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FINDING BALANCE with HAIR TISSUE MINERAL ANALYSIS Plants that are starved and grown in depleted soil cannot thrive, they often get attacked by bugs and pests. We are similar to plants. Our skin, our hormones, our mood, behaviour, organs, menstrual cycles, etc. will only flourish...
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TREATING PANS/PANDAS with Homeopathy Have you heard people refer to PANS or PANDAS in relation to their child? These acronyms stand for Peadiatric Acute onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS) and Paediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Streptococcus (PANDAS) In the case of PANDAS, we have a...
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Statement On COVID-19 Practioners are permitted to conduct face to face appointments in the clinic without a face mask. We are also conducting online appointments too if this is your preference. We are still conducting appointments online however, if this is your preferred option. There...
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Homeopathic Constitutional Prescribing One of the cornerstones of the process of healing with homeopathy is constitutional prescribing. Without supporting the constitution of each client that I see, I don’t see the completeness of healing. Homeopathic constitutional remedies are selected from the Homeopathic Materia Medica** of...
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Tantrums like the Hulk George was 3.5 years old when his mother brought him to see me. George’s mum had been surprised when she became pregnant with George. She was about to return to work after being at home with her 2 daughters for 4...
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Gut Healing For Children Healing the gut in most of my clients is paramount to their healing. In children with diagnoses of Autism, ADHD and adults with depression, anxiety or hormonal complaints such as PCOS and endometriosis as well as going through peri menopause it...
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Is Acne Caused by Hormonal Imbalance in Women? Sarah Valentini, the director of The Family Apothecary, has had many women come to her for hormone balance treatment to help them with hormonal acne and other menopause and perimenopause symptoms. Learn more on this subject below...
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How Autism Meltdown Therapy and Strategies Might Help Autistic Children It’s natural for parents whose children have autism to feel helpless or get frustrated when their child is having an autism meltdown. Trying to improperly calm your child down can make matters even worse. Fortunately,...
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When worry turns to anxiety Worry isn’t something that we consciously bring in to our lives. Why would we do that? It can really get in the way of enjoying everyday experiences. As a child and a twin, I was known as the worrier, while...
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Signs of Hyperactive Behaviours in a Child and Possible Solutions It is normal for young children to act disobediently and impulsively at times. However, some children display hyperactive behaviour that is unusual for that age group and particularly hard and demanding for their parents to...
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Autism and Detoxing With the rates of Autism on the rise, there’s one thing that we know for sure! There’s something that is going on in our environment that is likely to be contributing to the increase of diagnoses. We are also seeing increasing rates...
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Welcome to The Family Apothecary! Comprehensive, natural health care for the whole family. You will find lots of bits and pieces of information in this blog that will help you care for your family at home, naturally. During acute illnesses, many people’s first port of...
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