A Good Description Of Holistic Medicine ...

I am reading a superb book at the moment, with the title "It Must Be My Hormones" by Dr. Marion Gluck and Vicki Edgson (ISBN 978-0-718-15430-1 by Penguin). This is a short chapter from the beginning of the book which describes very well the term "Heilpraktiker" which is the qualification I earned in Germany before coming to England.
"Opening my eyes - As a young doctor in Germany I would occasionally trade the stress and excitement of the emergency room for the plodding predictability of a GP's office where I would work as a locum. It was during this time that I became aware of the role of Heilpraktiker. These German healers-cum-naturopaths where not, unlike their colleagues in other developed countries, marvelled at and then belittled by patients as just another breed of strange fish in the medical sea. On the contrary, many German patients would see their Heilpraktiker even before they'd see their GP.
The fact that German patients regularly visited their naturopath didn't mean that they shunned conventional doctors, or that they blindly placed their faith in that one form of treatment. It just meant that they sought what they considered to be a more natural and less invasive solution. Naturopathy to them was not a replacement for conventional medicine as such, but rather provided another perspective on it.
By this time, I'd been exposed to the hospital environment long enough to become familiar with some of conventional medicine's biggest shortcomings. My first experiences of being a doctor were the medical profession's overly black-and-white approaches to decidedly grey problems. It began to irk me the way body parts were treated in isolation, with no consideration of the effects on other parts, as if they were all chopped up and organised neatly on a doctor's desk. Thus, curious and already somewhat disillusioned with the medical franchise as it was, I paid a great deal of attention to what those naturopaths were up to.
What I found was something that provided a fantastic complement to conventional medicine - a whole bunch of issues would be addressed while adding a pinch of that which is often sorely lacking in medicine: common sense. I had found myself on the path to integrative and holistic medicine.
This type of medicine is labelled 'integrative' because it feeds on the largest possible pool of medical knowledge. It combines the relatively new techniques of orthodox Western medicine with those of homoeopathy or traditional Chinese medicine, whose proven efficacy does not come from wildly expensive, large-scale drug-company-funded studies but from thousands of years of implementation and success. And it's called holistic because it considers the effects of treatments in terms of the entire body, rather than the body's isolated parts."

Lip Herpes – Plant Remedy is worth a try

It starts with a slight tingle – very often you wake up in the morning with a big blister on your lip. The Herpes Virus which has been dormant in your body has been activated and causes swelling and blistering on the lips, and very often swollen lymph glands in the lower jaw area. Several people here in England who have been “plagued“ by Herpes Simplex or cold sores for long years have benefited from a purely herbal remedy based on the principles of Spagyrics, an ancient therapy form which can be traced back to the Swiss healer and scientist Paracelsus. The course of treatment consists of two different remedies in liquid form, which complement each other and are designed to kill the dormant Herpes virus in the human body.

Spagyric remedies have been used effectively in Germany, Switzerland and Austria for a long time, but unfortunately are not acknowledged as a drug here in England.

Healthy Hair Needs Silica

Silica is necessary for the re-building of all connective tissue, including hair, skin and nails. Silica is silicon in the form of Silicon dioxide, or SiO2. Appearing naturally as quartz, it is also the principal component of glass and sand. Silica is also a very common component of our bodies and is contained in all of our connective tissues such as cartilage and tendons, nails, hair, muscle tissue and bone. Complexion and shiny hair depend upon silica which, apart from its other properties, helps our skin and hair to retain moisture and keep looking young. A study carried out by the Clinical Centre in Karlsruhe/Germany has revealed the following result: Participants who had brittle and thin hair were given one capsule containing 340mg silica daily. After six months, the condition of their hair had improved considerably. This was proven by measuring the swelling behaviour and the thickness of the hair, both of which had improved. Also, the participants found that their hair looked more beautiful.
Dermatologists assume that silica increases the contents of a certain amino acid in the scalp, which raises the collagen level in the hairs.

Arterial Health | CLAN - You will believe.....

Arterial Health | CLAN - You will believe.....

Unexplained Pains in the Rectum - a Case Study

A patient suffered from an unexplained pain and pressure in her rectum - the final part of the large intestine. She had colonoscopy which showed there was nothing wrong, however, the pain still existed. A food intolerance test revealed that she was intolerant to nuts, cows' milk and grapes. Since she has been cutting out these from her diet, the pains and pressure have disappeared.

Dangers of High Homocysteine Levels

If you suffer from high blood pressure or have been diagnosed with high levels of cholesterol, it might be helpful to ask your GP to check the homocysteine contents in your blood. An increase of homocysteine - an amino acid - can often be responsible for hypertension and hypercholesterolemia. Taking a combination of vitamins B6, B12 and folic acid can lower homocysteine levels in the blood.
Additionally, Coenzyme Q10 (minimum daily dose 100mg) can help to lower high blood pressure, especially when you have been prescribed statins for high cholesterol. Also, with age, the body loses the ability to produce enough Q10, an important anti-oxidant which is essential to fight cardio-vascular diseases and cancer.

Grandma's Tip for Sleeping Problems

“To bed with three hot water bottles” –  this wellness formula is obviously based on a wealth of experience.  Indeed, this measure can prevent a cold at its very beginning. Unlike a hot bath, which can have too strong an impact on blood circulation, the hot water bottle increases the body temperature in a gentle way. The patient starts to sweat, which has the effect of disrupting the natural process of an infection, causing the body temperature to sink.

To drink lots of fluid – preferably water and fruit or herbal tea is essential of course, to replace the body fluid which gets lost through perspiration.

“Wet socks aid sleep” – Sleeping problems, many sufferers are plagued by them. Especially when we find ourselves in an unfamiliar environment (e.g. on holiday, on business trips etc), many of us can’t get a good night’s sleep. Gently pressing the Yintang, the acupressure point midway between the eyebrows for several minutes – until we feel calm and relaxed – is an effective method of “winding down”. A very effective yet widely unknown calmative – used in Kneipp therapy – is to dip cotton socks in cold water, press out excess water and put them on. Put dry woollen socks on top and get into bed. The cold poultice ensures a better blood flow and thus enhances sleep. In addition, the “hot 8” can be a valuable helper. Dissolve 10 tablets of the Biochemic remedy Magnesium Phosphoricum (e.g. by new era: No 8) in hot water, stir with a non-metal object and drink, preferably when you are in bed already. 

Good night and be well ...