Penny Barron: Author, Lecturer, Homeopath

"When we are sure that we are on the right road there is no need to plan our journey too far ahead. No need to burden ourselves with doubts and fears as to the obstacles that may bar our progress. We cannot take more than one step at a time."
Orison Swett Marden

About Penny Barron

Penny Barron has a passion for writing and informing families about natural health options. Her aim is to help people navigate their way through the obstacles and pitfalls of decision making about health problems. One of her readers recently described her no-nonsense style as "refreshing and breathtakingly real because she tells it like it is." Penny Barron is a homeopathic practitioner with a BSc background who often shares information which is hard to find or hard to understand and she breaks it down into plain-English.

The importance of Muscle Mass in menopause

12/03/2025 By Penny Barron

Last year I drove all the way up to Woodford Queensland to volunteer in the homeopathy tent at the festival. It was fantastic! But... half-way there, I had to stop for a bush-wee as I got a little caught short (‘scuse my directness, life’s too short to pussyfoot around for these things these days). That wasn’t a problem in itself. The problem I had was that back in the days when I did that kind of thing more often (ahem), I could crouch down and then get back up again no problem. This time, I got stuck. My legs were so weak, I couldn’t push myself back up to … [Read more...] about The importance of Muscle Mass in menopause

Penny’s gluten free bread recipe

14/10/2024 By Penny Barron

I’ve been asked for the recipe for the bread I made yesterday so I’ve written it down for everyone. Here it is! This is one I like to make grain free and depending on which flour you use, it makes a fabulous textured bread. I use a combination of different flours that end up being better to work with than one on its own. Some of the flours you could use include: Cassava Tapioca Almond Teff Sorghum Millet Tigernut Plantain It can also be great to use with your garden variety gluten free flour. 1.5 cups of … [Read more...] about Penny’s gluten free bread recipe

Children and bedwetting: What can parents do to help?

01/10/2024 By Penny Barron

Bedwetting can be upsetting and the practicalities of washing the bedding can take up a lot of time especially for parents who lead such busy lives. Wetting the bed at night (nocturnal enuresis) is very common in young children. In fact, it is normal up to the age of five years and eventually it does pass! All about bedwetting Almost half of all three-year-olds and about 10% of five-year-olds wet their bed It is somewhat more common in boys than girls Children who wet the bed often have no physical or great emotional problems Bedwetting can become … [Read more...] about Children and bedwetting: What can parents do to help?

Insomnia and Homeopathy

30/07/2024 By Penny Barron Leave a Comment

Homeopathy, Saviour of Sleep! Who doesn’t like a good nights sleep? Wrapped up all nice and cosy, especially on a cold winter’s night; it makes one’s eyelids feel all heavy just thinking about a beautiful, soft pillow and deliciously warm covers. But for those suffering from insomnia, often the mere thought of some shut-eye fills them with a sensation closer to dread. Many insomniacs liken their inability to sleep as torture. Lying for hours alone in the dark with nobody but your own thoughts for company can make time feel very long. There’s no escape, unless … [Read more...] about Insomnia and Homeopathy

Book Review: Homeopathy for Sports, Exercise and Dance

01/06/2024 By Penny Barron Leave a Comment

Book Review - Homeopathy for Sports, Exercise and Dance From - The Homeopath Number 77 - Spring 2000 Author: Emlyn Thomas Reviewed by Katherine Armitage This is a beautifully produced, compact handbook full of easily accessible information. It is written by a man with years of homeopathic experience and who is himself no stranger to physical endurance, having led major expeditions to many great mountain ranges, including the Himalayas. As well as for the homeopath, and for anybody who participates in sport or dance, this book is intended for club … [Read more...] about Book Review: Homeopathy for Sports, Exercise and Dance

Pyrrole disorder: a homeopathic perspective

02/05/2024 By Penny Barron Leave a Comment

Can homeopathy help the People of Pyrrole? Pyrrole seems to be the new buzzword going around the natural therapies traps at the moment. Everywhere I turn there’s a new article on Pyrrole and the far reaching problems it can cause. Perhaps that’s why I’ve preferred to ignore it for so long because there are so many trends that come and go in the world of natural health and I can’t keep up with them all before they fade out of favour. There’s something about Pyrrole though that keeps coming back to haunt me. It’s partly due to observing a very dear friend treat … [Read more...] about Pyrrole disorder: a homeopathic perspective

The joys of menopause and why progesterone is so important

18/02/2024 By Penny Barron

If you look around in the media, you might notice that articles on menopause have exploded recently. It’s not like menopause is a new thing, and if you were to really think about how many women are suffering, it’s almost as though menopause could be an illness given the many and varied symptoms it seems to bring about. But is it really menopause causing all of these issues? Or are we blaming something which just happens to be removing a layer of protection that previously allowed us to “get away with” more potentially damaging behaviours in our past … [Read more...] about The joys of menopause and why progesterone is so important

Natural Support for Tics and Tourette’s

29/05/2023 By Penny Barron Leave a Comment

Supporting Tourette's Naturally It was somewhat of an accident that I ended up exploring the world of natural options for tic disorders and Tourette Syndrome. Like everything else, I figured surely there would be a way of supporting Tourette's naturally. My background is focused on the homeopathic and nutritional treatment/support of children with behavioural disorders. It seemed fortuitous, then, that I was approached by one of the administrators of an online group discussing natural options for those with tics or Tourette syndrome. I was asked to give … [Read more...] about Natural Support for Tics and Tourette’s

Is it really perimenopause or is it your thyroid and Hashimoto?

08/05/2023 By Penny Barron

The silent epidemic of Hashimoto Thyroiditis Symptoms of perimenopause Most women I know have had issues going through perimenopause, but there are a smug few who don’t get any symptoms. They’re the ones who sail through their journey with relative ease, don’t even put on a kilo, and don’t even raise a sweat. That wasn’t me. You might be thinking, but Penny is a natural therapist, so surely, she has all the answers to be able to sort herself out. I may have learned a thing or two, but health is super complex and very individualised and it’s a bit of a journey … [Read more...] about Is it really perimenopause or is it your thyroid and Hashimoto?

How do you positively get more out of your blood test results?

16/03/2023 By Penny Barron

Normal results on a blood test when you don’t feel fine? Have you ever decanted what looks like half your blood, for thorough blood tests, hoping they’ll give you some answers to what’s causing your symptoms, only to be told everything has normal levels? This is something I hear so often as I see more and more clients with what I call functional rather than pathological issues. What that means is that people can have symptoms that affect them even though they’re not showing up on your usual types of testing. That often means that whatever is going on hasn’t … [Read more...] about How do you positively get more out of your blood test results?

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