🌿☀️ HOMEOPATHIC SOLUTIONS FOR SUMMER AILMENTS ☀️🌿
Summer is all about sunshine, adventures, relaxation and travelling but it also comes with pesky issues like sunburn, heat rash, insect bites, and travel sickness.
Luckily, homeopathy has got your back with gentle, natural remedies to keep you feeling great! Here’s a helpful guide to staying Healthy with Homeopathy.
SUNBURN SOS
Spent a little too long soaking up the sun? Cantharis is perfect for burning, blistered skin, while Urtica Urens soothes red, itchy sunburn and takes the sting out. Calendula is excellent for soothing and healing sunburned skin. It comes in a cream as well, so can be applied externally to the affected area. Another very special remedy is Sol, amazing for sun sensitivity and chronic sunburn issues. Belladonna can help calm red, inflamed skin, especially when accompanied by radiating heat.
HEAT RASH & PRICKLY HEAT
Sweaty summer days can leave your skin irritated. Rhus Tox is a remedy taken from the plant poison ivy and not surprisingly is another effective remedy for rashes, particularly with small, itchy blisters. Apis Mellifica, Urtica Urens or Nat Mur are also commonly used remedies to help address the symptoms like stinging, burning or prickling sensation.
HEAT EXHAUSTION & DEHYDRATION
Feeling drained after a scorching day? Heat exhaustion can manifest as dizziness, weakness and dehydration, often after prolonged exposure to high temperatures.Gelsemium could be ideal for treating exhaustion with fatigue, overwhelming weakness, and sometimes dizziness and trembling. China can be beneficial for replenishing fluids lost through sweating.
JET LAG
Jet lag refers to a range of symptoms experienced while adapting to a different light-dark schedule following a flight to a new time zone. It can affect people of all ages and is the result of your internal body clock not being able to adjust immediately to a new time zone. Jet lag can disturb your sleep at night and make you feel drowsy and lethargic (lacking in energy) during the day. A disturbed sleep pattern is one of the most common symptoms of jet lag. You may find it difficult to sleep at the correct times. For example, you may be awake at night and feel like sleeping during the day.
Jet lag can leave you feeling disoriented and fatigued, but homeopathy offers effective remedies to ease these symptoms. Homeopathic Cocculus Indicus is known for its effectiveness in overcoming jet lag, particularly when there is sleep disturbance accompanied by feelings of weakness and dizziness. Coffea Cruda may be very useful for insomnia or difficulty falling asleep due to overstimulation.
Some homeopathic pharmacies offer a jet lag formula that includes Arnica, Electricitas and Rad Brom.
There are several things you can do to help reduce the effects of jet lag when you arrive at your destination:
• establish a new routine and try to get used to it as soon as possible
• eat and sleep at the correct times for your new time zone, not when you usually eat and sleep at home
• avoid napping as soon as you arrive at your destination - even if you’re tired after a long flight
• try to stay active until the correct time to sleep- this will help your body adjust more quickly
• spending time outdoors in natural light will help your body adjust to a new routine.
TRAVEL SICKNESS & DIARRHOEA
Whether it's a road trip or a long-haul flight, travel can mess with your system. Cocculus Indicus is a must-have for motion sickness, and Argentum Nitricum helps ease travel anxiety before a big trip.Arsenicum is the top remedy for an upset stomach, whether at home or while travelling. Homeopathy works best when the remedy matches the individual’s specific symptoms. Typically, someone who benefits from Arsenicum would feel chilly, weak, restless, anxious and experience burning sensations with diarrhoea and vomiting. Nux Vomica is also helpful for diarrhoea, particularly when it is due to overindulgence. Unlike Arsenicum, which is associated with anxiety, those needing Nux Vomica tend to be irritable and snappy, experiencing stomach cramps and gripping pains along with diarrhoea. It is also excellent for the nausea associated with motion sickness.China can give you a helpful boost when suffering from the exhaustion from the fluid loss, after a bout of diarrhoea or vomiting. Cocculus Indicus is a must-have for motion sickness. Individuals needing Cocculus often feel faint, anxious and experience vertigo with nausea, which improves with fresh air. Conversely, Petroleum is suitable for travel sickness that includes dizziness but worsens with exposure to fresh air. The closer the match, the more effective the homeopathic remedy will be.
INSECT BITES & STINGS
Bugs love summer too—but they don’t have to ruin yours! Apis Mellifica is a go-to remedy that eases swelling and that annoying stinging sensation, and Ledum is great for deep, itchy bites (like mosquito and tick bites).
Homeopathy offers a range of natural remedies to keep you healthy and ensure your summer travel is enjoyable and worry-free. Remember, the key to effective homeopathic treatment is to match the remedy to your specific symptoms and needs. As always, consult with a qualified homeopathic practitioner for personalised advice and guidance. Book your consultation to get a personalised treatment.
