Archive for September, 2008
Ten Useful homeopathic Remedies to have in your Medical Chest
Ten Useful homeopathic Remedies to have in your Medical Chest ARNICA: The great remedy for trauma, bruising and after childbirth and surgery. It is useful and safe in almost any accident or injury. A dose every few hours after the event can be most helpful. ACONITE: The famous remedy for shock especially if the patient [...] Read more »
Homeopathy & the Homeopath – an Overview
Homeopathy attempts to stimulate the body to recover itself and is becoming more and more popular as an alternative to conventional medicine. Dr Brian Kaplan is a registered homeopath and gives advice on homeopathy and complementary medicine. Homeopathy works by taking all the symptoms of say a common cough, which, no matter how uncomfortable they [...] Read more »
Homeopathy Series: 4. Homeopathy for the family
Homeopathy is a useful therapeutic tool for all members of the family but it is not a complete medical system which can totally replace the conventional approach. homeopathic remedies can however act as holistic stimuli which are capable of triggering a healing response in the body. In any given situation a decision must be made [...] Read more »
Homeopathy Series: 3. Homeopathy in pregnancy and for the under-fives
The preconceptual period Women who are planning on become pregnant are naturally concerned to keep themselves in good health in preparation for such an important physiological and psychological event in their lives. They may well stop smoking, reduce their alcohol consumption, eat healthily and try to get some exercise. Homeopathy can be useful in this [...] Read more »
Homeopathy Series: 2. Homeopathy– What is it?
Homeopathy 1: – What is it? Homeopathy is available under the National Health Service in certain hospitals. As well as medically qualified homeopaths, there are also “lay homeopaths” and training is available for both medical and non-medically qualified homeopaths. The word homeopathy is often understood to be synonymous with natural medicine. In fact it is [...] Read more »
Homeopathy Series: 1. Homeopathy, Homeopath & Samuel Hahnemann
Homeopathy Homeopathy and homeopathic medicines are forms of alternative medicine, becoming a more and more popular forms of treatment. Homeopathic medicines are prescribed to treat the medical condition of the patient but to suit the mental and physical attributes of the patient as well. Through natural remedies, homeopathy seeks to cure the patient medically, at [...] Read more »
Humour & Health
Kaplan’s Mnemonic Laughter may not be the best medicine, especially if you have appendicitis, but medicine it certainly is. Hundreds of scientific studies have proved the therapeutic benefits of laughter. Here are some of the ways laughter is good for you. I have used the mnemonic SMILE to remember them all. S STRESS hormones reduced [...] Read more »
Let critics of homeopathy eat humble pie
I promised to use a pie to put everything into perspective and here it is – a pie baked by the highly reputable British Medical Journal’s Handbook of Clinical Evidence. The Background: Prof. Edzard Ernst and others have repeatedly attacked homeopathy on the basis that there is no evidence to suggest that it works. Ernst [...] Read more »
