Lucy Jones is sixteen, but sometimes she seems like a small child. Her tantrums are particularly bad before her period, but at other times her mother also notices that her daughter is unhappy and irritable.
In truth Lucy is a committed and determined young woman. The teenager is a very good pupil, a member of the student council and sings enthusiastically in the choir. For a long time life ran smoothly for her and it took quite a while before her family realised that living with her was becoming increasingly difficult.
On her 16th birthday the situation finally escalated. Lucy invited people to a birthday party and decided there should be nothing but ice cream. No pizza, no chips, only ice cream – nicely arranged in colourful bowls with a selection of fun decorations.
In Lucy's family ice cream had traditionally been made at home, with fresh cream straight from the farm and sweetened with raw honey. Unfortunately there wasn't enough cream in the house to fulfil Lucy's ice-cream wishes for her guests, and her mother Diane had to get a replacement from the supermarket.
The night before the official birthday party, Lucy and her sister allowed themselves a taste of the homemade ice cream. Afterwards the family went to bed. Only Lucy couldn't resist the temptation and nibbled some more ice cream. The next morning all the ice cream had gone – which at first nobody noticed – and Lucy was out of sorts.
Lucy behaved as if her hormones were playing up. She was unbearable and demanded that everyone look after her because she had such terrible stomach pains. She screamed and raged and threw her long mane over her shoulder before finally collapsing into sobs in classic teenage drama.
At first her parents were completely overwhelmed, but when things had calmed a little they realised that Lucy had often behaved like this before, only never so extremely. Both could recall one or two ice-cream episodes.
There was the incident after a choir party when Lucy had to be sick because she had eaten an unladylike portion of ice cream.
Her parents also wondered whether Lucy's underlying unhappiness might have something to do with the large amounts of cream they regularly ordered from their farmer.
Diane did not want to take her daughter straight to the doctor, because she knew that the doctor would probably immediately prescribe antidepressants, synthetic hormones or even both at once.
She remembered that a friend from her community knew about homeopathy and asked her for advice. (She prudently omitted the highly dramatic details.)
The friend said that the remedy Pulsatilla might suit Lucy. It is a good remedy for young women and girls who have a strong craving for dairy products but do not tolerate them well. It is also often given in puberty when the hormones throw everything out of balance and cause a bad mood.
Diane was surprised, because she had always thought that raw-milk products were healthy and nourishing. Of course they are! Lucy only needed a small homeopathic nudge to get her body back on track.
Diane ordered Pulsatilla C200 and Lucy took a dose every three days over several weeks. Within four weeks Lucy noticed a change because her period, for the first time in years, was no longer so painful. Her family also noticed that she was not behaving so irritable during that time.
Lucy had agreed to give up ice cream for a few weeks, but after a while she admitted that she had sneaked a little after a cheerleader competition. She hadn't made the team and comforted herself with a milkshake.
The fact that no one in the family felt the effects of that slip spoke volumes – Lucy was now better able to cope with frustration and dairy products.
A few weeks later she secretly bought a whole tub of her favourite ice cream (Maple Walnut) just for herself. That too had no consequences. No stomach aches or tantrums.
Almost a year has now passed since Lucy's homeopathic "treatment" and she has had no complaints, apart from a short outburst after being dropped by a schoolfriend. She is content and pleased that she can now eat ice cream without problems.
Pulsatilla C200 can remedy a milk intolerance, even when the person has suffered from it for a long time. Secretly I wish that everyone could occasionally eat at McDonald's and tolerate artificial additives without problems.
The equation should read: a super-healthy diet every day plus a well-chosen homeopathic remedy allows children to grow up healthy and content.
The prospect of a childhood balanced in every respect – hormonally and digestively – also makes things a little easier for parents during their children's difficult puberty.
Of course Pulsatilla is not the only remedy that can correct a milk intolerance. Other remedies such as Aethusa, Bovista, Lycopodium and Tuberculinum are also options. The fact that Lucy's hormones were playing up, however, made the choice simple.
Yours, Joette
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Source: https://joettecalabrese.com/blog/tantrums-teen-hormones-gut-homeopathy-changes-three/
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