Impossible Cure: The Promise of Homeopathy

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http://www.mercola.com/2003/aug/27/impossible_cure.htm

 

Learn How Homeopathy Cured a Boy of Autism in This Exclusive

Interview With the Author of " Impossible Cure: The Promise

of Homeopathy "

 

Amy Lansky, PhD

 

As I said in the last newsletter, in " Impossible Cure: The

Promise of Homeopathy, " author Amy Lansky tells the

incredible story of how she used homeopathy to cure her son

of autism. Although Lansky is not a medical professional,

she has a Ph.D. from Stanford and worked for NASA as a

researcher. She has more than enough scientific training to

provide a compelling and easy to understand description of

how homeopathy can be used to treat " incurable conditions "

like autism.

 

Along with this compelling testimonial, Lansky provides an

in-depth account on the history, philosophy and practice of

homeopathy, as well as dozens of other testimonials on the

power of homeopathy in curing various health problems.

 

The following is from an e-interview we recently had with

Amy Lansky, PhD:

 

Who should read " Impossible Cure " and why?

 

“Impossible Cure” was written for a general audience. Anyone

interested in learning more about homeopathy will enjoy

it--and will learn a great deal about the history,

philosophy and practice of homeopathy. There is also an

extensive chapter on scientific studies and theories of how

homeopathy works. The one thing that this book is not,

however, is a self-treatment book. It does not explain how

to treat specific ailments nor does it describe specific

remedies in detail.

 

Basically, the book is a general introduction to homeopathy

and its view of health, disease and cure. Its coverage is so

broad and deep that many homeopathic training programs are

adopting it as a text for their students. At the same time,

even more homeopaths are adopting it as their primary

patient education book. Because the book also includes

dozens of first-person testimonials of cure, for a wide

variety of ailments, people from all backgrounds--from

complete novice to seasoned practitioner--have found it

quite entertaining. One of these testimonials is a chapter

on my son's cure from autism--creating another important

audience for this book: parents of autistic children.

 

Overall, I can promise you that “Impossible Cure” is not a

dry, boring book on homeopathy. It takes a rather intense,

personal look at how the traditional medical system has

failed us and how homeopathy may be the answer to many

people's health problems.

 

What do you hope to achieve with its message?

 

My primary motive for writing this book was to let everyone

know about homeopathy--to provide them with enough

information so that they too can find a cure. Given my own

experiences, I find it completely unacceptable that

homeopathy is probably the least-understood form of

alternative medicine today.

 

Of course, I am especially motivated to reach other parents

with autistic children. My son's cure was a miracle, and I

want other children to be saved as well. It's not simple

though. Homeopathic treatment of something as serious as

autism (or any other form of chronic disease) cannot be done

through self-treatment. People need to learn a lot about

homeopathy to find a well-trained practitioner and stick

with it. A well-educated patient is crucial in homeopathy

because patients must be active participants in their

treatment. Happily, I can report that I personally know of

several families who have pursued homeopathic treatment of

their autistic children because of my book. Many of these

children are already showing great improvement.

 

What was it that first gave you the idea of using homeopathy

to treat your son?

 

I read an article about homeopathy in Mothering magazine. It

was focused on the treatment of ADHD but also on other kinds

of behavioral problems in children. It really struck a chord

with me; I found a homeopath the next day. The rest is

history!

 

What did homeopathy have to offer that traditional medicine

did not?

 

In our son's case, traditional medicine had nothing to

offer. We were using speech and language therapy, but aside

from these kinds of behavioral therapies, traditional

medicine had nothing to offer us. I already had a leaning

toward alternative medicine and was open to new ideas. For

example, I was trying various kinds of food elimination with

my son. But when I read about homeopathy, I somehow knew it

was a dramatically different approach--something that could

be truly curative, rather than something that simply

" maintained " a person to make things more manageable.

 

Aside from reading your book, what other resources do you

recommend for people struggling with autism?

 

There is so much out there, it is hard to answer! I would

say that the Internet is your best resource. There are so

many alternative approaches to autism, and you can find out

about all of them on the Internet. Another resource is a

book that has just been published by the Autism Research

Institute called " Treating Autism. " I also found Barry Neil

Kaufman's book about his son-- " Son Rise " --very helpful,

especially with respect to the importance of parental

attitude and the power of intentionality.

 

Obviously, though, I believe that homeopathic treatment

provides the best hope for a true cure of autism, especially

if it is pursued when a child is fairly young--ideally

before age 5 or 6. Even after, though, great improvement can

be achieved. Because we began homeopathic treatment of our

son when he was only 3 1/2 years, we never pursued other

treatments such as secretin, chelation and various

supplements. We never needed that! So I never became an

expert on these treatments and, for the most part, remained

outside of the " autism community. " Homeopathy was enough and

it carried us the whole way.

 

People often contact me because they have heard about my

son's cure. I always tell them these things:

 

Educate yourself about the dangers of vaccines and don't

ever vaccinate your child again!

 

Avoid toxic medical treatments, ideally by using homeopathy

instead. Autistic kids are super-sensitive. The last thing

they need is a lot of invasive biochemical treatments.

 

Try food elimination. It is my belief that autism is, in

general, an autoimmune disorder triggered by

vaccination--perhaps due to vaccine adjuvants such as

mercury in combination with over-stimulation of the immune

system. This causes all kinds of reactions to things such as

foods and other stimuli. Eliminating dairy, gluten, corn,

food colorings, sugar, etc., helps many children because of

this. Luckily, successful homeopathic treatment can also

eliminate these sensitivities, so that food elimination

regimens don't have to be pursued forever.

 

I have also found that traditional osteopathic (or

craniosacral) treatment and energy therapies such as Reiki

and prayer are helpful.

 

Those interested in reading more should also check out my

book Web site: http://www.impossiblecure.com. In the future

I plan to update it with more information and

recommendations.

 

For those who have never experienced homeopathic medicine,

what can they expect to experience when they first try it

out?

 

The most important thing is to find an experienced classical

practitioner. Two good referral lists are:

http://www.homeopathy-cures.com/referral.htm and

http://www.homeopathicdirectory.com. Unfortunately, there

are not enough well-trained classical practitioners out

there.

 

When you go, expect your appointment to be something that's

a cross between visiting a psychologist and a physician.

Chapter Eight of my book provides a comprehensive guide to

prepare you for an appointment. A practitioner will usually

take a one- or two-hour interview. It will cover all of your

physical, mental, emotional and behavioral symptoms. All of

this information is crucial, so it's helpful to think about

your symptoms in advance and mark things down.

 

For example, a homeopath will want to know about the exact

nature of your symptoms--when they began, what makes them

worse or better (e.g., times of day, foods, clothing, body

positions, situations, weather), what times they occur, etc.

They will want to know your food cravings and aversions,

what your personality is like, what your hobbies are--really

anything and everything about you that makes you a unique

individual. The more peculiar the better! Things like lab

tests are almost completely irrelevant to a homeopath.

What's important are the symptoms you experience.

 

Interestingly, each homeopathic remedy is associated with a

vast list of symptoms as well--physical, emotional,

behavioral, etc. The job of the homeopath is to find the

remedy whose symptoms best match yours. It's really all

about matching the symptom pattern of the patient to the

symptom pattern of a remedy. The closer the match, the more

truly curative a remedy can be. That's why peculiar symptoms

are really important in homeopathy--because they can lead to

a remedy that's just right for you.

 

What would you say to people who are skeptical about

homeopathy?

 

I would say: Try it! What do you have to lose? If you

believe that a homeopathic remedy is simply a little sugar

pill, then it can't hurt you, right?

 

I would also say, read Chapter Seven of my book. It includes

pointers to many clinical trials and a discussion of how

homeopathy might work. People who say that homeopathy has

not withstood rigorous scientific trials are simply ignorant

of what's out there.

 

Do you have plans to write another book?

 

Not in the near term. I've been incredibly busy keeping up

with the promotion and distribution of “Impossible Cure,”

and it's really just beginning to take off. I do have ideas

about another potential book though. “Impossible Cure” has

dozens of testimonial stories in it--they help to make the

book quite engaging. My idea is a follow-on book containing

more testimonial stories, annotated by my own comments and

explanations. I've set up a facility at my Web site to

collect these stories and to make them available online. Go

to www.impossiblecure.com to find out more and to make your

own contribution.

 

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