Prevention
Every year, a new batch of Influenzinum (the Homeopathic flu remedy) is prepared from the current influenza vaccine together with the previous year’s vaccine.

Homeopathic remedies are not normally used as a “preventative”. The tenets of homeopathy state that you base your remedy selection on the symptoms of an illness. When using a remedy as a preventative, obviously there are no symptoms on which to prescribe.

Influenzinum has been used by Homeopathic medical doctors for the prevention of the flu and are reporting success. There are a couple of ways to administer it. You can take the remedy once a day for a week, stop for 3 weeks, then repeat it. Or, you can take it one weekend a month (2 doses each day) throughout the flu season. Use the method you feel more comfortable with. Suggested potency: 30C Read the rest of this entry »

As much as we long for summer to arrive, there a few “side effects” we could do without: poison ivy, sore backs, aching muscles, bug bites, and bee stings.

For the poison ivy that is lurking out there, try Rhus Tox 4X Poison Ivy Pills. Not only can you use this product for the treatment of poison ivy, it can also be used as a preventative - directions for treatment and prevention are on the label.

The Poison Ivy Pills would be indicated for intense itching with restlessness; must scratch constantly, especially at night; feels much better with HOT water applications. You can also get a topical lotion to apply - Rusto Lotion. Both of the products have been manufactured for over 60 years and work for the majority of the people who have used them. Other remedies to be considered are: Read the rest of this entry »