Marion Belle Rood

SALTS OF POTASSIUM AT THE CRISES OF WOMANHOOD

SALTS OF POTASSIUM AT THE CRISES OF WOMANHOOD. Peculiar to womanhood is the function of conveying nutrition. from the tissues of the mother across a thin membrane, which we call semi-permeable, to the developing embryo and conveying from the embryo eliminative products across, to and through the maternal kidneys. We might expect to learn from provings and clinical experience that an element such as potassium can influence the health of women in particular.

NEW PERSPECTIVES IN VIEWING AN OLD TECHNIQUE

NEW PERSPECTIVES IN VIEWING AN OLD TECHNIQUE. A state of health is a state of stable equilibrium. If disturbed, it restores itself very soon. An acute disease is an unstable state, and seeks a state of equilibrium. Chromic disease represents an unstable state of equilibrium. A minor disturbance results in large changes in state. The laws of thermodynamics tell us what chances can take place in these states.

A CASE OF PRENATAL SUPPRESSION

A CASE OF PRENATAL SUPPRESSION. Having been fortunate enough to find the remedy Diphtherinum and its complement, Causticum, for this baby, I now learned the rest of the case history, withheld at the earlier visits. The baby was expected in June. In December, before Christmas, his mother suddenly suffered an inflammation of the eyes, which were very red, and very sensitive to light.

CONTRIBUTING FACTORS IN INFANTILE ECZEMAS

CONTRIBUTING FACTORS IN INFANTILE ECZEMAS. The story was as follows: At two months pregnancy, the mother was thought to have a tubal pregnancy. Her abdomen was opened, tubal infection with uterine pregnancy being found. The wound was closed and she went to term. This was the baby. My own deduction was that a sulpha powder was liberally scattered into the pelvis and abdomen before closing.

A GENERATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH FOR THE LITTLEST ONES

A GENERATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH FOR THE LITTLEST ONES. This condition has been present since birth. Her father was in the South Pacific, and had malaria; her mother has developed fainting spells and haemorrhages from the uterus since her birth. This is her first baby. The labor was not unusually long, terminated spontaneously, and the baby cried immediately. some signs of hyperthyroid function present in the mother.