Homeopathic adventures

Ok, so Eliana is finally starting to play a little more independently throughout the day and I am starting to feel like I have some free time! So back to blogging.

I came across a card at Ellie's gym for a pediatrician that is board certified, but practices homeopathy in addition to conventional medicine. I was thrilled! I would so much rather go more natural in our medical treatments if I can. I scheduled a "meet the doctor" appointment to talk to her about the possibility of becoming a network provider for our insurance. She was awesome - and said it would be no problem. In the meantime, she told me I could email her with any treatment questions I have.

Several weeks ago, Eliana started showing signs of a cold or respiratory infection coming on. I emailed the doctor to find out what homeopathic remedies she suggested for this. Elderberry and Echinacea syrup and Rose Hips tea was her response. We followed the treatment and the symptoms never developed into anything worse, and they only lasted about three days.

This past week, she started showing signs of another cold coming on (and two of our friends that she had recently interacted with had gotten colds) so we started treatment again. Since we are going on vacation in a few days, I also started treatment. We've had mild-ish symptoms for a couple of days, but are not feeling nearly as bad as we did last year when we got colds. I'm a believer in natural treatments over treating the symptoms with chemical-filled cold medicine and pain relievers!

More about Echinacea
More about Elderberry

Those of you who know me well know that I have struggled with adult acne for several years. I have tried everything to treat it from store treatments to dermatologist prescriptions to Proactive to Murad to nothing. Nothing has worked - it's very frustrating and very embarrassing.

I decided to finally schedule an appointment with a Naturopathic doctor to see what she suggested. The appointment was very in depth and lasted for over an hour. She asked question after question about my medical history and my emotional state. She came up with a treatment plan that I am working on now. I know many are curious and tentative about visiting a doctor that practices homeopathic and naturopathic medicine, so I will let you know later what the treatments were and how they worked out.