Health Help For You

DEODORANTS - A DANGER TO YOUR HEALTH?

2011-08-20T04:47:00.000-07:00

Most people are totally unaware of the dangers lurking in their bathroom cupboards. Though people recognize the necessity to not offend their co-workers, friends and family with the odor which a hot sweaty body can produce, few give much thought about how to deal with it other than showering with soap and applying body lotion, and the classic antiperspirant/deodorant they pick up in a department store, supermarket or elsewhere.

Sweat is a natural function of your body. It's not until the air hits that sweat and bacteria start to breed and multiply that the odors become apparent... with mostly unpleasant results... social avoidance... a bit like a really bad breath or smelly feet... something most people will not tell you about. There is even a website that you can go to and anonymously pay to have a smelly feet remedy, a deodorant and soap or toothpaste and mouth rinse delivered anonymously to the recipient of your choice...

It seems to me that it's best not to wait until you get a parcel delivered to you containing any of the above items - prevention is, after all, like a fence at the top of the cliff, rather than the ambulance at the bottom.

So - soap, showering and putting on deodorant.... but are we doing the right thing for our health. There is much evidence on the internet these days to inform us about the dangers of some of the chemicals lurking behind a number or latin or chemical name, to make us be wary about deodorants.

Let's have a brief look at some of the components of your standard deodorant.

Firstly there is aluminum:

In the form in which it is used (aluminum chloride) is an extremely irritating chemical which has been linked to breast cancer, alzheimers disease, kidney disease and of causing damage to the environment when it leaches into waterways.

Secondly there is parabens:

Parabens have been found in high concentrations in breast tissue and there are studies being done about their being causal in breast cancer. Parabens also cause problems with the human endocrine system and can disrupt hormone production.

Thirdly there is formaldehyde:

This is the chemical which is used to preserve specimens in jars and in mortuaries to preserve bodies. It is quite nasty and was never intended to applied to living human tissue. It is a known and acknowledged carcinogen (causes cancer) and is known to cause severe internal bleeding leading to coma and possible death.

Fourthly there is DEA (diethanolamine):

We are told that DEA by itself is not harmful but that DEA can react with other ingredients in the cosmetic formula to form an extremely potent carcinogen called nitrosodiethanolamine (NDEA). NDEA is readily absorbed through the skin and has been linked with stomach, esophagus, liver and bladder cancers.

Fifthly there is Triclosan:

This chemical has been slowly building up in our environment and in our bodies. It's known to help the formation of dioxin and chloroform which are known carcinogens and can only bring harm to our health.

HAVE I SCARED YOU BY NOW?

All is not lost - you do not need to go around smelly nor play russian roulette with your health by using chemical laden personal care products when there are wonderfully safe and effective natural products available and I am going to put a couple I found available on here.

Personally, I use a natural mineral crystal deodorant. The brand isn't important, what is important is that it uses a natural mineral salt to stop bacteria breeding in your sweat and turning it smelly. It also doesn't leave unsightly yellow marks on white clothes nor white stains on dark clothes. Nor does it leave horrible waxy deposits in your clothes as do conventional deodorants.

Crystal Stick Deodorant For Women

Crystal Stick Deodorant For Men

The Particular Man The Rock Natural Mineral Rock Deodorant (Unscented), 4.25-Ounce

These are just a small selection of what is available and the great news I have found is that one deodorant stick lasts for over a year. Try getting THAT sort of value out of the chemical deodorants you buy at the mall.

Hope this small review has been helpful.

Cyndee

THE CANDIDA CURSE & SOME HELP TO OVERCOME IT

2011-03-13T21:14:00.000-07:00

Oral Thrush

Candida Albicans is a yeast that occurs naturally in the human body. Normally it lives in harmony with a variety of other microorganisms and actually performs a couple of important functions. The problem occurs when something upsets the balance of bacteria in the body and this allows the yeast organism to grow like wild fire and kill off all the healthy bacteria.

Candida can normally be found in the gut, mouth, throat and around the genitals, however it can make holes through the gut and enter the blood stream and then invades most any organ in the body. To add insult to injury, candida produces over 70 different toxins which are absorbed into the body.

When this happens it can become the initiator of many common maladies, conditions, syndromes and illnesses in our population.
Candida can range from irritating to totally incapacitating. It is one of the banes of modern society. Yes, it has been around for as long as people and animals have been around but it is mainly a curse of the modern culture because of the use of antibiotics.

Antibiotics have been a real blessing to people and have saved hundreds of thousands of lives since penicillin was discovered and used. However, the over-prescribing of antibiotics has seen the escalation in the scope and spread of candida.

Antibiotics kill off the 'good' bacteria which keep yeast growth stunted and once these bacteria are killed off, then Candida spreads.

So how to treat Candida? Most doctors will not acknowledge the over-proliferation of candida until one gets a severe throat, mouth or genital yeast infection. Then they tend to prescribe anti-fungal medicines which have a severe effect on the body with potentially nasty consequences.

The two main ways to prevent a yeast infection, is to keep your diet free of sugar and highly refined foods and limit the use of antibiotics. If you are taking antibiotics make sure to take a high acidophilus probiotic during the course of the antibiotic and for a while afterwards.

While doing some research into Candida I found a site with useful reviews of 3 Top Natural Candida Treatments. It's just great that people are reviewing products so we don't have to chase all around the internet.

I will be reviewing treatments for hemorrhoids next time so keep a look out for it.

Cyn

MAKING A DIFFERENCE

2010-07-28T19:09:00.000-07:00

Everyday we are confronted by horrific events in our media, especially our TV. It is such a daily occurrence that we become somewhat desensitized to it which is an incredible shame.

Often though, it isn't apathy that stops us from doing something but an overwhelming sense of hopelessness... surely the problems are so HUGE that we are really limited in what we can do??

But are we?? Really??

Let's have a look at some of the problems I am talking about.

Wars, famines, genocide, murder, rape, drugs, child abuse, child and adult sex slaves in EVERY country in the world (remember the father in Germany and the cases in the USA.

Everyday in the world, children are dying of hunger, sickness and disease…

Everyday - somewhere in the world, women and children are beaten and murdered by their husbands, partners, fathers, brothers or another family member and sometimes by strangers.

In parts of the world, acid attacks against women happen for no logical reason. In many case, the women have done absolutely nothing but a male member of their extended family may have done something or be thought to have done something, so the women are targeted.

Don't believe me? Just google 'acid attack' or 'child sex slaves', or 'women beaten' and take a look at some of the images available on the web... it will make you sick to your stomach.

But on the other end of the spectrum there ARE people who are working to help. Most started on a one-to-one basis, working with what they had. Then people heard what they were doing and came and joined them. Quite often, the only incentive people need to stop being the silent majority, is to find a leader who inspires them and whom they can work alongside.

Let me mention just a few:

Christina Noble came from an horrific background of rape and abuse. She became haunted by that picture of a little Vietnamese girl running down the road with her skin melting from a napalm attack. When her children were grown, she went to Vietnam and discovered the children who had no one to care for them. She worked with them and eventually her work became the Christine Noble Children's Foundation which operates in Vietnam and Mongolia - her story is told in one of several books she has written, and it is such and uplifting and motivating book that I recommend you get a copy.
Bridge Across My Sorrows: The Christina Noble Story.
Christina's organization really makes a difference in the lives of children and families in Vietnam and Mongolia.

Another woman I greatly admire is Somaly Mam. Sold by her grandfather as a sex slave when she was only 12 years of age she has overcome a life of vicious abuse to now lead a life dedicated to human rights and liberating women, girls and babies from being used as sex slaves and in prostitution.The Road of Lost Innocence: The True Story of a Cambodian Heroine

Somaly really makes a difference.

A third woman I greatly admired was Mother Teresa. She came from a background of poverty and ended up running an organization to aid those in abject poverty in the city of Calcutta in India. She and the sisters in her order, Missionaries of Charity, lived and worked amongst the desperately poor and destitute in India. Her story is also truly remarkable. Read her story in No Greater Love. Mother Teresa really made a difference.

These women are all extraordinary people and are formidable and a little intimidating and if you were looking at helping in some way, then looking at what they are accomplishing makes them a hard act to follow and, well, where do you begin??

Begin small. Take a look at these two women for inspiration. One is only 11 and the other just an ordinary American woman touched by the horror of the lives of others.

One day in May 2004, 11 year old Hallie Geier decided to take the family dog for a walk and stepped into the road in front of a car. Hallie died but her legacy lives on. For the previous year, Hallie had been touched by compassion for the plight of children with Aids in sub-saharan Africa and she had been saving her lunch money to donate. In her memory, her parents made a donation of $10,000 to Oprah's Angel Fund and there is now an organization called Love, Hallie. Hallie's Angels, the youth action division of Love, Hallie, encourages kids to find a cause they care about and act on it. Do things such as teach kids to read or to help homeless people. This organization helps people make a difference.

Just as I was going to bed last night, I saw this article about a woman in America called Lisa Shannon. On her website are the following words. "How a life’s mission can come to you, not in contemplation, but sprawled out on the couch, watching TV. I had a great life - a successful business, a fiancé, a home, and security. But in the wake of my Dad’s death, and soon-to-be thirty years old, I found myself depressed, stretched out on the couch, watching Oprah.

It was there that I learned about Congo, widely called the worst place on earth to be a woman. Awakened to the atrocities - millions dead, women being raped and tortured, children starving and dying in shocking numbers - I had to do something…" A Thousand Sisters: My Journey into the Worst Place on Earth to Be a Woman.

Just two ordinary people who decided to make a difference.

SO WHAT CAN I DO TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE?

Begin where you are. No one is asking you to do great things to begin with. Just one small act of random kindness, then another, and another. If just one person makes another person smile, laugh, or feel loved then this world has grown in joy.

If just one person sponsors a child, visits a nursing home, or cheers up a sick person in a hospital then this world has increased in compassion.

If just one person acts out of integrity and respect for another person’s humanity, this world has developed in love.

If just one person plants a tree, picks up some rubbish off the ground, takes in a stray pet or recycles their household rubbish then this world has become a better place. If just one person feeds someone who is hungry, clothes one person who has no clothes... or..

If just one person helps at a homeless shelter or mission, or gives money to an aid organization…

Then this world has increased in love, in compassion and in strength.

God doesn't expect us to change the world alone. He only asks us to brighten our own small corner of it…

We don’t have to be a Somaly Mam, or a Christina Noble or Mother Teresa. Nor can we be Hallie Geier or Lisa Shannon. We just have to be ourselves and effect a difference in our small corner of this world.

And we do this - whenever we choose love, compassion, respect and integrity and share it with everyone we meet –

One person at a time.

One step at a time, one act at a time…

You CAN change your world. You can make a difference.

When we do this THEN this world will be changed.

But it will only be changed one heart, one soul, one life at a time.

I ask you now - what are you going to do in your little corner of the world

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Cyndee

A Thousand Sisters: My Journey into the Worst Place on Earth to Be a Woman
No Greater Love
Bridge Across My Sorrows: The Christina Noble Story.
The Road of Lost Innocence: The True Story of a Cambodian Heroine

WOMEN, RAPE AND SURVIVING

2009-12-31T13:54:00.000-08:00

Overcoming obstacles to your success in life.

I was reading a book when I got some real insights into obesity, self-destructive behaviors and eating disorders. The following is a quote from the book by Noah St John.

“Women, since the beginning of human history, have been taught that their worth comes from their physical bodies. While it is totally politically incorrect to say this, the fact remains that women, for most of the history of civilization, were treated like possessions to be sold and acquired for the purposes of marriage and procreation.

Make no mistake about it: A woman’s worth does not come from her body! However, since the beginning of time, female human beings have been told or taught—implicitly and explicitly—that their worth stems from their physical bodies.

So, let’s say you have a human being who has been told since the beginning of time that her worth comes from her physical body (even though it isn’t true, it’s what she’s been taught). Let’s further say that this person develops really low self-esteem and a very low sense of self-worth. So now you have a person who’s been told that
her worth comes from her physical body . . . and you add to that a very low sense of self-worth . . .

Doesn’t it make sense that that person will punish that part of herself that she was told her worth comes from—namely, her physical body? And if you are going to unconsciously punish your physical body, doesn’t it make sense that you are going to starve yourself of food” …. The Secret Code of Success: 7 Hidden Steps to More Wealth and Happiness

or stuff yourself with food?

This latter is particularly true of women who have been raped.

Demonstrated forcibly that their only value is their body, women, by stuffing themselves with food and becoming obese greatly reduce their physical attractiveness to men and secondly, being obese is also a form of self-punishment and a desire to destroy themselves. Obesity will kill you… and women who are obese (particularly if they were victims of rape or sexual abuse) can be horribly self-destructive.

Some rape victims will turn to drugs or alcohol or gambling. All of which are a form of self-destruction. Yet others will turn to food.

Some women will starve themselves into death while others will eat themselves into unattractiveness and death.

I have a friend who is obese and was a rape victim. Her behavior is characterized by self-destructive behavior. She used to be bulimic but now just compulsively overeats. Something she finds she can not control. It is unconscious.. she just starts craving food particularly when her stress levels rise. She gets really really hungry and no matter how much she eats she does not get a sense of being filled and no longer hungry.

Her health suffers and she is beginning to develop symptoms of coronary artery and heart disease. She gets palpitations, irregular heart beats and chest pain as well a slight breathlessness. She is slowly killing herself and she knows this but can't seem to stop herself.

I put her onto this book by Noah St John, which has a wonderful section in it on eating disorders but it has the answers. I will keep you up to date with her as she uses Noah's techniques to changing her life.

Cyndee

The Secret Code of Success: 7 Hidden Steps to More Wealth and Happiness

IT'S BEEN A WHILE

2009-10-21T17:55:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone - its been a while since I last posted... Ive actually had nothing to report on but now I do. I hope it will help.

Self-Help - the self-help industry is huge with get rich quick schemes abounding on the net but most of them are total rubbish.

So too are the get rich gurus... full of it... promising lots and delivering zilch, nada, zip, NOTHING.

Why Are They Rubbish: Because though people can teach you principles they CANNOT pass on their passion and it is the passionate belief that makes things happen. And many programs that promise to make you rich don't... the only people that get rich, are those selling the programs to people like you and me.

How many of you have CD and DVD libraries full of hundreds and even thousands of dollars worth of stuff that you listened to... got excited about .. and then abandoned to gather dust as they also failed to produce the results you believe they promised? Yeah... me too... thats why this post.

Most of them have symbols like this..............

And lots of ticks like this
And many of them promise that they will get you lots of this----------->

Man.. there are heaps of the first out there and I got sucked into lots of them.

But having said that... there are some out there who work from a basis of integrity and excellence so lets see if I can locate a few.

cheers

Cyndee

ARE WE POISONING OUR CHILDREN?

2009-04-10T05:31:00.000-07:00

I am very concerned about the number of unwell children around today. More and more of our children are falling sick with chronic illnesses every day. A big question we need to ask ourselves is... are we poisoning our children?

The hard answer is: YES, we are, even though it is not our fault. Our environments are becoming increasingly more and more toxic, building up to dangerous levels in our children.

We are seeing children with cancers, asthma, ADD, skin rashes, debilitating headaches, joint pain, nosebleeds and tiny babies with decreased cognitive abilities, autism and Asperger’s Syndrome and children with early onset puberty, leukemia, incapacitating allergies and many other chronic illnesses.

DR. PHILIP LANDRIGAN said:

"To me as a medical detective, the first clue is the increase in the incidence of childhood cancer. That signals that something is going wrong."

And we are having unprecedented numbers of children being diagnosed with all sorts of cancers.

WHY? Is there something out there which is causing it? What can I do about it? These are the sorts of question most parents are asking themselves.

The answer is: toxic chemicals in the food, water, and baby products we use everyday on our precious babies.

What are some of the chemicals of concern?

Parabens,
Sodium Laurel Sulphate,
1,4-dioxane,
Bisphenol-A,
Nitrosamines,
Lead and
formaldehyde

...to name just a few to be found in baby products. They are in the diaper wipes, the diaper cream, shampoos, baby bathtime bubbles, soap and even in the toothpaste. There is the lining of the cans of baby food and in the polycarbonate and plastic baby bottles and sippy cups. If you heat your baby's formula in the microwave, the amount of Bisphenol-A, Nitrosamines, Parabens and Lead that leeches into the formula from the plastic is very dangerous indeed.

Why do we need to be afraid of these chemicals? Research has shown many of the chemicals in common use, are linked to cancer and hormone disruption. Hormone disruptors can lead to developmental problems in our children. SLS is an irritant and together with 1,4-dioxane are linked to cancer and skin allergies and possibly to the increased rate of asthma today.

What can we do about it? Use the power of the purse... don't buy the products. There are so many eco-friendly and safe products available now that we don't need to use those products that contain toxic ingredients and keep your baby safe.

This is the first post in a series about chemicals in our environments (our homes, workplaces and vehicles). I hope you found it useful and informative.

CC

WHERE DID THE BACH FLOWER REMEDIES COME FROM?

2009-04-09T22:17:00.000-07:00

The late Dr Edward Bach was a prominent physician who practised for over 20 years in London as a Harley Street consultant and as a bacteriologist. Dr Bach gave up his practice in 1930 to devote all of his time to finding the Bach Flower Remedies.

He discovered and developed and utilised the flower remedies between 1930-1936. He believed and taught the basis of disease was to be found in disharmony between the spiritual and emotional aspects of a person. Whenever conflicting moods produced unhappiness, mental torture, fear or an abnormal giving up on life, they caused disharmony and lowered the body’s immune system and allowed disease to overtake the person.

“Health is our heritage, our right. It is the complete and full union between soul, mind and body; and this is not a difficult far-away ideal to attain, but one so easy and natural that many of us have overlooked it”. Dr Edward Bach

The remedies he discovered and perfected were to treat the emotions, moods and temperament of the patient. They were not aimed at the patient’s physical illness. After taking the remedy, the individual becomes more herself/himself and as their vigour increased they were able to draw from this restored well of inward spiritual and emotional strength to restore health. The person keeps on feeling better and better.

Thus the Remedies are complementary to any medical treatment and are not in any way in competition with them. Medical treatment works on the symptom/s of the disease whereas the Remedies work on the underlying cause of the malaise – the moods, emotions, feelings and mental state.

In order to treat a patient you must consider each person as an individual and each individual must be treated for their personal mood and need of the moment.

With this method of treatment you are not treating the apparent physical disease of the moment, as the physical disease will depart when the emotional and spiritual state regains a balanced condition.

As the mood changes, the remedy may need to be changed too. As the person is treated and becomes well, the physical disease disappears.

Dr Bach emphasised that the simplicity of this method should not prevent the practitioner from using these remedies. He believed there was simplicity in all creation.

“Take no notice of the disease; think only of the outlook on life of the one in distress” Edward Bach

My next post will be about an area of very serious concern for our children.

Good health

CC

Last Of The Bach Flower Remedies

2008-09-10T03:15:00.000-07:00

Here are the properties of the last of the Bach Flower Remedies.

Vervain

Are over-enthusiastic, argumentative with fixed principles and ideas; desire to persuade others; are incensed by injustices

Vine

Are strong-willed with a tendency to be domineering or inflexible; are too ruthless

Walnut

Fear major life changes and are in need of protection from the influences of others; the 'Link Breaker'

Water Violet

Prefer to be alone or are proud and aloof; feel others do not understand you

White Chestnut

Have unwanted thoughts, preoccupations and worries; have mental arguments - "I can't get it out of my mind"

Wild Oat

Are uncertain of the correct path in life, dissatisfied with your current lifestyle and cannot decide which path to follow

Wild Rose

Make little effort to improve situations; are resigned to whatever happens; are apathetic; do not care about anything

Willow

Are bitter, resentful and have feelings of self-pity - 'poor me'; blame others for your mistakes; are unable to forgive

Be blessed

Cyndee

The Bach Flower Remedies - More Remedies

2007-11-19T02:50:00.000-08:00

This little picture shows Rock Rose which you will find in the table below. Its a really great remedy for those who are frozen in terror. Another great remedy, also shown in the table below is the Bach Remedy Rescue Remedy. The Rescue Remedy is one that is great to have with you all the time in your car or carried on your person at all times.

Rescue Remedy

Are in a demanding or stressful situation

Rock Rose

Experience terror; are frozen in fear and feel helpless

Rock Water

Are inflexible, setting yourself very high standards; desire to be an example to others; are in self-denial; are repressed; are a martyr

Scleranthus

Suffer from indecision; are hesitant; feel an imbalance

Star of Bethlehem

Have experienced shock, grief or a fright

Sweet Chestnut

Are at the limits of endurance and in deep despair; have extreme mental anguish; have reached the limits of endurance (not suicidal)

Take care of yourself

CC

Bach Flower Remedies

2007-11-13T04:00:00.000-08:00

Here is the next Bach Flower Remedies and their associated uses.

Mimulus

Have a fear rooted in known causes, e.g. spiders, flying, death, etc.; are shy and timid

Mustard

Experience unexplained deep gloom and/or melancholy

Oak

Are driven by a strong sense of duty and struggle on even though exhausted; suffer the effects of the limitations of illness; despair but never give up

Olive

Feel exhausted in body and mind

Pine

Feel full of guilt and blame yourself for other people's mistakes; have feelings of self-doubt and reproach

Red Chestnut

Are over-anxious or over-concerned for others

For more information please take a look at this book.

More soon

CC

The Bach Flower Remedies: Name Those Remedies

2007-10-16T02:15:00.000-07:00

Here is the next lot of the Bach Flower Remedies and the condition they would be used for. If you have found this blog of some help, please drop me a line in the comment box. Feedback is always good. If you really want to do some great research on this fascinating subject I can suggest a great book. The Bach Flower Remedies is a book that makes a great addition to your reference library.

In the meantime - here is a few more of the remedies:

Honeysuckle

Absorbed in memories of the past; feel homesick or nostalgic

Hornbeam

Get the 'Monday morning' feeling, doubting your ability to face the day's work; lack strength - "I don't think I can cope"

Impatiens

Are impatient and easily irritated; have extreme mental tension; are unable to co-operate

Larch

Lack self-confidence and feel inferior; will not try because you expect to fail

Until next time - be well and take a look at my articles by clicking on the EzineArticle icon on the left hand side of my blog.

CC

Bach Flower Remedies - More of the Remedies

2007-10-07T02:17:00.000-07:00

Here are just a few more of these wonderful Bach Flower Remedies.

Gentian

Are easily discouraged, hesitant and despondent; lack faith; are full of doubt and pessimism; are depressed from a known cause; are weak following an illness

Gorse

Feel hopelessness and despair and are pessimistic; are depressed from illness of a long-term duration - "I give up"

Heather

Feel self-absorbed; dislike being alone, and talk incessantly about self - "What about me"

Holly

Have feelings of extreme jealousy, envy and suspicion; have feelings of revenge

Next week I will post a few more. In the meantime, may I recommend a good book for you to read. It covers all of the Bach Flower Remedies and will be a great addition to your Natural Therapies library. It's one I have myself and refer to often - The Bach Flower Remedies.

Keep watching this space for the next exciting edition of..... The Bach Flower Remedies saga (I've always wanted to say that... or something similar..

Be well

Cyndee

Which Bach Flower Remedy Should I Use - Pt 2

2007-10-02T04:06:00.000-07:00

Let's take a look at a few more of the Bach Flower Remedies:

Clematis

Daydream and generally have a lack of interest in the present; are inattentive; are unconscious; have an out-of-the-body feeling

Crab Apple

Have a poor self-image and are ashamed or embarrassed by unpleasant physical symptoms, characteristics or features; feel mentally or emotionally unclean or unacceptable; feel self- condemnation; are congested; are over-fixated on trivia - 'the great cleanser'

Elm

Are overwhelmed or burdened by responsibility; have temporary feelings of inadequacy - "I can't let them down"

I will post more of the Bach Flower Remedies in the next few posts. In the meantime, if you are in need of a little help or a lot of help. Try the Bach Flower Rescue Remedy.

CC

Which Bach Flower Remedy Should I Use

2007-09-22T13:38:00.000-07:00

Part 1:

Here are some of the different Bach Flower Remedies. The remedy that a practitioner will mix for you is a combination of up to five to assist with your most troubling moods and state of mind. Here is part one of a table of the different remedies and what they would be used to treat.

Bach Flower Remedy

Try .......

USE

If you.....

Agrimony

Put on a cheerful face to hide problems; if you have mental worry or torture; attempt to forget mental torture through drugs and alcohol

Aspen

Have unexplained fears and worries; have vague fears of unknown origin (often irrational); are nervous and anxious

Beech

Are critical and intolerant of others; desire to change others; have a judgmental attitude

Centaury

Have difficulty in saying no and are anxious to please; have weakness of will; are easily influenced and exploited - 'the doormat'

Cerato

Doubt your own ability to judge situations; distrust self; constantly seek advice

Cherry Plum

Fear losing control of your behavior, of the mind giving way; have thoughts of suicide

Chestnut Bud

Fail to learn from experience, repeating the same mistakes; are impatient to move ahead

Chicory

Are overly possessive and expect others to conform to your values; are full of indulgent self-love; are full of self-pity

I find the Bach Flower Remedies and how they came about to be a fascinating subject and well-worth taking a deeper look at. If you are developing an enthusiasm then what you need is a good book on the subject.

Next week I will be adding Part 2 of the remedies chart. If you are enjoying this blog, then please post it.

See you next week

CC
Bach Flower Remedies - A Further Understanding

Choosing The Right Bach Flower Remedies For You

2007-09-16T06:03:00.001-07:00

Recognizing exactly how you feel is the key to selecting the appropriate Bach Flower Remedy for you. Match the exact mood you are in with the suitable remedy.

Dr. Bach devised seven general emotional groups under which he categorized 38 individual flower remedies, each of which relates to a specific emotional state, as shown in this table:

EMOTIONAL GROUP

If you are feeling.....

FLOWER REMEDIES

Try one of the following ........

Generally despondent or in despair

Larch, Oak, Crab Apple, Star of Bethlehem, Willow, Elm, Pine, Sweet Chestnut, Mustard

A lack of interest in the world around you

Olive, White Chestnut, Wild Rose, Honeysuckle, Chestnut Bud, Clematis

Fearful

Mimulus, Red Chestnut, Cherry Plum, Rock Rose, Aspen

Uncertainty

Hornbeam, Gorse, Gentian, Scleranthus, Wild Oat, Cerato

Over-sensitive to others

Holly, Centaury, Agrimony, Walnut

Over-concern for others

Vine, Vervain, Beech, Chicory, Rock Water

Lonely

Heather, Impatiens, Water Violet

Watch out for the next blog when I will cover many of the Bach Flower Remedies individually.

CC
Check out my new article about the Scientific approach vs the Natural Therapies Approach to healing.

Who Discovered The Bach Flower Remedies?

2007-09-14T14:38:00.000-07:00

Dr Bach, M.B., B.S., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., D.P.H discovered and developed The Bach Flower Remedies. He studied medicine at Birmingham University in England, completed his training at University College Hospital in London and qualified as a physician in 1912. (His name is pronounced ‘Batch’ the Welsh way and NOT Bach as in Johann Sebastian Bach, the German way)

He became very interested in immunology working at University College Hospital as an assistant Bacteriologist. While he was working as a pathologist and bacteriologist at the London Homoeopathic Hospital he read 'The Organon', written by Samuel Hahnemann (the father of homoeopathy). Using the theory 'treat the patient, not the disease', he began preparing vaccines homeopathically.

He discovered that certain intestinal bacteria were closely connected with chronic disease and its cure and developed a group of seven vaccines from these bacteria which became known as the Seven Bach Nosodes. His methods were published in medical journals and recorded by the Royal Society of Medicine.

Although he continued his research at laboratories in Harley Street until 1919, Dr Bach had always been more interested in the individual needs of his patients as people, believing a safer and more natural way of treating the cause of disease should be available.

Dr Bach reached the conclusion that certain types of people reacted similarly to different illnesses and treatments. He developed a theory of types, dividing people into seven groups, each corresponding to one of the seven nosodes. He found that by prescribing according to his patients' reactions to their illnesses themselves, the diagnoses were more effective than those based on clinical examination.

The treatment, however, was still for the physical complaint, but he knew his work would not be complete until he found a treatment for the negative moods and emotions that were responsible for the breakdown in health in the first place.

It was the search for these new, simpler and more natural medicines that took Dr Bach out into the countryside. In Wales he found Impatiens and Mimulus growing wild. He returned to London, prepared the remedies and prescribed them according to the personality of his patients, with immediate and remarkable results.

“Health depends on being in harmony with our souls.” – Dr Edward Bach

By the 1930's, he had identified 38 basic negative states of mind and created a plant or flower based remedy for each one. It is the total and absolute focus on the mental state alone, which makes Dr Bach's approach to health so exceptional.

The Encyclopedia of Bach Flower Therapy

Cyndee

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What Are The Bach Flower Remedies

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The 38 Bach Flower Remedies were discovered and developed by Dr Edward Bach in the 1930’s.

He was a man well ahead of his times for he believed, as many doctors do today, that attitude of mind plays a vital role in maintaining health and recovering from illness.

“Health is our heritage, our right. It is the complete and full union between soul, mind and body; and this is not a difficult far-away ideal to attain, but one so easy and natural that many of us have overlooked it”. Dr Edward Bach

The Flower Remedies are based on single wild flowers and tree blossoms. The exception to this is Rock Water, which is made from the water of a natural spring with healing properties.

Bach Rescue Remedy

The Rescue Remedy was developed as an emergency combination . It contains five flower remedies.

Impatiens
Star of Bethlehem
Cherry Plum
Rock Rose and
Clematis

It is well worth carrying such a small bottle with you for any emergency situation.

The Flower Remedies work by treating the individual, not the disease or the symptoms. They support a person’s fight against illness by paying attention and dealing with, the depression, anxiety, trauma, fear, and other emotional factors that are the underlying cause of ill-health, sickness and disease.

They can also be used preventively, at times of anxiety and stress, and are particularly helpful for the many people who feel generally tired and unwell without a specific medical diagnosis.

The remedies can be taken entirely by themselves or in combination with other medical treatment as they do NOT conflict with any medications, including homeopathic remedies. They are completely SAFE, have no negative side-effects and are non-addictive.

They are gentle and can be safely taken from birth to the elderly as well as for animals and plants.

Today, these safe, gentle remedies are used all over the world by ordinary people in all walks of life as well as medical and complementary health practitioners, psychotherapists, counselors, dentists, veterinary surgeons and healers.

I have personally used The Bach Flower Remedies and found they worked for me. I was quite skeptical before using them but after using the remedy that was designed for me, I noticed an almost total reversal of the negative emotions I had been experiencing.

Keep checking back as I add more to the story of The Bach Flower Remedies

Cyndee Cavanagh

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