I flew into Kolkata (what used to be known as Calcutta) not really knowing what to expect – of thecity itself or the people and place I had arranged to visit. The former had a reputation as the soulful, cultural heart of India, filled with the ramshackle architectural beauty, ...
Alan Yurko
This past week I received an email from a prisoner at a Florida correctional institution. Accused of?Shaken Baby Syndrome?, that is shaking his own infant son, ?Baby Alan?, to death, Alan Yurko is serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole. But Yurko insists ...
Alpha Lipoic Acid Palladium Complex
One of the basic differences between cancer cells and normal healthy ones is their relationship to oxygen. Cancer cellslack oxygen. They are ‘anaerobic’, meaning that they require an absence of free oxygen to survive. On the other hand, normal cells are ‘aerobic, that is, they need ...
Always an Adventure
Regular readers of this column might be aware that over the last number of years I have been making annualtrips to India in order to pursue continuing studies of homeopathy. This year was no exception.
I usually travel sometime between November and January. These are the Indian ...
Aspartame - aka Nutrasweet, Equal
Although our attention may currently be more
focused on the possibility of
becoming infected with anthrax or smallpox, I was
recentlygiven a forceful
reminder about the consequences of the
widespread dissemination of another
toxic substance throughout our public domain.
A woman we’ll call Sherry had come to see me for
chronic back and ...
Autism
Part I
At an alarming rate there appears to be an increase over the last decade in the number of childrendiagnosed with severely delayed or otherwise disturbed developmental disorders. Perhaps the most extreme and well known of these is autism, which is characterized by speech difficulties, an inability ...
Back From Mumbai - Recent Trends In Homeopathy
Back from Mumbai
17 years it took for me to get back there. And, from the moment of arrival,engulfed by the fetid smells and damp heat of the city, I started to ask myself, “Why did I wait so long?” It felt like I had come home.
It ...
Biocircuits
I’d like to share one of my very favorite healing techniques. It is a very simple apparatus that Ihave used for years on nearly a daily basis day and/or night to both re-energize and relax. Without needing any external energy source beyond that of my own ...
Cavitations
One year ago I didn’t know what a cavitation was -
let alone, heard of the term “Neuralgia Inducing
CavitationalOsteonecrosis” (NICO, for short). But
the world of electrodermal screening (otherwise
known as “Electrical acupuncture according to
Voll or EAV), which I have written about in
previous columns, has ...
Chewing
Over the last several months I have discussed some cutting edge technology that comes from abroad. So, for achange of pace, let’s consider some old technology, some very old technology, innate to all of us. The incredible mechanism built into our jaws that allows us to chew. ...
Cleansing
PART I
We don’t like to think about it so much, but a lot of us are walking around with agut full of parasites. We’d rather like to believe that it is a problem for people in the third world – or for those travelers returning with La ...
Coconuts!
The news is that the Sri Lankan civil war between the Sinhalese Buddhist majority and the Tamil Hindu minority appearsto have run its course, at least for this episode. The Sinhalese government has declared victory, the Tamil rebels – or what remains of the rebels – have admitted ...
Cold Wet Socks
This is a great treatment for all sorts of infections and inflammations in the upper body. It is simpleto do and you don't anything but some socks and some water...
The wet sock treatment is best if repeated for three nights in a row, or as instructed.
Indications: Sore throat ...
Compensation
The news story that broke the other day about the sex and drug scandal involving a prominent Evangelical preacher inColorado brought back memories of a late night television broadcast my wife and I watched some 20 years ago.
We were fresh off the boat, so to speak, having just ...
Cooper & Cancer
PART I
Dr. Robert T. Cooper, an Irish physician born in 1844, was renowned both for his iconoclastic methods and hissuccess in treating serious pathological conditions, especially cancer. A graduate of Trinity College in Dublin with a number of degrees that made him “one of the most qualified physicians ...
Courage
On March 22nd, Elizabeth Edwards announced that she was facing a recurrence of cancer. First diagnosed with breast cancer inthe final weeks of the 2004 presidential campaign, she underwent several months of radiation and chemotherapy. This time it has spread to her bone and is termed ‘incurable’.
Five days later, ...
Crossing That Great Divide
The other day, I had the opportunity to listen to an interview with Larry Dossey. I’m not sure howhis work had escaped my notice all these years, but hearing him speak was certainly an enjoyable and reinforcing experience.
Dossey has been an MD for 4 decades, was a battalion ...
Curry
I just can’t get enough curry. Ever since reacquainting myself with India 3 years ago, my craving is justabout insatiable. Now, it isn’t just the taste that I’m hungering for, it is also the way it makes me feel. Before my trip in 2003, I actually ...
Dying for Sleep
A while back a colleague told me about an interesting entitled book “Lights Out”1, a used copy of which Ipromptly procured online for a few dollars. It arrived last Thursday about noon — and a few hours later the largest blackout in the history of North America enveloped ...
Estrogen Pollution
Part I
When a person seeks out my advice
and/or assistance about a healthcare
problem, a primary goal is notonly to
understand the nature of the symptoms
but also to understand the context of the
complaint. Discomfort and disease do
not just arise, they arise out of something ...
Focusing on ADD
"ADD", "ADHD" and "LD" are just the most
common in the growing alphabet soup of labels
associated withlearning and behavior disorders.
The symptoms range from mild difficulties with
concentration in school or work situations to
outright inability to learn or perform intellectual
tasks, from boredom ...
Hepatitis C
HEP C - Part I
One of the great health challenges facing
our society is the relatively unknown
epidemicof Hepatitis C. Although it has
been overshadowed by AIDS, it affects
more people (estimates run up to four
times as many people) and can be just ...
Herbal Speed
This past spring, a 23 year old Major League baseball pitcher keeled over and died in the heat of theFlorida sun. From published reports, it appears that the athlete in question had used a “natural supplement” containing the herbal stimulant ephedra to get down to an ideal playing ...
Homeopathic Hospital at Palghar
Part I
After a hiatus of two years, I returned to India this past month. The occasion of this tripwas to attend the Homeopathic International Clinical Training Course in Mumbai, something I have had the privilege to do three times in the last four years. Taught by Dr. ...
Homeopathy & Toxicology
Historically, the field of homeopathy has been rife with internal divisions based on philosophical differences that date back to thetime it was first disseminated in the medical community of early nineteenth century Europe. While these differences have lead to a plethora of various school of thought and practice, ...
Homeopathy and Cancer
Cancer is such a pervasive and formidable condition that the capacity to treat it is perhaps the most important yardstickby which a therapeutic modality can be measured. While ‘the’ cure for cancer remains as elusive an objective as the alchemist’s pursuit of gold, there are numerous therapies, many ...
Homeopathy and Dying
Gently Lord. Oh gently lead us. Thro’ this lonely vale of tears,
Lord, Oh Lord, in mercy give us thy richgrace in all our fears.
In the hour of pain and anguish, in the hour when death draws near,
Suffer not our hearts to languish, Suffer not our souls to fear.
When this ...
HRT - Going, Going, Gone?
Since July of this year, the cat has finally
gotten out of the bag on hormone
replacement therapy. Aswas widely
reported, a large, long term federal study
on HRT was halted because the women
taking hormones in the study had a clear
increase in the incidence of breast ...
HRT - Going, Going, Gone? Part II
With all the recent bad publicity
surrounding hormone replacement
therapy, many women are searching for a
different approach to dealwith
menopause and related issues.
First, it is important to keep in mind that
menopause is a natural stage in life and
not a disease. Menopause per se does
not ...
Immunizations - A Matter Of Course Or Choice? Part I & II
It has almost become a rite of passage. Whether soon after birth, on beginning school,entering college, travelling to a foreign country, or after joining the ranks of senior citizens - immunizations have become a nearly automatic procedure repeated throughout the lives of most ...
Immunizations - A Matter Of Course Or Choice? Part III & IV
Last week we talked about possible acute side effects resulting from vaccinations. Let us now turn our attention tothe possibility that immunization could lead to more chronic, far-reaching and insidious problems.
It must first be pointed out that there is no definitive study nor true understanding of the long ...
Inherited Tendencies
INHERITED TENDENCIES - I
It seems there is hardly a week that goes bywithout a report of some advance in our
understanding of the genetic characteristics which
predispose people toward developing particular
diseases. While there is concern that knowing too
much about a person’s genetic background might
someday result ...
Leptins
Over the last few years, I’ve come across a number of references to a hormone called Leptin that have piquedmy interest. So, I decided to do a bit of research to find out more about it…
Hormones are the great communicators of our bodies. They deliver information from ...
Like Attracts Like
Last fall, patient of mine suggested I read a book entitled “Ask And It Is Given”. Never having heardof it before, I looked the book up on Amazon and found that it was just one of a number of books, tapes and videos created by couple named Esther ...
Make No Bones About It
A new class of drugs appears to be on the way to biting the dust. Bisphosphonates are prescribed tostrengthen bone tissue. Chemically, they are made up of two groups of phosphates (phosphorus combined with oxygen) linked to carbon with two side chains.
Fosamax and Actonel, perhaps the ...
Oil Pulling
Medical expenses got you down? Tired of what it costs to see the doctor or how much you arepaying for insurance? Disgusted that the healthcare provider you want to consult isn’t covered by the insurance anyhow? Can’t pay those hefty prices for those organic foods and supplements ...
Pesticides
The “body burden” is a term used to signify an individual’s exposure to and absorption of toxic influences relatedto the pollution of our environment. One of the most insidious and ubiquitous toxins is pesticides. After all, these are chemicals which are designed to be deadly. ...
Psychotropic Drugs
Psychotropic drugs are chemicals that
affect the mind. They have been used for
thousands ofyears for spiritual, medical
and recreational purposes. Whether
attained illegally, bought over the counter
or obtained by the grace of a physician’s
perscription, the use of psychotropics has ...
Reboundology
PART I
One of my favorite forms of exercise in the
past several years is ?rebounding? ?
performing a variety ofmovements on a
minitrampoline. Usually no larger than a
yard in diameter, most often circular, but
sometimes square, a rebounder is safe
and easy to use, relatively inexpensive,
time efficient, ...
Salt - Good, Bad or What?
PART I
One of my first forays into the world of alternative medicine took place soon after my arrival in Japanwhen I was in my early 20’s. Not feeling particularly energetic and without any helpful feedback from conventional sources, I sought the advice of elderly Japanese man who placed ...
Smallpox & Other Poisons
PART I
I hadn’t heard from him in quite a while, but as soon as I answered the phone and heardthe voice at the other end, there was little doubt who it was. The combination of the thick Eastern European accent, breathy smoker’s tone and the plaintive quality brought ...
Sticky, Smelly Beans
It is well known that as a rule the Japanese are not an inclusive bunch. While Americans often takepride in their ethnic diversity, the Japanese self-identify as a homogeneous, island nation unique in language and culture. Current anthropological thinking puts the lie to this concept since it ...
The Diabetes Dilemma
During my recent trip to the Indian city of Pune, I was told more than once that twenty years agoit was a slow paced, relaxed place quite distinct from Mumbai, its enormous, frenetic, over-populated neighbor to the north. Unfortunately, that atmosphere appears to have been a casualty of ...
The Flu - 12 Aides
Homeopathy 1933: THE COMMONER INFLUENZA REMEDIES
Aconite:
For theinitial stages when there is a sudden onset of fever, with chilliness, throbbing pulses, and great restlessness with anxiety.
Arsenicum:
For a flu with chilliness, restless anxiety, dislike of being alone ...
The Great Prostate Mistake
From the NY Times Op-Ed Page, March 9,2010
By RICHARD J. ABLIN
EACH year some 30 million American men undergo testing forprostate-specific antigen, an enzyme made by the prostate. Approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 1994, the P.S.A. test is the most commonly used tool for detecting prostate cancer.
The ...
The Terrain
As the story goes, in a flash of either
insight or honesty, Louis Pasteur
supposedly recanted on his deathbed.
Pasteur is canonized as the person who
brought us the germ theory and as such
is considered one of the father’s of
modern medicine. The germ theory, ...
Thyroid Dysfunction
One of the most common clinical problems I see
in my practice is thyroid dysfunction. Nearly
twenty years ago,while working in Sri Lanka, it
was common to see people, the great majority of
them women, walking about with huge lumps -
some the size of a tennis ball, ...
Two Feathers Healing Formula
On April 13th, 2005, the FDA San Francisco District Director sent a letter to the distributor of a Native Americanherbal remedy commonly known as ‘Two Feathers Healing Formula’ to basically cease and desist.
The reasons given were that based on the claims made on the internet and by testimonials ...
Vitalism
My neighbors used to be devotees of the
“X Files". Aware of the deprivation our
family suffers having neithercable nor
satellite television, they sometimes
invited us over to view their favorite
program or even lend us a tape of one of
the latest episodes. We usually accepted ...
Water Machine
PART I
John had sort of warned me. “Has Andrea called you about the water yet?” When I toldhim she hadn’t, he continued, “Well, she will. She’s really into it.” I asked for a little more clarification. “It’s some machine she got, does something to ...
What Needs To Be Cured
In treating a patient, one of the basic decisions a healthcare practitioner must make is, “What is it that needsto be cured in this particular person?” At first glance, this might not seem like a particularly difficult question to answer, but the simplicity is deceptive.
A person complains of ...
What's Going Through Your Head?
It wasn’t that long ago that the idiom ‘wired society’ came into being. It referred to the fact that ongoingtechnological advances in the field of communications, from telephones to the internet to satellites, had joined us all together, allowing for instant access to people and information. Today, wired ...
