It's that time of year. Always lots of media hype and controversy. Everyone has to make their own decisions based on the information available and their own situation. I'm not going to tell you what to do. I am going to tell you what I do. I never get a flu shot, and never will. Mainly because I know that if I should happen to get the flu, it is easily treatable with a … [Read more...]
How much do you know about homeopathic “proving” research?
In the regular monthly postings, we have touched on “How to cope with research” (August 12, 2015) which deals with the sometimes dizzying and often confusing world of research in homeopathy. “How does homeopathy work?” (September 23, 2015) focused on Dr. Iris Bell’s extremely useful answer to this question. This month, we turn our attention to an important aspect of research in … [Read more...]
How does homeopathy work?
In our last post, we talked about a coping strategy for how to deal with research in homeopathy. This time we will attempt to address an important question: how does homeopathy work? Because the physico-chemical research underlying this question continues to unfold, it is not possible to provide a definitive answer. However, Dr. Iris Bell of the Department of Family and … [Read more...]
It’s Real Medicine!
Another believer. They left urgent care, and were headed to the local Whole Foods Market to pick up some Arnica 200C. The 13 year-old boy had jammed his finger playing basketball yesterday. His finger was swollen, and a little bruised around the PIP joint, (the first joint in the finger). It was hard to flex his finger with the swelling. The xray showed no fracture. I gave … [Read more...]
Heal Dis-ease, Don’t Fight it!
Man is always fighting something. Fighting the war on drugs, fighting the war on cancer, fighting illegals coming into the country. Fighting real wars, in many countries. Fighting depression. Fighting resistant bacteria causing infections. Fighting taxes. Fight Wall Street, fighting forest fires. Fighting, fighting, fighting. Since you begin to resonate with what you think … [Read more...]