Words: Dr Veronica ANDERSON Xanax, Valium, Ativan… These are just some of the many benzodiazepines conventional doctors prescribe to their patients who are suffering from the effects of stress and anxiety. Other times, they may blame the anxiety on a depressive disorder and prescribe Prozac, Cymbalta, or any of the other popular antidepressant. However, these
Words: Dr Miranda CASTRO A baby’s cry is one of nature’s loudest sounds. At 80-85 decibels, it is as loud as an unmuffled truck, not far below the pain threshold. Some babies cry more than others; those who do cry usually settle down within 3-6 months. This is a long time in the life of
Words: Dr Barbara ETCOVITCH Homeopathy provides a number of useful remedies to treat convulsions [fits]. As with all conditions treated by its remedies, success depends on the careful matching of the symptoms the remedies can produce in the ‘provings’ on healthy individuals to those of the individual presenting with the complaint. The following describes Stramonium,
Words: Dr Ronald D WHITMONT Classical homeopathic medicine [CHM], the use of a single, ‘similar’ homeopathic remedy for treatment, has a good track record in improving our overall health and reducing the dependence upon conventional medications. It helps our body balance and resolves underlying conditions. Numerous studies attest to the fact that such homeopathic treatment
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
