Anke Zimmermann, BSc, FCAH

01/10/2026

Good news of the day:
9-year-old girl on the spectrum, under care for 2.5months, is making good progress, especially with homeopathic ultrasound:
" She is using words, putting words together, using two-word phrases and has started to make spontaneous comments. She is requesting things more, such as specific videos. She has become smart and cunning, observes us, where we put things and remembers, then tried to get those things, even getting a step stool and climbing to get them. She is problem solving."

01/09/2026

And more revolutionary news - not homeopathy, but food, the basis of life: The US federal government - thanks to head of HHS RFK Jr, today released new dietary guidelines flipping the old food pyramid on its head! Emphasis on healthy proteins and vegetables as well as full-fat dairy; breads, grains and sugar are the bottom now. This is huge because these guidelines are used to implement food programs in schools, hospitals etc, which have been feeding especially kids mostly with refined carbs. What do you think of this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FwElZmftEE

01/08/2026

Great news of the day: Proving issues follow-up: Remember the case of the young woman who had a proving from getting Arsenicum iodatum 1M plus several other remedies at the same time over a few months? I had posted about it on Dec 27. Her symptoms included significant swelling of the knees to the point that she could no longer play any sports - one of her favorite activities - and depression. I asked her to antidote with Camphor essential oil twice a week for two weeks and her knee swelling has been reduced by 80%! She has even been able to play pickleball for the first time in many months. Depression is improved by 50%.
This intense homeopathic protocol she had taken had left a proving for several weeks after she discontinued the remedies, but camphor essential oil has saved the day. She is very happy and so am I!
(Stock photo of camphor leaves from Istock photo)

01/07/2026

Great news of the day: The CDC yesterday formally adopted a revised childhood and adolescent immunization schedule, following a Presidential Memorandum directing alignment with international best practices. This marks the largest rollback of routing childhood va$$*nation in US history! They are cutting approximately 55 doses, wow. This is a major victory even as safety concerns remain for the va$$*ines that continue to be recommended.
Previous US routine schedule was 84-88 doses targeting 17 diseases.
New schedule - 2026 - 30 routine doses, targeting 10-11 diseases.
The following are no longer recommended for all children by default:
Covid 19
Influenza
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B, including universal birth dose
Rotavirus
Meningococcal ACWY
Meningococcal B.
https://www.thefocalpoints.com/p/breaking-cdc-shrinks-routine-childhood?publication_id=1119676&post_id=183592761&isFreemail=true&r=1haa9u&triedRedirect=true.
This will start to make at least a small dent in the autism epidemic I think.
What do you all think of this?

01/03/2026

So - different news of the day: I got shingles/herpes zoster, (shingles is caused by activation of dormant chicken pox virus is in the nerve roots of the spine). What a horrible experience. Posting, because I want to alert people that there can be a prodromal, intense pain phase of several days before the rash breaks out. Depending on which dermatome is affected it may feel like dental pain, muscle pain, arthritis, sciatica, back pain, a heart attack, colitis, kidney stones, appendicitis gall bladder colic, etc. In addition, there will be great sensitivity of the skin over the dermatome area affected, which is a clue that it is none of the above. The pain can come in waves and be cramping or burning and be much worse at night. For me it felt like sudden onset of bowel inflammation in the ascending colon. Most sites on the net do not describe the severity of the possible pain properly, so if you read this and any friends or family or you develop sudden unexplained pain with hyperesthesia it may be shingles coming up. Took a sequence of remedies as symptoms have changed, plus pain meds and an antiviral, which actually really helped once started. Colocythis and Rhus tox were quite good for a while, Varicella nosode. Any of you had shingles? Anything helped the most? (Stock photo from istock)

01/01/2026

Good news of the day: I was interviewed by my dear colleagues Wren Lloyd and Leslie Anderson on their podcast: "Homeopathy is Changing Lives". Episode 78, Homeopathy for Autism and PANS/PANDAS with Case Studies. We talk about the many twists and turns of my homeopathic journey, the challenges of managing complex cases and more. Many thanks to Wren and Leslie for this wonderful opportunity and interesting conversation!

Podcast Episode · Homeopathy Is Changing Lives · 2025-12-22 · 1h 2m

12/31/2025

Provings - another cautionary tale to continue this topic: The mom of a 4-year-old boy who had been under my care on and off for a while contacted me complaining about a drastic change in the child's demeanor. "He has become excessively concerned with cleanliness, wants to dress immaculately, combs his hair neatly and tidies up his toys all the time. I don't think that's normal for a 4-year-old boy." I agree and said: "I think he might need Arsenicum album, they are noted for being overly neat and meticulous," whereupon mom said: "Oops, I've been giving him Arsenicum 30C every other week for the past 4-5 months to help prevent Covid." Bingo, he got a proving from only taking Arsenicum 30C once every other week. Mom stopped giving it and he was back to being a normal 4-year-old in short order. We need to respect these remedies! Any similar stories please feel free to share, this is all about education here :)

12/30/2025

Help wanted: One of my dearest clients is just giving birth and could use some prayers and loving energy, so anyone reading this please take a moment to send good energy to Jeni if you can. Her water broke so she had to go to the hospital. Labour contractions were slow, and she was weepy and missing her home and other kids, but she had a labour remedy kit with her and Pulsatilla helped almost right away. Her contractions are better now but she has been up since 3 am and is tired. Everyone please send some energy to this dear momma and thank you!! I'll keep you posted!

12/30/2025

As the topic of provings from excessive prescribing two days ago created so much interest here is another cautionary story along those lines:
About 25 years ago I saw a woman in her mid 30s who I had seen occasionally for menstrual issues come in and complain that she felt like she was dying. "Anke, something is seriously wrong, I feel like I'm dying, I have no energy, feel ice cold, I'm bloated all the time and have trouble breathing." Honestly, she did not look that good, a little green around the edges. Careful questioning for 20 minutes revealed that she had taken a homeopathic remedy in 30C 4 times a day for the past month - it had been recommended by a friend of a friend who was not a trained homeopath.
The remedy was Carbo animalis (animal skin charcoal), which is very close to Carbo vegetabilis (wood charcoal), nicknamed 'The Co**se Reviver' in homeopathy. That should tell you something. This remedy can be useful in states of collapse when a person is near dying and may bring them back from the brink. But she had been taking it excessively for a month - and voila! Felt like she was dying! I explained it, we had a good laugh, she stopped taking it and was back to normal in a couple of weeks. Feel free to share some more of your proving stories, they are most interesting!

12/29/2025

Great news of the day: 10-year-old girl on the spectrum, on a constitutional remedy for one month only, was able to sit and do a creative craft activity for 20 minutes for the first time ever, usually she could only do crafts like that for 2-3 minutes before :)

12/28/2025

Cautionary tale of the day: A young woman consulted me regarding a significant worsening of her symptoms as well as development of new symptoms after taking several homeopathic remedies simultaneously given by another practitioner: Arsenicum iodatum 1M twice a week for 8 weeks, plus Succinic acid 200C twice a week, Nat mur 12c daily, Poly detox organs daily, Radiation blend 3 times a week. She got worse and was told to continue taking them! She finally stopped taking all of this as she realized she was only getting worse. It's been months since she stopped and she still has the worsening of the original symptoms as well as the new symptoms. This is grave malpractice in my opinion and not only harmful to the client but also to homeopathy at large. I'm working on antidoting all of this now and starting over. Have you had any experiences like this? Please share in the comment section.

12/27/2025

Great news of the day: 4-year-old boy on the spectrum, under care for 2.5 months has had dramatic improvements in several areas:
- Chronic constipation cleared up
- Tantrums stopped and he is no longer stubborn, follows commands now
- Used to lick tables, that has stopped
- Stopped laughing deliriously in the evening and hu***ng the bed
- Sleeping much better, can now sleep on his own for the first time
- Stopped being obsessed with water play and with picking up hair from the carpet
- No longer sound sensitive to the blender
- Toe walking stopped
- Teeth grinding stopped
- Starting to make meaningful sounds, vowels and consonants
- Staring into space stopped
"He is like a different child now, so peaceful."
We started with Poly-organ for gentle organ support, which already helped the constipation, then added Hyoscyamus, indicated by the delirious laughing, table licking and hu***ng, which also toned down the tantrums, then added Poly-va$$*ine A and B homeopathic remedies (two different combinations) which helped with sleep, toe-walking, speech sounds and more. He is responding unusually quickly, this does not always happen, but when it does it is such a joy!