Page 69 - Spring2009

Homeopathy Journal

SHAMEFUL SUGAR CRAVINGS
By Joette Calabrese, HMC, CCH, RSHom (NA)

Liz had a dirty little secret. Well, maybe not snicker. But the homeopath didn’t find it odd. She
so dirty to others, but to Liz it was embarrassing merely listened compassionately as though she,
so she kept it hidden from her family and friends. too, had experienced the same covert compul-
Sometimes she even denied it to herself. sion.
Liz was a gourmet chef, working in one of “My intellect tells me no, but my stomach
the finest destination spas east of the Mississippi. and salivary glands give me the OK,” Liz ex-
She took pride in her reputation for having a keen plained. She also described her sleep habits, the
appreciation of gourmet sensibility and nutrition, details of the indigestion she sometimes suffered
yet she had a personal vice. A clandestine act. A and at one point revealed the nightmares she
shameful indulgence that, if discovered, could used to experience. All of these features of her
taint her professionally. . . well, she thought so personality were of interest to the homeopath
anyway. Liz was addicted to Twinkies. since homeopathic treatment is tailored to the
This was no ordinary craving. Liz bought unique aspects of the person as a whole, rather
Twinkies by the case. . . literally. She had them than to the disease. The practitioner explained
stashed above the Viking refrigerator in the spa’s to Liz that the remedy chosen for her would be
expansive kitchen, in the glove compartment of specific to her, represented by her characteris-
her car for snacking during commutes, and at tics and symptoms. The homeopath added that
home she concealed them in the bedroom in her despite Liz’s best efforts, she might indeed find
underwear drawer. She indulged in her secret sin it difficult to abort the sugar cravings without
in the mornings, when she felt overworked, and a little help. Homeopathy has a reputation for
worst of all when she was exhausted, which was stimulating the body’s ability to bring itself to Homeopathy
happening more frequently of late. homeostasis, so as the pancreas becomes bal-
At first she saw the irony, and even humor in anced, the cravings can diminish, clarified the has a
her choice of addiction, but her weight had been homeopath. Your body will find its best way to reputation
increasing steadily for the last few years and she respond. for
was shaky when she tried to abstain. Recently her “What way could that be?” Liz wondered.
heart had been doing acrobatic flips in her now Liz went home uplifted with renewed hope. stimulating
ample chest. It was no longer a laughing matter. The following day after eating three packages the body’s
Liz recognized she needed help but disdained of her secret snack and a cup of cappuccino she ability to bring
drugs. started taking the remedy, Argentum nitricum.
Instead, she turned to homeopathy, a medi- Then, she permitted herself the usual ration after itself to
cal method her physician grandfather had used lunch and two more upon retiring that night. homeostasis,
when she was growing up in Germany. She The next day was a repeat of her routine, so as the
learned of a homeopath of fine repute from one but by day three she found herself longing for a
of the investors of the spa. He told her that this refreshing drink instead of the Twinkies. This pancreas
homeopath had helped him with his pre-diabetic was noteworthy since she rarely experienced becomes
condition. So she scheduled an appointment for thirst. At first she considered chocolate milk, but balanced, the
herself. resisted and instead found a glass of kombucha to
When Liz confessed to the homeopath her be quite satisfying. “Hmm,” she thought, “I won- cravings can
awkward sugar addiction, she fully expected a der if it’s the remedy making my body respond diminish.

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