Steve Irwin

Tend To Be Keyed Up, Trouble Calming Down

Being keyed up all the time, and having difficult calming down is a sign of increased adrenal output, or hyperadrenalism. Increased cortisol with a concomitant low DHEA can cause these symptoms. In the beginning stages of adrenal decompensation the body's response to stress is to increase the cortisol output from the adrenal glands.

Reference: Weatherby, D. (2004). Signs and Symptoms Analysis from a Functional Perspective. Jacksonville, OR: Bear Mountain Publishing

Two Essential Vitamins

The two essential vitamins that are crucial for bone health and help prevent osteoporosis: https://trib.al/Kod45i2

Specific Foods Make You Tired or Bloated

Any kind of bloating after a meal is a sign of digestive dysfunction with HCL deficiency and / or pancreatic insufficiency.  It is important to isolate the offending foods that cause the bloating. This can be done with an 0n-depth diet diary, a process where you write down everything you put in your mouth with a list of symptoms that follow.  Well-known offenders are diets high in refined foods, and low in vegetables and fiber.

It is essential that you slow down our eating and chew each mouthful thoroughly. This will prevent swallowing air, which is a well-known cause of bloating.

Lifestyle Changes

Chew food throughly and eat slowly. Most people eat too fast and swallow air with the food. This is one major cause of bloating. 

Reference: Weatherby, D. (2004). Signs and Symptoms Analysis from a Functional Perspective. Jacksonville, OR: Bear Mountain Publishing

Babe Ruth

Feel Exhausted or Sore After Moderate Exercise

Feeling worse and sore after moderate exercise is an indication of low thyroid function and a vitamin B1 need.



Reference: Weatherby, D. (2004). Signs and Symptoms Analysis from a Functional Perspective. Jacksonville, OR: Bear Mountain Publishing

Reasons to Eat More Apples

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What is an Echocardiography Examination?

An echocardiography (echo) is the main test for diagnosing heart valve disease, but an EKG (electrocardiogram) is commonly used to reveal certain signs of the condition. If these signs are present, echo usually confirms the diagnosis http://bit.ly/2lMCzNP  #ValveDiseaseDay

Urine Has a Strong Odor

A strong odor to the urine is an indication of a need for liver and / or kidney support.  It is important to assess the urine for possible signs of infection. If you are drinking an inadequate amounts of water, this will usually contrate the urine, which can have a strong smell.

Reference: Weatherby, D. (2004). Signs and Symptoms Analysis from a Functional Perspective. Jacksonville, OR: Bear Mountain Publishing

Ph Scale of Foods

Tendency to Ulcers or Colitis

This question, at first glance, appears to concern the digestive tract. The primary dysfunction with a tendency towards ulcers and colitis, are gastri hyperactivity and an imbalanced gastrointestinal environment or terrain, with a possible Helicobacter pylori infection. A secondary indication is hypo-pituitary function..

Reference: Weatherby, D. (2004). Signs and Symptoms Analysis from a Functional Perspective. Jacksonville, OR: Bear Mountain Publishing

Bach Flower: Water Violet

 Water Violet and Wallflowers

The Bach flower remedy Water Violet is for the ones who tend to blend into the background. These are the quiet wallflowers who are hardly ever heard and who are so quiet and unobtrusive that very
often, they are not noticed. They are reserved and hold themselves aloof, not out of pride but because they do not want the limelight.

Physical

Everything about them – from the way they look to the way they dress is done so as not to attract attention. Even if they are attractive, they tend to underplay their assets and don’t really want to enhance them in case that means that they get noticed. Their dress sense veers to the boring and the colors they choose are dull. They speak softly and usually answer rather than initiate a  conversation. Since they tend to suppress their  feelings without giving vent to them, they could end up with stiffness and stress problems. Water Violet makes them unbend a bit and participate in what goes on around them rather than just
answer the questions that are posed to them.

Mental

They are very self reliant and many scientists and innovators fall into this category. They tend to be calm and collected even in their thinking, rarely losing their tempers and never worried about things
that normal people worry about. However, this could make them loners and Water Violet is ideal to help them open up and share some of their thoughts with those they care about. It also teaches them that it isn’t wrong to get help and advice from others. There are some of them who need it more than others because even though they might seem quiet, there is a sense of superiority in them which needs to be ironed out.

Emotional

Emotionally, too, they try and go against the ‘No man is an island’ bit and feel that they can be happy alone. To do this, even though they are hurt, they keep a stiff upper lip and this causes tension though they will be the last people to admit to it. Water Violet shows them how wonderful love can be and how sharing with someone special can be a delight.

Spiritual
In the negative state, these people shut themselves off from their higher self, feeling that what they are is all there is. They don’t like to open their souls to experiences that they cannot understand and where they have to give of themselves. So they clam up instead of opening out their spirit to receive the wonders of the universal energy. Water Violet helps them realize that this will only enrich them, not open their souls to hurt.


Reference: Bach Flower Remedies by Shalini Kagal (2012)
Website: http://ohmtalk.com
e-mail: shalini.kagal@gmail.com

Flush Easily

If you indicate that you get flushed easily, you may be suffering from liver congestion. Women who are going through menopause may indicate an experience with hot flashes in the face. Acne rosacea can have symptoms of flushing. The primary cause of acne rosacea includes hypochlorhydria. An overactive thyroid may also contribute to this symptom.

Reference: Weatherby, D. (2004). Signs and Symptoms Analysis from a Functional Perspective. Jacksonville, OR: Bear Mountain Publishing

Bach Flower: Beech

Beech And Intolerance

Beech is the flower remedy of tolerance and sympathy so someone who needs it is a person who is rigid and intolerant. This leads to a sense of
superiority in all his dealings with others and he is usually judgmental and condemning of anyone and everything around him. He just cannot tolerate
anyone who does not quite fit in with what he believes is right. You’ll find a great many religious people as well as atheists in this group and you’ll
find that they can be nasty and unyielding in what they believe in, never recognizing that everyone is entitled to their own point of view.

Physical

The rigidity of his beliefs makes him a tense person who can never relax and enjoy life. This brings about ailments like high blood pressure and
backaches. It also tends to make him a bit of a loner as sooner or later, people tend to avoid him. When he is younger or in a position of power, he could be feared as are most bullies but as he grows older, he is usually shunned or ridiculed. His illnesses usually spring from his unyielding outlook and he will even interfere with his doctors and try to tell them what is wrong or right with him.

Mental

A person in the negative Beech state is rarely happy. He cannot relax or enjoy himself in the moment as he is always looking for something or someone to find fault with. That unfortunately is his source of pleasure. Never conscious of the beam in his eye, he is always on the lookout for the mote in others. He lives in a constant state of irritability and the only time that he feels satisfied is when he feels he has scored points by putting someone else down. He is no respecter of age, gender or family. He will even attack the very young and hurt whenever he can with his views and his words. When people like these are in positions of authority especially in charge of educational institutions, it can cause untold harm to sensitive, young minds. This is a perfect example of a Svengali or a control freak who refuses to believe that anyone else’s beliefs, feelings or tastes can be right unless it coincides with his.

Emotional

At a deeper level, these people are actually afraid of being found inferior and so are quick to attack before people can find them wanting. They find it hard to love as theirs is a possessive and controlling love rather than an accepting and giving one. Very often, people get to be this way because of something that has made them feel wanting in some area of their life. They compensate by focusing on others’ perceived flaws so they forget their own. Beech opens up their heart to give and receive love without conditions.

Spiritual

Spiritually, unless these people change – and treatment with Beech for a few months can change them drastically – they are empty. They rarely open up their heart to feel – they are too busy telling others what they should feel. So engrossed in finding flaws with whatever is around, they have no time or inclination to look into their hearts and spend time with their inner selves. There is a drastic change that comes on after they have experienced the wonder of this sympathetic flower remedy full of love and tolerance.


Reference: Bach Flower Remedies by Shalini Kagal (2012)
Website: http://ohmtalk.com
e-mail: shalini.kagal@gmail.com

Abdominal Bloating 1 - 2 Hours After Eating

Abdominal bloating one to two hours after eating is an indication of digestive dysfunction with pancreatic insufficiency and / or hypochlorhydria with a need for stomach acid supplementation.  The delayed nature of the bloating suggests that the cause lies in the small instestine, and to some extend the colon.

Common causes of abdominal bloating 1 - 2 hours after eating include:

• Hypochlorhydria
• Pancreatinc insufficiency 
• Bowel toxemia
• Dysbiosis

Reference: Weatherby, D. (2004). Signs and Symptoms Analysis from a Functional Perspective. Jacksonville, OR: Bear Mountain Publishing

Bach Flower: Cherry Plum

Cherry Plum And Control

The Bach flower remedy Cherry Plum is the essence of cool, calm control. Where it is needed most is when a person loses control – physically,
emotionally or mentally. It’s almost as though he can’t help himself – something innocuous can set him off and suddenly for no perceivable rhyme or reason, he can lose his cool and very often cause untold damage. Any little comment can drive him over the edge and he lashes out without thinking.

Physical

A perceived slight or insult can make him turn violent and abusive. This is a great remedy for men who lose their tempers and beat up their wives and
children in a fit of anger. Things sometimes get so bad that he will even kill himself. Someone who needs Cherry Plum is susceptible to strokes. In
a woman, this lack of control is seen in shopaholics who just cannot control their buying. It is also very helpful for children who lose control and throw  temper tantrums, often turning violent like screaming and banging their head against the wall. Or in a child who cannot stop wetting his bed. This happens very often to a child who is reserved and holds back during the day and loses control of his muscles at night. Cherry Plum has also proved beneficial in alcoholism and drug addiction as well as smoking.

Mental

He cannot control his thoughts which is what makes him lose control of his actions. His mind is like a merry go round, always looking for flaws and faults. Even when he does get a bit calmer in the mind and tries to tell himself that he should control himself, there’s nothing he can do when the
uncontrollable mood hits him. It’s like a wave that carries him along and he can’t do anything to stop. In his mind, he does not like what he is and tries to forget but he can’t. Cherry Plum calms him down and makes him more in control of his thoughts.

Emotional

Everything he feels is larger than life – his loves, his hates, his fears. Any emotional pain is unbearable and multiplied several times over in his heart. He doesn’t feel others’ pain though, as he is very self obsessed. His own pain might seem exaggerated to others but he feels deeply and goes
through a lot of anguish in his life. What Cherry Plum does is to calm him down and make him more objective. This way, he feels his own pain less and is aware of what others are going through.

Spiritual

Rarely is this person a spiritual person. Since he is not overly concerned with anyone’s feelings but his own, he cannot see the larger picture and is often caught in a web of his own little needs and feelings. With Cherry Plum, there is a calm in his heart which opens it out to see the wonder of
things around him and to appreciate all that he has – including his family and friends.

Reference: Bach Flower Remedies by Shalini Kagal (2012)
Website: http://ohmtalk.com
e-mail: shalini.kagal@gmail.com

Tim McGraw

Drink Lemon Water

Gag Easily

A person wo gags easily is a state of parasympathetic stress. Too much potassium in relation to calcium can cause "parasympathetic dominance," which causes a general systemic shift toward alkalinity in the body resulting in tendencies toward lethargy, apathy, depression, loss of muscle tone, drive, concentration and emotion. Potassium tend to stimulates the parasympathetic system and therefore the body should be assessed for the correct mineral that can help balance the system.

Reference: Weatherby, D. (2004). Signs and Symptoms Analysis from a Functional Perspective. Jacksonville, OR: Bear Mountain Publishing

Bach Flower: Chicory

Chicory And Conditional Love

The Bach flower remedy Chicory is about loving without conditions in its perfect positive state. In its negative state when it is absent however, the
person is the classic case who never lets you forget what you owe him and what he’s done or keeps doing for you. Their constant complaint is they
have done so much for you and after all that, look at the way you repay them. It’s almost as though every little gesture were a calculated attempt at keeping score of how much you owed him. He can be expansive and seem very generous but there will come a time when he comes around to collect what he feels is a fitting exchange for what he gave.

Physical

Never mind how self interested they are, in the beginning they come across as warm and very helpful folk. You usually never suspect in the beginning that everything they give you comes with conditions attached. Then slowly, they start to want  to have a say in everything you do. Followed of course with payback time. With Chicory, they learn to be nice without expecting anything in return – just for the sheer pleasure of being nice. It’s
a great children’s remedy – the sweet child who is nice to everyone and the moment she is thwarted, turns tantrum my and sullen. Just because she feels she is well behaved, she also expects not be checked or corrected for anything.

Mental

When someone needs Chicory, he is constantly assessing and calculating everything he does for everyone in his mind. It’s almost like his mind keeps score and attaches a value to every good deed he does so he can recover it in full measure later. In their minds, there is this tremendous
need for affection and it very often stems from being unloved as a child – and getting attention by making people feel obliged. Chicory makes a person like this more balanced and not feel the need for outside attention to feel good inside. It also teaches him that he cannot expect anything just because he helps or gives.

Emotional

Emotional blackmail is common in people who need Chicory. It’s like a parent who does a lot for a child and then keeps reminding him about it till the day she dies. Or a person who tries to help by giving advice which usually turns into finding fault. This person will always make it out that it is because they love you so much and care for you that they are pointing out flaws in your make-up. Chicory takes away this ‘holding on’ with invisible emotional strings and helps a person to be more self sufficient.

Spiritual

These people, once they get into the positive Chicory state will astound you with their incredible capacity for loving and giving. A woman could become the epitome of motherhood while a man could rise to his full potential in every way, including spiritual growth. They learn to respect
another’s territory and stop wandering into areas that should not be of any concern to them.


Reference: Bach Flower Remedies by Shalini Kagal (2012)
Website: http://ohmtalk.com
e-mail: shalini.kagal@gmail.com

Stand Up Eight

Nausea With Vomiting

Vomiting and nausea can be a sign of serious pathology, and should be investigated. Frequent vomiting is a sign of phosphorus need. It is often with digestive dysfunction. The most common of which is biliary insufficiency or stasis. Other digestive causes include inadequate levels of stomach acid, pancreatibe insufficiency and excess stomach acid. An irritated muscosal lining of the digestive tract can also cause nausea.  One of the problems with persistent vomiting is the potential irritation of the esophageal sphincter, loss of stomach acid and general pH and electrolyte disturbance in the body. The hypochlorhydria caused by persistent vomiting can creat absorption problems, especially for the minerals.

Nausea, with or without vomiting is also a sign of gallbladder dysfunction.


Reference: Weatherby, D. (2004). Signs and Symptoms Analysis from a Functional Perspective. Jacksonville, OR: Bear Mountain Publishing

Bach Flower: Crab Apple

Crab Apple And OCD

The Bach flower remedy Crab Apple stands for perfect order and balance but when there is need for it in the body, the person takes it to an extreme and
wants everything around him to be flawlessly perfect. It gets to a stage very often when he not only wants to walk a certain way, look a certain way and act a certain way but he even starts thinking that certain thoughts are imperfect and he tries to think a certain way. If he can’t live up to these impossibly high standards he sets himself, he gets terribly bothered. Sounds like the character in the TV serial ‘The Monk’? Or Jack Nicholson in ‘As Good As It Gets’? You guessed it – it’s obsessive compulsive disorder or OCD we’re talking about.

Physical

A person who needs Crab Apple is constantly fidgeting, looking around to see if everything is all right. He might suddenly get up and go clean something – like the doorknobs or the ashtrays. He might just go throw away anything that is lying around that he feels is cluttering up the place. He just cannot relax unless everything around him is ordered to his way of thinking. He just cannot
bear to see any blemish in himself either – so he might just get a bit too het up about a scar or a pimple. Very often, these people will keep washing their hands or take many showers during the day. Crab Apple makes them a bit more practical and teaches them that it is all right to have a little dust floating around. For people who are not typically Crab Apple, this essential oil is great when
you want to wash the memory of a dirty feeling off – this could be physically, like after a rather tough nursing job or mentally like after having to put up with a distasteful experience. It relieves skin problems too and can be added – a few drops – to the bath.

Mental

His mind gets caught up in the details – and it’s usually the little, unimportant ones that assume alarming proportions inside his head. It could be a little stain on the carpet or a bit of water or milk spilt on the table. He can think of nothing else till he has put whatever he thinks is wrong, right. So when he is in someone else’s house, it is torture for him to sit through a social evening when
little things like this irritate him and engulf his mind. So he is usually in a state of stress and this could bring on a few health problems. Crab Apple lifts his mind from the petty details to the things that really matter.


Reference: Bach Flower Remedies by Shalini Kagal (2012)
Website: http://ohmtalk.com
e-mail: shalini.kagal@gmail.com

Heart Valve Disease

Heart valve disease is when one or more of the heart's 4 valves don't work. http://bit.ly/2sGSMIP  #ValveDiseaseDay

The Right Path

Bach Flower: Gorse

Gorse and Hopelessness

The Bach flower remedy Gorse in its positive state spells hope in the face of the worst adversity. So even if a person is very ill or caught in some
terrible situation, the glimmer of hope keeps him alive and very often pulls him through and back from the edge. When there is a need for Gorse, you’ll find that the person loses all hope and there is abject hopelessness. So even if there is a way out of any situation, the person just lies back without looking for it.

Physical

The negative Gorse state is most evident when a person is ill. When the illness is serious, there seems to be no will power left in the person and he just resigns himself to what he believes is his fate. There is no attempt or will power to fight against what is ailing him in order to try and get well. So when a person like this gets ill, it requires that much more effort by the medical people attending on him to pull him through as he does not help in the process at all. Gorse gives him that little bit of fillip to fight and to try and come back to normal.

Mental

The basic problem that these people have is in the mind. The mind tells someone like this that there is really no way out of whatever it is that befalls them – that there is no hope of things getting better. So they give in and don’t look for a way out of the tunnel they are in. With Gorse, the person believes that there should be a light at the end of the tunnel and they keep trying till they find it.

Emotional

Emotionally too, these people give up far too easily because they feel that there is no way forward. In relationships, any roadblock is seen as the end of the road and there is a strange sense of despair and the feeling that things have come to an end. It is this feeling that makes them not want to
even look at the possibilities of things changing and getting better. Theirs is a downward spiral – never an uplifting way of thinking which is what Gorse brings along with it.

Spiritual

When a person is in a state of hopelessness, they tend to lose faith in everything – even the divine. There’s an all-pervading sense of doom and when Gorse is given, it helps the person get spiritually stronger and believe – in life getting better if not immediately in miracles. Their faith becomes more balanced – with hope pervading it.


Reference: Bach Flower Remedies by Shalini Kagal (2012)
Website: http://ohmtalk.com
e-mail: shalini.kagal@gmail.com

Headache After Exercising

A headache after exercising is associated with hypoadrenal functioning. You may need to have your provider run an Adrenal Street profile test for cortisol/ DHEA ratios to find out the actual stage of decompensation you are in.  Chronic stress will cause the cortisol levels to drop leading to a decreased ability to control the blood sugar, which leads to hypoglycemia, irritability, headaches, etc. Headaches after exercise are a strong indicator of the above scenario.  Exercise will cause the blood sugar to drop. If the cortisol output is not sufficient, the blood sugar will not be able to be regulated properly leading to all the symptoms of hypoglycemia.


Reference: Weatherby, D. (2004). Signs and Symptoms Analysis from a Functional Perspective. Jacksonville, OR: Bear Mountain Publishing

Bach Flower: Holly

Holly And Love

The Bach flower remedy Holly is all about love. It brings peace and harmony where there is strife – and caring where there is hatred and anger. This flower remedy has the incredible power to turn negativity completely around and instill positive feelings in its place. It is called for when hearts have got hardened with months, even years of anger, hate, mistrust and envy. This is the remedy that spells a gentle love which erases past wounds and rage and lets love grow.

Physical

His eyes are always full of suspicion and mistrust. He’s always looking for a cause to get angry and be hateful. This translates into physical problems like high blood pressure and the possibility of strokes. He might be sporty but his body is usually tense, not supple. This will change only when he has learned to give up his hatred and relax with love. Holly opens the doors to a more healthy body by getting  rid of this baggage of rage and ill-feeling.

Mental

He loses his temper not just at people but also at ideas. There is a latent anger that is just below the surface all the time and never goes away, waiting to lash out at someone or something. It could be a colleague, it could be a family member it could even be a book or a movie. In his mind, it is a waiting game – who or what do I annihilate next? Holly calms his down and teaches him that he does not have to be one-up on everyone – it is fine to just accept and appreciate without tearing down.

Emotional

He cannot give love freely – his love is always conditional. The recipient of his love has to conform to what he wishes them to be otherwise he loses his cool. This is a great remedy for the raging control
freaks of this world – not the cold, calculating person who controls but the bully who controls with a loud voice and sometimes violence. This is not a once in a way losing of his temper but a constant state of mind. Holly makes him love as he should – by giving first.

Spiritual

Even though he might belong to a religious group, he is the one who will argue and shut whenever there is a getting together of a group. He will want his voice to be heard and he will make it a point to be spiteful. He can rarely be happy in the spiritual commonality that has brought the group together and tries to disrupt things with arguments. Holly makes him feel one with a group that espouses love and helps him be drained of his spiritual pride and envy.


Reference: Bach Flower Remedies by Shalini Kagal (2012)
Website: http://ohmtalk.com
e-mail: shalini.kagal@gmail.com

Low or Reduced Fat Diet (Past or Present)

Low fat diets are a very good way to become deficient in essential fatty acids. This person needs to be assessed for essential fatty acid deficiency, and supplement them with the correct essential fatty acids and co-factors for optimal absorption and utilization. 

Lifestyle Changes
Avoid all sources of hydrogenated oils and deep fried foods, which rob the body of essential fatty acids.

Reference: Weatherby, D. (2004). Signs and Symptoms Analysis from a Functional Perspective. Jacksonville, OR: Bear Mountain Publishing

Bach Flower: Rescue Remedy

Rescue Remedy And Emergencies

Rescue Remedy is perhaps the most well known of all the Bach remedies available today and yet it isn’t strictly one of the 38 remedies. Rescue Remedy is made up of five of the flower  remedies and so many people today keep a bottle at home because it is a great first aid remedy. For the ones who believe, they feel that Rescue  Remedy has been responsible for saving many, many lives because it is essentially a remedy that helps to decrease shock or stress. Very often, trauma and accidents can result in death simply because the person goes into a state of extreme
shock. This remedy prevents that from  happening and helps the body to get out of and overcome the feeling of shock.

What are the five flower remedies that make up this wonderful remedy? They are Rock Rose, Star of Bethlehem, Cherry Plum, Impatiens and Clematis. Each of these flower remedies has a specific healing energy. Rock Rose is the remedy the mitigates terror and panic, Star of Bethlehem eases the numbness of any trauma, Cherry Plum makes sure the person is in control of his feelings, Impatiens helps to get rid of tension and Clematis makes the person to resist the urge to pass out or swoon from shock. All five together work to take the shock out and put the sense in. Rescue Remedy given  immediately makes a person calmer and more collected and brings a degree of practicality in.

Rescue Remedy is of great help not just to the person who has undergone the accident or trauma but also those around him. It prevents people from losing control so that decisions can be made in a cool, collected manner. Women who get hysterical when they hear bad news benefit a lot from this remedy. Children who are frightened or scared stop shivering and became calm with a few doses. Pets can be calmed down especially when there is noise around and they get scared. It helps when there is thunder and lightning or when there are fireworks or firing. Children’s tantrums and pets getting overexcited also respond well to Rescue Remedy. They have even been found effective when plants are diseased and start dying.

Rescue Remedy is available in the form of tablets, liquid in glass dropper bottles and as creams. The creams can be used externally when there is a swelling or a suspected sprain or fracture. When it is taken internally, it could be four tablets that make up a dose or if it is the liquid form, a few drops are put into a cup of water and this should be sipped slowly. This is a great emergency medicine before one goes to the hospital to get treated. Not only does it calm the patient mentally and emotionally, physically too, there is less strain and stress and therefore less pain that is experienced.

Rescue Remedy can be given to a group that has seen something terrible happen, to a group that is fighting and squabbling, during family arguments that get very heated, after a scary movie or TV serial, especially to kids, before going to the doctor or the dentist, after hearing bad news, to prepare children or for that matter anyone, for a divorce or death, before an exam or an interview or in high stress jobs or environments. Rescue Remedy should find a place in every home’s medicine cabinet because it is the first remedy in any emergency. It is of great help when there are children and pets at home.


Reference: Bach Flower Remedies by Shalini Kagal (2012)
Website: http://ohmtalk.com
e-mail: shalini.kagal@gmail.com

Nose Bleeds and / or Tend to Bruise Easily

Nose bleeds, bleeding gums and bruising easily are all signs of bioflavonoid deficiency. Bioflavonoids are a class of compounds found in brightly colored fruits and vegetables. They serve to stabilize membranes in the body, especially the blood vessel membranes. Bioflavonoids have antioxidant properties, are essential for collagen cross linking (which provides the strength to collagen fibers), they act as an adjuvant to vitamin C and will help re-charge vitamin C in the body. They have anti-inflammatory activity by stabilizing the cell membranes and making them less likely to release their fatty acids and thus preventing the eicosanoid cascade.

Reference: Weatherby, D. (2004). Signs and Symptoms Analysis from a Functional Perspective. Jacksonville, OR: Bear Mountain Publishing

Bach Flower: Sweet Chestnut

Sweet Chestnut and the Last Straw

The Bach flower remedy Sweet Chestnut in its negative state describes a person when he has reached the end of his tether. He feels like he has his
back against the wall, in spite of everything that he has done and there is no way out. He feels completely exhausted and it is as though every avenue he has explored is a dead end with nowhere left to go.

Physical

He feels drained and this is not something that is psychosomatic – it happens after he has worked hard towards his goals. Physically, he is at a point when he feels that his legs will carry him no further, when he has exhausted the last ounce of his energy. It isn’t just the incredible fatigue that he has to bear, it is the feeling that his body cannot go on. Sweet Chestnut gives his tired bones a fillip to go that  extra mile. More than that, it puts hope into him that all is not lost and that there could be a rainbow ahead after that next turning.

Mental

Mentally, he has given up and that is why perhaps he has this ‘I’ve reached the end of the road’ feeling. He feels tortured mentally because nothing seems to be going his way till at last, he gives way to despair and feels there is nothing ahead to give him any kind of hope. However, even though it is extreme despair that he experiences, he never thinks of ending it all with suicide. All he does is feel terribly tired and gives up. Sweet Chestnut makes him hope and opens his mind to other avenues to explore where he could begin to see success.

Emotional

After suffering inside, he comes to a point when all he feels is a desolate nothingness. However lost he feels, he tries and hides his feelings from the world. Much of his heartache stems from the fact that he tries to do everything himself and doesn’t let others know what he is feeling. He quite forgets that burdens shared are burdens borne better. With Sweet Chestnut, he  feels again and he learns to love and share both the good and the bad.

Spiritual

There’s a hollowness inside – a darkness of the soul. All belief seems to die and therein lies the utter hopelessness. His soul writhes in pain till it reaches a point when there is only desolation. Sweet Chestnut helps him tap the hidden springs within and lets hope flow over his parched soul. With belief comes the feeling that his soul can rise up and feel joy again.


Reference: Bach Flower Remedies by Shalini Kagal (2012)
Website: http://ohmtalk.com
e-mail: shalini.kagal@gmail.com

Bach Flower: Star of Bethlehem

Star of Bethlehem and Shock Treatment

The Bach flower remedy Star of Bethlehem is wonderful to treat shock of any kind. This is not the terror that is palpable which needs other flower
remedies. This is the numb state that shock makes him retreat into. A state when he doesn’t feel and very often cannot even think. It could happen with bad news, with traumatic experiences during childhood that one cannot even remember or even with any kind of an emotional letdown.

Physical

There are many physical changes that can come about with shocks. Bad news about a loved one’s death, a lover breaking off a relationship, being told to vacate your home suddenly because you haven’t kept up with the payments can all bring with them changes like greying of hair, loss of hearing, heart attacks, aches and pains, etc. Star of Bethlehem,  when it is administered soon after a shock can work wonders and prevent the shock from leaving its mark on the person physically. Many psychosomatic ailments like allergies and asthma are thought to be results of shocks that have been suppressed.

Mental

Very often, when a person experiences shock, the after effects are not immediately felt because the mind goes numb and the feeling is pushed into the subconscious. This is dangerous because it can give rise to a whole lot of mental issues which could manifest themselves much later. Star of Bethlehem prevents this from happening and drains the shock from the mind, allowing the effects to flow out and not be frozen inside. This remedy usually brings on mental clarity after it is taken.

Emotional

An emotional shock sometimes results in the person blocking out all feeling and going about as though nothing happened. Or, in some cases, it could even lead to a hysterical outburst. Star of Bethlehem helps the person to cope emotionally by helping him ride the pain and slowly get
rid of it rather than trapping it inside where it could cause irreparable emotional harm.

Spiritual

Star of Bethlehem has been called the ‘comforter’ and even on a spiritual level, it soothes and helps a person enjoy the communion with a greater power rather that do things with a numb, half-asleep attitude. This remedy awakens the senses and makes the energy links with the higher self revitalized and alive. With Star of Bethlehem, there’s an inner strength that seeks the divine with joy and fervor.


Reference: Bach Flower Remedies by Shalini Kagal (2012)
Website: http://ohmtalk.com
e-mail: shalini.kagal@gmail.com

Greasy or Shiny Stools

Greasy or shiny stools are an indication of hepato-biliary dysfunction. Fats in the diet require adequate bile production from the liver and adequate bile release from the the gallbladder to be properly emulsified and digested. Decreased output of bile from the gallbladder will cause fat to remain undigested in the small intestine, leading to steatthorea or greasy / shiny stools, There is a strong need for bile salts to help with the emulsification of fats.

Another possible cause is pancreatic insufficiency. The pancreas produces lipase, which aids in the digestion of emulsified fats.

Reference: Weatherby, D. (2004). Signs and Symptoms Analysis from a Functional Perspective. Jacksonville, OR: Bear Mountain Publishing

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Joints Pop or Click

Joints that pop or click are associated with a general need for connective tissue support. Balancing the overall structure of the body is essential and a general protocol for supporting the connective tissue is important.

The following is a list of nutrients that are useful for healing connective tissue:

1. Vitamin B12
2. Glucosamine hydrochloride
3. MSM
4. Vitamin B6
5. Vitamin C complex
6. Calcium and magnesium
7. Essential fatty acids
8. Chondroitin sulfate

Reference: Weatherby, D. (2004). Signs and Symptoms Analysis from a Functional Perspective. Jacksonville, OR: Bear Mountain Publishing

Bach Flower: Impatiens

Impatiens And Slowing Down

The Bach flower remedy Impatiens, is, as its name indicates, a great remedy for impatience. This could be the remedy for someone for whom the words ‘Slow down, you move too fast’ were written. This is the person who loves to speed things up at home, at work, at play because he feels everyone and everything around him is too slow. He must be up
and doing – at a faster pace than everyone else and he just has no time to stop and smell the roses.

Physical

You can see the impatience on his face as he strides ahead of everyone, then stops and turns with a frown on his face, willing the others to hurry and catch up. You’ll find him trying to push ahead in a queue, impatient because the bus or train or plane is a couple of minutes late and once inside and seated, impatient because he wants the ride to end so he can
reach his destination as quickly as possible. As  though being in a tizzy will make Time go a second faster! Very often, he hurries things along only to find he has made a mistake or has forgotten something. This is a fidgety person, drumming his fingers against anything if he has to wait
or pacing up and down like a caged tiger. He suffers very often from headaches and indigestion. Impatiens calms him down and eases the stress out. He learns to walk in step with others and enjoy life as he does so.

Mental

They are usually a step or more ahead in their mind of everyone else. They just cannot fathom how other people can be so slow. They are speed-readers and great multi-taskers and are best working on their own. They tend to have a superiority complex because they equate speed in their mind with being better. Impatiens stops the mad whirl that goes on in his mind and makes him more patient with everyone around.

Emotional

They get upset and angry very fast but this passes quickly. They rarely stay angry for too long – they probably feel it’s a waste of time when they should be busy doing something else. They are usually extroverts but can be a bit annoying because they tend to put everyone down and interfere a lot in others’ affairs.

Spiritual

They are just too impatient to sit back and bask in the wonder of nature and the universe. Organised religion could irritate them because they will be looking at their watch all the time, willing any get-together or religious function to get over fast. They also cannot take to instruction, feeling they
know best and that means better than everyone else. With Impatiens, they learn to sit back and feel at one with the universe, not wanting to make the world turn faster.


Reference: Bach Flower Remedies by Shalini Kagal (2012)
Website: http://ohmtalk.com
e-mail: shalini.kagal@gmail.com

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Bach Flower: Olive

Olive and Exhaustion

The Bach flower remedy Olive stands for refreshment and strength. In its negative state, a person who needs Olive is totally exhausted, both
physically and mentally. This isn’t about just feeling exhausted, it is genuine exhaustion that is brought on by overwork. The person just feels drained of all strength and this is because he has been working
ceaselessly, not bothering about his health as he is so involved in what he is doing. It’s like he has reached the last straw and his body just cannot
move another muscle.

Physical

This usually happens when a person has been working or looking after someone without sleep for hours. It could be a result of working on two
or more jobs, working and looking after someone ill or small children, or even just being ill for a long time and not having eaten much. All that remains is extreme exhaustion and a feeling of being totally tired and drained. Olive brings in a bit of vitality so the person feels he can move again. It reaches down deep inside to give the person his second wind.

Mental

Mentally, too, a person who needs Olive is at the end of his tether. This could be due to a prolonged period of mental stress – work, study or home related. What a few doses of Olive do is to make the mind tick again so the person can change his lifestyle and take better care of his mental self. Olive is of special benefit when a person is in training for an event – like an athlete. Olive helps relieve the mental stress that is built up inside of them and makes them cope with the final event better.

Emotional

Emotionally, too, these people feel that they have nothing left to give. It could be that they have been through great emotional turmoil and get to a state when they are just too tired to feel anymore. Olive energizes them emotionally and gives them back the ability to love and laugh again. It also makes them aware of how to avoid getting into that state of exhaustion again.

Spiritual

From feeling drained, the spirit becomes dynamic and energetic with Olive. Like that branch the dove brought back to Noah, Olive rejuvenates hope in the soul. It draws on inner reserves that you would never suspect existed and brings inspiration to the spirit.


Reference: Bach Flower Remedies by Shalini Kagal (2012)
Website: http://ohmtalk.com
e-mail: shalini.kagal@gmail.com