4 WAYS TO CATCH A COLD: Why there’s a choice of homeopathic remedies for colds Homeopathy and conventional Western medicine are very different when it comes to explaining why you get sick, and how best to manage symptoms. In Western medicine a cold’s a cold; thinking homeopathically a cold can take many forms: There’s the “is it a cold or is it hay fever?” type of cold: lots of sneezing, watery eyes, runny nose, feeling a bit weak and struggling to keep your eyes open; feeli

When we go on holiday the last thing we want is to be laid low by pain or injury. If you’re a homeopathy fan the good news is you can learn how to use remedies to support your day to day health whether you’re at home or abroad. Even a very small number of remedies can really make a difference to your enjoyment of your holiday, and I’m going to tell you a bit about my experience of using travel homeopathy in the hope it might inspire you to have a go yourself this summer. Whe

How often do you get itching, burning skin appearing from nowhere? Or dry flaky skin where it didn’t used to be? I certainly find things like that happening quite often, and when it does it’s pretty annoying right? Well, the good news is - homeopathy can soothe your skin! Now, homeopaths have a particular view about the body and how it shows you it’s healing, it’s Hering’s Law of Cure and it says that the body heals from the inside out, from the top down and from the middle

This post talks about some simple self-help steps we can take to support our digestion, which is where the majority of our immunity is located.Introducing where 70-80% of your immunity is basedI’d like to take a moment to high 5 our immune systems. I know many of us have glitches – you may be immune-compromised or suffer with food allergies or hay fever – but the design of the human immune system is mind-bogglingly clever! I’ve picked out just 4 highlights and linked each of

This post describes 3 homeopathic remedies to support different profiles of grief, separation and anxiety in parents as a result of a young person leaving home to go to boarding school or university.Homeopathic remedies to support the separation processI had a text from one of my clients asking what remedies I’d recommend for loss, when a child goes to University for the first time. It’d be the same scenario for a parent whose child went off to boarding school, in both cases

This post explores how homeopathy explains cystitis symptoms differently from Western medicine and suggests a radically different approach to alleviating symptomsYour symptoms from a different perspectiveHave you ever had a bout of ill-health which came out of nowhere, took you unawares, and which was very stubborn and resistant to getting better? Something which you went to the GP about and which you got the impression had them flummoxed with its stubbornness? I have, and I

This post guides people towards appropriate homeopathic remedies to support feelings of anxiety and fear during a health crisis or pandemic. Unprecedented times. A virus has spread rapidly around the world, leaving mayhem in its wake. Not only did it spread fast, but we knew all about its progress, getting blow-by-blow accounts from wherever it struck. Never before have we known so much in real time! And isn’t it stressful, having all that information and just waiting for the

An alternative approach to managing hay fever symptoms, thinking particularly about the exam seasonIt happens every year: summer arrives, and so do exams. How unfortunate for teenagers with hay fever! I’ve recently been reminded of research which shows academic performance can be adversely affected by hay fever (1), and on top of that there’s the anxiety about disturbing others by sniffing or sneezing during the exam. As parents, what can you do to minimise the disruption hay

We all have times when we're feeling stressed and it's hard to fall asleep. Here are some suggestions for short-term help when frustration is setting in.How to help your brain switch off so you can get to sleepIt’s hard to leave your day behind and get to sleep sometimes, especially if you’re feeling stressed. Whether it’s revising for exams, planning to go on holiday or worrying about someone close to you, there are likely to be times when it’s hard to switch off. And, as lo

7 tips to manage procrastination and support teens revising for examsHolistic tips to support your teen's revision“I’m exhausted, I can’t focus”“I’m too tired to get up”“I think I’ll just clean my desk it’s mucky”“I need to organise my notes before I revise”I meet a lot of parents who have teenagers going through exams. Almost without exception their biggest frustration is how their child has turned into a last minute merchant, with a whole range of reasons not to get on with

This post describes how the range of 12 tissue salts can be used to support symptoms and issues often experienced by teens during puberty.How to ease your teen's journey through pubertyWe can all relate, we’ve been there; it feels like no-one understands; it feels like no-one’s experienced this before; it’s hard. Would any of us want to re-live our teen years? It can be lonely, bewildering and unpredictable. These days there’s the added pressures of social media urging perfec

How to choose the best match homeopathic remedy for your cystitis symptomsCystitis is the name for an inflamed bladder, and it’s usually caused by infection (nhs.uk/conditions/cystitis). These cripplingly painful episodes of bladder and urinary discomfort can be completely disabling yet, to colleagues or family members, there’s no outward signs to legitimise the pain. Add to that the indignity of the GP reminding you of the importance of wiping your bottom correctly and you h