Homeopathic Acute Care Plan

Acute Care Program October 2010 - March 2011

Shine - What Is Homeopathic Medicine?

- Homeopathy is a system of medicine that was developed in 1796 by a German medical doctor named Samuel Hahnemann. Hahnemann found that by diluting and shaking crude doses of medicine his patients recovered faster and with fewer side effects.

- Homeopathy addresses mental, emotional and physical symptoms. The Homeopath will assess what is out of proportion in your case and match a homeopathic remedy to your unique symptom picture.

- Remedies are made from a wide variety of substances, including plants, animals and minerals. There are currently over 4,000 remedies in existence. Each remedy undergoes something called a homeopathic proving. A proving is when a remedy is given to a test group of healthy individuals. Every mental, emotional and physical symptom they experience is recorded. The symptoms are then complied and graded according to how strongly it was experienced and how many of the provers experienced the same symptoms.

- When a patient comes with their individual symptoms the goal is to match the remedy that most clearly resembles them and the expressions of their bodies to a remedy picture.

Flourish - The Consult

You will need to create a relationship with your homeopath. For this reason you must choose someone that you can trust and connect with. Feeling free to communicate openly and honestly is a key piece of this system of medicine.

 

Initially you will sit down with a homeopath for approximately a two hour consult. Those two hours are spent discussing the patterns of your life, both on a physical level and a mental/emotional level.

 

Discovering these patterns of your life is often the first step people take towards creating change. This will impact your body on both a physical and an emotional level. Your homeopath will guide you through this process.

Open - Why Choose Homeopathy?

Homeopathy is based on the idea that we are all capable of amazing vitality on every level. Throughout the course of our lives we become stuck in old beliefs and patterns that impact our bodies both physically and emotionally. Homeopathic remedies gently suggest change to your body - your body is the one responsible for the shifts it creates. The remedy is the messenger; you are the agent of change.

 

To use homeopathy successfully means that you will have to become in tune with your body and all the signs and symptoms it communicates to you. Learning to read your body like this strengthens your connection to becoming well and taking responsibility for your health. Lastly, Homeopathy is non-invasive, gentle and lasting. Good homeopathic prescribing can change your life.

Thrive - Have It All

A Healthy Pregnancy and A Positive Birth Experience

 

If you truly want to support yourself and your baby through pregnancy, birth and the transition into motherhood use Homeopathic medicine before, during and after your pregnancy.

 

Going under homeopathic care will mean that you begin to address any mental, emotional or physical concerns that you have had in your life. This removes these issues as barriers between you and a healthy birth experience.

 

Using homeopathy during pregnancy allows you to enjoy your pregnancy as well as enter labour in excellent health with a positive attitude.

Shift - Sexual Abuse Survivors

Homeopathic treatment is highly beneficial for women that have experienced sexual abuse. Pregnancy, birth and the postpartum are often times that sexual abuse survivors are triggered into post traumatic stress reactions, anxiety or dissociation patterns. Homeopathic remedies can strongly assist women in staying present. The remedies can also facilitate lowering the intensity of fear, anxiety and anger so that women are clear and available for their babies.

Expand - The Birth

- Turn a breech or posterior presentation – NO BACK LABOUR!

- Homeopathic induction

- Homeopathic induction

- Fire up a non-progressive or weak labour

- Alleviate fear, anxiety and shock during birth

- Relieve the intensity of birth trauma from previous birth experiences.

Simplicity - Postpartum Care

During the postpartum period women are vulnerable, recovering from their birth experience and getting to know their child. To address concerns such as:

- Breastfeeding challenges

- Physical healing from the birth

- Hemorrhoids, tears and cesarean incisions

- Mental / emotional trauma

 

Homeopathic medicine is simple and powerful tool. For specific information on using homeopathy in the postpartum period please refer to the
Homeopathic Guide to a Sweet Babymoon.

 

Homeopathic treatment allows a woman to honor this special time and recover quickly so that she may take pleasure in her time with her baby.

 

I am in touch with midwifery practices, breastfeeding consultants, childbirth educators and doula groups in Canada and can connect parents and babies to services and support.