I would like to invite my friends to exercise true scepticism when it comes to the topic of homeopathy. I hear you thinking “Huh? I thought you were annoyed with the sceptics?” Well, perhaps yes, but not in the way that you may surmise. Despite it being widely used around the world, Homeopathy is an alternative form of medicine which sceptics love to attack and make comments about. I admit that it’s mildly annoying when certain sceptics occupy themselves by making their witty anti-homeopathy statements. They seem to entertain themselves. But, it’s more than … [Read more...] about Homeopathy and true scepticism
Homeopathy Kit in Hahndorf
A visit to the Adelaide Hills turned up an old homeopathy kit tucked away in the local Hahndorf museum. Hahndorf is a little town up in the Hills of Adelaide. No prizes for guessing that there's a strong German influence in this part of South Australia. It is acknowledged as Australia’s oldest surviving German settlement. The place is chock a block with wood carvings for tourists and strange varieties of sausage. But it is the buildings and the history which appeal to me, so I headed over to The Hahndorf museum. It has a fascinating display about the lives of … [Read more...] about Homeopathy Kit in Hahndorf
Challenging Children: Success with Homeopathy
One of the great strengths of Homeopathy is the treatment of behavioural problems. The history of homeopathy shows that it is not only in recent times that Homeopathy has laid claim to being able to help challenging children. As far back as 1842, Samuel Hahnemann, the founder of Homeopathy, described a 14-year-old-girl who was treated because she “spoke irrationally, could not work, rapidly gets in a rage and beats everyone, and became as if mad”. After three months using the remedies Belladonna, Hyoscyamus and Sulphur she “became a healthy, rational, amiable … [Read more...] about Challenging Children: Success with Homeopathy
What Is Homeopathy?
[byline_author] First of all, it is best to start by saying Homeopathy is a great example of wholistic (or holistic) medicine. Wholistic medicine is any system of health care which encourages a cooperative relationship between the patient, the practitioner and the family - taking into account the whole person, including physical, nutritional, environmental, emotional, social, spiritual and lifestyle values. Wholistic medicine focuses on education and responsibility for personal efforts to achieve balance and well being. Therefore Homeopathy has earned it's … [Read more...] about What Is Homeopathy?
Sensitive children
[byline_author] Some children have a nervous system that seems to be highly aware and quick to react. They pick up on subtle changes and like to think carefully before taking action. Sensitive children are easily overwhelmed by lots of stimulation, sudden changes, and other people's emotional distress. Some of these sensitive children can be a challenge to parent because they are quite active, emotionally intense, demanding, and persistent but other sensitive children are calm, turned inward, and almost too easy to parent. Where do you get help with these … [Read more...] about Sensitive children
Professor Stephen Myers defends complementary medicine in universities
[byline_author] Support for keeping complementary medicine courses in universities continues to increase. "Removing complementary medicine courses from universities will not reduce public demand, but it may reduce their educational rigour", says an editorial in the 16 July issue of the Medical Journal of Australia (MJA). “We can see great danger for the public if complementary medicine practice is allowed to develop outside mainstream education”, Professor Stephen Myers and coauthors wrote. Professor Myers, from the natural medicine research unit at Southern … [Read more...] about Professor Stephen Myers defends complementary medicine in universities