Information on popular complementary and alternative medical topics

Mrs Bajaj was a regular visitor in the dispensary. Her old chronic troubles had all been relieved. But whenever she visited the dispensary to get rid of some acute condition, she used to bore us with her long narration of her past ailments with their minutest details, the treatment taken and the relief obtained, although all that long narration was irrelevant and unnecessary in the present case.
Earlier when she complained of dry cold, a few doses of Aconite-30 were given to relieve the trouble. But this was an old trouble with her, whenever exposed to cold she would get a running nose.
‘HEATHER REMEDY” for being self-centred and obsessed with her own troubles and affairs and “WHITE
CHESTNUT for her repetitive nature of cold were prescribed T.D.S. for one month, when she was relieved of the cold. Thereafter HEATHER REMEDY alone was continued for another 2 months to change her temperament.
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Herpes Virus
Herpes simplex virus is a common human infection. It takes two forms. One is the cold sore which occurs around the mouth. This form (herpes type I) rarely affects the brain. Herpes type II affects the genital region. A baby born to a woman whose cervix is actively infected may, in turn, acquire the virus, which may devastate its brain, producing severe retardation, cerebral palsy, and epilepsy. In addition, a brain infection caused by the herpes simplex type II virus may be acquired at any age and produce complex partial seizures and an overwhelming encephalitis. Early detection may enable treatment to be more effective. Babies who survive have variable degrees of brain damage and epilepsy.
HIV Infections (AIDS)
AIDS is a growing problem for infants born to human immunodeficiency (HlV)-infected mothers and children who acquire AIDS from transfusion, drug abuse, and sexual activity. The HIV virus affects the brain and may produce seizures. The multiple infections that are byproducts of the immunosuppression due to AIDS may also affect the brain and cause seizures. Secondary infections require specific treatment, but the seizures are treated with standard anticonvulsant medication.
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When you eat food, your blood glucose levels will go up – at least until insulin helps this glucose get into the cells where it is used for fuel. Glucose levels will go down when you follow a healthy meal plan – one that is designed to help you achieve and maintain your ideal weight.
If you do physical exercise, your cells will burn more fuel and your blood glucose levels will go down (until you replenish them with more food).
Physical activity on a regular schedule, along with reduced kilojoules, will help you to lose weight, improve your physical fitness, and reduce your risks for future heart and circulatory diseases.
If you inject insulin or swallow an anti-diabetes pill, your blood glucose levels will go down. But the injection or pill only works when you follow a proper meal and exercise programme.
If you’re under a lot of stress, your blood glucose levels will go up – because that’s the way your body fuels up to handle the emergency called stress.
The same reaction takes place when you have an illness. Your body, without your conscious action, releases stored glucose to fight the illness. If you learn how to cope with stress and how to treat minor illness, you can reduce your blood glucose levels.
If you are carrying excess fat (when you’re overweight or obese you store those kilograms primarily as fat), the fat interferes with your body’s ability to use insulin. Therefore, when you’re overweight, your blood glucose levels will be higher. A weight loss of ten to twenty per cent in most persons with diabetes will lead to the normalization of insulin action – and a return to normal blood glucose levels.
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