Guest guest Posted August 5, 2003 Report Share Posted August 5, 2003 Dear Donald... I think this could go back and forth for a while... something I just don't want to do... My thoughts are that lifestyle, and the mental processes behind one's chosen lifestyle, are as much a symptom as any physical symptom out there... And deserve consideration, and attention. By offering a remedy that addresses both the physical complaint and the mental condition behind it, and one that can bring the matter to a more fully resolved status, easily and quickly, while assisting the person to be more balanced and judicious in future lifestyle choices, my question becomes, is that somehow less useful than saying, " just live better? " What does that statement truly offer in value to the person that is sick? The question becomes is ill health from these lifestyle choices out of lack of knowledge or out of something else? Through this website, I try to offer a wide array of information on these lifestyle choices. I have posted numerous articles on proper nutrition, such as living/raw food diets, herbs, yoga, tai chi, proper breathing, and have stressed the avoidance of things that can cause potential harm such as pharmaceuticals, microwaves, irradiated/genetically modified foods, vaccines, etc. So if the information is known, or at least enough to spark further inquiry, but one still does not just " live better " , could that not be considered a symptom of an even larger disease? I would guess and say that most people find themselves in this position somewhere in their life. Would it not be appropriate to explore these stuck places, and offer solutions, if solutions were available? Homeopathic remedies can be used, to assist these more subtle mental symtpoms, just the same as the actual physical complaint. If you are taking issue with me that all the other lifestyle choices were not clearly listed out, this was an article on homeopathy and hemrrhoids. I strive to keep this site flooded with many different topics and ways of approaching alternative health. And even though it is my keen passion, rarely do I post strictly homeopathic articles. This one was. Going back to the idea that if you wish to add valid information, or insight to this site, that you perceive as not being offered, post a question, or an insightful article of your own, but I find belittling one solution and saying to " just eat a sensible diet " in it's place, offers little because if it were truly just a matter of doing something " sensible " , wouldn't everyone already be doing it? Which brings us back to the question that if someone wasn't doing something that was " sensible " , wouldn't that indicate a larger symptom to be addressed anyways? Thank you Donald for your posts, and their required reflection, it has been a wonderful exercise to verbalize these thoughts... Be Well, Misty L. Trepke http://www..com In , " Donald E. Jacobs " <donald.jacobs6@v...> wrote: > Misty, > > I think that we are basically in agreement on this. Vitamins, minerals, > food supplements, herbs, homeopathic remedies, etc. should be used to > mitigate the healing process, not make up for lifestyle. > > Hemorrhoids do not appear in a healthy body. If someone has them, there > are reasons. It could be constipation, obesity, heavy lifting, prolonged > sitting, nutrient deficiencies, etc.. > > I find that it is better to find the reasons and change lifestyle, than > to use a short term solution as a long term fix. If hemorrhoids, or any > other aliment, keep on coming back, that is only the beginning stages of > more serious problems. > > Your example on Nux Vomica is a clear example of treating a symptom, > rather than changing a faulty lifestyle. > -- > Donald E. Jacobs > Registered Massage Therapist > Macrobiotic Counselor > Reiki Practitioner > Professional Speaker > > > Hi everyone... > > > > Thank you for your post Donald... > > > > Your right, lifestyle has to be an important part in a healthy > > life... And is one of the reasons I so strongly support Nature > > Cures and the Philosophy of Natural Therapeutics, Living/Raw Food > > diets, etc... > > > > But what exactly are the symptoms that are being considered in these > > cases? Is it just the hemrroids? > > > > While not silver bullets, I have found homeopathic remedies useful > > in balancing the body, as well as the mind, helping to return the > > whole person back to health. For example, Nux Vomica might well be > > indicated if one tends to eat in excess, or works in excess (to the > > exclusion of proper exercise) or sleeps in excess (leading to a > > general weakness), parties or seeks stimulants in excess (again > > disrupting the balance of the body.) Nux vomica also covers a whole > > assortment of digestive complaints, including many bowel symptoms > > such as straining (or simply having the desire for a BM) but without > > being able to produce one... > > > > As such homeopathic remedies can often shift the subtle processes of > > both body and mind that have led to the current state of the one's > > health... Helping to undo the harm that may already have occured, > > and helping the person resonate and better connect with a more > > sound, healthier path to follow... > > > > It is amazing to see such people after they have taken nux > > vomica... Not only have their physical problems been eliviated such > > as the digestive complaints and hemrrhoids, no longer will they > > crave their previous excesses in the same way that resulted in poor > > diet and hemrrhoids to begin with... I would say these mental > > states are as equally valid symptoms as the hemrrhoids... And > > deserve consideration, and assistance, just the same... > > > > Thank you for raising this very valid point... > > > > Be Well, > > Misty L. Trepke > > http://www..com > > > > , " Donald E. Jacobs " > > <donald.jacobs6@v...> wrote: > > > Like most everything else in life, if the problem is lifestyle, no > > > silver bullet in a bottle will solve the problem. Hemorrhoids can > > be > > > cured by eating a sensible diet. > > > -- > > > Donald E. Jacobs > > > Registered Massage Therapist > > > Macrobiotic Counselor > > > Reiki Practitioner > > > Professional Speaker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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