where to go;alternatives

[Guest guest]

Sat Nam Christa,

 

Your mom at least purports to be open to alternatives. Given

real proof it would be interesting to see if she'd really try an

alternative. Personally I believe when it comes to health and

doctors people are fear driven. But also Piscean generation grew up

with alot of that mindset that 'someone' is going to to take care of

it for you, whether its your health or retirement etc..

We don't have that luxury nowadays we have to look at alternatives

like KY.

 

"She sees the doctor and usually does what he tells her. She'll

listen sometimes when I discuss alternatives with her, but usually

only if I can 'prove' that they have a 'western' impact as well.

Meaning, that only if an herbal extract was in a study published in

JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) will she give it

credit, or something like that."

 

Not sure what ails your mother, did you say? Anyway, go to lef.org

Life Extension. They're rock solid, on research and products. You

want research? Theirs are straight from the 'Journals' and

universitys, if you can stand reading all of the technical jargon.

 

If you get their monthly magazine, it profiles a person every month,

usually a senior, who beat some kind of disease, or runs marathons at

60.

They have a great library of books they've reviewed, for sale.

Dharma Singh Khalsa's book, Brain Longevity, is one of them.

 

Blessings

 

Brad

[Guest guest]

Thanks Brad, I'll check it out. It sounds like that may come in handy

in dealing with my husband as well. I'm on a yoga path, which he

doesn't mind, but won't participate in. I prefer not to take

medication unless absolutely necessary. His motto is 'better living

through chemistry'. And I should clarify, in case that sounds a bit

odd, he has a PhD in pharmaceutics, so he's not a drug dealer or

anything. But his focus/specialty is in oncology research. He likes

to know whenever I'm taking anything new, herbal or otherwise.

 

As for my mother, she has Minear's disease, plus she just had a

biopsy done on a skin 'mutation'. They (dr's) are pretty sure its a

benign form of cancer. Beyond the physical ailments though, I'm more

interested in helping her spiritually, my brother and sister as well.

And I do completely agree about the generation issue. For so long

attending church was not only seen as a spiritual requirement, but a

social one as well. And I think in many instances, people attended

for social reason over spiritual ones. I think having me for a

daughter has really taught her a lot about social perceptions and

attitudes. I was a total tomboy. Hated (and refused) to wear dresses.

Never played with dolls, but I was out front playing football with

boys. She's grown used to it over the years, and in the past 10 years

or so has really changed her attitude about that stuff. She's more

open to different things, but I don't thinks she's comfortable enough

yet to 'put her heart and soul into it'. She'd rather sit on the

sidelines and watch me and see what happens.

 

Christa

[Guest guest]

Christa,

 

I respect anyone that has a Doctorate and a thesis to go along with it. But

doctors and their attitudes are part of our problem. AMA and the

rest of the medical community and the Phamaceutical industry hold hands to make

$$, along with the FDA, who like the relationship because it

protects their jobs.

There are many courageous 'alternative' doctors, bu the vast majority exist

to make back the hundreds of thousands they spent on becoming

doctors and they aren't about to tout remedys (that work) that don't require

them to participate, at least that's been their collective stance at

this point.

If I remember from chemistry class, most non-synthetic drugs come from about

50 (I'm sure someone will correct me with the exact number) or so plants and

trees in the world, in the form of compounds. So if your taking

drugs you're more than likely taking one of those 'wacky herbs that don't work',

only in a much more condensed form. Thats a little secret the

medical community doesn't talk about.

Doctors are useful to all of us at times, and should be used, but with

caution.:-)

 

On the other hand I don't have to wait in ANYBODY'S office or schedule an

appointment to do my sadhana.

 

Blessings

 

Brad

[Guest guest]

Well, most of these plants and herbs you are speaking of have a certain chemical

or such within them. It's not really too hard to purify this chemical out, in

fact if you've taken highschool chemistry you can figure out how Alot of

doctors use chemicals that have been made in the lab though because they are

more pure are can be engineered.

Also on the subject of medical I've noticed alot of talk about sickness and

disease being this or that. You have to realize that when you get a viral

infection it's a living parasite inside of your body, often times a bacteria. So

it's certainly NOT your form of thought! However, I think for those who have

control over their body they might EASILY be able to speed up their immune

system to kick the bad virus' butt's I'm sure even the anti-bodies could be

release faster and more diligently, it would be like playing a puzzle though. It

would take a supreme amount of control though

As for diseases such as Aids, it is actually a defiiciancy of your White Blood

cells(Which help with your immune system), most diseases work in the same

manner. A lack of something within your body. Maybe Yoga could help with that,

it's always possible.

 

 

 

All are nothing. For when everything is nothing and nothing is everything, truly

the truth is spoken. Truth is a lie, false is real when truth is unseen while

lies influence reality; always. Similar to the components of self.

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

I was very moved by a comment made by a scientist yogini friend on her vison

of healing.

My friend is a research doctor. She got blood cancer and used some fake

antibodies to control the reproduction of cancer cells. When I saw her for

the first time after nine months and I asked her about her condition. She

told me that the cancer is in remission. I asked, is it because of those

trick antibodies? She laughted and said she doesn't know the scientific

answer and doesn't want to think about scientific cause and effect because

it is the whole yogic lifestyle that she is maintaining and she does not

want to slip or get sidetracked by a trick---

 

In a subtle way, I think she is talking about the scientific form of

"supernatural power" problem and the "sideshow" phenomenon that we have been

discussing. Maintaining a healing lifestyle, a yogic lifestyle, a focus on

the sacred requires supreme concentration. We don't wanted to be

sidetracked.

 

 

"Chaos" said:

Also on the subject of medical I've noticed alot of talk about sickness and

disease being this or that. You have to realize that when you get a viral

infection it's a living parasite inside of your body, often times a

bacteria. So it's certainly NOT your form of thought! However, I think for

those who have control over their body they might EASILY be able to speed up

their immune system to kick the bad virus' butt's I'm sure even the

anti-bodies could be release faster and more diligently, it would be like

playing a puzzle though. It would take a supreme amount of control though