Summertime and new starts

Remedies for the summer:

I hope you have managed to keep cool these past weeks, and are able to enjoy the rest of the summer. 

If you need some help with summer/holiday ailments, help is at hand!  

For information about remedies to use for bites, stings, sunburn, travel anxiety, motion sickness, jet lag, travel diarrhoea and sickness, have a look here: https://materiamedica.uk.net/travel-remedies/

Information about remedies for hayfever is here: https://materiamedica.uk.net/hay-fever/

Remedies for new starts:

As we approach exam results and the start of a new term, here are some remedies which may help you and/or your friends and family if they are feeling unsettled at the moment.  Drop me a line if you’d like some advice about which remedy to choose.

Pulsatilla: for children who find times of change difficult; are sensitive, yielding and highly emotional, need lots of affection and support.  They display their anxiety by being clingy and whining.  Older children can become quiet and moody.

Gelsemium: good for acute, anticipatory fear in which the child seizes up and trembles or stutters.  Very useful before first days, exams, speeches, performances. 

Arg nit: strong anticipatory anxiety with loose stools.  Emotional children with vivid imaginations.  They dread ordeals and have a strong lack of confidence about a new situation.

Calc carb: for children who are generally happy and easy-going, but get very anxious with worries about small things.  Usually easily distracted from their worries, but then start worrying again.  Often slow, a bit sluggish, often obstinate, especially when worried.  Tend to perspire at night, especially around the head.

Ars alb: for children who are very restless and insecure when anxious.  They may feel exhausted due to the emotional strain of the anxiety.  They make lots of plans and are very organised, to reduce their anxiety by keeping everything under control.

Aconite: for extreme fearfulness with marked restlessness.  They cannot sit still and may even look scared.  Also for panic-style attacks with a hard beating heart, feel as if they can't get enough air, feeling faint.

Lycopodium: for children who fear that they will fail and look foolish or incompetent in front of others.  They cover this up with an overly confident manner but they don't feel confident.  Often they perform well despite the anxiety.