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Holidays and Homeopathy
It’s holiday time and many people struggle just to get through it. Instead of being a time to enjoy family and friends, it turns into a time of sadness, anxiety, feeling overwhelmed and over stressed. Hopefully, you won’t need any remedies but if you do, here’s a list to choose from.
Sadness/Grief
Depression is a major concern during this time of year. Too many people feel so sad and lonely during the holidays whether it’s due to loss of a loved one due to death, divorce or break up, or, if you can’t be with those you love. Try Ignatia. It is a major grief remedy and a key indication is sighing. This is the remedy for someone who can’t overcome their loss. For a deep depression with thoughts of suicide, use Aurum Metallicum and get professional help.
Anger/Resentment
- Staphysagria - You may not want to see certain people because of insults, slights, etc. Staphysagria can help you to “deal with it”.
- Natrum Mur should be considered also if the person is holding a grudge. Consolation aggravates. People needing Natrum Mur tend to eat a lot of salt.
Anxiety
- Lycopodium - just wants everything to go off without a hitch if they are hosting an event. There is self-doubt and low self-esteem. Lycopodium people like sweets.A
- Arsenicum - wants everything to be just perfect. There is restlessness and anxiety; ailment is worse from midnight to 2 am.
- Argentum Nit - there will be restlessness with pacing. This remedy is also good for stage fright.
- Gelsemium - nervous anticipation but person just sits and thinks about it. Another remedy for stage fright.
- Aconite - Fearful that things won’t go as planned. The key word here is “fear”.
- Coffea Cruda - Cannot settle down at bedtime because they had a stimulant earlier.
Overindulgence
- Nux Vomica - for over-eating, over-drinking, over-doing. It is an “excess” remedy. It’s also known as the hangover remedy. If there are digestive problems, stomach ache, constipation, irritability and chilliness then consider Nux Vomica.
- Pulsatilla - Would be for overindulgence of rich, creamy foods. Pulsatilla wants to be coddled and needs fresh air.
- Carbo Vegetabilis - for gas, distension.
- Arsenicum Alb - Food poisoning.
Children
If they become irritable with crying, screaming and don’t know what they want, give them Chamomilla.
Coffea Cruda is for children who are all wound up and unable to sleep.
Don’t forget these same remedies apply to your PETS. With people tramping through the house, plenty of food to get to, even having to travel, pets can get stressed out and also depressed if they have lost someone they loved.
Have you heard of the remedy……..Viscum Album?
Viscum Alb is made from Mistletoe of the European variety. The tincture is made from the fresh leaves and berries.
Some of the symptoms associated with this remedy are:
- Respiratory - FEELING OF SUFFOCATION WHEN LYING ON LEFT SIDE. Spasmodic cough. ASTHMA, if connected with gout or rheumatism.
- Heart - Weight and oppression of heart; as if a hand were squeezing it; ticking sensation about heart.
- Hearing - RHEUMATIC DEAFNESS.
- Extremeties - Rheumatism with TEARING PAINS. Sciatica with TEARING, shooting pains. General tremor in all muscles.
WORSE: winter, cold, stormy weather; in bed; movement; lying on left side.
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