Remember those toilet-hugging days at college, before you developed better choices? Have you or your family ever caught a ‘bug’ that the kids brought home from school? How about that diarrhea kicking you out of bed in the middle of the night, because that “dinner out” wasn’t the healthiest choice?
Imagine having a homeopathic medicine chest at your fingertips, ready to tackle these uncomfortable situations without the potential side effects of pharmaceutical drugs. A well-stocked homeopathic medicine chest can be your go-to solution for unexpected digestive issues and under-the-weather feelings, that offer a holistic approach to your health with no known side effects.
Customers often ask me what NEWTON homeopathics® complexes they should keep in their medicine chest.
Although my answer may vary from person to person, there are a few complexes that I suggest to everyone.
When you have the “runs” is not the time to run to your health food store to purchase NEWTON homeopathics® Diarrhea complex. With no expiration date, stocking Diarrhea in your medicine cabinet should be a no-brainer. Have it handy for when you need it.
Based on traditional homeopathic practice, NEWTON homeopathics® Diarrhea contains homeopathic remedies to address loose or liquid stools and accompanying intestinal cramping, nausea, flatulence, and fatigue. Gelsemium (yellow jasmine) is indicated for stomach cramps and Vaccinium myrtillus (bilberry) and Zingiber (ginger) are indicated for flatulence. Aconitum napellus (monkshood) and Podophyllum peltatum (Mayapple) are indicated for nausea. Iris versicolor (wild iris), Juglans regia (walnut), and Bryonia (wild hops) are indicated for diarrhea and liquid stools. This complex contains over 20 single remedies to address the various types and conditions of diarrhea.
Suffering from nausea, maybe from a “bug”, maybe it’s morning sickness, maybe it’s something you ate. When you are feeling nauseated is the time to open your medicine cabinet and reach for NEWTON homeopathics® Morning Sickness-Nausea.
Based on traditional homeopathic practice, NEWTON homeopathics® Morning Sickness-Nausea contains homeopathic remedies to address dizziness, discomfort, indigestion, nausea, vomiting, and loss of appetite. Based on traditional homeopathic practice, Tabacum (tobacco) is indicated for seasickness, dizziness, and morning sickness. Zingiber (Ginge) is also indicated for morning sickness, as well as for indigestion. Bryonia (wild hops) and Nux vomica (poison nut) are indicated for nausea, and Magnesia carbonica (magnesium carbonate hydroxide) is indicated for vomiting and dizziness. Cimicifuga racemosa (black cohosh) is indicated for nausea and vomiting from pregnancy. Hydrastis canadensis (goldenseal) is indicated for indigestion, and Gossypium herbaceum (cotton plant) is indicated for lack of appetite. Additional remedies address other aspects and discomforts of nausea.
The third staple for your medicine chest should be NEWTON homeopathics® Sick Stopper – one of my favorite travel companions. It’s a general all-around “not feeling well, but not sure exactly what it is” complex. Rather than packing a half dozen complexes, consider packing Sick Stopper. Sick Stopper is formulated for symptoms associated with colds and infections such as cough, fatigue, fever, headache, and indigestion.
Aconitum napellus (monkshood) and Agaricus muscarius (amanita mushroom) are indicated for cough, and Thuja (white cedar) and Anthracinum (anthrax bacillus) are indicated for diarrhea. Arsenicum album (arsenic trioxide) is indicated for great exhaustion after the slightest exertion. Bryonia (wild hops) and Echinacea (cone flower) are indicated for nausea. Nux vomica (poison nut), Bufo rana (toad poison), Baptisia (wild indigo), and Pyrogenium (decomposed lean beef) are indicated for fevers. Each single remedy has additional indications, and additional single remedies are included for symptoms such as cough, indigestion, headache, congestion, aching, and sneezing.
Consider keeping a bottle of Sick Stopper in your car, in your medicine cabinet, and your travel bag. Take a dose at the onset of symptoms and repeat as needed. One can then switch to a more symptom-specific complex such as NEWTON homeopathics® Cold-Sinus, Cough-Airway, Diarrhea, Morning Sickness-Nausea, Fever-Infection, Flu Care, or Headache if necessary.
Note that the remedy indications cited are according to traditional homeopathic practice and not based on double-blind randomized studies funded by pharmaceutical companies. According to the Federal Trade Commission, there is no scientific evidence that homeopathy works. Please refer to www.homeopathyusa.org (American Institute of Homeopathy – the first U.S. professional medical association) for a listing of over 5,000 research articles, or to the Homeopathy Research Institute, based in the United Kingdom, where homeopathy is a popular form of medicine.