Science

Antibiotics have serious consequences

More research shows the damage that antibiotics can cause. The drugs are powerful enough to kill all of the good bacteria in addition to the bad, and so should be used carefully.Here is an article from the Atlantic showing new research about how long the effects of antibiotics last: Antibiotics change the gut microbiome for up to a year "Clearly,” the study reads, “even a single antibiotic treatment in healthy individuals contributes to the risk of resistance development and leads to long-lasting detrimental shifts in the gut microbiome." Here is a short list of some of the most common reasons people are given antibiotics, and they are all treatable with homeopathy: diarrhea cough pneumonia flu diverticulitis ear infections Talk to your homeopath about how to use remedies, especially for issues that repeat year after year. Antibiotics have a place in medicine, and yet should not be used so frequently when... Read more →


photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/7147684@N03/2548928213 via Creative Commons 2.0 For those of us familiar with homeopathy, Arnica is one of the known superstar remedies. It has so many useful applications, including bruises bumps sprains and more. Now it is being recognized for its healing properties when used for post surgical recovery: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25171757 I always appreciate seeing scientific inquiry verify what homeopaths have seen in practice! Arnica is one of the most popular remedies, for good reason. It would be amazing to see Arnica used more often for post-surgical treatment. Arnica encourages the body to speed healing naturally, as opposed to steroidal treatments which do not relate to the body's ability to heal itself. Read more →


Scientific research

It’s wonderful to see the great number of studies being done to prove the effectiveness of homeopathy. More and more research is being done, on different types of ailments and remedies. To those who imagine homeopathy cannot work as it is “impossible”, these are important forays into proving the contrary. Homeopathy has over 200 years of case studies proving it’s effectiveness, and it’s nice to see more being done to establish the facts for the scientific community. The National Center for Homeopathy is a fantastic resource for those interested in homeopathy. Here is a link to a list of over 800 published research articles . You can find many articles on how homeopathy works, clinical trials, and more in the research section: http://www.nationalcenterforhomeopathy.org/research This post is wonderful as it lists many of the studies being done, where the papers and analyses may be read in the links. It includes studies... Read more →