Treating the Cause!
Treating the Cause!
Mar 9
Written By Green Heart Herbals
I am fortunate enough to know how to make the most magnificent and medicinal creams and salves for not only myself, but for clients too. Medicinal creams are a wonderful ally for healing topical wounds, aiding in allergic reactions or animal stings and helping to manage to visible side effects of internal imbalances such as eczema, psoriasis, acne etc. In the latter conditions, we can “ease” the symptomatic itch, the dryness, and the unsightly pustules that appear on our skin, however these often require lifestyle and dietary changes to address why they occur in the first place. This is an internal job!
Medicinal creams and salves to assist in wound healing are just terrific. I have seen them heal stubborn ulcers, boils, burns, nasty and deep gashes and cuts amid a range of others. In the case of allergic reactions, these may be superficial or more deeply seated requiring internal intervention, but under every circumstance, as a Naturopathic Herbalist I am always looking at rectifying the underlying cause whilst prescribing something to ease the discomfort of the symptom.
Something that is becoming quite common is the skin reactions caused by wearing face masks. Some regions (in Germany) are mandated to wear FFP2 face masks when indoors, and for those of you who do not know, the FFP2 masks do not have a filter or valve, they trap in the moisture from your breath and harbour skin born (amongst others which I will not go into in this blog) conditions. I myself, have recently experienced this and whilst I made myself up a nice cream, I knew that to really correct the condition we need to treat the root cause – in this case, removing the FFP2 mask. So I went to pay my Doctor a visit but instead of removing the mask, my lovely Doctor had to explain to me that despite also seeing numerous patients with this condition he was unable to provide any written exemptions and could not treat the cause. Instead he prescribed me with a cortisone cream, which would dampen the symptoms until I wore the mask again, upon which time the condition would return and more cream would be needed. He then provided me with a letter to forward through to my local health department stating the cause of my condition and that it required intervention. I had expected this and felt deeply for him. We chatted about the wild times we are in and that it certainly wasn’t an ideal time to practice Medicine. You see, our medical Doctors began to practice Medicine with the same intent as I had when I trained in Oncology (Radiation therapy – and still have today), and that is – to help people! However, guidelines, policies and regulations prohibit them from helping people the way in which they wish to help them. So instead of addressing the root cause, they prescribe a medication that if used regularly can damage the skin and require a new intervention, all the while not addressing the root cause and so the problem will remain.
Regardless of the ailment or condition you present to me in my clinic with, I always try to find the root cause and correct these underlying imbalances. This often requires dietary and lifestyle changes which is sometimes met with great enthusiasm and other times not so much, but one thing I will leave you with is if you are suffering in some way and continue to do what you always do but expect different results, then you are going to be sorely disappointed. Regaining your health requires change, it requires commitment and when you work with me it comes with a cheer squad to keep you on track so that mountain that once looked insurmountable, becomes possible, and your balance and harmony in life can return.
