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The Art of Healing Blog
More than a decade of writing on healing, health, and the human experience.
Here I share essays, observations, research, and ideas gathered through years of clinical practice and a continuing exploration of Heilkunst, homeopathy, chronic illness, lifestyle, and the inner life.

Remedies


A Wise monk's conversation with Jasmine
A wise monk sits beneath a fragrant jasmine vine and discovers a quiet teacher in nature. Through their gentle conversation, the jasmine shares lessons on mindfulness, patience, vulnerability, creativity, desire, and the beauty of living fully in the present moment.

Rodger Douglas
Jul 223 min read




4. Cell Salts
Kali phos (6) Aries Kali phos combines with protein and oxygen to form the grey matter of the brain. When this tissue salt has been exhausted you find nervous symptoms such as anxiety, nervousness, irritability and poor memory. Think of the overworked salary man or the exhausted student. Nat sulph (11) Taurus Nat sulph regulates water, fluid, bile and blood. Swollen hands and feet, gas, itchy skin, diarrhea, digestion, liver function, migraines, asthma, feeling discouraged,

Rodger Douglas
Jan 19, 20193 min read


Lycopodium
During the carboniferous era, long before the age of dinosaurs, Lycopodiums were huge trees. But now Lycopodium is a small moss. The essence of the Lycopodium personality is of being small and insignificant but wanting to be important. Lycopodiums tend to place people into two groups: Those that they regard as having a higher status they treat with respect, but those that they regard as having a lower status may be looked down upon. Intellectually keen, but physically weak P

Rodger Douglas
Jan 10, 20191 min read


Pain
For serious conditions such as fibromyalgia homeopathic medicines are only prescribed after thorough case taking and careful analysis of all the symptoms. Since every case of fibromyalgia is unique it goes without saying that each patient will receive a different set of medicines based on their individual symptoms. Here are very concise descriptions of eight homeopathic medicines that are regularly used for pain. Rhus tox is the rheumatism remedy par excellence. It is effecti

Rodger Douglas
Oct 5, 20182 min read


The Benefits of Homeopathy
The Benefits of Homeopathy Homeopathy is an individualized system of complementary healthcare that has been used for more than 200 years. Rather than selecting a remedy solely according tclosely at how a person experiences their symptoms. Two people may have the same diagnosis yet describe their illness quite differently. Their pain may occur in different places, at different times or under different circumstances. They may respond differently to heat, cold, movement, food, s

Rodger Douglas
Mar 12, 20154 min read
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