STRESS of the Holidays?

Stress is the #1 suppressant of the immune system!

There are no specific homeopathic medicines which are thought to be more effective than others in augmenting a person's own immune and defense system. Each homeopathic medicine is thought to be effective when it is properly prescribed. The trick is to find the correct homeopathic medicine that fits the person's unique pattern of symptoms.

For instance, Arsenicum album (white arsenic) is a very common homeopathic medicine. There are numerous acute and chronic conditions for which it is effective in treating, ranging from food poisoning and digestive disorders, to fatigue and various anxiety states, and to asthma and insomnia. Arsenicum album is not effective because it has antibiotic properties or stimulating or sedative effects. It is effective according to basic homeopathic principles because it has the capacity to heal those specific patterns of symptoms it is known to cause if taken in large dose. Arsenicum album will not be effective in treating a person whose symptoms do not match the symptoms that arsenic is known to cause.

Balance in all things..always...and take time to breathe!

References

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2R.G. Gibson, S.L.M. Gibson, A.D. MacNeil, et al., "Homoeopathic Therapy in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Evaluation by Double-Blind Controlled Trial," British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 9(1980):453-459.

3D. Ullman, Discovering Homeopathy: Medicine for the 21st Century, Berkeley: North Atlantic, 1991, 39-40.