Words: Dr Barbara ETCOVITCH The onset of influenza usually takes us by surprise, so I give my patients an information sheet listing the primary homeopathic remedies for flu at the beginning of the season and suggest that they stock up on all, so that they have them ready in case they fall ill. The onset
Words: Dr Barbara ETCOVITCH The reasons for feeling fearful of people and, in some cases, desiring the company of others have many origins; they also differ widely in individuals. Some are aware of why these feelings exist, others are caught in the web without any understanding. Fear of people and a desire for company display
Words: Dr Barbara ETCOVITCH If you are, or have ever been a guardian to a domestic feline, you will more than likely have come across one that at some time has experienced urinary problems, such as cystitis and nephritis. If you have the right information [see below], it would be useful in identifying, diagnosing and
Words: Dr Barbara ETCOVITCH We are not the only ones affected by insecurity, fear, grief, sadness and anger that can be experienced by a life-changing event. Our four-legged friends can equally suffer when the familiarity of a daily routine, or the loss of, or change in a home they have come to know, is shattered.
Words: Dr Barbara ETCOVITCH One of the most annoying adverse health conditions one can experience is urinary tract infection [UTI]. While the condition can target anyone, it is more common in women than in men due to a urethra which is much shorter, allowing bacteria to enter the bladder more easily. In addition to bacteria
Words: Dr Barbara ETCOVITCH Maintaining a balanced, positive state of health is a challenge we all face as we age. And, dealing with illness when it arises can be daunting. However, if we look for meaning in dis-eases, we come to understand that illness is merely a state of imbalance and is present in order
Words: Dr Barbara ETCOVITCH Hyoscyamus niger also known as Black Henbane, Stinking Nightshade, and Devil’s Eye, is a biennial plant found in dry, sandy soils, waste grounds, graveyards and around the foundations of neglected homes in northern US, Canada and Europe. The plant has a fetid odour. The homeopathic remedy, Hyoscyamus, profoundly disturbs the nervous
Words: Dr Barbara ETCOVITCH Homeopathy has the ability to treat a wide variety of neurological disorders — from epilepsy to multiple sclerosis [MS] and stroke. As in all other illnesses, homeopathy can address them at all stages of their development. I’d like to focus on stokes, since they are the leading cause of serious long-term
Words: Dr Barbara ETCOVITCH Brooding: Sits, wrapped deep in thoughts; as if notices nothing. A person is besieged with ideas that give them no peace. It is a state of sycotic instability with respect to a problem, or something else. The homeopathic Materia Medica contains medicines, or remedies, that exhibit symptoms of what is called
Words: Dr Barbara ETCOVITCH Homeopathic remedies can be derived from many diverse sources on and outside of our planet. We have medicines made from the plant, mineral and animal kingdoms, the imponderables created from sources, such as sunlight and moonlight, and remedies based from excretions of all kinds. Homeopathy addresses the total symptom-picture, which includes
