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Dr Merchant's Homeopathics, 11528 Jasper Avenue NW, Edmonton, AB (2026)

04/10/2026

In a world that feels increasingly uncertain—where narratives shift overnight, systems are questioned, and even our sense of stability tested—there is something deeply grounding in what has quietly endured.

For 230 years, Homeopathy has remained rooted in the same unchanging principles: Individualization
The Law of Similars
The gentle stimulation of the body’s innate healing intelligence.

While generations of medicines have come and gone and protocols evolved and replaced, these foundational truths have stood the test of time.

This is not a rejection of progress - but a reminder that not all that is old is obsolete, and not all that is new is superior.

In times of confusion, there is wisdom in returning to what is consistent and tested by time; what continues to heal without losing its essence.

On this World Homeopathy Day, I reflect not only on a system of medicine, but on a philosophy that has quietly persisted—serving, healing, and reminding us that true healing often lies in simplicity, subtlety, and trust in the body’s own intelligence.

03/17/2026

TROLL TRIBUTE TUESDAY: Before I started posting on social media, there was years of silence. Working with one patient at a time, delivering meaningful results. I did not post testimonials because I was lazy or because I didn't have any (well, I never get the time to do my SM because I am fortunately occupied with my profession); But because I had observed what happens when meaningful dialogue is replaced by noise—when thoughtful practice isn't met with curiosity, but with mockery. The digital space often rewards the loudest voice, not the most informed one. Seldom, that voice belongs to those who hide behind anonymity, throwing around dismissive labels instead of engaging in honest discussion.

Encounters like these are rare in real world but I acknowledge they are rife on social media. An ignorant reduction of complex systems of healing into a single word—“placebo”—is not skepticism; it is intellectual laziness. True skepticism asks sensible questions & seeks to understand before it critiques. What we see instead is something far more hollow: a reflexive dismissal, stripped of nuance & devoid of responsibility.

For years, I asked myself: Is it worth stepping into that space?

Because when you do, you are not just sharing knowledge—you are also opening the door to misrepresentation, ridicule, & deliberate misunderstanding. And for someone who values integrity & lived clinical experience, that cost can feel unjustifiably high.

But silence has its own consequences..

When those who have dedicated their lives to healing remain quiet, the narrative does not stay neutral—it is shaped by those who speak the loudest, not the wisest. Over time, truth is not directly attacked; it is simply buried beneath repeated distortions & half-understood arguments presented with unwarranted certainty.

That is why I have chosen to speak.

Not to argue with every critic. Not to convince those committed to misunderstanding. But to ensure that there remains a space where thoughtful, true evidence based medicine is represented with clarity and dignity.

03/06/2026

THOUGHTFUL THURSDAY: Lately I’ve noticed something on social media.

Posts are becoming increasingly polished. Perfectly structured. Perfect grammar. Perfect formatting.

Almost too perfect.

Artificial intelligence can now generate entire articles in seconds. And while that is an impressive technological achievement, I must admit something honestly:

I hesitate to use it to write for me. So I asked it to analyze my posts and this was the response received.

I hesitate, not because technology is the enemy—but because medicine, healing, and human experience are not merely information to be arranged neatly on a page.

They are lived.

Every meaningful insight I have ever shared has come from conversations with patients, from observing the body’s intelligence, from mistakes, from reflection, and from moments in my practice that no algorithm could possibly witness nor predict.

Writing, at its best, is not content creation. It is sharing experiences real stories of real people!

Yes, in a crunch AI is a fantastic tool, but can easily one day turn into a horrid master. We are in the infancy stages here. We are steadily feeding a monster! Or maybe the real risk today is not AI itself, but the quiet disappearance of authentic human voices.

So if my posts are sometimes less frequent, less polished, or imperfectly phrased, it is simply because I still prefer to write the old way:

From the heart, with the ink of my soul on the scrolls of lived human experiences.

Yours truly,
Aziz Merchant

02/14/2026

FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Let's revisit last week's post on procrastination and get into some more depth.. Procrastination Is Not Laziness

In clinic, I rarely see “lazy” people. (if they were lazy, they wouldn't be seeing me! They took charge of their health and honored me by making be a part of their positive health outcome)
I see nervous systems protecting themselves.

Modern psychology tells us procrastination can stem from:

• ADHD & executive dysfunction
• Anxiety & avoidance
• Perfectionism
• Trauma freeze response
• Burnout & cognitive overload

Homeopathy asks a deeper question:

What is the inner state behind the delay?

Is it:
• Fear of failure? (Lycopodium, Silicea)
• Overwhelm? (Calcarea carb)
• Emotional exhaustion? (Sepia, Phosphoric acid)
• Perfectionistic pressure? (Carcinosin)
• Nervous anticipation? (Argentum nitricum)
• Idea-driven distraction? (Sulphur)
• Last-minute intensity cycles? (Medorrhinum)
• Silent overthinking? (Natrum mur)
• System overload? (Scandium, Cadmium)
• Emotional misalignment? (Emerald)

Same behavior. Very different inner realities.

Before we treat procrastination, we regulate the nervous system: (Mindfulness techniques)
• 5-minute entry rule
• Task deconstruction
• Name the emotion
• Move the body
• Reframe perfectionistic thinking

Remedies will support the constitution and Skills will build autonomy.

Procrastination is often protection — not character failure.

02/02/2026

In Modern Psychology — Procrastination Isn’t Just Depression
Besides depression, procrastination commonly shows up in:
1. ADHD (especially inattentive type)
Core issue: Executive dysfunction, not laziness
Trouble starting tasks (initiation paralysis)
Time blindness (“I’ll do it later” feels real)
Hyperfocus on interesting things, avoidance of boring ones
Chronic last-minute rush + guilt cycle
* Delay comes from brain wiring, not low mood.
2. Anxiety Disorders
Core issue: Avoidance of discomfort
Generalized anxiety → “What if I do it wrong?”
Social anxiety → avoids emails, calls, presentations
Panic traits → avoids tasks linked to bodily stress
* Procrastination is short-term anxiety relief.
3. Perfectionism (often linked with OCD traits or OCPD)
Core issue: Fear of imperfection
“If I can’t do it perfectly, I won’t start”
Endless planning, zero ex*****on
Overediting, redoing, stalling
* Delay protects self-image.
4. Trauma / PTSD
Core issue: Nervous system freeze response
Overwhelm → shutdown
Dissociation, spacing out
Avoids tasks linked to authority, evaluation, or stress
* Looks like laziness, but it’s freeze physiology.
5. Autism Spectrum / Neurodivergence
Core issue: Task switching & overload
Difficulty starting without clear structure
Overwhelm with multi-step demands
Mental exhaustion after masking/social effort
6. Bipolar Spectrum
During depressive phases → low drive
During hypomania → distractibility, scattered starts, unfinished tasks
7. Burnout (not a diagnosis, but common)
Core issue: Nervous system depletion
“I should do it… I just can’t”
Brain fog, low motivation, avoidance of responsibilities

Homeopathic View: Same Behavior, Different Remedy
In homeopathy, procrastination is not a diagnosis — it’s a mental expression of the constitution. The feeling underneath the delay is what guides the remedy.

Here’s where differentiation becomes gold. There are many layers that need to be worked with in order to make a good constitutional homeopathic prescription, so please work with a qualified Homeopath.

01/29/2026

THOUGHTFUL THURSDAY:
Most of us have been taught that health is something to be managed — symptoms alleviated, lab numbers adjusted, discomfort controlled. A pill can do that efficiently & quickly. It can suppress, stabilise, or override. And sometimes, that is necessary.

But it asks very little of us.

Homeopathy asks something different.

Taking a remedy is not a passive act. It is a commitment to listen, to observe, to change. It invites the body to respond rather than be overridden, and it asks the person to stay present as that response unfolds — physically, emotionally, and sometimes uncomfortably.

A remedy doesn’t promise quick control.
It offers the possibility of coherence.

This is why homeopathy cannot be reduced to “just another pill”. It isn’t about managing disease; it’s about engaging with health — and that requires participation, patience, and trust in the body’s innate intelligence to bring about cure.

In a truly patient-centred healthcare system, there must be room for both:
~ management when it’s needed
~ and medicine that invites responsibility, awareness, and long-term healing

This is possible when the patient trusts their Homeopathic practitioner, and can entrust their stories with them as these are the vital information needed in order to make a prescription that has the potential to alter their health trajectory.
Because real health is not something that’s done to us.
It’s something we take part in.— Dr. Merchant’s Homeopathics®

01/23/2026

THOUGHTFUL THURSDAY: Hegemony speaks to dominance — not always through force, but through influence, norms, & the quiet shaping of what is considered “acceptable”, “valid”, or “possible”.

It’s a word that caught my attention recently when Canada’s Prime Minister used it in his Davos address, speaking about global power structures & influence. But hegemony doesn’t only operate on the world stage — it also lives much closer to home, including within our healthcare systems.

When one model of healthcare becomes so dominant that other approaches are marginalized, restricted, or quietly pushed out of reach, we have to pause and ask:
Who benefits — and who is left without choice?

Homeopathy has long existed outside the dominant medical hegemony, not because Canadians don’t value it, but because systems of regulation, funding & legitimacy often favour a single narrative of care. Yet countless patients seek homeopathy precisely because they want more — more listening, more individualization, more partnership in their healing.

This isn’t about rejecting conventional medicine. It’s about recognizing that healthcare works best when it is integrated, pluralistic, and patient-centered — not when access is narrowed by ideology or power.

In a country that values diversity, inclusion, and freedom, Canadians deserve a healthcare system that reflects those values — one where homeopathy has a rightful place alongside other therapeutic approaches.

Resisting hegemony doesn’t mean tearing systems down.
It means opening them up.

Homeopathy came under fire in the US a few years ago and brave individuals stood up, united and tirelessly worked to fight for access to Homeopathic medicines that powers to be were planning to erase off the shelves. met with practitioners, consumers, and over 30 manufacturers to shape a bill that will:
~ Restore a clear, legal pathway to market for homeopathic medicines
~ Protect access to the full range of remedies
~ Stop FDA from removing entire categories of medicines ever again.
So if you are a patient/ subscriber of mine, tell your Congressional Representative and both your U.S. senators that you support this bill. Please take 2 minutes to tell your Congressional Representative and both your U.S. senators that you support the bill (click the link in our bio if you’re on Instagram):
https://homeopathychoice.org/write-congress/ #/36/

01/14/2026

WEDNESDAY WISDOM: I had to share this email that a patient sent me yesterday afternoon. Renal calculi aka Kidney stones are often approached with the question:
“Which remedy breaks stones?”
But in homeopathy, the better question is:
“What is the pattern this person is expressing?”
Two people may have identical stones on imaging —
yet vastly different:
• pain patterns
• triggers
• urine characteristics
• emotional and physical responses
• recurrence tendencies
This is why one-size-fits-all remedies often disappoint. (I am looking at you Berberis Q and Calculi renalis)
Homeopathy does not treat renal calculi as an isolated diagnosis.
It treats the individual who forms stones.

A well-chosen constitutional or acute remedy can:
• Help manage intense pain during renal colic
• Support the body’s ability to expel stones
• Reduce spasm and distress
• Address the tendency to form calculi repeatedly

Acute remedies are selected for the exact pain pattern during colic

Constitutional remedies aim to correct the underlying terrain that leads to stone formation

This is where individualized therapy consistently outperforms “popular stone remedies” in the long run.

In this case, we settled acute renal colic with Epigea repens 6C and constitutional therapy (which also addresses his gall stones, anxiety and hypothyroidism) with Calcarea carbonicum Hahnemanni 1M... one dose (The on hold vial :)

Homeopathy isn’t about forcing stones out. It’s about supporting the body to restore balance,
so pain is managed gently and recurrence becomes less likely.

— Dr. Merchant’s Homeopathics®
Acknowledgement: Poem courtesy Frans Vermeulen from his book Prisma

01/13/2026

TESTIMONIAL TUESDAY: This was a different experience from my regular clientele- this one had 4 legs instead of 2! My patient asked if I could help her 14 year old American quarter horse, Shadow, who developed ringbone on his front left leg- a form of osteoarthritis in horses which affects the coffin joint (low ringbone) or the pastern joint (high ringbone). Ringbone can be caused by damage within the joint (articular), or from damage to the structures which surround and support the joint (periarticular), such as the joint capsule or ligaments. When ringbone involves a joint, it is more likely to cause lameness which spells trouble. Shadow was known to have a mild temperament but the ringbone caused him to lash out and bite. This sudden burst of anger and the pathology involved prompted me to give him a few doses of homeopathic remedy Hekla lava 30C followed by a single dose of Silicea 200 on week 5 and a daily dose of biochemic Calcarea fluor 30X. The transformation was phenomenal. You can see the gratitude on Shadow's face and amazement on mine.
Grateful to the owner for permission to share this journey.
— Dr. Merchant’s Homeopathics®

12/04/2025

Thoughtful Thursday: Had a rushed morning today, all with sprinkles of freezing rain and sleet on sidewalks to late school drop offs and yes, scrambling to get ready.. Didn't even realize I was wearing a watch, when I was, ahem.. Wearing a watch.
All so that I can see my first patient of the day ON TIME.
You shouldn't be surprised if your Homeopath asked you if you ever felt time passes too fast or too slow for you. We have a remedy for all time perceptible warps! But all said and done, there is wisdom in being mindful and thoughtful and purposeful actions. Take a breath, and then flow harmoniously through your meaningful existence.
Fellow homeopaths, what constitutional remedies come to mind that are stickers for punctuality?

11/20/2025

THOUGHTFUL THURSDAY: In Homeopathy, the remedy is not selected merely on diagnosis but from the totality of the individual's symptoms physical, emotional and modal. A thoughtful, meticulous clinical exam and case-taking is therefore essential. It allows me to recognize patterns, etiologies, modalities and constitutional traits that are unique to the patient and points to the individualizing remedy. Without depth in case-taking, prescription becomes either empirical or a result of guess-work.
This is why genuine healing begins with careful case-taking and assessment of the case leading to a clear, individualized and highly effective treatment plan.
Drop me a line to discover how Homeopathy can help you when the remedy is chosen for you, the person and not the diseases that hassle you.

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