The Custom Homeopathic Remedies - What Are They?

Individualized Remedies
Calcium Phosphates
Mercury
Epstein Barr Virus
Liver Remedies
Sub-Remedies
 

Individualized Remedies

The Custom Homeopathics (C-HP) remedies are made specifically to address the needs of each individual, and thus every remedy is different. Every individualized remedy contains up to 7 sub-remedies. There is a certain amount of overlap, with nearly everyone needing some particular sub-remedies, while there are other sub-remedies that are applicable to only one or very few people.

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Beginning with Calcium Phosphates

Our project started with the work of Dr. P. St. Amand, which is based on the theory that the root of the problem in FMS/CFS is an excess of phosphates, due to compromised kidney function. Thus, the first remedies we made focused on kidney tubule and overall kidney function. With these remedies, we wanted to address anything that might be reducing optimal kidney function. This focus was the same for everyone. The substances identified as compromising optimum kidney function varied with each individual. There were a number of commonalties in the substances addressed by the remedies. The chart below shows these and how prevalent they were. A remedy to address calcium phosphates and sodium was included in nearly everyone's kidney tubule remedies. High prevalence of the need for salicylic acid sub-remedies, resulted in a sub-remedy to address salicylic acid being included in most kidney tubule remedies. Most kidney remedies also included sub-remedies to address calcium and calcium phosphate.

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Mercury Remedies

As we worked with people, we found that some people who had been diagnosed with FMS/CFS did not appear to need kidney remedies for calcium phosphate. Reasoning that their symptoms were not "all in their head", we looked for other possible causes for their symptoms. We found that for these people, a remedy for mercury toxicity appeared to be the priority. When the mercury remedies alleviated many of their symptoms, we recognized the possibility that some of the people who were taking the kidney remedies for calcium phosphates might have concurrent mercury toxicity problems that were not being identified due to their FMS/CFS diagnosis. We were certainly not the first to think that there might be an overlap between FMS/CFS and mercury toxicity problems. However it wasn't until we came across it ourselves that we took the possibility seriously enough to incorporate looking for heavy metals into our protocol.

We began looking for the appropriateness of using sub-remedies to address mercury and then later added sub-remedies for lead and other heavy metals to our protocol.

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Epstein Barr Virus

In a similar fashion, we were presented with one person who showed all the symptoms of FM/CFS and had been diagnosed with FM and yet did not appear to need either kidney remedies for calcium phosphate, nor remedies for heavy metal toxicity. It became apparent that she needed remedies for Epstein Barr Virus (EBV). Since EBV is so prevalent in the general population, both she and we questioned whether a remedy for this could really be all she needed. However, it was all we could find, and she decided to give it a try. She has shown great improvement. Thus, in the same way that we started to incorporate identifying a need for mercury remedies in our protocol, we began to incorporate looking for EBV as a potential appropriate sub-remedy. This expanded to looking for the need to include sub-remedies for other viruses and bacteria, such as the ones shown in the chart below.

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Liver Remedies

Since mercury, other heavy metals, bacteria and viruses often affect the liver before, or at the same time that they affect the kidneys, our focus shifted to include the liver as well as the kidneys when we were looking for appropriate sub-remedies. At the same time, we were finding that people who were having problems tolerating the kidney remedies, did better if they took a liver remedy first. Then, when we began to get the results of the 3 month questionnaires, we realized that those people who showed the least improvement where also the ones who had shown the need for mercury, viral and other sub-remedies in their kidneys, and had not yet addressed these same problems in their liver.

With that came an understanding that while compromised kidney function might be a major part of the problem, we needed to address possible compromised liver function first. Since that time, it is only rarely that we have found someone who is not better served by starting with the liver remedies first, and then following that with the kidney remedies.

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Sub-Remedies

Below is a chart showing the sub-remedies we have found beneficial for various people. Since we began considering the inclusion of various sub-remedies at different times, it is not possible to draw conclusions regarding the per cent or proportion of people needing various sub-remedies.

When we identify the need for a particular sub-remedy that is unexpected by the person concerned, the first questions are often, "How common is this?", and "How often do you find this?" This chart will hopefully give some answers to those questions.
 

 
Sub-remedies were also made to address the following substances for one person for each substance listed: butanol, citrus spray, natural gas, paramyxoviridae, dieldrin, borrelia recurrentis, silver nitrate, atrazine, modified starch, orthophosphoric acid, nystatin, environmental toxin, saccarin, non-gamma amalgam, diazinone, carbon monoxide, carbonium tetracholaratum, protozoa, and prilocain.

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