This post is about using homeopathy for MCAS and other chronic illnesses.
There are many ways to treat Mast Cell Activation (MCAS), and I’ve tried a ton of them! What I’ve learned through all of this trial and error is that what helps me is a combination of allopathic and functional medicine. There is no one cure for MCAS. It took a lot of experimentation to find what works for me, and I can’t give you a formula that will definitely cure your MCAS. However, I’ve got a LOT of experience with different treatment modalities, and I hope that by sharing my experience, you will find what works for you!
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Who is Betsy Leighton?
I’m a writer, blogger, and healer dedicated to helping individuals reconnect with their innate peace and wholeness by healing nervous system dysregulation. My personal experience with chronic illness called Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) shapes my work, and my content offers tools to empower those with chronic illness to improve their well-being and take charge of their health.
I created the Sacred Self-Healing Method and am a trained and certified Safe and Sound Protocol provider, an author, blogger, and A Course in Miracles Teacher. I hold a Master of Divinity in Spiritual Counseling and am a trained spiritual mentor, with certificates in sound healing, aromatherapy, nutrition, and Sacred Deathcare. I offer a self-study certificate program in the Sacred Self-Healing Method, provide spiritual counseling and coaching, courses, and supported subscriptions for the Safe and Sound Protocol.
What is MCAS?
Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) is a chronic condition that affects all organ systems. It can cause severe, disabling symptoms every day, including potentially fatal anaphylaxis.
The common triggers for MCAS are infections, toxic exposures including mold exposure and EMFs, trauma, concussions, and stress.
MCAS often occurs with other chronic conditions like Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS). Managing MCAS is challenging because many healthcare providers are unaware of it, and diagnostic tests can be unreliable. Treatments include antihistamines and mast cell stabilizers in the form of medications and supplements, along with avoiding triggers. Check out this post on managing MCAS.
What is Homeopathy?
Homeopathy is a form of healing tailored to the patient.
Homeopathy is a completely individualized alternative healing approach that focuses on the whole person rather than specific symptoms. It utilizes natural substances in energetic forms to activate the body’s natural healing abilities. The body possesses an innate intelligence that knows how to heal itself. By stimulating this healing energy, it can tap into its infinite inner powers to restore health. Homeopathy is safe for individuals of all ages, from infancy to the later stages of life.
Homeopathy for MCAS
Classical Homeopathy is a personalized approach to treating infections that relies on the body’s own healing potential.
Homeopathy can be a more affordable treatment option for MCAS because it works on multiple levels of healing simultaneously. Once the provider identifies your specific constitutional remedy, it can be effective in healing any symptoms you are experiencing, whether MCAS-, infection-, trauma-, or allergy-related. You might find you need fewer antihistamines, mast cell stabilizers, and other medications when using homeopathy. This is because it is working on your whole body to create balance.
Homeopathic remedies
Homeopathic remedies are different from other medicines because they are highly diluted. When you take a more potent homeopathic remedy, it is actually more diluted than a weaker remedy.
Remedies are made from natural substances through a process called dynamization that includes diluting the original substance beyond recognition and energizing it to allow it to work energetically. There is no trace of the original substance in the remedy provided to you.
Homeopathic remedies are usually made using a base of milk sugar in little round pellets with the active ingredient on the outside. The remedies can also come in liquid form, and you take diluted drops of the remedy in water.
Like cures like
Homeopathic pharmacies use natural ingredients to create remedies that trigger the body’s healing process, following the tenet “like cures like.” So, suppose you are experiencing a specific symptom, such as nausea. In that case, the homeopathic practitioner will look for a remedy that is made of a substance that, in its normal state, would cause nausea.
Side effects of homeopathy
Homeopathic remedies typically do not carry side effects.
“Do homeopathic remedies have side effects? Not typically. Homeopathic treatments are highly diluted substances and are not likely to cause any side effects.” – Very Well Health
In my experience with homeopathy, sometimes you might experience what is called an aggravation.
“Homeopathic aggravation is a temporary worsening of existing symptoms following the administration of a correct homeopathic prescription.” – Pub Med
Aggravations might occur if you take two doses of your homeopathic remedy too close together, or if you take too high a potency of your remedy. An aggravation will usually resolve on its own after a day or two.
My favorite form of homeopathy for MCAS
My favorite homeopathic remedy for MCAS is Energetix. Energetix homeopathic products are prepared according to the HPUS (Homeopathic Pharmacopeia of the United States) and formulated to address a wide range of modern concerns effectively. The pleasant-tasting liquid form of Energetix remedies is easy to dose and use.
Energetix makes three types of homeopathic remedies: Paths, Tones, and Chords.
- Paths – Product names ending in “Path” are for symptoms related to weakness or imbalance in systems, organs, glands, or tissues.
- Tones – Product names ending in “Tone” are for symptoms related to congestion or stress in systems, organs, glands, or tissues.
- Chords – Product names ending in “Chord” are for symptoms related to systems, organs, glands or tissues that are compromised or overburdened by toxins.
With Energetix remedies, you are best off combining a Chord with a Tone; the Chord addresses toxicity in the body, while the Tone provides drainage support to excrete the toxins. Paths can be taken without the support of a Tone.
Here is my list of go-to Energetix Remedies for MCAS.
Calm Five – is helpful for trauma
Relax Tone is one of my favorite supports for restlessness and sleep
Relief Tone helps address injuries and trauma
Isopathic Phenolic Rings supports those with multiple sensitivities
MycoCan-Chord is for symptoms of Candida mold toxicity
Para-Chord is for addressing parasites
Viru-Chord helps clear viral infections such as EBV
Neuro-Chord is helpful for neurotoxins
Hepata-Chord pairs with Hepatic-Tone, and is for general liver toxicity
Tox-Chord is for chemical toxicity
Drainage Tone supports detox pathways
Lymph-Tone II assists with detoxing chronic issues
Lymph-Tone III is helpful in detoxing issues due to hypersensitivities and neuropathy
Hypothamalapath – assists with neuropathy, concussion, brain fog, sleep, and hot flashes.
Metabopath supports the Krebs cycle and aids metabolism
BioCatalin Lotion – is for joint and muscle pain and sciatica
MycoDerm – is an ointment for rashes and skin conditions
PhytoGel – is an aloe-based arnica gel
It is essential to pair Chords with Tones, so if you would like help choosing remedies for your specific situation, please schedule a session with me for individualized support. Click here to schedule a session.
The bucket theory
The bucket theory simplifies understanding symptom reactions with MCAS. Imagine your body as an empty bucket you don’t want to overflow. Reactions to various stimuli fill the histamine bucket at different rates, forming the total histamine level (how full your bucket is). More histamine means more symptoms. By managing triggers, reducing exposures, and taking medications and supplements, you can control your bucket’s level.
Know your typical symptom progression
Understanding your symptom progression during a flare is key to developing your rescue plan. This post discusses how to recognize symptom progression so you can be prepared to address them.
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Homeopathy for mental health
Homeopathy is also a gentle and effective way to treat mental health issues.
I’ve found that my constitutional remedy works on all levels at once. So, if I am experiencing my MCAS symptom progression, and I take my homeopathic remedy, it will alleviate all of the symptoms I’m having, whether physical or mental.
I also love to use Energetix homeopathic remedies when I am having a specific type of symptom. It calms my system, making me less reactive to my MCAS triggers.
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Sign up for the SSP!
I’ve found the Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) to be the most helpful bottom-up healing strategy if your nervous system has been overloaded with toxic exposures, including mold or non-native EMFs, chronic infections, concussions, stress, or trauma. The SSP is a passive listening therapy that helps heal nervous system dysregulation. Many people with MCAS and other chronic conditions have nervous system dysregulation stemming from infections, toxic exposures, concussions, and trauma. The SSP is an easy-to-use app that lets you listen to specially filtered music for 30 minutes each day as part of a 5-hour cycle. Studies show the SSP has a profound effect on mental health and chronic conditions. Here’s a short podcast describing the Safe and Sound Protocol.
You can sign up for the SSP here!
Heal your mind!
While the SSP is a bottom-up, somatic therapy for healing the nervous system, the Sacred Self-Healing Method I offer is a top-down nervous system-healing modality that focuses on cognition, attention, perception, and emotion, using the mind’s higher functions. The SSP and the Sacred Self-Healing Method complement each other and together produce lasting results. Here’s a short podcast on my self-healing practice.
I provide one-on-one in-person and remote chronic illness and caregiver coaching, as well as Sacred Self-Healing Sessions based on the Sacred Self-Healing Method, a proven, novel co-creative healing modality detailed in my Books.
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Here’s a short podcast highlighting my five books.
My latest book, Living In The Light: Healing with Forgiveness, Sound, and Light, is all about the tools that have been most helpful for me to heal: forgiveness, sound, through nervous system retraining using the Safe and Sound Protocol, and light, through entraining my circadian rhythm with the energy of the sun. Living In The Light is available here!
Rocks and Roots chronicles my solo backpacking journey on the Superior Hiking Trail and my efforts to overcome nervous system dysregulation, gut dysbiosis, and Mast Cell Activation Syndrome symptoms to complete the 328-mile hike successfully.
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Betsy’s first book, Sacred Self-Healing: Finding Peace Through Forgiveness, is available here
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Disclaimer
The preceding material does not constitute medical advice. This information is for information purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, cure, or treatment.
