It is always better to take the medicines before food, at least 30 minutes to one hour. In case if one forgets to take before food then the medicines can be taken some time after food. ( at least 30 minutes to one hour after)
Not always. In some sensitive patients there may be a sudden aggravation of the illness after taking the medicine, which is a good sign- a sign of healing crisis. This shows that person is responding well to the treatment and the medicine selected will bring curative results.
Not required. Some laymen over emphasize the restriction of coffee, tea, garlic, onions during Homoeopathic treatment. According to our master Dr Hahnemann moderation in the above list medicines remain unaffected as they are not crude medicines, they are potentized medicines.
Homoeopathic medicines are equally effective in every age group. If children are started with Homoeopathic medications in an early age the medicines will boost the immunity of the child and prevents the recurrence of the complaints thus improving the quality of life.
It depends on what medication patient is on since long duration. Some pose a common dilemma that whether they can continue some non Homoeopathic medicines. Some drugs cannot be stopped immediately like Diabetic tablets( OHA), Insulin therapy, Antihypertensives, anticonvulsants etc. These drugs can be tapered gradually or stopped over a definite time. However minimum medication
No. Homoeopathy medicines if prescribed according to the principles cannot have any side effect. Instead it will give the patient some side benefits. For an e.g. if a female patient comes with chronic headache and when medicine is prescribed based on the totality of the sufferings her other complaints like menstrual irregularities, hair fall, skin
– Dr Prasanna Kumar K. BHMS, MD( Hom) Indiscriminate eating is a pandemic problem. If you know ‘WHAT-WHEN-HOW MUCH’ about eating patterns you can certainly prevent many diseases. Old saying goes “one who knows to eat properly will be free from diseases and one who knows to speak properly will be free from fights and
– Dr Prasanna Kumar K. BHMS, MD( Hom) Knowledge of tumor markers is essential in diagnosis and to determine the prognosis of a cancer. Many carcinomas finally land up in Homoeopathic clinic for gentle palliation when they have no other choice. Hence it is essential for a Homoeopath to have a thorough knowledge of various
– Dr Prasanna Kumar K. BHMS, MD( Hom) It was on Thursday evening, when I was seeing a patient inside my consultation room a loud noise was heard from waiting room. I just called the receptionist to know what was wrong over there. She said that one Mr. X (name not disclosed) is saying repeatedly