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Why Some People Are Hostile To Natural Medicine

April 25, 2006 on 4:00 am | In Uncategorized | Comments Off My Top-Ten List of Why Some People are Hostile to Natural Medicine

Laziness

In this quick-fix, instant-gratification society some people are too lazy and too spoiled to do the actual work required to be healthy. It?s so much easier and so tempting to simply pop some pills hoping that that will somehow deliver health.

Drug Addiction

Between Coffee, Chocolate, Green Tea, Black Tea, Cola Drinks, Yerba Mate, Cigarettes and Alcohol, some people don?t go a day without some sort of stimulant drug or alcohol. For the people already addicted to these legal drugs embracing prescription or over-the-counter drugs is the natural choice.

Racism

Herbal Medicine and most of the holistic health modalities whether it is yoga, acupuncture, tai-chi, qi-gong, meditation, etc. were developed by the non-White, Non-European peoples of this world. Some people hostile to natural medicine are simply hiding a racist attitude that if something isn?t validated by a white man in a white labcoat then somehow it?s isn?t valid. I would much rather trust in the integrity of a Akan, Ibo, Mayan, Aborigine, Cree or Tibetian Bush Doctor/Traditional Healer than I would any scientist or drug company. Ironically the same scientists and drug companies that discredit the knowledge of the indigenous peoples of the world are the same ones dispatching ethnobotanists to every remote corner of the world to learn the secrets of Bush Doctors so they can patent them.

Sheep-ism

Some people are sheep and usually will only follow and seldom lead. They are not independent thinkers, and haven?t spent the time and energy needed to challenge the information being spoon-fed to them by the corporate media and the scientific community. This society is very affluent and if you don?t ask too many questions or make any trouble there are vast rewards available to you.

Unfortunately holistic health isn?t one of them. For holistic health you need to listen to you body instead of authority figures. You need to connect to nature and to some sort of spiritual core. You need to be the leader of your own life.

Snake-Oil Salesmen

As written in my article ? The Natural Health Products Hustle?, there are too many snake oil salesmen in the natural health products market making false claims and dubious products. For anyone with a natural tendency to be skeptical of natural healing this provides all the excuse they need to be hostile.

Godlessness

Some people just don?t believe. Some people don?t believe in respecting nature, in respecting their bodies, in experiencing the connectedness between all things. For unbelievers such as these they will have a challenging time suspending their negativity and disbelief towards holistic healing and thus may never benefit from it fully.

The Anti-Christ Factor

Some people do believe. What they choose to believe in are the Gods of Science and Industry. They believe in the rape and pillaging of the environment, in factory farming, in genetically modifying food, in pesticides and chemical fertilizers. Their belief system compels them to see all things natural as heresy.

Stubbornness

Like George Bush with his Iraq War and Napoleon in his Russian Campaign, some people are too stubborn to admit when they?ve made a mistake or are on the wrong side of an issue. Forsaking Natural Medicine for synthetic factory medicine was a mistake and is a mistake. There is a place in healing for high tech equipment and synthetic drugs. In my opinion those options are for emergency situations or in situations where natural therapy has failed. They just have everything ass-backwards. Natural medicine is the real medicine and Allopathic Medicine should be used as ?Alternative Medicine? and treated with the degree of skepticism currently reserved for Natural Medicine by the mainstream.

Fear

Some people are afraid of nature. They are afraid of anything untamed by man. If it isn?t slickly packaged, sterile, and dead, they are afraid. If it doesn?t come with the seal of approval of the government or the scientific community they are also afraid. Their fear keeps them dis-empowered.

Factory People Need Factory Medicine?

If you have lost your individuality and become a mass-produced factory person, eating mass-produced factory food, having mass-produced factory thoughts, then perhaps only mass-produced factory medicine will resonate with you. Perhaps it?s wrong to even try to convince you to eat organically or to heal yourself holistically. Maybe you have evolved into some kind of Darwinian nightmare that can only live on synthetic pleasures.

Christopher Scipio

Christopher Scipio, is one of the most experienced holistic practitioners treating the Herpes virus. A homeopath and herbalist who hails from a long line of Caribbean natural healers, Scipio is the author of the new book "Making Peace with Herpes", which can be seen at - <a href="http://www.herpesbook.com" title="http://www.herpesbook.com" target="_blank">http://www.herpesbook.com</a>

What Is Hypnosis

April 25, 2006 on 4:00 am | In Uncategorized | Comments Off Weight Loss Hypnosis - What is it?

Many of my clients often ask me, ?Just what is hypnosis??

Hypnosis is a natural state of mind. It is also a process where the client and the therapist cooperate for the benefit of the client.

What does that mean?

Although the word "hypnosis" comes from the Greek word "sleep" the hypnotized individual is not asleep. Nor are they unconscious. Amazingly, while an individual is hypnotized they are more alert than ever.

I like to say it is a hightened state of awareness. Interestingly, after a session of hypnotherapy most clients express feelings of profound relaxation and peace.

Hypnosis is a feeling that one must experience to fully appreciate.

Hypnotherapy is completely safe. It is very helpful when applied to medical issues: pain control, stress reduction, sexual problems, phobias, insomnia, smoking cessation, weight loss and lack of motivation.

If you, or you doctor, ever thought that your problem is "all in your head", then hypnotherapy may be your ideal solution. If your mind created your problem, then your mind can also be used to make you well.

The only people who cannot be hypnotized to a depth that will be helpful are the feeble-minded, the insane and the senile. Also very young children who have not yet developed sufficient mind power cannot be hypnotized.

Since hypnosis is a natural state of mind, you do not have to work hard for hypnotherapy to be effective. In fact just the opposite is true.

Whether it is eliminating the smoking habit, losing weight and getting into great shape, hitting a golf ball with more concentration than you ever imagined...or overcoming the fear of rejection in a sales situation...or actually enjoying your next visit to the dentist...hypnotherapy can help you achieve results faster that you ever dreamed possible.

Hypnotherapy is a pleasant and enjoyable way to unlock the potential of your sub-conscious mind. For more in-depth information see Weight Loss Hypnosis.

J.M. Jackson is a health and weight loss consultant in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her extensive website at <a href="http://secrettips.net">Weight Loss Hypnosis</a> offers information from her 30 years of experience.

Ayurveda

April 24, 2006 on 4:00 am | In Uncategorized | Comments Off Ayurveda is India's traditional system of natural medicine. It was first described around 3500 B.C. In the ancient Hindu texts known as the Vedas, and means “science of life,” from the Sanskrit ayur, or life, and veda, or science. Ayurveda has been continuously practiced for approximately 5,500 years in India and Asia, and is claimed to be the oldest system of natural healing on earth, the original source of many other medical traditions, and the traditional medicine of Buddha. Ayurveda is preeminently a comprehensive approach to healthy living. Its primary goal is preservation and promotion of health, with an emphasis on enhancing immunity. A secondary goal is the treatment of mental and physical illnesses, and the restoration of spiritual peace. Taking a holistic approach to the individual, Ayurveda believes that all aspects of life contribute to health, including nutrition, hygiene, sleep, weather, and lifestyle, as well as physical, mental, and sexual activities. Emotional factors are also taken into consideration. Anger, fear, anxiety, and unhealthy relationships are believed to contribute to illness. A healthy emotional state is considered the very foundation of physical health. Because the wider social environment is considered an important contributor to health and disease, Ayurveda is concerned with maintaining a healthful physical, social, and spiritual environment, and uses collective meditation to try to influence society. Ayurvedic herbal preparations generally have no equivalent in Western medicine. Unlike allopathic medicine, Ayurveda uses combined herbal preparations, often including whole plant products, rather than isolated chemicals from plants. Herbal preparations may contain ten to twenty different herbs.

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Naturopathy

April 24, 2006 on 4:00 am | In Uncategorized | Comments Off Naturopathy is an umbrella term used in most Western countries to cover a range of therapies coming under the heading of “natural medicine.” Originally coined by the German pioneer Benedict Lust, naturopathy means, literally, “natural treatment,” and today its practitioners are generally those trained at specialist colleges in a range of skills that include acupuncture, herbalism, homeopathy, osteopathy, hydrotherapy, massage, nutrition, and diet. Lust came up with the term “naturopathy” after he, and his fellow-countryman Henry Lindlahr, emigrated to the United States early in the 20th century. But he based his ideas almost entirely on those of a 19th century German predecessor Vincent Preissnitz, who founded “Nature Cure,” and the Austrian Dominican friar Father Kneipp. Nature Cure, and “natural hygiene,” are still terms used by practitioners who claim to follow this form of natural medicine first recommended by Hippocrates. Training in naturopathy is becoming standard for those interested in practicing natural medicine in its widest sense. Countries such as the United Stated, Australia, Canada, Germany, Israel, New Zealand, and South Africa now run full three to four year course leading to a recognized degree or diploma. Naturopaths hold that infections seldom occur if the body is looked after in the way nature intended and that the body will cure itself of anything as long as it takes in only pure air and water, is kept clean, and given the right food and healthy activity. But they also believe that illness is natural and that methods of cure should follow the same natural principles.

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The search for alternative therapies

April 20, 2006 on 4:00 am | In Uncategorized | Comments Off It seems that everytime we turn on the news we hear of a new strain of a virus or bacteria.
Many of the original strains that we have become familiar with have begun to mutate and
become resistant to much of the traditional treatments that we have become so dependant
upon using.
In fact, many researchers have suggested that the over use of antibiotics over the past twenty
years or so has perhaps assisted in the evolution of these so called super-bugs into our society.
As these viruses replicate and become smarter to our available conventional remedies we must
learn to create new and unique variations of treatments in order to combat the emerging hybrid
varieties.
In this ever changing environment that we live in today it has become necessary for us to broaden
our horizons beyond the chemistry lab and venture into the hidden realms of nature in order to
unlock combinations to new alternative and medicinal advancements.New varieties of trees,plants
and herbs are providing modern science with multitudes of just such options each and every day.
Through the marvels of nature we have been able to create products capable of treating everything
from skin conditions to life saving antidotes like atropine and antivenin.By further studying all aspects
in nature we can provide ourselves with a vast array of therapy options , not only for today but for
future generations to come.