Homeopathy For Women Today

Fact:
Studies show that stress hormones can cause infertility. They interfere with both egg and sperm production. Few infertility clinics address this issue. 

Don’t walk into an infertility clinic thinking that the doctor and staff will take care of everything. Most work with a “body-only” view and they’re uninformed about what stress is and how it can interfere with conceiving a child.

Tip:

If you or someone you know is having trouble getting pregnant, but there are no biological problems to account for the difficulty–then it’s probably stress hormones that are in your way.

The good news is that you can learn to: 1) stop the release of stress hormones and 2) flush stress hormones out of your tissues and blood.

Stress hormones can seep into your blood and tissues and linger there. Where they interfere with many of the body’s housekeeping chores–including normal egg and sperm production.

Be patient when trying to conceive. Trying to get pregnant can be very stressful. As can visits to infertility clinics–unfortunate, but true. 

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The above is an extract from Dr Jim Manganiello’s Stress Facts & Tips www.StressRadio.com.

Homeopathy can help with infertility, both male and female.  It has helped in many cases.

My father (a homeopath of over 30 years standing) has helped infertile couples with Homeopathy to become pregnant and have healthy babies. One particular case I remember is of a couple who had been trying to conceive for a long time and the medical doctors told them their chances were almost nil.

In desperation, they decided to give Homeopathy a try.  Within a few months of Homeopathic treatment, they conceived and went on to have a healthy baby girl. They became such ardent believers in Homeopathy that the lady took only Homeopathic remedies for any symptoms during pregnancy, to ease childbirth, and for her newborn baby as well. 

A few years later, they decided they wanted another baby and took Homeopathic remedies and, again had a healthy baby girl.  Both the girls are now in their teens, and have remained healthy.

I write about this case because I knew the couple personally and it was so gratifying to see the results.

Of course, infertility requires consultation with a professional homeopath. Be prepared to spend 2 hours or more the first consultation and be regular in follow-ups.

If no biological reasons for infertility is found, and stress is deemed to be the reason, you can try using the Bach Remedies combination called “Rescue Remedy” to help ease your stress, help keep you calm, up to 4 doses a day.

This is a general prescription and if nothing happens 1-2 months after using Rescue Remedy, please consult a professional homeopath or Bach practitioner.

All the best.

Vimala

Source: Google Images - ‘Rescuing Hug’.

I came across the above picture when I was searching for some other information. While I cannot vouch for the authenticity of the story, it still touched my heart and I wanted to share it with you.

This picture and the story it contained reminded me of the awesome power of the human spirit and the human touch. No matter how many medicines, procedures,vaccines, alternative medicines and therapies we come up with, it is ultimately the human spirit and connection that really heals us. The medicines, procedures and therapies can help but what most of us really need is someone who understands, who empathises, who hugs us no matter what.

So, even the poorest of us can help someone to heal. All it takes is a hug or a smile or a warm human touch. Go ahead, and embrace those you love.

Let’s never forget this.

(PS:   If you have no one to give you a hug, check out Paul Hoffman’s song ”No Matter What”. Listening to it makes you feel like someone just gave you a big bear hug and said ‘You’re OK’.)

I have been writing on and off about the Bach 5-Flower combination called Rescue Remedy.

It’s a wonderful remedy for quick stress relief, easy and safe to use. It does what it promises to do - immediately make you feel calm and collected.

One of the great many uses of Rescue Remedy is for labour and childbirth. 

Rescue Remedy can be taken -

• from a few days to a week before the expected due date (up to 4 times daily)
• during labour and childbirth (depending on the situation, you can even take it every 15 minutes)
• for a few days to a week after childbirth (4 to 6 times daily)

It helps you destress, relieve your anxiety over childbirth, help prevent excessive blood loss during childbirth, prevent prolonged labour, keep you calm and focused, give you the patience you need to go through this momentous event in your life and to enjoy it, even help your newborn overcome the trauma of the birth.

Of course, please check with your doctor, O&G specialist and breastfeeding advisor before you decide to use the remedy, although in my experience it does not interfere with anything he/she may already be giving you.

For more detailed instructions on how to use Rescue Remedy, dosage, frequency, etc, please sign up on the right and download my free ebook which is packed with valuable information.

What you think and feel affects every cell in your body. And what’s going on in your body affects your thoughts and feelings.

Your mind can make you ill or it can make you healthy. Training your mind to be strong, resilient and flexible will pay off–big time.

One important goal is to learn how to “host” troublesome states of mind rather than being dragged out to sea by them.

If you can host a negative state of mind, depression for example, then when you’re depressed, there will be two of you: 1) you and 2) feelings of depression.

If you can’t host them, then there will be only 1 of you there: depression. You’ll be “possessed” by depression–it will completely define your reality.

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The above is an extract from Dr Jim Manganiello’s Stress Facts & Tips (www.StressRadio.com). 

I really like Dr Manganiello’s tips that are quick and easy to read, understand and absorb.

I totally agree that our thoughts and feelings affect our body. Except for a few situations like accidents, injury, etc,  much of chronic disease manifests when we harbour negative thoughts and emotions (toxic emotions) and unmanaged stress for long periods of time. 

If we can learn to change our negative emotions into positive ones, we can prevent physical ‘dis-ease’ before it has time to manifest. One easy, drug-free way to do this with the Bach Flower Remedies.

A well-known heart surgeon I met at a seminar recently (Dr. Radha Gopalan of Mayo Clinic) noted that patients requiring heart, liver, kidney transplants, even cancer patients tend to have certain types of negative emotional issues that they have been carrying with them for years and years. He also noted that physicians and surgeons can only do so much; the patient has to manage his/her emotions well in order to heal well.

It is very interesting to note that conventional medicine is beginning to recognize that we are not just the body and that our mental and emotional states plays a huge role in our health.

Mainstream doctors today are beginning to say the very same things Dr Edward Bach (founder of  The Bach Flower Remedies) noted more than 75 years ago!!!

LizW wrote the following comment on my post “When Homeopathy Fails…..”dated May 12, 2009.

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“I know a family where the father is a doctor in homeopathy and has been one for many years. They recently had their first child, a boy. He was born at home with the father assisting in the childbirth. For the first few weeks all was fine until the child developed a mild cold and simply did not get better. No amount of homeopathic remedies helped. The child developed an infection that raged on with no relief from homeopathy. The child’s breathing was very compromised, he wheezed and the skin sunk in between his ribs. Finally when the child passed out from lack of Oxygen did they take the child to the hospital where he was intubated and it was discovered the child had Cystic fibrosis. After a month in the hospital the child went home and the parents were instructed to go to a CF clinic so the child could begin the therapy that he would need for the rest of his life. But the Father refused and when the authorities intervened the father the parents took the baby out of the country (Canada) so they could freely treat him solely with homeopathy. Sadly the child developed another pulmonary infection and again almost died despite continued homeopathic treatment. At the hospital in Vancouver they discovered the child’s history and child protection services were called. Currently the child is much better undergoing court ordered mainstream science based Therapies for Cystic fibrosis. The father is still fruitlessly using homeopathy but not exclusively. Sadly the child’s lungs have lost some permanent function so it is unlikely he will live very long as othe children born with CF.

If the proof is in the eating… Spare me. I’ve seen this first hand. It’s quackery.”

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Rather than just reply to LizW personally, I thought I would write a post on this.

LizW has stated things as s(he) saw it, and made some conclusions.  I reply as follow -

Dear LizW:

Thank you for your comment and for taking the time to write.

I am really sorry to hear about this child’s condition.  I assume that you have stated everything about the case as accurately as you can, and give my reply based on that assumption.

First of all, as a parent myself, I try to do what is best for my children regardless of my beliefs about any particular system of treatment. The father in this case seems to have been very dogmatic.

• As I mentioned in my post, a lot of factors play a part in determining whether a patient gets well or not. There are some cases that do not respond to Homeopathy and as a homeopath, I try to learn from them.
• If I had been in the father’s place, I would have asked another homeopath to look at my child’s case as it would have been very difficult for me to remain objective about my own child’s case.  If it appeared that Homeopathy could not help my child, I woud have not have hesitated to use other medical systems to help my child.
• Dogmatism in any healthcare practitioner (of any system of medicine) is not good for his patients/clients. It is common sense that if something is not working for you, you try something else.
• I do not know how much you know about Homeopathy or whether you are able to assess the father’s ability to treat his own child. Not every homeopath is equally competent. If another homeopath had looked into this case, he may have been able to help this child.
• About your conclusion - from just one case you have seen, you have concluded Homeopathy is quackery. Is that “scientific” reasoning?
• Is it “scientific”  to blame a system when you do not even know if the father followed Homeopathic principles properly, whether he was able to treat his child objectively, etc?
• If so-called “science-based” or “evidence-based” medicine is the only way to go for everyone everywhere, why are there so many failures in conventional medical treatment, why are there so many side-effects (some even irreversible)? Why don’t you call that system quackery?  You probably don’t (and I don’t either) because conventional medicine has helped many (even if not all) people.
• I am not against conventional medicine, but I am against the notion that that system is the only treatment option for every health problem.
• I heard of patients who were put on new anti-diabetic drugs and suffered a stroke, and the drug was recalled. If this had happened to someone you know, you would not be supporting conventional medicine quite so much, would you?
• That does not mean that conventional medicine as a whole is useless or unscientific, does it?  Likewise, if Homeopathy did fail in one case (yes, the case you wrote about is very sad), we need to look at what happened, why Homeopathy failed and learn from it rather than conclude that Homeopathy (the system that has helped hundreds of thousands of people, particularly in India) is quackery.

Once again, thank you for your comment.

My prayers are with the child you mentioned, and the family.

Vimala

With hundreds of thousands of pharmaceutical drugs, we are no closer to becoming a healthy world. Chemical drugs make the pharmaceutical companies (and everyone else connected with them) richer. While they laugh their way to the bank with our money, we end up at their mercy when we give in to the fear/paranoia that we cannot live without such chemical drugs.

While I do not suggest that every chemical drug is bad or useless, even the ones that are ‘necessary’ bring with them complications, many side-effects and so on.

I have seen patients who have been on long-term use of chemical drugs suffer terrible, itchy skin eruptions with smelly oozing so bad that they stopped going out of their houses unless totally necessary, and stopped mixing with others. 

As their doctors told them they cannot stop the chemical drugs, the patients seem to have no choice.

We always have a choice.

Question is - do we want to make the choice, take the bold step forward and give complementary/alternative medicine such as Homeopathy a chance to really help us?

I came across this really well-produced video with a very strong message. It is thought-provoking.  Watch, ponder, stop the fear and paranoia and become the expert on your own health.

Ok, this weeks’ post is not just for women, but I know it can help if you are a smoker or know someone who smokes. 

You want to quit smoking, tried many things but could not rid yourself of this addiction permanently. Well, you’ve come to the right place. Homeopathic remedies can help you.

Besides helping you quit smoking, Homeopathic remedies can also help reduce withdrawal symptoms like cravings, tension, irritability and moodiness that can result when you stop smoking. Homeopathic remedies also work on the psychological level thus removing the psychological craving/temptation to resume smoking.

Homeopathic remedies are non-addictive, do not product side-effects or complications, do no harm, produce no unwanted reactions when used as directed.

Homeopathic Remedies that can help you Quit Smoking :-

Lobelia Inflata Q (Mother Tincture) or 6c: Useful if you are addicted to tobacco, but can’t stand its smell. 5 -10 drops in 1/4 cup of water each time.

Caladium 30c:  You have great desire to smoke; your breathing becomes obstructed as in asthma.

Tabacum 30c:  To reduce the craving when you stopped smoking.

Plantago Major 30c: Especially useful for tobacco chewers. Helps produce disgust for tobacco. 

Nux Vomica 30c: You’ve stopped smoking but your appetite has increased greatly or you are experiencing nausea or insomnia. Helps overcome stress symptoms related to quitting smoking.

From the above list, select the remedy that most closely matches your symptoms. Take the remedies as directed below. See my earlier posts on How to Use Homeopathic Remedies At Home Parts 1 & 2 for detailed instructions.

My father who is a homeopath with over 30 years experience recommends the following  combination of homeopathic remedies to quit smoking - Caladium 30c + Asarum Europium 30c + Tabacum 30c + Daphne Indica 30c + Ignatia 30c.

You can buy these remedies individually and make up your own combination or ask your homeopathic pharmacist to make up the combination for you.

Take up to 4 to 6 times daily for 2 weeks. Then, reduce to 4 times daily for another 2 weeks.  Continue if you still feel the need for it, up to another month.  If you do not see improvement, please consult with a qualified homeopathic practitioner.

If you are pregnant or breastfeeding or want to give these remedies to small children, please use the remedies only under guidance from a qualified homeopathic practitioner.

Remember, quitting smoking may be the single most important thing you do to improve your health.  To your tobacco-free life……

Fact:
            We have a ’sick’ care system, not a health care system.
            We get sick first and then we get “treatment”. America spends 2+ trillion dollars a year on “sick care”, but less than 2% of that on preventing illnesses, including America’s #1 health problem–STRESS    (World Health Organization)
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            THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS…
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            And according to a landmark study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, doctors and hospitals are the third leading cause of death in America.
            Not good news. It may be safer joining a motorcycle gang whose members drive blindfolded than it is to get sick in America. So don’t be casual about your health.
           

Tip:
            Don’t be passive assuming that your doctor will take care of things. Learning how to be healthy and live well is one of the best investments you can make.
            Read, learn, experiment…work to understand what it takes to get and stay healthy. Reduce your stress hormones. There are many sources of reliable health and quality of life information.  
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            BE DISCRIMINATING…CHOOSE WISELY
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           Be careful when you review health information. Make sure it’s reliable and valid–before you invest your time and money buying things or following a program.

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Note from Vimala -

Above is an extract from Dr Jim Manganiello Stress Facts & Tips, on www.StressRadio.com. I really like the fact that Dr Manganiello puts the responsibility for our health right where it belongs - with each of us.

Each of us is the best expert on our own bodies and emotions. We need to get educated on what works for us, what doesn’t, what is safe, what is not.

Start right now to manage your stress, and reap great health benefits in the process.

Get my F.r.e.e.  ebook by signing up on the right, and learn how you can reduce (even eliminate) stress with Bach Flower Remedies.

For over 200 years since it was “discovered” by Dr Hahnemann, Homeopathy has received many negative comments specifically about the fact that homeopathic remedies are diluted beyond comprehensible levels, that they contain (in most cases) no biologically active ingredient, that till today we do not know how Homeopathy works, why it works.

Knowing that I am a homeopathic practitioner now (an educated one at that - in my previous career I was a Certifed Public Accountant for 15 years), people ask me how can you believe in a system that has no ”scientific”basis . 

My answer is “the proof is in the eating” - you will only ever know if something works when you try it for yourself or someone close to you or someone you trust has tried it.

Homeopathy does not directly treat your illnesses. When you use Homeopathic remedies, you are improving what homeopaths call your “Vital Force” - your life energy, your defence mechanism, your immunity. Your now stronger Vital Force manages your illnesses and restores health. 

When Homeopathy FAILS, it can be due to several reasons -

• The client did not provide true and full information, especially about his/her emotional and mental symptoms - this can be due to embarrassment, fear of being judged, or because (s)he did not realise that the symptom may be important
• Lack of skill of the homeopath in eliciting the required information
• Lack of skill of the homeopath in correctly identifying the client’s driving forces and the under-currents of the case i.e.what needs to healed
• Poor skill of the homeopath in finding the ”remedy of best fit” for the client 
• Client did not take the prescribed remedies properly
• Remedies were stored in improper conditons thus nullifying their effect
• While on homeopathic treatment, client continued to drink black coffee (which is known to antidote homeopathic remedies)
• Client felt that the progress was too slow and abandoned homeopathy
• Client had the wrong expectations of homeopathy. While homeopathy can go a long way to help you manage your illnesses, it cannot compensate for improper lifestyle, poor nutrition, lack of exercise, and so on. For example, a client suffering from bronchitis who continues to smoke is not going to get much result from homeopathic remedies if he does not quit smoking.

While no Homeopath can help every client, Homeopathy can certainly help with most health condition. It is sad that people attack Homeopathy without really understanding it or trying it, and in the process miss out on all its benefits.

So..  I wish you all a safe and gentle journey back to health with Homeopathy!!

According to the 2009 results of the National Sleep Foundation’s annual Sleep in America poll, 64 percent of adults in the U.S. have trouble sleeping at least a few nights a week, and 41 percent say it’s a nightly occurrence. What’s more, the same survey found that women are 10 percent more likely than men to report insomnia.

So what’s causing you to regularly lose sleep? Experts say that they most likely cause is Stress. Whether it is children, sick parents, job (or loss of job), lack of time, lack of money, relationships (or lack of meaningful relationships), state of the economy or the zillion other issues that we deal with each and every day, stress is a part-and-parcel of modern living.

So, short of giving up everything and going to live in an Himalayan ashram (or some such place), what can we do?

Well, we could try Valium (and worry about its side-effects or whether we would become dependent on it), we could practise meditation (if only we had the time………), change our attitude and stop worrying (easier said than done……) or we could find easy, simple, natural remedies that can help us get good sleep.

Welcome to the world of Homeopathy.  Homeopathic remedies for Insomnia work gently, safely and effectively. While you can try the following remedies at home, if your problem is a chronic (long-term or serious) or you have a medical condition that causes your sleeplessness, please consult with a professional homeopath. 

Top remedies for Insomnia are -

Kali Phos 30c or 6x - for mental strain or overwork, restless mind, business or job worries that plague the mind and cause sleeplessness.

Coffea Cruda 30c - for mental excitement and nervous stimulation, e.g. about an upcoming event; for sleeplessness from overuse of caffeine; for very light sleepers

Passiflora 30c - Useful for most types of insomnia.

Cocculus 30c - For those who are “too tired to sleep” from over-exertion, jet lag, disruptive work schedule or long-term caring for a sick relative.

Nux Vomica 30c - Sleeplessness from over-indulgence in food, alcohol or other stimulants;  from overwork. light sleepers who wake up around 3am and toss and turn. Often impatient, irritable, fidgety. Sleeplessness in alcoholics.

Ignatia 30c - Insomnia due to grief, loss or sadness. Very light sleeper with lot of anxious thoughts.

Select the remedy that best fits your symptoms.  For detailed instructions on using the selected remedy, see my blog posts on “How To Use Homeopathic Remedies At Home Part 1″ and “Part 2″ posted on 20th and 23rd Sept 2008.

You can also try the Bach Flower Remedies listed in my post “Flower Remedies for Insomnia” dated 16 Dec 2007.