February is Heart month, and it might interest you to know that Nitroglycerine, one of the oldest and best known medicines for treating attacks of “angina” was introduced into medicine thanks to homeopathy! Dr. Constantine Hering was a German physician who established homeopathy in the United States in the 1840’s. He conducted the first “proving” of the medicinal properties of this substance in 1847, the same year that Nitroglycerine was discovered and put to use in the manufacture of explosives. The homeopathic remedy made from this special combination of glyerine, nitrogen and oxygen is known as Glonoine, and is used to treat heart affections as well as stroke, headache and other symptoms. It eventually made its way into the hands of conventional physicians but interestingly, it has always been taken in the same manner as homeopathic remedies – as a tablet under the tongue or a spray directly in the mouth.

There are many other homeopathic remedies for heart health, and one that is familiar from the herbal pharmacopeia is Hawthorne, known by its latin name Crategus Oxyacantha. This medicine is a very effective heart tonic, especially when taken in the Gemmotherapy form. This means it has been prepared only from the bud portion of the plant because it contains special plant stem cells that have tremendous healing potential, not unlike human stem cells. The extract is “potentized” by the homeopathic method (diluted and shaken, one part to ten) so it is less likely to produce any sort of unwanted reaction, and it also takes on a slight dynamic effect (meaning that it acts in an energetic as well as chemical way). It should be taken in water, 10-30 drops, one to three times daily. You can take this along with another gemmotherapy remedy called Olea Europa that is effective for keeping blood lipids flowing smoothly and gently removing plaque from artery walls.

Please consult your doctor about any heart supplements you want to take, and have a happy Heart month!

- Tracy

Tracy is available for consultations Wednesday from 11:00 – 7:00PM. Drop in and say hello!

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Tania Heinemann, RNCP, RHN is offering expert advice on how ALL your family can to avoid Colds and Flu in a specially designed 30 minute program and consulation.

“Many people have already experienced the latest cold and flu virus running through our community and know how disruptive being sick is to sleep, well being and using up precious sick days at work.

How do I avoid the cold and flu and how do I reduce the amount of days of illness. Often, the state of our digestive system and immune system will determine the answers to these two questions.

• Learn how to avoid or manage this year’s cold and flu season more effectively (reducing the amount of time you are away from work and daycare!)

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…A Path to Wellness

The holiday season can be a time of excess, whether from all the office or neighbourhood parties, over-the-top family meals or just plain overstimulation from all the noise and hype. Here are some pointers for gentle but effective relief:

Too much eggnog? Try Nux-vomica for the alcoholic version and try Pulsatilla for indigestion from rich or creamy food and drink.

Too much office party? Think Nux vomica for anything that looks, talks or walks like a hangover! It’s also great for overindulgence in good food, coffee and dessert. Can be repeated as necessary in case of multiple opportunities for overindulgence!

Too much excitement?  Coffea is great for kids who can’t sleep after a big party or from playing with so much new stuff. Kali-phos 6X is a “cell salt” for nerves on edge or for exhausted parents trying to “get it all in”. Take 4 pills 2-4 times a day as needed. Probably would be good for Santa, too!

Too much family? Ignatia can take the edge off strong emotions that come up at this time of year, whether from enduring long visits with difficult relatives, or missing loved ones who can’t be near.

All these remedies can be taken in the 30C potency by dissolving 2 or 3 pills under the tongue, or by dissolving the pills in half a cup of water and sipping at intervals as needed.

Warm Wishes for a Happy Holiday Season!

Tracy

It’s really important to be sure you have total darkness for sleeping – black out your windows and make sure to remove lighted clocks. Your pineal gland supplies melatonin to make you sleep, but it only knows about light and dark so give it a hand! Take away anything that emits an electrical signal such as a cordless phone and clock radio, TV, or computer. Don’t drink anything with caffeine (even green tea!) after 6:00, and try to eat your evening meal by that hour too if possible. Experiment with the time of day you exercise – some people find it helps sleep to exercise in the evening, while others find it too energizing. Once those things have been tried, you can consider some homeopathic remedies:

COFFEA 30C is the main remedy for being unable to fall asleep because of too much thinking or from excitement.

NUV VOMICA 30C suits someone who has a lot of business cares, takes a lot of coffee, tea or wine during high-pressure lunches and can’t keep from bringing the office home at night.

CYPRIPEDIUM 6C is for children who wake up in the middle of the night wide absolutely cheerful and ready to play!

You can put a few pellets of any of the above remedies in half a cup of water and take a sip every 5 or 10 minutes until you drift off.

There are also some combination remedies that are available off the shelf here at the store that many people find handy to keep around for occasional sleeplessness;

Hyland’s “Calms”, and “Calms Forte” – the latter having added tissue salts directed at calming the nervous system. Safe for children, can be repeated as needed.

Hyland’s “Insomnia” which suits a restless insomnia, perhaps with a wound up nerves from emotional stress or overwork.

Rescue Sleep is part of the Bach Rescue Remedy family and comes in a spray bottle. This can also be repeated as needed.

All of these medicines are safe for all ages, but if over the counter remedies don’t help within 3 nights, please consider asking for professional help to choose the best-suited medicine for your particular situation.

Bio-K+^® is a liquid and looks like a yogurt but it’s far more potent and so far more effective than regular yogurts. This is the only product containing the live probiotic L. acidophilus CL1285^® + L. casei LBC80R which has been clinically tested and is commercially available.  It has 50 billion live, active, beneficial bacteria and it starts working the moment it enters the mouth and continues its work through your entire digestive tract. It is the only certified gluten-free probiotic, available in various fermented substrates: dairy, soy and germinated brown rice so it is excellent for the elderly and people with food sensitivities. Fermented products are easier to digest. It is available in natural or various fruit flavours and a pack of 6 x 98g bottles $20.99-$21.99. A healthy gut leads to a healthy immune system and this will help protect your Mom from the coming flu season.

Wish her well from me,

Lisa

A Story of a Farmer Ahead of His Time

A Long long time ago, long before the word “green energy” or “organic” were commonplace in our society there was a few farmers who were in the midst of taking over the family farm.  This one farmer in particular was also considering having children, and started to become aware of what impact his farming practice would have on those that consume his wares. So in 1984 he embarked upon the process to certify his land as “organic”, in 1987 he was fully certified!  This farmer is Dennis Baer of Vibrant Farms.

His journey continued however and he soon came to learn that there is so much more to farming than just NOT putting chemicals on the land, that the soil has to be cared for, so that the animals can have nutrient dense foods, that the nutrients be replenished so that future generations of children will be able to enjoy the same GREAT food we are enjoying, that the health of the animals is particularly important to the health of those that consume it. Again it wasn’t good enough to have cows that just didn’t show signs of illness, he wanted happy healthy VIBRANT cows, this, he realized happens through the food you feed them – he veered away from corn when he noticed that corn creates an acidic environment and thus unhealthy cows. He noticed that when the animals were getting all the nutrients they needed they didn’t get sick, they calved better, produced healthier more robust calves and grew big and strong faster.  So he made sure that all his calves were born on the farm so he could watch them and care for them as they grew, he didn’t want to bring in outside herds and introduce steers into the herd for the last few months as many beef farmers do.

Vibrant Farms was born when one of his daughters went off to University for Business and realized that as many had said “you can take the girl off the farm, but you cant take the farm out of the girl”, so she came back with an eager soul and organic farming in her blood, and started the process to make getting grass fed organic beef more readily available, and make it sustainable from the soil to the shelf, and all that’s required to make that happen!!!

Vibrant Farms is a group of VERY committed farmers, farmers that have been farming this way for much longer than organics has been mainstream, and they used to ship their animals to the stock yards to be combined with all the other steers (so you know they’re not in it for the money). They have a huge commitment to their health and the health of their families and their global families (you will know the instant you get them talking…they usually cant stop!)

To place an order or have any questions please contact Melissa (The Farmers Daughter)

226 808 2237
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On Friday October 21, there was an exciting event for natural health enthusiasts in Toronto. The Canadian Homeopathic Conference hosted a free public event to kick off the first ever professional conference of Oct 22/23 uniting 175 homeopathic practitioners from across the country. Attendees were treated to short presentations by special guests Drs. Banerji  (famed Banerji Protocols) of India, Dr. Gustavo Bracho of Cuba and Dr, Lionel Milgrom of Great Britain. They gave brief highlights of the best in current scientific research as well as spectacular successes in the treatment of cancer and prevention of epidemic disease with homeopathic medicine. There was a Q&A session, and comments from the floor focused on the topic of patient choice in Canada and how that differs from India and England where homeopathic medicine is fully integrated into the health care system. If this subject is important to you, be sure to let your member of parliament know how you feel! The organizers of this event are already at work planning a public session for next year’s conference, so if you missed this one please join us next time!

If this subject is important to you, consider joining the Canadian Consumers Centre for Homeopathy, a brand new advocacy group aimed at promoting homeopathy and supporting consumers in the use of this amazing, gentle, effective medicine at home. Visit them at www.homeocentre.ca

Tracy Poizner, HD

According to an article in the March 2011 issue of the peer-reviewed medical journal Canadian Family Physician, “…there are no effective medications to either cure or relieve the symptoms of acute cough in children.” Of course this doesn’t mean that you should never seek medical attention for a cough – the article goes on to say that the family doctor should rule out rare or serious conditions for which drug therapy might be effective.

“Antibiotics have no effect on viral infections; indeed they might cause side effects that are more distressing than the cough.” Many family doctors feel pressured by worried parents to prescribe medicine to deliver fast relief – make sure your doctor knows that you are satisfied to have ruled out a serious underlying condition, and then turn your attention to natural medicines which can be very effective in relieving a cough to help everyone get a good sleep. There are several homeopathic and herbal cough syrups that do a good job of helping sticky mucus to be expelled and to quiet the tickle in throat or chest that causes dry coughing. These do not contain harmful alcohol or cough suppressants that can prolong the illness instead of helping to get over it!

Homeopathic remedies Phosphorus, Antimonium Tart, Ipecac and Drosera are all excellent for different types of coughing and can reduce the number of night-time disturbances for Mom and Dad too. If you need help to understand how to choose and/or take these natural medicines, contact me by email or phone, or drop in on a Wednesday between 11 and 7.

There are so many easy things you can do to protect yourself from losing days of work (or worse, holidays!). Vitamin D has been proven to do more to prevent viral illnesses than almost anything else. The recommendations have recently been changed – adults can now safely take 4000-5000 mg. daily and children over 5 can take 1000mg. Drops are easy to take right from a spoon, with no bad taste. Of course, Cod Liver Oil contains lots of Vitamin D, and you can get your essential fatty acids that way too. The new ones are lemony tasting and go down pretty easily.

The number one over-the-counter flu medicine in France is a homeopathic remedy called “Oscillococcinum” – you may have seen it advertised on TV in the ‘spelling bee’ commercial. You can take some of this for prevention any time you are feeling especially run down or you know you have been in contact with someone who is sick. The little sugary granules dissolve under your tongue and crunch between your teeth – kids love them! Safe for all ages, and you can pick up the specially marked kids box if you like, although the product is the same inside. If you carry one tube around in your purse or coat pocket, you will be ready to take it at the very first sign of fluish symptoms. This is where “Oscillo” does its best work, you’ll be amazed at how well it can cut off a flu in the first hours and stop the whole disease in its tracks! By the way, “FluBuster” is the same product sold under another name, both are great.