One
might ask how homeopathy would be helpful for students. To begin with homeopathic remedies are not very expensive, are easier to
find these days (in health food stores and alternative pharmacies) and they
keep practically forever as long as they are stored properly.
But why else might they be of interest to a student…?
Well, the first remedy students
might want to know about is Nux Vomica (AKA Columbrina) This is actually a stomach and liver remedy
and so – you guessed it – this makes it a fantastic hang-over remedy. It is for
after you have had too much food and alcohol and you feel nauseated;
headache-y; sensitive to light, odors, or noise; and/or as if you want to
vomit but even if you do - this doesn’t bring you relief; and also for when you
feel worse on first waking in the morning. This occasion then calls for Nux Vomica.
It is important to note that homeopathic
remedies should be prescribed for the individual and that they will only work
if the remedy and patient closely match one another. In other words, the person needing Nux Vomica is ambitious,
hard-working, and has a type “A” personality.
They are competitive, impulsive, impatient, fastidious sorts who often
crave stimulants such as coffee, chocolate, alcohol, tobacco and drugs in order
to maintain their intense, frenetic craziness.
The Nux Vomica person likes to work hard and play hard. But eventually this can lead to an inability
to concentrate, and ultimately burn out and collapse.
As well as being a popular hangover remedy it
is also a well known remedy for collapse from overwork. A person who would benefit from Nux Vomica is
often chilly; is sensitive to drafts; prone to migraines, hay fever, gastrointestinal
issues like heartburn, indigestion, gas and constipation from rich food; insomnia,
and headaches accompanying constipation. Oh…and this person can be extremely irritable,
critical and easily angered,
Take
Nux Vomica 30c once and then wait to see how you are feeling. Repeat the dose
after a half an hour. Take up to three
times then stop. If you aren’t feeling
any better after a third dose then this isn’t the remedy for you and you aren’t
as irritable as you might have thought you were. It is important to note that you MUST STOP
TAKING THE REMEDY as soon as you have any improvement. Your body will continue to heal itself and so
must be given the chance to do so. If
you repeat the remedy too often that can stop it from working and you’ll have
no chance of recovering from that blasted hangover. (Just kidding!)
School
can be stressful with deadlines, exams, extreme mental effort, parties,
stimulants and not enough sleep. This is why if this picture above of the
hardworking, hard playing, ambitious, over-extended picture of a Type A
personality is YOU – then consider Nux Vomica.
It will even be good to have in your bag when you return home for Thanksgiving
or Christmas holidays because not just unhealthy things can cause someone to
need Nux Vomica. Too much of anything (even
good home cooking) can cause you to feel this way and can be helped with a dose
or two of this remedy.
Maria Reid
This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.
ReplyDelete