Words: Dr Deborah OLENEV We have all witnessed the scare, also excitement, over the swine flu epidemic. I want to say a few things about it from the homeopathic perspective. There was a fear that the swine flu epidemic could turn into a pandemic, or worldwide epidemic, of the proportions that the world experienced in the Spanish
Words: Deborah OLENEV I have compiled the following Mental Exercises for Inner Peace as a self-awareness tool, and as a guide to help people gain control over their minds when they have difficulty breaking out of the cycle of obsessive thinking. Thoughts can locate in the body as physical and emotional reactions. Watch your thoughts
Words: Dr Deborah OLENEV When you think of meditation what comes to your mind’s eye is the image of Buddha showing him sitting cross-legged, or in lotus position on a lotus flower, his hands laying one on top of another with the thumbs touching his lap, his eyes half-closed gazing downwards, his back straight, with a serene
Words: Dr Deborah OLENEV Hypericum perforatum [St John’s wort] is one of my ‘favourite’ homeopathic remedies, because when you need it, it doesn’t disappoint you. When you have had that unfortunate mishap, of let’s say shutting your finger in the car door, for example, or dropping a brick on your foot, you know that you
Words: Dr Deborah OLENEV Just think of your free time: of how do you select where to put your energies, going on the premise that in a day there is so much time available, and so much energy to do the work you would like to do. Or, is there a principle you could follow
Words: Dr Deborah OLENEV I had the privilege of spending time recently with two people I love very much. The couple loved each other very much too. The problem was that communication had broken down between the two of them, and resentment had piled up so high that they had forgotten how much they loved
Words: Dr Deborah OLENEV Gelsemium sempervirens. This is the homeopathic remedy that helped me with COVID-19 long haul symptoms. While I was working on this article and studying the mental symptoms, I was struck by what a wide range this remedy has, and how many people it has the potential to help. If everyone reading
Words: Dr Deborah OLENEV First the big question. What does it take to be healthy? Or, is it enough just to take a homeopathic remedy? The answer is absolutely not. Health has to be approached from several angles. The first ingredient is nutrition. You can prescribe the best remedies, but if the nutrition is poor
Words: Dr Deborah OLENEV This is my approach to flu treatment. As homeopaths we are taught that that when a person develops an acute illness, one of two things may be going on: first, this could be an exacerbation of their chronic complaints. If that’s the case, generally speaking, the chronic symptoms may persist during
Words: Dr Deborah OLENEV Question: I’ve heard about it. It sounds a tad complex too. “What do layers in homeopathy mean?” Could you please explain. — A L, USA Answer: Most of us come into the world carrying the baggage of inherited conditions from our ancestors. These can comprise some of the layers. For example,
