Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Hot summer days, as the World Economic Forum articulates, are associated with a higher risk of a number of other conditions that are not typically thought to be heat-related, such as kidney problems, skin infections and pre-term birth among pregnant women. In fact, heatstroke, heat exhaustion and dehydration account for a

Words: Dr Barbara ETCOVITCH Homeopathy has proven its worth in a wide variety of illnesses, among them the prescription for acute coughs. As with all prescriptions, successful treatment depends on how ‘similar’ the chosen homeopathic remedy is to the symptoms exhibited by the patient. To illustrate this, 12 homeopathic remedies with their modalities and keynotes

Words: Dr Jan SCHOLTEN Most people often wonder as to what ‘disease’ really is. Where is it emerging, or cascading, from? The answer is — disease is ‘dis-ease,’ or not being at ease. This happens because your healthy, inner tranquillity is disturbed and the resultant ‘unrest’ is replaced by chaos. Why should unrest come to

Words: Dr Barbara ETCOVITCH Homeopathic remedies used in dilution have far-reaching and astounding results in mental, emotional, and physical conditions. Homeopathic remedies used in mother tincture form are also of great value and though they may not target the deeper energetic planes, they do produce excellent results in a variety of external problems. The following

Words: Dr Luc De SCHEPPER As a physician, I first started to notice significant numbers of hypersensitive patients in the early 1980s, when a cluster of special people descended on my office. They claimed that they reacted vehemently to the slightest dose of medication — even with alternative modalities like herbs and vitamins, oxygen therapy,

Words: Dr Deborah OLENEV One of the most important elements to guide the homeopath to the appropriate remedy is the mental and emotional state of the patient. Each remedy has its own mental and emotional range and curative effect. Remedies that we use to treat ailments from grief, for example, were found to produce the

Words: Dr Joette CALABRESE Quite a few of you have asked me for a remedy for chigger bites. I must confess, I had never heard of chiggers until about 15 years ago. Perhaps, they are more of a Southern thing, and I just wasn’t exposed to them in New York. But, now that I’m in

Words: Dr Barbara ETCOVITCH We have all experienced feelings of loneliness at some point in our lives. At these times we may feel isolated and alone, or dejected and not understood. Or, we may have a constant feeling of being uncared for, or neglected by a friend, relative, or fellow worker. We may, at times,

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