The importance of recognizing the distress behind Mrs B. ‘s difficult exterior cannot be emphasized too much. If the damage that she believed that the birth had done to her body had not been explored and dealt with at that stage, she could well have continued with pain and possibly sexual difficulties for months or [...]
Not all complaints about condoms should be taken at face value. Mr D. complained that using a condom often left him soft with no erection and his wife was disappointed. He was married with two children and the doctor felt surprised by the complaint. Later he told how he had recently led a discussion about [...]
One learns that all is not what it may initially seem. The patient who is in a great hurry to get everything over and done with, or who asks a lot of technical questions may be afraid of allowing herself to feel. The angry patient may not necessarily be angry at the clinic staff but [...]
An unhurried, gentle approach is valued by this age group during what is often their first genital examination. The doctor should give some thought to minimizing discomfort. Choosing a warm, small speculum for the first smear is one obvious kindness. The question ‘Will it hurt?’ should alert the doctor to the possiblity that the patient [...]
Mrs H., 24 years old and mother of four children born in five years, was referred for domiciliary family planning. Though her husband worked as a carpenter, the family was in debt and social services were involved. At the first visit Mrs H. gave the impression of someone without any cares. She opted for the [...]
The scope of healing is as wide and varied as the peoples of our amazing planet. Below are some more wonderful healing methods that have been tried and tested, but are perhaps yet to be accepted by the orthodox medical world. Earth Energy – Crystal Healing People from all over the world have been mesmerized [...]
From the beginning of time, before the first existence of man, lies the origin of music. Music was the key to communication and connectedness between beings, before humans developed language. It has always been a valuable tool for human beings in helping us to feel more courageous, connecting us with the pulsing universe and rhythmic [...]
Echinacea (Echinacea Augustifolia) Echinacea has gained its well-deserved reputation as a successful remedy and is used throughout the world for treating colds, flu’s and viruses. The North American Indians used Echinacea as a cure for snakebites and as an effective antiseptic. Echinacea is also known as coneflower, purple coneflower, black sampsom and snakeroot. Echinacea’s use [...]
Carnitine (Acetyl L Carnitine) Carnitine is à Â vitamin found mostly in meat and it can be manufactured by the liver from two amino acids, lysine and methionine, and several other vitamins and minerals. Carnitine is needed for the transport of oxidation of fatty acids within the energy centers of human cells (mitochondria). In fact, [...]
Vitamin ÂI -Thiamine Vitamin Bl helps to prevent cancer by detoxifying various carcinogenic chemicals from the body. Thiamine stimulates the body’s immune system and facilitates the formation of red blood cells. Being a powerful antioxidant, it counteracts the toxic effects of alcohol and acetaldehyde, and is able to detoxify some of the carcinogenic (harmful) compounds [...]