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| Re: Just a little more about homeopathy [message #18468 is a reply to message #18454 ] |
Thu, 23 July 2009 10:03   |
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is there any thing that helps with carpultunel.
Bonnie Holmes the faster ahead I go, the more behind I get
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| Re: Just a little more about homeopathy [message #18501 is a reply to message #18454 ] |
Thu, 23 July 2009 20:55 |
 skating librarian
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Thank you, thank you for all the information.
The eating nettles reminded me of surka leaves ...
I used to go to a osteopath/homeopath but lost confidence in him when he diagnosed my red blisters as poison ivy and it turned out to be shingles. Luckily I found a woman doctor soon thereafter who had a much better grasp on seeing patients as people rather than their symptoms ... sadly she has retired now.
I dare say that one of these days I should do a serious search for another woman doctor, however since I retired I'm much healthier (no more exposure to 400 kids worth of germs and viruses on a regular basis)and there are so many "important" things to do. The blinkety blink insurance company makes it so hard to access medical care that I usually sit down with "Taking Care of Yourself" and follow the directions for home remedies.
Again thank you, especially for the title, as the library has way too many books!
"Winning a war is like winning an earthquake" Jeanette Rankin
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| Re: Just a little more about homeopathy [message #18510 is a reply to message #18454 ] |
Fri, 24 July 2009 03:42 |
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Diane in MN
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Like cures like—but use the little white pills, it’s what they’re for* and which have been, as it’s called, potentised, which is a lecture for another day.
It's the potentising process that makes many people, especially MDs, no doubt, think of homeopathy as wishful thinking. To my way of thinking, it's one of the things that distinguishes homeopathy from simply herbal medicine.
Thanks for the reference to the Castro book. The pamphlet from the natural food store was interesting but insufficient. 
"The point of books is to have way too many but to always feel you never have enough . . . " Louise Erdrich
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| Re: Just a little more about homeopathy [message #18517 is a reply to message #18468 ] |
Fri, 24 July 2009 05:39 |
Susan in Melbourne
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| holmes44 wrote on Fri, 24 July 2009 00:03 |
is there any thing that helps with carpultunel.
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Yes, remedial massage, and an exercise/stretching regime, not just at the wrist, but right up the arm and upper chest. Stretch the muscles on the chest below the collar bone, tighten the muscles across your shoulder blade and do forearm twist exercises. I can't send you an immediately-to-hand link, I'm sorry, the massage lady at work has given me photocopies of articles to read, but there is information out there.
(I'm probably telling my grandmother to suck eggs, and you've already been there and done that....)
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| Re: Just a little more about homeopathy [message #18534 is a reply to message #18454 ] |
Fri, 24 July 2009 17:04 |
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i have tried some but repeat exercise is imposable with fibromyalgia,it aggravates it.
Bonnie Holmes the faster ahead I go, the more behind I get
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| Re: Just a little more about homeopathy [message #18570 is a reply to message #18454 ] |
Sat, 25 July 2009 03:48 |
Firebyrd
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So is it safe to try things learning on your own from a book as a beginner or should one visit a professional before doing anything else? I'm confused, wanting to be skeptical, but having no reason to think that Robin and others are being untruthful or naive about the results they're getting. Things being so individualized does seem like a reasonable explanation for the lack of firm scientific data. Heck, given how varied reactions to different medications are, I suppose it's pretty amazing we get enough of a uniform response to consider any drugs proven to help any condition.
At any rate, despite my mixed feelings, I'm feeling pretty desperate. My two year old son has terrible eczema. While thankfully it's mostly gone from his face, his legs and feet aren't getting better, in fact they're probably worse than when he was a baby due to him having the ability to scratch with a purpose now. He's already been on steroid creams despite my deep misgivings about that, they stopped working, and there's no way I would use the really scary black boxed drugs western medicine would move to next. I've got to try something and since you've posted such amazing stories about how homeopathy has helped you, Robin, it seems like the next step.
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| Re: Just a little more about homeopathy [message #18597 is a reply to message #18570 ] |
Sat, 25 July 2009 19:20 |
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Robin
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*Get him to a professional homeopath PRONTO.* Eczema is a nightmare: I know: I've treated it. There are entire BOOKS on eczema alone.
The problem, as I've said, unfortunately, is finding a GOOD professional homeopath. And depending on where you are, that may be difficult--over here homeopathy is ALMOST respectable, so you can probably find a homeopath who knows what s/he's doing. There are great swathes of America where there are no homeopaths, good bad or indifferent, and I think that's true of most of the *world.* There are however a few famous and big-name homeopaths who will treat by telephone--this makes me very jumpy, but as an alternative to *nothing* it's probably worthwhile, and some of the results I read about are pretty impressive.
And also . . . if you're desperate enough, which you sound like you are, yes it *is* worth giving *yourself* a cram course and considering doing a little experimenting. That's how I got started. *Use your judgement.* Get the Castro book, let's say, and read the beginning, which both gives you a good grounding in how homeopathy works AND warns you that as an amateur first-aider you should NOT experiment with chronic conditions, of which eczema is one. But if you're comfortable with the theory, if it makes sense to you, if you take Cantharis the next time you burn yourself, for example, and see it work (mind you Cantharis isn't guaranteed any more than any remedy is: homeopathy is *distressingly* individual!), it MIGHT be worth it to you to start reading up on eczema. I can recommend a couple of books. *Try* to find a professional homeopath first: that's much your best option. But even then you should read up as much as you can--you'll be in much better shape to assess whether your professional is the right person for you. And start experimenting with the first aid end!
Good luck!
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| Re: Just a little more about homeopathy [message #18611 is a reply to message #18454 ] |
Sun, 26 July 2009 02:43 |
Firebyrd
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Thank you, Robin. I'll start investigating. Utah is weird...in some ways, alternative therapies are very accepted here, but in others, they're not, so I'm not sure what I'll find. There are chiropractors and multi-level-marketing herbal drinks on every corner, but we've got one of the highest levels of epidural use in laboring women in the country, for example. The local health food store has what seems to be (at least to my uninformed self) a large section of homeopathic remedies and my midwife practiced a bit of it, so I'll cross my fingers and hope there's someone nearby.
Hmm, actually, asking her is probably the place to start. Thanks again, my train of thought probably wouldn't have gone to her without my rambling here.
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| Re: Just a little more about homeopathy [message #18638 is a reply to message #18480 ] |
Sun, 26 July 2009 20:15 |
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| Robin wrote on Thu, 23 July 2009 21:47 |
The book I started with and which I still like and use a lot for first aid and for a jumping-off place is The Complete Book of Homeopathy by Miranda Castro. It's a lot bigger and fatter than a 50-page flyer on basic first aid, but it gives you a very good grounding in the philosophy of homeopathy and how the system works etc. And it's pretty widely available...
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I gather books from charity shops like a herbivore gathers grass and many get put away for future reference - last time you mentioned the Castro book neurnes pinged and yes! I have a copy, slightly flap eared, with a price of 75p in the inside cover.
I love tweaking Bach remedies for my dogs, which are personality dependant, so I might dust Miranda down and have a play
Someone says "pie" and we all go on alert, like meercats. "Pie? Where?" - Blackbear
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