Santangelo Homeopathy- Kristen Santangelo CCH

Get to know Homeopathic Coffea. This remedy is a great to have on hand if your kids can't sleep the night before Easter because they are "egg-cited" about receiving a visit from the Easter Bunny. This remedy is a keynote remedy for insomnia from excitement, joy or surprises. ... It is also excellent for insomnia from racing thoughts or insomnia or feeling wired from having coffee or chocolate too close to bed. A great remedy to keep on your bedside table just in case.

How to use remedies in your Homeopathic kit- Mag Phos For pain- Mag Phos is known as "Homeopathic aspirin", it helps relieve pain quickly. It is indicated for sharp, darting and cramping pain. It is most helpful in pain that is better for heat and worse for pressure. Think of if for menstrual cramps, toothaches, teething pain, facial neuralgia, abdominal colic, sciatica and headaches with these indications. Mag phos acts as an anti-spasmotic and nervous system relaxant for ...tics, twitches and spasms. Great for leg, hand, finger, foot and toe cramps, and also for hiccoughs. I have seen it instantly relieve toe cramps and hiccoughs. This remedy is included in most homeopathy kits and is also one of the 12 cell salts.

Homeopathy in Action- Allergic reaction An individual had just finished eating and a few minutes later it was observed that the area around the right eye was red, a bit puffy and the eye lids were darker than the other eye. It did not feel itchy. The homeopathic remedies apis and histamine were given and within 10 minutes all the discoloration was gone and did not return.

Homeopathic Hamamelis- This homeopathic remedy is made out of the beautiful witch hazel bush. The remedy can be used when there is a weakness in the viens, including helping these issues- - Varicose veins- sore, stinging pain, they may bleed. - Nose bleeds in someone with varicose veins or hemorrhoids. - Bleeding hemorrhoids... - Varicocele. - Passive hemorrhages I have seen this remedy offer rapid improvement in those who have used it.

If you tend to get cracked fingertips in the winter homeopathy can help them disappear quicker and even lessen the tendency of occurrence. Homeopathic Petroleum is a top remedy for bloody skin cracks of the finger tips and also on the hands. Someone needing this tends to have these skin issues more in the winter than the summer. Homeopathic Graphites is helpful for someone who gets skin cracks in the finger tip, this remedy is also helpful for skin cracks behind the ears, th...e lips, corners of the mouth. The cracks tend to ooze a honey colored fluid. This person tends to suffer from other skin conditions or they may have thickened areas of skin. To use preventatively the remedy would be taken intermittently such as once a week or once every other week for a few weeks. If you feel a crack coming on a dose could be taken as needed. If you have a crack you may need to try a few doses of the remedy. Calendula ointment can be used externally on the cracks.

How to use your homeopathy kit- Silica 2 cases that benefited from Silica- A person with a history of painful infection of the skin around the nail (paronychia) began getting redness and tenderness near the toenail. Previously they have had to have the infection lanced, followed with a round of antibiotics 2 times in the past 5 years. The person took 1 dose of silica 30c at bedtime and woke the next morning with the redness and pain cleared, 2 weeks later the symptoms have no...t returned. 2nd case Person was in a car accident 5 years ago and has shards of glass impeded under the skin. Silica was made into water dose and taken 1 tsp per day stirring before each dose. Within in a week shards bean pushing to the surface of the skin, easily pushed out and skin healed quickly. The remedy dosing was stopped once desired effect was achieved. Here are some indications for a person who may benefit from silica- - Styes, infected tear ducts and chalazion (bump on eyelid). - Known as "The homeopathic surgeon"- Stimulates the expulsion of splinters, foreign bodies. Contraindications- do not use silica is you have surgical implants- eye lens implants, pins, plates, screws, dental implants, surgical mesh, pacemaker, joint or breast implants or other surgical implants, imbedded piercings or gauges. - Infections, cystic acne and boils with pus stuck under the skin that need silica's encouragement to absorb the infection or push it out and bring it to a head. Other issues that silica can help with when the indications are present. - Dental abscess, stubborn constipation, after pains during nursing, bunions, brittle bones, weak nails, wrinkles in skin, acne, fistula, boil, ingrown nails/ hang nails, cataracts, scars, ailments occurring after vaccinations, slow development, fear of needles. Silica helps with sweaty head, hands and feet, smelly feet without sweat, smelly perspiration. A silica person tends to be stubborn, have fixed ideas. Chilly and better from heat, worse from cold, damp and drafts. unhealthy, or slow to heal skin. Poor stamina. Poor assimilation of food. Shy. Keeps opinions to self, doesn't speak up for self. Low self confidence. Fear or public speaking. Over prepares for things, is fastidious and has attention to small details. SIlica also is available in a 6x Cell salt and a homeopathic remedy. Relations and comparison- Silica is the chronic remedy of pulsatilla, someone needing silica constitutionally may present with acute issues needing pulsatilla. Another remedy that helps infection is calc sulph but this is indicated when the skin is weeping where with silica the infection, pus, etc is stuck under the skin.

Happy New Year to all! Good News! It has come to my attention that as a result of the Cares Act that for those who have one your HSA card can be used to purchase homeopathic remedies. Cheers to that!

Homeopathy in action- In selecting a remedy we always follow the symptoms. Here is recent a acute case. Person wakes with cramping stomach pains, no diarrhea or vomiting. They feel chilly and want to be under a blanket. Nux vomica 30c is given twice, about 2 hours apart. In the afternoon into the evening they have a fever of 100.4, very chilly even by a fire, headache in the back of the head that extends to the forehead, the head feels heavy, thinking dull, just wants to lay down, the limbs are very weak. This sounds like the symptoms of the homeopathic remedy Gelsemium so it was given twice about 2 hours apart the last dose at bedtime. Person woke up at 4:30 am feeling totally better. Homeopathy at work!

How to use remedies in your homeopathy kit-Apis -Homeopathic apis is the top remedy for stings and bug bites. -Skin swelling or hives that are red, itchy, stinging or burning. Itching worse night, better cold. - Cystitis with stinging, burning pain especially with last drops. Frequent, even involuntary urination. Flow may be difficult to start. - Allergic reactions where there is swelling including anaphylaxis (seek medical attention, try homeopathic carbolic acid if apis doe...s not relieve). - Person is often thistless. They may be irritable and they like to keep active and busy.

Happy Thanksgiving! How to use the remedies from your homeopathy kit. Nux Vomica... If there is one remedy that is great to have on hand for Thanksgiving it is Nux Vomica! Here are a few reasons why- - A great remedy for overindulgence. Too much food, alcohol, stimulants, medications. The hangover remedy- for prevention or relief. - Indigestion. Waist band bothers, better unbuttoning the pants. Heartburn from eating too much. Cramping, sharp, colicky pains- great for colic in infants. Food poisoning. -Sleeplessness from overindulgence in alcohol, coffee, stimulants. Waking at 3-4 am. Waking from thoughts of work. -Irritable, type A, driven, competitive constitutionally. -Illness from overwork, burning the candle at both ends. - Constipation with ineffectual urging. Helpful when constipated during travel. Hemorrhoids. -UTI with frequent urging better heat. -Flu and high fever with chills, shaking, worse cold, better heat. -In general chilly, worse from cold, better from warmth.

How to use remedies from your homeopathic remedy kit- Aconite- - The first remedy to give for sudden onset of cold, flu, earache, cough, croup, sore throat, epidemic/ contagious illness. Best used in the first 24-48 hours of illness when you feel symptoms coming but they aren't fully developed.... - Sudden symptoms that come on after exposure to cold or cold wind. - Panic attacks, sudden anxiety. - Experiencing a frightening or shocking event. Can be used during an event or after if that shocked or anxious feeling remains. - Natural disasters, earthquake, storms. tornado. - Terrorist attack. - Accidents - Traumatic events - A feeling you are going to die, or predicting when you will die during anxiety or an illness. - Person is often restless. -Other indications- strong thirst for cold drinks or one red cheek and one pale cheek, bitter taste in mouth. -May need to be used frequently during an event, especially if the situation is intense.

How to use remedies from your homeopathy kit- Kali Bichrominum A rhyme to remember for this remedy is If it sticks think Kali Bic. They tend to have sticky nasal discharge and expectoration, personality wise they rigidly stick to routines and beliefs. ... For sinus issues the pain is usually in one spot, often at the root of the nose or cheeks. The discharge is stringy, thick and yellow or yellow/green. It can also help sinus headaches or headaches with pain in one spot. This remedy is known to help coughs, asthma or bronchitis with a productive cough accompanied by thick, sticky greenish yellow expectoration. Over the lasts months this is one of the top remedies helping people with a constellation of symptoms which include cough, respiratory issues, headaches and sinus issues with the key indicator of sticky expectoration or discharge.

Calendula- Is the top remedy for promoting skin healing and relieving pain. Calendula stops bleeding quickly and has a natural antibiotic action for burns, abrasions, incisions and woulds. It is available in multiple forms. The ointment is great when you want to keep something moistened. The gel has an alcohol base so has a more drying effect. The cream is probably the one to get if you only were to get one. Homemade calendula oil or salve is also effective. Calendula is great to keep in the kitchen for burns and cuts. A great addition to your first aid kit. Calendula pellets can be taken internally for any of the uses noted above, they can be put in a bath or dissolved into a water solution for washing or spraying if needed (great for road rash).