Why do we get sick and how can we  prevent disease? The basis of health comes from your gut. About 80% of your immune system is in your gut and a huge part of that is your gut bacteria.  To have a healthy gut an immune system you need to feet it correctly. Eat the rainbow every day, eat lots of leeks, garlics and onions – gut bacteria thrive on fibre from green vegetables. What you eat determines the type of bacteria that thrive.  Probiotics are only transient, they help to heal the gut but when you stop taking them, they disappear – unless you keep feeding them with lots of vegetables and ..read more

There has been a growing understanding and exploration by psychologists, psychiatrists, physicians and researchers about the role our gut bacteria plays on our mood—most notably the experience of anxiety. The statistics on anxiety are staggering and trending north each passing year. Consider these stats: According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (and NIMH) anxiety is the most common mental illness in America today. An estimated 40 million adults (18 and older) or 18 percent of the population endorse symptoms of anxiety (not to mention one out of eight children). Treatment ..read more

“Fever is not dangerous to children. If anyone disagrees with you, an interesting approach is to ask them what the number is for a safe temperature – the temperature below which there are no dangers from the fever.   They won’t be able to give you a valid number because there isn’t one. In fact, you could ask them for a number that defines a fever. Interestingly, there is no widely accepted temperature that defines being febrile. But that doesn’t matter too much, since fever is a sign of illness, and it is the illness that causes the problems, not the fever itself.” Quote from a GP – Pulse ma ..read more

Oral Homeopathic Flu Prevention – Influenzinum and Thymuline  Two great homeopathic remedies that help to strengthen the immune system. Influenzinum activates the immune system to the currently active flu viruses and Thymuline improves the function of the thymus gland. The thymus gland produces T-cells that actively seek out and destroy invading microbes like viruses and prevent infection. For more information Contact: Dr Carolyn Frost 0791 5057268 www.drcarolynfrost.co.uk The post Looking for an alternative to the Flu Vaccine? appeared first on Dr Carolyn Frost ..read more

It’s hay fever time – do you know some one who is struggling with hay fever this season? Hay fever is miserable, as you will know if you suffer from it. Homeopathic remedies can bring great relief to this unpleasant condition. The desensitization program I work with helps to reduce the severity of symptoms. Each year the program is used, symptoms experienced should be less severe. I regularly help adults and children who are tired of taking anti-histamines all the time. They have had enough of feeling heavy and lacking energy. Don’t let allergies rule your life!   The post Are you a summer suf ..read more

Did it ever cross your mind as to why your grandparents did not have food allergies … or that it wasn’t as common as it is with our children today? Food allergies are becoming a household concern and are on the rise. In addition to making life difficult for those who suffer from this modern epidemic, this is also further taxing to our medical system and our pockets. According to a study released in 2013 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, food allergies among children increased approximately 50% between 1997 and 2011. This is where it all started, with our babies … Dr. Mercola ..read more

Post-Vaccination Syndrome (PVS) Post-vaccination syndrome is when new symptoms appear after vaccination. PVS can be divided into an acute and chronic syndrome. Main Symptoms of Acute PVS Fever, convulsions, absent-mindedness, encephalitis and/or meningitis, limbs swollen around the point of inoculation, whooping-type cough, bronchitis, diarrhea, excessive drowsiness, frequent and inconsolable crying, penetrating and heart-rending shrieking (cri encéphalique), fainting/shock, pneumonia, death, and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Main Symptoms of Chronic PVS Colds with lots of green phlegm ..read more

  It may seem strange to talk about allergies and hay fever going into winter. Few people know that the most effective time to for homeopathic desensitisation for pollens is in the winter. Why now? Simply, there are minimal pollens around which makes the desensitisation process less stressful on the body. By the time the pollens come in spring you will be in a better place to cope with them. When our immune system is in sync, it protects us from the bacteria, viruses, and toxins that enter our bodies. With hay fever though, something goes horribly wrong and it starts to overreact to harmless s ..read more

New appointments available from The Hobson Clinic – boost your children’s immune system and keep them healthy throughout the winter. Focusing on recurring illness such as coughs, sore throats, ear infections and other common winter ailments. Advice on using homeopathic remedies to boost immunity.  £30 for a half hour appointment – includes up to 2 homeopathic remedies. www.drcarolynfrost.co.uk 07915057286   The post Tired of sick children? appeared first on Dr Carolyn Frost ..read more