by Kathryn Berg | Sep 26, 2019 | How Does Homeopathy Work?, Uncategorized
When Success Stories are shared on my Lotus Homeopathy Facebook page or in Groups or a blog post or even in an email, I don’t often share the remedies that were helpful. It is always the First Question asked. Which remedy was it? The short answer to Why I rarely...
by Kathryn Berg | Sep 5, 2019 | bone spurs, Menopause, osteoporosis
Once you hit perimenopause, all sorts of issues related to bones can break out (pun intended). Osteoporosis is the one issue women and their doctors get most worried about. According to the Cleveland Clinic, early menopause (before age 45) or any long phases where a...
by Kathryn Berg | Aug 21, 2019 | CPTSD, Depression, PTSD
When someone hurts us, whether it is an insult hurled at us or someone cheats in their marriage, or a parent tells you that you are worthless, the first thing our brain does is make up a story about it. “They don’t respect me,” which can morph into “I am...
by Kathryn Berg | Jul 26, 2019 | Constitutional Homeopathy, CPTSD, PTSD, Snakes
I remember the first time I encountered someone who today would likely have a diagnosis of PTSD. She was an older woman I met on a volunteer trip in the late 1980’s. She commented about how difficult it was to sleep because she had a “built-in Sentinel.” Something...
by Kathryn Berg | Jul 24, 2019 | Coffea Cruda, Insomnia, Menopause, Nux Vomica, Women's Health
One of the earliest symptoms that menopause may be on the horizon is difficulty with sleep. This could be difficulty falling asleep, or waking up with night sweats or hot flashes, or waking up about four hours after going to bed and then not being able to fall back...
by Kathryn Berg | Jul 20, 2019 | Fishy Odors, Women's Health, Yeast Infections
As we age, health issues pop up. But when you reach perimenopause or menopause, anything that comes up seems double the trouble. “OK. I’m dealing with all these other issues, so I can possibly else go wrong?” And then some annoying little pesky thing comes up....
by Kathryn Berg | Jul 18, 2019 | Cimicifuga Racemosa, Menopause
One of the go-to herbs for women is menopause is Black Cohosh. It seems like a good idea. It’s natural. It’s herbs, so it must be safe. Right? Weeeeellllll, not always. Herbs are natural and they are generally safe in the right amount of doses, but they still need...
by Kathryn Berg | Jul 16, 2019 | CPTSD, First Responders with PTSD, PTSD, Veterans with PTSD
When practitioners choose a type of specialty, there is often a personal reason that they have chosen it. Perhaps a family member really struggled with a particular pathology, or the may have even passed because of it. The practitioner may have also had an experience...
by Kathryn Berg | Jul 9, 2019 | CPTSD, PTSD, Recovery
It is really common to hear people talk about their illnesses, whether it is PTSD or something else. It seems to be the topic du jour almost any place you go. It often goes something like this: I can’t do anything about it. My doctor says there is no cure, so I just...
by Kathryn Berg | Jul 1, 2019 | Healing The World
Note: This is Part 1 on a series of Healing the World. More articles on this will be written and posted from time to time. Note: This is not a political post. But given I have a background in Political Science and I also have spent about 8 years lobbying at...
by Kathryn Berg | Jun 28, 2019 | Aconite, Arnica, Climate Change, Ignatia, PTSD
Climate Change is real. It is upon us. There are dozens, if not hundreds, of dire predictions of what this could mean to the human race and other life on earth. Flooding, land loss, drought, fire, long winters, cool summers, warm winters, hot summers. It just...
by Kathryn Berg | Jun 26, 2019 | Drug Side Effects, Homeopathic Detox, PTSD
Why do so many wartime vets (especially those from the Gulf War) with PTSD also have peripheral Neuropathy? Cipro may be the culprit. According to an article published in Military Times in 2013, there are many vets who were told to take Cipro for 60-90 days to prevent...
by Kathryn Berg | Jun 19, 2019 | PTSD
SInce my last post on Ketamine for PTSD, some more information has come out. It is important to share it. It seems that the outcomes of three studies on the safety and effectiveness of Ketamine for PTSD are questionable. Two of the three studies did not show...
by Kathryn Berg | Jun 19, 2019 | CPTSD, Nightmares, PTSD
Anyone who has seen a homeopath gets asked about their dreams. No matter what your reason is for seeking care from a homeopath, your dreams can be used to help determine a remedy to heal what ails you. Dreams have a particular role in helping someone heal from PTSD...
by Kathryn Berg | Jun 11, 2019 | CPTSD, PTSD
There is a saying in the world of therapy that “insight is the booby prize of therapy.” This means, of course, that now that you have insight, what are you going to do about it. Sometimes it just makes you angry! Or sad. Well, Insight is the prize of...
