A recently published epidemiological study from Sweden found that women who breastfeed have a reduced risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis. Breastfeeding babies from 1 to 12 months reduced the incidence of rheumatoid arthritis by 25%. For your baby, there is no more perfect food than breast milk. In addition, to the above finding, other studies have shown that breastfed …
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Henoch-Shonline Purpura Henoch-Shonline Purpura (HSP) is a disorder that causes the small blood vessels in your skin, joints, intestines, and kidneys to become inflamed and bleed. The most striking feature of this form of vasculitis is a purplish rash, typically on the lower legs and buttocks. Mason, age 6, was hospitalized after his mother noticed …
Fibromyalgia – There Is a Cure Fibromyalgia is a disorder characterized commonly by one or several of the following symptoms: widespread musculoskeletal pain, chronic fatigue, insomnia, memory loss and mood disorders. As with most chronic illness Western Medicine is only able to prescribe medication that can only suppress the symptoms at best. In order to actually …
Pediatric OCD and Homeopathic Treatment Symptoms of OCD in a child will vary often depending on their age. Some of the most common obsessive symptoms are: An extreme obsession with dirt or germs Repeated doubts, such as whether or not the door is locked Long periods of time spent touching things, counting, and thinking about …
Homeopathic Prophylaxis Poison Oak/Ivy Anyone that has spent time in the back country of California or East Coast has learned to avoid Poison Ivy (East Coast) and Poison Oak (California). Just rubbing up to these plants can result in a significant eruption of fluid filled vesicles with accompanied intense itching. Growing up in North San …
FDA Warnings Against Homeopathic Medicines Part 2 of 2 The FDA’s position on homeopathic injectables puts safe homeopathic pain and cancer therapies in jeopardy. Homeopathic mistletoe for injection is a safe cancer therapy that has been used for years. Studies show that mistletoe can improve symptoms and quality of life, and reduce chemotherapy and radiotherapy …
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FDA Warnings Against Homeopathic Medicines Part 1 of 2 A recent action alert from the Nevada Homeopathic Board says the FDA has sent warning letters to four companies that sell injectable homeopathic medicines, claiming that they “can pose a serious risk to patient health”. The FDA is in the process of completing an October 2019 …
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“I am the wisest man alive and I know one thing and that is that I know nothing.” When I read this quote from Socrates it resonated with my experience. Patients after experiencing a remarkable healing through an alternative approach such as Homeopathy will often ask why aren’t other doctors doing this. The best way …
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About three weeks ago I was watching NBC nightly news when a segment came on talking about depression in children. The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry describes depression in children and teens as follows: Not only adults become depressed. Children and teenagers also may have depression, as well. More than one in seven …
Neuralgia, trigeminal (nu-ral’ji-a) [Gr. neuron, sinew, + algos, pain] is a severe sharp pain along the course of the fifth cranial nerve. Attacks are often precipitated by initiation of pain by obvious stimuli of certain hypersensitive areas of face lips, or tongue. Mayoclinic.org lists the symptoms as follows: Episodes of severe, shooting or jabbing pain …