I do not intend to discuss each and every form of pain, but this system lends itself so well to the control of the pain of childbirth that we must have a few final words about it. The young woman approaching childbirth is in fact subjected to an extraordinary number of anxiety-producing influences. Other women [...]

The pupil as such is entirely dependent upon the function of the iris. Therefore, all reactions and conditions of the pupil are to be considered basically as no more than changes affecting the inner margin of the iris. For the irisdiagnostician, however, only those abnormal conditions are significant which by paralysis or irritation of the [...]

They are trying another kind of treatment at both these places too. When they first started to investigate the hormone level in patients suffering from premenstrual tension, they discovered that women who had a low level of progesterone in their blood often had a correspondingly high level of another hormone called prolactin. They felt that [...]

It’s no joke to lose your balance. It’s the quickest way to get hurt or to hurt someone else. And it’s terribly upsetting to know that you’re being clumsy with people as well as objects and there doesn’t seem to be anything you can do about it. Yet many women are completely off-balance for anything [...]

Symptom Forceful ejection of the contents of the stomach Home care –     Solid foods, milk, or aspirin tablets aggravate vomiting and should not be given. –     Have the child sip ice water, carbonated beverages, tea with sugar, flavored gelatin water, commercial mineral or electrolyte mixtures, or apple juice. -    If you do not know why the [...]

Many people feel that if only there were some way to have insulin that didn’t involve a needle, life with diabetes would be very much better. We know that insulin cannot be swallowed as a medicine or capsule, because insulin is destroyed in the intestines before it could be absorbed. Are there any other possibilities? [...]

There is evidence showing that meditation in the absence of visualization is more effective in the treatment of cancer. The main problem that leads people into visualizing is that the inexperienced see it as something practical as opposed to the rather mystical idea of stillness. Visualization is an easy technique as it gives the meditator [...]

Each of us is a conglomerate of living matter. By the process of evolution there has been built into us a whole series of psychological reactions which help us survive. The way in which we become aggressive, when we are faced with someone who is acting aggressively towards us, is a simple example of this [...]

  Breathing troubles «Sometimes I can’t get my breath. Breathing won’t come naturally. Talking to someone and I have to gulp. Conscious of my breathing. If I was not conscious of it, I would not be ready to take a breath if it should stop. Does your breathing just sometimes stop? It must when you [...]

• When it comes to ‘flu the situation is similar but more serious. It is probably best to let the fever take its natural course and not to suppress it with aspirin. Hot, herbal teas are good because of their calming effect whereas ordinary tea and coffee are stimulants. Chamomile, lemon balm, coltsfoot, elder and [...]