SevenFeathers
Dagobah Resident
Dr. Wil Falconer, a homeopath vet (formerly of Austin, TX, now living in India) had symptoms matching Covid-19. He was already fighting off another problem (giardia), so this was on top of that. This is the protocol he followed:
"My health was pulled down by a chronic case of giardia, battling diarrhea for over two months. That had finally straightened out, thanks to my colleague Dr. Scott Treadway sending over one amazing Ayurvedic herb. Oh, I tried homeopathy, believe me. On my own, and with the local homeopath in our free ashram hospital. We just couldn't seem to find the right remedy. But going into the evening hours of the 21st, I'd finally had normal stools for 3 days. Yippee!
I'd lost weight during this time and I'm sure my microbiome was deranged, so I wasn't too surprised when I felt a bit odd that afternoon. A headache (I never get them), a very slightly inflamed throat (also rare), and was that a fever or was it just the heat of the afternoon Indian sun, now that the planet was tilting more towards summertime? My suspicions were aroused.
If this was indeed the Coronavirus, it wasn't coming on very quickly. But I knew it was supposed to be mild in most of us. And, a characteristic symptom many had reported was a fever along with a headache.
Coincidentally, about two days before my symptoms started, my homeopathy teacher, Richard Pitcairn, had posted emails to his students about his take on the genus epidemicus remedy for this go round (quick review: a GE remedy means the one that'll both cure most of the ill and prevent it in exposed people for any given epidemic). Richard had been doing his own analyses on reported symptoms from people testing positive and counter to anyone else, saw a famous flu remedy emerge: Nux vomica.
As I looked at his work, I saw some of the symptoms in myself:
Headache
Fever
Washed out, way tired, malaise
I contacted Richard, telling him of my suspicions and he concurred. All I had in my newly thrown together remedy kit here in India was a 30C potency (the same one you'll find in any grocer or health store that sells remedies). I waited till after I'd finished my dinner and took a dose.
RESPONSE:
About 20 minutes after that one dose, it felt like the top of my head had somehow "opened up" to let the pressure out. Instead of a dull ache, it now felt light and pleasant. Whoa.
I realized I'd overeaten, a typical nux vomica symptom (patients who fit nux overdo it, in many ways). And the meal was pretty highly seasoned and while delicious, I was now in some discomfort. Darn it.
But that feeling of a rock in my belly passed pretty quickly thereafter, furthering my confidence that nux vomica, also a well known remedy for GI distress, was right on.
One more dose, and a week later, I'm 97% normal
When I awoke early the next morning after a funky sleep (too much fan, trying to staying cool but blowing me out of deep sleep), I felt the headache again, slightly. I took one more dose.
The day went well and, of interest to you who know a bit of homeopathy, some old symptoms came back briefly in subsequent days. It felt like I'd regressed into giardia a few times, but those symptoms, while unpleasant, were significantly milder than when I was in the throes of the full on disease. And they've been gone since the 23rd, so I'm confident that was NOT the disease returning, just some symptoms indicating nux was working on a deep level.
The most I've experienced since, right up till writing this up on Saturday the 28th, has been a bit more tiredness and an occasional bout of body aches, much like I've experienced with flu in the past. Otherwise, I've been productive, clear headed, normal throated, and carrying on with my life.
Was it really COVID-19?
I may never know for sure. Like a lot of places in the US, they are not routinely testing here, and I went to our local ER and asked them to test me. "No, they do that in Delhi and you can't travel now." (the country was pretty much under lock down by then).
But, what I can say is this:
I've had flu in the past and this was not like any I'd had
My symptoms lined up with those of COVID-19, though I never got as full blown as to have a painful dry cough or difficulty breathing (thank God; due to catching it early, I'm sure)
My symptoms were atypical for me and atypical for seasonal flu
COVID-19 is here in India, like it's seemingly everywhere in the world now
Before going to press, I downloaded an app called COVID-19 from Mac's App Store. It was using the latest info from CDC, FEMA, etc. I entered my symptoms, as if they were current. Answered several questions, like age, exposure possibilities, where I was, was COVID-19 around me, did I have co-morbidities (diabetes, other chronic disease, etc?).
The results?
I'll let you judge. I got symptoms that seemed suspiciously similar to those of COVID-19; I took the remedy determined by the homeopath I trust in this craziness to have the best answers, and I, along with a growing handful of others he's tracking have all gotten better. Theory is all well and good, but results speak volumes.
I'm self-isolating ever since, staying mostly in my room and walking far enough apart from others that I shouldn't be a risk to anyone, cooking at home, etc. Currently, they recommend doing this for a week after recovery, so I'll give it a few more days before rejoining my routine.
I think I dodged a bullet. Powerfully, cheaply (remedies are even cheaper in India!), and I learned more about the genus epidemicus that I'll share with you next. Because knowing this might just save a life, or at least shorten your time of being ill. Two of my students I shared this with, both sick with COVID-19 symptoms, have done very well with a dose of two of nux vomica."
Key understandings:
Homeopathy has been curing epidemic diseases for about 200 years, thanks to Dr. Hahnemann's early work with scarlet fever. Larry Malerba, D.O. has a good video on this history here.
Hahnemann found epidemic diseases, different than other diseases, appear very similarly in populations of people. In other words, most suffer it in the same way as opposed to the usual diseases like heart disease, arthritis, or cancer, which can vary in symptoms widely.
Finding the remedy that cures the earliest manifestations of the epidemic disease will also prevent that same disease in those exposed. That's the definition of the genus epidemicus remedy, by the way.
That genus epidemicus is usually ONE, or sometimes two remedies. Not a list of six choices.
That remedy usually only needs ONE DOSE to cure the ones sick with the epidemic disease. (I took two before I knew, it still worked)
While many studying COVID-19 have tried to find that one best remedy, most I've been following have missed it.
The fact that others have a list of several possible remedies merely means they are dealing with cases that a.) weren't treated early enough or b.) had been wrongly treated with remedies other than the genus epidemicus that had changed their state, so they needed different remedies to cure that new state of illness.
Okay, but what're we to do?
Sorry, that went a bit long, and will be of interest more to those who've studied a bit of homeopathy. What about the rest of you, who just want the skinny on what to do if you get sick, or better yet, you want to prevent yourself from getting this COVID-19?
Here's the Cliff Notes for prevention and treatment:
Buy some Nux vomica 30C, a tube full of pellets sold where ever homeopathic remedies are sold. If Amazon is still plying the streets where you live (they stopped here in India), order it online from them or any online homeopathic pharmacy.
If you are just starting to get sick and think you may have COVID-19 by your symptoms (Richard's list is on FB here), take a dose of Nux vomica 30C. See how you do and don't be in a hurry to repeat it over and over. Remember: less is more when the remedy is correct.
If you want to prevent COVID-19, protocols vary. One historically used is to take a dose of 30C (Nux v, in this case) weekly. A dose is a pellet or a few, it really doesn't matter how many, as this is energy medicine, not physical.
Do the usual prevention steps: social distancing, hand washing, keeping your diet clean, plenty of sleep, and boosting your immune system instead of waiting for a vaccine or a drug to fix you.
Fast from the news and its tendency to fan the flames of fear. Get out in Nature, suck in the clean air and get into the sunshine for some free vitamin D.
"My health was pulled down by a chronic case of giardia, battling diarrhea for over two months. That had finally straightened out, thanks to my colleague Dr. Scott Treadway sending over one amazing Ayurvedic herb. Oh, I tried homeopathy, believe me. On my own, and with the local homeopath in our free ashram hospital. We just couldn't seem to find the right remedy. But going into the evening hours of the 21st, I'd finally had normal stools for 3 days. Yippee!
I'd lost weight during this time and I'm sure my microbiome was deranged, so I wasn't too surprised when I felt a bit odd that afternoon. A headache (I never get them), a very slightly inflamed throat (also rare), and was that a fever or was it just the heat of the afternoon Indian sun, now that the planet was tilting more towards summertime? My suspicions were aroused.
If this was indeed the Coronavirus, it wasn't coming on very quickly. But I knew it was supposed to be mild in most of us. And, a characteristic symptom many had reported was a fever along with a headache.
Coincidentally, about two days before my symptoms started, my homeopathy teacher, Richard Pitcairn, had posted emails to his students about his take on the genus epidemicus remedy for this go round (quick review: a GE remedy means the one that'll both cure most of the ill and prevent it in exposed people for any given epidemic). Richard had been doing his own analyses on reported symptoms from people testing positive and counter to anyone else, saw a famous flu remedy emerge: Nux vomica.
As I looked at his work, I saw some of the symptoms in myself:
Headache
Fever
Washed out, way tired, malaise
I contacted Richard, telling him of my suspicions and he concurred. All I had in my newly thrown together remedy kit here in India was a 30C potency (the same one you'll find in any grocer or health store that sells remedies). I waited till after I'd finished my dinner and took a dose.
RESPONSE:
About 20 minutes after that one dose, it felt like the top of my head had somehow "opened up" to let the pressure out. Instead of a dull ache, it now felt light and pleasant. Whoa.
I realized I'd overeaten, a typical nux vomica symptom (patients who fit nux overdo it, in many ways). And the meal was pretty highly seasoned and while delicious, I was now in some discomfort. Darn it.
But that feeling of a rock in my belly passed pretty quickly thereafter, furthering my confidence that nux vomica, also a well known remedy for GI distress, was right on.
One more dose, and a week later, I'm 97% normal
When I awoke early the next morning after a funky sleep (too much fan, trying to staying cool but blowing me out of deep sleep), I felt the headache again, slightly. I took one more dose.
The day went well and, of interest to you who know a bit of homeopathy, some old symptoms came back briefly in subsequent days. It felt like I'd regressed into giardia a few times, but those symptoms, while unpleasant, were significantly milder than when I was in the throes of the full on disease. And they've been gone since the 23rd, so I'm confident that was NOT the disease returning, just some symptoms indicating nux was working on a deep level.
The most I've experienced since, right up till writing this up on Saturday the 28th, has been a bit more tiredness and an occasional bout of body aches, much like I've experienced with flu in the past. Otherwise, I've been productive, clear headed, normal throated, and carrying on with my life.
Was it really COVID-19?
I may never know for sure. Like a lot of places in the US, they are not routinely testing here, and I went to our local ER and asked them to test me. "No, they do that in Delhi and you can't travel now." (the country was pretty much under lock down by then).
But, what I can say is this:
I've had flu in the past and this was not like any I'd had
My symptoms lined up with those of COVID-19, though I never got as full blown as to have a painful dry cough or difficulty breathing (thank God; due to catching it early, I'm sure)
My symptoms were atypical for me and atypical for seasonal flu
COVID-19 is here in India, like it's seemingly everywhere in the world now
Before going to press, I downloaded an app called COVID-19 from Mac's App Store. It was using the latest info from CDC, FEMA, etc. I entered my symptoms, as if they were current. Answered several questions, like age, exposure possibilities, where I was, was COVID-19 around me, did I have co-morbidities (diabetes, other chronic disease, etc?).
The results?
I'll let you judge. I got symptoms that seemed suspiciously similar to those of COVID-19; I took the remedy determined by the homeopath I trust in this craziness to have the best answers, and I, along with a growing handful of others he's tracking have all gotten better. Theory is all well and good, but results speak volumes.
I'm self-isolating ever since, staying mostly in my room and walking far enough apart from others that I shouldn't be a risk to anyone, cooking at home, etc. Currently, they recommend doing this for a week after recovery, so I'll give it a few more days before rejoining my routine.
I think I dodged a bullet. Powerfully, cheaply (remedies are even cheaper in India!), and I learned more about the genus epidemicus that I'll share with you next. Because knowing this might just save a life, or at least shorten your time of being ill. Two of my students I shared this with, both sick with COVID-19 symptoms, have done very well with a dose of two of nux vomica."
Key understandings:
Homeopathy has been curing epidemic diseases for about 200 years, thanks to Dr. Hahnemann's early work with scarlet fever. Larry Malerba, D.O. has a good video on this history here.
Hahnemann found epidemic diseases, different than other diseases, appear very similarly in populations of people. In other words, most suffer it in the same way as opposed to the usual diseases like heart disease, arthritis, or cancer, which can vary in symptoms widely.
Finding the remedy that cures the earliest manifestations of the epidemic disease will also prevent that same disease in those exposed. That's the definition of the genus epidemicus remedy, by the way.
That genus epidemicus is usually ONE, or sometimes two remedies. Not a list of six choices.
That remedy usually only needs ONE DOSE to cure the ones sick with the epidemic disease. (I took two before I knew, it still worked)
While many studying COVID-19 have tried to find that one best remedy, most I've been following have missed it.
The fact that others have a list of several possible remedies merely means they are dealing with cases that a.) weren't treated early enough or b.) had been wrongly treated with remedies other than the genus epidemicus that had changed their state, so they needed different remedies to cure that new state of illness.
Okay, but what're we to do?
Sorry, that went a bit long, and will be of interest more to those who've studied a bit of homeopathy. What about the rest of you, who just want the skinny on what to do if you get sick, or better yet, you want to prevent yourself from getting this COVID-19?
Here's the Cliff Notes for prevention and treatment:
Buy some Nux vomica 30C, a tube full of pellets sold where ever homeopathic remedies are sold. If Amazon is still plying the streets where you live (they stopped here in India), order it online from them or any online homeopathic pharmacy.
If you are just starting to get sick and think you may have COVID-19 by your symptoms (Richard's list is on FB here), take a dose of Nux vomica 30C. See how you do and don't be in a hurry to repeat it over and over. Remember: less is more when the remedy is correct.
If you want to prevent COVID-19, protocols vary. One historically used is to take a dose of 30C (Nux v, in this case) weekly. A dose is a pellet or a few, it really doesn't matter how many, as this is energy medicine, not physical.
Do the usual prevention steps: social distancing, hand washing, keeping your diet clean, plenty of sleep, and boosting your immune system instead of waiting for a vaccine or a drug to fix you.
Fast from the news and its tendency to fan the flames of fear. Get out in Nature, suck in the clean air and get into the sunshine for some free vitamin D.