“Oh, beautiful summer! I would have loved you, If it was not for the heat, the dust, mosquitoes and flies.”, wrote A.S. Pushkin, a great Russian poet for whom summer was clearly not a favorite season. I wonder if he would have felt differently if he only knew homeopathy. Pushkin was born in 1799, only 3 years after Dr. Hahnemann first announced main principle of homeopathy ‘like cures like’, and died in1837, only 4 years after homeopathy was established in Russia by the State Council on September 26, 1833.

In winter we dream about summer heat but when the sun is shining brightly we sometimes do not feel that well. Homeopathic remedy Belladonna is often used for headaches from the sun exposure. Belladonna is a very useful remedy in summer and is good to have in winter as well for a sudden high fever from flu or strep throat. Look for the common symptoms of Belladonna – flushed face, dilated pupils, pounding headache. Listen for key words like sudden, pulsating, restless and give Belladonna a try. When the headache is gone, it might be time to address those pesky mosquitoes. What a nuisance they are, they annoy us by buzzing, bite us, make the skin look reddish and raised, and on top of it, they can carry diseases. Have you noticed that some people are more attractive to mosquitoes than others? Homeopathic remedy Staphysagria is known to reduce that fatal attraction in many cases. The person who might be helped by Staphysagria is usually gentle, sensitive, calm but gets very angry when bitten. Use homeopathic Calendula cream topically to cool off skin irritated by mosquito bites. Calendula cream might repel flies as it is made from Marigold flowers that repel insects. Plant some Marigolds in your garden for great view and less bugs. If dust bothers you in summer or otherwise, it could be an allergy to dust or you might be a fastidious person. Homeopathic remedy Arsenicum album can help you with both. If in the presence of dust you experience excoriating watery nasal discharge, violent sneezing, as if tickled by a feather, burning eyes with photophobia, and feel restless and overly concerned about cleanliness, that remedy is for you. As always, if you have tried one or two remedies and did not see the desired result, call you homeopath for more specific remedies suggestions.

Enjoy your summer!