Words: Dr Julian JONAS Harry [not his real name] is an Asian-Indian, going on 80, who became my patient about a year ago. Since he lives over 9,000 miles away, we have not actually ever met in person. But on the suggestion of a relative who is also a patient of mine, he requested a consultation via
Words: Dr Amy ROTHENBERG We’ve seen unprecedented acts of terrorism and violence in the United States and abroad — from Orlando to Brussels, Paris, Istanbul, Baton Rouge, Mumbai, and beyond. Any society that experiences such tragedies has deep issues across wide areas, such as income inequality, racism and, of course, untreated mental illness. Solutions are
Words: Joette CALABRESE “It’s a Christmas miracle.” Many folks use that expression to describe events that defy belief. You’ve heard it before. Statements such as, “Little Johnny cleaned up his room without being asked. It’s a Christmas miracle.” To my taste, the word ‘miracle’ is bandied around a bit too freely. I believe there was
Words: Dr Julian JONAS It’s been a number of years since I first met the two brothers, Jordan and Samuel. They were as different as two persons could be. Samuel, age three at the time, was a gentle, cheerful fellow — easy to smile and easy to talk to. Jordan, six years his elder, was
Words: Dr Manfred MUELLER This was a 52-year-old gentleman who had presented with kidney failure. His ‘creat’ levels were high, and there was albumin in the urine. There was also glucosuria. Decades ago, he had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and had been treated with multiple medications throughout his life. He spent several years in
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Twenty-two-year-old GK consulted me, with his parents, for homeopathic treatment of constant headache, on his GP’s advice. His headache would start the moment he was out in the sun, or when any one irked him, or after eating sweets and potato chips. GK was also predisposed to having a queasy sensation;
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR YK, a 29-year-old accounts manager, was troubled by allergies since age nine. This used get worse in summer. His key symptom was frequent, violent, erratic sneezing, with watery discharge. He could never think of doing away with his tissue paper and handkerchief. The skin under his nose was sore, also red.
Words: Dr Edward SHALTS Interestingly, homeopathic remedies may be helpful for literally thousands of symptoms. Natrum muriaticum, for example, is known to cure thousands of symptoms. ‘Provings’ done on healthy test subjects and the results of two hundred-plus years’ of experience of using this remedy to cure thousands of people revealed these symptoms, which are
Words: Dr Amy ROTHENBERG I have found that there are many presentations of Anacardium in modern homeopathic practice. The Anacardium aspect of the patient can be rather subtle, without the outright violence and hatred, excess energy and lack of control, often thought about for this remedy. However, once in a while, a patient presents and
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR When a woman stops having menstrual periods, permanently, she is said to have reached a stage of life called menopause. Menopause is also called as ‘change of life;’ it signals the end of a woman’s ability to have children. The use of the term menopause, as a norm, refers to the
