Individualized Holistic Health Care

This post brings out two important segments on the –one potency selection and the other repetition. The summary is based entirely on Dr Koppikar’s book “Clinical Experience of 70 Years in Homoeopathy”. What he says is not mere theorizing but comes as a result of ‘diligent’ experience; an experience of 70 years is definitely taking serious note of… It would have been easier to scan and upload the pages but then it would be unjust to the labour of the author.  The bold markings are my emphasis.  Brackets and italics are my words. 1.      In the chapter ‘How I learnt About Doses’ a.      He talks about Anaphylaxis or Allergic Shock as a result of a single dose (unchanged) repeated on the 10th day. When his own case met with disaster he then avoided repeating the dose early. b.     He then refers to Dr. Margaret Tyler who used to give 1M potency daily for 4 days and stop, with good effect. c.      The opposite action of high and low potencies – he narrates his verified experien

Without illness nobody will be healthy!     How many of us have experienced this truth?  The statement appears rather dialectic and requires some reflection.  The above proposition excludes the chronic exacerbation (aggravation) and is more concerned with the acute type of illnesses – the viral or flu variety that induces a brief period of malaise. This is possibly nature’s way of gifting you some time take a break, to reflect and commune with self within – and then soar back rejuvenated. ‘Common Cold’ is the simplest of the ailment to afflict us, yet it causes us the most discomfort, it makes us feel miserable to the point that we take medicines disproportionate to the malady.  I recollect reading a naturopathy text that suggested that it is healthy to suffer from the common cold at least twice a year.  Someone once told me that his homoeopath in South Africa told him that he is unlikely to suffer a heart attack since he suffers from ‘cold’ now and then.  The homoeopath w