Good Morning
It’s been a while. I have been meaning to write to you all regarding Covid 19 and homeopathy, but literally I am just coming up from air with all the client calls and staying at home with my own family. So today I want to share with you a few things:
- Homeopathy and the Spanish Flu- commonalities of the past and how we can apply them to the present
- Some common initial signs of Covid 19/Coronavirus
- Why Ibuprofen isn’t recommended now and why aspirin wasn’t recommended in 1918
- Homeopathy and Covid 19/Coronavirus- what remedies you want to consider having on hand
- Pregnancy and Homeopathy and Covid 19/Coronavirus- tips and options for those who pregnant during this time
Before we dive into this post, please read through what I’ve been sharing with many clients. It was a gift to me from a friend and I resonate with it deeply. I don’t know its origins, so forgive me for not quoting the original writer:
Pandemic
What if you thought of it
as the Jews consider the Sabbath—
the most sacred of times?
Cease from travel.
Cease from buying and selling.
Give up, just for now,
on trying to make the world
different than it is.
Sing. Pray. Touch only those
to whom you commit your life.
Center down.
And when your body has become still,
reach out with your heart.
Know that we are connected
in ways that are terrifying and beautiful.
(You could hardly deny it now.)
Know that our lives
are in one another’s hands.
(Surely, that has come clear.)
Do not reach out your hands.
Reach out your heart.
Reach out your words.
Reach out all the tendrils
of compassion that move, invisibly,
where we cannot touch.
Promise this world your love–
for better or for worse,
in sickness and in health,
so long as we all shall live.
Now, with a deep breath, let’s get started
Homeopathy and the Spanish Flu
Homeopathy has been around for a couple centuries now and has a history of being used during pandemics.
Here are some key points of it’s use with a link to the article:
The following is an extract from an article entitled “Homeopathy in Influenza- A Chorus Of Fifty In Harmony” by W. A. Dewey, MD from the Journal of the American Institute Of Homeopathy in 1921.
- Dean W. A. Pearson of Philadelphia collected 26,795 cases of influenza treated by homoeopathic physicians with a mortality of 1.05%, while the average old school mortality was 30%.
- Thirty physicians in Connecticut responded to my request for data. They reported 6,602 cases with 55 deaths, which is less than 1%. In the transport service I ha 81 cases on the way over. All recovered and were landed. Every man received homoeopathic treatment. One ship lost 31 on the way. – H. A Roberts, MD, Derby, Connecticut
- In a plant of almost 8,000 workers we had only one death. The patients were not drugged to death. Gelsemium was practically the only remedy used. We used no aspirin and no vaccines. – Frank Wieland, MD, Chicago
- I did not lose a single case of influenza ; my death rate in the pneumonia was 2.1%. The salicylates, including aspirin and quinine, were almost the sole standbys of the old school and it was a common thing to hear them speaking of losing 60% of their pneumonias. – Dudley A. Williams, MD, Providence, Rhode Island
- Fifteen hundred cases were reported at the Homoeopathic Medical Society of the District of Combia with but fifteen deaths. Recoveries in the National Homoeopathic Hospital were 100% – E. F. Sappington, MD, Philadelphia.
- I have treated 1,000 cases of infuenza. I have the records to show my work. I have no losses. Please give all credit to homoeopathy and none to the Scotch-Irish-American! T. A. McCaan, MD, Dayton, Ohio.
- One physician in a Pittsburg hospital asked a nurse if she knew anything better than what he was doing, because he was losing many cases. “Yes, Doctor, stop aspirin and go down to a homeopathic pharmacy, and get homeopathic remedies.” The Doctor replied: “But that is homeopathy.” “I know it, but the homeopathic doctors for whom I have nursed have not lost a single case.”
Wow, are you amazed by this data? I always am. But what does this mean for us now? Why bring up statistics about a flu that occurred 100 years ago?
Because we always learn from the past and we often see patterns that can help us now.
Back then the most common remedies are still, yes STILL, the most common remedies used for seasonal flu.
But Covid19 isn’t seasonal flu? Yes, I know. But it is still a virus with symptoms that resemble the flu and homeopathy treats the whole person and the symptoms presenting, not the name of the illness.
There are 100’s of homeopaths around the world sharing information in real time of clients presenting flu symptoms and those who have tested pos for Covid19. We are all sharing our data there is A LOT of it. Now, neither homeopathy or myself can say homeopathy can cure or stop any of this outbreak of Covid19. For one it is not a natural strain of flu, secondly, it’s a new virus and although we have tons of data and are accumulating and sharing daily, it’s still a new virus.
See below for remedies we think are valuable to have on hand.
Early Signs of Covid19
Per the CDC:
The following symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure.*
- Fever
- Cough
- Shortness of breath
Early signs I know of from those who tested positive and land in the age range of 30-40. These I personally know and I am getting updates on the cycle of their symptoms:
- body aches, specifically lower back pain
- sore throat
- diarrhea or stomach upset
- NO FEVER until after 4-5 days of the above symptoms
- NO RESPIRATORY symptoms until 4-5 days of the above symptoms
So this means that early signs might be similar to a common cold or they might be something totally different as shared above.
Ibuprofen, The Spanish Flu and Covid19
Starting with the past. Below is a piece from the same article about Spanish Flu and homeopathy that I referenced above:
Julian Winston relates a further comment from his first homeopath, Dr Ray Seidel:
- “In reading accounts of the epidemic it seems many deaths were caused by a virulent pneumonia that was especially devastating to those who depressed their system with analgesics, the most common being aspirin. Raymond Seidel told me he decided to become a homeopathic doctor when he was 10 year old delivery boy for a local homeopath. He said, “I saw that the people who were taking aspirin were dying, and about half of those who were drinking a lot of whiskey were dying, and those receiving homeopathic remedies were living.”
I found this interesting as just yesterday I received this information that another Dr in France shared:
- Dr.. Hussam Hijazi: “The latest information from the University of Vienna, Research Department, today March 14, 2020: Please tell all people who have symptoms or fear of corona when they get headache, severe headache, throat infections coughing or heat occurs. Do not take Ibuprofen because it has been discovered that it increases speed The reproduction of the coronavirus covid-19 in the body and this is the reason why people in Italy have reached the current bad stage and rapid spread – the best in this case paracetamol or aspirin – please distribute the message to all those you know to save them from this disease/crisis.
- At the university hospital in Toulouse, France, there are four very critical cases of coronavirus in people of young age 18 / 24 and 32 who do not have any health problem. Their problem is that when they all appeared to have symptoms, they all took painkillers like (… ibuprofen, voltaren, profenid) and other relievers containing cortisone.
- As a precaution, you should avoid these medications for anyone who develops symptoms. You should always consult a doctor.
- The French authorities began to spread this information widely.
I followed this up and found multiple news stories:
https://bgr.com/2020/03/15/coronavirus-update-advil-and-ibuprofen-not-advised-to-treat-symptoms/
Homeopathic Remedies
There are a few remedies that are specific to flu.
First Stage
Gelsemium
Aconite
Eupatoreum Perforatum
Arsenicum Album (India is recommending taking one dose of 30C daily for three days to help educate the system before hand)
Respiratory Stage (sometimes second stage or First stage)
Antimonium Tart
Lycopodium
Phosphorus
Bryonia
Squilla
These are not listed in any particular order.
All remedies are recommended in a potency of 30C or 200C
I always recommend finding a homeopath to go over your symptoms. Many of us are offering distance consults over the phone or via Skype/Facetime. Please contact me or look up for a local homeopath in your area to schedule a consult.
I always recommend working with a skilled homeopath. I do not recommend home prescribing.
Pregnancy and Covid19
Luckily Dr’s are saying the risk is low for pregnant women as they have seen fewer cases in China. But this doesn’t change the overall anxiety and possible fear of getting the virus.
So, homeopathy is a great option if you’re pregnant. Furthermore, you might be reconsidering giving birth in a hospital. If this is the case please start looking into your local home birth midwives to see if you’re a candidate for a home birth. Many women who I know wouldn’t have ever considered home birth are now thinking about it as an option due to the changes happening at the hospital.
Please call the place you have chosen to give birth and inquire their current policies. And then if you’re interested call your local midwife. They are more than welcome to answer your questions.
Thank you for reading. I hope you all breath deep during these times.
And again, I started with it and I’ll end with it:
Pandemic
What if you thought of it
as the Jews consider the Sabbath—
the most sacred of times?
Cease from travel.
Cease from buying and selling.
Give up, just for now,
on trying to make the world
different than it is.
Sing. Pray. Touch only those
to whom you commit your life.
Center down.
And when your body has become still,
reach out with your heart.
Know that we are connected
in ways that are terrifying and beautiful.
(You could hardly deny it now.)
Know that our lives
are in one another’s hands.
(Surely, that has come clear.)
Do not reach out your hands.
Reach out your heart.
Reach out your words.
Reach out all the tendrils
of compassion that move, invisibly,
where we cannot touch.
Promise this world your love–
for better or for worse,
in sickness and in health,
so long as we all shall live.