by Kathryn Berg | Jun 3, 2020 | Poison Ivy, Uncategorized
I am noticing all sorts of new poison ivy plants sprouting near the path behind my house. It is growing in places where it has never been before. I do not know if I am allergic to poison ivy. I grew up on a farm right by a lake. Played often in the grass and the...
by Kathryn Berg | May 12, 2020 | Allergies, Seasonal, Seasonal allergies, Uncategorized
Can we all agree that this is the strangest Spring on record? CoVid-19 has changed everyone’s habits, including the amount of time we spend outdoors. We have been encouraged to spend time outdoors, for our mental and physical health, during this time of “shelter at...
by Kathryn Berg | May 7, 2020 | Co-Vid 19, Corona Virus, PTSD, PTSD and CoVid 19
CoVid-19 has taken over. It seems no one is immune to its consequences, even if we don’t actually develop symptoms from the novel corona virus and develop CoVid-19, as the resulting disease has been named. PTSD has a direct relationship to CoVid-19. The first...
by Kathryn Berg | May 1, 2020 | Ledum, Lyme disease, Silica, Tick borne disease, Uncategorized
Although ticks are out and about most times of year, this is the season where ticks are thick! And this year, with CoVid 19 keeping everyone apart, more people than ever are trying to spend time outdoors. If you are concerned about tick bites and possibly developing...
by Kathryn Berg | Apr 21, 2020 | Co-Vid 19, Germ Theory
It’s true, we have not not had a really virulent pandemic for 100 years–the last one being the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918-1919. We are certainly due to have one. When CoVid 19 was identified and it appeared to be really dangerous, testing should have...
by Kathryn Berg | Apr 13, 2020 | Aconite, Co-Vid 19
In January of 2020, I got sick. Really sick. I can barely remember some of the days. I was completely checked out. Resting. Tired. Didn’t feel like making a meal. Here is the background. My husband and I went on a trip to Egypt in December. While there, I...
by Kathryn Berg | Mar 30, 2020 | Aconite, Anxiety, Argentum Nitricum, Arsenicum, Bryonia, Calc Carb, Calc Fluor, Causticum, Co-Vid 19, Corona Virus, Nux Vomica, Sulphur, Uncategorized
How are you holding up being “Sheltered In Place” or “Self-Quarantined”? Does it make you feel safer? If so, are you anxious for yourself or are you anxious for your family? Are you feeling bored? I mean really, how many long walks can someone take? Does it make you...
by Kathryn Berg | Mar 7, 2020 | Co-Vid 19, Corona Virus, influenza, Influenza Remedies
You knew this Blog Post was coming, right? Back during the influenza pandemic of 1918-1919, in some populations, the death rate for those with influenza was approaching 30% if treated with western medicine. But for those treated with homeopathy, it was 1%. And those...
by Kathryn Berg | Dec 31, 2019 | Favorite Blog Posts, Popular Blog Posts
Let’s face it. Some Blog Posts are just more popular than others. The first two on the list were infinitely more popular, probably because there are specific tips in there and they went a bit viral. Below are the most popular blog posts of 2019 on the Lotus...
by Kathryn Berg | Dec 31, 2019 | Intention, Word of the Year
Many people try to make New Year’s resolutions each year. By the end of January, they can’t remember what they were. The last several years, I have chosen a word of the year and focused on that rather than making New Year’s Resolutions. It is like setting your...
by Kathryn Berg | Nov 22, 2019 | Calc Carb, Irritability with Menopause, Menopause, Night Sweats, Nux Vomica, Pulsatilla, Sepia
I remember being 37 years old and having night sweats and sleep disturbance. At 37 years old!!!! I mentioned it to my OB/Gyn and she said, “Well, you aren’t too young to be experiencing Peri-Menopause.” I was not about to put up with that, especially since I still...
by Kathryn Berg | Nov 12, 2019 | PTSD, Veterans with PTSD
This was written with the intention of posting on Veteran’s Day. Unfortunately, I was having technical difficulties, so it didn’t get published. Mercury is in retrograde…. Today is Veteran’s Day, 2019. You may have noticed a number of ways...
by Kathryn Berg | Oct 25, 2019 | Headaches, Hormonal headaches, Hormones
Not tonight dear, I have a headache. Headaches are probably the most common dis-ease suffered by humans. There are many types of headaches, and many jokes about headaches. But only women suffer from monthly hormonal headaches. These can range from mild pressure...
by Kathryn Berg | Oct 22, 2019 | agoraphobia, CPTSD, PTSD, Uncategorized
Does the idea of going to the mall cause you to shake and break out in sweat? Does riding the train or an airplane cause panic? These are all signs of Agoraphobia, which is a major symptom in PTSD. According to the Mayo Clinic, Agoraphobia is “…a type of anxiety...
by Kathryn Berg | Oct 18, 2019 | Classical Homeopathy
Have you ever been in a situation where you need to solve a problem, and you can’t decide which path to take? So you decide to do more than one thing at once, just to cover all your bases. The result of this approach is often confusion. What is helping? What might...
