Wake Up Without Remembering Dreams

Waking up without ramembering dreams is a classic sign of Thiamine (Vitamin B1) defieciency. There may also be sleep disturbance issues, especially if you are not able to enter REM sleep.  During REM sleep the whole body enters a deep state of relaxation and it provide the deepest sleep we can get. Without REM sleep we do not dream. An increased cortisol output at night and low blood sugar may interfere with sleep patterns.  Also consider the possibly of sleep apnea, a condition of brief stoppages of breathing during the night. Please visit a specialist of sleep apnea is suspected.


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

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Allergies and / or Hives

There are many causes of allergies and hives including low adrenal function, dysbiosis, digestive dysfunction, and increased intestinal hyper-permeability.

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

Bach Flower: Vervain

Vervain and Overstraining

The Bach flower remedy Vervain stands for restraint and in its positive state, it allows a person to use his energies to their optimum best. In the
negative state however, it could mean utilizing an excess of energy and it could lead to a lot of overstraining. You’ll find these people constantly on their feet, always wanting to be up and doing. They are so overenthusiastic about anything they have to do that they want everyone around them to join in as well and this does not go down well with the others.

Physical

He really pushes himself and goads himself to do much more than he can. This could result in tiredness and maybe even a breakdown as he just
cannot cope physically with all that he wants to do. Take the case of a senior executive in a company who is fired by an idea and expects everyone to not just believe in it but work as hard as he does to see it through. He ends up being unpopular and pushing himself as well as everyone else more than necessary. Very often, the tension that these people go through is quite apparent, pounding away on their keyboard or gripping their steering wheels tight, eager to get on with what they have to do. With Vervain, he tends to temper his enthusiasm with practical thinking.

Mental

He tends to have very fixed ideas of not just how things should be done but how quickly they should be done. This causes him to be very adamant about what he wants and what he wants others to do as well. He feels terribly indignant when he sees any injustice but he carries his outbursts too far so much so that it puts people off. Vervain helps him see the larger picture and he becomes aware that what others think is also important and has its place in the scheme of things. He begins to ease off from trying to push his ideas down everyone’s throats.

Emotional

Emotionally, too, he tries too hard and believes firmly that what he is doing or feeling is best. However, too much of idealism and intensity does not augur too well for any relationship and the other person usually scurries away to escape from the heat of his emotions. With Vervain, he
learns that it is better to go with the flow when it comes to feelings than to always try and control the flow.

Spiritual

These people could well be fired with missionary zeal, going to the farthest corners of the world and trying to convert everyone they meet to their way of thinking. They push themselves and others to such limits that at some point of time, the world writes them off as not being all there. It’s usually a good cause that these people espouse – they just don’t know where to draw the line. Vervain tends to calm them down and helps them set reasonable limits even in the realms of the spiritual. When they stop pushing and expecting things to change, they do.


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

White Spots on Fingernails, Cuts Heal Slowly, Decreased Sense of Taste / Smell

These are all symptoms of zinc deficiency. Zinc is an essential mineral tot he body and is involved in the following functions in the body:

1. Wound healing
2. Enhancing immune function
3. Anti-inflammatory
4. Promoting conversion of thyroxine to triiodothyronine

Zinc should be supplemented along with a general multiple mineral supplement deficiency is often accompanied by deficiencies in other minerals, including magnesium, selenium and potassium.

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

Bach Flower: Vine

Vine and Domination

The Bach flower remedy Vine is, in its negative state, the most dominating a person can be. Most of us know people like these in our lives – the power-hungry ones who just cannot accept others’
individuality. They think they are infallible and it surprises them to know that others can actually not see that what they are doing is in everyone’s best interests. They can be quite ruthless because they are convinced they know best – even when it comes to overriding everyone else’s opinions.

Physical

You can see it in the way he carries himself. Tall and proud and taking it for granted that he is a leader. They dominate with raised voices and
aggression. They can even resort to physical abuse and cruelty if they felt it warranted it. You’ll see them ordering people around and the strange thing is, they expect them to be grateful. This constant  state of tension brings on ailments like stiffness of the joints and muscles as well as high blood pressure. Vine makes them view people differently – as equals and not as slaves to do their bidding.

Mental

In his mind, he sees nothing wrong in thinking himself a dictator and mentally putting himself above everyone else. He is vain and he feels he is a total success, way above everyone else. He also thinks that when he directs people and tells them what to do, he is doing them a favor. Vine frees him of these mental delusions and helps his mind see how things really are. It tempers his leadership qualities with graciousness, making him a truly great leader.

Emotional

A person in the negative Vine state just doesn’t feel too much. That’s why he can hurt and think that it is good for the other person to be corrected. He likes to order other people’s feelings too as he dictates to them who and what they should like and should not. While people might pretend to obey him, inwardly, they detest someone like this and look for an opportunity to break free. Vine makes him realize that feelings come naturally and need to be nurtured – they just cannot be forced.

Spiritual

He does not usually look beyond himself and thinks he has the last word on everything. Someone like this is hardly likely to look up in awe at a higher power and see the wonder of it all. That’s what a few doses of Vine do to him. It lets him sit back, look around him and enjoy every moment. It makes him aware that he is but one part of an incredible
universe.


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

Numbness, Tingling or Itching in Hands or Feet

There are many causes of numbness, tingling, or itching in the extremities including disc problems, carpal tunnel syndrome, diabetes and any type of nerve entrapment or impingment. A through orthopedic and neurological examination should be performed to rule out any of the above structural causes.

In the elderly population, who are achlorhydic, B12 deficiency is very common. B12 deficiency can have a long-term irreversible neurological complications. Assess for the presence of hypochlorhydria and grate what you find, to increase the absorption of B12 in these peoples. For those who are deficient consider injectible B12. Consider additional supplementation of folic acid, another vitamin that can have neurological complications when deficient.

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

Vaginal Discharge, Dryness, Itchiness

Vaginal discharge and / or itching are indications of candidiasis or dysbiosis. Vaginal dryness is a problem associated with peri-menopause or menopause.


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

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Crave Fatty or Greasy Foods

Craving fatty, greasy food is a sign of essential fatty acid deficiency and a need for bile salts.

Lifestyle Changes
Avoid all sources of hydrogenated fats and deep fried foods.

Gain Weight Around Hips, Thighs, and Buttocks

Gaining weight around the hips, thighs, and buttocks is an indication of either female hormone imbalance or blood sugar dysregulation.

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

History of Morning Sickness

A history of morning sickness is an indication of liver insufficiency. Morning sickness corresponds with the increase in Beta HCG hormone, which, like most hormones, relies on the live for proper detoxification and elimination. If the liver, and to some extent the gallbladder, is not able to detoxify hormones, the HCG can linger and cause the symptoms associate with morning sickness. There is a need for liver and gallbladder support, which should also decrease the likelihood of severe morning sickness in subsequent pregnancies. 

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

Bach Flower: Scleranthus

Scleranthus And Consistency

The Bach flower remedy Scleranthus is just the thing for people who can never make up their minds. First it’s one thing, then another – their
chameleon-like minds can never settle on one decision. Even if they do, they will always feel later that perhaps their decision should have been
different. The thing about a person who needs Scleranthus is that they will not involve others in their indecisiveness. It’s all in their own minds and
they try to work it out themselves.

Physical

His physical symptoms are very often the same – they swing from one extreme to the other. So he could have high fever one day and no fever the next. Or he could go from constipation to loose motions. He will eat  heartily one day and feel like fasting the next. There is no consistency in his symptoms. A woman might want to change her dress many times a day while a child could be fidgety. This person’s gait could be a bit unsteady and have a problem of balance caused by infections of the inner ear. He
tends to be unsure while he is talking, very often retracting what he has said. Scleranthus helps him be more consistent and helps him walk and talk in a more balanced way.

Mental

There’s a constant to and fro, back and forth movement in their minds like a pendulum. These people are quiet and rarely trouble others with the constant state of confusion they are in mentally. However, they tend to procrastinate taking decisions or doing work and this can affect those around them when decisions are needed in a hurry. It affects him personally when there is something important he has to remember at an examination or a meeting and it goes out of his mind – he remembers it later. These memory lapses can be annoying and problematic. Scleranthus will show a marked improvement in memory and will make him calmer and more consistent mentally.

Emotional

He will absolutely adore someone one day and find fault the next. He finds it very difficult to feel the same from one day to the next. Thanks to this vacillation, in love, the person may not be able to make up his mind and could have two or more relationships going on at the same time. He is also not consistent with his children – hugging them one day and reprimanding them the next.

Spiritual

While these people do have a sense of beauty around them and can be by themselves and contemplate the wonder of what they see, they tend to not so much question logically but change their mind about what to believe in. This makes them try and seek answers in different denominations and just when you think they have found what they are looking for, they are off again on their quest, sometimes going back to something they believed in before. The only constant is their inconsistency. This flower remedy brings about a calm and steady rhythm of the soul.


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

Tendency to Anemia

Anemia is often treated as if it were due to iron deficiency. There are a number of other nutritional causes for anemia including B12, folic acid, copper and B6 deficiencies. A thorough analysis of a blood chemistry and CNC can uncover the true cause of an anemia.

Often a compromised digestive tract, with a tendency towards hypochlorhydria can cause a persistent anemia, because the minerals and vitamins are not being absorbed properly due to the functional low HCL levels in the stomach. A thorough assessment of the digestive tract is warranted in cases of stubborn anemia.

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

Pain in the Mid Back Region

Pain in the mid back region is a classic sign of kidney problems, especially infection. A kidney infection is a serious problem, and should be managed by a clinician experienced in dealing with them. If possible pathology has been ruled out, pain in the mid back region can be an indication of kidney stress.


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

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Difficult Maintaining Manipulative Correction

A difficulty maintaining manipulative corrective or pain after manipulative correction are signs of ligament laxity. From a functional perspective, increased ligament laxity is a strong sign of adrenal insuffiency. It may also be an indication of 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.


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

Cough at Night

A cough at night is a sign of congestive heart failure. Backpressure on the aorta will increase the pressures on the pulmonary arteries and veins leading from the heart to the lungs. This is especially true when the person is lining down at night.  The lungs are in danger of filling with fluid, which causes the person to cough. Obviously a person should also be assesses for other conditions more closely associated with the lungs.


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

Bach Flower: Mustard

Mustard And Depression

The Bach flower remedy Mustard is a gentle essence that soothes and eases away depression that has no known cause. While many get depressed after the loss of a loved one or failure at school or work, the depression that calls for Mustard is one that descends like a black cloud suddenly, leaving the person incapable of doing anything except grit his teeth and bear it till it disappears as mysteriously as it came. It is like an impenetrable wall which
has no openings, cutting him off from the world, enveloping him in its all encompassing gloom.

Physical

When this depression hits someone, you’ll find that the person has beads of sweat on his face, especially his forehead and his face shows the strain. You’ll often find him sitting with his head in his hands as though he knows he has to bear this fearful thing that surrounds him with no hope of escape. He can’t hide the pain he feels. All he wants to do is to stay away from everyone till the foul fog lifts.

Mental

It’s as though mentally he has been forced to tune into another frequency or dimension because he goes into a place where no logic operates. Nothing others tell him and nothing he tells himself works. More often than not, people who suffer from this kind of depression are highly intelligent and capable of very coherent thought when they are not in the grip of the attack. They realize that what affects them has no logical explanation. With Mustard, these attacks grew less frequent and diminish in intensity. It also lessens the abject fear that holds many people who go through this depression in its grip.

Emotional

There is a certain passivity in this person. People might reach out to him but he can never love back wholeheartedly. It could be that he fears that the depression will hurt the ones he loves. The deep fear of that unknown gloom makes him rather numb to a lot of the softer, kinder feelings and he tends to push people away sometimes. On the whole, he is a kind, gentle soul but sometimes his heart can’t feel because he feels drained of all emotion. If he does feel that he is getting too close to someone, chances are he will panic at some point of time and cut and run. This essence of the Mustard flower gently but surely helps him learn to love and give of himself.

Spiritual

There is an emptiness inside that never seems to be filled because he doesn’t want it to and this leaves him incapable of experiencing true, abandoned joy. Most of his energy is turned inward to combat the
dark forces within and this leaves him with no energy left to ponder over his soul. Strangely, these people are connected with nature and her beauty and might seek solace from it with long lonely walks.  However, this is very often an escape from the confines of a house and while at some level he might feel the beauty around him, he never gives himself wholly to it. Mustard helps him relax and look outward. It opens out the windows of his soul and lets the sunshine in.


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

Pain on the Medial or Inner Side of the Knee

The medial or inner side of the knee is the insertion of the Sartorius muscle into the area known as the Pes Anserine. This area is one of the reflex areas for the adrenal glands. Tenderness in this area is an indication of adrenal insufficiency. Assessing the other reflex points and other adrenal tests will give a larger view of the adrenal system, and whethe or not it needs support. It is obviously important to make sure that there is no structural problems in this area.

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

Awaken a Few Hours After Falling Asleep, Hard to Get back to Sleep

This is a classic symptom of low blood sugar. At night the blood sugar begins to drop, especially at around 1:00 AM in the morning. If this is you, you need to have your blood sugar regulation assesses for hypoglycemia. A diet diary will also indicate the kind of meal they eat at night. Sometimes a little juice or snack right before going to bed can help with the low blood sugar. This is, or course, only a temporary solution. Blood sugar regulation needs to be assessed and you need to start on a protocol that will help address this issue.


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

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Belching or Gas One Hour After a Meal

Belching or gas one hour after a meal is a strong indication of digestive dysfunction with either hypochlorhydria or pancreatic insufficiency. The delayed nature of the belching or gas may point to a pancreatic insufficiency over hypochlorhydria. Lack of pancreatic secretions in the small intestine can lead to purification of proteins or fermentation of carbohydrates, giving off gas as by-product.  You may also complain of bloating in the mid to lower abdomen.

Clinical experience has shown that these two conditions ar often linked and share a common etiology:

• Sympathetic dominance
• Antacid drug use
• Excess sugar and refined foods
• Chronic overeating
• Constant snaking between meals
• Excess carbohydrate, and alcohol consumption
• Nutrient defieciencies, especially zinc and thiamin
• H-Pylori infection

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