alternatives to medicine

As an integrative health care practitioner, using the BodyTalk modality, I have been witness to improvements in client health ranging from the mild to astounding. Anyone in touch with the most recent science of quantum physics, and writers of the quality of Deepak Chopra (“Quantum Healing”), Dr. Amit Goswami PhD (“The Quantum Doctor”) and Dr. Bruce Lipton PhD (“Biology of Belief”) will recognize that your opinions expressed are outdated.
Kudos to the Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeons for moving with the times, or even in some cases, recognizing that 2000-year-old modalities like accupuncture, massage and yoga are still around because they work.
Dr. Oz who writes a column in your paper and has a TV show is famous for his alternative views. The fact that so many are resorting to other health-care modalities sends a huge message to the health-care sector, which is all ready overburdened with so many patients that our hospitals are overflowing.
Acute diseases usually respond best to medical tools, however the overwhelming rise in chronic diseases can more effectively be managed with various alternatives. The belief that “there is a pill for everything” is truly the outdated concept.
Let’s all agree to take an integrative approach that uses the best tools for the job, and begin learning as much as possible about all the other modalities that are out there that have been “muzzled” too long.
According to the World Health Organization, homeopathy is the second most widely used medical system in the world. It is not considered alternative in many parts of the world, such as India, Cuba, France, Germany and England. Homeopathy is covered under the national health care system in England and in some European countries.
Homeopathic treatment has existed throughout time: its principles—like cures like, and use the smallest dose possible—were recorded by Hippocrates, Socrates and Plato. They are mentioned in the Jewish Bible, and were practiced throughout history by such great practitioners such as Paracelsus.
In the late 1700’s, Samuel Hahnemann, a doctor and chemist, devised a systematic methodology to produce medicine which was not toxic to the patient. He incorporated the historical philosophy of homeopathy into a text which is still studied and followed today. It was in the same year that Hahnemenn published his work that Edward Jenner published his findings on the use of vaccination in smallpox. Vaccination is the use of the same substance which causes the disease to prevent the disease, and that principle is commonly used in homeopathic treatment. Conventional medicine today uses the principle of “like cures like” in treatments such as amphetamines like Ritalin for ADD, or minute doses of heroin in withdrawal treatment for heroin addicts.
Homeopathy is nano-medicine. The same remedies have been used for over 200 years. The reason homeopathy is so popular and has survived alongside conventional medicine is because it works and people want it. Homeopathy is safe for everyone, including pregnant women, babies, and the elderly. Homeopathic products are regulated by Health Canada. Homeopathy is currently being regulated as in Ontario and the establishment of a College is underway.