15 October 2024 Dear Colleagues and Friends, Fall days have brought us election mania (in both the US and Canada) which opens the pandora’s boxes of politics, Covid, conspiracies and “disinformation”. I will admit during my mandated rest periods and evenings, I’ve spent waaayyyy too much time in front of the TV and the many news channels, all while perusing through the alternative newsletters and online posts. But I feel, we will not see a clearer picture of our future with alternative health methods until we see who will [...]
Immune System Long-term Effects of COVID-19 What Can Biofactors Do in Long- and Post-COVID Vitamins, minerals and trace elements – they all ranks as biofactors that play an important role in a wide variety of diseases due to their physiological functions. While studies have shown positive effects of some biofactors such as zinc and vitamin D3 in SARS-CoV-2 infection, there is hardly any valid data for patients with Long-COVID or Post-COVID. The following article sheds light on the topic in an evidence-based manner and still [...]
May 2024 My dear friends and colleagues, As we travel through the lengthening sunny spring days and prepare for the summer months, I find myself facing a series of personal challenges as well as mental fatigue with the whole “virus” situation. I have repeatedly urged myself to pull away from all the information and research on COVID. There are other problems that our patients are facing. And then another newsletter or journal or article or study simply pulls my interest back in. Why am I so drawn to this [...]
April 2024 Dear Colleagues and Friends, Although we continue to see an avalanche of information and commentary as the pandemic and political narratives escalate, my commentary section will be a bit shorter this month. I will be participating in Dr. Simon Yu’s Acupuncture Meridian Assessment (AMA) standard workshop April 25-28, 2024 [see Dr. Yu’s website for current registration information]. For now I am busily updating my lectures since I last dusted them off for presentation. Although the history lecture changes little, we are seeing more and more information about [...]
Immune System Long-/Post-COVID – The Long Road Back to Normality A Consideration From a Homeopathic Point of View Corona infections often leave lasting symptoms. The list of Post-COVID symptoms is long. It is still unclear what pathological processes are behind this. Various attempts at explanation are discussed. From a medical point of view, the problem cannot be solved so far. In addition to limited resilience typical post-COVID symptoms include a weakened immune system, headaches and body aches, nausea, indigestion, respiratory problems, [...]