Choline-rich diet tied to sharper memory

(Extraído de Medlineplus.gov)

By Amy Norton

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who get plenty of choline in their diets may perform better on memory tests, and be less likely to show brain changes associated with dementia, a new study suggests.

The study can only point to a correlation between memory and dietary choline -- a nutrient found in foods like saltwater fish, eggs, liver, chicken, milk and certain legumes, including soy and kidney beans.

The findings, researchers say, do not mean that choline is the answer to staving off Alzheimer's disease -- the memory-robbing disease that affects 26 million people globally.

But the findings do add to evidence that your lifetime diet may make a difference in how your brain ages, said senior researcher Rhoda Au, of Boston University School of Medicine.

A number of studies, though not all, have found links between diet and Alzheimer's risk. Some suggest that Mediterranean-style eating, for instance, might be protective; that typically means a diet high in fish, vegetables and fruit, whole grains and unsaturated fats like those in olive oil.

Because of these broad associations, Au cautioned against looking to any one nutrient as a magic bullet against dementia. "I think the message is that eating a healthy, balanced diet in mid-life is important," she told Reuters Health.

For their study, Au's team combed through data from a long-running heart health study. Nearly 1,400 adults ages 36 to 83 answered dietary questionnaires between 1991 and 1995. Then, between 1998 and 2001, they underwent tests of memory and other cognitive abilities, and had MRI brain scans.

In general, the study found, men and women in the top quarter for choline intake performed better on the memory tests than those in the bottom quarter.

The differences in test performance were small. "As far as your day-to-day functioning, it would not be an appreciable difference," Au said.

However, she added, the findings suggest that people with lower choline intakes were more likely to be on a "pathway" toward mental decline than their counterparts with higher intakes.

The researchers were able to account for some other factors -- such as education, and people's intake of calories, fat and certain vitamins, like B6 and B12. And choline itself was still linked to participants' memory test performance.

In addition, people with higher choline intake at the outset were less likely to show areas of "white-matter hyperintensity" in their MRI brain scans. Those areas are thought to be a sign of blood vessel disease in the brain, which may signal a heightened risk of stroke or, eventually, dementia.

None of that proves that choline, per se, protects memory or wards off unhealthy brain changes. One possibility, Au noted, is that some other nutrients present along with choline are responsible.

But there's also reason to believe that choline matters. The nutrient is a precursor to the brain chemical acetylcholine, which plays a key role in memory and other cognitive functions; low acetylcholine levels are associated with Alzheimer's.

Experts generally recommend that men get 550 milligrams of choline per day, while women should get 425 milligrams.

And research in rats has found that choline supplements tend to improve memory, Au pointed out.

But rats are rats. And more studies in humans are needed to back up the current findings, Au said. That, she added, should include studies that follow changes in people's cognitive abilities over time -- which the current study did not.

For now, Au said people concerned about brain health should pay attention to overall lifestyle, which includes a healthy diet, regular exercise and not smoking.

SOURCE: http://bit.ly/rIg1Xf American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, online November 9, 2011.

El Cloruro de Magnesio y sus Beneficios

(Extraído de naturopatia.biomanantial.com)

 

El Cloruro de Magnesio son unas sales solubles en el agua, de gusto salado y amargo, escasas en los alimentos, deberíamos tomarlas para recuperar el equilibrio perdido por las sales de potasio, aportan importantes beneficios para el mantenimiento de la salud, a pesar de ello, puede haber algunas contraindicaciones que conviene conocer, para evitar los posibles efectos secundarios. Se aconseja no tomarlo o reducir la dosis si hay problemas renales o diarrea.

El cloruro de magnesio está constituido por cloro y magnesio; casi del 60 % del magnesio de nuestro cuerpo está en los huesos, un  26% en los músculos y el resto en los tejidos blandos y en los líquidos corporales.

El magnesio elimina el calcio acumulado en algunos lugares y lo lleva a los huesos, reanima los órganos de las funciones vitales (glándulas), activa los riñones para eliminar el ácido úrico, en la artritis, descalcifica la membrana de las articulaciones, ataca la esclerosis calcificada, evita infartos, purifica la sangre. Alimenta y reduce el agotamiento intelectual, flexibiliza las arterias, elimina la atrofia muscular, corrige el desequilibrio mineral, modera los desórdenes digestivos e intestinales, es laxante y tonificante , alivia la fatiga y previene problemas de próstata.

También es un tranquilizante natural que mantiene el equilibrio energético en las neuronas y actúa sobre la transmisión nerviosa. La glándula paratiroides también necesita magnesio para funcionar correctamente.

El magnesio es muy necesario, principalmente después de los 40 años, cuando el cuerpo absorbe lo absorbe en menos cantidad de los alimentos, causando, envejecimiento y enfermedades.

Debido a su gran importancia en el metabolismo, se concentra principalmente en el corazón, también en el hígado, el cerebro y los riñones. Por este motivo, su carencia puede producir una gran variedad de síntomas.

Sus sales impulsan los fermentos digestivos y mejoran la producción de jugo biliar, reponiendo los niveles de la flora intestinal. También reduce los olores corporales.

Lo curioso es que el cloruro de magnesio es un complemento alimenticio relativamente módico y que ha aliviado en poco tiempo a  tantas personas.

El Magnesio contra las enfermedades

Ejemplos de enfermedades que se pueden prevenir o curar con el Cloruro de Magnesio:

• Su consumo diario previene el cáncer. Aunque una vez declarado, conviene no tomarlo.
• Cura problemas de próstata.
• Previene la diabetes y mejora la calidad de vida de quienes la padecen.
• Su consumo habitual previene infartos y problemas de corazón.
• Previene la artritis, ya que el magnesio evita que el ácido úrico se deposite en las articulaciones.
• Regula la tensión arterial.
• Práctico en problemas digestivos y desarreglos intestinales.
• También es efectivo en el tratamiento de: Alzheimer, asma, arritmia, fatiga, hipertensión, estrés…
• Ayuda a llegar a la vejez con una buena calidad de vida.

A nadie le gusta medicarse y aunque hay medicinas, buenas para determinados problemas, son perjudiciales para otros. Sin embargo, el Cloruro de Magnesio NO tiene contraindicaciones.

El magnesio no crea dependencia, con el no eludiremos todos los males pero si estaremos más sanos, no es una medicina, es un alimento sin contraindicaciones y es compatible con cualquier otro medicamento.

El Cloruro de Magnesio en el Embarazo:

Quienes tomaron magnesio durante la gestación, tuvieron un parto sin dolor, sin trastornos o complicación alguna.

La calidad y cantidad de leche materna fue extraordinaria hasta los dos años y tres meses.

Los bebés nacieron con un color rosado intenso debido al oxígeno en sangre.
Los niños que siguieron tomando cloruro de magnesio tienen una excelente calidad de vida, son alegres, sanos, fuertes.

Hay personas que después de pasar tiempo postrados, incluso gente de avanzada edad, han recuperado la movilidad, desapareciendo tanto los males como los dolores, ya que el magnesio ayuda a fijar el calcio y el fósforo en los huesos y dientes, normalizando también la corriente sanguínea.

Fuentes de cloruro de magnesio:

Las verduras, legumbres, cereales integrales y frutos secos son sus fuentes naturales de obtención. Una dieta equilibrada y variada por lo general cumple con las exigencias diarias de cloruro de magnesio.

La deficiencia de magnesio es bastante frecuente, debido a una alimentación pobre, en muchos casos, produce, pérdida de apetito, fatiga, debilidad general y náuseas. La falta severa de magnesio puede afectar el funcionamiento nervioso y muscular, provocando entumecimiento, calambres, convulsiones y arritmia. Cuando la gravedad aumenta, acarrea un bajo nivel de calcio y de potasio, el cloruro de magnesio puede ser enviado con rapidez y eficacia al cuerpo a través de la piel, esto a propiciado preparados en forma de escamas de aceite, geles y baños de cloruro de magnesio.

Cuando se toman diuréticos o se recibe alimentación por vía intravenosa durante largo tiempo de tiempo hay carencia de magnesio. Las embarazadas y quienes realizan grandes esfuerzos físicos, también pueden sufrir carencias, al igual que las mujeres durante la menstruación.

Otros factores que pueden contribuir a esta deficiencia son la cirugía,  enfermedades hepáticas, el uso de anticonceptivos y las enfermedades renales.

El cloruro de magnesio se encuentra en abundancia en el agua de mar.

El consumo excesivo de cloruro de magnesio, puede ser perjudicial. Los síntomas de sobredosis son parecidos a los de su falta: alteraciones psicológicas, náuseas, diarrea, pérdida del apetito, debilidad muscular, problemas respiratorios, disminución de la presión arterial, aumento de peso y problemas cardíacos.

JOSEP MASDEU BRUFAL

Legislación Colombiana de Homeopatía

(Extraído de naturelldecolombia.com)

DECRETO 1737 DE 2005

DECRETO 3554 DE 2004

RESOLUCION 000126 DE 2009

El tratamiento homeopático es eficaz para la parálisis cerebral infantil y las toxicomanías según expertos brasileños

(Extraído de medicinatv.com)

El tratamiento homeopático resulta eficaz en niños con parálisis cerebral favoreciendo sus habilidades y movimiento así como en enfermos toxicómanos evitando las recaídas según informaron hoy expertos brasileños durante la presentación del II Congreso Internacional de la Sociedad Española de Medicina Homeopática (SEMH) que se celebra en Madrid hasta mañana.

Según el doctor Fabio de Almeida Bolognani presidente de la Federación Brasileña de Homeopatía y director técnico del ambulatorio del Instituto Hahnemanniano de Brasil los resultados del tratamiento homeopático en enfermos neurológicos son beneficiosos y pioneros . Concretamente se ha conseguido acelerar la recuperación neuromuscular, lo que favorece la habilidad y el movimiento en los niños con parálisis cerebral dijo.

Cerca del 65 por ciento de los niños tratados con homeopatía respondieron favorablemente al tratamiento según el estudio. "Hecho que muestra una ventaja sobre la fisioterapia que no consigue evitar esa rigidez" indicó el doctor de Almeida Bolognani.

Por su parte los neurólogos se muestran "sorprendidos" por los resultados de los tratamientos en pacientes con enfermedades neurológicas pues éstas no disponen actualmente de otras terapias convencionales que logren su mejoría .

En cuanto al estudio en toxicómanos el doctor Francisco José de Freitás presidente del Instituto Hahnemanniano de Brasil aseguró que "de todos los toxicómanos que llevamos tratando durante dos años excepto tres que han muerto ninguno ha recaído en las drogas lo que muestra la eficacia de dicha terapia".

Asimismo la homeopatía se presenta como una herramienta muy útil para combatir la polifarmacia que afecta sobre todo a personas mayores según los expertos. Este es uno de los temas que se tratarán durante el Congreso junto con la atención a mujeres embarazadas la psiquiatría o la geriatría entre otros aspectos. FUNCIONA BIEN

"Es un instrumento terapéutico muy valioso sin efectos secundarios que muestra al paciente como un todo y le trata de manera integral tanto sus dolencias físicas como su carácter el comportamiento el entorno su manera de reaccionar etcétera" señaló el doctor de Freitás.

El tratamiento homeopático que se prescribe al enfermo es aquel que en dosis tóxicas desencadenaría en una persona sana una reacción semejante a la que presenta el enfermo se basa en los elementos observables explicó el especialista.

Este tipo de especialidad todavía en España no ha sido incluída en el sistema sanitario público de manera oficial a diferencia de otros países como Brasil Francia Reino Unido o Alemania. Según la presidenta de la SEMH María Dolores Temiño esta situación se debe a la falta de comunicación, aunque en España existen cerca de 2.000 especialístas homeópatas .

"La mejor prueba de que este tipo de terapéutica funciona bien se debe a que existe desde hace 200 años y se apunta como la medicina terapéutica del futuro" indicó el doctor de Almeida Bolognani.

Little pill, big trouble

(Extraído de telepgraph.co.uk)

To some, it’s a life-saver. To others, it’s a con trick played on the sick and vulnerable. But what’s the truth about homeopathy?

By Will Storr

Over and over again, the doctor told her she was being silly. But Gemma knew there was something wrong. She’d fall asleep on the sofa and couldn’t be woken. She’d see strange shapes and colours. She was having difficulties remembering things in the office. And yet every time she saw the doctor, he would say the same thing: you’re just a young girl, panicking.

Eventually, they found tumours on her brain, and they grew and spread. They tried chemotherapy. She felt sick. She gained four stone in four weeks. Her hair fell out over one weekend. She had to lift her eyelids with her finger to see. She had a wheelchair, a stick. Her bowels stopped moving. Her sight was so bad she couldn’t watch television or read. So she just lay there.

Then, in October 1995, the oncologist visited her hospital bed. “These are your options,” he said. “You can stay here, you can go to a hospice or you can go home.” Gemma was groggy; confused. She thought, well, let me think: sick people go to hospital, dying people go to a hospice, fit people go home.

“I’ll take home.” “Well,” said the doctor. “You’ve got those little pills and you’ve got Him up there. Make sure you have a happy Christmas.” It took Gemma a while to realise that this was her doctor’s way of telling her the cancer was, in fact, terminal.

Despite her dark prognosis, she carried on taking the “little pills” her oncologist had mentioned with a gently patronising smile. They’d been given to her by a homeopath recommended by her sister-in-law – she went out of politeness, really. But the more she took, the better she felt. At Christmas, her eyelids opened up. Her sight returned. A year later, she saw her oncologist. He wrote in his notes: “Gemma has made a remarkable recovery. Her case will remain a mystery.” But it wasn’t a mystery to Gemma, who has been telling me her story in the front room of her modest Sutton Coldfield house over the past hour. Gemma Hoefkens believes those little homeopathic pills had not only saved her life but changed it. She’s now a practising homeopathist who claims not to have been to the doctor for years.

Tratamiento homeopático en pacientes con trastornos psiquiátricos menores.

(Extraído de psiquiatria.com)

http://hdl.handle.net/10401/3485

Título:
Autor:
Zúñiga Moro, Clara Aurora
Aguilera Díaz, Eblis
Martínez, Jorge Carlos

Fecha:
feb-2005

Editorial:
Intersalud

Tipo de documento:
Comunicación congreso

Resumen:
Se realizó un estudio experimental, aleatorizado, controlado mediante grupos paralelos, con un tercer evaluador a ciegas en 140 pacientes con trastornos psiquiátricos menores que presentaran síntomas como tristeza, irritabilidad, llanto, pérdida de memoria, distracción, insomnio y ansiedad; atendidos en el centro comunitario de Higiene Mental perteneciente al área de salud de los policlínicos Camilo Torres y Carlos J. Finlay de Santiago de Cuba y en los consultorios del médico de la familia pertenecientes al Grupo Básico de Trabajo #1 del policlínico municipal de la ciudad de Santiago de Cuba en la etapa comprendida de Febrero 2002 a Abril del 2004, con el objetivo de evaluar la respuesta al tratamiento homeopático en pacientes con trastornos psiquiátricos menores, así como valorar las posibles ventajas económicas del tratamiento. Se conformaron dos grupos de tratamiento: grupo A (tratamiento homeopático) y grupo B (tratamiento convencional) con 70 pacientes cada uno. Luego de un mes de estudio el 63,11 % del total de pacientes mejorados se correspondió con el grupo A en tanto que sólo un 33,89 % fueron del grupo B con diferencias estadísticamente significativas entre ambos tratamientos. Al valorar el gasto por concepto de medicamento el tratamiento homeopático resultó ser más económico que el convencional.
[ABSTRACT] An experimental and randomized study, controlled by means of parallel groups, with a third blind appraiser was carried out in 140 patients with minor psychiatric dysfunctions who presented symptoms such as sadness, irritability, constant crying, memory dysfunctions, distraction, insomnia and anxiety; they were attended to at the Community Center of Mental Hygiene which pertains to the Polyclinics Camilo Torres and Carlos J. Finlay in Santiago de Cuba as well as the medical centers pertaining to the Basic Group of Workers # 1 of the Municipal polyclinic in Santiago de Cuba during the period of February 2002 to April 2004, with the objective of evaluating the homeopathic treatment, as well as its economic value. Two groups of patients were formed with each consisting of 70 patients: group A with homeopathic treatment and group B with conventional treatment. After one month of study, 63.11% of the total of improved patients corresponded to group A while 33.89% corresponded to group B with significant statistical differences between both treatments. The evaluation of the expenses with respect to each treatment applied proved that the homeopathic treatment was more economical than the conventional treatment.

Descripción:
Comunicación presentada en: 6º Congreso Virtual de Psiquiatría. Interpsiquis 2005. Psiquiatria.com. Febrero de 2005.

Suplementação de vacas leiteiras com homeopatia: desempenho e digestibilidade

(Extraído de scielo.br)

Supplementation of dairy cows with homeopathy: performance and digestibility

J.R.M. Silva^I; L.L. Bitencourt^II; B.M.L. Oliveira^III; G.S. Dias Júnior^IV; F. Lopes^V; R.A.N. Pereira^VI; M.N. Pereira^{IV, *}

^IInstituto Federal de Educação - Ciência e Tecnologia do Norte de Minas Gerais - Campus Januária - Januária, MG
^IIInstituto Federal de Educação - Ciência e Tecnologia do Espírito Santo - Campus Itapina - Colatina, ES
^IIIUniversidade Presidente Antônio Carlos - Departamento de Veterinária - Juiz de Fora, MG
^IVUniversidade Federal de Lavras - Departamento de Zootecnia. Caixa Postal 3037 - 37200-000 - Lavras, MG
^VUniversity of Wisconsin - Department of Dairy Science - Madison, EUA
^VIEmpresa de Pesquisa Agropecuária de Minas Gerais - Unidade Regional EPAMIG Sul de Minas - Lavras, MG

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RESUMO

Avaliou-se o efeito da suplementação de uma combinação homeopática sobre o desempenho e a digestibilidade de nutrientes em vacas leiteiras. Trinta e duas vacas Holandesas foram blocadas em pares e aleatoriamente alocadas a um de dois tratamentos por 63 dias, posterior a um período de padronização de 14 dias. Variáveis mensuradas no final da padronização ajustaram medidas semanais da mesma variável no modelo de análise estatística. Os tratamentos foram: Suplementação diária com 150 gramas de uma combinação homeopática (Hypothalamus, 10^-30; Colibacilinum, 10^-30; Streptococus Beta Hemolyticum, 10^-60; Streptococus Uberis, 10^-60; Phytolacca, 10^-60; Calcium Phosphoricum, 10^-30; Natrum Muriaticum, 10^-60; Urtica Urens, 10^-30; Silicea Terra, 10^-400) em veículo mineral, ou 150 gramas do mesmo veículo mineral (controle). A suplementação com homeopatia aumentou o teor de proteína no leite de 3,09 para 3,19% (P=0,01) e tendeu a aumentar a secreção diária de proteína de 0,737 para 0,776kg (P=0,10). A queda na digestibilidade da fibra e da matéria orgânica (P=0,10), e a similaridade na relação entre alantoína e creatinina na urina (P=0,32), sugerem que houve aumento na eficiência de síntese de proteína microbiana no rúmen. Apesar de o mecanismo não ter sido elucidado, a combinação homeopática aumentou o teor de proteína do leite.

Palavras-chave: gado de leite, proteína no leite, sólidos no leite, combinação homeopática

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ABSTRACT

The effect of supplementing a homeopathic combination on dairy cow performance and nutrient digestibility was evaluated. Thirty-two Holstein cows were paired blocked and randomly assigned to one of two treatments for 63 days, following a 14-day standardization period. Variables measured at the end of the standardization period adjusted weekly measurements of the same variable in the statistical analysis model. Treatments were: Daily supplementation of 150 grams of a homeopathic combination (Hypothalamus, 10^-30; Colibacilinum, 10^-30; Streptococcus Beta Hemolyticum, 10^-60, Streptococcus Uberis, 10^-60; Phytolacca, 10^-60; Calcium Phosphoricum, 10^-30; Natrum Muriaticum, 10^-60; Urtica Urens, 10^-30, Silicea Terra, 10^-400) in mineral vehicle, or 150 grams of the same mineral vehicle (Control). Supplementation with homeopathy increased milk protein content from 3.09 to 3.19% (P=0.01) and tended to increase the daily secretion of protein from 0.737 to 0.776kg (P=0.10). The trend for decreased fiber and organic matter digestibilities (P=0.10), and the similar allantoin to creatinine ratio in urine (P=0.32), suggests that there was an increase in the efficiency of microbial protein synthesis in the rumen. Although the mechanism could not be elucidated, the homeopathic combination increased milk protein content.

Keywords: dairy cattle, milk protein, milk solids, homeopathic combination

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INTRODUÇÃO

A capacidade de substâncias muito diluídas em veículo inerte e agitadas a cada nova diluição (Davenas et al., 1988) de atuar sobre os sintomas de doenças humanas foi formalmente proposta como tecnologia alternativa às práticas médicas vigentes no final do século XVIII e início do século XIX (Hahnemann, 1810). Por esta teoria, a doença seria o resultado de algo virtual atuando sobre a porção imaterial dos organismos vivos (Hahneman, 1842; Aforisma 11; rodapé 2). Entretanto, na homeopatia não se objetiva explicar o mecanismo fisiológico de ação dos medicamentos sobre indivíduos (Hahnemann, 1810; Aforisma 28).

O uso veterinário da homeopatia vem de longa data (Boeriche, 1874) e é de alto interesse atual (Krutzinna et al., 1996; Vaarst et al., 2006) como alternativa a medicamentos convencionais, sendo coerente à tendência naturalista dos consumidores de alimentos de origem animal. Fatores normalmente utilizados para justificar o uso são: baixo custo, suposta inofensividade do tratamento e possibilidade de obtenção de produtos isentos de resíduos quimioterápicos, sem a necessidade de respeitar períodos de carência, e como alternativa em doenças em que as opções convencionais não foram efetivas.

Além do tradicional uso terapêutico, produtos homeopáticos têm sido comercializados no Brasil como promotores da produtividade de rebanhos leiteiros (Brasil, 1999). Nestes casos, normalmente são preconizadas combinações homeopáticas, de uso comum na terapêutica homeopática em vendas sem receita médica ou em epidemias (Jacobs et al., 2006; Jacobs et al., 2007). Uma combinação de homeopatias foi efetiva quando utilizada como procedimento padronizado na clínica veterinária (Elliott, 2001). Entretanto, o uso de combinações homeopáticas com o intuito de promover preventivamente a saúde e a fertilidade de vacas leiteiras não induziu resposta positiva (Fidelak et al., 2007). Homeopatias, tanto quanto outros fármacos, devem ter sua efetividade e seguridade comprovadas cientificamente (Frobish e Van Houweling, 1978).

O objetivo deste experimento foi avaliar a resposta em produção e eficiência alimentar de vacas leiteiras suplementadas continuamente com uma combinação homeopática comercial, bem como avaliar se eventos digestivos seriam um mecanismo plausível na resposta ao tratamento.

MATERIAL E MÉTODOS

Trinta e duas vacas da raça Holandesa, com 164±90,6 (média±DP) dias em lactação no início do experimento, receberam uma dieta de padronização por 14 dias. Medidas de cada variável-resposta, obtidas entre os dias oito e 14 do período de padronização, foram utilizadas como covariável no modelo de análise estatística. Ao final da padronização, as vacas formaram 16 blocos de dois animais com base na produção diária de leite e foram aleatoriamente alocadas, dentro de bloco, a um de dois tratamentos por 63 dias do período de comparação. Algumas variáveis foram amostradas ao longo da comparação, caracterizando um delineamento em blocos ao acaso, ajustado para covariável, e com estrutura de medidas repetidas no tempo.

Os tratamentos foram: Homeopatia - 150 gramas da combinação homeopática (Hypothalamus, 10^-30; Colibacilinum, 10^-30; Streptococus Beta Hemolyticum, 10^-60; Streptococus Uberis, 10^-60; Phytolacca, 10^-60; Calcium Phosphoricum, 10^-30; Natrum Muriaticum, 10^-60; Urtica Urens, 10^-30; Silicea Terra, 10^-400) em veículo mineral (37,3% de Ca; 0,04% de P; 15579ppm de Mg; 260ppm de Mn; 4058ppm de Zn; 2294ppm de Fe; 1135ppm de Cu; 96ppm de Co) (Convert H Leite^®. Real H Nutrição e Saúde Animal, Campo Grande, MT) ou Controle - 150 gramas de veículo mineral (36,9% de Ca; 0,07% de P; 15899ppm de Mg; 204ppm de Mn; 4126ppm de Zn; 2908ppm de Fe; 1080ppm de Cu; 106ppm de Co). Os tratamentos foram administrados uma vez ao dia sobre o alimento fornecido pela manhã. Os animais foram alimentados individualmente, em confinamento total, com camas de areia e ordenhados duas vezes por dia.

As dietas completas (Tab. 1) foram misturadas duas vezes ao dia e oferecidas em quantidade suficiente para resultar em, no mínimo, 10% do oferecido como sobra diária. A proporção de silagem de milho nas dietas foi ajustada duas vezes por semana de acordo com a variação no seu teor de matéria seca (MS). A quantidade de dieta oferecida e as sobras alimentares de cada vaca foram mensuradas diariamente. Na última semana da padronização e ao longo do período de comparação, amostras da silagem de milho, de cada ingrediente concentrado e das sobras alimentares de cada vaca foram coletadas diariamente e congeladas. Semanalmente, uma amostra composta de cada ingrediente foi formada com base em quantidades idênticas de matéria natural. Estas amostras compostas foram pré-secas em estufa ventilada por 72 horas a 55ºC, trituradas em peneira de 1mm em moinho do tipo Thomas-Willey, e uma alíquota foi desidratada a 100ºC por 24 horas para determinação do teor de MS. O consumo de matéria seca (CMS) foi calculado semanalmente pela diferença entre a soma dos oferecidos diários de matéria seca de cada alimento e a sobra diária de MS de cada animal.

Ao final do experimento, uma amostra representando os compostos semanais de cada ingrediente pré-seco foi formada com base na proporção do consumido de MS em cada semana experimental. Uma amostra composta das sobras semanais pré-secas de cada vaca também foi formada. Os teores de proteína bruta (PB), fibra em detergente neutro (FDN), cinzas, e extrato etéreo (EE) foram, então, analisados. A PB foi analisada por um destilador a vapor do tipo Microkjeldhal (Official..., 1975). As análises de EE foram realizadas segundo o AOAC (Official..., 1990). As cinzas foram determinadas por incineração da amostra a 550ºC por oito horas. O teor de FDN foi determinado por um ANKON^® Fiber Analyser (ANKON Technology Corporation, Fairport, EUA). A composição em nutrientes das dietas foi calculada dividindo-se o consumo de cada nutriente pelo consumo de matéria seca ao longo do experimento.

O leite de cada ordenha foi mensurado diariamente, e quatro ordenhas consecutivas foram amostradas nos dias seis e sete de cada semana para determinação dos teores de proteína, gordura, lactose e nitrogênio ureico. A produção diária de leite e sólidos de cada semana foi utilizada para comparar tratamentos. A secreção de energia no leite foi calculada pela equação: [(0,0929 x % de gordura) + (0,0547 x % de proteína) + (0,0395 x % de lactose)] x kg de leite (Nutrient..., 2001).

O peso vivo foi mensurado após a ordenha da tarde nos dias 13 e 14 da padronização e a cada sete dias da comparação, iniciando no dia sete. O ganho diário de peso de cada vaca foi calculado pela inclinação da regressão linear ao longo do tempo dos pesos semanais. A condição corporal foi avaliada no final da padronização e nas semanas quatro e oito da comparação por observação visual em escala de 1 a 5 (Wildman et al., 1982). A condição corporal de cada vaca foi a média dentre os escores de três avaliadores independentes.

A digestibilidade aparente no trato digestivo total da MS (DMS), da matéria orgânica (DMO), da FDN (DFDN) e da matéria orgânica não-FDN (DMOnFDN) foi determinada por mensuração da produção fecal por coleta total de fezes realizada por oito horas ininterruptas nos dias 59, 60 e 61 da comparação. A coleta de fezes em cada dia foi iniciada com oito horas de atraso com relação ao dia anterior, visando obter uma amostragem representativa das 24 horas do dia, sem causar distúrbio no consumo de alimentos e na produção de leite dos animais. O consumo de matéria orgânica digestível (CMOD) foi calculado multiplicando-se o consumo de matéria orgânica mensurado semanalmente pela DMO mensurada na semana nove da comparação.

Três medidas de eficiência alimentar foram calculadas. A eficiência 1 foi definida como a produção diária de leite dividida pelo CMS; a eficiência 2, pela secreção diária de energia no leite dividida pelo CMS; a eficiência 3, pela secreção diária de energia no leite dividida pelo CMOD.

A relação entre as concentrações urinárias de alantoína e de creatinina foi mensurada para estimar diferenças relativas na produção de proteína microbiana no rúmen. Uma amostra de urina foi coletada no início e no final de cada um dos três períodos de oito horas de coleta total de fezes nos dias 59 a 61. Ao volume de urina coletado foram adicionados 10% de ácido sulfúrico a 10%, e a amostra acidificada foi armazenada a 4ºC. Uma amostra composta foi formada para cada vaca ao final dos três dias de coleta. Estas foram diluídas com água destilada na proporção 1:3 (urina:água) e congeladas a -20ºC até a realização das análises de alantoína e creatinina. Para a análise de alantoína, o procedimento adotado foi semelhante ao sugerido por Chen e Gomes (1995). Para a análise de creatinina, foi utilizado kit de análise laboratorial (Labtest Diagnóstica S.A., Lagoa Santa, Brasil, Cat. 35-100).

A atividade mastigatória foi mensurada no dia 62 da comparação, por observação visual da atividade bucal de cada animal a cada cinco minutos, durante um período contínuo de 24 horas. O tempo de mastigação foi definido como a soma dos tempos de ingestão de alimentos e de ruminação (min d^-1). Os tempos de mastigação, ingestão e ruminação por unidade de CMS foram calculados utilizando-se o CMS mensurado no dia da determinação da atividade mastigatória.

No dia 63, amostras de fluido ruminal foram coletadas por ruminocentese para determinação do pH e concentração de ácidos graxos voláteis (AGV). As amostras de fluido foram obtidas 12 horas ± 44 minutos após o oferecimento matinal de alimentos, aleatoriamente dentro de bloco. O pH ruminal foi mensurado imediatamente. A amostra de fluido foi imediatamente congelada em nitrogênio líquido, e o teor de AGV foi analisado por cromatografia gás-líquida num cromatógrafo Varian CP-3800.

As variáveis medidas ao longo do tempo foram analisadas como medidas repetidas pelo procedimento Mixed do SAS (Statistical..., 1985) com modelo contendo o efeito contínuo de covariável (medida da mesma variável obtida no final do período de padronização) e os efeitos fixos de bloco (1 a 16), tratamento (homeopatia ou controle), semana (1 a 9) e interação entre tratamento e semana. A estrutura de covariância utilizada foi definida pelo critério de informação de Akaike, dentre autorregressiva de primeira ordem, não estruturada e simetria composta. O quadrado médio para o efeito de vaca dentro de tratamento foi utilizado como medida de erro para testar o efeito de tratamento. As variáveis de valor experimental único foram analisadas pelo procedimento GLM do Statistical... (1985), por modelo similar ao anterior, mas sem o efeito de semana, da interação deste fator com tratamento e sem a covariável.

RESULTADOS E DISCUSSÃO

A composição e a quantidade de alimento consumido não diferiram entre tratamentos. Houve semelhança no CMS (Tab. 2), na composição em nutrientes das dietas consumidas (Tab. 1) e no comportamento ingestivo (Tab. 3). A resposta aos tratamentos ocorreu em um mesmo aporte de nutrientes e ingredientes dietéticos para os animais.

A suplementação com a combinação homeopática aumentou o teor de proteína no leite e tendeu a aumentar a produção diária de proteína (Tab. 2). O aumento induzido na secreção proteica pela glândula mamária foi agudo e perdurou pelas nove semanas da comparação (Fig. 1). Não foi detectado efeito de tratamento sobre outras medidas de desempenho animal (Tab. 2). A resposta altamente significativa em teor de proteína no leite (P=0,01) evidencia a capacidade de substâncias muito diluídas em veículo inerte e, agitadas a cada nova diluição (Davenas et al., 1988), de atuar sobre organismos vivos.

A resposta positiva em secreção proteica ao tratamento homeopático sugere que uma condição comum a todos os animais era indutora de baixo teor de proteína no leite. Dietas formuladas por substituição total ou parcial de amido de milho por pectina e fibra de polpa cítrica, como a utilizada neste experimento (Tab. 1), podem deprimir a secreção proteica no leite (Solomon et al., 2000; Broderick et al., 2002; Salvador et al., 2008; Costa, 2008), por mecanismo que envolveu diferenças no metabolismo ruminal destes carboidratos (Paster e Canale-Parola, 1985; Hall e Herejk, 2001; Dusková e Marounek, 2001). Obter ganho em uma condição dietética capaz de induzir baixo teor de proteína no leite parece ter sido a ação prioritária da combinação homeopática.

Houve tendência de queda na DMO no tratamento homeopático. Entretanto, menor digestibilidade não foi acompanhada por queda na síntese ruminal de proteína microbiana, mensurada pela relação entre alantoína e creatinina na urina (Tab. 4). Um mecanismo pelo qual menor digestão resultaria em síntese proteica microbiana similar seria por aumento na taxa de passagem da digesta pelo rúmen, por resultar em ganho na eficiência de crescimento microbiano, por menor uso de energia para mantença pelos microrganismos (Isaacson et al., 1975). A possibilidade deste mecanismo também é suportada pela tendência de queda na DFDN, de menor valor, comparativamente à DMOnFDN (Tab. 4). Esta última, representativa da digestibilidade da proteína, lípides e carboidratos não fibrosos, todos nutrientes de alta digestibilidade, é sabidamente menos afetada que a DFDN pela velocidade de passagem da digesta pelo trato digestivo. O possível aumento na taxa de passagem da digesta pode ter reduzido a degradabilidade da proteína dietética no rúmen e ter aumentado o fluxo de aminoácidos metabolizáveis de origem dietética para o animal (Nutrient..., 2001). Esta seria uma explicação plausível para o aumento observado na secreção de proteína do leite.

Dentre as homeopatias presentes na combinação homeopática estudada, aquela com maior chance de ter acelerado a taxa de passagem da digesta pelo rúmen parece ser a Silicea Terra. Sabe-se que este produto, quando administrado em seres humanos com deficiência digestiva, melhora a assimilação de nutrientes, ou seja, induz ganho em digestibilidade (Boerick, 2009). No ser humano sadio, a Silicea causa cólica e retenção de fezes no reto, sugerindo exercer ação estimulatória sobre a motilidade de porções anteriores do trato digestivo. Esse modo de ação, atuando sobre a motilidade ruminal, seria capaz de acelerar a taxa de passagem da digesta e induzir queda na DMO e na DFDN (Tab. 4), em um mesmo nível de consumo de uma dieta (Tab. 2).

Neste caso, um distúrbio medicamentoso artificial pode ter sido induzido homeopaticamente em um animal nutricionalmente sadio (Hahnemann, 1833; Aforisma 29), tendo efeito positivo sobre a produção de proteína no leite. O distúrbio - uma doença induzida no animal são - pode ter atuado como cura da baixa secreção proteica comum ao grupo de animais. Considerando-se que medicamentos homeopáticos induziriam no indivíduo sadio os sintomas que curam no doente, estes dados sugerem que pH ruminal médio ao redor de 5,7 e relação entre acetato e propionato acima de 3,2 (Tab. 5) não foram representativos de falta de saúde digestiva. Tal fato é coerente à composição adequada da dieta oferecida em FDN efetivo e fisicamente efetivo (Armentano e Pereira, 1997) e à não ocorrência de alterações digestivas clínicas características de acidose ruminal (Enemark et al., 2002) durante a condução do experimento. A Silicea Terra pode ser uma ferramenta para induzir secreção proteica em vacas leiteiras alimentadas com dietas não excessivamente acidogênicas e, ao mesmo tempo, capazes de deprimir a síntese de proteína microbiana no rúmen. Obviamente que esta suposição requer validação por experimentação futura com o medicamento único.

CONCLUSÕES

Apesar de o mecanismo da resposta não ter sido totalmente elucidado, foi evidenciada a capacidade da homeopatia de induzir resposta positiva em secreção proteica no leite de bovinos.

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Recebido em 19 de fevereiro de 2010
Aceito em 6 de abril de 2011

E-mail: mpereira@dzo.ufla.br
* Autor para correspondência (corresponding author)

Indicaciones principales de Apis Mellifica

(Extraído de salud.bio.com)

• MAREOS: agolpamiento de sangre, dolor de cabeza (especialmente al principio y curso de enfermedades agudas y erupciones de la piel.
• Dolor de una mitad de la cabeza, jaqueca.
• INFLAMACION DE LOS OJOS: (especialmente en los niños escrofulosos)
• ENFERMEDADES DE LA CORNEA.
• INFLAMACION: los párpados pegados uno contra otro, o como vueltos al revés.
• GRANOS: hinchazón de los párpados, edema rosada (en los ojos.)
• ERISIPELA de la cara y de la cabeza: (también la crónica.)
• ERUPCION de los labios e hinchazón.
• ECZEMA de la cara.
• VEJIGUILLAS e hinchazón de la lengua. PUTREFACCION de la boca. INFLAMACION del cuello.
• DIFTERITIS.
• VIENTRE: muy abultado.
• HIDROPESIA del vientre.
• HINCHAZON de los ovarios.
• COLICO: ESTREÑIMIENTO.
• NECESIDAD de orinar a menudo y por  fuerza, (morbus Bright.)
• COMEZON de la piel.
• ECZEMAS, erupciones cutáneas. ECZEMA (en especial con Hinchazón edematosa.)
• PUSTULAS: (también a consecuencia de punzadas de insectos.)
• INFLAMACIONES flemonosas.
• VEJIGAS DE QUEMADURAS: tumores. HINCHAZONES HIDROPICAS: (hidropesía cutánea, también después erupciones cutáneas, edema de los pies , hidropesía abdominal.) Señales generales características.

Características generales de Apis Mellifica

Atontamiento en la cabeza; oscurecimiento de la vista, cuando se baja como para recoger algo del suelo; mareos, más fuertes al estar sentado que paseando, y fuertísimos al echarse y al cerrar los ojos; agolpamiento de sangre a la cabeza que parece como si reventara, el cuarto cerrado y caliente se hace insoportable, la cabeza parece ser para el enfermo más grande de lo que es, peso en la cabeza, en especial en la frente y las sienes, que parece aliviarse cuando se aprieta la cabeza con las manos.
Dolor de cabeza encima los ojos y alrededor de los mismos o de un lado; dolores punzantes en las sienes y de allí hacia la frente; ataques repentinos de dolor de cabeza con sensibilidad a la luz y ruido, gran debilidad, náuseas, mal olor de la boca, particularmente después de esfuerzos e irritación.
Temblor involuntario de los ojos o de los párpados; dolores violentos en el globo del ojo y desde allí hacia la frente, punzadas en el ojo como producidas por un cuerpo extraño. Color rojo y carnoso de los ojos y párpados. Los párpados se pegan y se hinchan la membrana conjuntiva llena de venillas oscuras, la córnea oscurecida, ahumada; repugnancia a la luz; lagrimeo y ardor violentos; granos pequeños en los párpados con pus; hinchazón de los párpados de color rosado, suave y sin dolor, en especial por las mañanas; hinchazón rojiza azulada y blanda de ambos ojos; los párpados y ángulos como carnosos con comezón y dolor punzante.
Calor ardiente, punzante y violento en la cara con un matiz ligero de color rojo azulado; hinchazón de la cara, colorada y ardiente, que poco a poco se apodera de toda la cara y de la cabeza; acompañada con ojos hinchados; punzadas sueltas y líneas (rayas) rojas, y desprendimientos aislados de piel. Botoncitos en los labios que se hinchan lo mismo que toda la mandíbula inferior; erupción en la cara con gran comezón, que, también se edematiza y forma costras.
Sequedad en la boca, paladar y cuello; la lengua seca, hinchada y que se mueve con dificultad; vejiguillas en el borde de la lengua, con saliva abundante; dolor seco y rudo en el cuello, al deglutir, con expulsión continua de mucosidad espesa; color inflamado e hinchazón del paladar, lo que dificulta la deglución; ardor desde la garganta hasta el estómago.
El vientre parece estar repleto e hinchado; peso en el bajo vientre, como si quisiera bajar; extrema sensibilidad de las cubiertas del abdomen con respiración penosa: dolores agudos, hinchazón dura y en el sitio de los ovarios: como si quisiesen bajar; falta de menstruación; vientre blando persistente; cólicos acuosos amarillentos, oscuro negruzcos , verdes o sanguino-lentos, ardor e irritación en el ano; necesidad frecuente de orinar, con ardor en la-uretra; orinar con dificultad y escasez, orina turbia, muy colorada o depósito como de ladrillo.
Comezón violenta, punzadas como con agujas en todo el cuerpo que obliga a frotarlo con algún paño, picazón limitada a veces a sitios limitados y reducidos, también de noche e impidiendo el sueño; ardor grande con punzadas en varias partes del cuerpo a la vez, como punzadas de insectos; erupción cutánea; a veces sobre todo el cuerpo, con hinchazón: nudosidades blanquizcas con gran comezón punzante; hinchazones duras, purpúreas, rojas, azuladas, en algunos sitios manchas rojas, ya grandes, ya pequeñas; inflamación roja muy dolorida en las partes musculosas, que se van transformando en abscesos y tumores; inflamación pastosa y sin dolor en los tobillos o en todo un lado del cuerpo, de la cabeza, del abdomen; focos de materias acuosas.
Decadencia rápida de las fuerzas; debilidad y cansancio repentinos como después de un trabajo pesado; frío, insensibilidad y cambio del color natural en azul de los miembros; gran sensibilidad "y dolores como de desgarro excesivos sobre todo el cuerpo, especialmente en la piel; inquietud nerviosa que no da reposo en ninguna parte y en especial de noche, excesiva irritabilidad de los" nervios y de la piel.

DOSIS Y FORMA DE TOMAR APIS MELLIFICA

En la mayor parte de los casos deben administrarse tomas poco frecuentes, como tres globulillos durante 3, 6, y hasta 9 días; y puede aconsejarse en casos crónicos una sola dosis durante semanas para dejarla obrar. La dieta, como en el Aconitum.

Cinnamon

(Extraído de NCCAM.nih.gov)

by Steven Foster

Introduction

This fact sheet provides basic information about cinnamon—common names, what the science says, potential side effects and cautions, and resources for more information.

Common Names—cinnamon, cinnamon bark, Ceylon cinnamon, cassia cinnamon, Chinese cinnamon

Latin Names—Cinnamomum zeylanicum (also known as Cinnamomum verum); Cinnamomum cassia (also known as Cinnamomum aromaticum)

Cinnamon comes from the bark of trees native to China, India, and Southeast Asia. A popular cooking spice in many cultures for centuries, cinnamon also has a long history of use as a folk or traditional medicine. For example, many ancient societies used cinnamon for bronchitis. Additional folk or traditional uses include gastrointestinal problems, loss of appetite, and control of diabetes, as well as a variety of other conditions.

Cinnamon bark is used to make powders, capsules, teas, and liquid extracts. Although there are many kinds of cinnamon, Ceylon cinnamon (sometimes referred to as "true" cinnamon) and cassia cinnamon (also known as Chinese cinnamon) are the most familiar.

 

What the Science Says

• High-quality clinical evidence (i.e., studies in people) to support the use of cinnamon for any medical condition is generally lacking.
• An analysis of five clinical trials concluded that cinnamon does not appear to affect factors related to diabetes and heart disease.
  

Side Effects and Cautions

• Cinnamon appears to be safe for most people when taken by mouth in amounts up to 6 grams daily for 6 weeks or less. Some people may have allergic reactions to cinnamon or its parts.
• Cassia cinnamon contains coumarin, the parent compound of warfarin, a medication used to keep blood from clotting. Due to concerns about the possible effects of coumarin, in 2006, the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment warned against consuming large amounts of cassia cinnamon.
• Cinnamon should not be used in place of conventional medical care or to delay seeking care if you are experiencing symptoms that are of concern; this is particularly true if you have diabetes.
• Tell all your health care providers about any complementary and alternative approaches you use. Give them a full picture of what you do to manage your health. This will help ensure coordinated and safe care. For tips about talking with your health care providers about complementary and alternative medicine, see NCCAM's Time to Talk campaign.

Sources

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WholeHealthNow: Teleconference Recordings on Homeopathy

(Extraído de wholehealthnow.com)

WholeHealthNow began a series of free live teleconferences with master homeopaths in January 2004. With the links below you can access MP3 recordings from some of these memorable conferences. On some computers, the file will first download completely (this may take a while on a dial-up connection) and then automatically begin to play.

Recent Additions

Douglas Falkner
Homeopathy through Simplicity = VIDEO =

Frederik Schroyens
New Ways of Solving Cases Using RadarOpus = VIDEO =

Pratip and Prasata Banerji
The Banerji Homeopathic Protocols

Ananda More
The Search for Evidence: Discovering Scientific Evidence
that Supports the Effectiveness of Homeopathy

1. Peter Alex bio
Peter Alex teaches homeopathy in schools throughout Germany. In 2003, he co-founded the International Homeopathic College at Torgau, located in Samuel Hahnemann's former house. He is the author of the book The Homeopathic Treatment of Lyme Disease

Homeopathic Treatment of Lyme Disease
MP3 file, 12.7MB

2. Sunil Anand bio
Dr. Sunil Anand has been practicing homoeopathy for over 20 years, and has earned special recognition for his work in pediatrics. He has produced a 2-CD set, Children and Homeopathy, available by emailing Donna Powers at powersofhomeopathy@me.com

Subjective Homeopathy - Energy Level Prescribing
MP3 file, 12.5MB

3. Claudio Araujo bio
Dr. Araujo teaches at 5 homeopathic institutes in Brazil and teaches and supervises homeopaths-in-training. He has written two books, including Acute Cases in Homeopathy and published many journal articles. His most recent article on Acute Cases was published in Italy's Il Medico Omeopata (Nov. 2009) and his newest book, Dengue Fever in Rio de Janeiro, will be published in 2010.

The Ins and Outs of Acute Prescribing
MP3 file, 13.4MB - with Frederik Schroyens

4. Melissa Assilem bio
Melissa Assislem's work has focused on women's health issues. Her second book, Women Ripening Through The Menopause, as an outcry against such an important rite of passage being treated as a disease.

Gifts of the Mother: The Matridonal Remedies
MP3 file, 12.7MB

5. Pratip Banerji and Prasata Banerji
The Banerji family now represents four generations of practicing homeopaths. The Prasanta Banerji Homeopathic Research Foundation (PBHRF) was set up in 1992 with the aim to include Homeopathy as a scientific and effective mode of Alternative Medicine. This Foundation offers comprehensive health care as well as scientific establishment to bring Homeopathy to its rightful position as the medicine of the masses. Learn more at bhrfindia.org

The Banerji Protocols
MP3 file, 25.0MB

6. Grant Bentley bio
Grant devised Homœopathic Facial Analysis (HFA) based on his clinical experience and a contemporary interpretation of Hahnemann's three primary miasms. His book Soul and Survival offers an in-depth look at miasmatic facial analysis.

Homeopathic Facial Analysis
MP3 file, 14.3MB

7. Kate Birch bio
Kate served as the Vice president of the North American Society of Homeopaths (NASH) from 2005 to 2008. Kate's book, Vaccine Free Prevention & Treatment of Infectious Contagious Disease With Homeopathy A Manual for Practitioners and Consumers, was published in the spring of 2007.

Contagious Disease: to Vaccinate or Not?
MP3 file, 15.3MB

8. Carol Boyce bio
Carol Boyce is on faculty at many homeopathy schools in the US and since 2004 has been Director of Education for The Homeopathic Symposium, a website offering interactive online clinical training and a video archive of cured cases. In 2007 Carol began making a series of documentary films about homeopathy.

Homeopathy's Profile Today
MP3 file, 13.7MB

9. Christina Chambreau bio
Christina is a founder of the Academy Of Veterinary Homeopathy, is on the faculty of the National Center for Homeopathy Summer School, and is the author of Healthy Animals Journal. She teaches both lay and veterinary students, with a commitment to de-mystify homeopathy, to show how healing of all types follows the principles of the Organon.

Obstacles to Cure in Prescribing for Animals
MP3 file, 6.7MB

Applying Hahneman's Principles of Healing to Animal Prescribing
MP3 file, 13MB

Using Homeopathy with Animals
MP3 file, 13MB

The Power of Homeopathy in Animals
MP3 file, 14MB

Helping your Animals Maximize their Health with Homeopathy
MP3 file, 14MB

10. Dinesh Chauhan bio
Dr. Chauhan is a distinguished lecturer and one of the most influential teachers of the Sensation Method today. He and his wife Dr. Urvi Chauhan have organized the Swasthya Homeopathic Clinic in Mumbai where they hold clinical courses for students from around the globe. Dr. Dinesh has authored two books: The Journey to the Human Core and A Wander with a Little Wonder: Child-Centric Case Witnessing

Scientifically Intuitive Human-Centric Case Witnessing Processa
MP3 file, 13.1MB

11. Divya Chhabra bio
Dr. Chhabra is well known for her brilliant style of case taking in which she follows the thread of every important symptom beautifully, to reach through the subconscious level of dreams to the deep seated core delusion which manifests as the symptoms of imbalance and illness. Her work has helped to further our understanding of more accurately selecting potencies.

An Evening with Divya Chhabra
MP3 file, 5.6MB

12. Laurel Chiten website
Laurel Chiten's latest film project, From Within, Without is the story of a mother desperately trying to save her son, and a doctor passionately trying to save humanity. It's the journey of a boy with autism and his homeopathic treatment with Dr. Luc De Schepper, and brings alive the rich history of homeopathy, both the science and the philosophy.

Homeopathy Film Project Update
MP3 file, 12.0MB

13. Marijke Creveld bio
In the year 2000, Marijke Creveld discovered the Diospyros kaki remedy, derived from the tree that survived the 1945 nuclear explosiion at Nagasaki. She has published two books, Diospyros kaki Creveld - World Tree and Three Trees, Survivors on Earth

Three New Tree Provings
MP3 file, 12.9MB

14. Ahmed Currim PhD, MD bio
Dr. Currim is the author of two widely acclaimed books: A Guide to Kent's Repertory and The Collected Works of Arthur Hill Grimmer. He has already enjoyed many successful years of Family Practice and teaching, brilliantly combining his training in homeopathy with his MD studies at the University of Brussels, a PhD in Applied Mathematics from the University of Colorado and a Masters degree in Physics from Harvard University.

Understanding the Repertory, Using Synthesis and Kent's Repertory
MP3 file, 7MB

Recovering Kent's Treasure - a thirty year adventure
MP3 file, 11MBRelated Article

15. Filip Degroote, MD bio
Dr. Filip Degroote's Dreams Repertory, which he developed over an 18 year period, will be published electronically in RADAR 10.5 It contains more than 100,000 rubrics and over 150,000 specific remedy references. Dr. Degroote is a member of the group 'Bryonia', the Royal Belgian Association for Homoeopathy, the International Institute for Advanced Homeopathic Investigations, and also a teacher at the Flemish Medical Association for Classical Homoeopathy.

The Dreams Repertory
MP3 File (download & play) -or- Listen Online (streaming audio)

16. Luc De Schepper bio
Dr. Luc is a highly respected practitioner and the author of many valuable homeopathy books, including Achieving and Maintaining the Simmilimum and Hahnemann Revisited

Urinary Incontinence and Homeopathy
MP3 file, 7.0MB

Known and Less Known Remedies for Chronic Liver Problems
MP3 file, 7.5MB

Arsenicum and Argentum nitricum: Strange Bedfellows
MP3 file, 7.0MB

The Different Remedies of Forsaken: The How and Why
MP3 file, 8.0MB

Tsunami Relief in Sri Lanka
MP3 file, 6.9MB

Problems in Homeopathic Case Management
MP3 file, 9.6MB

Lycopodium the Intellectual, Fluoric acid the Pimp: Strange Bedfellows
MP3 file, 13.1MB

The Luc De Schepper Module for RADAR
MP3 file, 13.4MBlearn more about the LDS Module

17. George Dimitriadis bio
George Dimitriadis is the author of 5 books including an excellent contemporary translation of Bönninghausen's Therapeutic Pocketbook. He practices at the Hahnemann Homœopathic Medicine Centre, and lectures widely on homœopathy and the Bönninghausen Repertories.

Bönninghausen's Repertories
MP3 file, 13.6MB

18. Kim Elia bio
Kim is the Director of WholeHealthNow, the distributors of RADAR Homeopathic Software in North America. He lectures extensively throughout the world, presenting seminars on Homeopathy, Nutrition and Natural Health Care. Kim is the principal instructor and developer of the four year classical homeopathy program at the Hahnemann Academy in Tokyo and Osaka, Japan.

Teaching and Learning Homeopathy - The Snake Remedies
MP3 file, 14.0MB

Treating Mental and Emotional Disorders - with Joe Kellerstein
MP3 file, 13.4MB

Understanding the Milk & Mammal Remedies - with Will Taylor
MP3 file, 11.4MB

Demystifying Homeopathic Practice:
Successful Case-taking, Analysis and Follow-up - with Will Taylor
MP3 file, 14.5MB

Knowing The Nightshades - the lost session VIDEO (1 hr)

19. Douglas Falkner bio
Dr. Douglas Falkner is a Master Homeopath, certified by Vega Rozenberg's ESSH School of Homeopathy. A gifted teacher and healer, he combines conventional medical knowledge with a deep intrinsic grasp of the energetic and spiritual principles connected with successful homeopathic treatment. Dr. Falkner started his first homeopathic training program in 2004, and founded the Polaris Institute to train homeopathic practitioners.

Soul-based Homeopathy: Enhancing and Refining Your Inner Guidance System
MP3 file, 13.8MB

Homeopathy through Simplicity
MP3 file, 14.2MB

Homeopathy through Simplicity VIDEO (2 hr)

20. Howard Fine bio
Dr. Fine graduated from National College of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, Oregon in 1978, where he began studying Homeopathy. He subsequently studied extensively with George Vithoulkas. In addition to his successful practice in Westport, CT, Dr. Fine currently teaches and supervises the homeopathic clinic shift at the College of Naturopathic Medicine at the University of Bridgeport.

My Most Interesting Cases from 30 Years of Practice
MP3 file, 6.0MB

21. Peter Fraser
Peter Fraser is Director of the Institute of Homeopathy, and has authored a number of works on Homeopathy, including Insects - Escaping Earth which is available from the WHN Bookstore. In his practice, Peter matches new and old remedies to treat new and old diseases. He is especially interested in the diseases of our times: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Allergic Reactions, Hyperactivity and Concentration Disorders, Auto-Immune Disease and HIV.

Transformation and Change: Clues to Finding the Dynamic Centre of a Case
MP3 file, 6.0MB

22. Alastair Gray bio
Alastair Gray has run a natural medicine practice in both Sydney, Australia and Auckland, New Zealand since 1995. He lectures for two colleges in New Zealand and three in Australia, as well as many other speaking engagements worldwide. He has published four books and numerous articles on the many provings he has conducted. Stay up-to-date with this busy man's activities by visiting his website, grayhomeopathy.com

The 21st Century Homeopath
MP3 file, 13.3MB

NCH Teleconference Series #2
Treating Drug and Alcohol Issues
MP3 file, 13.7MB

23. Nicola Henriques bio
Nicola Henriques is a British homoeopath, researcher and writer. Her sixth book, Crossroads to Cure, offers a clear guide to successful case management and takes the reader step by step through the process of the second prescription, discussing the range of remedy actions and their interpretation.

Crossroads To Cure
MP3 file, 7.0MB

24. Nancy Herrick bio
Ms. Herrick is a widely respected homeopath and homeopathic educator. She began her extensive career as a lecturer in 1983 with the International Foundation for Homeopathy. For a period of five years, Ms. Herrick was extensively involved in research developing 17 new homeopathic medications including Lac Equinum and Lac Delphinum. She has published eight of these studies in her book Animal Mind, Human Voices.

The Carbon Remedies - with Roger Morrison
MP3 file, 13.7MB

25. Paul Herscu bio
Dr. Herscu is credited with revitalizing the homeopathic approach to the treatment of children. His books include Treatment of Children, Provings: Volumes I and II and Stramonium, which details his innovative "Cycles and Segments" approach to homeopathy.

Homeopathic Prophylaxis and Treatment of the Flu and other Epidemics
MP3 file, 8.6MB

Using the Repertory To its Full Advantage
MP3 file, 6.4MB

Cycles and Segments
MP3 file, 7.3MB

Homeopaths Who Treat Animals
MP3 file, 13.1MB

Achieving Consistent Results with Homeopathy
MP3 file, 13.7MB

26. Hahnemann Labs - Helga Allessio VP
No matter how accruate the prescription, it's effectiveness always depends on the quality of the actualy remedy preparation. This teleconference interview with Helga Allessio, Vice President and Production Manager of Hahnemann Labs, offers a highly insightful glimpse behind the scenes at the painstaiking processes that deliver high quality remedies.

Understanding the Nature of a Homeopathic Pharmacy
MP3 file, 13MB

27. Henny Heudens-Mast bio
Henny Heudens-Mast has practiced Classical Homeopathy for more than 30 years. Her worldwide reputation as a gifted homeopathic healer is well deserved, and she maintains a busy practice and teaching schedule. In 2006, she published a remarkable book, The Foundation of the Chronic Miasms which is available through the WHN Bookstore.

The Chronic Miasms
MP3 file, 5.4MB

28. Linda Johnston bio
Linda Johnston began homeopathic practice in 1986. She has written many articles in homeopathy journals, and published two books, including one for the general public, Everyday Miracles: Homeopathy in Action. Linda's current projects include a book on the treatment of children, A Child's World, expected to be published in March 2010. She is also co-authoring a comprehensive work on plants and plant families with her husband Frans Vermeulen.

The Homeopathic Family Perspective in Perspective
MP3 file, 13.5MB

Botanical Families in Homeopathic Prescribing
MP3 file, 14.3MB

29. Brian Kaplan bio
After completing homeopathy training at the Royal London Homeopathic Hospital (exclusively for medical doctors) Dr. Kaplan became a member of the Faculty of Homeopathy in 1983 and a Fellow in 2002. In 2001 he published his book on taking the case, The Homeopathic Conversation.

A Homeopathic Conversation
MP3 file, 12.1MB

30. Jorgos Kavouras bio
Dr. Kavouras maintains a practice in Germany, teaches internationally, and works extensively with Prof. George Vithoulkas on the Vithoulkas Video Course, and Summer Programs in Alonissos, Greece. He is especially interested in treating acute diseases (viral, pandemic, etc.) with homeopathy, the relationship between acute and chronic diseases, and the reasons why viral infections are becoming more frequent and more severe.

Acute Diseases and their Treatment with Homeopathy
MP3 file, 13.1MB

The Challenge of Clinical Homeopathy in Handling Difficult Cases
MP3 file, 13.6MB

31. Willa Keizer bio
Willa Keizer is the founder and director of the Caduceus Institute of Classical Homeopathy, which trains health professionals and other serious students in homeopathic medicine. She has 15 years of experience with LM potencies, and uses these potencies in clinical practice, including long term management.

LM Potencies: Deep and Gentle Healing
MP3 file, 10.9MB

Treating Mental and Emotional Disorders
MP3 file, 6.5MB

32. Joseph Kellerstein bio
Joseph Kellerstein studied with Andre Saine and Robin Murphy, and was the first Chairman of the Department of Homeopathy with the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine. He currently operates his own post-graduate course in homeopathy, Homeopathy By The Book, which includes clinical preceptorship training for his students.

Case Management and the Second Prescription - part 1
MP3 file, 7.1MB

Case Management and the Second Prescription - part 2
MP3 file, 7.2MB

Just What Exactly is Characteristic and Peculiar in Homeopathy?
A Discussion of the Centrality of Homeopathy - Aphorism 153
MP3 file, 6.8MB

Step-by-Step Case Analysis Cases discussed (PDF file - 45KB)
MP3 file, 5.2MB

Hahnemanian Prescribing (with Andre Saine)
MP3 file, 13.4MB

Treating Mental and Emotional Disorders - with Kim Elia
MP3 file, 13.4MB

Hahnemannian Prescribing #2 (with André Saine)
MP3 file, 14.2MB

Cases that Whisper - A Retrospective of Striking Cases
MP3 file, 13.8MB

33. David Kramer bio
David Kramer has been a student and practitioner of homeopathy since 1980. He is the founder of the Hudson Valley School of Classical Homeopathy and director of the US campus of George Vithoulkas' International Atlantic Academy of Classical Homeopathy

Case Taking Nuances, Artistic Repertorization, and the American Psyche
MP3 file, 7.0MB

Childhood Emotional Trauma & its Prominent Role in Treating Adults
MP3 file, 6.7MB

The Importance of Dreams in Homeopathic Treatment
MP3 file, 12.7MB

Part 1: Introduction to 'Simple Substance' and Kent's Cosmology
MP3 file, 12.7MB

Part 2: Properties of 'Simple Substance' and their impact on our existence
MP3 file, 13.5MB

Part 3: Reviving the homeopathic art as a true healer
MP3 file, 13.9MB

34. Liz Lalor bio
Liz Lalor's practice has several special areas of focus – delusion rubrics, remedy types and relationships, and her very successful fertility clinic in Australia, which is based on the method of Leon Vannier. Her book, A Homeopathic Guide to Partnership and Compatibility is available from WHN Books.

New Ideas in Homeopathy
MP3 file, 5.8MB

Mental and Emotional Disturbance in Chronic Disease
MP3 file, 14.1MB
    Supporting Documents:
Thuja Case Repertorization Case File (.cas) for RadarOpus

35. Begabati Lennihan bio
Begabati Lennihan is the Director of the Teleosis School of Homeopathy. Along with with Dr. Luc De Schepper, she also co-founded the Renaissance Institute of Classical Homeopathy. Her articles on enhancing learning and on the role of spirituality in homeopathy are available on her websites, www.eastwesthealth.info and www.teleosisschool.org

Enhancing the Effectiveness of Your Learning
MP3 file, 6.5MB

36. Russell Malcolm bio
Dr. Malcolm is Medical Director of the Claremont Homeopathic Clinic, Glasgow, Scotland. In addition to his medical and homeopathic studies, Dr. Malcolm has studied arts and humanities, and has a long-standing interest in the performing arts.

Resonances - A Sneak Peek at the 2011 AIH Seminar & Conference
MP3 file, 23.1MB

37. Farokh Master bio
Homeopathic literature is now greatly enriched by Dr. Master's many books, including Snakes to Simillimum - Demystifying Venom. On these conference calls, he shares his exceptional expertise in homeopathy, gleaned from his highly successful practice in India.

The Homeopathic Treatment of Children - Part I
MP3 file, 7MB

The Homeopathic Treatment of Children - Part II
MP3 file, 7MB

Women's Remedies
MP3 file, 6.5MB

How to Treat Advanced Pathological Cases
MP3 file, 10MB

Snake & Spider Remedies
MP3 file, 12.6MB

Snakes to Simillimum - Demystifying Venoms
MP3 file, 13.3MB

Small Remedies for Small Patients
MP3 file, 12.7MB

NCH Teleconference Series #1
Classical Hahnemannian Homeopathy
MP3 file, 13.2MB

Practical Clinical Application of the Theory of Miasms
as Proposed by Dr. Samuel Hahnemann
MP3 file, 13.2MB

38. Massimo Mangialavori bio
Dr. Mangialavori developed a personal methodology for the study and application of homeopathy. Since 1991 he has divided his time between his practice in Italy and teaching homeopathy for different organizations. In 1998, he began the International School for Continuing Postgraduate Training in Homeopathic Medicine CIMI-Koiné. His most recent book is the well-received title The Sea Remedies

NCH Teleconference Series #3
Managing Difficult Cases - Creating a Successful Practice
MP3 file, 12.4MB

39. Judyann McNamara bio
Judyann McNamara graduated university with both a major in Biology and honors in Physics. After graduate level studies in field theory and a successful career in bio-medical research, this dual interest led to homeopathy. In 2005 Judyann founded the Montreal Institute of Classical Homeopathy, which offers a fully accredited training program (ICH/ECH/SPHQ).

Quantum Level Prescribing
MP3 file, 13 MB

39. Ananda More
Ananda More is a homeopath and an owner of the Riverdale Homeopathic Clinic in Ontario, Canada. Her current project is videotaping a homeopathic campaign in Cuba, supported by the local allopathic community, that is battling outbreaks of leptospirosis. You can watch a short clip from her video at indiegogo.com/In-Search-of-Evidence and also offer support for the project at the RHR Online website.

In Search of Evidence: Discovering Scientific Evidence
that Supports the Effectiveness of Homeopathy
MP3 file, 13 MB
Ananda would like to apologize for discussing the "western provinces"
of Cuba in this teleconference. She meant to say the "eastern provinces."

40. Roger Morrison bio
Dr. Morrison first spent four years learning to speak Greek and then went to study at the George Vithoulkas Center in Athens. There he became one of the top assistants, eventually earning the prestigious diploma of the Athenian Center. His Desktop Guide has become a standard text at homeopathic colleges.

The Carbon Remedies - with Nancy Herrick
MP3 file, 13.7MB

41. Franc Mueller bio
Since 1990, Franc Mueller has practiced as a homoeopath, music therapist and psychotherapist, with increasing emphasis on homeopathy. Franc has written books and articles in Dutch, including a book about the Compositae Family and another about case taking.

The Compositae
MP3 file, 13MB

42. Manfred Mueller bio
Mr. Mueller pioneered "Reverse Chronological Tautopathy" (clearing remedies) - a systematic approach to removing the effects of past suppressions. His approach expands on §40 of the Organon, where Hahnemann notes that when two dissimilar diseases are present, alternating remedies may be needed to effect a total cure.

Decoding the Organon:
Hahnemann's Pointers for Curing Today's Complex Chronic Disorders
MP3 file, 13.7MB

43. Misha Norland bio
Misha is the Founder and Principal of The School of Homeopathy, Devon, England. He has over 30 years of practice, 20 years of teaching, 16 years of video-taping cases, and 9 years of conducting provings which gives him an extraordinary depth of understanding. His books and CDs are available through our bookstore.

Integrating Our Philosophy
MP3 file, 13MB

44. Richard Pitcairn bio
In 1982 Dr. Pitcairn published Natural Health for Dogs and Cats. In 1986 he founded the Animal Natural Health Center as a clinical and teaching center for the understanding and use of homeopathic medicine in the treatment of disease. In 1995, along with two other veterinarians, he started the Academy of Veterinary Homeopathy.

Veterinary Homeopathy
MP3 file, 13.6MB

45. Richard Pitt bio
Richard Pitt is the Executive Director of the Pacific Academy of Homeopathy, San Francisco. As President of the CHC between 1995-2000 he redesigned the national certification exam and helped to make the CHC the largest certifying organization in North America. His recent book Tobacco, is a revealing and expert analysis of his recent proving.

Tobacco: a New Look at this Old Remedy
MP3 file, 6.3MB

Challenges to Homeopathy's Future
MP3 file, 12.3MB

Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities for Homeopathy Around the World
MP3 file, 13.1MB

46. Iris Ratowsky bio
Iris Ratowsky is the Director and Head Teacher of Berkeley Institute of Homeopathy. She was the Registrar at NASH for many years, where she was responsible for certifying applicants, helping to set the agenda for NASH. Her website is www.irisratowsky.com

Our Own Healing Work
MP3 file, 13.2MB

47. Judyth Reichenberg-Ullman bio
      Robert Ullman bio
with Ian Luepker (on call #1)
These naturopathic physicians share a practice with children in the autism spectrum. Their recently published book, A Drug-Free Approach to Asperger Syndrome & Autism, is helping familes and conventional physicians to learn about the help that homeopathy offers in treating this population.

A Drug-Free Approach to Asperger Syndrome & Autism
MP3 file, 7MB

Advantages of Homeopathy in Asperger Syndrome
MP3 file, 12.1MB

48. Karl Robinson
Dr. Robinson maintains medical practices in Houston, Texas and Albuquerque, New Mexico. He is the former editor of the American Journal of Homeopathy, the founder and president of the New Mexico School of Classical Homeopathy, and founder and past president of the Texas Society of Homeopathy.

Boenninghausen's Therapeutic Pocketbook Method
MP3 file, 6.5MB

49. Amy Rothenberg bio
In 1989 Amy Rothenberg and her husband, Paul Herscu ND, started the New England School of Homeopathy (NESH). Many of her articles can be found in back issues of Homeopathy Today, as well as accessed at the www.nesh.com. She practices classical homeopathy in Enfield, CT and has taught her gentle, case-taking approach in the USA and abroad.

The Assessment of Symptoms and Remedies for Pregnancy
MP3 file, 10.0MB

50. Todd Rowe bio
Dr. Rowe is a past president of the National Center for Homeopathy. He has worked tirelessly to promote and strengthen homeopathy, producing courses, conducting provings and sitting on several certification boards. His book The Homeopathic Journey offers thoughtful support for those who lead homeopathic schools, study groups, or training programs.

The Future of Homeopathic Education
MP3 file, 13.3MB

51. Andre Saine bio
Andre Saine is a master practitioner of classical Hahnemannian homeopathy, succesfully treating patients suffering from very serious chronic disease. He has published two books: Psychiatric Patients and The Method. Andre has been the Dean and main instructor for the postgraduate program of the Canadian Academy of Homeopathy since 1986.

An Evening with Andre
MP3 file, 6.7MB

Hahnemanian Prescribing (with Joe Kellerstein)
MP3 file, 13.4MB

Learning Small Remedies through Cured Cases
MP3 file, 14.7MB

Hahnemannian Prescribing #2 (with Joe Kellerstein)
MP3 file, 14.2MB

52. Rajan Sankaran bio
Throughout his career, Dr. Rajan has worked to unearth a system for homeopathy that gives consistent results. He has given us the classification of remedy states into kingdoms and has added miasms to the already known ones. Rajan has published his homeopathic understanding of kingdoms, potency, miasms and case analysis in his many books, including The Sensation and Sensation Refined

The Sensation in Homeopathy
MP3 file, 14.2MB

52. Frederik Schroyens bio
Dr. Schroyens is the coordinator for the Synthesis Repertory and RADAR software, which includes the computer version of Synthesis. His conference calls are exceptionally well received - don't miss them!

New Developments in Repertorial Analysis
MP3 file, 7MB

Future of the Repertory; Structure of Sensation; Boger-Boenninghausen
MP3 file, 6.2MB

Evoking the Relevant Homeopathic Questions Easily (Part 1)
MP3 file, 6.2MB Additional information
Evoking the Relevant Homeopathic Questions Easily (Part 2)
MP3 file, 6.7MB
Evoking the Relevant Homeopathic Questions Easily (Part 3)
MP3 file, 11.5MB

The Shifting Reliability of the Repertory
MP3 file, 13.8MB

The Ins and Outs of Acute Prescribing
MP3 file, 13.4MB - with Claudio Araujo

New Ways to Solve Cases using RadarOpus VIDEO (50 min)

53. Jeremy Sherr bio
Jeremy has taught the Dynamis curriculum throughout Europe and North America, and is a popular lecturer worldwide. He was the first to re-develop the science and art of provings after a century of near silence, as his definitive work Dynamics and Methodology of Homeopathic Provings bears testimony.

The Challenge of Case Management
MP3 file, 9MB

How to Improve Your Success in Homeopathy
MP3 file, 8MB

The 'Dynamic Case Taker' software
Thirteen sections

The Repertory of Mental Qualities
MP3 file, 13MB

Essentials of Case Analysis
MP3 file, 13MB

Tips for Case Analysis
MP3 file, 14MB

54. Jonathan Shore bio
Dr. Shore has taught worldwide since 1983, including intensive teaching as core faculty at the Hahnemann College of Homeopathy. In 2004, along with co-authors Anneke Hogeland and Judy Schriebman, he published the seminal work Birds - Homeopathic Remedies from the Avian Realm which has become the standard reference text on bird remedies.

The Bird Remedies
MP3 file, 13.2MB

55. Will Taylor bio
Dr. Will Taylor is one of our premier homeopathic practitioners, scholars, as well as a contributor to the Boenninghausen Module for RADAR. In his teleconference calls, as in all his teaching, he brings a great depth of insight, clarity of presentation and delightful humor to any topic in his realm.

Working with the Chronic Miasms
MP3 file, 7MB

Working with Plant Families
MP3 file, 6.6MB

Understanding the Boenninghausen Method
MP3 file, 6.4MB

New Innovations In Homeopathy - A Perspective
MP3 file, 13.2MB

Understanding the Milk & Mammal Remedies - with Kim Elia
MP3 file, 11.4MB

Demystifying Homeopathic Practice:
Successful Case-taking, Analysis and Follow-up - with Kim Elia
MP3 file, 14.5MB

56. Alize Timmerman bio
Alize has been in homeopathic practice since 1980 and began teaching in 1986. She established the Hahnemann Institute of the Netherlands in 1988. Alize works closely with other teachers, including Jeremy Sherr, Jan Scholten, Corrie Hiwat and Alfons Geukens.

Homeopathic Care for the Last Stage of Life
MP3 file, 8MB

Menopause and Hormonal Conditions
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Homeopathic Treatment of Cancer
MP3 file, 13.2MB

57. Dana Ullman bio
Dana Ullman, M.P.H. is one of the foremost spokespersons for homeopathic medicine in the United States. He has authored several books, including the important 2007 title The Homeopathic Revolution, a book that documents famous people of the past 200 years who have been known to use and/or advocate for homeopathic medicine.

Cultural Heroes in Homoepathy
MP3 file, 13.1MB

58. Roger van Zandvoort bio
In 1982 Roger van Zandvoort started work on additions and corrections to Kent's Repertory for the benefit of his patients, without any initial intention of publication. That project became known as the Complete Repertory. After 20 years, Roger still works full-time on this project, now called the Repertorium Universale and integrated into RADAR 9.

New Developments in the Repertory and the Boenninghausen Approach
MP3 file, 7MB

59. Frans Vermeulen bio
Frans Veremeulen began his practice in 1976, and since then has made a major contribution to homeopathy, authoring such classic titles as Synoptic Materia Medica 1, Synoptic Materia Medica 2, Concordant Materia Medica, and his tour de fource, PRISMA

The Homeopathic Family Perspective in Perspective
MP3 file, 13.5MB

Botanical Families in Homeopathic Prescribing
MP3 file, 14.3MB

60. Rudi Verspoor bio
Rudi Verspoor has studied and applied Hahnemann's complete system of medicine, which he termed Heilkunst, for more than two decades. He has published several books of new insight into Hannemannian principles and is now the Dean and Director of the Hahnemann College for Heilkunst in Ottawa, Canada (www.homeopathy.com)
    Steven Decker bio
Because of his deep understanding of the German language and the context of Hahnemann's era, Steven Decker's translations of Hahnemann's work have been hailed as the most brilliant rendering of Hahnemann's genius.

Homeopathic Philosophy: From Kent Back to Hahnemann, Part 1
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Homeopathic Philosophy: From Kent Back to Hahnemann, Part 2
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Homeopathic Philosophy: From Kent Back to Hahnemann, Part 3
MP3 file, 8.8MB

61. Anne Vervarcke bio
Anne Vervarcke developed her AV Method, based on decades of professional experience, plus the work of Rajan Sankaran, classical knowledge, and insights from phenomenology and linguistics. She established The Centre for Classical Homeopathy (CKH) in Leuven, Belgium. More information is available on her website. at thewhiteroom.be.

The Vital Method
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JACH Teleconference Series #5
Homeopathic Treatment of Back Pain
MP3 file, 13.5MB

62. George Vithoulkas bio
In part through his International Academy for Classical Homeopathy on the Greek island of Alonissos, George Vithoulkas has established homeopathy as a science respected by the conventional medical profession in Greece, and has also made his country one of the leading centers for homeopathy in the western world. His multi-volume masterwork, Materia Medica Viva is available in this website's book section.

The Crisis Facing Homeopathy Today
MP3 file, 5.7MB

JACH Teleconference Series #8
Levels of Health
MP3 file, 14.1MB

63. Ian Watson bio
Ian Watson is the co-founder of The Lakeland College, and is known internationally as a lecturer and workshop leader in the fields of homeopathy and self-development. A collection of 20 of Ian Watson's lectures is now available on CD.

The Healing Relationship
MP3 file, 16MB

The Tao of Homeopathy
MP3 file, 13.1MB

64. Jay Yasgur bio
Jay Yasgur is the author of the widely respected Yasgur's Homeopathic Dictionary and Holistic Health Reference. He has written many homeopathic articles for Pharmacy Times, American Druggist and American Pharmacy, as well as Resonance, Simillimum, Lilpoh, Homeopathic Links, Journal of the American Institute, and Homeopathy Today.

Homeopathy: Exploring Our Heritage
MP3 file, 6.6MB

65. Morris Zubkewych
Dr. Morris Zubkewych is exploring exctiing new territory — his work is extending the modes of homeopathic treatment as it helps to establish a bio-physical explanation for our healing art. His paper Digital Homeopathy is available on our website.

Homeopathy and the Digital Revolution
MP3 file, 6.9MB