A Patient Hearing!

'To listen is so difficult. To listen means to be here, now. To listen means to be without any thought. To listen means to be alert and aware. If these conditions are fulfilled, only then you listen.' ---say Osho.

Observe this. Is your doctor listening to you or not? It is so important to be empathetic towards patient. A patient should feel at the end of his visit to doctor, that his doctor did hear him patiently. A good patient listening, an empty mind from fixed ideas about diagnosis helps. It leads us to take a very good history of patient. This helps in leading a doctor to determine the cause of illness.
We know that a patient must feel very comfortable when telling us ALL about his health, which includes some information about his life as well. As we have Holistic approach towards health, we insist on patient sharing all important information about his life.
From experience we know suppressed anger may cause liver problems.
Hidden fears may lead to kidney disorders.
Silent grief may cause heart burn.
Excessive stress may cause high blood pressure or blood sugar imbalance.
Mind, emotions and body are linked totally.
A good hearing also heals. Here, at Healin' Temple, we make sure we give enough time to our patient to 'hear' him well. Many of them start feeling better right here!
At Healin' Temple, we try to maintain a 'Silence Zone' and prevent others to use cell phones which disturbs us as doctors and other patients. If they need to, they can go out in the garden and use it.
Therefore 'first listen, then pat him on his back, and then give him remedies if needed'. This is what a good doctor does!

Nutritional Supplements are not always safe!

Study: Iron pills during pregnancy harms child.
A very interesting story is published in yesterday's The Times of India, page 19. It says ' For more than 20 years, mothers-to-be have been advised to take iron supplements, althought the food standards Agency now recommneds they get the mineral from a balanced diet rather than tablets'. The reason- ' Women are being warned that taking iron pills during pregnacy could do them more harm than good.' 'Unless a pregnant woman is anaemic, say doctors, extra iron could cause her to develop high blood pressure, which in turnmay lead to her baby being born smaller'.

We have been telling this to all our patients all along. Don't just pop those supplements too easily. Such supplements are available over the counter. Therefore, chances of self medication are higher. So next time do think before you take any supplements.

Don't hesitate to ask....

When you get prescription from your doctor, don't hesitate to ask all about the diagnosis and the medication you are given. It is very important that you know what you are going to take? Does it have any side effects? Any contra indications? Does your doctor know what else you are taking? Does he know about your allergy history to any drug? If your doctor does not have time, still you take out time to educate yourself before taking any medicine.
We often find it easy to diagnose a condition. We simply ask a patient, if he or she is on any medication? Any new medicine introduced? Any over the counter prescription taken? So often we find, that such drugs can cause some harm to your body.
So, next time, ask your doctor more....