking a single dose of Nat mur of a high potency. Gelsemium in a high potency could also be given just as labour starts. A woman needing Gelsemium suffers anticipatory anxiety, feels weak, trembly and heavy, and labour pains can be weak, ineffectual and centred in her back. Gelsemium is especially indicated at the transition phase of labour when she feels she can no longer go on.

During labour Caulophyllum will help with pains that slow down and become weak. Belladonna is especially suited to women having their first baby in their late 30s or 40s. They become flushed in the face, quarrelsome and angry under the stress of labour. It is also useful for hot, throbbing, congested breasts as the milk comes in. Nux vomica and Chamomilla are other remedies to consider for excessive irritability.

To be continued……

Dr Barbara Lewis, BSc, DHom, DHerb, MNIMH, is a registered herbalist and homeopath in practice for the past 24 years. She has taught homeopathy at the Durban Technicon, and has recently co-authored a self-help book on homeopathy. Dr Lewis practices at the Refuah Healing Centre in Sea Point and in Rondebosch, Cape Town. 

The major benefit of homeopathy during pregnancy is that it is completely safe. Because homeopathic remedies are energetic substances, there are no iatrogenic (treatment-induced) effects on the mother or developing fetus.

For pregnancy
Often the first remedies that are required are for nausea in the early stages of pregnancy. The presence of nausea is a sign that the pregnancy is well established, with the corpus luteum producing sufficient progesterone to maintain the developing fetus. First-aid remedies for nausea include Ipecahuanha. Ipecac in material doses can induce vomiting, while in the diluted and potentised homeopathic form it is used for treating nausea and vomiting. This is an example of the ‘law of similars’. The nausea is aggravated by the thought or smell of food, motion and warmth, and is not alleviated by vomiting. There may be a lot of saliva in the mouth. The pregnant woman feels sleepy, irritable and bad-tempered, and is not sure what she wants (rather like the Chamomilla constitutional type). The Ipecac remedy can be taken in a 6 CH or 30 CH potency (healing strength) quite frequently every hour or two to reduce the intensity of the nausea.

Other frequently indicated nausea remedies include Nux vomica, (described in more detail in the previous issue of the Journal – Self-medication with homeopathy. 2005; 21: 77-79), where the nausea is worse in the morning after eating and she feels better after vomiting, although there is often more sour retching than vomiting. The region of the stomach is highly sensitive to pressure. The woman feels chilly, overly irritable and fussy that things should be ‘just so’.

Tabacum is indicated by incessant nausea with pallor, icy coldness, and giddiness on rising or looking upward with a faint sinking feeling in the pit of the stomach, and cold sweat. Uncovering her stomach strangely relieves her. Not surprisingly she feels despondent, anxious and weepy.

Phosphorus, a constitutional remedy, is indicated by nausea and vomiting with a decidedly characteristic pattern. She has a thirst for ice-cold water that is vomited up as soon as it gets warm in the stomach. Even putting her hands in warm water makes her want to vomit. She often craves ice cream and chocolate as well as salty and spicy food. There is an empty hollow sensation in the stomach and emotionally she wants to be petted, praised and reassured.

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As women, we face unique health challenges. Our bodies are regulated by monthly cycles as rhythmic as the phases of the moon.

Normally, these cycles flow naturally and effortlessly. Yet the delicate interplay of hormones, stress, environmental pollutants and improper diet can cause imbalances. That’s when healing herbs and natural homeopathic remedies may help restore equilibrium.

“Many women’s health problems are very easily treated with homeopathic medicine,” observes Jacquelyn Wilson, MD, former president of the American Institute of Homeopathy and a homeopathic family practitioner in Escondido, Calif.

PMS, irregular periods, cramps, vaginitis and bladder infections all respond to homeopathy, Wilson notes. And unlike conventional therapies, homeopathy seeks to balance the system by stimulating the body’s innate ability to heal itself.

Wilson has used homeopathy for the past 20 years in her medical practice. She became interested in homeopathy because she felt it offered more relief for women’s health problems. “In allopathic (conventional) medicine, narcotics such as pain pills are the primary treatment for menstrual cramps, while birth control pills are used to regulate periods. In homeopathy, thousands of medicines are available, so there are a lot more treatment choices.”

Jennifer Jacobs, MD, agrees. After practicing conventional medicine, Jacobs investigated homeopathy 20 years ago and now uses it almost exclusively in her practice in Seattle, Wash. “I turned to homeopathy because it’s a natural system of medicine that stimulates the body’s own healing mechanism, and there are no side-effects,” she explains.

Homeopathy is a system of medicine developed in the late 1700s by German physician Samuel Hahnemann. Based on the principle of “like cures like,” homeopathic remedies cause disease symptoms in overdose yet cure the same symptoms when prescribed in minute, homeopathic microdoses.

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Recently, one of my friends had an ectopic pregnancy. She underwent surgery to remove the unborn foetus, and had to lay in bed for a few days to recover. Fortunately, my friend has 2 children, and was able to overcome her depression and sense of loss quickly.

My friend is in her mid 30s and is highly accomplished in her field of work. She  had been under tremendous stress at work over the past few months. So when her periods got delayed, she attributed it to stress and did not even realise she was pregnant.  

When she spoke with me, she was wondering why she had an ectopic (tubal) pregnancy even though her previous 2 pregnancies had been very smooth.  She actually confided in me that she did not even know exactly what “ectopic” pregnancy meant. I explained the female organs, their functions and the menstrual and ovulation cycles to her. 

That got me thinking.  How well do women really know their own cycles – on a general level, do they understand what happens in the female cycles, and on a specific level, are they in touch with their own bodies?

I did a quick survey of some female friends, and it appeared they did not really know what happened within their bodies. Unless there was a problem, they did not actually bother to find out.  This was very surprising to me. 

We females spend time and money in looking good, we read fashion magazines, we gawk at pictures of actresses and models with perfect figures and perfect skin, yet we do not know much about our own bodies.

My view is that only when we understand the miraculous gift that our body is, can we work with it to achieve perfect health. After all, this is the only body we have – shouldn’t we give it some respect?

I am certainly not suggesting that every woman should take a biology course (anatomy & physiology), but understanding our cycles can go a long way towards maintaining great health using natural means.

There are millions of websites out there that explain the female body. I particularly like the books by Dr. Christiane Northrup, a physician who supports and recommends natural means of achieving perfect health.

Her all-time classic is “Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom”.  My second favourite is “The Wisdom of Menopause”.  Check out these books at Amazon.com. They will serve you well.

Celebrate Your Body…..
Vimala

Hello everyone

In my last post, we saw how women build up high levels of stress in the quest for “superwoman”-dom.  Today’s post, although not directly related to health, shows how we can manage stress by taking small steps.  I hope this will inspire you to apply this idea to your life.

To your best health!

Vimala
 

Set Realistic Goals

by Mac Anderson

For all of us there are times when we’re overwhelmed. There is too much to do, and too little time to do it! This, of course, causes stress; and we all know…stress is not good!  When I was a freshman in college I learned an unforgettable lesson.

I was having a rough week when there was a lot to do and very little time to do it. I was overwhelmed. I panicked. That night a friend stopped by my dorm room. When I told him my problem, he said, “Mac, I’ll share something with you that my grandmother told me a few years ago. She said to always remember: ‘Inch by inch, life’s a cinch. Yard by yard, life is hard.’” 

I said, “Bob, here I am drowning in work and your lifeline is a quote from your grandmother. Come on!” After he left, however, those twelve little words kept dancing in my head.

I took out a piece of notebook paper and listed all the things I had to do in the next three days. That night I began knocking them off one by one. Three days later I took out that paper and marked through the last thing on the list. It felt great! And then I took out another piece of paper and wrote down the words: “Inch by inch, life’s a cinch. Yard by yard, life is hard.” I then folded the paper and put it in my wallet. As many of you know, I’ve been collecting quotes ever since.

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