Introduction:
A homemaker is a person who takes responsibility for managing a household, usually as a spouse or a parent. Homemakers are the most hardworking people. They have a daily routine, and almost they work without any vacation.
A homemaker is a neutral term depicting a housewife or a househusband. But throughout history, the majority of homemakers around the world are women. Therefore in this article, the health of the woman as a homemaker is typically described.
What Are the Responsibilities of a Homemaker?
The homemakers organize the daily work in the house and do other domestic chores. Regardless of summer vacation or a delightful festival, she has to perform her duties. Homemakers have a lot of responsibilities like cooking for the family members, taking care of the elderly and children, house cleaning and maintenance, shopping for the household, washing clothes and pressing them, and gardening and lawn maintenance. Even if there are servants for domestic work, the homemakers are the ones who supervise them for the work to be perfect.
Why Is the Health of Homemakers a Concern?
The role played by the homemakers is vast, and their responsibilities are endless. But, women do their part well with high spirit and empathy. They are the pillar of support for every household. But, being busy taking care of the house, her children, husband, and elderly, homemakers neglect to look after their health.
Her life always revolves around her family, keeping minimal time for herself. Due to such a hectic life, it is natural that she goes through various mental, emotional, and physical health problems. In the long run, neglected health conditions can lead to severe problems.
What Are the Types of Homemaking Approaches Followed by Different Women?
There are a few different kinds of homemakers as follows,
1. Family-Oriented Unemployed Women:
Some women are more family-oriented, and they prefer caring for their families over pursuing their careers. They may be educated and have the potential to work in higher ranking, but still, they choose to be unemployed for their family. They have very high morals and will disagree if a family member goes against them. She is a woman who takes care of every minor thing concerning her husband, kids, and elders. Therefore, people rarely complain about her. According to her principal, homemaking is a responsibility and not a duty to perform, and hence she does all the household chores from her heart. She considers her family members' opinions more than her choices and always makes them feel comfortable.
Deeper down, the morals, and beliefs planted in her mind are the reason for her behavior. It would be against her morals if she failed to care for or argue with her family members. At the same time, if any of these family members do not stick to her morals, she cannot tolerate them.
2. Career-Oriented Unemployed Women:
These types of women have a strong desire to work. Still, they remain unemployed for some reason. The reason can be refusal from husbands or other family members, moving to a completely different country, or kids taking most of the time, etc. Their life also revolves around her family, and she takes care of the whole family and makes sure to make them happy. But she considers the household chores as a duty and not a responsibility. So she tries to complete her tasks and give some time for herself or her hobbies.
3. Manipulative Women:
Some women constantly want their husband's attention. They start feeling ill if the husband is not around and will feel better when their husband takes care of them. It does not mean that she is pretending to be sick. She is genuinely ill but feels comfortable and soothed when her husband is around. She will make him do most of the household work.
What Are the Various Homeopathic Remedies That Improve the Health of Homemakers?
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Ignatia:
Family-oriented homemakers will not take rest and continue to do their household work even if they have severe headaches. She will not show her illness until someone recognizes it from her behavior.
In homeopathy, Ignatia is prescribed to such women. Ignatia is homeopathic medicine to treat grief and anxiety. In addition, Ignatia is given for many health complaints, from a simple cold to a deeply-seated mental illness.
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Sepia:
Career-oriented unemployed women suffer from physical or mental illness after quitting their job or getting married. Yet, they always desire to do something for themselves that makes them happy.
Sepia is also called a washerwoman's remedy because these women are so involved in the household chores that they never get time to look after themselves.
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Pulsatilla:
The manipulative woman behaves like a child who needs care during an illness. When these homemakers suffer from a headache, they will leave all their household work behind and go to sleep. She will wait for her husband to return home and inquire about her health. She will ask him to sit beside the bed and cuddle her.
Pulsatilla gives remedy to these women who tend to get wobbled by emotions.
What Are the Important Elements Concentrated in Homeopathy?
Generally, homeopathic remedies concentrate on the base of the disease and not merely the symptoms. The drugs are prescribed based on the peculiarity of the symptoms for each specific individual. The key points evaluated in homeopathy are,
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Emotional and mental issues (mood swings and anxieties).
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Location and direction (location of the symptom and how is it proceeding).
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Modality and intensity (the way of presentation of a symptom and its severity).
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Onset and duration (the actual date and time span of the symptoms).
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Concomitant and sequence (associated symptoms and progression of the disease).
Conclusion:
The homemakers mentioned in the article are a few examples, and their indicative remedies are based on their behavior. Therefore, these are generalized remedies suggested for matching common homemaker illnesses. Further, the selection of homeopathic drugs also depends on the symptoms and overall picture of the person. Therefore, it is always advisable to consult a concerned physician before starting any new medicine.
