Meike Lawrence MBSH RSHOM
Homeopathy for Health and Vitality

Homeopathy - a medicine for the 21st Century

It is common to see our bodies as mechanical objects that wear out and have to have parts replaced. We take the view that we become victims of a 'hostile environment', because we need additional man-made defences to protect ourselves from being irreparably damaged.

However, we need to revise this view in order to realise our true potential for health and well-being:

Did you know that....
our bodies are intelligent, dynamic organisms, that can can adapt to changing circumstances within their environment. Our bodies and minds have a self-healing mechanism that ensures the balanced functioning and cell regeneration of our body. The cells of our body are renewing themselves all the time; for example, we have a new liver within 6 weeks!

The systems of our mind and body are inter-connected.When you feel anxiety, your body responds by making your hands may sweat, heart race, and mouth gets dry. Also, when our bodies lack energy, we can feel low mentally. Post-natal depression after labour is a good example of this.

Sustained physical or emotional stress or trauma, could impair this self-healing mechanism which can lead to illness either physically, mentally or emotionally.Our bodies reflect unresolved stress and trauma that has become unconscious in our minds.

Homeopathy restores the healing system, by prescribing for the underlying stress. The nature of the stress experienced depends on your conditioning and genetic makeup, which is known as your constitutional type.

Here are some examples of how stress may be initiated and therefore possible root causes of illness:

• A very goal-orientated person would get irritated by something that stood in their way. The remedy Nux. Vom. could help in this case.
  
  
• A child that needed a lot of material security, would feel anxious when moving house. The remedy Calc. Carb. could help in this case
  
  
• Someone who fears rejection would be particularly upset by a relationship breakdown.
The remedy Nat. Mur could help in this case


• A person worried about money would get very stressed by a financial loss. The remedy Aurum could help in this case

What causes stress in your life?

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