Choose Whole Grains to Boost Your Health

by: continuum wellness - March 18th, 2010   Filed under: adolescents, breakfast, children, diabetes, diet, family, food, health benefits of food, healthy eating, nutrition, self-care Add Comment

What’s for breakfast? The selection is huge. The menu can include such items as waffles, pancakes, omelets, bagels, fruit bars, power bars, protein shakes, a piece of fruit, sausages, or cold cereal. With all this to choose from, which items will best fuel the brain of your growing child or an aging adult? You guessed it. Whole grains.

Whole Grains
Whole grains are the nutritious foods that have sustained humanity since ancient times. Whole grains offer variety to the diet and provide healthy bulk (fiber) allowing you to feel full and satisfied. Whole grains do not include refined cereals. Nope. They may be tasty but the nutritional value of two simply do not compare. Whole grains help the body to stay in balance warding off diabetes and heart problems.

Whole grains:
brown rice
buckwheat
bulgur (cracked wheat)
oatmeal
popcorn

Ready-to-eat breakfast cereals:
whole wheat cereal flakes
muesli

whole grain barley
whole grain cornmeal
whole rye
whole wheat bread
whole wheat crackers
whole wheat pasta
whole wheat sandwich buns and rolls
whole wheat tortillas
wild rice

Less common whole grains:
amaranth
millet
quinoa
sorghum
triticale

Refined grains:
cornbread*
corn tortillas*
couscous*
crackers*
flour tortillas*
grits
noodles*

Pasta*
spaghetti
macaroni

pitas*
pretzels

Ready-to-eat breakfast cereals
corn flakes

white bread
white sandwich buns and rolls
white rice.
*Most of these products are made from refined grains. Some are made from whole grains. Check the ingredient list for the words “whole grain” or “whole wheat” to decide if they are made from a whole grain. Some foods are made from a mixture of whole and refined grains.

Some grain products contain significant amounts of bran. Bran provides fiber, which is important for health. However, products with added bran or bran alone (e.g., oat bran) are not necessarily whole grain products.

Add the Power of Whole Grains to Your Diet
According to a recent study teens and young adults were at risk for developing health problems because of the low daily amount of whole grain consumption.

One of the easiest ways to put whole grains in your diet, is to shop for them so you can cook up whole grains to eat for breakfast and/or dinner. It will save you money, time and your health.

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Make Your Own Quick & Easy Tortilla Snack

by: continuum wellness - February 16th, 2010   Filed under: children, healthy eating, nutrition, recipes Add Comment

Why make your own snack? First, consider the ingredients in the popular snacks, just don’t cut it if you are looking for healthier snack choices. Too much salt, hydrogenated oils, artificial colors and that’s just a partial ingredient list. We didn’t even mention the fat and the salt. And then there is the price. Economic factors have made snacks kind of pricey, most are over 3.00. Really, one could buy real food, for as much as snacks cost.
So here is a quick recipe for tortilla chips:

Stack up five 8-inch flour tortillas and cut into eight wedges to make forty chips. Spread these in a single layer on two baking sheets, bake for ten to fifteen minutes at 375 degrees, or until crispy. Quick, yummy, and you avoid the likes of red dye #40.

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Tylenol Recall, 9/2009

by: continuum wellness - September 25th, 2009   Filed under: adverse events, children, medications 1 Comment

McNeil Consumer Healthcare is recalling certain lots of children’s and infants’ liquid Tylenol manufactured between April and June 2008. According to the company the recall is due to “an unused portion of one inactive ingredient did not meet all quality standards.”

The recall does not apply to children’s Tylenol meltaways or junior strength Tylenol meltaways.

McNeil has established a consumer call center at 800-962-5357 for parents or caregivers with questions.
Acetaminophen (Acetaminophen is an active ingredient in Tylenol) and Liver Injury, click here for an FDA consumer report.

Partial Product Recall List:
Children’s Tylenol Plus Cold MS Suspension 4 oz. Grape
Children’s Tylenol Suspension 4oz. Grape
Children’s Tylenol Suspension 4oz. Bubble Gum
Children’s Tylenol Suspension 4oz. Strawberry
Infant’s Tylenol Grape Suspension Drops 1/4oz.
Infant’s Tylenol Suspension 1/2oz. Cherry
Children’s Dye Free Suspension 4oz. Cherry
Children’s Tylenol Suspension 4oz. Cherry
Children’s Tylenol Plus Cough & Runny Nose 4oz. Cherry

For a complete listing of recalled products, which includes the lot number’s visit Tylenol’s page, here.

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Flu Vaccine for Children, Untested

by: continuum wellness - August 18th, 2009   Filed under: children, flu, influenza vaccine, pregnancy 1 Comment

A new vaccine for swine flu is most likely to be targeted at vulnerable groups such as young children and pregnant women. But a Radio 4 documentary has discovered that little or no data exists on the safety or effectiveness of flu vaccines on these groups. (read more)

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Children seriously affected when a parent suffers from depression

by: continuum wellness - March 9th, 2009   Filed under: adolescents, children, depression, family, healing, Health, healthy mind, men, mind and body, women, women's health Add Comment

The article below outlines some of the challenges that are thrust on a child when a parent is sad or depressed. Homeopathic care (with a qualified homeopath) can offer solutions to those seeking an alternative to allopathic care. Homeopathy is of help for the entire family and as the article below suggests, health services must help the whole family. Visit our site, continuumwellness.org and contact us for more information.

Children seriously affected when a parent suffers from depression

Life is hard for the children of a parent suffering from depression. Children take on an enormous amount of responsibility for the ill parent and for other family members. It is therefore important for the health services to be aware of this and have support functions in place for the whole family, and not just for the person who is ill. This is the conclusion of a thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

Registered Nurse Britt Hedman Ahlström has examined the way in which family life is affected when a parent is suffering from depression. Nine families, including ten children and young adults between the ages of 5 and 26, and eleven parents were included in the study.

The results show how the family’s daily life changes and becomes more complicated when a parent is suffering from depression. Uncertainty about what is happening has an effect on the daily life of the entire family. Depression also means that the parent becomes tired and exhausted, which then affects and weighs heavily on the children’s daily life. Depression changes the relationship between a parent and his/her children, since they no longer communicate with each other as they used to. Family interplay and reciprocity decrease. The depressed parent withdraws from the family, and the children feel that they have been left to themselves.

Daily family life becomes unfamiliar to the children

The family members try their utmost, both as individuals and together, to cope with the situation, so that daily life can be restored to a more manageable level. The children take responsibility for both the depressed parent, siblings and themselves, when they notice that the parent cannot cope.

“The toughest burden of responsibility that children take on is ensuring that the depressed parent doesn’t commit suicide. So children take on an extremely heavy responsibility by monitoring and keeping an eye on the depressed parent,” says Britt Hedman Ahlström.

For children, the parent’s depression means both a sense of responsibility and a feeling of loneliness The feelings of responsibility and loneliness include a striving and yearning for reciprocity with the parent, and for things to return to a state of normality.

“Even if the depression goes away for a time, the family is never entirely free from anxiety over it coming back. This means that there is a prolonged period of suffering associated with depression,” says Britt Hedman Ahlström.

Health services must help the whole family

Involving the entire family when a parent becomes ill is important, both for the children and the parents. It is essential to have a well-defined level of guaranteed care on how, when and from whom the families will get support. Psychiatric healthcare personnel meet people suffering from depression at an early stage, and therefore have the opportunity to focus the care on the family, in order to together identify ways of helping the family get through the depression.

“We need a new approach within the health services, in which the focus is on the family’s own perspective when a parent is suffering from depression. It’s vital to be aware of the whole family’s needs in terms of help and support, and not just those of the person who is ill. It’s particularly important to be aware of the children’s situation. Research can therefore focus on how to develop various ways of providing families with care and support, and introduce them into the existing organisation, as well as evaluating the consequences for the whole family, the parents and the children,” says Britt Hedman Ahlström.

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Why you should read the drug package inserts

by: continuum wellness - March 4th, 2009   Filed under: children, drugs, family, FDA, girls, Health, health care, medications, medicine, prescription drugs, women, women's health Add Comment

If for some reason you need to take pharmaceutical drugs, protect yourself and loved ones by reading the package inserts. According to this research adverse drug events happen to the the tune of $3.5 billion dollars, and those are the reported incidents.

The new Food and Drug Administration drug package insert: implications for patient safety and clinical care.

Watson KT, Barash PG.
Department of Anesthesiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8051, USA.

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is the scientific, regulatory, and public health agency that regulates many products, including food products, drugs, medical devices, radiation emitting devices, and cosmetics for the federal government of the United States. The FDA’s mission is to assure that consumer products made and sold in the United States are safe, effective, and pure. The purpose of the package insert (also known as prescription drug product insert or professional labeling) is to provide detailed drug information compiled and distributed by the drug manufacturer, after FDA review and approval.

In 2006, the standard format for the package insert was changed in an attempt to make it more user-friendly and a more efficient resource tool for practitioners.

According to the Institute of Medicine, in-hospital adverse drug reactions occur at a rate of 400,000 per year and incur $3.5 billion of extra hospital expense. It is expected that the new package insert format will enhance rapid access to important pharmacologic information and improve patient safety by decreasing medication errors.

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Vaccine Aquisition Costs

by: continuum wellness - March 2nd, 2009   Filed under: children, vaccination, vaccines Add Comment

These prices reflect the current cost for a particular state as of February 2009. Thought some of you might like to know. Some doctors feel as the prices are high, here’s an article from the NY Times, here.

2009 List of Immunizing Agents and Average Wholesale Prices

Product Name, Company

 Brand/Product Name NDC Number Unit Dose AWP/
Dose*
Diphtheria Tetanus acellular Pertussis Vaccine (DTaP):
sanofi pasteur Tripedia 49281-0298-10 10 × 1 0.5 ml $26.37
sanofi pasteur Daptacel 49281-0286-10 10 × 1 0.5 ml $27.19
GlaxoSmithKline Infanrix 58160-0810-46 5 × 1 0.5 ml $23.02
GlaxoSmithKline Infanrix 58160-0810-11 10 × 1 0.5 ml $24.70
Tetanus Diphtheria acellular Pertussis Vaccine (TdaP):
sanofi pasteur Adacel 49281-0400-10 10 × 1 0.5 ml $44.46
sanofi pasteur Adacel 49281-0400-15 5 × 1 0.5 ml $44.46
GlaxoSmithKline Boostrix 58160-0842-11 10 × 1 0.5 ml $44.61
GlaxoSmithKline Boostrix 58160-0842-46 5 × 1 0.5 ml $44.61
Diphtheria Tetanus pediatric Vaccine (DT pediatric):
sanofi pasteur DT Pediatric 49281-0278-10 10 × 1 0.5 ml $34.57
Diphtheria Tetanus acellular Pertussis/Haemophilus Influenzae B (DTaP-HIB):
sanofi pasteur TriHIBit 49281-0597-05 5 × 1 0.5 ml $53.26
Tetanus Diphtheria adult Vaccine (Td adult):
sanofi pasteur Decavac 49281-0291-83 10 × 1 0.5 ml $23.09
sanofi pasteur Decavac 49281-0291-10 10 × 1 0.5 ml $23.09
Diphtheria, Tetanus, acellular Pertussis, Haemophilus Influenzae B, Polio (DTaP, HIB, IPV):
sanofi pasteur Pentacel 49281-0510-05 5 × 1 0.5 ml $86.74
Diphtheria, Tetanus, acellular Pertussis, Polio (DTap, IPV):
GlaxoSmithKline Kinrix 58160-0812-46 5 × 1 $57.00
GlaxoSmithKline Kinrix 58160-0812-11 10 × 1 $57.00
Diphtheria, Tetanus, acellular Pertussis, Hepatitis B, Polio (DTaP, Hep B, IPV):
GlaxoSmithKline Pediarix 58160-0811-11 10 × 1 0.5 ml $84.12
GlaxoSmithKline Pediarix 58160-0811-46 5 × 1 0.5 ml $84.12
Tetanus Toxoid:
sanofi pasteur Tetanus toxoid 49281-0820-10 10 × 1 0.5 ml $25.99
MassBiologics (Akorn, Inc) Tetanus toxoid
Haemophilus Influenzae Type B Vaccine (HIB):
sanofi pasteur ActHIB 49281-0545-05 5 × 1 10 mcg $27.25
Merck & Co. Pedvax HIB 00006-4897-00 10 × 1 7.5 mcg $27.32
Merck & Co. Recombivax HB Hepatitis B vaccine (Recombinant) Dialysis Formulation 4992-00-4992 each 1.0 ml $165.29
Injectable Polio Vaccine Inactivated (Salk Enhanced IPV):
sanofi pasteur IPOL 49281-0860-55 5.0 ml 0.5 ml $32.99
sanofi pasteur IPOL 49281-0860-10 5.0 ml 0.5 ml $28.53
Measles Mumps Rubella Vaccine (MMR):
Merck & Co. MMR II 00006-4681-00 10 × 0.5 0.5 ml $55.40
Measles Vaccine (Rubeola):
Merck & Co. Attenuvax 0006-4589-00 10 × 0.5 0.5 ml $20.48
Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine (MCV4):
sanofi pasteur Menactra 49281-0589-05 5 × 1 0.5 ml $118.08
sanofi pasteur Menactra 49281-0589-15 5 × 1 0.5 ml $118.08
Meningococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine:
sanofi pasteur Menomune-A/C/Y/W-135 49281-0489-91 10 × 1 0.5 ml $118.08
sanofi pasteur Menomune-A/C/Y/W-135 49281-0489-01 each 0.05 mg $120.37
Mumps Vaccine:
Merck & Co. Mumpsvax 00006-4584-00 10 × 0.5 0.5 ml $26.54
Rubella Vaccine:
Merck & Co. Meruvax II 00006-4673-00 10 × 0.5 0.5 ml $22.83
Hepatitis A Vaccine (HEP-A):
Merck & Co. VAQTA syringe 00006-4096-31 1.0 ml 1.0 ml $77.89
Merck & Co. VAQTA syringe 00006-4096-06 6 × 1 1.0 ml $77.87
Merck & Co. VAQTA 00006-4841-00 1.0 ml 1.0 ml $76.21
Merck & Co. VAQTA 00006-4841-41 10 × 1 1.0 ml $71.99
Merck & Co. VAQTA Pediatric 00006-4831-41 10 × 0.5 0.5 ml $36.44
GlaxoSmithKline Havrix Pediatric 58160-0825-46 5 × 1 0.5 ml $34.34
GlaxoSmithKline Havrix Pediatric 58160-0825-11 10 × 1 0.5 ml $34.34
GlaxoSmithKline Havrix 58160-0826-46 5 × 1 1 ml $72.68
GlaxoSmithKline Havrix 58160-0826-11 10 × 1 1 ml $72.68
GlaxoSmithKline
Varicella Virus Vaccine:
Merck & Co. Varivax 00006-4826-00 each 1350 pfu $97.41
Merck & Co. Varivax 00006-4827-00 10 × 1 1350 pfu $92.86
Merck & Co. Zostavax 00006-4963-00 each 19400 pfu $193.80
Merck & Co. Zostavax 00006-4963-41 10 × 1 19400 pfu $184.72
Human Papilloma Virus Vaccine:
Merck & Co. Gardasil 00006-4045-00 each 0.5 ml $150.51
Merck & Co. Gardasil 00006-4045-41 10 × 1 0.5 ml $150.18
Merck & Co. Gardasil syringe 00006-4109-06 6 × 1 0.5 ml $152.54
Merck & Co Gardasil syringe w/o needle 00006-4109-09 6 × 1 0.5 ml $152.54
Rotavirus Vaccine:
Merck & Co. Rotateq 00006-4047-41 10 × 1 2 ml $83.35
GlaxoSmithKline Rotarix 58160-0805-11 10 × 1 1.0 ml $122.85
Influenza Virus Vaccine:
Novartis Fluvirin 66521-0109-01 10 × 1 0.5 ml $18.24
Novartis Fluvirin 66521-0109-10 10 × 1 0.5 ml $14.81
Sanofi pasteur Fluzone 49281-0008-10 10 × 1 0.5 ml $19.16
Sanofi pasteur Fluzone 49281-0008-50 10 × 1 0.5 ml $19.16
Sanofi pasteur Fluzone 49281-0382-15 10 × 1 0.5 ml $13.91
Sanofi pasteur Fluzone Pediatric 49281-0008-25 10 × 1 0.25 ml $17.77
GlaxoSmithKline Fluarix 58160-0873-46 5 × 1 0.5 ml $15.75
MedImmune Flumist 66019-0106-01 10 × 1 0.2 ml $24.44
CSL Biotherapies Afluria 33332-0108-10 Multidose 0.5 ml $13.20
CSL Biotherapies Afluria 33332-0008-01 10 × 1 0.5 ml $17.40
Hepatitis B Vaccine (HEP-B):
Merck & Co. Recombivax HB Pediatric 00006-4981-00 10 × 0.5 ml 0.5 ml $27.85
Merck & Co. Recombivax HB 00006-4995-00 1.0 ml 1.0 ml $71.64
Merck & Co. Recombivax HB 00006-4995-41 10 × 1.0 ml 1.0 ml $70.81
Merck & Co. Recombivax HB syringe 00006-4094-31 1.0 ml 1.0 ml $73.31
Merck & Co. Recombivax HB syringe 00006-4094-06 6 × 1.0 ml 1.0 ml $73.31
Merck & Co Recombivax HB syringe w/o needle 00006-4094-09 6 × 1.0 ml 1.0 ml $73.31
GlaxoSmithKline Engerix-B Pediatric 58160-0820-11 10 × 1 0.5 ml $25.49
GlaxoSmithKline Engerix-B Pediatric 58160-0820-46 5 × 1 0.5 ml $25.49
GlaxoSmithKline Engerix-B Pediatric 58160-0856-35 5 × 1 0.5 ml $25.49
GlaxoSmithKline Engerix-B 58160-0821-46 5 × 1 1.0 ml $62.85
GlaxoSmithKline Engerix-B syringe 58160-0821-11 10 × 1 1.0 ml $62.85
Hepatitis B / HIB:
Merck & Co. COMVAX 00006-4898-00 10 × 0.5 ml 0.5 ml $52.27
Hepatitis A & Hepatitis B Vaccine:
GlaxoSmithKline Twinrix 58160-0815-11 10 × 1.0 1.0 ml $103.43
GlaxoSmithKline Twinrix 58160-0815-46 5 × 1.0 1.0 ml $103.43
Pneumococcal Vaccine:
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Prevnar 00005-1970-50 10 × 1 0.5 ml $100.51
Merck & Co. Pneumovax 23 00006-4739-00 2.5 ml 2.5 ml $197.93
Merck & Co. Pneumovax 23 00006-4943-00 10 × 1 0.5 ml $44.43
Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella Vaccine
Merck & Co. ProQuad 00006-4999-00 10 × 0.5 0.5 ml $149.24
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More Americans Turning to Herbs

by: continuum wellness - January 19th, 2009   Filed under: alternative medicine, baby boomers, children, complementary medicine, culture, economy, family, folk remedies, Health, health care, herbal therapy, herbs, home remedies, life, medications, medicine, men, people, prescription drugs, self-healing, women, women's health 2 Comments

Sour Economy Sweetens Americans on Herbal Meds
The choice between $75 prescription sleeping pills or a $5 herbal alternative is a no-brainer for Cathy and Bernard Birleffi, whose insurance costs have skyrocketed along with the nation’s financial woes.

The Calistoga, Calif., couple seem to reflect a trend. With many Americans putting off routine doctor visits and self-medicating to save money, use of alternative treatments is on the rise — even though evidence is often lacking on their safety and effectiveness.

Climbing sales of herbal medicines have paralleled the tanking economy, according to an Associated Press review of recent data from market-watchers and retailers.

One prominent example: Austin, Texas-based Whole Foods Market Inc. says its stores nationwide have seen an increase in sales of nutritional supplements and herbal products in the past several weeks. That’s “noteworthy” given the retail industry’s financial slump, said Whole Foods spokesman Jeremiah C. McElwee.

While winter is usually a busy time for herbal medicine sales because it’s the season for colds and flu, “more people are value shopping” now because of the economy, McElwee said.

Cathy Birleffi says she’s among them.

“The doctors are so much higher (in cost), the insurance isn’t paying as much,” said the 61-year-old self-employed bookkeeper and notary. Her husband, a retired dispatcher, has high blood pressure and seizures. Recent changes in their health insurance coverage resulted in $1,300 in monthly premiums, double what they used to be.

Until they tried herbal alternatives, including valerian for insomnia, “every time I turned around, it was $50 here, $75 there” for prescriptions, Cathy Birleffi said.

Among data reflecting the trend:

For the three months that ended Dec. 28, nationwide retail sales of vitamins and supplements totaled nearly $639 million, up almost 10 percent from the same period in 2007. That includes a nearly 6 percent increase in sales of herbal supplements alone, according to Information Resources Inc., a Chicago-based market research firm. Its numbers do not include Wal-Mart or club stores.
Nationwide herbal and botanical supplement sales totaled $4.8 billion in 2007, when the recession began, up 4.3 percent over 2006. That was a marginally higher increase compared with the previous year, according to Jason Phillips of the Nutrition Business Journal, an industry-tracking publication. Sales of animal oil supplements — mostly fish oils — were up 29 percent from 2006. While that was a decline from the previous year, both categories continued to show strong growth in a faltering economy.
A government survey released in December said concerns about the cost of conventional medicine influenced Americans’ decisions to try alternative remedies. “Nonvitamin, nonmineral natural products,” including fish oil and herbal medicines, were the most commonly used alternatives, taken by almost 18 percent of Americans in 2007, the report said. Among those users, roughly a quarter said they delayed or didn’t get conventional medical care because of the cost.
Report co-author Richard Nahin of the National Institutes of Health’s National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine offered cautionary advice on the topic.

People taking herbal and other supplements should let their doctor know what they’re using, said Nahin, acting director of the center’s branch that oversees outside research the agency funds.

Copyright AP

Peanut Allergies in Children

by: continuum wellness - January 3rd, 2009   Filed under: allergies, children, food, Health, immune system, nutrition, Uncategorized Add Comment

Peanut allergies can be deathly.  Seemingly no one knows why.  This may be partly due to a lack of connecting the dots and the partiality of some who do “research”.  As food for thought this article (here) provides some possible causes for this hypersensitivity.

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Homeopathy, Children and Life, A Deeper Look

by: continuum wellness - January 1st, 2009   Filed under: alternative medicine, children, complementary medicine, healing, healing philosophy, Health, health beliefs, healthy mind, Homeopathy, life, mind and body, stress, thoughts Add Comment

What I love about this article below is that it captures succinctly a number of key points of homeopathic philosophy.  For example, that you are not your illness.  That the origins of a ‘disease’ that you are experiencing *today* may have ancestral roots.  But whatever the cause of the problem it has something to do with inter-relationships of things in your world, your life and how it effected you.  I don’t have the name of the author, but the article appeared in “The Daily Mirror” 12/25/08, an Indian paper.  And read the Arsenicum case in the article, so cool.

A person is not simply a disease. Instead they are the totality of their physical and psychological characteristics. This totality is a dynamic and evolving system. In Homeopathy we recognize that our whole entire being is influenced not only by infections and day to day stresses but also our environment and our emotions and that of those around us.

In the case of children we can clearly see a link in the stresses surrounding their births and even conception going onto having a bearing in their “total health.”  In some cases this will be revealed by the child’s inability to gain weight, to sleep well or a recurring ear infection, craving certain foods and so on. Instead of looking within ourselves and the shadow side of our behavior and emotions we look for the quick fix to patch our children back to “health” with antibiotics and vitamins. This is not a true cure. We need to always consider the root cause. And more often than not it has its roots in the realm of emotions. Sometimes it is an emotion of an ancestor that we carry with us and keep reliving it.   Remember that all experiences we have leave an energetic imprint on us.

This brings me to a case I read of when a mother came to visit a Homeopath with her son who always woke up at 3 am. The mother had frontal sinusitis. The child seemed very agitated and in contrast the mother was calm and dressed all in black. Of course like most modern mothers she claimed her pregnancy was problem free and how much she had achieved during her pregnancy, but her child was presenting with much agitation and sleep issues. So the homeopath has to dig a little deeper to find out what had been going on during her pregnancy. Many months later the mother recalled that she watched the assassination of President Sadat on the television when she was pregnant. This apparently really shocked her and she was also able to recall that ever since then the baby moved around so much in her stomach. She put it down to him just being active and all boy! But through the Homeopathic lens of understanding we are able to see that this negative image was transferred to the unborn baby while in utero. The Homeopath prescribed a few doses of Arsenicum Albumen for the indication of the fear of death. The boy began to sleep through the night and became much calmer.

In today’s world a pregnant woman is exposed to so much negativity on a daily basis. For example, take the 24 hour news channels that allow us to relive disturbing and traumatic events on demand. We absorb these images and emotions and make it part of our psyche.  We have moved very far away from the days when pregnant women were revered and placed in calming and beautiful surroundings in order to imbibe feelings of harmony and joy to their children. Today even a child’ birth is scheduled in most parts of the developed world. Very little is left to the natural rhythms of the Universe. We have to find a middle path, a path on which we can enjoy the benefits of the modern world but not let it destroy our spirit.

In our busy world we seem to have forgotten that our physical body and our emotions are inextricably linked. In order to truly put our lives back in balance we need to look a little deeper than the superficial symptoms. We need to truly look at the dis-ease in our being.  In order to ascertain the fundamental cause of disease and then treat what needs to be cured it takes some self reflection. All the stresses of our day to day life impact our vital force.  In treating children we see how strong their vital force is and through Homeopathy you can maintain this vitality and enhance it.

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