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Filling in the Gaps: A Homeopath’s Tour of a Dental Technician Lab

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Filling in the Gaps: A Homeopath's Tour of a Dental Technician Lab Visiting Mike the dental technician was like creeping into a busy cave with a background of noise and lights. There are the occasional grinding sounds, a compressor working and beautiful coloured beams coming from an array of complex digital equipment. It all cries out for a detailed explanation and Mike, who is at home here in his natural environment, is keen to talk. However, the first thing I see is not the powerful computers but it’s the table full of paint brushes and possibly antiquated … [Read more...] about Filling in the Gaps: A Homeopath’s Tour of a Dental Technician Lab

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Kate’s Miso Salmon Recipe

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I made this Miso Salmon as the centre piece to a Japanese lunch I made for a group of 8 friends.  It was a huge hit for something relatively simple.  I served it just warm with sushi rice seasoned with Fume Furakaki, (a nori & sesame seasoning you can buy at Woolies these days).  We also had little salty edamame beans and pork gyoza (dumplings) to start.  Everyone loved it, super filling but also really light.  Made sure there was plenty of sake as well! Salmon nutritional value Great source of protein and inflammation reducing Omega 3 fatty … [Read more...] about Kate’s Miso Salmon Recipe

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Penny’s gluten free bread recipe

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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

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Children and bedwetting: What can parents do to help?

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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?

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Homeopathy surge worldwide

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As the owner of a busy homeopathy clinic, I ask my patients lots of questions. I've been wondering where the recent surge in homeopathy has come from, so I ask them about it.  Over and over, the answer goes something like this, "I tried it for my terrible headaches which had gone on for three years since the birth of my baby. My days were a fog of pain and tiredness. Three days after the homeopathic, they were gone. I could hardly believe it, after being to so many specialists and having CAT scans, x-rays and thyroid tests etc done."  No wonder there is a … [Read more...] about Homeopathy surge worldwide

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Insomnia and Homeopathy

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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

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Weight Loss and Glucose Management: It’s not just what we eat but how we eat

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I recently read a very interesting book, Glucose Revolution by Jessie Inchauspe, which explains glucose in detail, including sugar and fructose and how it is processed in the body. So often we focus on what and what not to eat, but it turns out that how we eat our food has a powerful effect on our glucose curves. Two meals consisting of the same foods can have vastly different impacts on our body depending on how their components are eaten.  (Cornell University in 2015 has scientific papers that proved this). When insulin levels have been high for a … [Read more...] about Weight Loss and Glucose Management: It’s not just what we eat but how we eat

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Book Review: Homeopathy for Sports, Exercise and Dance

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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

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Autism is helped by several different styles of homeopathy

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Constitutional remedies; isopathic homeopathy and the biomedical approach. In Australia, autism is helped by several different styles of homeopathy. For the parents of children with autism, homeopathy offers  an increasing body of literature about using it. Autism is on the rise Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is the fastest growing developmental condition in the western world. In 2015, there were 164,000 Australians with autism, a 42.1% increase from the 115,400 with the condition in 2012. Then by 2018, there were 205,200 Australians with autism, a 25.1% … [Read more...] about Autism is helped by several different styles of homeopathy

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Puberty Stages and Easing the Transition

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Transition is a period of changing from one state or condition to another In our lives, we go through many different transitions, some we have no control over, and some we choose. The ones beyond our control can often be difficult, painful, and uncomfortable. Puberty is one such transition. It relates to my own family at this time. As mother of two teen girls and about to enter the menopause zone myself (another major life transition). I am all too aware of the challenges that lie ahead for our family. Teen acne and teenage mood swings to name just a few. What … [Read more...] about Puberty Stages and Easing the Transition