Young kids are known to say what is on their minds. Six weeks into Jennifer’s treatment her daughter blurted out, “mommy, you’re so much nicer.” When she first came in she was an emotional and physical wreck. In her words, “I just don’t care anymore. I’m very sad, depressed, negative, moody, grumpy and having trouble …
While reading an article on fears and phobias I came across a paragraph that listed very common fears for specific age groups. For infants/toddlers (age 0-2 years), it listed loud noises, strangers, separation from parents, and large objects. For preschoolers (3-6 years) ghosts, monsters, the dark, sleeping alone and thunder were listed. It then listed common fears for …
Vulvadynia (vul-va-din’i-a) Chronic vulvar discomfort or pain, characterized by burning, stinging, irritation or rawness of the female genitalia. Kathy, who is in her early 20’s, discovered that she had vulvadynia the night of her honeymoon. She described her symptoms as “having lots of burning with knife like pains during intercourse, and afterwards a burning sensation …
“Sam, our only son, was non-verbal at age three even though he was physically high functioning. He used only few words to communicate. The rest of the time he used tantrums and physical gestures to communicate with others. He was a very hyperactive kid. (On the first office visit he was wandering aimlessly around …
(click on any form below to open, read, print and/or fill out) Adult Application (PDF Format) or (Word Format) – Please print, fill out document and bring with you to your first office visit. Dear New Patient, Thank you for scheduling an appointment with me. In this section you will find information to expedite your …
Eczema in infants can often be frustrating for parents because western medicine has little to offer except for topical steroids. Often they are told that the child will eventually out grow it. Fortunately, homeopathy is very effective in treating and curing chronic eczema. Sometime, if the eczema is very severe I have found that testing …
(click on any form below to open, read, print and/or fill out) Adult Application (PDF Format) or (Word Format) – Please print, fill out document and bring with you to your first office visit. Dear New Patient, Thank you for scheduling an appointment with me. In this section you will find information to expedite your …
Irving Kirsch of Hull University, UK, studied all data submitted to the US FDA for the licensing of the antidepressants fluoxetine, venlafaxine, nefazodone and paroxetine. He states, “Compared with placebo, antidepressants do not produce clinically significant improvements in patients who initially have moderate or even very severe depression.” It seems that Antidepressants did substantially outperform …
So often diet and lack of exercise are faulted for the obesity epidemic in American. However, there is at least one other culprit that we can blame – psychotropic medications. Psychiatric medications can cause substantial weight gain. These include antidepressants (such as amitriptyline, doxepin, and imipramine), mood stabilizers (including lithium and valproate) and antipsychotics …
Atopy is a medical term that refers to an allergy for which there is a genetic predisposition. Typically atopic disease will manifest as asthma, rhinitis, and chronic skin disease like eczema and hives. Over the past several decades there has been an increasing rate of atopic disease. Among children aged 4 years and younger, the …