The Herbal Advisor began as my radio program on World Radio Geneva in Switzerland for Ex-Pats and English speakers. The stories, the patients, the recommendations I made for countless concerns, became the foundation for Conscious Body Natural Medicine, a natural medicine practice of certified herbals, homeopathy and therapy. Since the start of this practice almost 40 years ago, thousands of clients with hundreds of different symptoms, illnesses and conditions have walked through my door seeking relief and resolution.
They found it and so their stories and my cases are documented, discussed and explained here for you. These articles and notes will provide you with some general guidance, ideas to try and true natural solutions that are being used daily Conscious Body Natural Medicine today.
Often the point of balance in an ecosystem has to do with controls. When you introduce something new, often there are not any built-in controls for the new element, allowing the element to spread unchecked throughout the ecosystem. This can be beneficial or it can be very destructive whether the ecosystem is an environmental one or the inside of your body.
Read MoreThe idea of pain medication is to block the nervous system from either detecting or reacting to the challenge. Now the positive note is that by doing this, it allows you to relax more, to sleep more, to regain function more quickly. But is there a negative side?
Read MoreThe idea that we live with viruses for our entire lives is a fact. When you are exposed to a virus, any virus, it will always remain in your body at an untraceable level, ready to rise to the occasion any time your immune system is challenged or compromised.
Read MoreI began my Sudoku journey ... easy, then on to medium, then on to tricky, then on to challenging, etc. Now I have developed a habitual rhythm to solving them and actually find them very relaxing and stress-reducing. My point here is that practice really does make perfect, and not just with mindful time wasters. It also is true with your body.
Read MoreRecently I was having a discussion with my brother in law, who is quite a brain may I say, and he pointed out to me that in preparing his recent documentary film on traffic congestion in cities, he had realized that the more we have filtered the exhaust from cars, the more insidious and widespread allergies and other breathing disorders have become. Now I have to say that my immediate thought was "Are you crazy!", but then I got thinking and you know what, he's right.
Read MoreYou might be thinking that I'm speaking of war, where resistance often means death... or perhaps you think I mean in a test of strength, where resistance eventually leads to death. But in fact, I'm talking about our own bodies. One of the things I've noticed in my practice is that often I will give exactly the right thing, and yet the body does not respond. Why?
Read MoreWhen you enter the world of natural medicine, you have to be prepared to take pills. Organic, natural, healthy, but still pills. This is because you are deficient in something. There is no way that you live on this earth, live in this environment and eat this food, and be completely healthy without taking pills.
Read MoreOne of the words that I most use in my practice, besides the phrase "Are you kidding?", has to be deficiency. So what does it actually mean?
Read MoreOne thing I see day in and day out is that each person knows their body better than anyone, even their doctor. Yet they will tell me they have a diagnosis, are receiving treatment for the diagnosis, and still feel that their body is not "right". We need to realize that our doctor is our advisor, not an infallible clinical textbook and I am sure they would be relieved if we stopped seeing them this way as well.
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