Posts Tagged ‘western medicine’

Robert Thurman: Western Medicine is Commercial Medicine...
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Towards the end of last year, I did a series of talks with some brilliant folks at Tibet House. One of them was Bob Thurman, professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhi

FAQ’S On Inflammation (Part 3)...
FAQ’S On Inflammation (Part 3)

Why should you be aware of Inflammation? Many researchers from completely different fields of medicine seem to be independently coming to the same conclusio

What are the biggest problems you see with the way Medicine is practic
What are the biggest problems you see with the way Medicine is practiced today?

Here is my list, I am sure there are more Modern Western Medicine is based on a narrow “scientific” model, and arrogantly ignores and rejects therapie

Don’t Confuse Real Healing With Suppression Of The Disease...
Don’t Confuse Real Healing With Suppression Of The Disease

Anyone who has taken a painkiller certainly knows that there is a big difference between temporary relief and real healing.  Even though a person who takes

Could your medications be depleting your nutrients?...
Could your medications be depleting your nutrients?

You may have never even considered the fact that your Birth control pills, allergy medicine, or over the counter antacids could be depleting your nutrients,

My Doctor told me I should be on statins even though my cholesterol is
My Doctor told me I should be on statins even though my cholesterol is normal, what do you think?

Since the article in the NYT in November 2008, about the Jupiter study in the New England Journal of Medicine which suggested that millions of healthy peop

True Health Care Reform: 10 Missing Pieces...
True Health Care Reform: 10 Missing Pieces

I applaud President Obama for his efforts. I too believe that everyone deserves proper healthcare and that access to healthcare must be a right for all. But

Bill Maher Interviews Bill Moyers...
Bill Maher Interviews Bill Moyers

An absolutely brilliant interview with a leading progressive journalist on health care reform. He points out that one of the main reasons Democrats aren̵

Health Care Reform: T.R. Reid’s View...
Health Care Reform: T.R. Reid’s View

Everyone is talking about health care reform, so I thought this week I would do some blogs on what I think have been some relevant discussions. Today I link

Do I Use or Prescribe Pharmaceutical Drugs?...
Do I Use or Prescribe Pharmaceutical Drugs?

Of course I do when I feel it is appropriate. For instance, the other day, a patient came in with a sudden onset of fever, chills and symptoms of a urinary