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Our skin is the bit that people see and of us and our interface with the world. Skin complaints can’t be hidden apart from when they are covered with clothing or make-up and even then they are still there and often irritated. People will happily live with digestive problems for example but a skin problem is something that has people rushing to the doctor because it is visible and obvious and something that is there and in your face if not perhaps on their face.

If there is an imbalance of any sort in the body it will seek to eliminate it , it may be a food reaction which asserts itself quickly with sickness and diahorrea or a skin rash which rapidly disappears like with the hives some people get from eating strawbwerries for example. Sometimes though reactions are not so quick to surface and clear and they seem to be totally unrelated to diet,washing detergents or fibres in the clothing you are wearing. It is though always worth checking even if you have not changed your diet or washing detergents that the manufacturer has not changed the formulation. A recent change in one detergent resulted in eczema cases as well as breathing issues which I can personally testify can be made much worse by certain perfumes and scents.
Homeopathy can often help when changing the washing powder. eliminating potential allergens from the diet and being careful to avoid synthetic fibres has drawn blanks or only helped a little.
Skin ailments are often stress related and can be worsened or even triggered by an event or upheaval. This is what I would call a “never been well since” and it does not need to have been a traumatic event either and is often something positive but something that throws the individual into a different set of circumstances or environment.I will ask you a lot of questions which seem perhaps off the wall or unrelated to the matter in hand but please bear with me as the object of the exercise is to get to the root of the problem. If I am treating you by phone I will ask you for pictures of the troublesome area as well as for information about things like medicines you are taking or have taken and a family medical history. Homeopathy is an individualised approach to improving health and emotional wellbeing and you will be treated like an individual in my practice.
One particular case which I want to mention is that of a mum of three small children who had the most awful eczema on her hands to the extent that doing even the washing up or changing nappies was virtually impossible.The eczema was on her palms and causing the skin to tighten. When she approached me it was as a last resort and she was struggling to cope.Her telephone consultation with me revealed that the problem with her hands had come on after a family row where she had experienced lots of grief and upset. I explained to her that the hands can often be a prime site for “emotional release” as the hands are very connected in terms of energy flow to the heart which is where we feel emotional hurt and grief. It is also the hands with which we connect with others holding hands or waving where you show someone your palm as a sign of friendliness. I found myself looking at remedies more associated with the heart than with the skin and it was with a “heart remedy” that this lady found relief from the painful condition. She now enjoys lots of knitting and says “I couldn’t move my hands never mind do stuff I would never have been able to knit before having treatment.”. The picture below shows her hands in the gloves she knitted.

Fiona is a qualified Homeopath and Counsellor based in North East Scotland until February and then in Salford in the North West of England from early 2009. She can be contacted on 0845 4639429 or 07753505292 or by email fiona@moonlightessence.co.uk. Her website is http://www.moonlightessence.co.uk

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