Luc De Schepper - Human Condition: Critical

Human Condition: Critical

An Introduction to Homeopathy

By Luc De Schepper M.D., Lic. Ac.

Published by Full of Life Publishing

PO Box 31025 Santa Fe, NM 87594 USA

http://www.drluc.com

---

Copyright 2012 Luc De Schepper M.D., Lic. Ac.. All Rights Reserved. No content may be reproduced without the express written permission of the author.

First Edition

ISBN 978-1-62018-088-4

---

This e-book edition was created at FoliumBookStudio.com

Dedication

To my children:Peter, Isabelle, Steven, Sebastian and Luc.

Note to the Reader

The information in this book is presented for information purposes only. All therapies, treatments, exercises or energetic interventions of any nature should be undertaken only under the direct guidance and care of a properly and legally, fully trained health care professional specializing in the services rendered. Nothing described in this book should be construed by any reader or other person to be a diagnosis or treatment for any disease or condition. Neither the author nor publisher can accept any responsibility for any ill effects resulting from the use or misuse of the information contained herein. Any uses or misuses of the information presented here for educational and entertainment purposes are the sole responsibility of the reader.

Full of Life Publishing

PO Box 31025

Santa Fe, NM 87594 USA

www.drluc.com

In an art preservative of life, negligence in learning is criminal.

Set-Up for Miscommunication

The Nine Signs of Health:

1. Refreshed Sleep
2. Adaptability
3. Appetite
4. Clarity of Mind
5. Sense of Well-Being
6. Calmness
7. A Sense of Humor
8. Humility
9. Love for Life on Earth

Four Pillars - the Foundation

1. Neutralizing the Disorder
2. Restoring Health
3. Maintaining Health
4. Cultivating and Enhancing Health

Understanding the Patient

The Five Chinese Classifications:

1. The Earth Type
2. The Metal Type
3. The Water Type
4. The Wood or Wind Type
5. The Fire Type

Only Dormant Symptoms Can Appear

Purpose of Constitutional Remedy

The Five Constitutional Groups:

1. The Digestive Type: The Calcarea Carbonica Child;The Baryta Carbonica Child; The Silicea Child
2. The Nervous, Air Type: The Lycopodium Child; The Natrum Muriaticum child
3. The Choleric Type: The Chamomilla Child; The Nux Vomica Child
4. Cold Phlegmatic Type: The Pulsatilla Child
5. The Sanguine Type: The Bouncing Phosphorus Child

Eight Needs of Mankind to Avoid Chronic Disease:

1. Food, Shelter and Safety
2. Success
3. Mastery
4. Recognition and Approval
5. Affection, Love and Sympathy
6. Security
7. Creative Fulfillment
8. Sexuality and Love

Neglected Emotional Factors:

• Ailments from Hearing Bad News
• Ailments from a Broken Heart
• Ailments from Nursing Loved Ones
• Ailments from Guilt Feelings and Indignation
• Ailments from Anticipation
• Ailments from Lost Ambition and Disappointment
• Ailments Due to Business Failure
• Ailments Due to Emotional Excitement
• Ailments Due to Lack of Self-Conndence
• Ailments from Loneliness
• Ailments from Jealousy
• Ailments from Home-Sickness

The Biggest Sin of Western Medicine

Understanding Chronic Disease

Hahnemann's Classification of Chronic Disease

• Psora, the Mother of All Miasms
• Sycosis, the Fig-Wart Disease
• Sypillis, the Come-Back Illness

Miasm Theory's Significance Today

Modern Explanation of Psora

Ignorance and Denial Obstruct Health

Constructing Layers Using Homeopathic Law

Time-Line for Order of Treatment

When "Like Cures Like"

Decline of Homeopathy

Homeopathy's Comeback

Advantages of Homeopathy

Unrecognized Use of Homeopathy in Conventional Medicine

Common-Sense Principles of Homeopathy:

The Law of Like Cures Like

The Use of a Single Remedy

Experimentation on Healthy Individuals

The Infinitesimal Dose

Individualization

The Rules of Homeopathic Prescribing

The Theory of Miasms

How Much Is Too Much? The Question of Potency

• Kentian or High-Potency Prescribing
• Advantages of High-Potency Prescribing
• Disadvantages of High-Potency Prescribing
• The LM Prescribers

Using Dosages at Home

What Are Homeopathic Aggravations?

• Similar Aggravations
• Dissimilar Aggravations

Ten Possible Aggravation Scenarios:

1. Immediate Improvement
2. No Reaction
3. Initial Improvement, Then None
4. Prolonged Aggravation and Decline
5. Quick Aggravation Followed by Improvement
6. Immediate Improvement, Short-Lasting
7. Reactions to Every Remedy
8. Symptom Improvement, But No Relief
9. Longtime Improvement, Then Sudden Aggravation
10. Disease Moves from Inside Out

CHAPTER 10: SPECIAL TOPICS

The Hypersensitives

• Symptoms of Sensitivity
• The Arsenicum Hypersensitive
• The Phosphorus Type

Mercury Intoxication

CFIDS: The Mysterious Disease

Marijuana Intake: Helpful or Harmful?

Vaccinations and Epidemic Diseases

• Compulsory Vaccinations: A Fact of Life?
• Are Vaccinations Effective?
• Vaccinations and Immune Malfunctions

Homeopathy and Epidemics

Addictions: How Homeopathy Helps

• Alcoholism
• Other Drug Addictions

Geriatric Problems

Prostate Cancer: The "Stealth" Cancer

Mental Symptoms

Urinary Problems

Circulatory Problems

The Household Homeopathic Kit: Your Domestic Physician

Arnica Montana; Aconite; Apis; Arsenicum;
Belladonna; Bryonia; Cantharis; Chamomile;
Gerrum Phosphoricum; Gelsemium;
Hypericum; Ignatia; Kali Bichromicum; Ledum;
Magnesium Phosphate; Rhus Toxicodendron

Other Practical Treatment Programs: From Burns to Cuts to Post-Partum Treatments

Sports Injuries

Tennis and Other Racket Sports

Soccer

American Football

Competitive Track Sports

Travel Kit for a Carefree Holiday

A Diet to Reach Peak Energy

Diet and Alternative Medicines

Food: Medicine and Poison

A Good Diet is Common Sense

Civilization and Nutritional Decline