Have you ever been dog-tired?

I love these old-fashioned sayings. Have you ever wondered where this particular expression comes from?

Well, here's the explanation: ‘hundemüde’ basically means 'physically exhausted'. The saying goes back to an old legend about Alfred the Great, who regularly sent his sons out to round up his numerous hunting dogs. The son — Athelbrod or Edwin — who caught the most dogs was allowed to sit on his father's right-hand side at dinner that evening. These hunts made them 'dog-tired', but also happy about their hard-won victory.

But I digress.

Lately, after my morning walks I have been dog-tired, even without a pack of hunting dogs or a competitive king.

Regular exercise is good for you

You know, my husband Perry and I take a 45-minute walk along the beach every morning. Even when we set off early, it's already very hot — after all, we're in Florida! And so you don't think it's just a pleasant, gentle stroll, I must strongly disagree.

Our morning walks are a proper workout.

The sand on this beach is very uneven. It's often so soft that you sink in and practically have to clamber out of every step. And the turtles come ashore and build sand mounds, which I have to laboriously pick my way around.

When we came home from our walks, I felt like I would collapse to the floor. I was just finished.

At first I thought I hadn't drunk enough. So I took the homeopathic remedy Cinchona officinalis (China), which is good for fluid losses. But it made no difference.

I drank before, during and after my walk to ensure adequate fluid intake. But no change. I was incredibly tired and couldn't shake it off all day.

So if neither drinking nor China changed my condition, what could help?

Gelsemium, too!

Then it dawned on me that I had made my case a bit too complicated. What I was experiencing was perfectly normal tiredness — textbook exhaustion. I may simply have overexerted myself. (It really is quite a walk.) My condition could also have been caused by the sun or heavy sweating. But regardless of the exact cause, I needed to choose my remedy based on the overall picture rather than the aetiology.

And then it came to me: G for ... Gelsemium!

And indeed: after a few homeopathic doses of Gelsemium sempervirens 30 I was not only perked up, but suddenly had new ideas! My creativity began to flow again. Read here for more about dosing and potency of the remedy.

At present I take Gelsemium 30 before I go for a walk, and can come home without collapsing to the floor in a pitiful heap.

I have already discussed Gelsemium in earlier blog posts as a well-documented homeopathic response to flu cases — both historically and in current practice. It has also proved useful in treating anticipatory tension and stage fright. And now you have one more reason to include it in your well-stocked homeopathic medicine cabinet. I am living proof that Gelsemium sempervirens 30 — taken twice daily until symptoms have noticeably improved — can work small miracles for exhaustion and fatigue.

Homeopathy helps — pass it on!

Warmly,

Yours

Source: https://joettecalabrese.com/blog/e-f-g-exhausted-fatigued-gelsemium/