Diane’s Blog
What is Constitutional Treatment in Homeopathy?
Sara has a Sore Throat Sara is 40ish, married with 3 children. She lives a busy life balancing family, work, social and other commitments.Recently, with her husband working late most days and one of her children going through a difficult stage, she has been burning...
Homeopathic remedies: What Potency How Often?
So you know which remedy to give, now what? One of the hardest things for the home-prescriber (& sometimes the homeopath too) is knowing what potency and how often (we call this posology). The Train Analogy An analogy for homeopathy that I like is the runaway...
Homeopathy for Menstrual Pain
Most women can relate to the concept of period pain (dysmenorrhea). The pain can range from mild to extreme. Many people think that it is normal. Some will take a pain-killer to get through the day. Some will take a pain-killer followed by a strong coffee - works...
Homeoprophylaxis
I am often asked about homeopathic vaccination. Just to be clear, although the terms are used, strictly speaking there is no such thing as homeopathic vaccination or immunisation. There is however, Homeoprophylaxis (HP) which is defined as the use of potentised...
Homeopathy for Sunburn
Sunburn and homeopathy! I can speak from experience - although I am old enough to know better. Last holiday in the sun I managed to burn the fronts of my legs and my feet. Red as a cooked lobster! There's been a bit of discussion lately about sun-protection...
Homeopathy for PMS and PMDD
Why is it not a public health crisis that up 80% of women (depending which estimate you look at) suffer from pre-menstrual pain and/or emotional distress? Maybe it doesn't need to be. Maybe there is a solution.Let's look at problem and what can be done about it. Pre...
Homeopathy for Uterine Hemorrhage
Many women at some stage in their life will experience problems with their reproductive system and often this takes the form of abnormal bleeding. This seems to be topical at the moment with many reports of women experiencing 'hemorrhagic events' or 'messed-up cycles'...
What is Homeopathy?
The Hair of the Dog There is saying about the hair of the dog that bit you. It originated sometime in the mists of antiquity – the Romans are said to have treated dog bites with a salve from made from burnt hair of the offending dog. These days the expression is used...
Are menstrual periods necessary?
A Curse or a Blessing? We all know periods are about fertility and having babies. But what if you're not interested in having babies at the moment? Or if your period is cramping your style? Or making life a misery? Painful? Emotionally disruptive? Is there anything...
Understanding your Menstrual cycle
Let's talk Periods When I was a teenager, no one really talked about periods. You were given some basic preparation and you did the best you could. Pain or excessive bleeding? Well, you just thought that was normal. I'm so pleased that things have changed. When I...