Explore Homeopathy with our November 2011 Catalog!

1-800 Homeopathy's November 2011 Catalog is in the mail now.  If you are a regular customer, it should be arriving sometime this week.  If you don't get our catalog and want to receive a printed copy, click here to request one. 

Digestion

With Thanksgiving in just a couple of weeks, and the Holiday season right around the corner,  you may be interested to know that 1-800 Homeopathy has more than 10 unique combination formulas to help with digestion related ailments and we've given special attention to them in this issue.

Cold & Flu

Equally important this time of year are cold, cough and flu issues, so this catalog takes a very close look at everything from fevers, to chest colds and Children's Cold n' Cough formulas to the new Hyland's DEFEND formulas for adults.

Welcome to our Homeopathic Single Remedies!

The more you know about homeopathy, the more you know that finding the right single homeopathic remedy can help you make a profound impact on your own health and the health of your family.  This November Catalog  includes great detail on the most commonly used single remedies, providing you with an awesome reference tool for your home and for travel.

November I-Catalog available online!

Now, if you can't wait to get one in your mailbox, or if you prefer flipping through catalogs over browsing through an online store, 1-800 Homeopathy's new I-Catalog is a fantastic way to view our catalog and product offerings. And it's good for the environment because it saves paper and trees!  It's also more efficient, so it helps us provide you with more value.  It's more than an electronic flip catalog, it's also "Interactive".

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Links to Previous 1-800 Homeopathy I-Catalog Versions:

September 2011 - Fall Into Homeopathy

July 2011 - Celebrating Cell Salts

May 2011- Support for Active Lifestyles - Focus on Arnica

March 2011- Renew and Revitalize with Homeopathy

January 2011- Ring in the New Year with Homeopathy - Vitality, Composure, Comfort and Health

November 2010 - Explore Homeopathy

September 2010 - Update Your Medicine Cabinet

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Sinuses, Sniffles & Sneezes

How to get cold relief without suppression. 

We have to admit, this topic has been on our minds since the fall, and cooler weather set in, because we're starting to see more colds in the office and among family members.  Sometimes, colds are just a nuisance, not fully debilitating or overwhelming, but other times, they really drain your energy.  Fortunately, homeopathy offers safe solutions for either situation and the range of symptoms that accompany any cold.  You can start by looking at these three key homeopathic remedies to help you fight colds and cold symptoms this season.

Our #1 homeopathic combination remedy for colds

Nasal / Sinus #10 

Tough stubborn mucus has met its match!

♦ Whether stubborn mucus blocks nasal passages, sinuses or bronchial tracks, this remedy offers natural support that will not suppress phlegm.

♦ This unique formula is designed to stimulate natural healing to fight off sinus pressure, nasal congestion and post nasal drainage.

♦ Relieves lingering cold symptoms– chesty coughs and stubborn nasal discharge.

Homeopathic Ingredients:

Antimonium tart - A master of coughs and stubborn mucus, helps when the sinuses, or any part of the respiratory system are full.

 Kali bich - Homeopathy’s #1 real sinus reliever, helps clear thick, yellow-green, stringy mucus that clogs the sinuses, blocks nasal passages, lines the throat and lungs and may fill the ears as well.

 Mercurius viv - Offers added relief if there is much mucus in the throat and pain in the front and back of the head.

Spongia tosta - Helps most when there is mucus irritation, but everything feels dry and tight - blocked sinuses with bursting headaches, and dry suffocating coughs.

 Favorite homeopathic single remdy for early onset of cold symptoms

Aconite Napellus

Sudden sniffles, scares and shocks are Aconite’s trademarks.

♦ For first aid after a scare or accident, it can be critical for calming fear and minimizing the chance of shock.
♦ For colds, most texts recommend it be taken at the first sneeze, sniffle, dry throat, acute fever or fear that a cold is coming, particularly when symptoms begin suddenly after exposure to cold winds or emotional trauma.
♦ If fearful anxiety is present, it also eases: sleeplessness, restlessness, pain and burning headaches.

Lingering colds that drain energy with fever, chills, hoarseness and hacking coughs.

Cold Solutions with Zinc

Natural relief for a range of cold and hay fever symptoms, including sniffles, nasal congestion, acute fever, restless fatigue and heavy achy discomfort. With Zinc and classic cold remedies, #399 offers help to every cold it touches.

Homeopathic Ingredients:

Aconite - Fast acting support at the first sign of a cold, especially sniffles, sneezing or sore throat after a cold wind.

 Allium cepa - Relieves burning, watery runny noses and watery eyes due to colds or hayfever.

 Gelsemium - Relieves and speeds recovery of energy-draining, heavy, yet restless, colds and flu.

 Zinc gluc - Relieves dry sore throats, hoarseness and spasmodic cough.

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Foods to eat while sick with the flu

Some seasons, nothing you do is effective enough to avoid catching the flu. Once the flu gets you down, however, there are a few foods that can ease symptoms and put you on the road to a faster recovery.

Natural sinus remedies

Frequent colds and allergies are recipes for sinus infections, which is why so many people start experiencing increased sinus symptoms in the fall.

Flu prevention

When it comes to the flu, prevention is key. This season, make it your mission to take precautions to avoid getting the flu or spreading it to others.

Relieve your cough with homeopathy

Chronic coughs are the worst, and they are more than a mere annoyance because they can cause you to lose sleep, affect your work and leave you feeling exhausted.

Zinc and the common cold

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The Essential Homeopathic Medicine Chest - Our Top 5 fall remedies! 

Here's 5 of our favorite homeopathic remedies for fall.  Tell Us Yours.  Write in the comments below.

Backache/Sciatica #199

Shopping, lifting, cooking, sitting, mowing, shovelling, etc., every season needs this TLC.

- Bruising & Soreness

- Joint pain everywhere

- Nerve pain, Spasms

- Swelling and Redness

From first aid to everyday wear and tear, backs and joints love this remedy..

Exceed your own personal best!

 Bioplasma

This best seller offers balancing support to anyone, of any age, any time a refreshing dose is needed. If feeling just a ‘bubble off plumb’, recovering from a vigorous run or workout, suffering from an unbalanced diet or working to get back in sync after an illness, Bioplasma can be highly restorative. A dose in your water bottle may get you to the finish line with energy to spare!

Wise’s Gas Tabs #413

Halloween candy, holiday feasting and all the meals in between are more enjoyable when support like this is on hand.

- Gas & Heartburn

- Flatulence

- Bloating

- Hangover

- Weak Digestion

- Stomach flu

Natural relief that will not slow you down.

Colds with Zinc #399

From chills and sniffles to heavy restless colds, coughs, and misery, this cold combo is a natural.

- First sniffles, sneezes

- Heavy restless colds

- Body aches

- Coughs and congestion

Speed recovery or fend off colds from the start, this remedy and others like it provide non suppressive relief.

Arnica tablets, pellets, ointments, oil, spray, etc.

Just because life’s moving indoors doesn’t mean you don’t need this first aid available to reduce injuries and ease bruising
and soreness.

- Bruises & Soreness

- Joint Pain & Sprains

- Injuries & Strains

- MuscleAches & Pains

- Dental work & Surgery

- Workouts & Lifting

Available in many healing forms that can be used together or alone. 

Arnica Tablets and Pellets - Homeopathy’s best selling, best proven remedy across the globe.

Arnica Ointment, Arnica Bump Stick, Arnica Spray Arnica Massage Oil - Smear it on, spray it on, or massage it in (aaaahhhh) - anyway you can get its healing relief where it is needed ASAP

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Restocking your medicine chest with vital first aid remedies can save you trauma, pain, stress and hours of worry. Whether nk, gym, ballpark, Oktoberfest or Halloween parade, having what you need to minimize aches and injuries makes outings more fun for the whole family.

Which Homeopathic Potency?

The idea that a homeopathic remedy is stronger the higher its dilution, is confusing at best.  For starters, here are some basic tenets to follow.

1. In general: Start low so you can go higher, clearing symptoms as potency increases. 6X is our standard whenever potency is not specified. 

2. Selection: Lower potencies cover a wider range of symptoms, so are ideal if you are not certain.  Higher potencies need more accurate selection to stimulate cure.

3. Severity: The more severe the symptoms, the higher the potency you might want to use, especially when taking Arnica after an accident or if there’s a sudden onset of flu symptoms.

4.Exceptions: Physical symptoms respond well to low potencies, mental emotional symptoms often respond better to 30x or higher.

5. Frequency: The higher the potency, the less often you need to dose. Stop or reduce dosing when symptoms improve.

6. Aggravations: High potencies can stimulate more healing aggravations (like the purging of a sinus infection), so beginners might want to start with low potencies. 

Which is stronger 6X or 30X?

Less is more in homeopathy.  30x is more dilute but also more potent and therefore deeper acting than 6X. The benefit of 6X is that it requires less precision in selection and can be ideal for light, repeatable dosing.

Homeopathy Helps Kids Start Off On The Right Foot

Even though summer is still in full swing, the new school year is quickly approaching, and it's just the right time to consider homeopathic remedies that provide back-to-school support.

How will your child react to the next writing assignment, mistake, disappointment? Between the new teachers, classrooms, classmates, schedule, germs,... and leaving summer behind, the first days of school are very stressful even for homeschoolers. Nerves are restless, senses heightened, emotions piqued. Children often become vulnerable in these first few days, and they need all the support you can offer to get off on the right foot. 1-800 Homeopathy provides safe, non toxic, non addictive, non invasive homeopathic remedies to help them do and feel their best through all the mental, emotional and physical challenges of school.

General Support with Homeopathic Cell Salts

While all the cell salts have their place in any health plan, one stands out as irreplaceable for children and young people aged 0-21 and beyond.

Calc phos

This homeopathic cell salt helps the body resolve growing pains, study headaches, acute anemia, and many more symptoms related to growing up.  At any age its support applies to structural stresses– injured bones, slow healing wounds, joint pain, back pain, weak digestion, acute simple anemia and heavy periods. Key indicators include a desire for change or travel, cravings for fatty, salty foods and an intolerance for dairy products or fruit.

Elasticity Tissue G

This homeopathic cell salt combination helps stretching veins, bones, muscles and other tissues keep their flexibility while advancing inches every year. Though we often think of elasticity as an aging issue, imagine the elasticity it takes to go from an egg to 8 pounds, or a newborn to over 5 feet. The elasticity in our veins keeps them from getting stretched and varicosed. The elasticity in our muscles, tendons, skin and nerves keeps them strong and flexible.

Homeopathic Ingredients: Calc fluor, Calc phos, Kali phos, Natrum mur

Homeopathic Support for Nervousness

Responses designed to save our lives in emergencies, get in the way of doing our best. Our stomachs flutter, our nerves quiver, our minds dull or tense. These solutions can calm the turmoil and free the mind to succeed:

Nervous Tension Tissue P

Whether the stress results from mental strain (sadness, anger, work, study, tests, deadlines, pressues, sleeplessness...) or physical strain (pain, illness, growth, convalescence, pregnancy), this homeopathic remedy offers balancing vitality and healing support that is safe for all ages and stages. Its basic cell salts offer cells support for what they need to grow and mend tissues as well as to relieve tension, fatigue, growing pains, cramps and daily stress.

Homeopathic Ingredients: Kali phos, Calc fluor, Calc phos, Mag phos

Anxiety #320

This homeopathic remedy is the simplest combination for any nerves. While most schools do not allow children to take even homeopathic medicines with them, a dose before they get on the bus will go far.  Whether set off by sudden frights, anxious thoughts, fatigue or ongoing stress, this remedy offers nerves calming, natural, stabilizing comfort without groggy side effects.

Homeopathic Ingredients: Aconite, Caffeinum, Nat carb, Kali phos, Passiflora

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Concentration Issues - Study & Fatigue

Does your restless child feel blank when trying to concentrate, so he fidgets instead? If yes,  homeopathic Gelsemium can bring clarity. 

Does your child get headaches from studying or concentrating? Calc phos could be the key.

Is your bright but busy child making more calculation errors than seems apt?  That could easily be a Nux vom case. 

If the errors are more in writing, look up Lycopodium, particularly if he's a born worrier and is timid­ except at home. 

Is your child just too jittery, frazzled or depressed to excel? Kali phos could be just what you need. 

Is your child just too excitable, too energetic or too worried to study?  That restlessness might settle with Phosphorus.  

As You Said -

Homeopathic Product Testimonials

My son is in High School and I was concerned about exam stress, peer pressure and all the other demands a teenager copes with. Before exams or presentations he always had a sore stomach accompanied by diarrhea, he often had trouble sleeping, feeling restless and nervous. All this while growing leaps and bounds.

I know that dealing with stress is a normal part of growing up, but I looked for something simple and natural to provide support. The cell salts are already in our bodies, so I'm not even adding anything new, just encouraging the bodies tissues to keep up to speed.

Since I've introduced The "Nervous Tension-TISP" in his life, it's been a lot easier for him to do his best. He doesn't get colds or diarrhea anymore when he's got a big test coming up and he's sleeping much better. I've got another son moving into High School and it's great to know we've got some back up support.

C.L.

My 5-year old son struggled last year due to behavior problems. It was so bad that his private school was not going to offer him a new contract. After taking kali phos 3 times a day, he behavior changed dramatically! Now he loves school and the school loves him too! Thanks for the info.

Felicia

Homeopathy - Frequently Asked Questions

Are these remedies herbal?

No, while many homeopathic remedies are derived from plants and even herbs, their processing and highly defined principles of application are unique to homeopathic medicines.

Who Can Take It? Everyone!

You’re never too old, young, weak, strong, sickly or healthy to benefit from homeopathy. For children under 2 years of age, professional guidance is recommended with every form of self care.

When dosing babies, do tablets need to be placed under the baby’s tongue?

Many parents have success putting the tablets on the baby’s tongue, just inside the baby’s cheek, or between the cheek and gum, where the soft tablets dissolve instantly. If giving them a remedy that comes in a harder tablet or pellet, you can crush the tablets between two spoons or dissolve them in a teaspoonful of water before giving them to your child.

Should I keep dosing until the bottle runs out?

Not unless your homeopath or program advises it. In general, it is best to stop dosing when you feel a marked improvement or change, even if after only one dose. Just assume the body has the message and does not need further doses to confuse its progress. If improvement ceases, you can always resume dosing. This approach is especially apt when using higher potency singles.

Is homeopathy safe to take with my other medications?

Yes, prescriptions, OTCs, supplements, etc.– homeopathy has no contrandications and because it works with the body’s own resources, it has no risk of habituation or ‘druggy’ side effects.

What role does the FDA have in homeopathy?

Two organizations are involved in the standardization and oversight of homeopathic production, the FDA and the HPUS. The Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the US (HPUS) establishes the tests, standards, assays and production methods for each remedy it approves. The FDA uses HPUS monographs plus the same rules and regulations it applies to other forms of medicine to oversee and scrutinize homeopathic manufacturing, production, labeling and advertising. Homeopathic medicines are not herbs or supplements, they have been recognized by the FDA as drugs since 1938.

Do your products have an expiration date?

Homeopathic medicines are good indefinitely as they are very stable when stored under normal conditions (away from moisture and excessive heat or cold). For this reason the FDA has exempted homeopathic manufacturers from posting expiration dates.

Is it safe to use your tablets if I am lactose intolerant or if I have a sensitivity to milk?

All our tablets contain pure Lactose N.F. (National Formulary), which is without casein, whey or the other milk proteins that often trigger reactions to dairy products. Most people who are lactose intolerant are able to use our products as the amount of lactose is relatively small. But if still concerned, you can dilute a dose in water and take a sip of that as your dose.

Single Homeopathic Remedies - Stock Up & Save!

Having what you need when you need it is a great comfort.  Our C kits let you carry the 27 singles you need for your family or your profession. For complete listings of all our kits, visit our website’s Homeopathic Kits page.

Order our singles individually for only $8.95 or get 27 remedies of your choice for the price of 16!

Selected C Kit

This kit is designed by You! Pick 27 vials and Save!

Just choose 27 single remedies from the list of remedies below in 30C and/or 200C potency vials. We will pack them in a kit that’s easy to take everywhere. CKIT $139.95

Please note: For accuracy, the Selected C-Kit remedy choices must be submitted via the special page on our website, by mail, or faxed to us as they require much detailed processing.

Buy Homeopathic Single Remedies

1-800 Homeopathy makes homeopathic remedies available in 5 potencies: 6X, 12X and 30X are packaged in 500 tablet bottles 30C and 200C in 160 pellet vials. Only $8.95 each! Click here to browse all the single homeopathic remedies we provide.

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How to Take Homeopathic Remedies?

Basics

Unless otherwise indicated on the label, the best way to take the small homeopathic tablets and pellets is to pour 3-4 into the lid, spill under your tongue and let them dissolve in a clean mouth (avoid eating for 15 minutes before and after a dose). If symptoms do not change, try avoiding contact with strong coffee, mints and chemical odors, as these can disrupt remedies if you are sensitive to them.

Frequency

How often you dose is more important than the number of tablets you take. You can dose more frequently the more severe the symptoms, even every 5 or 15 minutes for a few doses. Otherwise, 1-3 doses per day, or as needed, is standard for lower potencies. When symptoms improve, you should stop dosing and trust that your system has the message, especially when working with single remedies.  Combinations often call for more frequent dosing than single remedies and lower potency singles call for more dosing than higher potencies.  See page 29 for an illustrated explanation of potency.

Lactose based tablets come in 6X, 12X and 30X. They dissolve under the tongue almost instantly.

Sucrose based pellets are available in 30C, and 200C. Note: Photos are shown at approximate size.

Welcome to Our Homeopathic Single Remedies

Single remedies are derived from a single source– primarily plant, mineral or chemical. They are the essence of homeopathy and therefore engage all the principles and concepts that make homeopathy a comprehensive system of medicine. Highly multifaceted, most single remedies address a wide array of health issues. We only sell single homeopathic remedies in potencies that make them absolutely safe!

Let Like Be Cured By Like

Coffee for jittery nerves?  Homeopathy’s principle of similars makes it fascinating, highly consistent and essentially limitless.  In essence it means that our bodies can respond to extremely safe versions of what otherwise could cause symptoms similar to those we may be experiencing.

So Many Symptoms

If taken in large quantities (not homeopathic doses) over time, coffee, irritating chemicals and even herbs have proven they will impact us mentally, emotionally and physically. When you apply the law of similars (described above), this is why most remedy descriptions involve so many symptoms and characteristics. The challenge can be in finding the remedy that fits your particular pattern of symptoms. If finding the right match takes a few tries, don't worry, when homeopathically processed, there's no chance of harm.

Homeopathic Belladonna & Other Headache Remedies

“Is your face red, hot and swollen?  Do you feel worse lying down, better sitting up?  Do you feel the desire to escape?  Is pain mostly in forehead, and worse on the right side? 

Belladonna

This homeopathic remedy is hot! Hot fevers, hot to the touch, hot face, hot temper, hot spots, hot throats, hot ears, hot teething gums, hot flushes... though hands and feet are probably cool. Belladonna is also restless - restless sleep with grinding of teeth, restless fevers, restless with pain, restless desire to escape...

Belladonna, the essential homeopathic remedy for fever and heat exposure, is also useful as a headache remedy. It can quickly relieve dizzying, throbbing, burning headaches that will not let you bend over.  Individuals may also have a stiff neck and lower back pain.  Since heat and redness are this homeopathic remedies primary keynotes, belladonna is a great "hot weather" homeopathic remedy to keep handy when heat headaches are more prevalent. 

As for the people who can benefit most from belladona: Belladonna is what homeopathic practitioners call “constitutional” for individuals who are lively and happy when well, but illness or stress can bring out a restless, wild, uncontrollable side that if not controlled can bite, kick, rage and scream. Like its fevers, these tantrums can subside as quickly as they began. There may be a restless desire to escape somehow - even if just into the imagination. Though not excluding factors, a fear of dogs and fascination with fire fit into Belladonna's whole picture.

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Nux Vomica

"Are you stressed from a deadline or other project?  Are you worse in the morning and / or from mental exertion?  Are you better from rest, lying down and strong pressure?"

Stress and excesses of work, fun, food, stimulants, anger, etc, can stimulate the symptoms this versatile homeopathic remedy relieves. When too many deadlines, tests, projects, plans, medications, parties, become too much, we become susceptible to the physical, mental and emotional states that Nux vomica is especially apt at addressing.

Typical adjectives for Nux vomica individuals or states include: competitive, impatient, impulsive, ambitious, aggressive, fastidious, restless... You know the feeling when you have worked harder than anyone else, you know you are right and want to rage against all the red tape? That is typically the Nux vomica moment. Some people are that dedicated or engaged all the time, others only feel it under stress.

Nux vomica is a homeopathic remedy that specializes in pressing, tearing headaches that worsen at night or in the morning especially following mental strain, alcohol or 3 a.m. sleeplessness. Nux vomica also helps backache with pressing bruised pain in lower back and periods with heavy aching pain and lower back spasms.

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Homeopathic Remedy Combinations for Headache and Migraine Headache Relief

Headaches #33

From sudden fierce headaches to slow moving, heavy headaches, 1-800 Homeopathy's Headache's #33’s provides extensive, worry free relief. This unique formula’s calming applications apply to a variety of pains including throbbing, bursting, shooting, pressing and nauseating headaches.

Migraine #233

Success stories keep coming in about this homeopathic headache combination! Its highly specialized formula applies to many very vexing migraine pains. Dr. Luyties carefully selected its homeopathic ingredients to relieve diverse headache and migraine symptoms including pressing, pulsating, bursting and nauseating pains.

Hangover / Recovery #77

This very versatile homeopathic combination blends four of the most comprehensive homeopathic remedies for relieving headache, flu, cough, nausea, hangovers and stress-related symptoms.

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The National Center for Homeopathy conference, titled Homeopathy Meets the World, truly met its goal for the event– "to inform, refresh & inspire!" Over 400 enthusiasts, students and homeopaths attended to learn the fundamentals of homeopathy for birth, aging, coughs, etc., to hone their skills with insights from international experts or to discuss the future of homeopathy. With noted authors of homeopathic books, including Miranda Castro and George Vithoulkas, the panels of experts for the introductory and advanced sessions were very impressive.

While it would take an incredible effort to outdo this year's performance, next year's spring conference already looks promising.

Did any of you attend? or are you planning/hoping to attend next year's NCH conference?
Click here to check out the National Center for Homeopathy website to find out more!

How to keep active longer and get into better shape faster?

Arnica and other Homeopathic Remedies for Sports Injuries

The expression “No pain, no gain” is an over-rated and often health-threatening motto for athletes and weekend warriors alike. Many people feel the need to push themselves to improve, but too often ignore or suppress pain with anti-inflammatories or pain killers. The continued use of these can turn a simple sprain into tendonitis or a shin splint into a stress fracture.

More and more athletes are embracing homeopathy as not only the most ethical way to treat and prevent injuries, but the most effective. “Homeopathy can be effective in treating almost anything short of what needs surgery,” says Kate Schmidt, a two-time Olympic medalist in javelin throwing.

What does an individual gain from suffering with pain? Whether they are young, old or in-between, athletic, out-of-shape, passive or aggressive, the body wants to heal, and with the right stimulus, it can. Homeopathy works with the immune system toward physical, mental and emotional freedom and balance.

So, what can athletes (or the rest of the population suffering from similar complaints) expect from homeopathy? Efficient safe healing and often prevention from bruises, muscle aches, muscle spasms, leg cramps, sprains, carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis, bursitis, arthritis, and a lot more “itis-es”.

And it doesn’t stop there. Sports injuries are not only caused by accidents, training errors or equipment. Sometimes mental attitudes can push one beyond what the body is prepared to do. Sometimes a performance anxiety single, like gelsemium, before a game or competition, will help keep the mind better tuned to what the body needs to prevent injury, heighten performance, and maintain the mental balance to know when to stop.
After the game, everyone should be going for the Arnica. It will minimize any bruising, muscle strain or trauma. It is also recommended to take Arnica before a big workout to minimize muscle aches and bruising.

Sports Medicine: Doctors Extol Arnica Montana and the Virtues of Homeopathy

On homeopathy in general for sports, A. Dwight Smith, MD, claims it can “Cut healing time by 50-85%.”  In his article “Homeopathy and Sports Medicine,” he also states: “With a minimum amount of homeopathic instruction, most trainers, coaches, and athletes themselves, can successfully treat and cure many of the most common athletic injuries. Their willingness to do so will have two results: quicker and more comfortable healing for the athlete; and thousands of dollars saved for the athletic club.” (American Homeopathy: vol.1, No. 6, June 1984)

In his book, Homeopathic Treatment of Sports Injuries, Dr. Lyle Morgan states: “Arnica should be considered first in all cases of physical injury.” He lists Arnica montana's benefits throughout the book, including: “Arnica works quickly to repair damaged blood vessels, to reduce swelling at the site of the injury, and to eliminate pain….

In his book, Musculoskeletal Healing, homeopath Asa Hershoff states: “Arnica is the most renowned trauma remedy, and is without equal as the primary remedy for injury of any kind whatsoever.”…

For past injuries, he states: “Homeopathy is the first choice when a person has ‘never been well’ since a specific traumatic incidence. Arnica and Hypericum are the main remedies, prescribed in high potency for several doses, for erasing the imprints of trauma within the nervous system and tissues.”
The list could go on and on, but suffice it to say, that those who have worked with Arnica in sports medicine concur that it should be in the gym bag of every athlete, ‘weekend warrior’, coach and trainer.

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On Track with Arnica Montana

Arnica Montana and other Homeopathic Remedies for Sports Injuries Homeopathy comes through with flying colors in the sports arena. The relief of tired, achy, overused and injured muscles and joints overrides the complexity of how this 200-year-old form of medicine works. It is effective in treating everyone from the noblest weekend warriors to professional athletes. The mechanism of action in homeopathy seems wildly opposite to conventional medicine; however. As a complementary treatment it succeeds in preventing and treating a myriad of sports conditions naturally.

Overexertion, Sprains & Strains

Arnica Montana: is the number one remedy to consider with any type of injury. It helps to reduce swelling, promote healing and ease pain. Take it immediately for the shock which results from injury and when there is bruising and swelling. Arnica may be used to prevent sore muscles from intense training or competition by taking a couple of pellets before the event.

Rhus tox: Used in homeopathic form, Rhus tox is nicknamed the ‘rusty gate’ remedy. It is effective for joints that are stiff from injury or overexertion such as from golf, running or baseball. It is particularly useful when muscles or joints are worse first thing in the morning, with cold, damp weather, but feel better after gentle motion and with warm applications.

Bryonia: earned the name ‘The Grumpy Bear’ remedy because it helps people who do not want to be bothered or move in any way. It has a keynote symptom of pain that worsens with the slightest movement. This remedy, derived from wild hops, relieves pain that is ameliorated by pressure, or by lying on the painful side. When someone is exhibiting these particular symptoms, and this type of pain pattern, Bryonia is very effective in reducing the discomfort.

Calc phos 6x: As a cellular building block, Calc phos aids many conditions involving structural stress and growth. Derived from a mineral containing phosphorous and calcium, primary constituents in bone, it plays an important role in bone repair after fractures (non-union) and during grown periods.

Aligning the body's

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with nerve pain:

Cell Salts - The Simple Step Into Homeopathy

The simplest step into homeopathy’s safe effective healing, is getting to know the twelve cell salts. Most of the cell salts and the ‘Biochemic Theory’ behind them were the work of German chemist and physician Dr.
Schuessler. He analyzed human tissues, found twelve inorganic substances in common and studied imbalances in these cell salts that related to diseases. From this he deduced that abnormal conditions (illnesses) arise when there is a deficiency in one or more of the basic “salts” or minerals. Dr. Schuessler found that Supplements were not always safe or effective, so he made the compounds into homeopathically prepared remedies and found that whether applied to cases of excess or deficiency, the biochemic cell salt remedies helped restore a natural balance.

Our History and Theirs

After working with the homeopathic cell salt remedies, founder Dr. Wm. Schuessler in Germany in the 1890s, F. A. Luyties brought an enthusiasm for the cell salts back to his grandfather’s pharmacy that remains with us today.
In J.B. Chapman’s book, Dr. Schuessler’s Biochemistry he states: “The Luyties Pharmacal Company were pioneers in the introduction of these remedies to the physicians in the United States.”

Neuralgic Pain Tissue O - A Classic Example of homeopathic cell salts combined to align the body’s responses.
When the body sends a nerve pain signal, it turns on a series of defenses to stabilize the area and initiate healing of the injury.

Initially pain works as a warning signal to prevent further harm. Then it sends what is called an "axon flare" or reflex. This makes veins dilate around the injury, causes tissues to swell, and increases overall sensitivity in the area. Over time the area stiffens and muscles tense to prevent further damage. As always, having everything in the proper balance helps maximize efficiency and curbs the body's tendency to over-react.

The homeopathic cell salts in this combination address many aspects of pain:

Ferrum phos, the anti-inflammation cell salt, is the most important remedy for calming inflammation, reducing throbbing pains, and forming healthy blood cells.

Kali phos, the nerve nutrient cell salt, helps the body control pain signals, localize pain and heal the nerves. Its action includes calming the body’s mental and emotional responses as well.

Mag phos, the antispasmodic cell salt, helps muscles relax and prevents the spasms and cramps that can result from lingering pain.

This natural homeopathic combination helps the body find what it needs to do its job efficiently without overwhelming our nervous systems. It is naturally safe to take this along with any medicine, including homeopathic classics like Arnica to minimize bruising and Hypericum which works quickly to soothe injuries in nerve-rich areas.

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Cell Salt Reference Materials

Cell Salt Chart

Looking for a quick reference to the 12 Cell Salts.  This handy cell salt chart details individual cell salt functions and symptoms.

The Biochemic Handbook

A resourceful 127 page book offers a general account of each cell salt, its individual functions in the body, and its range of applications for individual ailments. The guide’s simple symptom repertory and index make including the cell salts in every self care plan a simple option. Written by J.B. Chapman and Perry

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Homeopathy & Teens: Mood Swings, Sleep Issues, etc.

The beauty and bane of homeopathy is its individuality. Each teenager has his or her own traits and characteristics to look for in a homeopathic remedy.  That's why constitutional* care with a professional homeopath is sometimes the best option.  Whether you want to work with cell salts, combination homeopathic remedies or single homeopathic remedies, the best place to start is with a list:

• What are the physical symptoms: acne? headaches? pale weakness after growth spurts? joint pains? menstrual cramps? etc.

• What are the mental/emotional symptoms: indifference? hypersensitive nerves? nervousness or anticipation nerves? fatigue? temper tantrums? clingy, weepy? sleeplessness?

• If you want to really dig in, make notes of what makes them better or worse: do they have to have fresh air like Pulsatilla and Kali sulph? do they wake at 3 or 4 am like Nux vom? or wake unrefreshed like Sulphur?

Then turn to your options:

Nerves & Stress

With combination homeopathic remedies like Anxiety/Depression #304, you are likely to find a connection that will help calm nerves or relieve the effects of stress in many individuals.

Nervousness #4 has a range of support for indifference and emotional swings.

Anxiety #320 focuses support on jittery, nervous nerves.

Hyland's Calms Forté and Sleeplessness #173 have many fans in the sleepless department.

Cell Salts for Growing Pains

With hormonal flux, peer pressure, schools stress and growing pains that teenagers face all at once, you can always turn to the Cell Salts and Cell Salt Combinations for fundamental support.

Tonic Tissue E combines all the phos remedies to help balance energy issues throughout the body.

Acne Tissue D combines remedies that apply to more than skin issues.

Key Single Homeopathic Remedies

Overall, the Key Single Homeopathic Remedies that apply to stress in adults, can help teens as well.  Getting familiar with these homeopathic remedies can be very rewarding.  Here is a brief look at the "Mind" rubrics from Boericke:

Nux vom - Very IRRITABLE; sensitive to all impressions.
Bryonia - Exceedingly IRRITABLE; everything puts him out of humor.
Gelsemium - Desire to be quiet, to be left alone.
Lycopodium - MELANCHOLY, AFRAID TO BE ALONE.
Phosphorus - Great lowness of spirits. Easily vexed. Fearfulness, as if something were creeping out of every corner.
Pulsatilla - Weeps easily. Timid, irresolute. Fears in evening to be alone, dark, ghosts. Likes sympathy.
Sulphur - Very forgetful. Difficult thinking. Delusions; thinks rags are beautiful things

One other place that can be very helpful and kind of fun is the Bach Flower Essence remedies. You can find them on our website along with a set of questions under each product listing that can help you pick the prefect formula for yourself and your teen. For a shortcut, the Bach combination Rescue Remedy offers a calming boost whenever needed.

For the vast range of targeted support homeopathy has to offer, the best results come with the care of a professional homeopath. They are trained to sleuth out the best in all of us.

*Constitutional care involves finding the remedy (or series of remedies) carefully selected to fit the individual. As defined by homeopath and writer Miranda Castro: Constitutional treatment aims to treat the whole person, rather than the symptoms alone. In so doing, it also enhances the general level of health rather than just getting rid of the symptoms. (from her Complete Homeopathy Handbook)

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Uncovering Homeopathy's Hidden Gems

To uncover homeopathy's hidden gems, one must first understand the basic principle of homeopathy; which is to match a person's symptoms with the symptoms of a homeopathic remedy.  While homeopathic remedies today are very popular, the vast majority commonly used, are provided based on simple criteria, or the most common symptoms associated with a remedy.  For example, Arnica for bruising and muscle soreness and Ferrum phos for fevers and inflammation.  This approach works well for most common ailments, and in many cases even if symptoms are not matched perfectly, individuals may find some relief; but getting profound, almost miraculous and sometimes instant and complete relief from homeopathic remedies, usually requires a much deeper knowledge and understanding of the individual and the remedy. 

While many of us have a basic familiarity with the leading symptoms that the top homeopathic remedies can treat, getting to the next level in homeopathy, requires knowing that most homeopathic remedies, can be used to treat individuals for many different reasons.  In fact, this is where homeopathy becomes more about treating "people" and less about treating "ailments".  With few exceptions, homeopathic remedies have a long list of rubrics (categories of symptoms), that can help us find the best remedy for an individual.  For example, you may have a cold with yellow mucous.   Browsing our "colds" categories may provide some clues, or searching the keyword "yellow" on our site, may also help you refine the list of remedies; but in those searches you'll find numerous remedies that list "colds with yellow mucous", or "yellow mucous" as one of the symptoms.  Calc sulph, Kali sulph, Hepar sulph and Lycopodium all list "yellow mucous", so how do you pick the right remedy?

Enter the elusive "rubric", the one that clearly characterizes the individual and the remedy.  Now suppose we told you that a person also expresses a "fear of being alone"?  Now with a more detailed understanding  about the homeopathic remedies in our short list, we would find that this symptom points to Lycopodium.  The rubric in Boericke's Materia Medica is Mind/afraid to be alone. 

While homeopathy is considered a medical method, taking a closer look at the nuances in practice reveal that it is also an art.  This blog over-simplifies the process of matching individuals with remedies, to make a point.  In reality homeopathic case taking is usually very complex.  It often requires the skill to uncover things about people that they aren't always willing to tell you.  It always requires knowing the right questions to ask.  Equally important, is knowing how to use a Materia Medica and Repertory, so you can find the homeopathic remedy matching those symptoms.  That's why chronic and more serious conditions should be left to professional homeopaths who are educated and experienced practitioners. Does that mean you can't begin to understand yourself and your family better, and begin to treat simple situations and ailments with more focus?  Not at all.  In fact, there are a number of books about homeopathy and homeopathic kits specifically designed to help beginners move to this next level of understanding.  Why not you?

Want to Learn More? 

The following are some short blog entries to provide more foundation for learning:

What Is Homeopathy?

Homeostasis and Homeopathy?

What Is Potency?

What Potency Should You Take?

What Homeopathic Remedy Should I Take?

What Should I Expect?

Next Step

Consider becoming a member of the National Center for Homeopathy, join a study group and attend the annual conference. 

Books

Homeopathic Medicine At Home - Friendly guide book offers safe effective applicaitons for treating common ailments.

Homeopathic Medicine for Woman - Expert advise for treating a wide range of mental and physical symptoms.

Complete Homeopathy Handbook -   Friendly, current materia medica and repertory makes classic homeopathy accessible for self care.

Materia Medica with Reperatory - Classic text for homeopathy’s students, enthusiasts and practitioners.

Prepare for the unexpected!

It's such a disappointment to have to cut a great vacation short, or see a day at the beach turn into only an hour because of earaches, diarrhea or a host of other summer complaints. Go prepared - these homeopathic remedies can fit in the glove compartment or the beach bag, and they’re safe for the whole family!

Traveller’s Diarrhea #335 - Arsenicum alb, Carbo veg, Nux vom, Pulsatilla, Veratrum
Since this remedy covers diarrhea from stress or dietary errors, it works at home or on the road. The major stomach flu and tainted food remedy, Arsenicum, also covers exhausting burning diarrhea. Carbo veg’s diarrhea has much gas and discomfort following nausea, gas and sour belching. Nux vom covers diarrhea from excess food, alcohol, coffee, stimulants or stress and may follow constipation. Pulsatilla helps when that new super rich recipe was a little too pleasing. If ice cold drinks or constipation from doing too little cause copious diarrhea with great prostration, Veratrum has you covered.

Car sickness #100 - Cocculus, Petroleum, Pulsatilla, Tabacum
Keeping children in the back seat is tough if one is always car sick. And what about the one who has to have the window down? or the spouse who can’t take a cruise without spending every day in sick bay? Peace at last with #100. Cocculus fights off motion sickness, sleeplessness and lower back pain. Petroleum covers the longer lasting symptoms resulting from car, train or sea sickness, especially in gastric complaints with diarrhea and nausea. Pulsatilla’s multipurpose nature extends to car sickness when the only relief is to have the window down (fresh air). Tabacum can save your vacation if the typical faint, sinking feeling, vomiting, nausea and vertigo prevail. With this remedy on board, you should make good time– or at least have a good time getting there.

Swimmer's Ear - Earache #32 - Hepar sulf, Pulsatilla, Silica
The ability to open blockages is a common chord in this combination's three single remedy ingredients. They make a great trio for simple ear noises and pain caused by congestion, swimming or bathing whether the blocking agent is excess mucus, water, wax or other matter. Hepar sulph ears are sensitive to touch and wind and may hear whizzing noises when blocked. Pulsatilla ears have 'drawing pain' when they are blocked and may hear snapping or fluttering noises, especially on the right side.
Silica, the expert expeller cell salt, helps most if ears roar but feel better for yawning and swallowing. If an infection is suspected, please call a licensed practitioner.

Jet lag #101 - Arnica, Bellis per, Chamomilla, Cocculus, Lycopodium
You don’t waste time catching up with the clock with this remedy. Cocculus, the best travel remedy, has the key symptom ‘ailments from loss of sleep’, plus helpful complaints like ‘vertigo from riding on a train’, motion sickness, nausea, and pain in the small of the back. Arnica helps the muscle soreness gained by sitting too long, carrying luggage or any other cause of bruising soreness. As well as helping deep tissue injuries and cases of ‘the Railway Spine,’ Bellis per can aid exhausting headaches. Chamomilla helps gassy colic and hypersensitivity from food, frustration or fatigue. Lycopodium helps keep food, gas or constipation from getting in the way of a good time. With a few doses before you go and after you get there, you can enjoy your travels to your heart’s content.

Some Helpful Travel Singles

Cocculus indicus (Indian cockle)
This single remedy is a great answer for motion sickness, vertigo, jet lag, loss of appetite, sleeplessness, weariness. Even a nasty lower back pain may all be working against you until you remember to take your Cocculus along for the ride.

Ignatia (St. Ignatius’ bean)
Though a critical remedy for the effects of grief, heartbreak, homesickness and disappointment, we often forget to reap the benefits of this remedy’s calming, balancing powers. Ignatia can rescue many wasted days at camp, on long vacations, or away at school, and help us settle into a new environment faster. Whenever you need a boost to help you embrace new potentials and put the past in its place, Ignatia can help, especially if you are apt to cry alone and put on a brave face for others.

Accidents happen - Yes, you can help!

Arnica Bump Stick
Natural first aid relief from pain, bruising and swelling that result from falls, sprains or other minor accidents in an active child’s life. Convenient, carry-anywhere size.

Hyland’s Arnica Spray
Arnica is well known for its ability to speed healing and relieve bruising and muscle soreness. When the area is quite tender and the thought of touching it can send you through the roof, Arnica Spray is perfect. For great massages, we have Arnica Oil or Hyland's Arnicated Oil. Arnica Ointments offer lasting applications that stay on even through a game or workout.

Hyland’s Hypericum Spray
Hypericum is known to be particularly effective for injuries to areas of the body rich in nerves - like fingers, toes and tailbones. Sometimes, all a stubbed toe needs is a little Hypericum and the pain melts away quickly. If the thought of touching a sore, inflamed area makes you cringe, spray on Hypericum. All it takes is good aim.

World homeopathy awareness week begins in just a few days on April 10th, so now is a great time to start thinking about the homeopathic remedies you use and the many friends you know who could also benefit from homeopathy.  The theme for 2010, is "Mental well-being body and mind in balance."  Why you should care?  Homeopathy is a safe, all-natural system of medicine that can profoundly impact the mental and physical health of individuals who use it.  It's non-toxic, non-habit forming, safe to use with other medications, and effective for children and adults.  What you can do?  Quite simply...share a page and write a testimonial.  1-800 Homeopathy provides homeopathic remedies in combinations that are simple to understand and simple to use.   Every homeopathic product page, includes "share" buttons that make it easy for you to share them with friends on facebook and other social networks; and every product page includes a link where you can write your own testimonial. 

If you are looking for ideas, here are few homeopathic remedies that support this year's theme:

Homeopathic Remedy Combinations Targeting Anxiety, Stress, Fatigue, Sadness

Anxiety/Depression #304
Nerves • Sadness • Grief • Fatigue • Sleeplessness • Exam nerves
This blend of single remedies offers calming support for a wide spectrum of nerve issues. Whether caused by grief, stage fright, illness, home sickness, stress or seemingly no cause at all, it addresses sadness, irritability, restlessness, anxious nerves, sleeplessness and a general lack of focus.

Nervousness #4
• Apathy • Anxiety • Moodiness • Irritability • Blahs • Grief
Nerves and emotions are closely related in this remedy’s spectrum of support. The singles in this weighty combination all address some aspects of sadness, gloom, grief or indifference. So whether the cup is half empty, barely half full, lacking a silver lining or absolutely too dull to think about, this remedy should make life’s trials a little easier to bear.

Nerve - Wise’s #174
• Gloom • Anxiety • Nerves • Insomnia • Restlessness • Exam nerves
This emotional quartet begins with Cimicifuga’s dark gloomy cloud hanging over it and Kali phos’ support of stressed out nerves, and follows with a broad range of nervous support in between.

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Homeopathic Remedies to support sleep and a better night's rest

Tranquility #74
• Lack of Tranquility, • Sadness, • Homesickness, • Grief, • Loss, • Disappointment, • Sleeplessness
This classic combination provides calming comfort to overtaxed nerves without adding the stress of contra-indications or groggy side effects.

Hyland's Calms Forté
• Blends cell salts and sleep specialists for a refreshing sleep without grogginess. 
When stress keeps you awake, this popular combination can ease you into sleep. Relieve stress and relax with Chamomile – one of four botanicals in Calms Forté that have long been used for soothing nerves and edginess. Wake up alert & refreshed – without a foggy, groggy feeling in the morning.

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Thus with higher potencies and professional guidance, you can use Arsenicum alb to treat individuals whose life has somehow driven them to similar despair. The remedies really can resonate that deeply, but at this level of care, the remedy selection and dosage is critical. Just as certain things in nature can, in susceptible individuals, cause hayfever, constipation, headaches, rashes, pains..., those very things can stimulate healing responses both acute and manifest.

Is Homeopathy Regulated?

Because homeopathic medicines are regulated as drugs, in order to prescribe or dispense homeopathic medicines, you must have a license to prescribe medicine. If somebody makes an individual decision to use a homeopathic over-the-counter drug for an acute illness, that is their decision. It is illegal to tell somebody which remedy to take unless you have a license to prescribe. It is not illegal, however, to guide people towards books and informational materials that will help them determine which remedy may best match their symptom picture.

For even more information check out the paper "The Regulation of Homeopathic Drug Products"