Homeopathy offers solution for stressed out kids and academic
performance
How many of you remember being a student? For some, these memories
bring back times of exploration and freedom and for others,
anxiety and disappointment. These days, our kids are faced with
an increasing level of stress resulting from rising school violence
to the ill effects of fast food and too much television. Kids
are overwhelmed with the kaleidoscope of activity that surrounds
them. The Internet and video games have replaced street hockey
and comic books.
Our world is over-stimulated and our children are suffering
from it. We live in a society of convenience where products
and people are evaluated based on how fast they work and how
strong they are. Foods have become nutritionally depleted substitutions
with deceiving labels and mysterious ingredients. The result
of all this combined with the pressures of academic performance,
concerns over safety and security and the regular use of stimulants
(Such as coffee, sugar and cigarettes), has left our kids overloaded
and burnt out. They are troubled by difficulties in concentration,
poor scholastic achievement, lethargy, emotional instability
and depression. In fact, many adults complain of the same problems
as children who have been diagnosed with ADHD (Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder).
Previously, continuous patterns of poor academic performance
and behavioural difficulties have been commonly treated with
drugs with Ritalin and Dexedrine. With controversy surrounding
their effectiveness, and the over-diagnosis of ADHD, safer methods
are needed to help restore balance, both mentally and emotionally,
to these kids.
Homeopathy is a 200 year-old medical system that is a natural,
safe and highly effective alternative or complement to conventional
medicine. By triggering the body’s own self-healing abilities,
homeopathic remedies treat everyday ailments and more serious
chronic conditions of the mind and body. Remedies are made from
highly dilute extracts from plant, mineral or animal sources
in specialized homeopathic pharmacies world-wide. Homeopathy
heals from the inside and promotes enduring relief without harmful
side-effects and for much less the cost of conventional drugs.
Chantell Tunney, HD operates a family oriented homeopathic
clinic at the Burlington Healing Centre. For more information
please call (905) 633-8704. Chantell is holding a workshop for
parents and grandparents of kids with learning disabilities
on February 19th from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. register now –
space is limited! .
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