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Jenia Grossman

Jenia Grossman 

Silicon Valley Homeopathy

info@SiliconValleyHomeopathy.com

Consulting in Cupertino and Saratoga

408-844-4483

Like many other people, I turned to homeopathy looking for solutions for my own health problems when conventional medicine could not offer any viable approach. Coming from a scientific and mathematical background, I was initially skeptical of homeopathy. Yet, the idea of interdependency of the mind, emotions, and a physical body was so matching my understanding of a human being that I found myself spending more and more time researching the validity of homeopathy. 

My fascination with the world of homeopathy which was “discovered” by countless people before me swept me as well; there was no turning back. Without any doubts I left my established career as a software engineer and went to study at Pacific Academy of Homeopathy in San Francisco. Cured cases which I observed initially and worked on later highlighted a thorough impact on a whole person. Simultaneously, my own treatment affected me profoundly.

As a homeopath, I feel very privileged to be able to help people in their recovery. There is no greater reward. I have adults as well as many children in my practice. Being able to help a child to start his or her life in a healthy way so it may continue in that direction is immensely gratifying to me.

Case:

7 year old Ben (name changed for privacy reasons) was brought in for eczema which started a few months prior in the pelvic area with cracks of raw skin and later on spread to other parts of the body. Now, bends of his arms and legs were prominently covered with dried bloody scabs. Unlike a typical eczema case when itching is the worst at night, he was mainly itching and scratching during the day.

While I was taking the case, I noticed that Ben could not sit still and kept running circles around my coffee table. I was gradually coming to the understanding that as bad as his eczema was, his life was even more limited by ADD and anxiety. He was very afraid of robbers and kept checking locks on the doors and windows. He commonly had nightmares “Bad guys: they rob and steal from me. I rarely see good dreams.” Scary “what ifs” dominated his life. Any change of plans was very hard for Ben to adjust to and would lead to long lasting temper tantrums.

At some point there was a distant noise from the street, which made Ben tightly close his ears and start shaking. He was highly sensitive to noise. In addition to all of that, he commonly had headaches and a constant post-nasal drip; slept with his mouth open and, unsurprisingly, he was tired and cranky in the mornings.

Understanding how somatic and physiological causes of illnesses are interrelated for a particular person leads to selection of the remedy, so I was trying to figure out what might have triggered this eczema coming seemingly out of nowhere. Turned out that teachers used to complain about his fidgeting and trying to be a “good boy”, he finally conquered his restlessness and that was when the eczema started. I commonly see that in many ADD cases anxiety is the underlying cause. Restlessness is one of the common ways of its amelioration. Having to sit still in a class became too much stress for Ben.

I suggested homeopathic preparation of Petroleum for Ben in daily doses for 3 weeks to jumpstart the healing and switching to single doses as needed later on. Homeopathic remedies are not intended to be working instead of the body; they rather stimulate healing and thus, are not needed eventually.

Three days into the remedy the mother reported that Ben was itching less and had much easier time falling asleep at night. Two weeks later the itching was gone, the arms cleared up; there was still some eczema on the legs.

A month later there was little eczema left: more of a dry skin rather. In addition to that, there was dramatic reduction of fears, improvements with post-nasal drip and a better sleep. Change of plans was no longer a problem.

This is just one of the cases highlighting the beauty of deep holistic healing we commonly see available with homeopathy when a person comes for a particular complaint but the whole system heals.

Mini Bansal

Mini Bansal

Health Harmony Homeopathy

HealthHH@outlook.com
1350 Dell Ave, Campbell CA 95008
408-533-0599

I started my career in Conventional Medicine after graduating with a Master’s in Biochemistry (Hons) from Panjab University, Chandigarh in India. I worked at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi as a Clinical Biochemist for several years. During my stint there I got diagnosed with asthma and my physician handed me an inhaler with one hand and a referral to a Homeopath with the other. Three doses of homeopathic globules alleviated months of labored coughing and breathing. I was intrigued.

Very soon after that, an opportunity to learn more about my field of service came into my life and I came to University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore for another Master’s in Medical and Research Technology. During my second stint at college I got married and made U.S. my home. As a Mom, for a combination of reasons, I decided not to work full time and enjoy seeing my children grow.

As my children grew into their teens and became more independent, I decided to go back to college (third time!) and study Homeopathy. Around the same time I got diagnosed with Breast Cancer. Homeopathy played a big role in my recovery and my resolve to study it deepened. I moved to Los Angeles for a few years and graduated with a Diploma in Homeopathy.

When I first decided to learn homeopathy it was really to find an alternative way to look at some frustrating medical issues with my children that traditional medicine could not address. I am very very happy to say that I found my answers in homeopathy...maybe not all...but almost there!

My own recovery from breast cancer with homeopathy supplementing the conventional treatment has enabled me to understand and appreciate the compexities of cancer care with complementary medicine

Now after witnessing some near miracles and of course, some misses too (no medicine is perfect!) I am very passionate and a big advocate of Homeopathy. I look forward to the day when Homeopathy and Conventional Medicine will walk in tandem in the U.S. as it does in India.

Case:

A 7 yr old charming little girl Rachel (not her real name) came for help with dyslexia. Friendly, mature, eloquent, polite, thoughtful, compassionate, well behaved and quite the artist. She loved to travel and listened and was obedient to her mother. She did not like to be alone and as a toddler tended to cling to her mother. 

Struggling with short term memory issues. In 2nd grade but reading and maths at kindergarten end / 1st grade beginning level. Had difficulty recognizing and memorizing symbols, phone number, birthday, address etc. Working hard at it but very little progress.

She also complained of eczema on her face and sometimes on the back. The eruptions were extremely itchy and were worse by eating sweets and eggs. 

Based on the totality of her symptoms I prescribed her Natrum muriaticum in LM potency to be taken daily. 

A few days later Mother reported eruption of eczema on her back with great itching. This was a return of old symptoms which indicated that the remedy was in the right direction.

At first follow-up after four weeks, Mother reported some progress in putting together syllables one day and then regressing the next day. This told me although we were on the right track there was an ‘obstruction to cure’ as we say in homeopathy. I persisted with a higher potency of the same remedy.

At the next follow-up there was improvement with skin issues but nothing much in terms of learning. During the conversation I seized upon a possible obstruction to cure and prescribed Staphysagria as an intercurrent remedy to be taken once.

At the next follow-up the child reported amazing progress in learning and by the follow-up after that she was up to par with the rest of the class in maths and slightly behind in reading. 

My reward - when the young girl beamed and told me, “ Now when my friend comes over I do not feel bad because I can do numbers as well as she can. I am very happy about it.”

What is ADHD

Dosing for Hyperactivity Issues

Dosing

Step 1: Select Remedy

Once you have selected the remedy by matching your symptoms, you then select the potency.

Step 2: Select Potency

There are three kinds of potencies available over the counter - 6c, 30c and 200c

We suggest 6c for younger children and very sensitive/frail people. Most people can take 30c potency. Please only take 200c if suggested by your practitioner or if you have experience using homeopathy and are comfortable with higher potencies

Step 3: Dosage

The actual number of pellets constituting a single dose will most likely be written on the vial if bought over the counter.

Step 4: Frequency

For hyperactivity issues try 30c once a week. Stop if improving and only repeat if the symptoms come back. Do not continue if it does not help after 4 doses and start process over with a better fitting remedy.


Remedies selected may relieve symptoms temporarily. For a more permanent relief consider meeting a Homeopathic Practitioner.  He or she will select a remedy based on your health and family health history, which may provide longer lasting relief.

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

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