Women in Balance, from Menarche to Menopause – A Homeopathic Perspective
A significant portion of women’s health is intimately and intricately connected to the ebb and flow of a delicate balance of hormones that imbibes the potential to create life. These fluctuating hormonal cycles however also influence all aspects of their physical, emotional and mental well-being. What’s more, busy lives and over use of artificial hormones have led to an increase in complaints of infertility, menstrual problems, hormonal imbalances, uterine and ovarian conditions such as endometriosis, PCOS, fibroids, etc.
The key to treating all these conditions, including the transitional phases in a woman’s life, with homeopathy is finding out the characteristics of the presenting symptoms, how the problem is personally affecting her, and what happened in her life to throw her hormones off balance. Many uterine and ovarian conditions are often linked to the emotional state of the woman and are often seen where there is conflict in relationships, creativity, and reproduction. This type of remedy selection (pattern matching) based on a deeper level analysis of the legacies (genes), environment (toxicities), and personality (how the person experiences and handles stress) is called Constitutional Homeopathy, and with appropriate remedies that directly affect the HPA (Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Adrenal) axis, not only are the hormones balanced thereby addressing the pesky symptoms, but, also improves the person’s baseline level of health all around. What’s more, an improved baseline trickles down to the next generation if the woman has children in the future.
Moon (Menstrual) Cycles
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Menstruation is part of the cleaning triad for a woman’s body along with bowel movements and urination. Evaluate bowel and kidney function, for problems of menstrual cycle irregularities
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Homeopathic remedy Magnesia Phosphorica 30c for effective relief of menstrual cramps, if all you want to do is curl up with a hot water bottle in bed
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Use constitutional homeopathy to fix the problems for good, by correcting core imbalances, resulting in overall improved baseline health
Stepping into Motherhood
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Constitutional homeopathy, raise your baseline level of health. Combine with Gemmotherapy to clean reproductive organs and balance hormones to prepare the body for a healthy pregnancy
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Cell salt and gemmotherapy protocols for each trimester to meet nutritional needs of mom and baby at each stage of development.
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Homeopathic remedy Arnica, for postpartum healing both for mom and baby
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Other homeopathic remedies for various scenarios during labor, and post-birth depending on symptoms. You can have a completely drug-free labor, birth, and postpartum experience. I did.
Peri-menopause and Menopause
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Constitutional homeopathy to address all symptoms commonly associated with menopause, and peri-menopause these days. Lachesis, Sepia, Pulsatilla are the top three remedies at this stage of life. But, find your own best suitable remedy through a practitioner.
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Cell salts to address bone loss due to reduced estrogen and progesterone – Calc Phos 6x, Calc Fluor 6x, Silica 6x