Wise Traditions

Joette Calabrese,HMC,CCH,RSHom Published in Wise Traditions, Winter 2011, “Homeopathy for Home Dental Care” Margo is a delicate ten-year-old girl with a history of dental problems. However, it’s not Margo who suffers the most from this troubling legacy; it’s her mom. Even though Margo has been the dental patient, it is her mother who bears the

Joette Calabrese,HMC,CCH,RSHom Published in Wise Traditions, Spring 2011, “Maniac Mom” “Mom! Mom! Stop driving so fast. You’re scaring us!” The van was bobbing and weaving in the late afternoon traffic. Colleen, the driver, was on the verge of cutting off the Jeep ahead because he just wouldn’t yield. She hollered out the window, “I’ve got

Joette Calabrese,HMC,CCH,RSHom Published in Wise Traditions, Fall 2010, “Psychiatric Skin” Marley MacAfee has doe eyes and a temperament to be reckoned with. Some might politely say she’s spirited. But may I be frank? Marley has been known to have violent tantrums and can be a destructive drama queen. We’re not talking about little anger fits,

Joette Calabrese,HMC,CCH,RSHom Published in Wise Traditions, Summer 2008, “Toxic Metals” We formed a circle on the kindergarten floor awaiting our teacher’s attention. Miss Miller’s “show and tells” were the best. She explained that we were to learn about a special liquid metal called mercury. The small silver balls were passed around for us to play

Joette Calabrese,HMC,CCH,RSHom Published in Wise Traditions, Fall 2008, “Making it Practical” “Sticks and stones will break my bones” taunt children. How often we have heard this and hoped it would never come to fruition! However, should an injury occur, there’s nothing more comforting than the homeopathic first aid kit. First aid is the arena in

Joette Calabrese,HMC,CCH,RSHom Published in Wise Traditions, Winter 2008, “Nutrition for Mental and Emotional Wellness” She was one of those women who had everything: a loving husband, beautiful, healthy children, a stylish home and intelligence to boot. She considered her life in order and often pondered it with satisfaction. She was slightly spoiled. It wasn’t always

Joette Calabrese,HMC,CCH,RSHom Published in Wise Traditions, Spring 2009, “The Cod Liver Oil Debate” Liz had a dirty little secret. Well, maybe not so dirty to others, but to Liz it was embarrassing so she kept it hidden from her family and friends. Sometimes she even denied it to herself. Liz was a gourmet chef, working

Joette Calabrese,HMC,CCH,RSHom Published in Wise Traditions, Summer 2009, “Treating Low Metabolism” Margaret was uncommonly dazzling, charismatic and constitutionally unfit for frumpy clothes. Nothing she wore matched exactly, yet it all worked together quite nicely because it was draped on her body with her patrician sensibilities. She summered at Martha’s Vineyard, her long tan legs attracting