Hello Friends,

I am so excited to present to you two new arrivals for this New Year of 2007. Firstly, the all new Homeopathy Seattle Newsletter! And secondly, my website www.Homeopathyseattle.com. I am so pleased and proud to offer this to the world. The updated newsletter has all the homeopathic info you have come to enjoy and depend upon over this last year and a design that will give you better flow and navigation. There will be the feature article, the remedy of the month, as well as easy links to my website, blog, and archived newsletters. There will be opportunities to speak your mind about homeopathy, lists and a ton of goodies so click around and enjoy!

The New Year 2007

Ok, it's late January – who made resolutions to lose weight, and get in shape? – hands up high now!

Many, many people choose to diet, get in shape, and shed a few pounds on January 1st. How many people follow through and actually do it? The percentage of people who follow through on their New Year's resolutions is small. Why is this? The reasons are many and varied. Our fast food culture demands it now, and fast. I want to lose the weight now! And when our now expectations smack into the reality that this will require more work than previously envisioned, a realization occurs that we can quit, now.

From the homeopathic perspective, each person has a pattern, and each pattern manifests in certain ways and means. Perhaps you've always been sluggish and eat a lot, esp. pastries and breads, with low energy, and digestion has always been more on the constipated side. Or perhaps you're like a busy bee who can't settle down to finish something because you're off to the next project. Doing a resolution requires you to sit down and make a reachable goal; it also requires dedication and perseverance to reach that goal. Throw in a measure of discipline as well. You can tackle what ever resolution or project it is with those 4 ideals. But what if you have all of these traits and still nothing is happening. We can get stuck in the idea that we can't, or won't or will not, or it just plum doesn't happen. Try as we may, we don't reach our goal. We get stuck.

To help get out of these stubborn patterns seek homeopathic treatment – the rest of the world does...

Struggling with Obesity

A women in her 50's consulted with me recently with issues of obesity, she was weak willed and indecisive. At work she was feeling stuck her in sales job, her boss would make things difficult for her as she would always acquiesce and give in to the demands around her. She felt tired and exhausted each day coming home from work and couldn't get anything done. And she would get quite angry and often times threw fits and temper tantrums. It was found out during her consultation that a lot of this went back to her childhood and situations with her mother affected her greatly.

After finding her correct homeopathic remedy, things clicked into place. A week later events at work totally shifted and she went to work at another office for the same company, she was greatly relieved to have that burden lifted. She felt more relaxed and at ease. She signed up to go to a gym and a nutritionist and within 3 weeks she had lost nearly 10 lbs. She had joined countless gyms before but had never had results. She said something was different, something had changed. Her moods were better, her relationship with her son had shifted dramatically where none of the usual triggers affected her; she could just listen without reacting. Her other symptoms had improved dramatically sore knee that had plagued her for years and a body temperature so hot that could melt ice from one little dose of her constitutional remedy. She has continued to make steady strides in her health and demeanor. This remedy helped her pattern to shift out of the problem and into a greater sense of health.

Is losing weight your goal this New Year? How about making other changes in your life perhaps your health, or perhaps your emotions, perhaps something totally different? Either way, homeopathy is a time tested for of healing to help you make the changes from the inside out. Homeopath acts to strength you and your vital force out of a pattern of disease into the realm of freedom and health. Samuel Hahnemann, the founder of homeopathy described health in his seminal effort, The Organon, in 1810 by saying:

"In the healthy condition of man, the spiritual vital force (autocracy), the dynamis that animates the material body (organism), rules with unbounded sway, and retains all the parts of the organism in admirable, harmonious, vital operation, as regards both sensations and functions, so that our indwelling, reason-gifted mind can freely employ this living, healthy instrument for the higher purposes of our existence."

Do you need help to reach your goals? Are there obstacles in the way? What are they? Homeopathy can help. Schedule an appointment with Tim.

Remedy of the Month

Calcarea Carbonica

Impure Carbonate of Lime

"Calcium is distributed widely in the cosmos the moon has 8% in its crust, and 3% in the earths crust, where it is the fifth most abundant element. The element occurs as carbonate (chalk, limestone, marble, calcite), sulphate (gypsum), fluoride and phosphate. Calcium is soft and lightweight, grayish-white metallic element present in limestone, chalk and gypsum."

"Calcium is used widely in manufacturing ie from shoe polish to crayons to cement. Limestone becomes marble from the heat and pressure of metamorphic events. The white cliffs of Dover, England, are the perfect examples of billions and billions of calcium carbonate shells from millions of years ago, now seen as chalk. The expression to be in the limelight comes from a type of lamp formerly used in theatre stage lighting, which emitted a soft, brilliant white light produced by a blow pipe flame directed against a block of quicklime."

"Calcium is essential to both plant and animal life. In higher animals it is the most abundant inorganic element. A large number of living organisms concentrate calcium in their shell or skeletons. The human body is 2% calcium. From birth to puberty is it of paramount importance for bones to reach their maximum density. Calcium is the main supportive element in bones and teeth, making up about 70% of bone by weight. Calcium helps to contract muscles and to regulate the contractions of the heart. High blood pressure and low calcium levels have an affinity for one another."

"The oyster shell, from which CALC is prepared, is the casing by which the flabby gelatinous oyster immobilizes itself and sticks to a rock. They oyster represents standstill, immobilization, shell formation, walling off and firmness. Oysters are also creatures which conceal pearls within their shells. In this respect they symbolize true humility, the source of all spiritual perfection and, consequently, wise men and holy persons as well."

"The homeopathic remedy Calcaria Carbonica is made from the snow white portion which exists between the inner and outer surface of the oyster shell. Hahnemann thought it to be the purest carbonate of calcium, yet, since it corresponds to a sea animal product it will contain trace amounts of elements present in sea water, eg arsenic and iodine. In any case it is not the calcium carbonate of modern pure chemical manufacture."

Excerpted from:
Desktop Guide to Keynote & Confirmatory Sypmtoms. Roger Morrison, MD
Prisma. Franz Vermulans.

Homeopathic uses:

Mentals:

Protection and organization

"The main theme is protecting the individual physical and mental structure against external and internal influences leading to disorder. The oyster is symbolic of the remedy picture: inhabiting two realms: the hard shell of the external world and the softer shell of the inner world. Positioned as it is between the inner and outer world, Calcarea offers the individual support and courage." Prisma, Vermulans.

• Over worked, over burdened, overwhelmed people.
• Strong sense of duty and responsibility.
• Works to exhaustion then must give up his job all together.
• Preoccuption with metaphysical concerns, such as a life after death, reincarnation, etc.
• Fears: Heights, Mice or Rats. Insanity. Insects and spiders.
• Anxiety about health.
• Despair of recovery.
• Feels that his mind is weak or that he may go insane, and that others perceive this confusion.
• Obstinate.

Generals:

• Obesity and flabbiness people put on weight quickly and easily.
• Chilly and generally worse from cold.
• General aggravation from cold wet weather.
• General aggravation from exertion.
• Poor stamina, even in childhood.
• Sensation of inner trembling.
• Appearance: Plump or obese patient with round, soft face, pale complexion. The face has many fine wrinkles.

Head:

• Vertigo looking down from a height
• Perspiration on the head, esp. the occiput or the back of neck at night during sleep.
• Recurrent otitis media
• Chronic nasal obstruction
• Delayed dentition
• Recurrent ulcers in mouth main remedy for this condition for infants.
• Frequent tonsillitis

Gastrointestinal:

• Cravings Eggs, sweets esp pastry and ice cream.
• Children can eat indigestibles such as chalk, pencils, or dirt
• Aversion: Fat, meat, coffee, slimy.
• Constipation without an urge for stool.
• Person feels no ill effects from constipation.

Urogenital:

• Uterine fibroids, with marked uterine hemorrhages.
• Metrorrhagia, esp. around the time of menopause.
• Menses too early, too profuse, lasting too long.
• Breasts swollen and painful esp. before menses.

Back and extremities:

• Back weakness and low back pain
• Scoliosis.
• Degenerative arthritis of the spine. Cervical spondylosis.
• Arthritis osteo or RA.
• Pain worse cold, damp.
• Arthritis affected the knees.
• Cramping of the thigh, calves, foot muscles, esp. in bed at night
• Sprains linger or become chronic
• Cold, clammy extremeties.
• Cold feet in bed at night, must wear socks to bed.
• Nails distorted, brittle and break or peel easily.

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