February 2012
Beating Colds and Flu
Colds and Flu can be stopped in their tracks if you catch them at the first sign. Decide you are not having it this time and back up the intention with your own favourite antiviral treatment such as Vitamin C or Echinacea. L-lysine is another immune system booster. All three can be obtained from health food stores. If you are tired and run down, use the Bach flower remedy Olive. If you did get cold, warm yourself up thoroughly. There is evidence that warming up your nose and eating curry do have an effect!
November 2011
Callistherapy Gift Vouchers
Christmas is rapidly approaching and it would make a wonderful gift for family or friends. You can spend as little as £25 for an Indian Head Massage or whatever maximum amount you wish to spend for a variety of treatments. The choice is yours to personalise the gift or let the recipient choose whichever they would prefer.
For those with a smaller budget £5 will buy you our wonderful Angel Mist Room Spray which is availble to purchase in reception.
Gift couchers are available all year at Callistherapy.
October 2011
Muscle Rub
A blend of herbal creams (lavender & with hazel), rescue cream, lavender hydrolat & essential oils, designed to help ease the pain & discomfort of:
Sprains & strains
Bruising
Muscular aches & pains
Ideal for use before & after sports or exercise, e.g gardening, walking.
For ongoing problems, e.g. back ache, apply 2/3 times daily.
Muscle rub is available in callistherapy reception.
September 2011
RSI / Arthritis Rub
A blend of herbal creams (lavender & witch hazel), devil's claw infused oil,
emu oil, castor oil, Bach Flower Remedies (crab apple, rescue), essential oils & Dead Sea mud.
It is designed to help reduce swelling & inflammation and ease the pain & discomfort of arthritis & RSI.
Apply 2 times daily to affected area with gentle movements (over-rubbing will result in a residue on the skin as the Dead Sea mud is less easily absorbed).
In the case of adverse reaction, stop using immediately.
Item on sale at Callistherapy
June 2011
Angel Mist
A unique blend of hydrolat and essential oils designed to disperse negative energy leaving your environment calm and stress free.
Use as:
1) a room spray, to maintain a happy harmonious atmosphere
2) a spray around yourself & others to calm and reduce stress levels
3) over the bed to ensure a peaceful night's sleep.
Angel Mist is now available as a gel.
They are both on sale at Callistherapy.
March 2011
Treat Hay-Fever with homeopathy this Spring
Although hay-fever is not an infectious or life threatening condition the symptoms can be annoying and affect day to day life. Symptoms such as runny nose and streaming eyes. Itchy eyes, ears and throat can make the sufferer irritable, moody and uncomfortable.
Some leading Hay-Fever remedies
Allium-cepa: Very runny nose with watery eyes like when peeling an onion. Frequent sneezing.
Euphrasia: Very itchy bloodshot eyes which makes them worse.
Sabadilla: Itchy ears and throat. Sensation that the sufferer wants to scratch it internally.
Naturopathic tips:
Increase your Vitamin C intake.
Use local honey in tea and on toast.
Take Echinacea tincture daily.
Wear sunglasses outside.
Information provided by Simon Andrew LIC LSCH Profesional Homeopath at Callistherapy.
February 2011
Statins and side effects
Just over three years ago my doctor here in Hungary frightened me into taking statins for my high cholesterol. I say frightened, because she talked of heart attacks and strokes and how seriously they take this in Hungary.
I have to admit to falling into the repeated pattern of the past, whereby I didn't listen enough to myself and thought the medical profession knew better than I. After trying with diet to bring down the cholesterol count and failing, I accepted the statins.
I cannot pinpoint exactly when I started suffering from depression and it was nothing major, but every morning it was hard to kick myself out of bed and try to be positive. Anyone who knows me finds this very strange behaviour and I could only put it down to menopause hormone activity as I do get brief anxiety attacks with the old hot flushes. But this was different. Not a brief, momentary thing, but rather a feeling of "what is the point of anything?".
I decided to search the internet - something I wish I had done earlier but then again, maybe the fact that I wasn't interested in anything was the reason I didn't?! I found many people who said the very same thing regarding depression. They also said that as high cholesterol was due to the liver not functioning 100%, so, why take statins which can cause liver damage? Another side effect is muscle pain and weakness - a good point when you think that statins are supposed to help prevent heart attacks - and what is the heart if not a muscle? Further investigation showed that nothing is proven for the effect of statins when a heart condition is non existent. However, the pharmaceutical companies do not mention depression as a side effect - because it cannot be proven. Double standards or what?
I asked the doctor if I had to come off the statins slowly and she replied no, I could just stop them.
Forty eight hours later I had no depression and it has not returned. This was in October 2010, so I think I can safely say the statins were the cause.
I have since investigated helpful, natural remedies for lowering cholesterol and helping liver function and these include:
2 cups of speedwell herb tea a day
Co-enzyme Q10 x 1 a day tablet
Milk thistle x 1 a day tabletI've found that Healthspan offer the best prices for the tablets - free delivery in the UK.
Anyway, thought I should share this so that others may have a more informed view.
Frankie
July 2010
Inspiration
When you are feeling low
let yourself be guided.
When you are feeling high
share it with someone.
By J.Beaufond
June 2010
Hay-Bands
Do you suffer with Hay Fever? Have you come across Hay-Bands? They can be used by both adults and children (over3 years). The Hay-Band does not cause drowsiness or have any other side-effects. Amazing results reported from long term sufferers! They are worn on the arm around the elbow (the acupressure point stimulated is the LI-11 also known as the "QuiChi" point.) Available on the internet and also from Lloyds Chemist.
March 2010
Homeopathic Remedies to fight off colds, cough and flu
Homepathy is a safe gentle and effective way to treat many common winter complaints with no undersirable side effects. It is widely available from most health food stores and chemists. The main problem people have with over the counter remedies is they are never sure which remedy to choose.
Here are some of the leading cold and flu remedies.
*Aconite- take at the onset of a cold brought on by exposure to cold wind or take at the start of a sore throat.
*Arsenicum alb- take for watery runny nose that runs like a tap particularly when it burns and leaves the nose sore.
*Gelsemium- flu symptoms when every muscle hurts and feels weak. Lethary, headache and chills. Symptoms often return after recovery, prolongued and drawn out.
Cough Remedies
*Aconite- dry barking cough with headache
*Hepar sulph- tickling cough with a sensation as if something stuck in the throat.
*Bryonia- deep cough, patient feels dry, grumpy, pains behaind sternum on coughing.
Information provided by Simon Andrew LIC LSCH Profesional Homeopath at Callistherapy.
