Tonsillitis. Tonsil Stones.

Tonsillitis. Tonsil Stones.

Tonsillitis. Tonsil Stones. Seen most often in children, tonsillitis reflects a basic biological conflict theme of want, don’t want. Dinnertime is the perfect storm for ‘morsel’ conflicts. How often do our children refuse to eat something due to it’s texture or taste? How often do they only want the ice cream cone or sweet dessert and not the broccoli. In German New Medicine, the tonsils react to what are known as ‘morsel’ conflicts. In the

Grand mal seizure and Epilepsy

Grand mal seizure and Epilepsy

Grand mal seizure and Epilepsy A grand mal seizure also known as a generalized tonic-clonic seizure features violent muscle contractions and at times, a loss of consciousness. It’s the type of seizure most people picture when they think about seizures in general. In German New Medicine when the resolution of a motor conflict occurs at the same moment in time as the resolution of a separation conflict we will experience the grand mal. I was

Dizziness & Vertigo

Dizziness & Vertigo

Dizziness & Vertigo We’ll start at the end and end at the start. Already got you spinnin’, eh? Dizziness is, at best annoying, but usually is described as scary and unnerving. For most people, vertigo is terrifying. We’ve never known a client to enjoy vertigo, much less want to experience it again. The sensation is so unpleasant that most people will go out of their way to avoid dizziness and or vertigo. There is a

Ear infection

Ear infection

Ear infection. Otitis Media. Ever have on of those moments where you had to double back over what you thought you just heard? Surely, you misunderstood what was said? Nope. You heard it correctly. Otitis media, the common ear infection, is the expression of a resolved hearing ‘morsel’ conflict affecting the middle ear. In the animal kingdom, a ‘morsel’ is literal. In our human realm, it is more often figurative – as in not being

Plantar Fasciitis

Plantar Fasciitis

Planters Fascist or Plantar Fasciitis? (a tongue-in-cheek case study.) He was created in 1916, in the midst of WWI, by a fourteen year old boy; Antonio Gentile, the winner of a contest to create the new company logo for Planters. Gentile submitted a drawing of a peanut man along with an interesting name – Bartholomew Richard Fitzgerald-Smythe, aka, Mr. Peanut. Planters Mr. Peanut, a fascist nut? Probably not. Did you see him recently on CNN’s

Celiac Disease

Celiac Disease

Celiac Disease Gluten free diets are all the rage, and as a result the gluten free arena has become a billion dollar industry. Just stop by Whole Foods Market and you’ll see the explosion of gluten free goodies. What is gluten? Much to my nieces confusion and dismay – it is not to be confused with glutton, although there are those out there, that are gluttons when it comes to gluten. I digress. Gluten is

The Common Cold

The Common Cold

The Common Cold Nasal congestion, runny nose and sneezing are all representative of the common cold. The nasal membrane and sinuses are tied to a “stink conflict” causing ulcerations in the nasal mucosa during the conflict active phase and swelling of the nasal passages and sinuses during the healing phase. Assuming there has been no trauma or poisoning (medication side effects as well) German New Medicine reveals that the common cold is a very specific

Hemorrhoids. Curiously Strong.

Hemorrhoids. Curiously Strong.

Hemorrhoids. Curiously Strong.     Last winter one of my member’s six year son and nine year old daughter arrived at the office by themselves. There was a snow storm a couple of days prior, the driveway was still icy and slick so I assumed their mom was just taking things slow. When I inquired where she was, the youngest so replied – “she can’t walk cause of the Altoid in her bum.” Oh my,

Rosacea

Rosacea

Rosacea.     Millions are affected by rosacea. Some famous faces past and present include; Rembrandt, W.C. Fields, Princess Diana, Bill Clinton, Renee Zellweger and Cameron Diaz. In German New Medicine, rosacea is concerned with a biological conflict primarily of the facial capillaries. The capillaries respond to a self devaluation that embraces a shading of embarrassment or humiliation. The embarrassment self devaluation conflict centers around being ashamed, tainted, ugly, deformed, less than whole, less than

Gout and doubt.

Gout and doubt.

Gout and doubt.     It’s been called the Disease of Kings. The theory being that gout is due to a Kings diet rich in protein, as proteins are broken down into uric acid – the theorized cause. As the cartoon above expresses, gout most commonly affects the big toe but it can affect other joints that the psyche has experienced as doubt, in the form of a self-devaluation. Gout, in German New Medicine is