Category Archives: Medicine
Medical Skepticism
UnOrthodox Skepticism I thought I’d share an interesting web site I just found called “What’s the Harm?” which has a subtitle saying, “368,379 people killed, 306,096 injured and over $2,815,931,000 in economic damages”. The site has fantastic examples of the … Continue reading
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Why do you reject Homeopathy?
Sometimes it is OK just to reject something without seeking any deep understanding. We run into these situations all the time. Life is too short to spend time examining every suggestion that comes in front of us. On the other … Continue reading
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Meditation, Urination and Inhibition
Some people complain that when they drink alcohol, they have to urinate several times in a short period. They think the alcohol “goes right through them.” Actually, what really happens is that their alcohol turns off the inhibition in their … Continue reading
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Acupuncture Success
For those following my Acupuncture history and impressions, I thought these quick stories would also help. For in many of my acupuncture experiences I didn’t usually follow the long-term results of my treatments but with family and friends, it was … Continue reading
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A Magical Introduction to Acupuncture
The following is an autobiographical post concerning my magical introduction to acupuncture. I will let the reader decide if or how to explain away the magic. :-) I hope you enjoy the illustrations! __________________________ I was excited to visit Dave McClean, … Continue reading
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Homeopathy Success and Skepticism
I saw lots of patients get better with homeopathy. Rashes disappeared, aches and pains resolved, phobias improved and energy levels went up. I even treated an infertile couple and within 6 months, they conceived their first child which they named … Continue reading
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Confessions of an Acupuncturist
I am a former practitioner of Oriental Medicine. In Japan I ran my own clinic where I both prescribed herbal medicine and did acupuncture and moxa. This is an index post of my experiences and thoughts about Oriental Medicine … Continue reading
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Alternative Medicine is of the Devil
Alternative medicine is detested by many practitioners of Orthodox medicine. This has changed somewhat over the last 20 years. But here are two of my personal stories related to that distain. Alternative Medicine is of the Devil My first job … Continue reading
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My Homeopathy Credentials
To supplement my Homeopathy posts, I am giving this story of my Homeopathy background. During my seven years in Japan I became a nationally licensed acupuncturist and herbalist. I ran my own clinic in Kyoto while simultaneously apprenticing in several … Continue reading
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Medical Therapy Effectiveness
The chart below is not based on research — but instead, is my intuitive, personal estimates for dialogue purposes. Nonetheless, I feel that exposing my basic intuitions graphically can makes dialogue easier. Below the chart I will give a brief … Continue reading
Confessions of a Homeopath
I am a former Homeopath (Homeopathic medical practitioner – wiki). This is an index of posts where I will tell my story. Below are the planned titles of a few posts. As many of you know, writing is tough to … Continue reading
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Treat the patient, not the numbers
In Oriental Medicine and in Homeopathy, we would not run any laboratory tests before treating a patient. Information was solely gathered by physical observation and the interview process. So detailed and careful were those exams that they put Allopathic Medicine … Continue reading
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Health & Medicine
This will serve as an index for posts on medicine and health. I have practiced and studied medicine for decades– both “alternative” and “orthodox” (loaded terms, I know). Jumping between various contradictory medical practices and philosophy has taught me … Continue reading
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Schizophrenia Saves Us
Humans have odd diseases that you’d expect to be weeded out of the genome over millions of years, but we have found that there is a mathematical advantage to genes which, in full (rare) version causes bad diseases but in … Continue reading
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Seeing Jesus: The Benefits of Pareidolia
Pareidolia is the ability to see familiar things in otherwise spurious noise. In this toasted cheese sandwich some see Jesus. Though such visions may seem silly, on my site I often try to point out that besides seeing the silliness, … Continue reading
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