If you've ever been burned in the kitchen, you probably know that the worst thing you can do is to stick your hand under cold running water. Yes, it's what the docs advise. You get a big blister, pain and redness for several days to remind you to be more careful in future. Your grandmother may have passed along a piece of folk wisdom: slather the burn with cooking oil or a pat of butter. It seems counterintuitive. But it works every single time … [Read more...]
How a Man in his Sixties Lost Weight and put Frequent Urination to rest
Struggling with Excess Weight and Frequent Urination Max has been trying to lose weight since his late thirties. A hearty man with an appreciation for good food and an aversion to physical exertion, he watched his weight edge up to 205lb by the time he reached his sixty year old milestone birthday. He had tried acupuncture for weight loss with temporary success. He experimented with intermittent fasting and was able to sustain it for a month … [Read more...]
Getting A Picky Eater to Eat Vegetables
Sweetie has been a picky eater before she could say no. As a baby of three months, she would yank the bottle of expressed breast milk out of her mouth, throw it across the floor and bawl. She wanted the complete experience, or nothing. At nine months old, her nanny bonded with her over treats of MacDonalds French fries with ketchup. Soon, adults around her realized that they could do wonders with her favorite foods. They could lull her to … [Read more...]
How to help a child to excel naturally
Little Em came for her first homeopathy consultation in a beautiful navy corduroy dress with an all-over flower print, wearing matching floral stockings. She was particularly striking for her grace and delicacy, her sweetness and her eagerness to please. She’s Sugar and Spice and All Things Nice - the kind of girl who inspires dreams of parenthood. Her mom had brought her to see me because her separation anxiety was getting out of hand. "A … [Read more...]
“Still the same person”
Vanessa had a bad case of PMS. She was at the mercy of her hormones 10 days every month. "I'm gonna tear someone's head off." "All tangled up." "I feel sh**ty. This is not me." We try a remedy. It helps her gain clarity immediately. She calms down. Sometimes she forgets her period is due. After a few months, the magic wears off. She is on the hook again. But she persists. We tweak the variables in her treatment. Some months, it … [Read more...]