How to Spot an Ear Infection

The most telltale sign for babies and toddlers is more fussiness, crying or irritability than usual. The pain builds as the pressure in the ear builds, from a dull ache to a sharp stabbing pain, and is usually worse at night making it difficult for the child to sleep.

Benefits of Homeopathic Measures

Homeopathy is a system of medicine that stimulates self-healing. Remedies used by a homeopath come from natural sources and are prepared to be free of all chemical toxicity. Homeopathic remedies are chosen to match your child’s exact symptoms, so, when correctly given, most parents notice a rapid improvement in their child’s condition. Professional homeopathic treatment can help to strengthen a child’s natural defenses and immunity to fight an ear infection; this can, in turn, sharply decrease the need for antibiotics and can help prevent recurrent bouts of the illness.

There have also been several studies showing no difference between homeopathy and placebo in the treatment of dental pain), muscle soreness in long-distance runners (Clinical Journal of Pain, 1998), and rheumatoid arthritis (Rheumatology, 2001).

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It tells the neurologists that they must be alert for an increase in a brain disorder called Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS), which could be triggered by the vaccine. GBS attacks the lining of the nerves, causing paralysis and inability to breathe, and can be fatal.

The letter, sent to about 600 neurologists on July 29, is the first sign that there is concern at the highest levels that the vaccine itself could cause serious complications.” Read more here….

In 1976 the swine flu vaccine caused more harm than the swine flu virus itself. One person died from the swine flu itself, 25 people died from adverse reactions to the vaccine, while several hundreds of people were crippled by the Gulian Barre Syndrome. Will history repeat itself?

Watch this video aired on August 12, 2009, featuring CBS News Medical Correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton and NVIC’s Barbara Loe Fisher.

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What they say here is that there is always a risk and benefit for the vaccine. In the case of swine flu 50-30% of population has extremely mild symptoms or non at all when infected with the H1N1 flu virus. Yes, there is 1% of deaths from swine flu, on the other hand, there are 180,000 deaths each year as a result of a medical error, the equivalent of three jumbo-jet crashes every 2 days.

We do not know what percentage of people will receive adverse reaction to this vaccine. Judging from what happened before and the short period of development there will be probably rather high percentage.

Many in the medical community are also cautious of the vaccine: ” Countries need to assess carefully the risks and benefits of rapid approval” of an H1N1 vaccine, writes the British medical journal The Lancet in an editorial in its current edition, “especially since the disease has so far been mild with most patients making a full recovery.”

The Homeopathic Medical Society of the District of Columbia reported fifteen hundred cases of flu with only fifteen deaths. In Ohio’s National Homeopathic Hospital, the recovery rate from the flu was 100%. Dr. T. A. McCann, MD, Dayton, Ohio reported that of the 1,000 cases of influenza, there were no deaths reported.

The term ” Body Burden ” refers to the total amount of toxic chemicals that are present in the human body. We may inhale the toxins, swallow them in contaminated food or water, or absorb them through skin. In a study led by Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, in collaboration with the Environmental Working Group and Commonwealth, researchers at two major laboratories found an average of 91 industrial compounds, pollutants, and other chemicals in the blood and urine of nine volunteers, with a total of 167 chemicals, pollutants, and pesticides found in the group. The study results were published in Public Health Reports (Thornton, et al. 2002).

The study volunteers did not work with chemicals and lead a healthy lifestyle.

Scientists have not studied the health risks of exposures to complex chemical mixtures, such as those found in this study. For two-thirds of the chemicals found, many of which are banned, researchers have partially studied the extent to which these chemicals can harm human health. They have found that these 112 compounds can threaten nearly every organ in the body at every stage of life.
In total, the nine subjects carried:

• 76 chemicals linked to cancer in humans or animals (average of 53),
• 94 chemicals that are toxic to the brain and nervous system (average of 62),
• 86 chemicals that interfere with the hormone system (average of 58),
• 79 chemicals associated with birth defects or abnormal development (average of 55),
• 77 chemicals toxic to the reproductive system (average of 55), and
• 77 chemicals toxic to the immune system (average of 53).

Toxic effects do not require high doses. It is not until these chemicals are removed completely that we can regain normal bodily function for optimal health. People today carry within their bodies a ´chemical cocktail´ made up of industrial chemicals, pesticides, food additives, heavy metals, and the residue of conventional pharmaceuticals, alcohol, tobacco and caffeine.

Detoxification using embryonic plant tinctures (Gemmotherapy tinctures) will help your body to detoxify safely and effectively in order to regain your health and vitality.

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If you’re experiencing any one or more of the following symptoms, you may be suffering from hormonal imbalance:

Depression, fatigue and anxiety Mood swings Endometriosis Fibrocystic breasts Hair loss and facial hair growth Thyroid dysfunction Headaches Dizziness Foggy thinking Low sex drive Osteoporosis PMS Urinary tract infections or incontinence Uterine fibroids Weight gain, water retention and bloating Hot flashes

Signs of hormonal imbalance often begin in the late 20’s and increase as we age. Teens may also experience symptoms of hormonal imbalance with the onset of menstruation. An imbalance can be especially noticeable pre-menstrually, or during stressful life transitions such as the postnatal period, peri-menopause, or menopause itself.

In women, hormonal imbalance manifests primarily in the levels of estrogen and progesterone in the body. These hormones are in delicate balance, and slight variations in this balance can cause many adverse symptoms.

Hormone replacement therapy and bio-identical hormones are often used in an attempt to reestablish the hormonal balance in the body. The intricate hormonal equilibrium that is individual to every woman is so very subtle that it is difficult to regulate artificially. Hormone replacement therapy and even bio-identical hormones may give body something that it does not need, resulting in undesirable “side effects”.

The homeopathic approach to hormone imbalance is holistic, restoring balance to the whole person on all levels: physical, mental and emotional. Rather than giving the body something that it may not need, homeopathy supports the body through life’s stressful transitions gently, safely and effectively. The homeopathic remedy stimulates the body to rebalance itself, promoting proper hormonal regulation and restoring the subtle hormonal mechanism without outside intervention. As the homeopathic remedy brings the body into equilibrium and the hormone imbalance subsides, the energy to do important things in life returns, moods and sleep improve, and overall susceptibility to chronic disease is reduced.

Homeopathy supports the body’s natural ability to rebalance itself in a gentle and effective manner. It offers a simple, natural, one-stop solution to many of the challenges that naturally arise during the difficult pre-menstrual, post-natal, peri-menopausal and postmenopausal times.

Local resources for healthy foods:

1. Refined sugars
2.    Pasteurized and homogenized dairy products
3. Refined flours and grains
4. Chemical additives
5. Artificial sweeteners
6. Caffeinated beverages, alcohol, sugary drinks
7. Refined salt
8. Soy products that are not fermented. Use fermented soy maybe once a week (miso, natto, tempe)
9. Nightshade vegetables, especially for those of us who suffer from joint pains.
10. Shellfish
11. Hydrogenated and refined oils
12. Commercial meats and eggs
13. Tap water
14. Microwaved foods

1. Fresh organic locally grown fruits and vegetables, preferably from the local farmer’s market
2. For carbohydrates use brown rice, quinoa, millet, buckwheat.
3. Organic free-range meats and eggs.
4. Fresh wild-harvested fish and sea vegetables.
5. Celtic Sea Salt
6. Beans (except soy), peas, and lentils.
7. Raw unsalted nuts and seeds.
8. Organic extra-virgin olive oil, coconut oil, fish/cold liver oil
9. Organic dairy products, preferably raw, from free range cows.

1. Eat a variety of foods, make your diet colorful—use a wide range of foods and eat different foods every day.
2. Drink plenty of water, but try not to drink your water with your meals; it will dilute the digestive juices.
3. If 90% of your diet comes from a good source, you can occasionally indulge for the other 10%.
4. Make dinner the smallest meal of the day, and the breakfast or a lunch the biggest.
5. Eat 3 full meals and try to avoid snacks in between. If you do need to snack, use only fruits or vegetables.
6. Eat 8 to 9 portions of fruits and vegetables per day with twice more vegetables than fruits.
7.    Avoid packaged, canned, and processed foods.

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During this presentation you will learn:

• How to ease up through the jetlag and avoid feeling miserable for the first few days after the jet travel
• What to do for travel sickness and vertigo
• How not to get digestive upsets while traveling abroad

However, I do believe in a few general principles that work to benefit everybody:

1. Eat organically grown food

2. Eat locally grown food

3. Eat seasonal fruits and vegetables

4. Eat them fresh.

5. Balance the cooked and raw food (eat more raw food in summer and more cooked food in winter).

In my practice, about 40% of my adult clients come to me with some degree of insomnia, and another 60% do not sleep enough because of their job or family demands. Our lives are so erratic that we do not even have time for such a basic thing as sleep. As we continue with our over-stimulated life-style, more and more people start suffering from trouble falling asleep or waking up in the middle of the night and not being able to fall back to sleep.

The medical definition of insomnia is trouble falling or staying asleep. You have chronic insomnia if you sleep poorly for at least 3 days out of a week for at least a month.

We often have problems with our sleep because of stress, use of stimulants and alcohol, side effects of medical drugs, keeping erratic hours, depression, and hormonal changes such as menopause, pregnancy, and postpartum adjustment. Many mothers start experiencing insomnia after they wean their babies whom they used to breastfeed through the night.

Lifestyle changes

Most people need at least 7-and-a-half sleep hours per night. If you find that you have problem sleeping, you should make sleep a priority in your life. Schedule the time for sleep and keep this schedule fixed no matter what. You must to go to sleep before 11 PM because our systems–particularly the adrenals–do a majority of recharging and recovering between 11 PM and 1 AM. The gallbladder dumps toxins at the same time. If you are awake between 11 PM and 1 AM, the toxins go back into your liver, which then dumps them back into your system and disrupts your health.

Dietary Modifications

Insomnia sufferers should avoid caffeine completely, including coffee and black tea. Some people are extremely sensitive to caffeine and for them even a morning cup of tea or coffee may cause insomnia later that night. Try to avoid alcoholic beverages as well. Although alcohol makes you drowsy, you will wake up later and will not be able to return to sleep.

Avoid sugar snacks before bed. They will raise your blood sugar and you will have difficulty falling asleep, and later on during the night, as your blood sugar suddenly drops, you will wake up.

Professional Homeopathic Care for Insomnia

If these simple measures do not help you sleep better, consider professional homeopathic care to overcome insomnia. Homeopathy approaches insomnia as just a part of a puzzle of what is going wrong with your body. For a Homeopath, insomnia is just an outward manifestation of an imbalance in your organism that can be brought back into balance by a constitutional homeopathic remedy.

This remedy is found by taking into account all of your symptoms — including the insomnia symptoms as well as the emotional and physical symptoms you are experiencing. The constitutional homeopathic remedy heals you from the inside out and you will gradually start feeling better and sleeping more soundly.

Herbs for Insomnia

If your insomnia problem is mild (less than 3 nights a week), you can try to use herbs and homeopathic remedies to help you sleep better. Your first step should be to implement the lifestyle and dietary changes.

In my practice, I use the following herbs as a temporary sleeping aid for the first couple of months, while homeopathic remedies are working on healing from the inside out:

Passiflora Incarnata (Passionflower) — use for insomnia that is due to mental worry or overwork. Take 30 drops before going to bed. If you experience anxiety during the day, you may take 30 drops three times a day.

Escholtzschia Californica (Callifornia Poppy) — this herb is useful if you have difficulty falling asleep or interrupted sleep. Take 50 drops when you cannot get to sleep. You can use up to 150 drops per night.

Homeopathic Remedies for Insomnia

Those remedies will help you sleep better occasionally. If you find that you suffer from chronic insomnia, you should see a professional Homeopath.

Coffea — this remedy helps people who are especially susceptible to the stimulating action of coffee and tea. They may be nervous, restless, and sleepless due to mental activity or excitement. They may sleep only until 3 PM and after that they can only doze.

Nux Vomica — is useful when you cannot sleep because you are thinking about all those things you have to do and, furthermore, you worry that, because you cannot sleep, you will not be able to do all those things. People who benefit from Nux Vomica are often irritable and impatient. They are light sleepers and are sensitive to noise at night and during the day. They often wake up at 3 AM or 4 AM and cannot fall asleep until the morning. The insomnia may be caused by the abuse of sleeping pills, alcohol, or drugs.

Ignatia — this remedy helps insomnia that is due to grief or a recent loss of a loved one. Those who benefit from Ignatia would be sighing and yawning a lot. They may cry frequently or not be able to cry at all.

Cocculus Indica — this remedy is beneficial for those who to keep long hours caring for a sick person or a child. They feel tired but cannot fall asleep. They may also have vertigo with the insomnia.

If you cannot overcome insomnia on your own, professional homeopathic care will remove the causes for insomnia by restoring balance in the body, which will then help to regulate your sleeping patterns.