Homeopathy Archives - Page 2 of 2 - Domenick J. Masiello, DO

Homeopathy and Influenza

Homeopathy, Osteopathy / Andrew Taylor Still, bird flu, Gelsemium, genus epidemicus, H5N1, homeopathy, influenza, lymphatic pump, osteopathy, Samual Hahnemann / October 19, 2013

Flu vaccine efficacy has been estimated by various studies to be between 30 – 70%. The reason for the less than 100% efficacy is a phenomenon called “antigenic drift”, namely that the surface proteins on the virus change in nature from the time the strains are selected in the Spring and the vaccine is manufactured in the late summer. Your immune system is being primed with inactivated viral strains whose surface features have changed in the months since the vaccine was manufactured.

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A Dog’s Tale

Homeopathy / Belladonna, catatonia / October 6, 2013

Sandy was my soft coated wheaten terrier. Here’s a photo of him when he was about a year old. He was all terrier – a great companion and ready to defend the home turf against all intruders: horses, deer, foxes, skunks, squirrels, chipmunks, racoons, and even some bird species. He was affectionate, always jumping up to kiss or placing his chin on your lap. He had a sense of humor and was a trickster at heart.

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Terrorism, the FBI and a Fish Tank

Homeopathy / Bacillinum, calcarea carbonica, mycobacterium marinum, tuberculosis / August 11, 2013

Sometime in the early 1990s, before the first attack on the World Trade Center, I was visited by a most anxious patient. It took only seconds to figure out what he did for a living when I saw his FBI badge and his Glock sidearm. He had been referred to me by a family friend who was a patient. Oscar was a member of the elite anti-terrorism unit based in New York. He came for treatment of an infection of his right arm. The persistent swollen lymph nodes throughout his arm and and armpit had not responded to antibiotic treatment. When the antibiotics failed to cure the infection, his doctor arranged to have one lymph node biopsied. The results revealed that Oscar had acquired an unusual infection. It was Mycobacterium marinum.

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A Homeopath on Vacation

Homeopathy, Travel / Amygdalus Persica, Anguillar Ichthyotoxin, Aude Sapere, Capsicum, Ignatia, Illicium, Italy, Nux Vomica, Oleander, Opuntia, Petroselinum, Psorinum, Samuel Hahnemann, Sepia, Silicea, Solanum Lycopersicum, Sulphur, Taraxacum, travel, Tuberculinum / July 25, 2013

In the professional life of every homeopathic physician there comes a turning point. With growing confidence, trust and skill in the homeopathic method the physician closes the door on allopathic thinking. Taking homeopathy to heart, it is a point of no return, an existential turn. Homeopathy then penetrates into other aspects of one’s life beyond the daily clinical practice. The method of healing becomes a way of understanding the world. The similimum is not only the patient’s constitutional prescription but also a metaphor for understanding spouse, children, family and friends. The remedy as type brings to light possibilities of behavior, strengths and weaknesses. The homeopathic appreciation of those around us fosters understanding and tolerance.

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Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Holistic Medicine, Homeopathy / Crohn's Disease, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Ulcerative Colitis / July 16, 2013

Most patients who come for treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn’s Disease, Ulcerative Colitis) are already on medication for the control of their symptoms. They know that the conventional medication is not a cure, rather it is a life long treatment. The goal is to try and keep the symptoms mild, to treat any flare-ups aggressively, to provide additional nutritional support and thus decrease the risk of intestinal obstruction, abscess, fistula, colon resection or colon cancer. Endoscopy can be used to check the progress of treatment whether it is conventional or holistic.

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Strange, Rare and Peculiar

Homeopathy / Belladonna, similimum, strange rare and peculiar, trichotillomania / June 30, 2013

Emma was 55 year old patient who was referred to me by another homeopathic doctor for a consultation. Thirty years earlier she walked into a closet and struck her head on a shelf. The pain was intense so she rubbed the top of her head vigorously to relieve the injury. From that point forward she continued to habitually rub her head. Soon, she began also rubbing her eyebrows to the point where she had rubbed off all of the hair on her eyebrows and the top part of her scalp. She had developed a condition known as trichotillomania. After 45 minutes of case taking I had only one reliable symptom that I could use: the sensation that her brain was rocking back and forth inside her skull.

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All In The Family

Family Medicine, Homeopathy, Osteopathy / birth trauma, cranial treatment for birth trauma, family medicine, homeopathic treatment during pregnancy, homeopathic treatment for birth trauma / June 14, 2013

These days with constantly shifting insurance coverage, its difficult to keep the same doctor from year to year let alone for a lifetime. So it is that we forget what the word “family” in family medicine can mean. It means you treat families, generation to generation not just all members of one generation. And so it is with little Maggie here. She’s weeks old and had a rather difficult birth.She underwent vacuum extraction just 2 weeks earlier that left her bruised and swollen. During her mom’s pregnancy it looked like an inflamed appendix was going to lead to surgery during pregnancy. Homeopathy to the rescue.

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Homeopathy and Weight Loss

Homeopathy, Weight Loss / Center For Science in the Public Interest, food additives, homeopathic weight loss, weight loss and hypnosis / May 31, 2013

The most popular question in my practice is, “Do you take my insurance?”. The second most popular question is, “Do you have a remedy for weight loss?”. My answer to that question usually runs something like this: If I did, I’d be on my private yacht right now. The truth is there is no specific remedy for any condition in homeopathy. Remedy selection is unique to the individual.

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What is Holistic Medicine?

Family Medicine, Holistic Medicine, Homeopathy, Osteopathy / ayurvedic medicine, chi, homeopathy, prana, traditional chinese medicine, vital force / May 28, 2013

First, let me say what it is not. Holistic medicine is not alternative medicine whereby alternative substances such as herbs, vitamins, minerals and other supplements are used in place of conventional drugs. Neither is it complementary medicine whereby non-conventional therapies are added to mainstream medical practice. It is a philosophy, a way of practice in which understanding the entire person is required in order to prescribe a medication, in this case a homeopathic remedy.

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