HEALTH AND SOCIAL ISSUES

2006:Child Molestation                                     

Recently I have heard so many horror stories about child molestation incidents occurring in our community. Here are few tips and few suggestions how to protect your innocent children from mentally sick perverts who only strike their closed ones and ruin innocent lives.

In one instant three sisters were molested and repeatedly sexually abused by the husband of the eldest sister. As he was supporting the family no sister in law could open their mouth. The one of the sister after getting married could not have children due to trauma and fear he created in her. After several therapy sessions she was ready to confront her sister to reveal the secret. But by this time the man was dead. Subsequently the girls revealed the secret to their eldest sister and finally come to terms. The girl finally conceived and delivered a healthy baby.

Moral has been to talk to some one and get help and don’t fall in the trap of depression. As soon as some thing happens please let your closed one know to stop the abuse.

Again the moral is to talk to people close to you and get help and don’t fall in the trap of seclusion. As soon as some thing happens please let your closed one know to stop the abuse. Don’t be afraid that the molester is close to any of your relatives. Parents are advised to keep their children away from strangers as well as their relatives. Don’t leave your children with others keep them close to you and don’t let them get close to others.

In another case a boy was molested and sexually abused by one of his uncle during a wedding and he always resented his family for this. He eventually left his family and married an American white girl and didn’t want to have any relationship with his parents due to their negligence. He went so far to convert himself to a Baptist Christian due to his frustration from Muslim parents and relatives. The parents are suffering due to loss of their child and he is in the denial and can’t accept the fact that it was not their mistake. Again if he would have confided in his parents several others innocent victims could have been saved from molestation.

The key factor is to reveal the identity of molester as soon as possible because this can save several other innocent victims. So please confide in some one and help yourself as well other potential victims.

If you know some one who has the problem of molestation please get them treated? In today’s time sex is available at every corner of the street.  I wonder why to ruin lives of innocent children when you can get your lust fulfilled some where else.  But again this is a disease and has to be treated. If you are honest with your family structure you must identify such molesters and get them help to overcome this disease.

I wish there could be a law to shoot such people who ruin innocent lives for their little pleasure. Please post your comments on this subject.

2002: Schizophrenia                              

Schizophrenia “is more than a single disorder; the term actually encompasses several disorders, each of which is distinct from others.”  Like childhood diseases-mumps, German measles, whooping cough, and measles-the various type of schizophrenia differs from each of the phrenias like brain disorders-physical and metabolic disturbances of the brain.  In other words, each type affects the brains’ functions of perception, thinking, emotion, and coordination of movement.

Here are a few thoughts on this subject; which may help you in assessing your surroundings and may help you in handling patient situations.

Schizophrenia is a disorder of the brain as diabetes is a disorder of the pancreas.  This can be worsened due to inadequate sleep, poor eating habits, ingestion of coffee and alcohol, and lack of exercise.  One of the early causes of this disorder is in children, which is attributed to the over protection by their parents and in particular by the mother.

Paranoid people are extremely self conscious, feeling that others are talking and plotting against them.  They have delusions and may hallucinate, hear voices and sounds of people and things that are not present.  Paranoid schizophrenics feel that they are the center of everyone’s attention; they trust no one and keep themselves distant from others.  Their symptoms are varied.  The spectrum of their symptoms may go from quiet to stormy and retrospect from emotional to dull, and from outgoing to dull.  Characteristically these patients giggle, act silly, and use childish mannerisms in reaction to stress that’s disproportionate to the circumstances.  Borderline patients recover within days or even weeks from these characteristics once the stress is lifted.

Most of these patients face such symptoms due to enormous stress from exhaustion, serious family problems, and usually some physical ailments and / or loss of a loved one-that break the patient down.  Depression can be a very misleading prognosis as treatment and the typical course of most depressions usually is different from those of the most schizophrenia patients.  Such patients start speaking and acting strangely, laughing without mirth or apparent cause.  In some cases students become obsessed with their studies in so far as to exclude themselves from a social life.  They eat poorly, skip meals and get little exercise.  As time goes by they discover that the power of concentration and energy has gone to the lowest point. 

Process and paranoid schizophrenia develop much more slowly and sometimes are as difficult to spot.  One can look for symptoms like sudden and excessively communicate inner thoughts of religion, universe, and their mission in life.  Their thought process may be expressed through bizarre, mystical, desperate, vacant and humorous attitude. They generally have hollow, unhappy, out of touch and empty tone in them.  Sometimes they feel that they are in a fearful dream world.  For instance, if they are driving the road and trees may look as if they are closing in on them.  The bushes and the sky may seem to be a moving beckoning to them. 

Schizophrenic’s feel that they are unable to think, concentrate, or remember as well as they did in the past.  This disease affects all portions of the brain.  It upsets all thinking, feeling and functioning of the patient during there actively sick period.

Today, Psychiatry is still roughly split between psychotherapists and psychiatric counseling.  These two medical types tend to counsel less and treat the mentality of patients more.  Counseling therapy generally works poorly when the schizophrenia is active.  One should get a complete diagnosis of the patient in a particular cat scan, which gives an accurate brain picture with its possible defects if any.   

If the schizophrenic just can’t sit or is always jiggling the legs like a teenager, then he or she may have akathesia, which should be relieved promptly.  Schizophrenics are generally depressed and he or she usually feels worse in the morning and better as the day goes on.  Generally such patients notice drowsiness, distractions and an increase tendency to sleep.  Occasionally they will feel some dryness of the mouth, slight constipation, a stuffy nose or a mild headache in the morning.  Schizophrenics’ simply don’t feel right unless they get the appropriate sleep they need which in some cases that could be a 10 – 11 hours of sleep.  Whatever the individual needs, every schizophrenic should get at least 8 hours of sleep.

Caffeine is one of the biggest stimulants for schizophrenics and is probably the least known as being a vital taboo in the treatment of schizophrenia.  Cocoa, hot chocolate, tea and carbonated drinks and medications like Anacin, Empirin, APC, Asthma and cold medications should be kept away from patients.  Cold spring water, fruit juices, decaffeinated coffee, weak tea, and many other diet drinks are safe. 

For schizophrenics, exercise is best if done in the morning or afternoon to avoid any stimulation occurring during exercise if done in the night hours or before going to bed.

Schizophrenics should never use alcoholic beverages and should avoid smoking in particular during the peak of their symptoms.  They should eat plenty of fruits, salads, and unprocessed natural foods.  They must eat three to four meals of approximately the same size at the same time everyday.  (Breakfast is the most important meal of the day and most ignored.)  The large intake of carbohydrates only adds to the schizophrenic’s thinking disorder.  They should avoid copper which is dissolved in tap water, lead which comes from automobile exhausts, lead paint, storage batteries and from manufacturing processes which contaminate air and drinking water.  Vitamin and mineral supplements can be beneficial in the treatment of basic chemical defects in schizophrenia.  However vitamin D in excessive doses causes kidney stones and hardening of arteries.  Encourage eating wheat and dairy products.

Family must create a non toxic atmosphere at home, including avoiding blame on each other in their situations.  For schizophrenics this is very essential “Don’t live in a toxic atmosphere.”  They should be out of the house at least eight hours.  If they stayed home all day, they would have a very little chance to come out of there disease.  As a family head one should assume the responsibilities and have leadership in the family and resolve problems of any kind which will help the patient.  Day dreaming or living in a television-orientated fantasy land causes lack of action, interest and involvement necessary to a healthful living which is very essential for such patients.  Insomnia speeds up the relapse process so as loneliness; such patients should not be living alone.  Schizophrenics should not work at night, on weekends, or on holidays.  They should enjoy these days to get a feeling to be a part of the social system.  Schizophrenics should get plenty of moderate exercise everyday as it activates those parts of the brain that are involved with interest, motivation, initiative and purposeful action.  Jogging without stopping for at least twenty minutes is recommended.

One thing you should know is that there is no such thing as a completely smooth recovery from schizophrenia or from any other disorder.  In course of rehabilitation, the patient will always encounter hills and valleys, plateaus, regression, crises and triumphs.  Reaction to normal life stress should not be feared because they are a part of normal living.  Symptoms will generally go away after a brief period of time.  Family produce toxic  atmosphere through unsuccessful attempts to end resentments, fears and guilt, plus the usual babying and overprotection therefore the rehabilitation will be very slow.  Schizophrenics should stay at home until they are mature enough to leave the family.  In the process of rehabilitation such patients should be provided with a list of activities expected from them on an everyday basis and the family should stand firm to fulfill expectation outlined to the patient.  Avoid situations where patients feel cornered or trapped in a hole of a situation.  Use a few of the activities like visiting friends, going to a party, and visiting nursing homes which will be very rewarding to schizophrenics.  They should be encouraged to social activities, volunteer work, parties and a career.  Try to remove the cosmetic problems and develop the confidence required to abolish the stigma.

Schizophrenics’ are cautious drivers and actually have fewer auto accidents than normal people.  They should be allowed to read adult and sex related books and should be educated about sexual activities.

The Federal Government has some programs to pay for rehabilitation of schizophrenia, look for Social Security Disability Systems, and several local organizations that can help in the rehabilitation process.  In Texas there is a Texas Rehabilitation Commission who would get all the testing done during school years and help in the rehabilitation process.  Most of the states should have similar programs. 

If anyone needs any help on this kid of patient you can contact me at 281-478-4333.

2006:Homeopathy and Allopathic Medication.

I am a strong believer that God has created every creature, plants and materials for some special reason. Unfortunately humans have diverted their attention to the artificially produced materials and have turned away from the effects of the naturally contrived materials. In today’s world chemically fabricated medicines are in full use and natural remedies are hardly utilized for cure of any diseases

The basic difference between allopathic medication and homeopathic medication is that later one is extracted from plants and natural materials whereas formers one are actualized from chemicals. The end result is that allopathic medications produce enormous side effects and hurt ones vital organs rather than curing any diseases. These medications might give short term relief but never cure the diseases. On the other hand Homeopathy medication is routed from the roots of the diseases and take longer but cure the diseases completely with no side effects. Allopathic medication is like putting cover on the top of the diseases which though give immediate relief but never cures the disease and patient is always getting relapse of the diseases.

Here are few of the cases seen by me personally while use of Homeopathy medication, which have brought miraculous results.

My son Rakib suffered from high fever when he was only 2 months old. After admitting him in a major hospital he was given so many antibiotics that he stopped drinking milk. After few more medications no effect was seen therefore we took him to Dr. Afzal Hashmi a homeopathic expert. It was surprising to note that within two days medication Rakib started drinking his regular milk and his stomach got settled and he never got any more of such symptoms. Since then till today he is very receptive to Homeopathic medications and is treated for all his symptoms by natural healing.

In a case of bleeding piles in which a friend of mine was asked to go for surgical procedure was given three medicines for one month which not only dried his piles but there has been no recurrence of his disease.

In another case a friend of mine had a stone in his kidney and he was asked to get an operation. He was given a one month medication and after 12 days he told me that a pea size stone passed naturally and he has been saved from cutting his kidney.

One of my former manager called me on a week end that he is having severe stomachache and he has been suffering from the similar symptoms since last four weeks since he returned from Pakistan. He thought that he brought some virus from home and he was being treated for stomachache by his doctors. He was told to get colonoscopy done to see what was his problem. He was given a homeopathy medicine named Arcenicum which he took one dose at about 11 AM in the morning and he vomited and a 11 inches worm came out of his stomach. I just wonder how long he could have survived while the worm was eating his stomach lining. It was amazing to see that just one dose of the medicine cured a patient who was suffering since one month.

Homeopathy carries miracle medicines which can cure ones symptoms in very short duration. Following are few of the major medicines and its use for various symptoms.