Homeopathy - In Pursuit Of Cure.

11/04/2016

Homeopathy is accepted, admired and used by many including conventional physicians. The drama about the controversy is only a farce.

12/03/2016

Homeopathy though not classical as per textbook - Banerji Protocols - creating a mark on cancer.

We arrived exhausted to Kolkata, but excited to meet the day in this enormous, bustling and friendly city. The Banerji Clinic’s mastermind Avijit ,came to meet us at the hotel, and he was an extraordinary host. The Banerji clinic has become notorious for saving lives in a very controversial way, par…

12/03/2016

World Kidney day.

Kidneys function as gatekeepers by filtering the blood of waste and reabsorbing or pulling back essential nutrients. Kidney failure is a condition wherein this ability of the kidney to filter efficiently is lost and no more excretes the toxins, resulting in a their pile up in the circulating blood.

Kidney failure, most commonly results in adults from a range of conditions including infections, renal stones, diabetes, hypertension and sometimes with no identifiable cause. In children, similarly, congenital abnormalities, like stricture of ureters, hydronephrosis, and polycystic kidneys are found to be a reason. Again, idiopathic or no know cause is often a situation.

Commonest symptoms indicative of kidney failure are reduced frequency and quantity of urine, water logging in the body causing swelling of legs or abdomen and face, and breathlessness. Occasionally, fever may be accompanying, esp in case of infections or inflammations.

Treatment is started with attempting to locate the primary cause, while simultaneously working towards symptomatic improvement of the condition. Progression cannot be stopped with modern i.e. allopathic medicine and as condition progresses dialysis will be required.

However, it is possible to stop progression given the situation hasn't reached irreversible stages. Though, few out of the box changes have been documented by expert Homeopathic physicians. The possibility here lies in identifying the cause behind the infection - i.e. the cause of the infection itself and thereby uprooting it from the base.

Reverting back to normalcy may be possible.

Over the past 20 years, the incidence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in children has steadily increased. Learn more here.

24/09/2014

Rainy Day!! Since the weather changes last week and on and off rains, children hospitals are crowding up. Fevers, colds and cough are peaking and absenteeism increasing. What could we do? As a preventive approach, we are starting our children earlier on antibiotics fearing any progression. But be aware that it doesn't count as prevention. It is never the rains, the cold air or the sneeze/cough from the classmate that caused the illness. It is the reduced defense system of the child that accepted the illness to be manifested.

Prevention is when the child is strengthened to fight off weather changes and rains and sneezes on his own. That is the crux of . Happy Parenting!

18/09/2014

Homeopathy is difficult! I should have stuck to Allopathy. Easier prescriptions,easier daily practice, easier patients. Wonder why I'm practicing Homeopathy? The short story of ear pain.
http://hoffenpediatrics.blogspot.in/2014/09/homeopathy-is-difficult-rightly.html

12/09/2014

Whats your weakness? No, not ones like being emotional, angry, impatient or sympathetic or friendly and the likes. Weaknesses that lie in the physical domain of a person. You would often describe it as 'Nuts are allergic', or 'I cant have eggs or fish' or 'its the dust'. But its not these external and most often naive things that are to blame than you and your weakened organ. Its not because eggs have something in them that cause the skin allergy or the indigestion, but the inability of the person's body to be able to receive this particular food. These same foods are deemed healthy for the majority while they are poison for some. The asthmatics can tell how avoiding dust and pollen hasn't helped and how can one escape the cold winter or the rains that makes their life difficult? The chronically sick person due to indigestion can tell how hard it is to eat a proper lunch without having problems or you avoid everything that causes distension and bloating and go hungry and angry too.

Every person has a weakness, or a weakened organ, which takes the brunt of every trigger or strong external causative agent. Do you think it would be wise to keep avoiding or removing the causative agent from the picture, while doing nothing to act on the skin, stomach or lungs. Read more at http://hoffenpediatrics.blogspot.in/2014/09/whats-your-weakness.html

09/09/2014

Two most important questions by patients that doctors must be able to answer - What caused this problem? What can you do for me?

'Stress' is so common now that its often underestimated. Emotional trauma related to pregnancy is a neglected and overlooked matter. It has always been there and has exponentially increased these days. Unfortunately, we tend to accept something continues for a long time as something normal and part of the matter. However these emotional traumas can explain the epidemic numbers of challenged children now united under disorder names such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Defiant Disorder Syndrome and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Many challenged children do not fall under any of these most prevalent classifications. Of course, allopathy is doing its best to come up with new disorders such as Selective Mutism … but disease names such as this will never answer the two most important questions parents of challenged children ask: “What caused this disorder in my child?” and “What can you do for my child?”

06/09/2014

Sending wrong signals? A recent post which campaigns for 'Homeopathy cure approved by FDA for Ebola outbreaks' doing the rounds in Facebook, and has garnered more than 1K shares. Elated and skeptical (shocked actually about FDA having publicly acknowledged Homeopathy) was I to read the article. Contrast to what I was expecting, it spoke of how it COULD help (when used) and nothing about FDA approvals for this outbreak as such.

I do not doubt the ability and efficacy of Homeopathy, but practically we dont need this. Unless, the patient or the situation requires (like unavailability of the mass medicine which may or may not help but enjoys the support), it would not be right to put out such statements, which makes more damage than build reputation of Homeopathy.

The popular article stating FDA approval for Homeopathy in Ebola can be read here.. http://johnbenneth.wordpress.com/2014/08/31/fda-approves-homeopathic-ebola-cure/

05/09/2014

Why Homeopathy helps in Behavioral Problem? It is a known fact now that Homeopathy is being widely used for children and adults alike for wholesome health, i.e. healthy in body and mind. It is more so used for behavioral/emotional/developmental problems popularly. Though accepted as a fact, most still wonder how and why the help in these conditions. Read more on http://hoffenpediatrics.blogspot.in/2014/09/how-homeopathy-helps-in-behavioral.html

02/09/2014

Homeopathy suits you, but do you suit it? Homeopathy has a lot to offer, if you are ready to receive. But it needs time, patience and an open mind as a pre-requisite. Are you a suitable patient for Homeopathy?

26/08/2014

Dread your routine blood checks for ? Blood glucose tests with laser may now do away with pin pricks! A team of electrical engineers have developed a device that sends laser beams through skin - without damaging the skin tissue - to be absorbed by sugar molecules in the inter-cellular fluid not the blood. However, this level has been strongly co-related to the blood sugar. With this device, diabetic patients now have some relief in the frequent blood glucose monitoring they require.

26/08/2014

Do new age children seem insensitive? Blame the tablets, smart phones or the TV that blinks all through the day! A UCLA psychology study found that children's social skills to be declining as they have less face-to-face interaction due to increasing time spent with digital media.
People are looking at the benefits of digital media in education but not at the costs. The cost we are paying for this is decreases sensitivity in children to the emotional cues thus losing the ability to understand the emotions of other people. Lead researcher quoted "You cant learn nonverbal emotional clues from a screen in the way you learn from face-to-face communication. If you are not practicing face-to-face communication, you could be losing important social skills."
Emoticons are a poor substitute for social communications. We are social beings, we need some real time, device-free.