Episode 190: Breathing Easier with Homeopathy for Asthma with Robin Gladstone

Episode Description:

In this episode of the Homeopathy247 podcast, host Mary is joined by expert homeopath Robin Gladstone to discuss a topic that touches many families: asthma. They dive into how homeopathy works alongside conventional medicine to provide deep, long-term relief for children and adults.

Understanding Asthma and Its Triggers

Robin explains that many cases, especially in children, involve allergic asthma. While winter is often blamed, many children find their symptoms “tick up” in the springtime due to hay fever, pollen, and increased outdoor sports.

Common triggers include:

• Exercise: Physical activity frequently brings on coughing or wheezing.
• Allergens: Sensitivity to cats, milk, or sweets can exacerbate conditions.
• Environment: Dampness, moldy leaves in the fall, or high pollen counts in spring.

Prescribing for the Person, Not Just the Flare

A key theme of this episode is that homeopathy for asthma doesn’t just treat the “flare” or the emergency; it works at a deeper, constitutional level to change how the body reacts over time.

Alice shares a powerful success story of a 4-year-old boy who frequently visited the hospital for severe wheezing. By using Tuberculinum and LM potencies (gentle daily liquid doses), he was eventually able to have sleepovers at houses with cats without any reaction.

Modern Homeopathic Prescribing: LM Potencies & Compounding

Robin explains specific methods used in her practice:

• LM Potencies: Gentle remedies used for chronic conditions, designed to be taken daily to nudge the “vital force” without causing large aggravations.
• Compounding: Turning pellet remedies into a liquid solution, which is legally required in parts of Canada.
• Succussing: Shaking the bottle before each dose to slightly “bump up” the potency, keeping the healing response active.

Mainstream Medicine and Homeopathy Together

It is important to remember that homeopathy is complementary. Alice encourages parents to always use life-saving medications like nebulizers or Advil when needed in emergencies. Homeopathy works alongside these to make the lungs stronger so that, eventually, those emergency medications are needed less and less.

Links in this episode:

• Robin Gladstone’s website: https://www.homeopathicfamilywellness.com/