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

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Probiotics benefits, drawbacks, nutrition

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Achieving happy digestive balance through nutrition and homeopathy Probiotics benefits: can have a powerful affect on our gut and overall health. BUT there is an enormous range of different probiotic strains, found in foods as well as products. How do we know which foods and products will benefit us? Our gut microflora Food has an influence over which types of micro-organisms colonise our gut. Our gut flora are responsible for a large proportion of not only digestion, but energy levels, moods and most importantly, immune function. I’m talking mainly about the … [Read more...] about Probiotics benefits, drawbacks, nutrition

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The Mysteries of Homeopathy and what I tell my clients

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How does Homeopathy work? One of the reasons homeopathy can be so tricky to grasp is because it requires a leap of understanding of concepts. Concepts which are outside the box of mainstream science. Many people dismiss homeopathy outright because we homeopaths use highly diluted substances of all kinds. How could anything so diluted possibly have any effect on the body? It’s no wonder homeopathy is such an enormous stretch for those steeped in mainstream science. But here’s the thing. Homeopathy may not happily be acknowledged by the limited orthodox view. … [Read more...] about The Mysteries of Homeopathy and what I tell my clients

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Staying Sane and Connected during Coronavirus Panic

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Support yourself emotionally during Coronavirus Lockdowns As natural therapists we’ve been bombarded by calls to our clinic. People are asking what they can do to boost up the immune system and help prevent disease. You can find this kind of thing all over the internet, so I’m going to focus on another, less obvious pandemic sweeping the world – panic. This Coronavirus disease can get pretty horrible, so before I talk about anything else, I’m going to acknowledge rather than minimise people’s fear. This is very real, and I understand there are many people … [Read more...] about Staying Sane and Connected during Coronavirus Panic

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My adventures with intermittent fasting diet

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Intermittent Fasting - Starving in the midst of Plenty I’ve never been one to follow the diet fads.  I love my food too much and really can’t stand feeling hungry. Until recently reaching a stage in my life known as Perimenopause, I’ve been pretty lucky genetically and haven’t had to work too hard at keeping within a healthy body weight. I’ve always been of the mindset that eating healthy food and getting enough exercise are all you need to do. It’s all I’ve ever needed to do, anyway, but now there are questions over insulin resistance in menopause. While I’ve … [Read more...] about My adventures with intermittent fasting diet

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Eczema homeopathy and dairy Intolerance

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Toby's story A story of homeopathy for eczema in babies What does a homeopath do when she can't fix her own child's eczema? Toby is my third child. When I brought him home from the hospital, I wanted to turn around and go straight back. The food may well be horrendous, but at least someone else makes it for you. There are a lot of jokes going around that once you have three children, you may as well go and have another one because it makes very little difference in the scheme of things. I began to understand exactly what was behind all of those jokes as I did my … [Read more...] about Eczema homeopathy and dairy Intolerance

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Getting enough Protein in a Vegetarian Diet

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Before you assume I’m some kind of accomplished vegetarian, I’m not. (Because here I am writing about getting enough protein in a vegetarian diet). Actually, I failed miserably at being vegetarian; not because I didn’t try, but because my body just didn’t suit that kind of diet. I didn’t want to admit the shameful truth to myself, even after doing my best to ignore the sinfully amazing smells emanating from every chicken shop I walked past, that made my mouth water in desperate craving. Even when I put on twelve kilos, my hair started falling out and my nails … [Read more...] about Getting enough Protein in a Vegetarian Diet

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Befriend your hormones by naturally supporting adrenal fatigue

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The relationship between adrenal fatigue and hormone balance If I had a dollar for every woman who told me they hate having to menstruate because of their terrible symptoms of heavy bleeding, PMT and pain, I would probably not be that rich in today’s inflated economy, but it would make a nice contribution anyway! Ask each of those women whether she also feels constantly exhausted, having to crack the whip at themselves just to get through each day, and it’s likely that we become aware of a relatively silent epidemic - that of underlying adrenal fatigue.  … [Read more...] about Befriend your hormones by naturally supporting adrenal fatigue

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Homeopathy, glue ear and recurrent ear infections

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Recently I have been coming across many people asking if there is an alternative to antibiotics for ear infections and glue ear. A few years ago now, we did research on previous clients in our clinic who were treated homeopathically, to ascertain just how effective homeopathic treatment is for ear issues. This information is still just as valid today so I thought I'd re-post this blog I did on the homeopathic treatment of kids (and sometimes adults!) with recurrent ear infections and glue ear. ***** In the past couple of years we have been embarking on a … [Read more...] about Homeopathy, glue ear and recurrent ear infections

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Invisible Scars: Living With PTSD

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In Australia, the figure is at around 800,000 who are thought to have post traumatic stress disorder at any given time. Up to ten percent of people are predicted to suffer from this issue at some stage of their lives. I’d like to suggest it’s a little higher than this, since most people with PTSD tend to suffer in silence, and I see this so often in my clinic. The world is actually full of these silent heroes. Day after day they get up, go to work, look after their children, socialise and navigate the potential minefields of their relationships. All the while, … [Read more...] about Invisible Scars: Living With PTSD

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MTHFR: a role for Homeopathy?

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Recently, there have been many blogs about a genetic condition called MTHFR. Even so, you may not have heard about it. It’s up there with pyrrole which is another disorder which has seen increasing interest. More and more of our children (and often adults) find that they have to work harder just to maintain a base-line of health. There are more and more of these genetic conditions being discovered every day as we explore the intricacies of the human genome  in more detail. As a result, we are beginning to see how these genes are influencing our health on all … [Read more...] about MTHFR: a role for Homeopathy?