It’s likely that most doctors come out of medical school with some degree of idealism and good intentions. Immediately, they begin writing prescriptions for drugs with disastrous side effects. They spend the rest of their working years trying to balance harm from disease with harm from drugs. They get stuck on that pharmaceutical treadmill and can’t get off. But some do…
Our interview this month is with Dr. Ronald D. Whitmont, President of the American Institute of Homeopathy (AIH). Originally trained in allopathy, he became disenchanted and now practices only classical homeopathy. Many thousands of AIH members since it was founded in 1844, started out practicing allopathy, saw its failings and embraced homeopathy. It took courage, conviction and passion to make that change. They knew it would be more difficult to earn a living, and there would be opposition from the conventional establishment.
Starting with Hahnemann, and continuing today, homeopaths have had to contend with ignorance, prejudice and even persecution. The famous Scottish homeopath, James Comptom Burnett (1840-1901), was still in medical school when his anatomy teacher warned him that homeopathy wasn’t a promising career. Burnett responded, “I cannot buy worldly honors at the cost of my conscience.” Following his conscience worked out well, as it often does. He became famous and highly sought after.
Every day more people discover homeopathy and decide to follow that path. In this issue, Maja Letić reports on a Jan Scholten seminar that was attended by 360 homeopaths. They were Slovaks, Czechs, Poles, British, English, Americans, Germans, Hungarians, Serbs and others who traveled to Bratislava, excited to learn new ideas. It’s not unusual for homeopathy students to travel to other countries to study. That enthusiasm is always present and always growing in the homeopathic community.
Lately in the news, I read about homeopathy being disparaged and of attempts to suppress it. This is being done by corrupt individuals who have sold their souls to Pharma. They would sacrifice a life giving healing art for a few dollars. They work in vain. Homeopathy will no more go away than the sun will stop shining.
April 2018 Editorial – In this issue
EDITORIAL – The Courage of Conviction
–Feedback from February 2018 – Hpathy.com
INTERVIEW: This month we interview Dr. Ronald D. Whitmont, who serves as the President of the American Institute of Homeopathy (AIH), the oldest national medical association in the United States.
ARTICLES
TIDBITS – The Flu From Hell! – Elaine Lewis
Homeopathy in Acute Cases – Dr. Santanu Maity
Impressions of Jan Scholten’s Seminar in Bratislava – Maja Letić
Soul of Remedies – Fluoric Acid – Dr. Rajan Sankaran
Importance of the 2nd Prescription – Dona Thomas
My Journey with a Legend – Dr. Gaurang Gaikwad
A Chat with Homeopathic Psychiatrist Dr. Steven Goldsmith –Brenda Goldstein
Bronchiectasis – Synopses of often indicated remedies – Dr. Pooja Bhatt
Homeopathy helps restore normality after the war – Lucy DePieri
Indications for Helonias Dioca – Dr. Shruti Nair
The Scope of Homeopathy in Warts – Dr. Ardeshir Jagose
TIPS & SECRETS – Alan V. Schmukler
CLINICAL CASES
Special Presentation – Drs. Bhavisha and Sachindra Joshi on MAPing Personalities, Prescribing Animal Remedies – Concepts and Cases
A Quick Guide to the Joshi’s Animal Theory – Drs. Bhavisha and Sachindra Joshi
Case of the Gym King and His Nightmares –the Joshi Approach – Vatsala Sperling
A Case of Lac Ovis – the Joshi Approach – Ilana Dannheisser
Two Cases solved with the Joshi MAP approach – Hans Martin
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Vitiligo in a Man of 42 – Dr. Sameer Pookkayil
Two Brief Teaching Cases with Analysis – Peter Zacharias
Sensory Neuropathy in a Woman of 55 – Dr. Pooriya Jeste-Subhedar
Primary Amenorrhea in a Woman of 15 – Dr. Nikisha Harwani
PCOD is a woman of 35 – Dr. Menka Chaturvedi
Acute Psychosis – Dr. Vanita Rajiv Johari
Calf Pain in a Woman of 34 – Dr. Navnit Vachani
Multiple Complaints in a Girl of 10 – Dr. Upma Israni
Acute Rectal Bleeding – Dr. Shelly Sharma
Granulomatous Mastitis – Dr. Swapna Potdar
Alopecia Areata in a Girl of 12 – Dr. Vitan Gosain
BOOK REVIEWS
Cardiac examination in Homeopathy: A practical approach to examination, in the tradition of the homeopathic masters by Janice Block, MD is reviewed by Dr. Joe Rozencwajg, NMD
“Dynamic Gemmotherapy. Beyond GemnoTherapy”by Dr. Joe Rozencwajg NMD is reviewed by Rochelle Marsden
VETERINARY
Ask the Holistic Vet – Dr. Deva Khalsa – March 2018
PLAY CROSSWORDS!
Crossword March 2018 – Alan V. Schmukler
CARTOONS
So Many Warnings – Alan V. Schmukler
SOLVE THE CASE QUIZ
Elaine & Shana Lewis
Revisiting: – Elaine & Shana Lewis
RESEARCH
Homeopathy – Recent Research Findings – Robert Medhurst
AGROHOMEOPATHY
The Plant Doctor – March 2018– Radko Tichavsky
