One might ask how
homeopathy would be helpful for students.
To begin with homeopathic remedies are not very expensive, are easier to find these
days (in health food stores and alternative pharmacies) and they keep
practically forever as long as they are stored properly. But why else might they be of interest
to a student…? Well, the first
remedy students might want to know about is Nux Vomica (AKA Columbrina) This is actually a stomach and liver
remedy and so – you guessed it – this makes it a fantastic hang-over remedy. It
is for after you have had too much food and alcohol and you feel nauseated;
headache-y; sensitive to light, odours, or noise; and/or as if you want to
vomit but even if you do - this doesn’t bring you relief; and also for when you
feel worse on first waking in the morning. This occasion then calls for Nux Vomica. It is important to note that
homeopathic remedies should be prescribed for the individual and that they will
only work if the remedy and patient closely match one another. In other words, the person needing Nux Vomica is ambitious,
hard-working, and has a type “A” personality. They are competitive, impulsive, impatient, fastidious sorts
who often crave stimulants such as coffee, chocolate, alcohol, tobacco and
drugs in order to maintain their intense, frenetic craziness. The Nux Vomica person likes to work
hard and play hard. But eventually
this can lead to an inability to concentrate, and ultimately burn out and
collapse. As well as being a
popular hangover remedy it is also a well known remedy for collapse from
overwork. A person who would benefit
from Nux Vomica is often chilly; is sensitive to drafts; prone to migraines,
hayfever, gastro-intestinal issues like heartburn, indigestion, gas and
constipation from rich food; insomnia, and headaches accompanying constipation. Oh…and this person can be extremely irritable,
critical and easily angered,
Take Nux Vomica
30c once and then wait to see how you are feeling. Repeat the dose after a half
an hour. Take up to three times
then stop. If you aren’t feeling
any better after a third dose then this isn’t the remedy for you and you aren’t
as irritable as you might have thought you were. It is important to note that you MUST STOP TAKING THE REMEDY
as soon as you have any improvement.
Your body will continue to heal itself and so must be given the chance
to do so. If you repeat the remedy
too often that can stop it from working and you’ll have no chance of recovering
from that blasted hangover. (Just kidding!)
School can be
stressful with deadlines, exams, extreme mental effort, parties, stimulants and
not enough sleep. This is why if this picture above of the hardworking, hard
playing, ambitious, over-extended picture of a Type A personality is YOU – then
consider Nux Vomica. It will even
be good to have in your bag when you return home for Thanksgiving or Christmas
holidays because not just unhealthy things can cause someone to need Nux
Vomica. Too much of anything
(even good home cooking) can cause you to feel this way and can be helped with
a dose or two of this remedy.
