Depression is a form of human suffering associated with many symptoms. Not everyone diagnosed with depression by a medical doctor has all these symptoms, but most will have some combination of the following complaints: – chronic low energy or lethargy; feelings of sadness, guilt or worthlessness; – inability to concentrate; short-term memory impairment; – inability […]

Tapping came into my life 20 years ago at a conference in Olympia, WA, hosted by The Association for Humanistic Psychology. Because American psychologists were frustrated at the time with the lack of effective conventional therapies for veterans and other victims of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), this conference focused on some of the new […]

For most of us, everyday life moves to a rhythm that is anything but calm. There are usually never enough hours to get everything done that needs doing. Add in shorter daylight hours and the demands of the holidays, and you’ve got a recipe for heightened stress and anxiety. Fortunately, homeo­pathy offers up gentle help […]

One category of skin diseases with interesting visual manifestations is the “lichen” group, so named because the different types resemble the lichen that grows on rocks and trees. They are generally dry, rough, thickened, or hardened clusters of skin bumps or plaques, and rather than showing the fiery-red inflammation of psoriasis, eczema, and other forms […]

From nervousness, depression and bereavement, to insomnia, moodiness, head-aches and more, it never ceases to amaze me how often Ignatia, the remedy touted as “Homeopathic Prozac,” is put to good use. Ignatia (also known as Ignatia Amara or Iamara) originates from the tincture of Strychnos Ignatia beans of a small tree native to the Philippines. […]