Treat Your Sunburn and prevent it safely (the great sunscreen controversy)
by Ananda More DHMHS, Reiki Master, Doula and all around free spirit



Sunburn season has begun, I should know I've been
careless and had red itchy shoulders twice this year already!
So I'm inspired to write this article.

Homeopathy has lots of great options for treating sunburn, I'll
start with some over the counter preparations and then
mention some specific remedies which may be indicated.
Last but not least I'll talk a bit about the great sunblock
controversy.

In terms of easy over the counter preparations I have found that a
Ferrum Phos tissue salt cream can work wonders. (this is what I've been using this year). Ferrum Phos 6X is indicated in
general inflammation, redness, and even fever.
Another great option is a Calendula cream or
tincture. Calendula sooths the skin, encourages healing, is antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory.
I've also used Traumeel topically as it is one of the staples in my first aid kit - it contains, among
other things, calendula, hypericum, and hepar sulph which are all indicated in the treatment of
sunburn.

Since Classical Homeopathy is all about finding the right individual remedy that matches the
presenting symptoms I must mention some of the top remedies indicated in sunburn.

Cantharis: is a major remedy for burns in general, but especially indicated for sunburn. There is
redness, possible blisters, and can be used in very severe burns. This remedy can even prevent
blisters if applied early enough. Symptoms are worse from touch and scratching, better from cold
water.

Urtica Urens: is great for sunburn with burning, itching, stinging and crawling sensations. May
have small, clear, fluid filled blisters and skin peeling. Symptoms are worse from cold water, heat,
and exercise and better from rest. Also a great remedy for psickly heat.

Hypericum: is a great remedy if there is intense pain with the burn. It can also be applied
topically in a mother tincture form along with calendula.

Sun exposure is essential for all of us. It stimulates the production of Vitamin D, and in moderate
amounts has also been shown to prevent cancer. The chemicals used in conventional sunscreen
have been linked to cancer, are known to contain toxic estrogenic compounds, and generate free
radicals which means damage to cells and aging (isnʼt that what you were trying to avoid by
slathering on the stuff in the first place?).

So how does one get protection from the sun? The best sunscreen is clothing, keep yourself
covered with light fabrics and use hats. Build up your resistance slowly through the spring, start
with 10 min a day and slowly build up so you can go out in the sun and avoid burns. Use clothing
to protect you from the sun. Third if too much exposure is unavoidable try using natural
sunscreens containing zinc oxide or titanium dioxide. These work by reflecting the sun off your
skin as opposed to absorbing radiation. This makes them more effective and safer.

Maybe next year Iʼll take my own advice and introduce my sensitive skin slowly to the sun.

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The Case For Homeopathy

In light of the recent attacks on Homeopathy I want to share a wonderful article written by Dana Ullman on the Huffington Post

There has been an increasingly vocal objection to Homeopathy being fueled and funded by the pharmaceutical industry as they attempt to shut down an affordable and effective form of medicine.

Especially if you're a sceptic, do some real research, find out how many hundreds of studies in vitro, on plants, and on people, have shown Homeopathy to be effectice. Even Darwin (in his recently published letters) showed with his own experiments on plants that Homeopathy has an effect.

If you've been helped by Homeopathy Please support Patients and Practitioners of homeopathy in the UK by signing this declaration at Homeopathy Worked For Me. The UK's national health plan currently covers homeopathic treatment and citizens are at risk of loosing coverage. Even if you don't believe in Homeopathy this is about freedom of choice.

How To make A Remedy

Ok it's been a while since I posted, I've been in work mode organizing to big seminars coming up. The first a Vithoulkas video course and the second with Grant Bentley on facial diagnosis

However I just came across this great video on how to make a remedy

Preventing Infant Mortality

Ok so this isn't homeopthic - but as my new role of Doula and Homeopathic Birth Support I think this is important. The film was produced by Dona International - the main association for Doulas is North America.

Reducing Infant Mortality from Debby Takikawa on Vimeo.

So that's where we came from

I'm teaching a workshop on Homeopathy for prenatal, labour and post natal care this Sat. at Pape Library in Toronto. 11:00 am (upstairs) - I though this was a cute story to introduce the class, Enjoy!

The 'Middle Wife' by an Anonymous 2nd grade teacher:

I've been teaching now for about fifteen years. I have two kids myself, but the best birth story I know is the one I saw in my own second grade classroom a few years back.

When I was a kid, I loved show-and-tell. So I always have a few sessions with my students. It helps them get over shyness and usually, show-and-tell is pretty tame. Kids bring in pet turtles, model airplanes, pictures of fish they catch, stuff like that. And I never, ever place any boundaries or limitations on them. If they want to lug it in to school and talk about it, they're welcome.

Well, one day this little girl, Erica, a very bright, very outgoing kid, takes her turn and waddles up to the front of the class with a pillow stuffed under her sweater.

She holds up a snapshot of an infant. 'This is Luke, my baby brother, and I'm going to tell you about his birthday.'

'First, Mom and Dad made him as a symbol of their love, and then Dad put a seed in my Mom's stomach, and Luke grew in there. He ate for nine months through an umbrella cord.'

She's standing there with her hands on the pillow, and I'm trying not to laugh and wishing I had my camcorder with me. The kids are watching her in amazement.

'Then, about two Saturdays ago, my Mom starts saying and going, 'Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh!' Erica puts a hand behind her back and groans. 'She walked around the house for, like an hour, 'Oh, oh, oh!' (Now this kid is doing a hysterical duck walk and groaning.)

'My Dad called the middle wife. She delivers babies, but she doesn't have a sign on the car like the Domino's man. They got my Mom to lie down in bed like this.' (Then Erica lies down with her back against the wall.)

'And then, pop! My Mom had this bag of water she kept in there in case he got thirsty, and it just blew up and spilled all over the bed, like psshhheew!' (This kid has her legs spread with her little hands miming water flowing away. It was too much!)

'Then the middle wife starts saying 'push, push,' and 'breathe, breathe. They started counting, but never even got past ten. Then, all of a sudden, out comes my brother. He was covered in yucky stuff that they all said it was from Mom's play-center, (placenta) so there must be a lot of toys inside there. When he got out, the middle wife spanked him for crawling up in there.'

Then Erica stood up, took a big theatrical bow and returned to her seat... I'm sure I applauded the loudest. Ever since then, when it's show-and-tell day, I bring my camcorder, just in case another 'Middle Wife' comes along.

Homeopathy Mentioned in the Bible

Maybe this is a little odd, but Dana Ullman does have a point. He claims that when Moses came down the mountain to find the Israelites worshiping the golden calf - he treated them homeopathically. And though his interpretation may sound like a bit of a stretch he does have a point. Strange that the bible should mention drinking a diluted gold solution. Check it out for yourself and come to your own conclusion.