Joe De Livera

Historical record of how I discovered that Arnica helped to reduce the Blood Sugar level of Diabetics:
http://www.abchomeopathy.com/forum2.php/30/3

It seems a great pity that Homeopaths are not using this information in the treatment of Diabetic patients merely because there is no reference to Arnica in their classical texts used in Homeopathic Colleges.

Re: Diabetes From turningpoint on 2006-10-20
Dear Joe,
One of my friend is diabitic and I showed him your post,he started to take therapy posted by you and his BS came down to 190 from 250+ in 1 week’s time!!!He is going to meet his doctor on Monday and will ask him to cut his dosage as BS has gone down.He is NOT taking insuline but taking tabs(allopathy).He has told me to pass on his best wishes for you so please accept it dear Joe.
For how long he should take cinnamon powder and Arnica 30C 1 teaspoon?He takes Cinnamon powder once in a day,will that do?(to avoid acidity he takes once in a day).
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Re: Diabetes From Joe De Livera on 2006-10-21
The experience of your friend is quite standard and is exactly the response that others who have used this therapy have also experienced.

Quite frankly it even amazed me when I first was informed of this phenomenon from my first patient who was a type I diabetic to whom I had given Arnica 30c to help cure his wound on his toe. He was a doctor himself and was injecting himself 4 times daily. When he discovered that his BS had plumetted he rang me up and inquired what sort of magic pill I had given him as his BS had dropped in a manner that it had never done before.

Your friend can continue with the Arnica 30 therapy which I presume he is taking in the wet dose, a teaspoonful twice daily. He must reduce the standard drugs he is using for his problem if his BS goes down below 100 as otherwise he can go into Hypoglycemia which is a dangerous state to be in as he will feel very tired and may even pass out till he is given some sugar immediately.

As for the Cinnamon powder, if he can control his diabetes with the Arnica alone he need not use it. OK to use in just once daily.

I do hope that my critics will read this post to know the benefits of what they call Joepathy.
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Re: Diabetes From bandarbabu2000 on 2006-10-21
It could be the Cinnamon powder that is helping.

Anyway, as Joe suggests try with Arnica alone, and let us know the result.

If your friend has heart enlargement, and is taking blood thinners, it may be dangerous to continue Arnica forever.

See the thread ‘Arnica-is it a safe remedy.’

Murthy
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Re: Diabetes From bandarbabu2000 on 2006-10-21
correction..

The thread is

‘Is Arnica safe for everybody?’

Murthy
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Re: Diabetes From Joe De Livera on 2006-10-21
Murthy,

Can you please explain the reason why you warn about not using Arnica if one is taking any drugs for thinning the blood ?

As you know Arnica is in itself a blood thinner and I cannot quite figure out your advice.

You may like to know that I have many who have discovered that they have turned over a new page in their lives with a nightly dose of Arnica and would urge you to also use it for just 2 weeks and experience the difference it can make in your life.

No Coffee of course.

Joe
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Re: Diabetes From bandarbabu2000 on 2006-10-21
Arnica may increase the risk of bleeding. If you have diabetes or use anticoagulants (blood thinners) or antiplatelet drugs and are considering using arnica, discuss this with a health care professional. It may be necessary to stop taking arnica before some surgeries.

Source: http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/8513/31402/351356.html?d=dmtContent

Dear Joe

Arnica along with the allopathic blood thinners,may make the blood too thin,and there is the risk of uncontrolled bleeding,in case of injury/operations.

Murthy
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Re: Diabetes From Joe De Livera on 2006-10-21
Dear Murthy,

As you may remember I was in surgery for my prostate in 2002 exactly 4 years ago on my 73rd Birthday. You may like to know that I prepared myself by taking Arnica 30c which was the only potency that I had with me which I had taken to the US where I had gone to visit my grandchildren, twice daily on the day before surgery and also a few hours before surgery. I woke up with the usual dangle of IV tubes and promptly ordered the nurse to remove the Morphine which was part of the IV network. She just plain refused to do so and when I was adamant she called my surgeon who also tried to dissuade me from its removal. I signed a paper absolving them of any responsibility in the event of any potential danger and proceeded to take just 2 pellets of Arnica every 2 hours sublingually. I was relatively free from pain on the first and second day considering that I had a cut in my abdomen of about 9 inches which was held together with clips. On the third day I was disconnected from the IV tubes and visited the toilet and on the fifth day I was discharged and walked to my car through the corridors of the hospital to the amazement of the nursing staff who had all assembled to see this walking wonder of a 73 year old man who was able to walk unaided in just 5 days after surgery.

I have often maintained that the majority of my therapies are based on my own ‘provings’ on myself and I can assure you from my own experience and the experience of many other patients who have used my therapy that there is absolutely no fear of Arnica ever causing any bleeding. I do realize that any agent that thins the blood must ipso facto also promote bleeding. I can assure you that Arnica does not ever do so and I hope that research will be done to answer your question which seems rational but which is far from the truth.

Another case that comes to my mind is that of my secretary who was caught up in the bomb blast in the bus terminal in Colombo in 1983 when about 200 people suffered from the blast and about 100 were killed. She was also caught in the bomb which was in a bus about 25 feet from her own bus in which she was seated. She phoned me and I arranged for her rescue from the terminal and when she arrived in my office which by then was closed, I gave her 4 pellets of Arnica and took her to hospital and after she was treated for her wounds which were superficial with just one deep cut, I took her home for the night where I gave her Arnica in the dose of 2 pellets every 2 hours and she was mobile the following morning after a good night’s deep sleep without any pain.

These are just 2 incidents that I am personally aware of and my own case of refusing Morphine and preferring to use Arnica 30 may be a world record, especially with the resultant recovery in about 4 weeks when I returned to my desk. Please note that I was 73 years of age at the time of my surgery.

Joe
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Re: Diabetes From bandarbabu2000 on 2006-10-21
Dear Joe

What worked for you ,may not work for others.

Homeopathy is different from allopathy.

Here we are dealing with subtle energies, and there we are dealing with material doses.

This for that won’t give long lasting results in homeopathy.

It can be dangerous too.

Murthy
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Re: Diabetes From Joe De Livera on 2006-10-21
Dear Murthy

This is where we differ fundamentally. I have quoted just 2 cases which I was personally aware of to prove how Arnica worked.

If you wade through the many thousands of posts on Arnica you will discover that it has helped many other patients whom I have also helped in post surgical recovery with Arnica. It will therefore be safe to assume logically of course that what worked for so many patients with the same symptoms should therefore also work for others in similar circumstances.

I just cannot understand the logic in your classical thinking that what worked for hundreds cannot work for your patient. This is where the delusion creeps into classical homeopathy where you wish to promote a theory when the practical application of the theory and the result do not follow your classical guidelines which you have all helped to maintain as you fear that your own brand of classical homeopathy will die out unless you maintain that exclusivity that your attitude promotes, which is now being questioned by the patients who have had remarkable cures with my own brand of therapy, now called Joepathy, which will I hope be the new medium of Homeopathic cure in the future.

I do agree with your reference to ‘Subtle Energies’ of homeopathic remedies but the fact remains that these same energies do conform to the same logical laws that allopathic therapy results in, and the sooner that you and other classical homeopaths accept these basic truths the better for your patients who are now being educated at least on this and 2 other forums the NCH and Kuldeep’s new Homeopathy and More to a new vision of Homeopathy which cannot be surpressed any more as the patients who have been suffering under the classical homeopaths are fed up with their antics which have not got them (the patients) anywhere.

I again reaffirm that there has never been any danger to the patient that has ever resulted in his using my therapy.

Joe
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Re: Diabetes From bandarbabu2000 on 2006-10-21
Dear Joe

You made your point.

I made my point.

Let the case rest here.

Let the people decide what they want.

Murthy
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Re: Diabetes From turningpoint on 2006-10-26
Another feedback from me dear Joe…
On 11th of Oct.BS was 337
Patient tried your remedy and on 25th night at 9 her BS found 162!!!Amazing stuff from you dear Joe.
Patinet is a lady,age-60 and she is so much thankful to you.Will this same remedy work for type-1 diabetes as my friend’s daughter is suffeting from it since birth-her age is 13 yrs,please do advise special therapy for juvenile diabetes as well.thanks a millions Joe and may god bless you.

I am copying the case of a patient who was cured of Chronic GERD in just 9 Days.

rajeshind says:
November 4, 2015 at 10:01 PM (Edit)
Resp sir, I am 50 yr old male married, height 6’2″. I am suffering from aerophagia(frequent burping/belching). I also feel heaviness and discomfort in the chest region. Sometimes, I feel like losing balance and walk like a drunk man. I get a feeling of sinking. My BP remains 130/90, BS Fasting 90, total cholestrol around 170. I have developed a fear of heart ailment due to continous discomfort in chest region. pl. advise

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Joe says:
November 4, 2015 at 10:04 PM (Edit)
It is very likely that you suffer from Hyperacidity or Gastritis, aka GERD (Gastro Esophagal Reflux Disease) and I shall copy my default therapy that has helped hundreds of patients to overcome this disease for which doctors usually prescribe PPI (Proton Pump Inhibitor) drugs which are dangerous and can cause many other more serious problem when used in the long term.

You will hopefully discover that my therapy aka “Joepathy” will help you within 24 hours after you have taken your first dose after a meal.

The remedies you will order are as follows:

Nat Phos 6x dose 2-4 tablets taken immediately after each of 3 meals.
This remedy accelerates the passage of food down the gut and prevents the formation of acid which would otherwise reflux causing GERD.

Arnica 30c in the Wet dose taken twice daily.
This remedy works to repair the damaged Esophagus which has metastasised to resemble the gut to deal with the Hcl refluxed into it causing severe distress. Arnica works with the Nat Phos to speedily cure the problem.

You can also take a PROBIOTIC like Bifilac daily. A Probiotic will help by changing the balance of the Bacteria in the gut and will contribute to your cure and help to ensure that your problem does not recur. After your problem with GERD is stabilised you can take the Arnica in the Wet dose nightly before bed and the Probiotic daily for life. You do not need to take Nat Phos daily but you will keep a stock to be used whenever you feel uncomfortable after a meal when you will take 2-3 tablets as necessary.

Please observe the following simple rules:

Do not eat large meals. Eat small meals but more often if you feel hungry. Do not drink more that a few sips of water after your meals. This is to prevent the further dilution of your gastric juice which can then reflux into your Esophagus which results in GERD.

It is important that you do not go to bed for at least 2 hours after dinner as food will take about this time to digest and it is best to stay awake and upright to enable your food to digest before going to bed.

No fatty food, alcohol, coffee, preserved meats like sausages, ham, bacon as they contain Saltpeter which will antidote the remedies listed immediately.

If you suffer from a stomach ache or you feel your stomach puffing up before a meal during the day between meals, this is usually due to hunger pains, caused by your gastric juices attacking the inner lining and the wall of your stomach. The simple remedy is to eat some food like a biscuit or a banana between meals to keep the gastric juice away from digesting the stomach wall which results in a stomach ache which in some cases can be acute.

You must drink at least 3 liters of liquids, preferably water daily and you must also exercise for at least half hour daily. It is important to sweat it out as this is all part of my therapy to overcome GERD.

The Wet dose of any Homeopathic remedy is made as follows:

Order the remedy in a 5ml Liquid Alcohol pack also referred to as Liquid Dilution in a bottle preferably with a dropper arrangement.
Get a 500ml bottle of Spring Water from the nearest supermarket.
Pour out about 3cm of water from the bottle to leave some airspace.
Insert 3 drops of the remedy into the bottle and shake the bottle hard before you sip a capfull of the bottle or a large teaspoonful which is the dose.
Shaking the bottle hard is homeopathic succussion and this shaking must be done every time before sipping a capful of the bottle twice daily.

It is understood that the patient will stop all other drugs which s/he may be taking for this ailment.
Do not use Coffee, Cola beverages, preserved foods like sausages, ham and bacon as they contain Saltpeter.

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rajeshind says:
November 4, 2015 at 10:25 PM (Edit)
sir i am grateful for your quick response and remedy, i will start the treatment immediately and inform you the developments. thanks and regards

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rajeshind says:
November 9, 2015 at 2:48 PM (Edit)
Resp. Sir,

I have started the “joepathy” you prescribed for GERD and the results are amazing and beyond my expectations. The remedies started working from day 1 and my problems are reducing day by day. Burping/belching almost gone. What remains is a slight discomfort in the chest particularly in night while I am asleep. I hope this will also vanish soon. I am really grateful to you for your advise.

Sir, my 20 year old son has a sneezing problem. He has tendency to start sneezing continuously particularly in the morning or whenever he comes in contact with dust while cleaning room etc. He sneezes 20-30 times continuously. Please advise some remedy for him

Thanks and regards

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Joe says:
November 9, 2015 at 4:31 PM (Edit)
Glad to note that my Joepathy for GERD has helped you which you have described:
“I have started the “joepathy” you prescribed for GERD and the results are amazing and beyond my expectations. The remedies started working from day 1 and my problems are reducing day by day. Burping/belching almost gone. What remains is a slight discomfort in the chest particularly in night while I am asleep. I hope this will also vanish soon. I am really grateful to you for your advise.”

It seems to me that your chronic GERD can benefit from Nux Vomica 30c in the Wet dose to reinforce the action of the Nat Phos 6x.
You will make it into the Wet dose and take a capful twice daily.

Report results in 48 hours.

Your son’s Catarrh will respond to
Bryonia 200c in the Wet dose given thrice daily.

Report results in 48 hours.

rajeshind says:
November 13, 2015 at 11:40 AM (Edit)
Resp. Sir,

I am glad to inform you that my ailments viz. gas, acidity and discomfort in the chest have been improving very fast and I am feeling quite refreshing and relieved. I have been taking wet dose of Arnica 30c and Nux Vomica 30c twice daily and Nat. Phos 6x after meals as advised. The results are amazing.

One more thing, I have been experiencing flashes around my eyes for quite some time and they are also reducing gradually after I started your treatment. I realized it after reading a post on ABC forum where one of your patient/follower reported the same. My son’s catarrh is also improving gradually.

I am grateful to you and admire your selfless service for the mankind.

Sir, my son (20 years) has white stripes on his back since he was 2 years old. Doctor says it is due to after effects of heavy antibiotics given to him when he was one and half year old and has infection in his blood. These stripes are getting longer and bolder with age and the skin around stripes is getting darker. Please suggest some remedy for him.

Thanks and Regards

Joe says:
November 13, 2015 at 12:41 PM (Edit)
Glad to learn that my therapy has helped you to overcome your problems with GERD in the short space of just over a week.
This is what you reported on November 4.
“I am 50 yr old male married, height 6’2″. I am suffering from aerophagia(frequent burping/belching). I also feel heaviness and discomfort in the chest region. Sometimes, I feel like losing balance and walk like a drunk man. I get a feeling of sinking. My BP remains 130/90, BS Fasting 90, total cholestrol around 170. I have developed a fear of heart ailment due to continous discomfort in chest region.””

You will continue the same therapy in a reduced dosage of 2 tablets Nat Phos 6x taken after meals thrice daily. You will stop the Nux Vomica 30.

You will continue to take the Arnica 30 twice daily.

Report progress in 2 weeks.

I am copying the case of a patient who presented a Pilonidal Cyst last August who was treated by me and who reported today that he was cured.

2015/08/29 at 12:20 PM
Dear Mr De Livera,
I developed Abscess and it was drained by surgery on August 7, 2015. I went to the doctor today (August 28, 2015) for follow up and I was told that I developed Fistula and I will need a surgery. I still see yellowish color discharge coming from the incision.
I ran into your website and been reading for 6 hours now. I am going to order the Remedies you described. I have a questions and I would appreciate your help by answering them:
1) For the Arnica 30c, can I use the tablets like Boiron Arnica 30C Pellets (3 tube pack)? If yes, I just put 3 tablets in 400ml of water?
2) for the Antibiotic Ointment, can I use Neosporin?
Thank you sir so much for your time and help. I do really appreciate it.
Yours,
Sam
Joe says:
August 29, 2015 at 6:08 PM (Edit)
“I ran into your website and been reading for 6 hours now. I am going to order the Remedies you described.”

I am gratified to learn that you have spent some time to study some of the cases on my Website and you may like to read the last case I copied a few days ago under Recent Posts entitled “Joepathy – My Reaction” which I discovered on the H&M Forum of which I was one of the founder members, 10 years ago. This article will perhaps give you an insight into the reason why I established my own Website as at age 86, it was my intention to ensure that my therapy now accepted as “Joepathy” will hopefully outlast me and enable all who care to visit it the opportunity of using my therapy after reading the accounts of the patients themselves who used it and confirmed that they were cured.

Joepathy comprises my own discoveries in the use of standard Homeopathic remedies which I prescribe in my own way, often frowned upon by the coterie of classical homeopaths who slavishly follow the teachings of the founders of this Science which I presume worked in their day and age and which I too followed but decided to steer clear of, about 10 years ago when I discovered that my own Joepathy proved to provide relief in a manner that often surprised even me when it cured the patient in record time.

It is my hope that your Abscess which was treated by surgery a few days ago in the hope that your abscess will be healed has now been diagnosed as a Fistula for which the standard therapy is surgery and when the first experiment fails, it is accepted as normal for a series of surgeries to follow till the patient visits my Website and reads of the many cases of patients who were saved the horror of repeated surgeries which invariably do not cure the problem.

You have already got the Arnica 30c in the Boiron pellets but I would advise you to get the Alcohol product ASAP as this is by far, more effective. I note from your IP address that you live in LA and if you cannot get it in your city you can mail order it from:
Washington Homeopathic Products
http://www.homeopathyworks.com
1 800 336 1695

You may use the pellets till you get the Liquid DIlution and you will use 8 pellets in 500ml spring water. The pellets are usually 3mm ø. I am not familiar with the 3 tube pack. You may use Neosporin but I do not know if it is a wide spectrum Antibiotic and you will check the fine print. Please note that I live in Sri Lanka which is diametrically across the Earth from LA.

For the record I shall copy the therapy I have pioneered and prescribed to patients who suffer from FISTULA, FISSURE AND ABSCESS of the Anus. The majority of those who have used my therapy aka “Joepathy” have confirmed that they have benefitted from this therapy and many have confirmed that they have been cured.

I shall note the Remedies prescribed below:

Arnica 30c in the Wet dose a capful of the bottle taken thrice daily to filter and increase the flow of blood in the body which in turn will help to rebuild the tissue.
Silicea 6x Dose 2 tablets taken twice daily to expel the pus from the lesion.
Nat Phos 6x Dose 2-3 tablets taken thrice daily after meals to soften the stools.
Ferr Phos 6x Dose 2 tablets taken twice daily to improve the quality of the blood to help heal the lesion.
Antibiotic Ointment like Polyfax or equivalent which is used internally on the tip of a gloved finger inserted into the anus after every bowel movement to keep the bacterial count as low as possible in the lesion.

Do not use toilet paper after a BM. Use a Hand Spray device instead available at Wal Mart which is a DIY fitting.
No Alcohol, Red meat, Coffee and Sausages, Ham and Bacon as they are loaded with Saltpeter. No canned beverages like Coke. Do not eat hot (Chillie hot) food if you live in India.
You will get a hollow rubber cushion to sit on to take the pressure off your anal region to enable the medicines prescribed above to help cure your problem.

Drink at least 3 ltrs water daily and exercise moderately.

STOP ALL DRUGS YOU ARE TAKING TODAY.

The Wet dose of any Homeopathic remedy is made as follows:

Order the remedy in a 5ml bottle in the Liquid Dilution in Alcohol.
Get a 500ml bottle of Spring Water from the nearest supermarket.
Pour out about 3cm of water from the bottle to leave some airspace.
Insert 3 drops of the remedy into the bottle and shake it hard to produce bubbles. This is homeopathic succussion and must be done every time before a capful of the bottle which is the dose is taken as directed.

Do not use Coffee, Cola beverages, preserved foods like sausages, ham and bacon as they contain Saltpeter.

Report progress weekly or more often as necessary.

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Sam A says:
August 30, 2015 at 3:51 AM (Edit)
Dear Mr De Livera,

Thank you so much for your quick response and guidance. I do really appreciate your help and time. I checked the website http://www.homeopathyworks.com for the Arnica Montana 30 C and I was wondering which one to choose. There is one with 20% Alcohol and other one with 87% Alcohol. Which one do I get? Here is the link to the one I found. Once I get your response I will order it:
http://homeopathyworks.com/arnica-montana-dilution/

I did what you advised and dissolved 8 pellets in 500ml water and started taking today 8/29/2015. I am also taking the Silicea 6x. I also started using Neosporin
Once I get the your response on which Arnica to order I will get it and get the Ferr Phos 6x, which are the two things that I am missing. In the meantime I will continue with what I have (8 Arnica pellets in500ml, Silicea and the Neosporin)

Again, thank you so much for your help and time.

Yours,
Sam

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Joe says:
August 30, 2015 at 6:31 AM (Edit)
You should get the higher potency as you are only using just 3 DROPS in 500ml and it is essential that you get the best product to heal you.

Have you forgotten to include a remedy I have prescribed in the remedies you listed ?
You must understand that I can only prescribe and it is up to the patient to follow my therapy literally to CURE the problem.

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Sam A says:
August 31, 2015 at 11:18 AM (Edit)
Dear Mr De Livera,

Thank you for the quick response. I am waiting for the Ferr Phos 6x and Arnica 30c in liquid form to arrive. In the mean time, I am taking the Arnica 30c pellets (8 pellets in 500ml water, 3x a day), the Silicea 6x and Nath Phos 6x and Neosporin as your described . I just want to start because I do not want to wait until the Ferr Phos 6x and the liquid Arnica 30c. It might take 3 to 5 days before it arrives.

Can I take the Silicea and the Arnica in the same time? Can I take the Silicea and Arnica with food? Do I need to avoid eating Almond.

Thank you so much for your help and time. I do really appreciate it.

Your,
Sam

Sam says:
September 26, 2015 at 9:52 AM (Edit)
Dear Mr De Livera,

I would like to give you an update on my Fistula. As you know, the doctor recommended surgery, but I decided to take your remedies. I started on the remedies on August 29 with the Silicia, Arnica, Nat Pho and Neopsporin. I was waiting for the Ferrum Phos. I started the Ferrum Phos on September 4. Also, replaced the Arnica pellets with liquid on September 9 when I received it.
I followed your remedies exactly as your described with what to avoid eating.

As of today, September 25 the pus is almost none. But I noticed some blood (not that much at all). Is this normal? Also, when I use the Antibiotic after each BM, I used to feel a bump ( I guessing it is the whole that causes the infection). I can not find the bump anymore. Do I keep on taking the remedies?

Thank you for your much for your help and time. I do really appreciate it.

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Joe says:
September 26, 2015 at 12:49 PM (Edit)
I am glad to note that you seem to be progressing on schedule with the eventual cure of your Fistula since you first started on my therapy aka “Joepathy” just a month ago.

I hope that you are aware that you are using the therapy I have pioneered and is not contained in any Homeopathic Text book and you are invited to read the story of how I developed my therapy by doing a Search on the Home page on this Website by typing the word “Joepathy” in the Search box.

I had to face severe attacks by classical homeopaths on many Homeopathic Forums which I retired from many years ago and established my own Website when I found that I was spending more time in the defense of my therapy which they labelled Joepathy when they discovered that my therapy which is based on the use of standard Homeopathic remedies but prescribed in a manner that does not conform to classical homeopathy, did work in a manner that the classical types could not match, as they abide by the strict classical rules which invariably do not work to CURE the disease.

You will continue the therapy till you are completely healed and you will report your progress from time to time if you wish to benefit from my advice.

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Sam A says:
November 1, 2015 at 7:58 PM (Edit)
Dear Mr De Livera,

I would like to give you an update on my Perianal Abscess that caused Fistula. I started on the remedies on August 29 with the Silicia, Arnica, Nat Pho and Neopsporin. I was waiting for the Ferrum Phos. I started the Ferrum Phos on September 4. Also, I replaced the Arnica pellets with liquid on September 9 when I received it.

I followed your remedies EXACTLY as your described with what to avoid eating.

As of today November 1, 2015, the incision that was done during the surgery to drain the Perianal Abscess is completely healed. I am still following your remedies.

Thank you very much for sharing your experience and remedy with the whole world.

Do I continue with the remedy at this point? I noticed that you always advise everyone to continue with Arinca before sleep time. What is your advise? I hope I do not have to get this Pperianal Abscess again, never.

Again, Thank you so much for your help and taking the time and being patient to answer question and help others. I do really appreciate all the good work that you do to help others. We need more people like you in this world.