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It is possible not only without warning, but under any and all address toxic responses via this medical para-

that the use circumstances. digm. Homeopathic remedies are often originally

Once I recovered, I spent a great part of derived from toxic substances and made into
of the correct most of my days meeting with the staffs of lo- curative remedies via dilution. The idea that a
homeopathic cal hospitals, public schools, college campuses, toxic substance can foster a curative response is

remedy may churches, stores, and city government agencies the very foundation of homeopathy. So couldn’t
to put a halt to pesticide applications inside and it then cure such responses to gross toxins such
offer some outside public buildings in Buffalo. I met with as pesticides?
immunity to the local newspaper and TV stations and rallied Why certainly! In essence this means that
these toxins friends and neighbors. the toxin acts as an antidote. Indeed the very
Even my brother, a professional song and symptoms that the poisoned victim experiences

in subsequent jingle writer, joined in. The catchy jingle he are the symptoms associated with the remedy.
exposures. wrote, warning families against using pesticides, So if the warning signs include restlessness,
aired on the radio and was a convincing tool to anxiety, racing mind, and weakness, the remedy
warn local hospitals and businesses of the dan- that would likely be useful would be Arsenicum
gers of lawn chemicals. album. As long as the symptoms match, the
My crusade was time-consuming yet exhila- remedy will likely address or stimulate a person’s
rating because finally, within a year, a mayoral body to respond by eliminating the symptoms
committee was formed to address the problem. and resolving the illness. This does not mean
Entomologists from Cornell and Ohio University, that these symptoms are covered up, such as
local business leaders, and the city’s flagship when one uses a drug like Tylenol to suppress
hospital convened with myself, the mayor’s office pain. Instead the homeopathic remedy conveys
and city council members in regular meetings. a rallying of the body to eliminate the harm.
Buffalo made national news as the first U.S. Throughout the years of working with stu-
city to take a stand against the use of pesticides, dents and clients who are chemically sensitive I
all initiated by one mother, who knew that the have witnessed that not only are these remedies
widespread use of pesticides was at best ques- pertinent to the event at hand, but in some cases
tionable, and at worst caused miscarriages. even for exposure that dates back months or
During this time I was also studying home- even years. Additionally, it is useful to note that
opathy and I became keen on knowing how to in many cases the symptoms are less significant

LIVING A HOMEOPATHIC LIFE

Nat mur 6x was the remedy I should have used after sniffing Sevin in my front yard. It is useful when symptoms have
not yet appeared but the potential for them to do so is evident. It would have been gentle enough to give to my son as well.
Arsenicum album would have made a good choice to address my breathing difficulties and neurological symptoms in
and after my city hall experience. Because of the intensity of symptoms, I should have taken Arsenicum album 30C
every fifteen minutes. Then as the symptoms abated (a sign that the remedy was acting) I would not have repeated
it unless and until they returned. This could have been as long as hours or even days later. One practical aspect of
homeopathy is that both Nat mur 6x and Arsenicum album 30C can be used intercurrently, each acting on behalf of
the curative action behind it. The way this is done is to take one remedy on the hour and the other on the half hour,
alternating them until the abatement of symptoms makes it clear that it is time to stop. Sadly, I thought of it too late.
Indeed, when we’re in a crisis, it’s often too thorny to identify what is occurring and have the composure to take action.
This is a reason not only to know homeopathy down cold, but to teach our children so that they can aid the fam-
ily when in need. In fact, this thought was the impetus that awakened me to the importance of homeschooling my
children. When I finally made the decision to do so, I eschewed the politically correct science curricula and used
homeopathy medical books instead of conventional text books. This gave my children the wherewithal to help
me treat fowl cholera in our small flock of chickens, a raging infection on our goat’s ear, and our abscess-riddled
cat. They also gained an inherent respect for the blessing of robust health; curing our family, pets and livestock be-
came our family’s tradition. It infused responsibility, compassion, and self-mastery into my children's education,
and taught them as well how to live a classical life of less medical dependency and more enjoyment of life itself.
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