Dose-effect study of Gelsemium sempervirens in high dilutions on anxiety-related responses in miceeearch

Dose-effect study of Gelsemium sempervirens in high dilutions on anxiety-related responses in mice

Paolo Magnani,1 Anita Conforti,2 Elisabetta Zanolin,2 Marta Marzotto,1 and  Paolo Bellavite1

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2877813/

7 signs you may be having a migraine

                                                              Image credit http://www.brit.co/migraine-infographic/

Homeopathic Over the Counter for Migraines

Homeopathic Over the Counter for Migraines

The following are four of the most commonly used remedies for headaches/migraines.

Physical Symptom	Mental Symptom	Modalities	Remedy
Steady aching or sense of heaviness with little throbbing May be accompanied by nausea, vomiting, constipation	Irritable wants to be left alone	Worse with the slightest movement Better with firm pressure	Bryonia
Intense headaches with violent throbbing pains Face flushed or feels hot, sometimes with cold hands and feet	Sudden explosive anger	Worse with  light, noise, touch, strong or unusual smells, motion, or jarring Better with cold applications, dark, binding the head	Belladonna
Pain in forehead or on one side; or changes location frequently Headache coming on after meals or after warm, rich, or fatty foods or ice cream or  in connection with menstrual period	Wants company and consolation	Relief with gentle motion, especially walking slowly in open air	Pulsatilla
Headaches begin after overeating; alcohol, coffee or other drugs; loss of sleep; excessive mental work May be accompanied by general sick feeling and by digestive upsets including vomiting, gas, or sour or bitter taste	Driven, irritable ambitious	Worse sounds even sound of footsteps Relief by wrapping the head up or being in a warm room	Nux vomica

Homeopathic Self-Care
Homeopathy For Headaches: Ursula Stone

Migraine and Headache - Treatment with Homeopathy and  homeopathic cell salts: A homeopathic and biochemical guide 

For chronic migraines please consider meeting a homeopath for individualized care

Please use common sense and judgement and seek medical attention if need be

Homeopathy and Beyond - migraines

Homeopathy and Beyond

For a complete holistic approach it might be a good idea to start incorporating minor changes in lifestyle especially with nutrition and yoga

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAYs20Lt4pQ

http://www.healthy-holistic-living.com/migraine-home-remedies.html

Harminder Singh

Harminder Singh D.H.M.S

940 E El Camino Real
Sunnyvale, CA 94087
408-737-7100

www.homeopathicvibes.net

I have passion for homeopathy. I am blessed to be born in family of Homeopaths. My grandfather Dr. Hazara Singh Gill was great homeopath of his times. He did his M.B.H (Bachelor of Medicine in Homeopathy) from Punjab Homeopathic Medical College Lahore in 1925. That was the only homeopathic institution in Northern India at that time. 

In early eighties, after graduating when I entered the profession; Homeopathy was still regarded as an ancient art, little better than faith healing, and practiced mainly by amateurs and retirees. It took me no time to recognize that Homeopathy would be the medical system of the future. I knew that journey may not be smooth for me as a professional Homeopath to bring it on par with conventional medicine by using technology to give it scientific backing. I strived incessantly to bring about the acceptance and legalization of Homeopathy in Punjab and India at national level. I was instrumental in getting the legal status to Homeopathy and standardization of education institutes all over the Punjab during my college years at MKH Medical College and Hospital Ludhiana, Punjab.

Armed with little more than a first class professional degree (D.H.M.S) and fierce determination, I took up the challenge of winning for Homeopathy the medical respect that it rightfully deserved. I have served for Punjab Government as a Homeopathic Medical officer for several years and I have been a strategic partner with Homeopathic Department of Punjab and Council of Homeopathic Medicine Punjab on many regulatory affairs. Today Homeopathy is viewed as a modern, progressive, efficient, safe and effective medical option in India and round the globe.    

 I have been practicing classic homeopathy for more than 20  years with great success. I started Homeopathicvibes, a consultancy based in Sunnyvale, California in 2009 in view of offering affordable services in Homeopathy.  I am maintaining my active memberships of California Homeopathic Medical Society and National Center for Homeopathy U.S.A for many years and been attending seminars and many activities in the field of Homeopathy in bay area and elsewhere. Recently I joined hands with B.A.H.A to get involved with more local activities.

I regularly write articles in regional Punjabi magazines about health and homeopathy. I have been invited to many local radio stations in bay area to talk about health and Homeopathy. I translated print material for Asian American Donor society few years ago and was selected for volunteer of quarter award.

Transparency in business and abiding by their fundamental principles has brought me a long way in developing and maintaining excellent relationship with my patients and clients. The commitment and dedication in providing them with the best services helped me to earn the reputation of a honest homeopath in bay area.

I am eager to assist patients who seek my consultation, healthcare providers, medical research organizations, health educators,  institutions, patient advocacy groups as well as regulatory authorities that are considering homeopathy as an integrative approach.

I offer Homeopathic consultancy to persons interested in choosing homeopathy as an alternative to traditional treatment or as a complementary to traditional treatment.  I offer preventive and classical homeopathic treatment modalities for allergic conditions related to skin and respiratory systems, bronchial asthma. I  offer management and  supportive therapy for Diabetes, pre-menopausal and menopausal syndromes, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Irritable Bowel Syndrome and headaches of non-specific origin.

Contact us if you would like to learn more about Homeopathic medicine in the Sunnyvale and San Jose area! You can also visit my website www.homeopathicvibes.com to learn more about our homeopathic consultations or by calling (408)737-7100.

Travel and Homeopathy:

Travel sickness or Motion sickness is a sensation of unpleasant feeling which occurs when someone is traveling by car, bus, boat, plane, or train. Our sensory organs send mixed messages to the brain, causing dizziness, lightheadedness, and/or nausea. Some people learn early in their lives that they are prone to the condition. In majority of sufferers it leads to vomiting. Homeopathic remedies are capable of  preventing and treating. A person maintains balance with the help of signals sent by many parts of the body—for instance, the eyes and inner ears. Other sensory receptors in the legs and feet let the nervous system know what parts of the body are touching the ground or not. Conflicting signals can cause motion sickness. In an airplane travelers cannot see turbulence, but their bodies can feel it. The resulting confusion which can cause nausea or even vomiting.

Here are three most common remedies for motion sickness that I would like to highlight: 

Cocculus Ind , Petroleum and Tabacum 

These are the best known homeopathic remedies for motion sickness, whether it be from sea-, air-, or carsickness. In homeopathy, we select a remedy based upon the symptoms presenting. Each remedy has its known characteristics, and we seek to match a person’s symptoms with a remedy that relieves those symptoms.

Step one is to assess what symptoms a person is experiencing?
How are you feeling exactly ? For example, nausea, vomiting, dizziness(vertigo), disorientation, etc.
What makes symptom worst?
What gives you relief?
Any food or beverage appeal to you?
Other concomitants symptoms along with the motion sickness?

Your  remedy choice will be clear if you identify answers for questions above. The following are characteristic features of homeopathic remedies known to relieve motion sickness:

Cocculus Ind. Bad  nausea, vomiting with dizziness/vertigo (may also have headache). Desire to lie down. Nausea or dizziness from looking at moving objects or watching things out of a moving vehicle. Also nausea from the sight or smell of food – aversion to food. Better lying on side. Remedy has been used in cases of travel between different time zones when the symptoms match.

Petroleum: Nausea and dizziness with disorientation. Empty, hungry feeling in the stomach relieved by eating – desire to eat. Increased salivation. Cold perspiration. Better with warm and dry air. Pain in the back of head or neck. 

Tabacum: Deathly nausea – feels wretched. Cold, clammy and pale with nausea. Motion sickness even from the least motion. Symptoms relieved by cold, fresh air. Also improved by uncovering the abdomen. Salivation and spitting increased. Aggravated by cigarette smoke. Closing eyes relieves symptoms a bit. Remedy known for relieving the classic symptoms of seasickness.

Case:  

Patient Anita Prasad ( name changed) 40 years old female came to see me for my advice on her car sickness which she had it for years. She noticed her symptoms were getting bad to worst. Now happening even when she was the driving even on a flat and straight road on short trip. At some point that she had to stop the car and vomit. She has to take her teenage son for basket ball games around bay area. What made it worse was the fact that she was required  to drive almost every weekend as husband was usually travelling because of the work. As a result, her apprehension to driving grew more and more,  she also started to develop anxiety. She revealed that if she drives with window open she felt better. Her husband is a chain smoker. Based on fact I prescribed her Tabacum 6C.The results were good and the motion sickness had improved or diminished to some level but her anxiety did not improve. I then prescribed her Argentum Nit 30 to be taken on the days she was not driving and Tabacum while driving. Not only was her anxiety reduced to zero but there was no nauseas and no stopping on the way to vomit. She is not taking any Argentum Nit 30 anymore. She only carries Tabacum 6c with her and uses it whenever she needs it.

 Access the important symptoms and larger picture of the discomfort when choosing the remedy. If one remedy do not provide relief after a few doses, stop it and try the next best choice.

Advances in Integrative Nanomedicine for Improving Infectious Disease Treatment in Public Health

Bell IR, Schwartz GE, Boyer NN, Koithan M, Brooks AJ. Advances in integrative nanomedicine for improving infectious disease treatment in public health. European Journal of Integrative Medicine. 2013;5:126-140.

INTRODUCTION: Infectious diseases present public health challenges worldwide. An emergingintegrative approach to treating infectious diseases is using nanoparticle (NP) forms of traditional and alternative medicines. Advantages of nanomedicine delivery methods include better disease targeting, especially for intracellular pathogens, ability to cross membranes and enter cells, longer duration drug action, reduced side effects, and cost savings from lower doses.

METHODS:

We searched Pubmed articles in English with keywords related to nanoparticles andnanomedicine. Nanotechnology terms were also combined with keywords for drug delivery, infectious diseases, herbs, antioxidants, homeopathy, and adaptation.

RESULTS:

NPs are very small forms of material substances, measuring 1-100 nanometers along at least one dimension. Compared with bulk forms, NPs' large ratio of surface-area-to-volume confers increased reactivity and adsorptive capacity, with unique electromagnetic, chemical, biological, and quantum properties. Nanotechnology uses natural botanical agents for green manufacturing of less toxic NPs.

DISCUSSION:

Nanoparticle herbs and nutriceuticals can treat infections via improved bioavailability and antiinflammatory, antioxidant, and immunomodulatory effects. Recent studies demonstrate that homeopathic medicines may contain source and/or silica nanoparticles because of their traditional manufacturing processes. Homeopathy, as a form of nanomedicine, has a promising history of treating epidemic infectious diseases, including malaria, leptospirosis and HIV/AIDS, in addition to acute upper respiratory infections. Adaptive changes in the host's complex networks underlie effects.

CONCLUSIONS:

Nanomedicine is integrative, blending modern technology with natural products to reduce toxicity and support immune function. Nanomedicine using traditional agents from alternative systems of medicine can facilitate progress in integrative public health approaches to infectious diseases.

Homeopathy and Beyond - Travel

Homeopathy and Beyond
(while on vacation)

For a complete holistic approach it might be a good idea to start incorporating minor changes in lifestyle especially with nutrition and yoga

Some helpful links are listed below

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exdnxh6Dz5Q

http://www.healthy-holistic-living.com/go-local-on-vacation.html