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#11 TCM Headaches – Meridians Intro

#11 TCM Headaches – Meridians Introduction The Movement of Vital Energy Meridian is the term we will use to describe one important and basic part of the overall energy distribution system of the body.  I like to think of meridians as energy veins.  These meridians are the pathways by which…

#9 Sleep & Cluster Headaches

#9 Sleep & Cluster Headaches Sleep Issues and Headaches Parents of small children and newborn babies understand all too well that sleep deprivation causes headache pain!  In some people, even irregularity in sleep patterns trigger migraines.  In a classic chicken-or-egg pattern, headaches also trigger sleep disturbances.  What a…

#6 – Headaches – Hypoglycemia

#6 – Headaches – Hypoglycemia Hypoglycemia is a family heritage of mine.  I thought I understood the subject pretty well.  However, I have learned some new things while doing research for this article.  Therefore, I hope some of what I have learned helps someone with their own blood sugar-related…

Candida (Candidiasis)

Candida Blog

Candida Overgrowth (Candidiasis) Candida albicans is a naturally occurring fungus found in the intestinal tract.  This fungus is the culprit in what is often referred to as a candida problem. Yeast infection is another common name for such a fungal infestation. When it is in the mouth, it is referred…

#2-Headaches-Emotions

  #2 – Headaches – Emotions If you can accept that your emotions impact your health then it follows that headaches more than likely have at least one emotional driver.  Understanding that emotions impact health was a new, and New Age-y, sort of philosophy when I first began living and…

Adrenal Fatigue

Fear, Worry, Anxiety, and Anxiety Disorders To avoid confusion, I want to begin by defining these four states of mind. Fear, worry,  anxiety, and anxiety disorders.  I do not want to be talking about oranges and you thinking that I am talking about lemons.  When something like that happens, a…

Homeopathics – First Aid and Allergic Reactions

Homeopathic First Aid and Allergic Reactions The principles by which Homeopathics operates are, in the words of Dr. Hahnemann, “clearly comprehensible.  In an earlier article titled “Homeopathy – Basic Principles“,  we addressed very briefly the principles by which this energy modality operates.  I hope you found it…

Homeopathy – Basic Principles

Homeopathy A Valid and Effective System of Medicine The highest ideal of therapy is to restore health rapidly, gently, permanently; to remove and destroy the whole disease in the shortest, surest, least harmful way, according to clearly comprehensible principles.” (Taken from The Organon of Medicine by Dr. Samuel Hahnemann…

Blood Clots

BLOOD CLOTS What is a Blood Clot? When platelets, proteins, as well as a bunch of clotting substances mix together, a blood clot forms.  Blood clots form to prevent excessive bleeding when a blood vessel is injured or ruptured in some way.  Blood vessels to an injured area narrow when…

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Chronic fatigue syndrome has become a rising epidemic. With more than 200,000 cases per year. More than 1 million people suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome. The causes of chronic fatigue syndrome are not well understood. It has even been considered a psychological illness. New research suggests…