| A HOMEOPATHIC APPROACH TO THYROID | | | | • Candida |
| PROBLEMS | | | | • Diabetes |
| Much has been written by homeopaths about not | | | | • Heart disease |
| treating symptoms; rather we look to the causal | | | | • Rheumatoid arthritis |
| chain. So it is with the thyroid; we would look at | | | | • Liver disease |
| the thyroid’s function in conjunction with the | | | | • Food allergies |
| ovaries or testes and pituitary gland - the | | | | • Parasites |
| endocrine system as a whole. An imbalance in | | | | • Stress |
| the endocrine system also requires an evaluation | | | | to name but a few. An array of causes may |
| of the pancreas, liver and adrenal functions. It is | | | | be found in a variety of forms in each patient, |
| then we can begin to improve: | | | | with each patient experiencing one or a number |
| • Energy levels | | | | of common symptoms. |
| • Muscle and joint pain | | | | • Fatigue |
| • Bone health | | | | • Low grade fever |
| • Immune system function | | | | • Muscle pain |
| • Sleep quality | | | | • Sleep disorder |
| • Thyroid functions | | | | • Impaired mental function |
| • Fertility | | | | • Depression |
| • Menopausal symptomsas well as other | | | | • Headaches |
| thyroid imbalances. | | | | • Allergies |
| Electro Acupuncture according to Voll (EAV) is an | | | | • Muscle weakness |
| extremely effective way to monitor organ | | | | • Slow to recover from physical exertion |
| functions. Having established areas of | | | | • or, as often shows on medical notes, TAT |
| degeneration or inflammation, we are then able to | | | | or “Tired all the time”. |
| determine the ideal remedies to detoxify and | | | | Each of us experiences our own variety of |
| strengthen compromised organs. | | | | symptoms, which requires an individual evaluation |
| The cellular memory (or subclinical residues) of: | | | | of each patient’s condition. Dr Reinhold Voll |
| • mumps | | | | has developed a technique for screening the body |
| • measles | | | | and its organs to identify areas of inflammation or |
| • brucella | | | | degeneration, known as Electro Acupuncture |
| • rubella and Coxsackie viruses are amongst | | | | according to Voll (EAV). |
| the most common pathogens that cause an | | | | Each patient is treated as an individual in order to |
| imbalance in the endocrine system. | | | | identify their own complex of toxins and |
| A simple EAV screening can indicate areas of the | | | | pathogens. This model of healing addresses |
| endocrine system that require support and what | | | | detoxifying at a cellular level, specifically for |
| pathogens may be impeding ideal function. | | | | pathogens and organ systems. |
| • Fatigue | | | | About Reinhold Voll: |
| As a homeopath or homotoxicologist we see | | | | The birth of EAV came about when Voll |
| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) or Myalgic | | | | confirmed what Traditional Chinese Medcine |
| Encephalomyelitis (ME) as an umbrella description | | | | (TCM) had been practicing for over 2000 years. |
| for a complex of pathogens and parasites. | | | | He maped the meridian lines used by TCM as |
| Lynne McTaggart in her book “What Doctors | | | | each acupuncture point is detectable by a change |
| Don’t Tell You” highlights the link between | | | | of skin resistance. |
| ME and vaccines, whilst Michael Murray and Joseph | | | | The acupuncturists use these meridians or flow |
| Pizzorono in their book “Encyclopaedia of | | | | systems to evaluate the health of the |
| Natural Medicine” point out that research has | | | | corresponding organ. |
| identified the Epstein-Barr virus as a leading cause | | | | Voll then set about marrying Chinese medical |
| of CFS. This member of the Herpes group is a | | | | wisdom with modern day technology. |
| precursor to Glandular Fever. | | | | In the 70's Voll invented the Dermatron, a |
| Other causative agents are: | | | | galvanometric device. This EAV machine |
| • Human Herpes Virus 6 | | | | recognised a deviation of electrical resistance on |
| • Brucella | | | | any of the acupoints. Voll saw this as an indication |
| • Giardia lamblia | | | | of an imbalance to the relevant organ . |
| • Cytomegalovirus | | | | Practioners have found that by applying the ideal |
| • Entero virus | | | | homeopathic remedy to the acupoint it is possible |
| • Retro virus | | | | rebalance the indicated disturbance. |