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"Despite almost a century of efforts towards this goal, orthodox western doctors at the end of the nineteenth century still did not assert so absolutely their right to read the sick body without assistance (or interference) from its inhabitant. Of course, medical exploration and adaptation was only one aspect of western responses to rapidly increasing levels of exposure to other cultures. As in earlier centuries, notions of racial and cultural superiority were pervasive." - Roberta Bivins, Alternative Medicine?: A History (Get the book.)

"Following the collapse of Nicolae Ceausescu's dietatorship in Romania in 1989, western doctors discovered 150,000 Romanian orphan babies who, like Spitz's foundling children, had been physically well cared for but left to languish without any affection or cuddling. Again like Spitz's foundling children, the Romanian babies had suffered enormously as a result. All were physically stunted and were both cognitively and emotionally impaired. Stress seemed to be at least part of the physiological explanation for this: researchers found that the children's Cortisol levels were grossly skewed." - Anne Harrington, The Cure Within: A History of Mind-Body Medicine (Get the book.)

"For left-brained western doctors, you either see something or you don't. If it's not measurable and observable, they're usually not interested. Acupuncture—for many conservative, rigid thinkers trained conventionally in Western medicine—is just plain weird. But that's changing. In 1997, a blue ribbon panel at the National Institutes of Health issued a statement on acupuncture that said, in part: "[Promising results have emerged, for example, showing efficacy of acupuncture in adult postoperative and chemotherapy nausea and vomiting and in postoperative dental pain." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.)

"Thus Indian and Chinese reluctance to dissect human bodies became a substantial barrier to the acceptance of either Indian or Chinese medical theories by western doctors (though it did not necessarily bar the acceptance of Indian or Chinese medical practices and pharmacopoeia). Acupuncture and moxabustion in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century China (and in the 'Traditional Chinese Medicine' practised in Europe and North America today) were therapies predicated on a set of basic philosophical beliefs about the natural world (see Introduction)." - Roberta Bivins, Alternative Medicine?: A History (Get the book.) "Orthodox western doctors had little to offer their patients—and they were struggling in a fiercely competitive marketplace against homeopaths, herbalists, and aboriginal healers, as well as the tiny Chinese medical community, and the behemoth of self-medication. When the mainstream press started reporting Chinese success in treating the disease, Western physicians faced not only a loss of market share, but a loss of face: a defeat at the hands of a medical system they saw as the superstitious quackery of an inferior culture." - Roberta Bivins, Alternative Medicine?: A History (Get the book.)

"Other nutritional options not often suggested by western doctors include eating radishes between meals. • Another Reason to Eat Breakfast If you're experiencing gallbladder pain after meals, try spreading your caloric intake out over the course of the day. Studies have shown that gallstones are more prevalent among those who skip breakfast. In addition, eating three or four lighter meals throughout the day is less stressful to the gallbladder. Bonus: It is easier on other parts of the digestive system as well." - Bottom Line Books, Uncommon Cures For Everyday Ailments (Get the book.)

"Despite booming sales figures and mounting popularity in the West, CAM approaches are controversial because of concern about their efficacy, safety, and cost. Many western doctors ignore and even ridicule alternative approaches because of the lack of systematic studies, particularly well-controlled randomized controlled trials that are the hallmark of drug development. Traditional therapeutic interventions are complex and highly subjective, and this makes it difficult to assess the nature of their effects." - Peter J. Whitehouse and Daniel George, The Myth of Alzheimer's: What You Aren't Being Told About Today's Most Dreaded Diagnosis (Get the book.)

"Although the bias against natural therapies remains strong in our culture, more and more western doctors have started considering alternatives to antibiotics, as well as prescribing their patients probiotics (for example, acidophilus or lactobacillus) in conjunction with antibiotics. Spotlight On: Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis Dr. Yuki Kimura, head of pediatric rheumatology at Hackensack University Medical Center, spoke to me about one of the most common (and most commonly undiagnosed) chronic childhood diseases: juvenile rheumatoid arthritis." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"This experience drove me to want more traditional training in Chinese medicine, not just the rote map of acupuncture points that western doctors had given me. So I traveled to Australia to complete my training in emergency medicine and, more important to me, to study Chinese gynecology with Dr. Steven Clavey. Each week I worked alongside him in conjunction with leading gynecologists in Melbourne, to treat and study women with pelvic pain caused by endometriosis. I saw that after their surgery, if herbs and acupuncture were used, their symptoms were less likely to recur. Dr." - Phuli Cohan, The Natural Hormone Makeover: 10 Steps to Rejuvenate Your Health and Rediscover Your Inner Glow (Get the book.)

"In this case, the "mountain" was a life-threatening tumor inside the bladder of a middle-aged woman. western doctors had diagnosed the mass as malignant and believed that it was inoperable. In the makeshift classroom of our hotel ballroom, the group I was part of was shown a film created by our instructor when he had been present for the miraculous healing of the growth in a hospital without medicine in Beijing, China.13 The clinic was one of the many in the region that routinely use nontraditional methods of treatment with tremendous success." - Gregg Braden, The Divine Matrix: Bridging Time, Space, Miracles, and Belief (Get the book.)

"It's no exaggeration to say that an experienced pulse analysis practitioner can tell you more about your health (and even the health of specific organs) than a full-blown MRI. western doctors find this hard to believe, but they've never been trained in pulse analysis, so they have no idea of its capabilities. Basic guidelines for dietary and supplementation changes: <*~ Always begin slowly by adding no more than 1 new item to your diet every 5 days." - Mike Adams, Natural Health Solutions (Get the book.)

"As the Indian Medical Gazette (quasi-official mouthpiece of the Indian Medical Service and thus of the largest body of western medical men active in imperial India) editorialized in 1887: 'Ever since the arrival of the English in India, the services of medical officers have been recognized by the military and civil authorities as extremely valuable in rendering the yoke of foreign domination more easy to be tolerated by the people, and in popularizing English rule." - Roberta Bivins, Alternative Medicine?: A History (Get the book.)

"Physicians: The Pharmaceutical Patsies But as admiring as I am of the ancient wisdom of Eastern medicine, I do not want to bash western doctors who prescribe massive quantities of drugs that contribute to the health profession's lethality. Medical doctors are caught between an intellectual rock and a corporate hard place; they are pawns in the huge medical industrial complex. Their healing abilities are hobbled by an archaic medical education founded on a Newtonian, matter-only Universe." - Bruce H. Lipton, The Biology Of Belief: Unleashing The Power Of Consciousness, Matter And Miracles (Get the book.)

"I asked if western doctors went to Shanghai to learn TCM. "We see over one hundred every month," answered Dr. Hu Jinhua, chief physician of Shanghai's Longhua Hospital and one of China's leading brain specialists. I asked the question foremost on my mind. "What do you think about epimedium? Is it truly effective as a sex-enhancer?" There were smiles all around, and the affirmative shaking of heads. "Oh, yes, yes," exclaimed Doctor Kuang. "We have all used epimedium for decades in our practices. It is the very best sexual tonic for both men and women." I probed further." - Chris Kilham, Hot Plants: Nature's Proven Sex Boosters for Men and Women (Get the book.)

"Causes from the Oriental Perspective While western doctors seek a cause of autoimmune-induced thyroid disease in a combination of genetic determinants and viral initiators, Chinese doctors have attributed the cause of the disorder primarily to emotional disturbance. In the case of hyperthyroidism, the following have been mentioned in the Chinese literature:24 <®> Disturbance of qi by sorrow and anger. Liver and spleen qi become disharmonious, and, as a result, moist sputum coagulates to form a goiter." - Michael Friedman, ND, Fundamentals of Naturopathic Endocrinology (Get the book.)

"Unfortunately, western doctors have been trained to discount the importance of diet in hyperactive kids. Instead of nutritional therapy, they will often suggest medication to suppress the symptoms of ADHD: i: is estimated that more than two million children take drugs like Ritalin on a daily basis. While medications may be necessary in a few cases, parents should cultivate a he ilthy wariness of giving them to their children." - James F. Balch, M.D. and Mark Stengler, N.D., Prescription for Natural Cures: A Self-Care Guide for Treating Health Problems with Natural Remedies Including Diet and Nutrition, Nutritional Supplements, Bodywork, and More (Get the book.)

"In Uganda, for instance, the ratio of traditional practitioners to the population is between 1:200 and 1:400, while the availability of western doctors is typically 1:20,000 or less. Moreover, doctors are mostly located in cities and other urban areas, and are therefore inaccessible to rural populations. In Africa, up to 80% of the population uses Traditional Medicine as the primary healthcare system. In Latin America, the WHO Regional Office for the Americas (AMRO/PAHO) reports that 71% of the population in Chile and 40% of the population in Colombia have used Traditional Medicine." - Rainer W. Bussmann and Douglas Sharon, Plants of the four winds - The magic and medicinal flora of Peru (Get the book.)

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