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Announcing the re-organization of this blog for easier access to topics of interest

I have had a number of requests to provide a menu or drop down list of articles categorized by the main topic of the article.  There continues to be a lot of interest in certain older articles and access to … Continue reading

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The healing power of the human mind: The emotional roots of disease.

In 1995, a large collaborative study involving the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Kaiser Permanente’s Health Appraisal Clinic in San Diego was initiated to study the relationship between the abuse and maltreatment of children, and their health and … Continue reading

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“Alternative medicine” versus traditional medical care

How do you feel about “alternative medicine”?  Do you have confidence in treatments that have little or no research to support them, or do you believe it is a mistake to try healing methods that are not supported by traditional … Continue reading

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Hemorrhoids: often minor, but they can cause excruciating pain

Hemorrhoids are fairly common, but usually they are not that big of a deal.  For some people, though, when they flare up they can be pretty disabling.  They can get so bad that just sitting down is extremely uncomfortable.  When … Continue reading

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A new name for this blog.

After running this blog for over a month, I have become more and more dissatisfied with the name I have given it:  Consciousness, Spirituality and Healing.  For one thing, it has been hard to answer when someone asked what this … Continue reading

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To nurses, with love

I write this in honor of Tina, a lovely lady friend in the midst of her nursing training.  I have a bias and let me make it crystal clear.  I think God probably has reserved a special place in heaven … Continue reading

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Benign positional vertigo: disabling “dizziness” from out of nowhere

The term this usually goes by in medical circles is benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (quite a mouthful).  I will call it BPV for short.  I have treated this problem for years, but I never really appreciated just how disabling it … Continue reading

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A healing method I would stake my reputation on

There are many variants of what is often called energy tapping therapy that make use of the Chinese acupuncture meridians, but do not involve needles in any way.  Of these, the one developed by Gary Craig that he calls the … Continue reading

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Potent Secrets for Preventing Heart Attacks and Strokes

The title of this article is both tongue-in-cheek and it makes a vitally important point.  Over the last ten years or so, I have been aggressively using a combination of diet, imaging techniques and very effective medications to treat abnormal … Continue reading

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What’s it all about, Alfie?

“What’s it all about, Alfie?”  This is the first line of the title song from the 1966 movie: Alfie.  What a wonderfully stated question!  To me, it encompasses several other important questions.  Like:  Why are we all here on this … Continue reading

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