Homeopathy-21: Tendencies, Diathesis, Susceptibility and Predisposition-4

Incipient phthisis; is related to the tubercular diathesis - AGARICUS MUSCARIUS

Homeopathy-20: Tendencies, Diathesis, Susceptibility and Predisposition-3

Disposition of foot to turn – Aconite

Health Tips-50: TURMERIC

There is hope and healing to be  found in turmeric for Alzheimer’s Disease and some other forms of dementia.  Turmeric, whose primary active ingredient is curcumin, has the power not only to heal both the behavior and psychological symptoms associated with dementia, but also help lead to full recovery of the disease in as little as just a few months.

 “Curcumin as an antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and lipophilic action improves the cognitive functions in patients with AD (Alzheimer’s Disease).” 

“Due to various effects of curcumin, such as decreased Beta-amyloid plaques, delayed degradation of neurons, metal-chelation, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and decreased microglia formation, the overall memory in patients with AD has improved.”

Courtesy: http://www.naturalnews.com/

Homeopathy-19: Tendencies, Diathesis, Susceptibility and Predisposition-2

Homeopathy’s greatness can be understood if one just goes through the Homeopathic Maeria Medica.  One often finds words likeTENDENCY, SUSCEPTIBILITY and PREDISPOSITION to a particular disease or condition; also DIATHESIS, which also means the same thing.  When one analyses these deeply and carefully, one realizes more often than not they are chronic and genetic in origin.  When it is said a remedy can cure a tendency, it means that the particular remedy is capable of acting genetically and root out the tendency and disease.  Lots of money is being spent on Genetic Medicine.  But we already have a system which has the ability to tackle genetic conditions.  Is it not wonderful? 

I have already posted the first remedy from the Homeopathic Materia Medica.

Again I would like to stress that It is better here to keep in mind,  aphorism 153 of Hahnemann’s Organon of Medicine, which in essence is as follows:

…the MORE STRIKING, SINGULAR, UNCOMMON AND PECULIAR (characteristic) signs and symptoms of the case of disease are chiefly and most solely to be kept in view; for it is MOREPARTICULARLY THESE THAT VERY SIMILAR ONES IN THE LIST OF SYMPTOMS OF THE SELECTED MEDICINE MUST CORRESPOND TO, in order to constitute it the most suitable for effecting the cure. …

So what is a symptom?  What is RARE, UNCOMMON, PECULIAR, MORE STRIKING  and STRANGE is a symptom.  So matching purposes, let us not confuse pathological or clinical symptoms.

Here is the second one:

VERTIGO WITH TENDENCY TO FALL FORWARD – ABSINTHIUM (COMMON WORMWOOD)

Homeopathy-18: Tendencies, Diathesis, Susceptibility and Predisposition

Homeopathy’s greatness can be understood if one just goes through the Homeopathic Maeria Medica.  One often finds words like TENDENCY, SUSCEPTIBILITY and PREDISPOSITION to a particular disease or condition; also DIATHESIS, which also means the same thing.  When one analyses these deeply and carefully, one realizes more often than not they are chronic and genetic in origin.  When it is said a remedy can cure a tendency, it means that the particular remedy is capable of acting genetically and root out the tendency and disease.  Lots of money is being spent on Genetic Medicine.  But we already have a system which has the ability to tackle genetic conditions.  Is it not wonderful? 

I plan to reproduce from the Homeopathic Materia Medica such tendencies and the remedies that could tackle them, provided the symptoms match.

It is better here to keep in mind,  aphorism 153 of Hahnemann’s Organon of Medicine, which in essence is as follows:

…the MORE STRIKING, SINGULAR, UNCOMMON AND PECULIAR (characteristic) signs and symptoms of the case of disease are chiefly and most solely to be kept in view; for it is MOREPARTICULARLY THESE THAT VERY SIMILAR ONES IN THE LIST OF SYMPTOMS OF THE SELECTED MEDICINE MUST CORRESPOND TO, in order to constitute it the most suitable for effecting the cure. …

So what is a symptom?  What is RARE, UNCOMMON, PECULIAR, MORE STRIKING  and STRANGE is a symptom.  So matching purposes, let us not confuse pathological or clinical symptoms.

Here is the first one:

INCREASED SUSCEPTIBILITY TO COLD-

The remedy for this could be  ACETANILIDUM.  A moment of caution.  This susceptibility or tendency to take cold is there in some other medicines also.  So we have more than one remedy for tackling the Tendency to take cold.

Health Tips-49: To Live Long

TO LIVE LONG

• EAT  MORE VEGETABLES
• AVOID FAST FOOD
• DRINK PLENTY OF WATER
• EAT LESS
• WALK MORE

Health Tips-48: Long-Term Effect of Coffee

I came across the following statement in an article captioned, "Rise above Chronic Fatigue" by Swami Kriyananda in the Chennai edition of The Times of India and thought I would post it here for the benefit of my viewers.  


CAFFEINE IS SAID TO KILL VITAMIN B IN THE BODY.


Actually, during my Homeopathy days, we were taught to advise patients to shun coffee as a powerful stimulant, which interferes with the working of the homeopathy medicine.  Further, Coffee is addictive and could cause sleep disturbances.  Also, cafestol, a substance found in coffee, could trigger the rise of cholesterol.  High coffee consumption could result in loss of bone mineral density. 


Taking paracetamol with coffee could harm your liver.  

But there are people who say that coffee in moderation is actually beneficial.  From my point of view, anything that makes you an addict is bad.

Pranams to Swami Kriyananda and Grateful thanks to The Times of India.

Health Tips-47: Food and Energy

Our energy supply depends not primarily upon food and other external causes, but our capacity for smiles, for enthusiasm. People lead “one-horsepower lives” when they forget how to smile, when they overcomplicate their daily ruotine, and clutter their minds with the debris of useless desires and preoccupations – Swami Kriyananda

Excerpt from his article, “Rise above Chronic Fatigue” in The Times of India (date not available)

Health Tips-46: Fatigue

... The next time you feel fatigue, do some deep breathing.....  Swami Kriyananda

Health Warnings-17: Nail Polish and Diabetes

Nail polishes may increase diabetes risk in women, says a news item in The Times of India of July 18, 2012.  A study has found that phthalates commonly found in moisturisers, nail polishes, soaps, hair sprays and perfumes are endocrine disrupting chemicals and women with higher levels of phthalates in their urine are more likely to have diabetes.


I then searched the Net with the help of Google search engine and came across many interesting and useful articles, which reveal that phthalates could do harm to human beings in many ways.  I am furnishing below links to some of these, which may be of interest to you.


Urinary Phthalate Metabolite Concentrations and Diabetes among Women in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2001-2008 by Tamarra James-Todd, Richard Stahlhut, John D. Meeker, Sheena-Gail Powell, Russ Hauser, Tianyi Huang, Janet Rich-Edwards http://ehp03.niehs.nih.gov/article/info%3Adoi/10.1289/ehp.1104717


"Circulating Levels of Phthalate Metabolites Are Associated With Prevalent Diabetes in the Elderly" 
by Dr.P. Monica Lind, Dr.Björn Zethelius and Dr.Lars Lind:
http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/35/7/1519.full


"Phthalates and Metabolism: Exposure Correlates with Obesity and Diabetes in Men"

by Melissa Lee Phillips
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1892143/


Grateful thanks to The Times of India; Environmental Health Perspectives, an Open Access Journal; and Diabetes Care of American Diabetes Association