Words: Dr Joette CALABRESE It’s time, in summer, for backyard barbecues, or picnics in the park. In our winter imaginations too, many envision their summer yards and parks as manicured fields of green, inviting grass, lush foliage and brightly-coloured flowers — that endless bed of green with only our desired plants and no pesky insects.
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
Words: Dr Bernardo A MERIZALDE There are similarities between modern psychiatry and homeopathy. Recent neurobiological research tends to validate old homeopathic concepts that Dr Samuel Hahnemann, MD, the founder of homeopathy, described in detail in his Organon — the bible of this holistic medical system. Psychiatry continued to be undefined as a specialty into the
Words: Dr Miranda CASTRO Fevers are not all bad. In fact, medical research over the past twenty years has consistently shown them to actually help in fighting infections. Hippocrates, the father of medicine, said, ‘Give me a fever and I can cure the child.’ A weak child may be endlessly ‘sick’, neither very ill nor
Words: Dr Luc De SCHEPPER The diagnosis of prostate problems shakes many men out of complacency about their health. Prostate cancer, the final stage of prostate suffering, is already the most common cancer in men and the second leading cause of cancer death after lung cancer. In recent times, approximately 94 million new cases of
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 Deborah OLENEV The ‘genius’ of Ledum palustre, a leader in homeopathic first-aid treatment, lies in its effects on puncture wounds, animal and insect bites and certain rheumatic, or arthritic, conditions. Yes, I want to keep this article short and sweet and just tell you about the wonderful homeopathic remedy, Ledum palustre. First, this
