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Content for this Issue:
Introduction to our New Newsletter
Eye Nutrition
Trayner Pinhole Glasses
Eye Exercises
Homeoptahy for the Eyes
How to Avoid Colds and Flu During the Winter Months
Homeopathic Remedies for Avoiding and Treating Colds and Flu
Suppliers
References
Recommendations
CPH Student Clinics
CPH Course information
Free Guides to Download about choosing a course
Further Resources of interest
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Introduction
Alex Christie (LCHE),
Author of theCph Newsletter
This month, October, brings an exciting new cooperation between The College of Practical Homeopathy (CPH) and Alex Christie. Alex Christie is a firm supporter of CPH and will be sharing her monthly newsletter with all associates, current students and graduates of CPH. These newsletters are very much about practical homeopathy, something both Alex and CPH promote in their work and training. Practical homeopathy is an approach to the study and practice of homeopathy that is based on the principles of homeopathy, encouraging students and practitioners to apply those principles in real life and learning from the successes and failures of their own and others experience, both as a homeopath and as a practitioner in the ‘business’ of homeopathy.
We both share the aim of empowering people to take steps towards their own health and healing by using and exploring the benefits of homeopathy, natural herbs and supplements. Hahnemann, the founder of homeopathy was a great experimenter, constantly changing his methods in his quest for what would best bring healing and relief to his patients.
This month I have chosen to cover natural means of improving your eyesight and how to prevent yourself catching bacterial and viral infections throughout the winter months. I am a firm believer that much can be done to improve eyesight by doing exercises and taking supplements that support eye health. I do not believe that eyesight has to deteriorate as we get older as long as we look after our eyes, just as I do not believe our health has to deteriorate as long as we look after our bodies and what we put into them. I have bought a pair of the Traynor glasses mentioned in the newsletter. I am going to be 50 in November and my eyesight has got worse over the last year, to the extent that I have decided to do something about it rather than just wait for the optician to prescribe another pair of stronger glasses. I will let you know how I get on with the recommendations I have given you in this newsletter. As for the cold and flu preventative treatments, I am familiar with them all and I and my husband managed to avoid all colds and flu last year by ensuring I had these products at home for when they were needed.
Remember, if you would like me to cover any specific topic, please e-mail me and I will try and do so in one of our future newsletters.
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Eye Nutrition
A healthy well-balanced diet is of great importance if you wish to maintain or improve your vision. Base your diet on wholefoods, eating plenty of fresh fruit, vegetables, nuts and dairy products and keep tea, coffee and refined sugars to an absolute minimum. You will then be well on your way to improving not only your vision, but your health in general as well. Certain vitamins and minerals are of particular importance to your eyes:-
Vitamin A is helpful for many types of eye problem including poor vision in dim light or at night. Good food sources are: fish liver oil, liver, carrots, egg, cheese, butter, margarine, milk, green vegetables, yellow and orange fruits and vegetables.
B complex is required by the eyes to keep them healthy. A deficiency of B2 can lead to bloodshot, burning or gritty feeling eyes, cataracts and sensitivity to bright lights. Good food sources are, brewer's yeast, yeast extract, wheatgerm, wholegrain cereals.
Vitamin C has been found to be helpful in the prevention of cataracts and glaucoma. High concentrations of vitamin C are found in healthy eyes. good food sources are: citrus fruits, other fruits including tomatoes, green vegetables, potatoes.
Vitamin E is needed to prevent cataracts. It helps to keep the blood vessels and retina healthy. Good food sources are: wheatgerm,
vegetable oils, wholegrain bread and cereals, green vegtables.
Selenium helps to prevent cataracts and to slow the ageing of the eye. Good food sources are: fish and shellfish, sesame and sunflower seeds, wholegrain cereals.
Zinc is required in a high concentration for the retina to function properly. Zinc is also required to release vitamin A from the liver for use by the eyes. Good food sources are: shelfish, liver, red meats, eggs, sardines, nuts and seeds.
Omega 3 fatty acids (marine oils) decrease risk of macular degeneration.
Macular Degeneraton is the number one cause of blindness in old age. Approximately 25% of people over 65 have some degree of age-related macular degeneration.
Lutein and Zeaxanthin were identified as the only two carotenoid antioxidants specific to lens and macula health. Selectively accumulated from plasma and deposited in the lens, macula and lungs, Lutein and Zeaxanthin filter light and serve as potent free radical scavengers for the retina. The macular pigment, composed of lutein and zeaxanthin, functions as a colour filter to protect the light-sensitive photoreceptor cells responsible for visual acuity from ultraviolet-light-originated free radical damage. Maintaining sufficient levels of lutein and zeaxanthin, which are the only carotenoid antioxidants active in the retina) can prevent age-related macular degeneration, cataracts, and preserve youthful visual sensitivity.
Nutri’s Beta-Carotene Natural contains zeaxanthin and lutein
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Trayner Pinhole Glasses
Trayner pinhole glasses look rather like sunglasses with lots of pinholes in the lens pigment. They can help you improve your eyesight and learn to see better without glasses. The exercise they give your eyes helps your eyes to focus on their own. They say that many people are able to give up wearing conventional glasses after regularly using trainer glasses for just 15 minutes a day. For more information visit the trainer website.
www.trayner.co.uk
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Eye Exercises
Here are some eye exercises you can use to complement your Trayner glasses. Start with 5 minutes a day, later you may wish to increase to 5 minutes twice a day. These exercises are best done without glasses or contact lenses.
1. Palming - Cup your hands and place them gently over your closed eyes. Total darkness is very therapeutic and relaxing for the eyes. Palming may be done at any time during the day to revive tired eyes. Whilst palming your eyes perform the following exercise: Keeping your head still, look down as far as you can, then return your eyes to the centre. Continue by looking to the right as far as possible, up as high as you can and then to the left, returning the eyes to the centre after each movement. Repeat this 10 times.
2. Tromboning - Focus on an object, e.g. a pen tip, held at arm's length. Slowly (take at least 5 seconds) bring it in until it touches your nose, focusing on it all the time. Move in and out 10 times.
3. This is similar to exercise 1. This time focus on a pen or other object held in your hand. Hold this directly in front of you and move it slowly as far down as you can continue to see it. Focus on it all the time, wiggle it if necessary to help you see it. Repeat for the other directions, focusing on the object on the outward movement only. Repeat 10 times.
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Homeopathy for the Eyes
There are individual remedies for the various ailments of the eyes. However, nice general-eye-health combinations are provided by Narayani:
- OM 26 Eye is recommended for the eye muscles to be taken together with eye pills 3 times a day for muscular problems such as accommodation, astignatism, squint. Focusing etc
- Eye Pills work on glaucoma, muscular weakness, opacities, throbosis, degeneration of eye muscles.
Narayani remedies can be ordered directly from the Barnsbury Clinic (see suppliers).
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How to Avoid Colds and Flu During the Winter Months
Have you noticed that with the changeover of seasons coughs, colds, sore throats and influenzas have started doing the rounds. I am going to recommend you have at home some immune system support supplements, which, if taken as soon as you get that not-feeling-quite-right sensation, can stop you coming down with any bacterial or viral infections.
Zinc and Vitamin C are the two most important immune supports. I recommend you take 1000mg of vitamin C throughout winter and increase this to 6000mg if you start coming down with something. You know if you have taken too much vitamin C because you get diarrhoea! If this happens just reduce your Vitamin C intake a little. If you are sensitive to vitamin C try buffered vitamin C available from Metabolics.
Zinc interferes with viral replication in vitro, may interfere with the ability of viruses to enter cells of the body, may help immune cells to fight a cold, and have been found to relieve cold symptoms when taken as a supplement.
I recommend Ionic extra-strong zinc by Metabolics in liquid form, because it is so much more readily available to the body than in capsule form. I suggest 6 – 10 pipettes after breakfast if you feel unwell (for a pipette dip the pipette into the bottle and squeeze the top – let it go – you will have about 1” of zinc solution in the pipette).
A product that provides zinc alongside other immune system nutrients is Oxyperm by Nutri (vitamin C, Quercetin, Beta-Caroteine, Zinc piccolinate, Vitamin E, NAC, Ginkgo, Selenium, Copper). These nutrients are all critical for the functioning of the immune system. Take one to three capsules 1 – 3 times a day.
Another mutiple immune system support for both viral and bacterial infections is Echinacea Multi Herbal by Nutri, containing Astragalus, Echinacea, White Atractylodes, Siler, Isatis Root, Ginger Root, Licorice Root. Astragalus has been shown to be effective in reducing the risk of catching the common cold. It is also an excellent anti-viral, stimulating phagocytosis, interferon production, NK cell activity and T-cell proliferation, improving the T4:T8 ratio. Echinacea activates lymphocytes (antiviral) and macrophages (antibacterial and antifungal), and increases interferon production (antiviral). Siler root is used to treat head and body aches during a cold. Ginger stimulates the circulation and warms. White atractoylodes is used as a qi tonic, and to support the functions of the kidney, bladder and digestive system in traditional Chinese medicine. Take one to two capsules 2 – 4 times a day.
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Homeopathic Remedies for Avoiding and Treating Colds and Flu
Homeopathy is highly effective in preventing you from catching infectious diseases. Here are some suggestions of remedies you might want to have at home.
- Oscillococcinum or Anas Barb 200c can be take to prevent flu. I suggest one weekly, or if flu develops one dose four times a day for 3 – 4 days.
- Aconite 200c if you catch a cold from cold winds or from getting chilled. There is a sudden onset of fever and chill, with restlessness and anxiety. This is also good at the first stages of colds or flu.
- Bryonia 200c any movement causes pain, even the curtains moving while you are lying on your bed. You want to be still, in the dark, with no noise. You might have a painful dry cough. You may have a headache and your pains are better for pressure and worse for any movement. You are irritable and thirsty for cold drinks.
- Gelsemium 200c you are aching, tired, feel weak especially in your muscles and limbs, your eyelids feel heavy, you are apathetic, dizzy and trembling. You may have a bruising headache from neck to head and forehead. Inside you are cold and shivering, whilst your skin is hot. You are not thirsty.
- Nux Vomica 200c you are extremely chilly, shivery, can’t get warm despite heat. You may have a fever despite being freezing inside. Aching limbs and gastric problems with nausea. You feel better for sleep, hot drinks, strong pressure on aching parts, and being left alone.
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Suppliers
All homeopathic remedies can be ordered from the homeopathic suppliers below.
- Homeopathic Suppliers
- Helios Homeopathic Suppliers 8 New Row, London, WC2N 4LJ . Phone 7379 7434, Or from Neal’s Yard Remedies, or www.helios.co.uk
- Ainsworths Homeopathic Suppliers 36 New Cavendish St, W1G 8UF, Phone 7935 5330
- Barnsbury Clinic. Phone 020 7609 1352 or e-mail: Alex Christie Narayani Remedies. £7 per tub of 100+ pills.
- The Integrated Medical Centre. Phone 020 7224 5141. 43 New Cavendish St, London, W1G 9TH
- Metabolics Phone 01380 812 799
- Ionic extra strong zinc 100mg £10.71
Buffered vitamin C pot of 90 capsules £18.93
Vitamin C pot of 90 capsules £12.06
- Nutri phone 0800 212 742
- Beta-Carotene Natural Product Code 3405. Cost of 90 capsules £7.50
- Echinacea Multi Herbal Product Code 3386. Cost of 60 capsules £25.80
- Oxyperm Product Code 5553. Cost of 90 capsules £33.85
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References
- Dr Ali, Daily Mail, (9th January 2005)
- www.trayner.co.uk Website detailing eye improvement exercises and spectacles
- Nutri Practitioner Roundtable: Maintaining a Healthy Immune System by Michael Culp
- Chua B et al. “Dietary Fatty Acids and the 5-year Incidence of age-related maculopathy”.
- Richer S et al. Double-masked, placebo-controlled, randomized trial of lutein and antioxidant supplementation in the intervention of atrophic age-related macular degeneration; 2004 Apr, 75(4):216-30
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Recommendations
- Books: Your Healthy Child with Homeopathy
, by Tricia Allen, Metro Publishing (available from Amazon.co.uk). This book will enable you to treat the whole family.
- Helios Remedy Kits: Available from Helios Homeopathic Suppliers, 8 New Row, London, WC2N 4LJ . Phone 7379 7434, Or from Neal’s Yard Remedies, or www.helios.co.uk
- Chiropractor: Michael Durtnall, Sayer Clinics, 19 Cavendish Square, W1G 0PL Phone: 020 7629 9496 and 8 Sunningdale Gardens, Stratford Road, W8 6PX phone; 020 7937 8978 www.sayerclinics.co.uk
- Lymphatic drainage: Holistic Health Clinic, 64 Chester Road, Highgate N19 5BX Phone 020 7263 1414 www.thesuprememotion.com
- Vaccinations: Become Informed. The Informed Parent will let you know the dates and venues of talks on what vaccinations really do to your children. If you have or are going to have children and you want to find out how to safeguard their health this is an absolute must. Phone 01903 212 969
- Alex Christie is a qualified Homeopath (LCHE), a member of the Alliance of Registered Homeopaths (ARH) and a member of the British Complementary Medicine Association (BCMA). Alex specializes in Candida and Allergy relief treatment and can be contacted or visited at her Barnsbury Studio or Neals Yard Practice in London. E-mail Alex for a consultation , Phone 020 7609 1352 or visit her web site for more information.
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Further Resources of interest
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Once again may we take this opportunity to thank you for your continued interest, and we look forward to remaining in touch with you regularly.
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