Guest guest Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Hi Lorraine & all, Just so you know all homeopathic medications are NOT vegan, as they are made with a lactose-sugar base for the pellets. You can ask your practitioner to make up a solution for drop-dosing, which dilutes it down a lot, but it still has to be made from some " mother " pellets. I'm a naturopath that does a lot of homeopathy, but I always let my vegan patients know that there is some milk sugar (a tiny, tiny bit used for a short time) in the medication. Homeopathy can work miracles in so many ways, so it's a trade off that only you can decide on. Good luck and welcome to this great group! Melissa --- Lorraine Demi <ldemi wrote: > Hello all, > I'm new to the list and thought I'd introduce > myself. My > partner/husband and I have been lacto-ovo > vegetarians for 19 years, our > 3-year-old son has been vegetarian since birth, and > we've raised two > vegetarian cats (starting 18 years ago). We live in > San Marcos, CA - > northern San Diego County. I'm a social worker by > education, and do > administrative social work from home now, > specifically grantwriting, > research, program planning and custom writing for > social service, > education, arts and other related entities. My > partner is a business > coach and trainer for a local company that serves > clients nationwide. > Our son is pretending to be a guinea pig . . . for > the last week and a > half. :-) Three is a totally fun age! We do > attachment parenting, > belong to a community supported agriculture program > and use alternative > health stuff as much as we can (homeopathy, > chiropractic, herbs, > acupuncture, yoga, diet, etc.). In fact, my most > recent freak out was > when I realized that not all homeopathy is > vegetarian! Ugh - that > seemingly obvious bit slipped by me! I would be > indebted to anyone with > a list of vegetarian/non-vegetarian homeopathy > sources! Thanks in > advance, if so! I'm really looking forward to > learning from everyone on > this list! > Thanks! > Lorraine Demi > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > ______________________________\ ____ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Search. http://tools.search./newsearch/category.php?category=shopping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Hi Melissa, Thanks for the welcome to the group! I did know that homeopathic tabs are lactose-based. That's okay with me since we're lacto-ovo's anyway and eat dairy. My issue was with things like Apis Mel, which is made of honey bees; Sepia, made of cuttlefish ink; Cantharis, made of beatles (not John, Paul, George and Ringo, but the bugs - haha); Spongia Tosta, made of sea sponges; Oscillococcinum, made of ducks; etc. Someone told me long ago that homeopathy is herbal, and totally uncharacteristically, I never researched it further. I have a pile of homeopathy I'm passing on to a non-vegetarian friend now. Dang it. Do you happen to know where I can find a list of vegetarian (lacto-ovo okay) homeopathy sources? Or even non-vegetarian, so I can know what to look out for? Thanks much, in advance, if so! Have a great day, Lorraine On Behalf Of Melissa Berry Monday, February 25, 2008 1:46 AM Re: Homeopathy is not vegan Hi Lorraine & all, Just so you know all homeopathic medications are NOT vegan, as they are made with a lactose-sugar base for the pellets. You can ask your practitioner to make up a solution for drop-dosing, which dilutes it down a lot, but it still has to be made from some " mother " pellets. I'm a naturopath that does a lot of homeopathy, but I always let my vegan patients know that there is some milk sugar (a tiny, tiny bit used for a short time) in the medication. Homeopathy can work miracles in so many ways, so it's a trade off that only you can decide on. Good luck and welcome to this great group! Melissa --- Lorraine Demi <ldemi <ldemi%40ucsd.edu> > wrote: > Hello all, > I'm new to the list and thought I'd introduce > myself. My > partner/husband and I have been lacto-ovo > vegetarians for 19 years, our > 3-year-old son has been vegetarian since birth, and > we've raised two > vegetarian cats (starting 18 years ago). We live in > San Marcos, CA - > northern San Diego County. I'm a social worker by > education, and do > administrative social work from home now, > specifically grantwriting, > research, program planning and custom writing for > social service, > education, arts and other related entities. My > partner is a business > coach and trainer for a local company that serves > clients nationwide. > Our son is pretending to be a guinea pig . . . for > the last week and a > half. :-) Three is a totally fun age! We do > attachment parenting, > belong to a community supported agriculture program > and use alternative > health stuff as much as we can (homeopathy, > chiropractic, herbs, > acupuncture, yoga, diet, etc.). In fact, my most > recent freak out was > when I realized that not all homeopathy is > vegetarian! Ugh - that > seemingly obvious bit slipped by me! I would be > indebted to anyone with > a list of vegetarian/non-vegetarian homeopathy > sources! Thanks in > advance, if so! I'm really looking forward to > learning from everyone on > this list! > Thanks! > Lorraine Demi > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > ________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Search. http://tools. <http://tools.search./newsearch/category.php?category=shopping> search./newsearch/category.php?category=shopping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 Melissa, Thanks for the education. I had found this out when my family started trying more homeopathic options to get away from traditional medicine. How can I easily determine what items contain more than milk sugar? For example I found one remedy that is made from Duck liver and heart -yuck! While our family eats vegan, we have decided that homeopathic is a much better option than traditional medicines that may be tested on animals let alone contain animal products, however I am more comfortable leaning towards those remedies that are plant versus animal based- milk sugar I can handle, animal parts I cannot.. Is there any easy to identify way to tell the derivatives in these products? The product I was talking about specifically was Oscillococcinum by Boiron The active ingredient is Anas Barbariae Hepatis et Cordis Extractum (extract of Muscovy Duck liver and heart) I wish I had realized this the first time before I took it. http://organicpharmacy.org/Products.php?pid=11003 Thanks, Paige _____ On Behalf Of Melissa Berry Monday, February 25, 2008 1:46 AM Re: Homeopathy is not vegan Hi Lorraine & all, Just so you know all homeopathic medications are NOT vegan, as they are made with a lactose-sugar base for the pellets. You can ask your practitioner to make up a solution for drop-dosing, which dilutes it down a lot, but it still has to be made from some " mother " pellets. I'm a naturopath that does a lot of homeopathy, but I always let my vegan patients know that there is some milk sugar (a tiny, tiny bit used for a short time) in the medication. Homeopathy can work miracles in so many ways, so it's a trade off that only you can decide on. Good luck and welcome to this great group! Melissa --- Lorraine Demi <ldemi <ldemi%40ucsd.edu> > wrote: > Hello all, > I'm new to the list and thought I'd introduce > myself. My > partner/husband and I have been lacto-ovo > vegetarians for 19 years, our > 3-year-old son has been vegetarian since birth, and > we've raised two > vegetarian cats (starting 18 years ago). We live in > San Marcos, CA - > northern San Diego County. I'm a social worker by > education, and do > administrative social work from home now, > specifically grantwriting, > research, program planning and custom writing for > social service, > education, arts and other related entities. My > partner is a business > coach and trainer for a local company that serves > clients nationwide. > Our son is pretending to be a guinea pig . . . for > the last week and a > half. :-) Three is a totally fun age! We do > attachment parenting, > belong to a community supported agriculture program > and use alternative > health stuff as much as we can (homeopathy, > chiropractic, herbs, > acupuncture, yoga, diet, etc.). In fact, my most > recent freak out was > when I realized that not all homeopathy is > vegetarian! Ugh - that > seemingly obvious bit slipped by me! I would be > indebted to anyone with > a list of vegetarian/non-vegetarian homeopathy > sources! Thanks in > advance, if so! I'm really looking forward to > learning from everyone on > this list! > Thanks! > Lorraine Demi > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > ________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Search. http://tools. <http://tools.search./newsearch/category.php?category=shopping> search./newsearch/category.php?category=shopping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 Lorraine, I am in the same boat. I had made an assumption and ended up taking Oscillococcinum. Trying to find a friendly list of non animal derived homeopathics so I can stick to those. Paige _____ On Behalf Of Lorraine Demi Monday, February 25, 2008 3:06 PM RE: Homeopathy is not vegan Hi Melissa, Thanks for the welcome to the group! I did know that homeopathic tabs are lactose-based. That's okay with me since we're lacto-ovo's anyway and eat dairy. My issue was with things like Apis Mel, which is made of honey bees; Sepia, made of cuttlefish ink; Cantharis, made of beatles (not John, Paul, George and Ringo, but the bugs - haha); Spongia Tosta, made of sea sponges; Oscillococcinum, made of ducks; etc. Someone told me long ago that homeopathy is herbal, and totally uncharacteristically, I never researched it further. I have a pile of homeopathy I'm passing on to a non-vegetarian friend now. Dang it. Do you happen to know where I can find a list of vegetarian (lacto-ovo okay) homeopathy sources? Or even non-vegetarian, so I can know what to look out for? Thanks much, in advance, if so! Have a great day, Lorraine @gro <%40> ups.com [@gro <%40> ups.com] On Behalf Of Melissa Berry Monday, February 25, 2008 1:46 AM @gro <%40> ups.com Re: Homeopathy is not vegan Hi Lorraine & all, Just so you know all homeopathic medications are NOT vegan, as they are made with a lactose-sugar base for the pellets. You can ask your practitioner to make up a solution for drop-dosing, which dilutes it down a lot, but it still has to be made from some " mother " pellets. I'm a naturopath that does a lot of homeopathy, but I always let my vegan patients know that there is some milk sugar (a tiny, tiny bit used for a short time) in the medication. Homeopathy can work miracles in so many ways, so it's a trade off that only you can decide on. Good luck and welcome to this great group! Melissa --- Lorraine Demi <ldemi <ldemi%40ucsd.edu> <ldemi%40ucsd.edu> > wrote: > Hello all, > I'm new to the list and thought I'd introduce > myself. My > partner/husband and I have been lacto-ovo > vegetarians for 19 years, our > 3-year-old son has been vegetarian since birth, and > we've raised two > vegetarian cats (starting 18 years ago). We live in > San Marcos, CA - > northern San Diego County. I'm a social worker by > education, and do > administrative social work from home now, > specifically grantwriting, > research, program planning and custom writing for > social service, > education, arts and other related entities. My > partner is a business > coach and trainer for a local company that serves > clients nationwide. > Our son is pretending to be a guinea pig . . . for > the last week and a > half. :-) Three is a totally fun age! We do > attachment parenting, > belong to a community supported agriculture program > and use alternative > health stuff as much as we can (homeopathy, > chiropractic, herbs, > acupuncture, yoga, diet, etc.). In fact, my most > recent freak out was > when I realized that not all homeopathy is > vegetarian! Ugh - that > seemingly obvious bit slipped by me! I would be > indebted to anyone with > a list of vegetarian/non-vegetarian homeopathy > sources! Thanks in > advance, if so! I'm really looking forward to > learning from everyone on > this list! > Thanks! > Lorraine Demi > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > ________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Search. http://tools. <http://tools. <http://tools.search./newsearch/category.php?category=shopping> search./newsearch/category.php?category=shopping> search./newsearch/category.php?category=shopping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 Hi Paige, Yeah, I took Oscillo for years, and others that I mentioned - in the beginning, because a trusted health care practitioner said it was all herbal, and then I just never researched it further. Not very wise of me. I do have a couple homeopathy books that are helping a bit to identify these things, but what I mostly do now if I'm looking into getting a certain homeopathic remedy, is run the ingredients I'm not sure about through a Google search, and usually in a couple links can find out the source - it's always a relief when I first see a big picture of a flower, then scroll down to the name of the homeopathic source I'm researching! :-) But, this all means researching the homeopathic treatment that matches the problem, then researching online the ingredients/sources, and then starting over again if that doesn't work. I've heard there is a wonderful book that lists most homeopathic remedies, with accompanying pictures of the sources - but I haven't put out the $90-some since the internet is still working for me for now - and I don't recall the name of the book, but can find out if you're interested. I'll be sure to post any info I learn about a list of vegetarian homeopathy sources - and anyone else, please do the same if you come across one! Thanks!!! Have a great evening, Lorraine On Behalf Of Paige Monday, February 25, 2008 5:24 PM RE: Homeopathy is not vegan Lorraine, I am in the same boat. I had made an assumption and ended up taking Oscillococcinum. Trying to find a friendly list of non animal derived homeopathics so I can stick to those. Paige _____ @gro <%40> ups.com [@gro <%40> ups.com] On Behalf Of Lorraine Demi Monday, February 25, 2008 3:06 PM @gro <%40> ups.com RE: Homeopathy is not vegan Hi Melissa, Thanks for the welcome to the group! I did know that homeopathic tabs are lactose-based. That's okay with me since we're lacto-ovo's anyway and eat dairy. My issue was with things like Apis Mel, which is made of honey bees; Sepia, made of cuttlefish ink; Cantharis, made of beatles (not John, Paul, George and Ringo, but the bugs - haha); Spongia Tosta, made of sea sponges; Oscillococcinum, made of ducks; etc. Someone told me long ago that homeopathy is herbal, and totally uncharacteristically, I never researched it further. I have a pile of homeopathy I'm passing on to a non-vegetarian friend now. Dang it. Do you happen to know where I can find a list of vegetarian (lacto-ovo okay) homeopathy sources? Or even non-vegetarian, so I can know what to look out for? Thanks much, in advance, if so! Have a great day, Lorraine @gro <%40> ups.com [@gro <%40> ups.com] On Behalf Of Melissa Berry Monday, February 25, 2008 1:46 AM @gro <%40> ups.com Re: Homeopathy is not vegan Hi Lorraine & all, Just so you know all homeopathic medications are NOT vegan, as they are made with a lactose-sugar base for the pellets. You can ask your practitioner to make up a solution for drop-dosing, which dilutes it down a lot, but it still has to be made from some " mother " pellets. I'm a naturopath that does a lot of homeopathy, but I always let my vegan patients know that there is some milk sugar (a tiny, tiny bit used for a short time) in the medication. Homeopathy can work miracles in so many ways, so it's a trade off that only you can decide on. Good luck and welcome to this great group! Melissa --- Lorraine Demi <ldemi <ldemi%40ucsd.edu> <ldemi%40ucsd.edu> <ldemi%40ucsd.edu> > wrote: > Hello all, > I'm new to the list and thought I'd introduce > myself. My > partner/husband and I have been lacto-ovo > vegetarians for 19 years, our > 3-year-old son has been vegetarian since birth, and > we've raised two > vegetarian cats (starting 18 years ago). We live in > San Marcos, CA - > northern San Diego County. I'm a social worker by > education, and do > administrative social work from home now, > specifically grantwriting, > research, program planning and custom writing for > social service, > education, arts and other related entities. My > partner is a business > coach and trainer for a local company that serves > clients nationwide. > Our son is pretending to be a guinea pig . . . for > the last week and a > half. :-) Three is a totally fun age! We do > attachment parenting, > belong to a community supported agriculture program > and use alternative > health stuff as much as we can (homeopathy, > chiropractic, herbs, > acupuncture, yoga, diet, etc.). In fact, my most > recent freak out was > when I realized that not all homeopathy is > vegetarian! Ugh - that > seemingly obvious bit slipped by me! I would be > indebted to anyone with > a list of vegetarian/non-vegetarian homeopathy > sources! Thanks in > advance, if so! I'm really looking forward to > learning from everyone on > this list! > Thanks! > Lorraine Demi > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > ________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Search. http://tools. <http://tools. <http://tools. <http://tools.search./newsearch/category.php?category=shopping> search./newsearch/category.php?category=shopping> search./newsearch/category.php?category=shopping> search./newsearch/category.php?category=shopping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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