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Dr Sonali ShahSarnobat

BHMS MD CGOCFN,

Dr. Sarnobat'S Holistic Healthcare & Homeopathic Research Centre

Amar empire, IInd Floor, Goaves Circle

Belgaum Karnataka 590006 

India

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We tend to have become very active in today's age, for there more to do and less time in hand. Something still remains unfinished. Suddenly you feel low and your limbs ache badly. You dislike any task and feel irritated. In short, the body's nervous system is weary. The flexibility of the nervous system, balance of the muscles and the circulatory mechanism all fall off gear. A person gets fed up with eating, speaking or even mingling with other people. The increased pace of life, ambitions, expectations and standards of living have all undergone a sea change in the past two decades or so which have resulted in increased cases of Neurasthania.

 

Symptoms– This is an amalgamation of a host of symptoms. We commonly complain of tiredness and fatigue which is a part of neurasthenia. Limbs turn cold, one experiences insomnia. Thoughts keep cris-crossing the mind and this makes one fanatical. One loses appetite and digestion weakens. Bloated stomach, acidity, itchy skin are some symptoms. One loses interest in personal life. Women suffer from menstrual problems. Restlessness, fear, irritation, sensitiveness and such problems arise. Muscles loosen. If one forces oneself to work, he experiences depression.

 

 

Reasons– When one gets overburdened with mental and physical work, the person suffers from Neurasthania. It is money which rules our lives today, but a day will come when you feel disinterested in everything. Physiological Reasons include vitamin deficiency, consuming unhealthy junk food devoid of any nutrients, uneven meal timings which results in fatigue. Food loses nutrients when over boiled, over cooked, when artificial colors and flavors are added to them. The body does not get the necessary natural nutrients and minerals which is also a cause for fatigue. When one does not get a good night's sleep, the body does not get time to replenish itself and does not feel fresh. One tends to neglect the body for work, due to addiction or studies and in the bargain, it is faced with tiredness, wrinkled skin, loss of sheen, under-eye dark circles, losing weight or getting obese, all are symptoms of fatigue. Neurasthemia can result after a serious ailment also.

 

 

Treatment – When treating fatigue, not only medicines but a small change in daily lifestyle makes a huge difference. It is especially important for people in high positions, medical representatives or salesmen, working women, etc. to take good care of their health. One must chalk out a health-time table along with the daily one. A healthy diet, coupled with exercise and rest goes a long way in terms of benefit. The woman of the house needs to check whether every member of the house is getting his dietary requirements and a nutritious meal and make some changes if it is not so. It is important not to be rigid in thoughts and go along with the flow of the times changing.
It is very important to exercise at least for an hour every morning or evening, and so is flexibility in relations which helps lead a fulfilling life.

 

Homeopathy– At times, it is observed that in spite of consuming vitamin and calcium pills, the fatigue just stays. It is at such times that one realizes the importance of Homeopathy which is extremely beneficial in fatigue caused by exertion, mental stress, chronic illness, sexual intercourse, white discharge, feminine problems, problems of the bones and muscles, etc. for which homeopathic medicines prove extremely beneficial.

Mental Aberration among children

In today’s stressful times, even children are not spared of its impact. How can children escape the ill effects when the parents and family is undergoing stress? It just gets to them, at least in parts. Moreover, some children are inherently sensitive, timid or a bit depressed otherwise also. Such sensitive children must be protected from any shock and allowed to bloom naturally. Much depends on the parents in this regards and yet a small neglect lets the disorder grow.

Fear and worry ( Anxiety Disorder) – Unreasonable worry about the past, present and future, fear, insecurity and continuous dwelling in stress. Such children fear staying alone, the dark and the ghosts. It is but natural that many children fear these things, but in such children, it is observed to be in excess. They tail their mother wherever she goes, remain restless, stammer and speak in spurts, drop things frequently, lack self-confidence and the like are some of the things that show up in such children. They fear even venturing out of home to go to school and cannot even complete their own tasks.

Not getting enough of parental attention, wrong concepts in mind, wrong information, unreasonable punishments, unwanted comparisons from parents and family members, caning are some of the reasons why such children always appear petrified. They tend to lose confidence. Counseling of the children, of the parents and Homoeopathic medicines works wonders for such children.

Depression – One may wonder what kind of depression would be experienced by such tiny children, but it is a growing phenomenon among kids today. Over eating, avoiding food leads to physical ailments, ferocious behavior, melancholy, lagging in studies, repeatedly doing a single task, getting irritated, cranky are all symptoms of some form of depression. Parental discord or depression or any other mental disorder affects the children too. One needs to check the mental health of extremely skinny or extremely obese children.

Divorce of parents, death of a parent, mental disorder in a parent, chronic disease, disability, admitting in a boarding school for education, severe mental shock can lead to depression among children. These symptoms also need counseling and Homeopathic medicines can help treat these children without any side-effects.

Phobia- When a child is extremely fearful of insects, school, certain persons, injections or such things, it is called phobia. When the child faces these things, he may even lose consciousness. School phobia is the toughest to handle. It can be dealt with counseling and constant support from teachers and treatment with Homoeopathic medicines. One needs to first find the reason behind the phobia and take expert help wherever necessary.

Hysteria-  In this disorder, no apparent problem is visible, the child just unknowingly behave in a weird fashion feigning pain to attract attention. They complain of headache, stomach ache and may even roll on the floor, fall unconscious, pretend to fall unconscious, which confuses even the doctors at times. A lot of time is wasted in ascertaining whether it is real or fake. However, it is all a staged drama. It puzzles everyone and they get all the tests and examinations done until they realize that only homeopathy can treat it because only Homeopathy can treat mental disorders without any side effects.

Infantile autism is the disorder that is apparent only when the child turns two or two and a half year old. Such children have little or no connect with the outside world. Meaningless blabber, repeatedly doing same tasks, fondling own body or simply sitting motionless are some of the symptoms. They love to play and may not even identify their parents. This disorder has no effective medicine to cure it, but it can be controlled through timely diagnosis and treatment.

Multiple sclerosis

It is one of the rare and rather extremely difficult to treat disorders of the brain. The reason why this disorder is being discussed here is that the symptoms of this disorder are simple, hard to detect while the nature of the disorder is such that does not easily respond to treatment.

This disorder is rare to find in Asian countries, however of late, many such cases are being detected in our country also. In this disorder, a part of the brain suddenly starts degenerating. It starts melting and what remains is a scar. It means that the part of the body that was controlled by that part of the brain is permanently damaged. It can spread to the entire brain, cortex and spine also. The exact cause of this disorder is yet to be identified. However, it is observed to spread genetically from one generation to the other. Today, many tests are available that can detect this disorder which has enabled many patients being diagnosed in time. Earlier, it was all about doubtful detections. Today, diagnosis is aided by CT-Scan and MRI which help in confirming the diagnosis.

Symptoms- Men and women in the age group of 15 to 50 can be afflicted with this disorder, where women have a higher percentage. Initially, the patient feels confused doing routine functions. He drops things, stumbles and feels lost. He cannot balance himself while walking and feels that his steps are not aligned. When moving his neck, especially when touching the chin to the chest, he experiences a strange current in his spine which spreads to the whole of the back. At first, casual medicines appear to bring relief, but later the severity of the pain and the frequency also increases. The vision gets affected. One is unable to identify colors. Vision gets blurred, pupil moves incoherently. Sense of touch in the limbs reduces. He experiences a feeling of walking over sand or sponge. Touch feels different every time and slight touches cannot be identified. The patient becomes extremely sensitive, at times, he is over emotional, at others he is confused. Facial muscles get paralyzed and hence his face appears deformed. Facial nerves pain and feels like a shock. Later, nerves in the limbs give up. Brain loses control over limbs and he appears to drag his feet while walking. It also impacts the bladder and initially where he feels the need to urinate frequently, in later stages, he is unable to fully empty his bladder. He needs a catheter to empty his urine. In later stages, his memory gives way and intellect suffers. If the disorder is detected in time, the patient can live even for 20-25 years, if not, then survival could be barely 4 to 5 years.

Treatment-  The main reason to discuss this disorder is that after reading this, many readers would feel that they have also experienced some of these symptoms- they are that simple and easy to detect. Hence it is important that diagnosis happens in time. When a person is aware of the symptoms, he is rarely negligent and can reach out for medical help. Currently, treatment is possible only based on symptoms. Homeopathy can avoid side effects and better the life of a patient. One can also avail of physiotherapy. Homeopathic medicines can be complimented with biochemic medicines and flower therapy. 

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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

This is a mental disorder in which a person becomes obsessed with discipline or perfection not only by him but expects the same from others as well. If certain things don’t happen, then he gets disturbed and remains obsessed with those thoughts. He keeps repeating a particular task or act again and again and remains worried while doing it. It requires the combined efforts of a counselor, a psychologist and a homeopath to cure a person of this disorder.

Here was a professor who taught at a PG course. She was fond of discipline since her childhood, always striving for perfection. At first, her parents and family was proud of her behavior but later they feared it when it became an obsession with her. They feared something could go wrong if they didn’t do a certain task perfectly to her satisfaction. She arranged her books neatly after class, her mobile had to be kept in a straight line, she kept capping her pen again and again and repeatedly kept  tucking her saree pallu . She frequently looked at the mirror. She was obsessed with omens and insisted things to happen a particular way. Her family was distraught. She became the laughing stock of her colleagues and friends who then started to avoid her. So much so that her husband and children were also fed up.

Her insistence for perfection had transformed into an obsession. The feeling of insecurity was the root cause of this behavior. A person obsessed with something tries to do it in a particular way come what may, and gets disturbed if he can’t do it that way.  He sets unreasonably high benchmarks of perfection and struggles to achieve them. Some people are so obsessed with cleanliness that they repeatedly keep cleaning objects handled by others, even washing unused clothes, washing hands, etc.  The feeling of guilt and insecurity manifests itself in such a manner.

Symptoms-

Excessive worry

Unreasonable perspective towards problems

Continuous restlessness

Muscle pain, headache

Lack of concentration

Bowel incontinence

Loss of taste and appetite

Treatment- At times, one has to resort to treatment through modern medicine from a clinical psychologist. Treatment becomes beneficial when the patient agrees to pay heed to the psychologist. For complete cure, modern medicine has to be combined with homeopathy and flower therapy, change in lifestyle, mindset. Homeopathy can fully cure this disorder.

Bedwetting

Just like adults, even kids experience tension. A child, boy or girl, is admitted to play group once it is above two years of age. It is a drastic change in their life. A child over a year learns to convey when he wants to relieve himself. In case of a few children, even if they can control their bladder in the day, it is not possible at night. In rare cases, this phenomenon continues right into adolescence which is when one repents for not having treated in time. The urinary system is under the control of the autonomic nervous system. In infants, when the bladder is full, it gets the signal to empty it and this is done automatically. However, from the age of five, it becomes possible to control the functions of the bladder with the help of voluntary   muscles. There are two types in bedwetting, one where the child is unable to control his bladder and the second where he loses control even after learning it for a few years. Some kids also unknowingly urinate even during the day.

Reasons-

1. Natural: Stunted physical and mental growth, lack of guidance from parents, over consumption of water, size of bladder being small or heredity.

2. Disease-borne: Being born with diabetes, diabetes insipidus, urinary tract disorder, urinary tract infection, lack of nervous control, underdeveloped or fused urethra, urinary opening being small, epilepsy, spinal deformity, etc.
Mental: Fear, insecurity, sibling differentiation by parents, lack of love and affection from parents, over indulgence, seeking attention, depression, despair, domestic fights, parental discord can all lead to bedwetting.

Uncontrolled urinating finds its roots on a mental state. Of late, such cases are frequent owing to the stressful lives one leads. How can one find the right balance of the suppression and neglect of a joint family and the loneliness of a nuclear family?

Treatment: Both parents and children need counseling before the course of treatment begins.

Training: The child needs to be reminded to urinate before going to bed. He may be awakened at night at a fixed time and taken to urinate. Teach him to control urination for longer time in the day. This helps in strengthening of the urinary bladder. This training must be imparted by the parents to the child.
Treating diseases: One must identify the base cause of such disorder and treat the disease first. Ex: if the urinary opening is small, it needs to be enlarged with a surgery.
Psychiatric treatment: One can find special diapers for such children abroad. The child wears this diaper which vibrates even with a single drop of urine falling on it. This awakens the child and trains him to be awake when he urinates and gain control over this function. Counseling, hypnosis and training also helps a great deal.

Homeopathy: It enables complete cure of this disorder. Many children have benefited from homeopathic medicines, even adolescents who face huge embarrassment due to this. Parents shy from getting treatment which is wrong since it demoralizes the child. Sepia, costicum, acid benz, creosote, equisetum psorinum, lac can, licopodium and such excellent medicines can be used. Amongst biochemic medicines, one can use Calceria Fos 6x, califos 6x, Natrum Fos 6x which are very beneficial.

Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder ( ADHD)

Rohit was a eleven year old, active but happy and playful child. Suddenly, he started facing problems in concentrating in class or completing the work at hand. In spite of being naughty and active he would complete his studies and tasks and hand, but now he was even facing difficulty in completing his home work. He would not jot down the writing on the black board, routinely forget things in school or stare in infinity. He’d make silly mistakes in math and spellings. He portrayed neutral expression on his face whenever his teachers or parents told him something. No wonder then that the grades sank from A to C.

The one great thing that Amir Khan has done is to make a film like ‘Tare Zameen Par’ which was an eye-opener for many parents. This has brought about some awareness among parents. Rohit’s  parents brought him for homeopathic treatment and with counseling and treatment, he was cured within 7 to 8 months.

There is considerable difference between simple Hyperkinesia and ADHD. Around 3 to 5% of school going children are afflicted with it. When such children are not treated in time, they may be labeled as laggards or dumb and result in being gradually isolated from mainstream. This is a neurological behavioral disorder which becomes evident from age 8 and above. Attention Deficit implies threefold problems- lack of concentration, restless behavior and impassivity. Children learn to concentrate and work between the age of 3 to 5. In some cases, they learn it at first but then it all goes for a toss. These children become dim-witted, are unable to understand with repeated instructions, keep their things at various places or just forget them. Frequent dangling of hands and legs, shrugging shoulders, impulsively moving from one place to the other, moving about in class are some of the things that they do. They feel that things are happening all at once and too fast and are unable to comprehend what’s happening. This frightens and confuses them. They are unable to assess what the other person is thinking and hence keep making mistakes. They even get hit at times and get to hear an earful.

Reasons: This disorder is a result of the defect in the cerebrospinal fluid. It is commonly seen in epileptic children and is also hereditary. It can also result due to domestic friction and continuous stress. Parental discord, continuous fights, familial differences all create a tumultuous situation in a child’s life. A few smart kids, in order to seek the attention of their parents, pretend to do such things. Since the time the movie has brought about an awareness in our parents, our kids have smartened up too!

Treatment: Such children can perform exemplary well when given timely treatment and counseling. The current Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps who won 8 Gold medals, also faced ADHD. His school had long given up on him. It was his mother’s untiring efforts that has brought him to where he is today. Homeopathy has numerous medicines for such children. Parents and homeopathic doctors can consciously shape the lives of these children with concerted efforts. Flower therapy enables control over emotions. Children suffering from ADHD grow up to become great musicians, journalists, sports persons or actors. All it needs is the right guidance and counseling

Split Personality – Schizophrenia

Having a dual or unstable mind is the gift of times changing. No one can escape this. Man’s life starts with the dilemma of ‘to be or not to be’. Unreasonable expectations, over ambitious nature, stress, all contribute towards making a dual mind. This develops into a person’s nature, behavior, speech, thoughts being changed drastically. This is called schizophrenia or spilt personality.

What is split personality?

A person distances from society. He cannot take care of himself and becomes self centered.
He cannot understand his respect or disrespect.
His thoughts are not organized and often drift.
The person gets entrapped into his own cocoon. He suffers from Obsessive compulsive behavior, doing the same task again and again. Thoughts about sex and religion engulf his mind. Stray speech enhances.
He experiences hallucination. He feels others are talking ill about him or staring at him. His delusions include snakes and insects meandering around.
A person feels he is someone great and has the authority to kill others. He can even harm himself.
If such symptoms continue for more than six months, then diagnosis is confirmed.

Some major symptoms include :

• There is no impact of anybody’s advice.
• Mood swings are frequent as are emotional outburst.
• Response to external stimuli like noise, light, tough is extremely high or low.
• He cannot think rationally. General knowledge and common sense diminishes.
• He loses his own identity. He feels he does not belong to his body and experiences that his soul has left his body and is afloat.
• Not all patients who suffer from schizophrenia may have had shock or serious ailment. It can be an automatic impact

Reasons:
Extreme mental or physical stress, genetics, mental shock, brain ailment, addiction, overdose of medicines can trigger this disease.

Symptoms :

Split personality means a person believes that he is separate from his body. Changes manifest when he exhibits conflicting speech and behavior. Hence it is recognized as split personality or schizophrenia. Such people are unable to think logically. It is important to start treatment immediately. Later he experiences delusions about himself and the world. He becomes delirious and loses awareness of time or place. In extreme cases, he does not even behave like a human being. This situation is the worst not only for the patient but also for the relatives.

Homeopathy– Let us have a look at some homeopathic medicines

Cimicifuga – This is beneficial in post partum depression and split personality. The symptoms for which this is administered include the belief of worst, fear of occupying car or closed areas, bantering, self destructive thoughts, the illusion of bursting nerves or a black cloud hovering above, disturbed mind and self.

Beladona – Restlessness, impatience, illusions of ghosts and spirits, hysteric, not wanting any conversation, but continuous shouting, tempestuous behavior, attacking others are some of he symptoms. These people cannot tolerate noise or touch.

Ignesia: Conflicting complaints, extreme laughter or tears, sorrow or ecstasy. Complaints arising out of mental shock keep conflicting. Continuous sobbing. In cases of extreme insanity, medicines like stramenium and rosimus are useful. However, these medications should be administered only under the supervision of a homeopathic practitioner to avoid mixed reactions.