Guest guest Posted February 12, 2007 Report Share Posted February 12, 2007 Dear Jenny... I think the smugness of holistic healers is the result of working along the same mental attitudes as medical doctors. When people start wanting to adjust this hormone is relation to that hormone- playing doctor- regardless of whether it is with a drug or an herb- they are basically saying that " I/we " know what is best and what brings about healing. Hubris! We don't see the full picture, we don't realize the full rammifications of the thousands and thousands of signals that are carried through out our body. Reports are constantly coming out that undo the premise of the studies before them- and that is of the little that we claim to know from the vast sea of things we don't even know that we don't know. But the body does know. It knows how to mend a broken bone, how to heal a burn, how to dissolve cancer. I have heard it said that every disease has had a full spontenous remission. Even if only half had that, it is still a better ratio than what standard medicine can offer by a long shot. Trying to act like " we " know and playing the sacred healer is a poke in the eye to the real healer running the show- the body's own inner wisdom. So instead of trying to direct traffic and set the rules (increase this chemical, decrease this one), I suggest we get out of the lanes before we get run over and instead follow the laws that have already been established. Provide the best environment possible- through wholesome food, wholesome water, wholesome activity, wholesome thoughts, etc- so as to provide the best fertile ground for the body's wisdom to work. Respect the inner healer and work with that healing force rather than playing doctor/chemist/all knowing- when clearly we aren't/don't. For systems that respect this inner healer I suggest those that are old and have not needed to be updated every 5, 10, 20, 100 years and ones that tend to be of an energetic basis. Homeopathy, Acupuncture and Ayurveda all fit those ideals. I am sure there are others. Hope that helps and if it doesn't it is just my 2 cents anyways... Misty , " lej3030 " <lej3030 wrote: > > Cathy, thanks so much for telling me this. You don't know how much > I appreciate it. > > I wonder if the Wild Yam might assist their growth as well, which I > am taking, may just stop that too. Thank you thank you. This is > what I find frustrating about holistic healers-- They have a similar > smugness traditional doctors have. And yet, they say: Take your > health into your own hands. How are you supposed to do this when the > info is crossed or inaccurate or out of date? > > I was thinking of taking the cream to balance out the hormones, I > had no expectations the fibroid would shrink. I think I will look > into that support group thing, to get more info. You have just > simplified my life awhole lot... > > Jenny > , > nevercomestheday@ wrote: > > > > " lej3030 " <lej3030@ wrote: > > > > >Hi Cathy, thanks for the information, I > > > appreciate it. I'm interested in using it > > > because of fibroids, which are a result > > > of high estrogen low progesterone. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2007 Report Share Posted February 13, 2007 Thanks for your kind response, Misty. There's a lot of information out there. I started this inquiry after calling a friend who is a massage therapist who does everything holistic-- I thought she had somewhat of a dismissive attitude toward me: that illness in some way is a character flaw. Anyway, she recommended the Christiane Northrup book, which thanks to Cathy's input has got me thinking more confidently. I appreciate your 2 cents worth. And I agree, our body knows how to heal itself, but sometimes it needs a little boost of the most positive kind-- as in your message. Jenny , " Misty L. Trepke " <mistytrepke wrote: > > Dear Jenny... > > I think the smugness of holistic healers is the result of working > along the same mental attitudes as medical doctors. When people > start wanting to adjust this hormone is relation to that hormone- > playing doctor- regardless of whether it is with a drug or an herb- > they are basically saying that " I/we " know what is best and what brings about healing. Hubris! We don't see the full picture, we don't realize the full rammifications of the thousands and thousands of signals that are carried through out our body. Reports are constantly coming out that undo the premise of the studies before them- and that is of the little that we claim to know from the vast sea of things we don't even know that we don't know. > > But the body does know. It knows how to mend a broken bone, how to heal a burn, how to dissolve cancer. I have heard it said that every disease has had a full spontenous remission. Even if only half had that, it is still a better ratio than what standard medicine can offer by a long shot. > > Trying to act like " we " know and playing the sacred healer is a poke in the eye to the real healer running the show- the body's own inner wisdom. So instead of trying to direct traffic and set the rules (increase this chemical, decrease this one), I suggest we get out of the lanes before we get run over and instead follow the laws that have already been established. > > Provide the best environment possible- through wholesome food, wholesome water, wholesome activity, wholesome thoughts, etc- so as to provide the best fertile ground for the body's wisdom to work. > > Respect the inner healer and work with that healing force rather than playing doctor/chemist/all knowing- when clearly we aren't/don't. > > For systems that respect this inner healer I suggest those that are old and have not needed to be updated every 5, 10, 20, 100 years and ones that tend to be of an energetic basis. Homeopathy, Acupuncture and Ayurveda all fit those ideals. I am sure there are others. > > Hope that helps and if it doesn't it is just my 2 cents anyways... > Misty > > , " lej3030 " > <lej3030@> wrote: > > > > Cathy, thanks so much for telling me this. You don't know how much > > I appreciate it. > > > > I wonder if the Wild Yam might assist their growth as well, which I > > am taking, may just stop that too. Thank you thank you. This is > > what I find frustrating about holistic healers-- They have a > similar > > smugness traditional doctors have. And yet, they say: Take your > > health into your own hands. How are you supposed to do this when > the > > info is crossed or inaccurate or out of date? > > > > I was thinking of taking the cream to balance out the hormones, I > > had no expectations the fibroid would shrink. I think I will look > > into that support group thing, to get more info. You have just > > simplified my life awhole lot... > > > > Jenny > > , > > nevercomestheday@ wrote: > > > > > > " lej3030 " <lej3030@ wrote: > > > > > > >Hi Cathy, thanks for the information, I > > > > appreciate it. I'm interested in using it > > > > because of fibroids, which are a result > > > > of high estrogen low progesterone. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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