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Why Louis Learned Homeopathy...

9/6/2022

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In 2019 my daughter had very severe eczema. She started to get it a few months after she was born (2016), and with steroid cream from our GP we managed to control it. As she got older it became more and more severe. We were given stronger and stronger creams to control it but despite these stronger medications, over time it seemed like we were loosing control of the situation and I was beginning to panic, especially when they prescribed a cream that had a warning on the package saying it was known to cause cancer! (we didn't use it!). I tried a skin specialist, pediatrician, allergen specialist, accupuncture, kenisiologist, lazer accupuncutre, bowen therapy, natropathy, dietition, and every cream under the sun yet apart from steroid creams nothing helped significantly.

​We had kind of worked out over the years which foods aggrivated her condition, and we avoided those, but in the tests with the allergen specialist some of these even 
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My daughter when her eczema got infected and went to hospital
came up clear! None-the-less even after avoiding all her triggers she continued to get worse, until in 2019, when she was 3 years old, she ended up spending a week in hosptial on IV drips and strong medications because of her eczema, where it got infected. Her whole body was covered in eczema and even though I tried everything I could possibly do (my life revolved around it) with strict diets, moisurising 3x a day, steroid creams 2-3x a day, bleach baths 2x a week, wrapping her up in wet bandages and pyjamas to go to sleep in, to try get the moisture back into her skin, I really felt sad and defeated that I could not let my little girl feel better. It was the worst feeling you could have being a parent.
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My Daughter wrapped up in wet bandages and moisturizer to sleep in after her bleach bath in hospital.
We had a pediatrition assigned from the hospital who was lovely, but all she could do was prescribe the strongest steroid cream (which we were already using) and just said we are not using enough steroid, we needed to use more. A skin specialist said the same, we needed to apply more steroids, and even gave us a prescription that the pharmacist even questioned us about and said 'Do you know this is known to cause skin cancer?' Luckily we didn't use that particular cream and didn't give up trying to find a solution. We started seeing a famous homeopath in Melbourne and my little girl started to heal. The amount of steroids she was using would have caused a normal person without eczema to get Topical Steroid Withdrawal (TSW) symptoms, similar to eczema symptoms if they suddenly stopped, and so over time we managed to ween her off of the steroid creams.
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6 months after we tried homeopathy this is what she looked like.. It was a bit slow to begin with, and we had to try a couple of different medicines, but there was progress. After 6 months of treatment with the homeopath we were at the point where her skin was clear, and she had totally weened off of the steroids and bleach baths. We still had to be careful about what she ate but her skin was clear! Over time she just got better and better - and can even eat anything she likes, her allergies have gone, even chocolate (one of her triggers).... and like her treating homeopath said, 'a life without chocolate is not worth living!'

..... So after having ran a busy Bowen Therapy clinic since 2015, I decided I needed to learn homeopathy to be able to help other people with problems like my daughter, so other families can have a happy ending too! :)

Since 2021 I have had some wonderful success stories using homeopathy. You can read some case studies by clicking 'Homeopathy' under 'Categories' on the right hand side of this post
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Skin Rashes, Nervousness and Sleep treated with Homeopathy

26/5/2022

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Case Study 4

Presenting complaints
Daniel, a 47 year old office worker came to the clinic presenting with difficulty sleeping at night, where he would usually wake up between 3-5am in the morning and would not be able to get back to sleep. Daniel had been getting diarrhoea twice per day. He also mentioned that during work meetings he felt a bit nervous when it was his turn to talk and present information, but he didn’t know why.
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Daniel had also been getting a rash at various places on his face and on the inside of his elbows, but he had some medicated cream from the doctor that resolved the rash quiet effectively, however it would always reoccur again 3-4 weeks later, and he had found that heat aggravated it.

After assessing Daniel’s face, and taking his symptoms into account, I selected Sulph 30C as the homeopathic remedy to be taken once a day and told Daniel to follow up with me in a month’s time.

Results at 1 month follow-up
At the one month mark Daniel had some improvement with his sleep. He had been able to get back to sleep after waking during the night, however it would still take 20-60 minutes. His skin had been clear for the month but a rash had just started appearing again that day. Also Daniel had some slight improvement in his nervousness while talking in work meetings, maybe a 10-15% improvement.

I told Daniel to now take the homeopathic medicine 2x per day for the next month.

Results at 2 month follow-up
At the two month follow up Daniel mentioned that he did have improvements during the first two weeks after increasing to 2x per day, however after the two weeks any improvements vanished and the trouble sleeping returned. Even though, Daniel said that he did feel more tired and relaxed when trying to get back to sleep.

After reviewing the results so far along with suitable remedies for Daniel’s case I supplied him with a new remedy, this time Bryonia 30C to take one time per day and follow up with me again in another month.

Results at later follow-ups
Daniel felt like this remedy was helping more than the last yet the symptoms remained. We increased the frequency to two times a day, and later increased the strength of the medicine to 200C.

The first night we increased the medicine to two times a day at 200C strength, Daniel started sleeping through the night really well, and his sleep remained good. His skin had been clear, with one small section two weeks ago, that recovered much faster than previously. Daniel felt calmer in stressful situations, and apart from the diarrhoea and he felt like everything was going well. At our last follow-up Daniel had stopped the medicine for the last week because he had run out, yet everything had still been going really well. I suggested that Daniel continue with the medicine for another month and then reduce to 1x per day for a week, and then every 2nd day for the following week before stopping.

Using natural homeopathic medicine we were able to help support Daniel’s body to be able to sleep better, feel more calm and confident while talking during work meetings, and improve his internal health to prevent skin rashes from occurring. Once his body stabilized he stopped taking the medicine and he still felt good.

The remedies are cheap, costing only $10 for a month’s supply, and being completely safe with no chemical side effects or interactions with western medicine in over 200 years of use, Homeopathy is a terrific choice for chronic health complaints.

If you would like an appointment for Homeopathy in Geelong you can use our easy  Online Booking System here.
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Anxiety, Depression, Excessive Perspiration and Sleep Troubles, Cysts & Diverticulitis treated with Homeopathy

18/1/2022

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Case Study 3

Presenting complaints
69 year old Lisa came to the clinic with quiet a few serious complaints that Homeopathy was able to relieve superbly. Lisa had been a Bowen Therapy client of mine for some time however after hearing that I was now also offering homeopathy she decided that she would like to try.

Lisa had a long history of severe anxiety and depression which she had been suffering from for her whole life, although to varying degrees at different times. She had been taking Lexapro (anti-depressant) for many years, and in the past had needed electric shock therapy on her head to try to normalize the brain chemicals, which she said had been helpful.
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Even so, after a lifetime of trying western medications and treatment methods the level of anxiety and depression she experienced was still rather intense. Lisa rated her Anxiety levels typically at a 6/10 every day, and depression also at a 6//10 daily that was at it’s worst in the mornings. Lisa mentioned that as she had grown older she had learned not to fight against her feelings of depression and anxiety so much and that had made things a little easier. Lisa felt that her mental health problems were caused by an unhappy family life with physical and emotional abuse when she was a child and also being in an abusive relationship as an adult.

As is common with mental health disorders, Lisa’s sleep quality was very poor, it took her 3 hours to get to sleep on average, and then she would always have a very light sleep with frequent waking because of needing to keep going to the toilet all through the night. The doctors had put this down to a prolapsed uterus.

Some of the other complains Lisa presented with were hard fibrous lumps or cysts growing on her back all the time (non-cancerous) and quiet severe perspiration where her clothes would become very wet, especially under her armpits. Lisa had been getting botox injections which had helped reduce her level of sweating, but it was still a problem. Lisa had diverticulitis which she controlled through diet, however she would still get a flare-up on average 1x every 2 months.

Lisa also had arthritis in her foot which was caused during her younger years when she did a lot of running and marathon competition. Bowen helped but as is very common with osteoarthritis, the pain always returned again at some stage.
After assessing Lisa’s face, coupled with taking all her symptoms into account, I selected Sulph 30 as the homeopathic remedy to be taken once a day and to follow up with me in a month’s time.

Results at 1 month follow-up
At the one month followup Lisa had some decent progress. I have listed the progress of the various ailments at the one month mark.

Anxiety had improved 25%
Depression had improved 50%
Delayed sleep - 80% improvement
Frequently waking to go to the toilet – 80% improvement
Cysts on her back – no new cysts
Severe perspiration – 50% improvement
Diverticulitis – Haven’t noticed it

Overall this was very promising so I told Lisa to continue with the same remedy however to increase the dosage to 2x per day and to follow up with me in a month’s time.

Results at 2 month follow-up
At the next follow-up appointment the progress we had made after the first month held steady, but Lisa’s anxiety had improved another 25% as well as small improvements with her perspiration and arthritis, however her sleep had slipped backwards. Below you can see how Lisa rated these problems.

Anxiety had improved 50% (extra 25%)
Depression had improved 50% (same as last month)
Delayed sleep - 70% improvement (10% worse than last month)
Frequently waking to go to the toilet – back to waking 4-5x per night, however was falling asleep again quiet quickly
Cysts on her back – no new cysts
Severe perspiration – 60% improvement (extra 10% improved)
Arthritis – 20% improvement (same as last month but had been able to walk further)
Diverticulitis – Haven’t noticed it

For the next month I decided to increase the strength of the medicine, and gave Lisa Sulphur again but at 200c strength to be taken 1x per day to see if we could get a bit more improvement.

Results at 3 month follow-up

Next month Lisa said that she had been feeling quiet irritable lately. She said she had been feeling the cold a bit more this winter, and that she had been bruising quiet easily. She was still waking frequently to go to the toilet at night too. In general Lisa said she still felt improved, and she was able to give a speech at her recent 70th birthday party, where previously her level of anxiety would have made that impossible.

I explained to Lisa that sometimes during the healing process there can be ups and downs, but we were still much further ahead than when we first began. It seemed that Lisa’s body liked the weaker remedy given just 1x per day, so we reverted back to the original remedy from the 1st month and I told Lisa to report back in another month.

Results at 4 month follow-up

At her next appointment Lisa seemed very happy with how her body had been responding to the homeopathy. It seemed her body liked the lower dose of the remedy better and the feelings of being irritable, feeling cold, and bruising easily had gone again. Lisa’s sleep had returned to being much improved without the frequent waking. Below is how Lisa rated her symptoms:

Anxiety 2/10 (started at 6/10)
Depression 3/10 (started at 6/10)
Delayed sleep – Now sleeps great
Frequently waking to go to the toilet  - Very rarely waking to go to the toilet at night
Cysts on her back – still no new cysts after 4 months
Severe perspiration – 80% better and no botox injections
Arthritis – Still did feel sometimes but was improved, and felt like it was continuing to improve
Diverticulitis – Still haven’t noticed it

Lisa commented on how amazed she was at how good she was sleeping, as well as her perspiring being so much better and having not even had botox injections, which had been costing her hundreds of dollars. There was also significant improvement in her anxiety and depression, and Lisa asked me if I thought she could see her doctor about stopping or reducing her pharmaceutical anti-depressants. I suggested since she had been on them such a long time and things were looking pretty good right now, it would probably be best not to change anything for the moment at least and just enjoy the results as they were.

Discussion

Sometimes there needs to be some tweaking of remedy strengths or changing to different remedies in the same family to get the most out of homeopathy. Sometimes there can also be some stiring up of symptoms as your body repairs, a bit like when you first start going to the gym there can be some soreness as your body adapts, but ultimately there will be benefit to your health.

I remember at a later date the stress in Lisa’s life increased for a period, and she found that her sleep troubles started returning and her anxiety and depression started getting worse again. I just increased the dose temporarily to help her body deal with the additional stress, which brought her body back into balance again, relieving her symptoms. Later when the stress in her life returned back to normal levels, we again reduced the dose and her body remained in balance with improved symptoms.

Sometimes western medicines alone are not enough to relieve a clients symptoms, however in this case using natural homeopathic medicine we were able to help support Lisa’s body and bring it back into balance, and in turn her mood stabilized to provide significant improvement in her anxiety and depression. The same medicine also made it so that she no longer needed to have expensive and toxic botox injections for her heavy perspiration, along with further relieving her other symptoms also.  The remedies are cheap, costing only $10 for a month’s supply, and being completely safe with no chemical side effects or interactions with western medicine in over 200 years of use, Homeopathy is a terrific choice for chronic health complaints.

If you would like an appointment for Homeopathy in Geelong you can use our easy  Online Booking System here. We're open till 9pm on weekdays and Saturday
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Dystonia (Involuntary spasms), Raynaud's (Numbness & Stabbing in hands & feet), Blood Platelets & Hives treated with Homeopathy

9/12/2021

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Case Study 2

Presenting complaints
44 year old Mary came to the clinic with a long list of complaints. Her primary presenting complaint was Dystonia, a condition where the muscles in her neck had involuntary movements causing her head to jerk around. She had this condition for many years. Botox injections every 3 months paralyzed the muscles in her neck, giving her relief from the involuntary movements in her neck, and her last injection was 1 and a half weeks ago.  She also had Raynaud’s disease where she had very poor circulation to her hands and feet causing numbness, tingling and cold. Mary would also get stabbing pains in her feet and hands, and it wasn't unusual for them to turn purple or orange/white at times. In the past two weeks Mary rated the intensity of this condition at an 8/10  which she had experienced every day. She also had intense cramping in her hands and feet, which she usually rated around 9/10, 24 hours a day, but after botox it lowered to a 6/10.
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Mary had been diagnosed with Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) a rare autoimmune disorder where the blood platelets inside the blood are reduced and so the capability of the body to stop bleeding is reduced. She also had a history of migraines and although in recent times she experienced them only 1x every 3 weeks, she rated them as being very severe at a 10/10

Her cognitive function and energy felt depleted, and she rated the significance of this at 7/10. She had chronic insomnia where she woke frequently during the night feeling restless. Mary’s periods were regular although they contained lots of clots/tissue/fibrous bits along with a burning sensation over the past 3 months.

Mary had quiet a few other complaints that I have listed below along with their intensity as a rating out of 10.
CPTSD where she had a feeling of feeling stuck, restricted, trapped, freighted and couldn’t escape.
Dry hair 7/10
Ears became stuffy, on average 3 days per week rated at 6/10
Nose bleeds 6-7 days per week on waking
Voice had random weird pitch changes mid speech, which had been going on for a few years
Hives on her skin which Mary described as being very itchy and dry. She was able to control it temporarily with steroid cream, however as soon as she stopped using the cream the hives would return. This had been going on for 6 months and she believes it started occurring after she went in a float tank.
A history of very bad Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) but Mary was able to control this by sticking to a FOODMAP diet.
 
After assessing Mary’s face, coupled with taking all her symptoms into account, I selected Calc 30 as a homeopathic remedy to be taken once a day and to follow up with me in a months time.

Results at one month follow-up
At the one month followup Mary had some decent improvement. I have listed the progress of the various ailments at the one month mark below.
The Dystonia (spasms) she hadn’t noticed but the botox was still in effect.
Raynaud’s + cramping hands & feet now 2-3/10 started at 6/10 after botox.
Migraine – did have one but much less intense.
Cognitive energy improved so that the problem was rated at 3/10 but at the 1 month followup appointment mark came back to the original 7/10
Ears stuffy 0/10 was 6/10.
Nose bleeds – none, was every day
Voice pitch changing - doesn't know hasn't talked much in lockdown
Skin hives slight improvement
Sleep with frequent waking 85% improvement although still not super refreshed in the morning
Mary reported that her body didn’t feel as cold as it usually did

One negative thing Sally noticed was that her period came 1 week early, which was different from normal, she was usually very regular, however her period was less heavy. I explained that sometimes during the healing process things can change a bit, but overall she had some good improvements so we should continue with the prescription, but for the next month she should double the dose to 2x per day.

Results at 2 month follow-up
Next month when I saw Mary for her second follow-up she had improved further. She admitted that she had missed the 2nd dose of the medicine 50% of the time, but she still had made very good progress. Below i have listed her progress with her various ailments.

Dystonia spasms (60-70% improvement) on top of what she would expect usually this far out from her regular botox injections.
Raynauds + cramping hands & feet 1-2/10 now, started at 6/10 after botox
Migraine – none and no headaches either, started at 10/10 1x every 3 weeks
CPTSD (Feeling stuck/frightened) - gone
Cognitive energy got better than it did last month and stayed improved with the problem being rated at 2-3/10, started at 7/10
Ears stuffy – gone, was 6/10
Nose bleeds – gone, was 6-7 days per week on waking
Voice pitch changing –gone, voice is normal now,
Speech & word loss (3/10) was 5/10
Period back to 28 days and less heavy but still some clotting
Skin hives 1x small patch only and no steroids,
Hair Dryness – now rated at a 2/10, was a constant 7/10
Insomnia and sleep with frequent waking now dropped back to 50% improvement and still not super refreshed in the morning, was at 85% improvement last month, Body not as cold

Mary was really starting to make some significant progress now. I decided to increase the strength of her medicine to 200C so that it could provide more healing power, whilst she only needed to take it 1x per day.

Later followup
I have seen Mary since our last treatment, not for a Homeopathic consult but for Bowen Therapy. She says that her sleep returned to much improved, and more refreshing soon after we increased the strength of her medicine at her last appointment. I remember her telling me her skin/hives had been going really well without the steroids. The progress we had made had continued to hold and indeed continued to improve. She did report having a bit of a setback after having her COVID injection, but I advised her to adjust her dose and within two weeks she had recovered and continued to improve in many areas. She also mentioned to me that she had had a blood test and her blood platelets were in the normal range for the first time in 13 years, and the only things she had done differently in that time was take the homeopathic medicine and get the COVID jab.

Case Discussion
Using natural homeopathic medicine we were able to help support Mary’s body to be able to heal it’s self from conditions that western medicine were unable to treat as effectively as Mary would have liked. She previously had been coping by just doing less, and mentioned that her life was just getting smaller and smaller due to her inability to live life to the full because it would cause all her conditions to flare up. When I saw Mary last she seemed very happy and optimistic, she sounded like she felt in control of her health again. She had just come back from a long hike and was able to live life to the full again.

Homeopathic medicine is natural, and in 200 years of use has proved to have no side effects or interactions with western medicine. The remedies are cheap, costing only $10 for a month’s supply.

If you would like an appointment for Homeopathy in Geelong you can use our easy  Online Booking System here. We're open till 9pm on weekdays and Saturday
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Vertigo, Cough, Cramps, Grief & Sleep Issues treated with Homeopathy

6/12/2021

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Case Study 1

Presenting complaints
73 year old Sally came into the clinic with fluid in her middle ear which was causing her to feel dizzy. She had had an operation to install grommets in her ears which had helped but the problem still persisted. It was while she was laying in bed in the evenings that she felt the most dizzy.
Sally was also getting cramps in her feet, calves and fingers from time to time, she experienced dry eyes, yet they would start to water when the air became cold, and this cold air would also bring on a rough barking cough that had been persistent for an extended period.

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Tragically, it had been almost a year since the passing of her granddaughter, and she was still experiencing quiet significant feelings of grief, as well as worrying about her children, especially the parent of her deceased granddaughter. Sally had been having some difficulty sleeping and was taking some over the counter medications to help her with sleep.
After assessing Sallys face, coupled with taking all her symptoms into account, I selected Phos 30 as a homeopathic remedy to be taken once a day and to follow up with me in a months time.

Results at one month followup
At the one month followup Sally said she was very pleased with the progress. The fluid in her ear was totally gone along with the vertigo / dizziness. The barking cough she no longer experienced, and the cramping in her feet / calves  and fingers was significantly reduced. Sally said that since she started taking the homeopathic medicine, it had helped her feel more settled with her grieving of her granddaughter, and she now felt more calm and more at peace with the situation. Sally’s sleep had improved and she no longer needed to use the over counter sleep aid she had been using for some time, and was having good quality restorative sleep using the homeopathic remedy alone.
One negative thing Sally noticed was the last couple of days she had been waking up with a sore neck/shoulder, yet it resolved shortly after waking with movement, which I feel was caused by the healing process of her middle ear. Sally continued with the same prescription for another month.
 
Results at two month followup
Next month when I saw Sally for her second follow-up she seemed really pleased with how she was travelling. The fluid in her ear, along with the vertigo had not returned, neither had the barking cough. The new issue of the neck/shoulder pain from our last followup session had fully resolved a couple of days after our last followup session, The cramping in her feet / calves and fingers was still improving and her sleep was still really good. Sally also had bone on bone osteoarthritis in her knee which she had been living with for 20 years, yet she said she felt the homeopathic remedy had helped with the pain in her knee also, she had just been for a long walk and her knee was not sore that day.
 
Case discussion
Using natural homeopathic medicine we were able to help support Sally’s body to be able to heal it’s self from conditions that western medicine and surgery were unable to treat as effectively as Sally would have liked. She now has a good level of relief where she doesn’t experience any symptoms from a range of her presenting complains, with medicine that in 200 years of use have proved to have no side effects, and which only cost her $10 for a month’s supply.

If you would like an appointment for Homeopathy in Geelong you can use our easy  Online Booking System here. We're open till 9pm on weekdays and Saturday.​
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Intense Moisturizing Ointment Recipe

26/8/2021

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No Chemicals or Toxins - Completely Edible - Intense Moisturizing Ointment for Incredibly Dry Skin.

Here is the recipe for my intense moisturizing ointment for super dry skin I used for my daughter with very severe eczema you can read about at the bottom of the page - here. I started with the recipe out of a book a few years back and over the years I have tweaked it with a few different ingredients and different ratios and find this to be the best ointment I have found. There is a summer and winter version, the winter one stays soft enough to apply during colder months (it gets to around 0-10 C degrees in winter in Australia), and in summer when it can hit 40 degrees C a firmer recipe stops the ointment from melting too much.
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Summer Ingredients

175g Organic Shea Butter
275g Organic Coconut Oil
115g Bees Wax
​40g Rice Bran Oil
50 Drops of Lavender Oil

Winter Ingredients

175g Organic Shea Butter
275g Organic Coconut Oil
115g Bees Wax
​60g Rice Bran Oil
20g Jojoba Oil
50 Drops of Lavender Oil

Method

Double Boil Method
Put all the ingredients (except the Lavender Oil) in a bowl and then put the bowl into a saucepan with about 1.5 inches of water at the bottom. Now boil the water in the saucepan and let the ingredients all melt in together. After it is all melted together add the lavender oil and let it heat another 3-4 minutes while stirring the mixture to make sure it is well mixed up.

Next pour the mixture into your ointment container and put it straight into the fridge without the lid on. This is important because it will make sure the ointment sets properly. If you don't mix the ingredients enough or you take too long to put the mixture into the fridge it will set grainy and be uncomfortable to use. If this happens just reheat the ointment and then pour back into the container and refrigerate. 

This ointment doesn't need to be kept in the fridge and doesn't go rancid like some other recipes. It has a long shelf life and really is great for your skin. Enjoy!

Any questions or comments you are welcome to post them below.....

​You can download our Health Proforma Here, then book an appointment for Homeopathy in Geelong with Louis using our easy online booking here, or call 0430 795 666.
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All You Want to Know About Eczema (Atopic Dermatitis)

25/8/2021

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What is Eczema (Atopic Dermatitis)?

Eczema is a skin condition where an itchy rash develops on certain areas of the skin, or over the whole body. It is typically a chronic (long term) problem and can vary in severity from small patches to covering one's entire body. Eczema is most common in children but can occur in people at any age, and may be accompanied by asthma or hay fever.
The symptoms of eczema can vary widely from person to person, but they can include:
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  • Dry skin that may crack
  • Itching
  • Red, brownish or white patches on the skin
  • Small raised bumps, which can bleed or weep when scratched
  • Thickened scaly skin
  • Raw, or bleeding skin from scratching

​Eczema is not contagious and can not spread to other people or other parts of the body through touch. Healthy skin helps retain moisture and provides a barrier to protect the body from bacteria, irritants and allergens. With eczema this barrier can break down and leave the body more susceptible to infections etc.

What Causes Eczema (Atopic Dermatitis)?

Eczema is caused by a combination of the immune system, genetics, environmental triggers and stress. The immune system can over-react to irritants in the diet or the environment and this overreaction can cause inflammation of the skin. Although not much can be done about  genetic factors, there are some things you can do at home to help the situation.

Some foods that can commonly contribute to eczema are dairy products, strawberries, chocolate, citrus fruits, and wheat products. While different people can be effected by different foods, the only way you can really tell if any of these foods is aggravating your skin, is by cutting these foods out of your diet for a period of 2 weeks and see if there is any improvement in your symptoms. If there is significant improvement after removing these foods from your diet you can introduce these foods again one by one and see which one is responsible for irritating your skin.

Since there is a lack of moisture in eczema prone skin, it can be helpful to avoid soaps, and instead use moisturizing body washes (or no soap at all), and frequently moisturize your skin. I share my recipe for my Intense Moisturizing Ointment for Super Dry Skin you can make at home here.

Stressors like teething, becoming run down or catching a cold may play a role in causing eczema flare-ups. 

To get the best results for clients with eczema, Louis targets the problem from both directions. Homeopathic medicine can help correct the over-reaction of the immune system as well as changing the way your body responds to stress, allergens and irritants, so the actual internal cause of eczema is addressed. Then  intense moisturizer can be applied to help the skin recover now that the internal cause of the problem has been relieved.

When to seek Treatment for Eczema (Atopic Dermatitis)?

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Eczema needs to be controlled to avoid skin infections, however initially when eczema first starts it's probably worth just applying moisturizing creams to see if that remedies the problem. Heavier creams, ointments and intense moisturizers are the best options because they stay on the skin for longer, lotions are absorbed too quickly and then the skin becomes dry again. Applying moisturizers after a warm bath is good because the pores of the skin open up and 200-300% more cream can be absorbed by the skin.

When my daughter had severe eczema I tried every cream there was, and even tried making a few different ones, which over the years I tweaked and improved. What the hospital recommended was similar to Vaseline but I found although it kept the skin moisturized for longer, it did 
nothing to improve the health of the skin. My homemade Intense Moisturizing Ointment for Super Dry Skin (which you can download the recipe for free right here) was full of nutrients from natural ingredients, and it kept my daughters skin moisturized longer than anything else we tried. Because there was nutritional content in the cream, the skin actually benefitted significantly more from having this cream applied and she experienced faster healing. It is certainly worth trying to make up this cream, as unlike any other cream we could find at any pharmacy, this home-made one has no chemicals or toxins in there - it is actually fully edible.

Doctors typically prescribe steroid creams for eczema, which can be very effective at relieving the eczema rash, but in many cases because the cause of the eczema is not addressed, once the steroid cream is stopped the eczema soon returns. Also when steroid creams are used for an extended period of time they can cause Topical Steroid Withdrawal (TSW - see picture above), which is where people get eczema like symptoms when they attempt to stop using steroids because their skin has become addicted to the steroids. The steroids can actually end up causing eczema symptoms worse than the original eczema symptoms. There are also a lot of more serious side effects of long term steroid usage, especially if taken orally.

For people who would like the cause of their eczema addressed, homeopathy can be very good at improving the general health of the body so that long lasting relief can be experienced. Also, in cases where even strong steroids or medications are not able to control eczema, because it works in a different way - homeopathy may help.

Homeopathic medicines are safe for everyone including pregnant women and newborn babies. In over 200 years of use there has been no interactions with western medicines and these natural medicines also have no chemical side effects. In England 42% of doctors actually refer their clients to homeopathic care, and homeopathy is covered under their NHS (Australia's Medicare equivalent). The Queen of England uses homeopathy, which seems to keeping her well into old age, as well as the entire Royal Family having used Homeopathy for 3 generations.
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​You can download our Health Proforma Here, then book an appointment for Homeopathy in Geelong with Louis using our easy online booking here, or call 0430 795 666.

Why Louis Learnt Homeopathy...

In 2019 my daughter had very severe eczema. She started to get it a few months after she was born (2016), and with steroid cream from our GP we managed to control it. As she got older it became more and more severe. We were given stronger and stronger creams to control it but despite these stronger medications, over time it seemed like we were loosing control of the situation and I was beginning to panic. I tried a skin specialist, pediatrician, allergen specialist, accupuncture, kenisiologist, lazer accupuncutre, bowen therapy, natropathy, dietition, and every cream under the sun yet apart from steroid creams nothing helped significantly.

​We had kind of worked out over the years which foods aggrivated her condition, and we avoided those, but in the tests with the allergen specialist some of these even 
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My daughter when her eczema got infected and went to hospital
came up clear! None-the-less even after avoiding all her triggers she continued to get worse, until in 2019, when she was 3 years old, she ended up spending a week in hosptial on IV drips and strong medications because of her eczema, where it got infected. Her whole body was covered in eczema and even though I tried everything I could possibly do (my life revolved around it) with strict diets, moisurising 3x a day, steroid creams 2-3x a day, bleach baths 2x a week, wrapping her up in wet bandages and pyjamas to go to sleep in, to try get the moisture back into her skin, I really felt sad and defeated that I could not let my little girl feel better. It was the worst feeling you could have being a parent.
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My Daughter wrapped up in wet bandages and moisturizer to sleep in after her bleach bath in hospital.
​We had a pediatrition assigned from the hospital who was lovely, but all she could do was prescribe the strongest steroid cream (which we were already using) and just said we are not using enough steroid, we needed to use more. A skin specialist said the same, we needed to apply more steroids, and even gave us a prescription that the pharmacist even questioned us about and said 'Do you know this is known to cause skin cancer?' Luckily we didn't use that particular cream and didn't give up trying to find a solution. We started seeing a famous homeopath in Melbourne and my little girl started to heal. The amount of steroids she was using would have caused a normal person without eczema to get Topical Steroid Withdrawal (TSW) symptoms, similar to eczema symptoms if they suddenly stopped, and so over time we managed to ween her off of the steroid creams.
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​6 months after we tried homeopathy this is what she looked like.. It was a bit slow to begin with, and we had to try a couple of different medicines, but there was progress. After 6 months of treatment with the homeopath we were at the point where her skin was clear, and she had totally weened off of the steroids and bleach baths. We still had to be careful about what she ate but her skin was clear! Over time she just got better and better - and can even eat chocolate now (one of her triggers).... and like her treating homeopath said, 'a life without chocolate is not worth living!'

..... So after having ran a busy Bowen Therapy clinic since 2015, I decided I needed to learn homeopathy to be able to help other people with problems like my daughter, so other families can have a happy ending too! :)
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Incontinence Treatment in Geelong

12/4/2020

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Incontinence is very common and can happen to anyone. Symptoms can be experienced to varying degrees. Sometimes there is just a little leakage while jumping, coughing or sneezing while others may experience entire emptying of their bladder at random, and without control.

Bowen is non-invasive and can be very effective at relieving different types of incontinence relatively quickly.
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How does Bowen Therapy Treat Incontinence?

Bowen works with the fascia and nervous system and can help to strengthen the signal between the bladder and the rest of the nervous system including the brain. Muscles are controlled by the nerves, and by simply stimulating the nerves to the bladder, including those that control the muscles responsible for the passing of urine, clients find it helps them remain dry. Also, because the nerves around the bladder are more stimulated, clients report a stronger sensation of 'needing to go' which helps in the case of the bladder emptying at random times. Bowen stimulates the 'inner alarm' by creating a stronger sensation of needing to go to the toilet, which is highly effective in most cases.

Typically 3 treatments are required, one per week over a 3 week period, and although everyone is different, usually clients report improvement after the first treatment.
You can read some reviews from Louis's clients on the Review page here, or Book Online here for an Incontinence Treatment in Geelong with Bowen Therapy, We're open till 9pm on weekdays and Saturday.
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Bedwetting Treatment in Geelong

12/4/2020

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Bedwetting in Children

Bedwetting symptoms can vary in that some children never have dry nights, they sleep through bedwetting episodes and don't realise until the morning,  while some can wake up while they are wetting the bed but it is already too late, Others may get up out of bed to go to the toilet at night sometimes, but at other times have an accident.
Sometimes children feel embarressed about wetting the bed and I feel it is important to allow the child to feel comfortable with the therapist by building a friendly and trusting relationship with the child.
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How does Bowen help my child to stop wetting the bed?

Bowen works with the nervous system and can help to strengthen the signal between the bladder and the rest of the nervous system including the brain. Children report having a stronger sensation of 'needing to go' which helps wake up deep sleepers. Most children who have come to see me have previously tried using bedwetting alarms without success because either their children sleep too deeply and don't wake up from the alarm, or only a small amount of urine has leaked and the alarm hasn't gone off. Bowen instead stimulates the 'inner alarm' by creating a stronger sensation of needing to go to the toilet, which works in most cases.

Another way Bowen may help is in the way that it relaxes the muscles. The bladder is also muscular, and when it is relaxed it is able to expand more and hold more urine, therefore reducing the need to go to the toilet.

Both of these actions working together helps children to remain dry at night.

When will my child stop wetting the bed?

Typically children stop, or greatly reduce the frequency they wet the bed after three sessions spread over 3 weeks. Although everybody is different, often there is improvement after the first session. The 2nd and 3rd sessions reinforce the inner communication between the bladder and the brain allowing the treatment to hold and help your child to remain dry long term.

Very occationally I have had children return to the clinic in a month or so for a top up treatment, but for the most part children remain dry.
You can read some reviews from Louis's clients on the Review page here, or Book Online here for a Children's Bedwetting Treatment in Geelong with Bowen Therapy, We're open till 9pm on weekdays and Saturday.
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Treatment For Migraines in Geelong

3/7/2018

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Migraines can become debilitating, and needing to frequently hide in dark and quiet places, away from daily life activities is not a healthy way to live. Although clients present with different triggers to their migraines, using Bowen Therapy we can release tension in the neck, upper back, and jaw to help relieve migraines for longer lasting relief.

The great thing about using Bowen Therapy to treat migraines is that it can work where other treatments may have failed, simply because the way in which Bowen works through the nervous system and fascia is a different approach.
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You can read some reviews from Louis's clients on the Review page here, or Book Online here for a Treatment for Migraines in Geelong with Bowen Therapy. We're open till 9pm on weekdays and Saturday.
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