Whether your candidates won or lost, whether your team choked or beat all odds, the roller coaster of ups and downs can lead to a range of problems and offer revealing insights. Cause and Effect: Putting your all into anything ­ a performance, a test, a campaign, an event, a game, a project ­ generally results in a drop of energy and interest after the fact. Even if our team wins, most of us suffer through the various stages of grief after the thrill is over. Some of us crash with the "blahs" or light fatigue, some with a weighty sadness, some with tears, anxiety or irritability, some with a state of shock, and some with a cold, flu, migraine, or other physical distress.

Now the question ­ "what should you do about it?"  Many think they should "tough it out" as they think taking something for it is a sign of weakness. Fortunately with our homeopathic remedies, there is nothing to lose and much to gain - no shame or side effects whatsoever. The right remedy can help you:

1. Get through it sooner and stronger.

2. Avoid the risk of suppressing stress.

3. Avoid physical effects - colds, flu, headaches....

Single Matches

Many homeopathic remedies list symptoms like "worse with or caused by disappointment, emotional stress, grief..." which usually does not mean much to us until we read it when we are in that weird "is-it-physical-or-is-it-emotional?" state the day after a big do. So this might be your opportunity to find your match:

Ignatia - Our Emotional First Aid Remedy

Whenever grief, love loss or disappointment leave you vulnerable to stress, insomnia, fatigue or illness, there's nothing like Ignatia to give you an even keel to steer by. (See Customer's Story below) IGNA $7.95 .

Natrum Mur - A Cellular Release Remedy

When each disappointment gets added to a pile of disappointments socked away somewhere to brood on when alone, this remedy may help restore a healthy flow of emotion and minimize the risk of sliding into a nasty cold. NAMU $7.95

A Cellular Solution in Calc phos

When disappointment and fatigue make you unhappy and pessimistic, there is no reason not to let Calc phos help you find a healthy balance. CALC $7.95

Staphysagria - When the Injustice of it All Gets to You

Why should you feel humiliated when they failed? If you do, but can't let that scream out that you are holding inside, this remedy might be just the button you need to push. STAP $7.95

Nux vomica - Our Stress Recovery Remedy

Overdid it again? When too much excitement, alcohol, stimulants, stress or work has you irritable, sleepless, pain ridden or ill, Nux might be just what you need to bounce back. NUXV $7.95

If you want to dig deeper into your search for the right remedy, you can click on our website's Mini-Repertory - an index linking symptoms to remedies. Words like worry, anxiety, fatigue, weariness, sleepless, irritability, sadness, etc. might help you personalize the search. 

St. Louis Democrat Gets Double Dose

A long time customer called and asked if we wanted to write down her story.

I wish I'd taken Ignatia when the Cardinals lost the World Series. But I ignored it and put my energies into the upcoming election ­ door to door for the democrats. After a night of tossing and turning, I felt like a shipwreck Wednesday morning. I sighed through breakfast and made it to work, but by afternoon my throat was sore and I could barely swallow. Finally I remembered to take Ignatia. I went home took a nap and woke up much relieved. I put my energy to work trying to determine what went wrong with the polls so I could "close the book" on it all. I took another dose before I went to sleep and woke feeling reconnected. I am still very disappointed and wishing the chilly wet weather would lift for awhile. But I'm glad I tried and glad I know when I need Ignatia.

No Time to Analyze? No Problem.

That's what our expertly designed combinations are for:

Nervousness #4

Addresses indifference, listlessness, grief, stubbornness, irritability, insomnia and homesickness. L004 $7.95

Nerve - Dr. Wise's #174

Helps you find the silver lining when gloom, anger, nerves, grief... have you tense, irritable or nervous. W174 $7.95

Anxiety #320

Cancels out the irritability or restlessness of nerves tight from fear, sadness, anger, nervousness or stress. L320 $7.95

Anxiety/Depression #304

Covers a spectrum of nerve issues - sadness, performance nerves, worry, homesickness, grief and general irritability. L304 $7.95

Recovery Remedy #77

Initially designed for stomachs, headaches, hangovers, etc., #77 could be called the worrier's remedy for all its stress and worry applications. L077 $7.95

We are so certain you can find a winning option on this list, we will be happy to give you $1.00 off any remedy in this newsletter when you use the discount code "novepc03" at check-out and if you order before November 30, 2004.

Insights from Winning & Losing

Help for kids

Winning and losing as pointers to your remedy

While we are on the subject of winning and losing, perhaps these tips can help you make the most of anyone's situation.

Does your child grow tired, dissatisfied and very negative when disappointed? "I never get to win." Calc phos might keep that chin up. CAPH

Does your child tend to swallow all criticism and disappointment quietly­ and get a sore throat the next day? Ignatia might keep the colds away. IGNA

Does your child put on a brave face while adding this loss to a whole pile of disappointments to ruminate on when alone?

Nat mur might help sort things out. NAMU

While critical of others, does your over-engaged child get angry when it is directed at him, and even angrier if it makes him cry? Nux vomica might lighten everyone's spirits. NUXV

Does your child go into an analysis of the win or loss, ignoring the other person involved, saying either, "You were supposed to do it this way so I could have done that," or, "I think you lost because you could not see this coming"? Sulphur might offer some perspective. SULF

Is your child sensitive to any injustice saying either, "It's not fair, why do I have to lose every time?" or so sympathetic they lose the game intentionally? Causticum or Staphysagria fit that picture. CAUS, STAP