George A Guess MD, DABHM

23/11/2023

Wishing all a Splendid 2023 Thanksgiving. With hope for a more peaceful and healthy year.

24/11/2022

On this Thanksgiving Day a moment of gratitude . . .

In this era as we ourselves rest comfortably in Your peacefulness and plenty and glorious beauty ,
We give thanks for our respite from the violence, cynicism, poverty, and famine that infect so much of this world.
As in the Eye of a Hurricane, You bless us with Grace and have kept us safe,
You have given us the succor of loving family and friends.
You have bestowed upon us the wisdom of our teachers and colleagues.
You have seen fit to fill our tables with sustenance for our bodies,
Given us Art and Music for our souls.
You have built our Homes where we reside in comfort and safety.
And you have given us medicine for healing.
For this latter Gift, we are especially grateful, and especially for Homeopathy,
Which, a true gift from Above, we cherish and strive to improve that we might share this wondrous healing gift to all mankind.
For these your Blessings we are eternally Grateful.

17/06/2020

For those with an interest in learning more about Homeopathy or who just want to rekindle their passion for the art and science, I strongly recommend the French movie on youtube: Homeopathy: Another Way. It's a beautiful and moving film.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXpp45i4Vrw&feature=youtu.be

21/05/2020

Compounded hormones are at risk! Especially the all important Estriol, a very important ingredient in bioidentical estrogen compounded products that greatly increases the safety profile of prescribed estrogen. Please visit this site for more information and to help.

https://anh-usa.org/estriol-ban-still-looming/

27/03/2020

Wikipedia is stiffing Homeopathy! Wikipedia's entry about homeopathy is exceedingly misleading and blatantly biased. it's is chock full of wrong information, which is a crime since homeopathy has so much to offer humanity. it's time for this egregious shortcoming to be corrected. A petition has been created, already signed by over 40.000 folks. Despite this Wikipedia is unyielding. Maybe we can make it 400,000. Please refer to this link and do what you can. Thanks!
http://chng.it/NNdxzrVvFY

Call to action to update Homeopathy at Wikipedia

17/01/2020

A brief case I treated: a gentleman saw me, after having had surgery and subsequently antibiotics two weeks prior for a dental abscess, because he was suffering from severe shooting, throbbing pain at the site of the surgery and the infection had worsened. His pain was worse from exposure to cold air and from jarring, such as when walking and descending stairs. A few doses of the homeopathic remedy Magnesia carbonica 30C relieved his pain and resolved the infection within two days.

Homeopathy Works!

03/01/2020

For those who might be unaware, Google (and others) seem to have been embracing a concerted effort to restrict the public's access to alternative healthcare information. This development, for those ignorant of this risk, compromises everyone's access to information that could prove vital to their health. Could this be but another instance of the apparent incestuous relationship between Big Pharma and corporate Amerika? Look at the photo for a listing of those websites that are suffering a decline in visibility on the web because of this. So, I'd suggest using various other internet search engines when seeing valid information about any alternative healthcare topic.

01/01/2020

25/12/2019

Wishing y'all a very Merry Holiday and . . .

25/12/2019

A happy and healthy 2020!
(photo is of my dear pooch, Maddie, in her younger years)

18/12/2019

Homeopathy Under Attack!
Please take a look at this excellent video and, if swayed, please help us keep homeopathy available.
Thanks, George Guess, MD (www.drgeorgeguess.com)

https://youtu.be/tpwGwu87sh8

Join us in the fight to save homeopathy. https://anh-usa.org/the-verdict-on-homeopathy/

09/12/2019

News Update!
A recent study conducted at the Cleveland Clinic and appearing in the Annals of Plastic Surgery (2019. Nov 19th) reported the following conclusion: “A systematic review of the literature demonstrates the potential for arnica and bromelain to improve perioperative outcomes including edema, ecchymosis, and pain control.” In short, homeopathic Arnica montana and the supplement bromelain (a pineapple enzyme), used together, sped up recovery time after plastic surgery and reduced pain.
Perioperative Homeopathic Arnica and Bromelain: Current Results and Future Directions
Knackstedt R, Gatherwright J
(https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31800557?fbclid=IwAR26I273f5yZp99o2vazBM76dCQA9o4sU2ecra8i_Z3ACenXtJEbxVgwJeQ)

Homeopathy Works!

Ann Plast Surg. 2019 Nov 19. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000002043. [Epub ahead of print]

08/12/2019

07/12/2019

Access to Homeopathy Threatened by Latest FDA Action

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced a new guidance that could lead to the end of homeopathy in America in less than three months.
The consequential action taken by the FDA involves the elimination of the administrative framework for homeopathy that the agency used for 30 years, one that allowed manufacturers of homeopathic remedies to thrive while ensuring the quality and purity of homeopathic medicines. We are referring to the withdrawal of Compliance Policy Guide (CPG) 400.400 which has served the industry and consumers well.
Homeopathic medicines are now in real danger. The newly revised Draft Guidance, if adopted as currently written, will be a recipe for the destruction of homeopathy as we know it in America.
Under the new guidance ALL homeopathic medicines will be considered illegal. This is because the Draft Guidance declares all homeopathic medicines to be “new drugs” which have not undergone the agency’s pre-market approval process known as a New Drug Application (NDA). This “new drug” designation makes this new guidance particularly damning for homeopathy. Homeopathic medicines cannot be patented and therefore cannot justify the enormous expenditures that an NDA entails. If the FDA insists that a homeopathic medicine be put through the NDA process, the agency will essentially be issuing a potential ban on that medicine in the United States.
If the Draft Guidance is adopted unchanged ─ and especially if the designation of all homeopathic medicines as “new drugs” is allowed to stand ─ consumers will likely begin to see homeopathic medicines disappear from store shelves and practitioners’ offices as the FDA takes aim at one homeopathic medicine after another.
What’s more, if the Draft Guidance is finalized, the FDA will have little trouble defending its actions in any administrative procedure or court. The danger is real because the designation of homeopathic medicines as “new drugs” makes all of them illegal and the FDA can remove any illegal drug from the marketplace without notice and without additional justification merely because it is illegal.
It would be a simple matter for the American Institute of Homeopathy to produce evidence showing that homeopathy is extremely safe, with excellent clinical results backed by an extensive medical literature including hundreds of clinical trials which demonstrate its safety and effectiveness. We could also point to the very real public health emergency around antibiotic resistance and the immense potential for homeopathy to save lives as reason alone to protect homeopathy.
Sadly, none of that will matter if those who support and rely on homeopathy do not immediately unite to seek a better framework from the FDA.
If you’d like to do your part to protect your access to this extraordinary system of medicine in America, please take these steps immediately:

1. Submit a comment to the FDA docket about homeopathy telling the agency that we need a 180-day extension in order to respond adequately to the FDA’s latest proposed rules. When you’re ready to do that, click here: https://homeopathychoice.org/fdacomment/
2. Encourage all of your contacts, patients, and family members to also submit a comment to the docket by sending them a copy of this email.

We can and must save homeopathy in America but we must act now.

The Board of the American Institute of Homeopathy

03/12/2019

A Brief Case History
A young girl, age 4, was seen in clinic for pseudomembranous colitis, a gastrointestinal infection with Clostridium difficile typically occurring after a course of antibiotics, in this case a cephalosporin for an ear infection. She had been experiencing diarrhea and bloody stools before seeing me, and was still, one year later, suffering from pasty, foul, dark, sometimes watery, and frequently bloody stools. Metronidazole failed to help the condition. After one dose of the so-called homeopathic bowel nosode Sycotic-co, all of her gastrointestinal symptoms quickly resolved, without recurrence these last 8 years.
Antibiotics, while frequently necessary, are both over-prescribed and potentially toxic. Homeopathy, as demonstrated above, can often alleviate antibiotic-induced side effects. Homeopathy can also successfully address many infectious illnesses, obviating the need for antibiotics altogether.

“Homeopathy is wholly capable of satisfying the therapeutic demands of this age better than any other system or school of medicine.”
- Charles Menninger, MD, founder of the Menninger Clinic

03/12/2019

Here's an self-care article about burns.

Homeopathic Healthcare
George Guess, M.D.

Burns

Homeopathic treatment can markedly reduce the pain of burns and accelerate the healing process. Self and family homeopathic treatment of simple first (red, sensitive skin) and second degree (the kind with blistering) burns is a fairly straightforward affair. Additionally, several natural topical agents are of use.

I recall the case of a young man who came to see me fairly early in my homeopathic career. He had managed to saturate a foot, sock and shoe with gasoline and failed to remove the sodden clothing for quite a while. A severe reactive dermatitis resulted — basically a first degree burn, with violent burning, stinging pain. One dose of Urtica urens 200C (stinging nettle) brought relief within a half hour! It was an impressive result.

I hope you and yours can avoid the fateful fires, but if you can’t, please consider the following.

Homeopathic remedies are initially given to relieve the pain of a burn. Topical applications subsequently can speed healing.

Dosage: One dose of 30C potency every one to two hours depending upon the severity of the pain. If you experience no improvement in the pain after about 3 doses, take another remedy.

Cantharis (Spanish fly): While Cantharis is frequently indicated for mild burns, it is also useful for more serious second degree burns. If given soon after the burn, Cantharis may prevent the usual blistering following such burns. Cantharis burns cause extremely painful burning sensations which are ameliorated by cold applications. Sunburn is often helped with this remedy as well.

Urtica urens (stinging nettle): Urtica is indicated more for minor burns with unblistered skin. Burning, stinging, and itching sensations prevail. Scalds with hot or boiling water especially indicate Urtica urens. Cold bathing often aggravates the pain in this remedy.

Causticum: Burns which crack, ulcerate and/or fail to heal indicate this remedy. It is useful for long-term after-effects of serious burns. Chemical burns frequently respond best to Causticum.

Phosphorus: This is the first remedy to try for electrical burns.

Apis (honey bee): Minor burns with burning, stinging, redness and swelling. The pain is greatly helped by ice cold applications.

Arsenicum album (white arsenic): For serious burns usually. Pain, anxiety and restlessness result from the burn. The patient dislikes cold applications and wants to be kept warm.

Local Burn Care
Immediately immerse the burn in cold water; cold water application can be continued for several hours if desired. Cleanse the area with soap and water, especially if the skin is broken. Do not pop unopened blisters; they heal better if left undisturbed and the chance of later infection is minimized. Cover the burn with a nonadhesive dressing if the burned area is liable to get dirty or suffer friction. Change the dressing twice a day.

Topical Treatments
Calendula (marigold): Calendula is the preferred topical treatment for burns to promote healing, thwart infection, and reduce scarring of minor burns. For first degree burns Calendula spray, gel or salve is recommended. A lotion is prepared by combining 1 part Calendula tincture to 3 parts water for first and second degree burns. If this concentration burns, dilute further.

Other topical treatments for burns include Aloe vera — for first and minor second degree burns. Plantago (plantain) tincture can be useful for quite painful burns.

Dr. Guess is a family physician and has practiced classical homeopathic medicine since 1978. He maintains a private family practice in Charlottesville, Virginia. He is the past editor of the American Journal of Homeopathic Medicine (a professional homeopathic medical journal) and Vice-President of the American Board of Homeotherapeutics (a national homeopathic specialty board). www.drgeorgeguess.com.

03/12/2019

Hello Folks,
Having been a wee bit tardy joining Facebook, please bear with me as I gradually add material to me page, which will eventually include: brief homeopathic remedy descriptions, self-help articles, news information pertaining to CAM, and the occasional brief reporting of successful cases from my practice or the literature.