Friday, March 26, 2010
Monday, March 8, 2010
Tip of the day
The following one day trio recommended by Dr. R.L Gupta has been found very useful:-
Sulphur-200 5 drops in some water in the morning
Pulsatilla-200 5 drops in some water after 2 hours
Gossypium-Q 25 drops in some water after 2 hours
Repeat these three remedies in the abovesaid order if required and wait for the action.
A combination of Apis-Q + Gossypium-Q + Pinus Lamb-Q --- 10 drops in some water thrice a day has also been found efficacious in most of the cases.
Menorrhagia (Profuse menses)
Find your case in Millefolium, Trillium and Thalaspi.
Dysmenorrhoea (Painful menses)
Explore Pulsatilla, Cimicifuga, Belladona, Sabina, Mag. Phos., Abroma (Q), Viburnum Op. (Lower potencies).
Leucorrhoea
Most of the cases as recommended by Dr. Koppikar are cured by the combination of Pulsatlla-30 + Calcarea Carb.-30 + Kreosot-30 + Cocculus-30.
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Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Obesity and Homeopathy
Dr. Sayeed Ahmad D. I. Hom. (London)
WHAT IS OBESITY :
Above Normal Weight :
Mildly obese 10-15%
Moderately obese 10-20%
Very obese 20% and above.
Obesity is generally caused by two factors i. e. :
1. Exogenous
– Overeating or intake of excessive energy.
2. Endogenous
-- Due to inherent metabolic disturbance of the body.
HOW TO KNOW IF YOU ARE OBESE :
CAUSES OF OBESITY :
Obesity can occur both in male and female at any age. However, it is more common in female.
Some of the following factors may contribute to the development of obesity :
1. It is common in those who take excess of food with little physical work or exercise.
2. Excessive eating habits is also one of the factors.
Obesity is rarely seen amongst active persons and it is more common in those with sedentary habits.
ADVERSE EFFECT OF OBESITY :
1. Obesity reduces the life expectancy.
2. Obesity produces the following physical disabilities :
a. Abdominal Hernias.
b. Varicose Veins.
c. Flat Feet.
d. Bronchitis.
e. Osteoarthritis of Knee, Hips and Lumber Spine.
3. Due to poor reflexes, liable to fall down on slippery floors.
4. High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
It leads to greater wear and tear of the entire vascular system and consequently it doubles the risk of heart attack and stroke. It may also cause damage to kidneys.
5. It also produces metabolic disorders such as :
a. Gout.
b. Cholesterol in Arteries.
c. Stone in Gall Bladder.
d. Diabetes Mellitus.
REDUCING WEIGHT (OBESITY)
IMPORTANT TIPS TO REDUCE OBESITY :
1. You may not eat or drink the following :
a. Bacon, Fatty Meats, Sausages.
b. Beer, Liquor, Wines.
c. Butter, Margarines.
d. Cakes, Cookies, Crackers, Doughnuts, Pastries, Pies.
e. Candy, Chocolates, Nuts.
f. Creams – Sweet and Sour, Cream, Cheese, Non-Dairy Cream.
g. French Fried Potatoes, Potato Chips.
h. Pizza, Popcorn, Snack Foods.
i. Gelatin Desserts, Puddings (Sugar-Sweetened).
j. Gravies and Sauces.
k. Honey, Jams, Jellies, Sugar and Syrup.
l. Ice Cream, Ices, Ice Milk, Sherbets.
m. Milk Whole.
n. Muffins, Pan Cakes, Waffles.
o. Olives.
p. Soda (Sugar-Sweetened).
q. Yogurt (Fruit-Flavoured).
2. Buy a reliable scale to weight yourself and a kitchen scale to weight your food.
3. Set a long term weight loss aim.
4. Cut down on salt.
5. Eat from a small plate.
6. Do not skip meals – else being hungry you will overeat at the next meal.
7. Do not eat while you are out.
8. Weigh yourself quite often.
9. Do not be tempted by prohibited foods.
10. Do not eat while reading, watching TV, Video or games, etc.
11. Keep tempting foods out of sight.
12. Try to relax.
13. Control your urge to eat.
14. Control the amount you eat.
15. Do not finish everything on your plate.
16. Eat little at dinner.
17. Shop only after eating.
18. Eat in the same place invariably.
19. Chew your food completely, never gulp it.
20. When you are angry, drink water.
21. Do not eat between meals except raw carrots.
22. Remove skin or visible fat from meat.
23. Do not use butter or sauce on vegetables.
24. Drink 7-8 glasses of water a day.
25. Do not eat fried foods.
26. Walk after night meal.
27. Be vegetarian to lose weight.
28. Use skim milk instead of cow or buffalo milk.
29. Walk daily in the morning.
30. Avoid foods high in saturated fat and cholesterol.
LEADING HOMŒOPATHIC MEDICINES FOR REDUCING OBESITY :
AMMONIUM CARB
AMMONIUM MUR
ANTIMONIUM CRUDUM
AURUM METALLICUM
CALCAREA CARBONICA.
CALOTROPIS GIGANTEA
CARLSBAD
ESCULENTINE
One of the great fat reducers. May be alternated with Phytoline. Both remedies should be used in mother tincture.
FERRUM METALLICUM
FUCUS VESICULOSUS
GRAPHITES
KALI BICHROMICUM
KALI CARBONICUM
PHYTOLACCA BERRY
One of the effective weight and corpulence reducing remedies.
PHYTOLINE
THYROIDINUM.
NOTE :
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Tip of the day
Top symptoms of Sepia
• GREAT SADNESS and WEEPING.
• INDIFFERENCE to loved ones, spiteful, critical of others.
• STILLNESS of emotions and mind (Detachment).
• Affects venous circulation and female pelvic organs.
• Uterus prolapse on standing, pressure and bearing down as if everything would protrude from pelvis.
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• Yellowness of face, yellow saddle across upper part of cheeks.
• Sensitive to COLD AIR, lack of vital heat.
• INDIFFERENT TO SEX.
• UPWARD DIRECTION OF SYMPTOMS.
• Sensation of 'emptiness', all gone feeling, better by eating.
• BALL SENSATION in inner parts.
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Tip of the day
Lachesis
It is helpful for the woman who wakes up from hot flashes. She feels hot when the period begins. She can suffer from heavy bleeding as well as from fibroids. In addition, she is a passionate, jealous woman who is very talkative.
Sepia
It is given for hot flashes as well as night sweats, though she tends to feel chilly. There can be a dragging feeling in the pelvic organs, and she often complains of constipation and fatigue. She feels better with exercise. She is irritable, overwhelmed, and has the desire to get away from it all.
Nux Vomica
Well known as the remedy for the Type A personality, can also be used for perimenopausal symptoms. She is impatient, competitive and hardworking. She enjoys rich food and wine and suffers from indigestion and constipation.
Natrum Muriaticum
It is used for the woman who is sensitive and introverted with a serious appearance. She may have suffered from prolonged grief and suppressed feelings. There is a desire for salt with complaints of vaginal dryness and water retention. She also suffers from a variety of migraine headaches.
Thanks to: Dr Sameera Nasir
Friday, January 16, 2009
Irregular or Missing Menstrual Periods
When a girl reaches puberty, her hormones become active. A hormone called estrogen is made in the ovaries. Estrogen affects the lining of the womb and makes it grow and develop. After 10 to 14 days, the ovaries release an egg, and begin to produce another hormone called progesterone. The egg has now moved from the ovary to the uterus through the Fallopian tube. If the egg has not been fertilized by a sperm, the production of progesterone stops. When that happens, the lining of the womb comes away with a some blood and the woman gets her monthly period. The entire process takes about 28 days.
Irregular and Missing Menstrual Periods
Menstrual cycles that vary more than a few days in length from month to month are considered irregular. Most menstrual cycle intervals occur about every four weeks, with the normal range between 24 and 35 days. To measure your menstrual cycle, start counting from the first day of your last period and stop counting on the first day of your next period. Don't worry if you have one or two irregular cycles; Occasionally all women have variations. True irregularity persists over several months so if you do notice wide fluctuations in your cycle, speak to your doctor about it.
Periods are often light or widely spaced both when a young woman starts having periods and when a woman is nearing the menopause. This is normal because the woman is not producing an egg every month. Many women experience widely spaced periods typically having one or two periods every six months. The common cause of infrequent periods is a condition called polycystic ovaries. This is a common condition affecting as many as 10 per cent of women. There are a large number of very small (less than 1cm) cysts on the ovaries and these are in association with a hormone imbalance. The result of this is that women do not ovulate regularly and so their periods are usually infrequent.
Some of the factors associated with temporary cessation of periods are: 1) Calorie-restricted diets 2) Strenuous exercise3) High levels of stress. Some women with no previous symptoms also miss periods after discontinuing use of oral contraceptives. Typically, in each of the above situations, moderation in diet, and exercise, stress reduction, and the passage of time, help return normal menstrual function. Depending on the cause, there may be too much or too little estrogen produced by the body. Over a long period of time too much estrogen can cause overgrowth of the cells in the lining of the uterus, (which can lead to cancer), while too little estrogen can cause calcium loss from the bones (leading to osteoporosis).
Homeopathic remedies to help you during Menstrual Periods
Remedy and Symptoms
Magnesia phosphorica (Magphos)
Excellent remedy for menstrual and other type of cramps. Pains are neuralgic preceding the flow. A great indication for the use of this remedy is the relief from warmth and aggravation from motion.
Cimicifuga
Pain flying across the pelvic region from one side to the other. Menses are irregular, too soon or too late.
Caulophyllum
Spasmodic dysmenorrhoea, the pains are bearing down in character. Hysterical convulsion with dysmenorrohoea pain shooting to various parts of the body.
Viburnum Opulus
Excruciating pain relieved by bending over double - usually occurring before menses.
Xanthoxylum
Pains are adjoining, burning, extending down thighs along the crucial nerves with a feeling as if limbs were paralyzed.
Pulsatilla
Menses are dark in color and delayed, the flow will be fitful and the more severe the pains, the colder the patient will get.
Belladona
There is pain preceding the flow and a sensation of heaviness as if everything would protrude from the vulva, relieved by sitting up straight. The pains come on suddenly and cease suddenly. The flow is offensive and clotted.
Colocynth
Menstrual colic before menses which appear too soon, blood blackish often in clots. Acrid leucorrhoea. Menstrual colic is relieved by bending double and by hard pressure.
Borax
Painful menses with leucorrhoea like the white of an egg and ropy, several days before menses. Pain labor like.
Calcarea Phos
Pain in uterus connected with puberty. Labor like pain with some bearing down.
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