GOOD HEALTH FOR GREAT LIFE

One million Australians(1)* and 4-5% of New Zealanders(2) choose homeopathy

which, in contrast to frequent claims, available Meta Analyses in placebo-controlled randomised trials for any indication
show significant positive effects beyond placebo.'(3)

There are over one hundred and fifty Randomized Controlled Trials of homeopathy in eighty eight medical conditions(4) including:
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)(5)
Chronic fatigue syndrome(6)
Ear infection(7)
Fibromyalgia(8)
Generalized Anxiety Disorder(9)
Infertility(10)
Irritable Bowel Syndrome(11)
Plantar Fasciitis(12)
Primary dysmenorrhea(13)
Vitiligo(14)

Sarah Penrose, a New Zealander, has studied and practiced homeopathy since 2005. Sarah is highly experienced in working alongside people suffering common and complex chronic health issues, and has recently returned to Central Hawkes Bay from Australia. Sarah is a New Zealand Council of Homeopaths registrant, an Australian Homeopathic Association general member, and writes the Substack Evidence Based Homeopathy?

Sarah Penrose 2019

Education

Bachelor of Science (Honours) (2:1) Homeopathy. 2021. CHE / Middlesex University, London.
Diploma Homeopathy. 2022. International Academy of Classical Homeopathy, Greece.
Diploma Homeopathy. 2010. Bay of Plenty College of Homeopathy, New Zealand.
Certificate IV Mental Health. 2020. WA Primary Health Alliance, Western Australia.
Certificate Homeobotanical Therapy. 2010. The Naturopathic College of New Zealand.
Certificate Nutrition. 2005. The Naturopathic College of New Zealand.

Publications & Presentations
PEER REVIEWED PAPERS

Influenza A associated Binocular Diplopia and concomitant accelerated myopia post COVID-19 mRNA Biological Injection. 2023.(15)
Adenomyosis and the importance of posologic theory.(Presented by the International Academy of Classical Homeopathy, Greece. Hpathy online Mar, 2023)
Insomnia, and Facial Tics in a Five-Year-Old Male with Autism Spectrum Disorder, and Cat Eye (Schmid-Fraccaro) Syndrome.(Presented by the International Academy of Classical Homeopathy, Greece. Hpathy online May, 2023)
Insomnia, Candida parapsilosis and other nosocomial infections - A Levels of Health Case Analysis. 2021.(16)
Drugs, dysbiosis and the bowel nosodes - A paper examining eight cases of resolved gut disturbance. 2019.(17)

CONFERENCE PAPERS

Hormonal disorders and homeopathy in elite female athletes.(Presented at the XIII Australian Homeopathic Medicine conference Nov, 2023)
Homeopathy, Athletes, & Antibiotic Resistance.(Presented online as part of the XIII Australian Homeopathic Medicine conference May, 2023)

CASE STUDIES (not peer reviewed)

Homeopathy & canine astraphobia in an eleven year old border collie.(Hpathy online July, 2022)
Pneumonia in an autistic young boy - a case followed for three years.(Hpathy online January, 2020)
Lifelong Cystitis and Homeopathic medicine – Five Years after the Similimum.(Clever H. – the Mag! March 2019)
Epstein-Barr virus, Headaches and Homeopathic medicine.(The Aurum Project Natural Medicine Research. April, 2019)
Helicobacter pylori induced symptoms in a man of twenty eight.(Hpathy online June, 2019)

Current professional roles & affiliations

Registered Classical Homeopath (R.C.Hom), The New Zealand Council of Homeopaths, 2022.
Research Portfolio Lead, Australian Homeopathic Association, 2022.
General member, Australian Homeopathic Association, 2022.
Member, NZ Homœopathic Society, 2022.
Mentor, Practice Creation, 2020.
Book Review Coordinator, Similia - The Australian Journal of Homeopathic Medicine, 2018.
Member, The Weston A. Price Foundation, 2017.

Prior roles & affiliations

Registrant, Australian Register of Homeopaths, 2023 - 2012.
Professional Member, Australian Homeopathic Association, 2022 - 2012.
Member, The Aurum Project, 2023 - 2016.
Autism Support Recognized Provider, The Aurum Project, 2023 - 2018.
Mentor, Australian Homeopathic Association, 2022 - 2018.
Committee Member, Australian Homeopathic Association Western Australia branch, 2022 - 2020.
Researcher, The Aurum Project natural medicine research, 2022 - 2020.
Student Outreach, Australian Homeopathic Association Western Australia branch, 2022 - 2021.
Intern, The New Zealand Council of Homeopaths, 2011 - 2010.

REFERENCES
1. Steel, A., McIntyre, E., Harnett, J., Foley, H., Adams, J., Sibbritt, D., Wardle, J., & Frawley, J. 2018. Complementary medicine use in the Australian population: Results of a nationally-representative cross-sectional survey. Scientific reports [online]. 8 (1), 17325. Available from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6251890/
2. Pledger MJ, Cumming JN, Burnette M. 2010. Health service use amongst users of complementary and alternative medicine. The New Zealand Medical Journal [online]. Apr 9;123(1312):26-35. Erratum in: N Z Med J. 2010 Oct 15;123(1324):113. Available from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20389315/
3. Hamre et al., 2023. Efficacy of homoeopathic treatment: Systematic review of meta-analyses of randomised placebo-controlled homoeopathy trials for any indication. Systematic Rev. Oct 7;12(1):191. https://systematicreviewsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13643-023-02313-2#Abs1
4. Homeopathy Research Institute, 2024. Randomised controlled trials data update 2021, Available from: https://www.hri-research.org/2022/05/randomised-controlled-trials-data-update-2021/
5. Brulé et al., 2023. A Randomized Three-Arm Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Study of Homeopathic Treatment of Children and Youth with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. J Integr Complement Med. Sep 6. Available from https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/jicm.2023.0043?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori%3Arid%3Acrossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub++0pubmed
6.Davidson JR, Crawford C, Ives JA, Jonas WB. Homeopathic treatments in psychiatry: a systematic review of randomized placebo-controlled studies. J Clin Psychiatry. 2011 Jun;72(6):795-805. Available from: https://www.psychiatrist.com/jcp/homeopathic-treatments-psychiatry-systematic-review/
7. Marom et al., 2016. Complementary and alternative medicine treatment options for otitis media: A systematic review. Medicine (Baltimore). FEB;95(6):E2695. Available from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26871802/
8. Bell IR, Lewis DA 2nd, Brooks AJ, Schwartz GE, Lewis SE, Walsh BT, Baldwin CM. 2004. Improved clinical status in fibromyalgia patients treated with individualized homeopathic remedies versus placebo. Rheumatology (Oxford) [online]. May;43(5):577-82. Available from https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14734789/
9. Parewa M, Burman AS, Brahma A et al. Individualized Homeopathic Medicines in the Treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Pilot Trial. Complement Med Res 2021; 28(5):407-418. Available from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33662951/
10. Feng et al., 2021. The Efficacy of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the Treatment of Female Infertility. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2021 Apr 23;2021:6634309. Available from https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33986820/
11.Das et al., 2023. Efficacy of individualized homeopathic medicines in irritable bowel syndrome: A double-blind randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Explore (NY). Jul-Aug;19(4):519-527. Available from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36307315/
12. Shahid S, Ghosh S, Chakraborty AS et al. Efficacy of Individualized Homeopathic Medicines in Plantar Fasciitis: Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial. Homeopathy 2021 Sep 07. Available from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34492725/
13. Ghosh S, Ravindra RK, Modak A et al. Efficacy of individualized homeopathic medicines in primary dysmenorrhea: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, clinical trial. J Complement Integr Med 2021 Jun 3. Available from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34085495/
14. Karuppusamy et al., 2022. Individualized Homeopathic Medicines in Treatment of Vitiligo: Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Pilot Trial. J Integr Complement Med. Jan;28(1):96-102. Available from https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35085016/
15. Penrose, S. 2023. Influenza A associated Binocular Diplopia and concomitant accelerated myopia post COVID-19 mRNA Biological Injection. Similia, The Australian Journal of Homeopathic Medicine, 36:2. Hobart. The Australian Homeopathic Association.
16. Penrose, S. 2021. Insomnia, Candida Parapsilosis and other Nosocomial Infections – A Levels of Health Case Analysis. Similia, The Australian Journal of Homeopathic Medicine. 34, 1; 41 - 46. Hobart. The Australian Homeopathic Association.
17. Penrose, S. 2019. Drugs, Dysbiosis and the Bowel Nosodes - A paper examining eight cases of resolved gut disturbance. Similia, The Australian Journal of Homeopathic Medicine, 31 (1), 12-18. Hobart. The Australian Homeopathic Association.
*Steel et al. (2018) found prevalence of 6.8% using homeopathy. The 2016 Australian population was 23.4 million, with 17.3 million (74.2%) aged over 20 years (18).
18. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 2020. 2016 Census Quickstats. Canberra [online]. Available from: https://quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2016/quickstat/UCL513003