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Making a choice to use alternative health care, eat whole
foods, and receive bodywork to heal our ailments and keep
ourselves well means we are "woo-woo" to some people.
The definition of woo-woo as found in the dictionary refers
to "ideas considered irrational or based on extremely flimsy
evidence or appeal to mysterious occult forces or powers."
In a way I understand their perception that this approach to
life and wellness is a bit woo-woo.
Think about it:
- We stick needles (acupuncture) in the body where
there is already pain
- We take a sugar pellet that holds the energy of the
poison that made us sick in the first place (homeopathic
remedy)
- We take our clothes off and let someone we don't
know rub oil all over our body
- We eat the leaves, and the stems, and the roots of
veggies and it's okay if we eat the dirt too
(homeostatic soil organisms)
- We cleanse our colon to clean our skin and get rid
of our allergies
- We rub essential oils on our feet to balance our
digestive system
- We question our doctors
These things don't make any sense in the current model of
health care. Does this mean they are wrong, or "woo-woo"?
No. They are not wrong. These things work. We are not
"woo-woo".
What this means is that a new model of health care is
emerging. There is a paradigm shift taking place and much of
what is required here is a new way of thinking in order to
understand how these things work. Then we can embrace them,
and build on them.
Here is how we can do this based on the above examples:
- --"Sticking needles (acupuncture) in the body where
there is already pain"
New understanding: These needles are placed in
the energy (non-physical) body which has a direct
influence on the physical body and which is known
(research based) to reduce pain.
- "Taking a sugar pellet that holds the energy of the
poison that made us sick in the first place (homeopathic
remedy)"
New understanding: Homeopathy is based on the Law
of Similars where the treatment cancels out the problem
with the causative substance. Homeopathy was a primary
approach to health care in the 1800's and early 1900's.
Hahnemann Hospital in Philadelphia was a homeopathic
hospital.
- "We take our clothes off and let someone we don't
know rub oil all over our body"
New understanding: Massage, and other forms of
bodywork and energy work, are the best therapies to
balance the body so that self healing can take place.
All healing takes place from within.
- "We eat the leaves, and the stems, and the roots of
veggies and its okay if we eat the dirt too (homeostatic
soil organisms)"
New understanding: Hippocrates, the Father of
Medicine said "let food be thy medicine". Of course he
meant the food in its whole state - the way nature meant
it to be -not loaded with artificial ingredients and
preservatives. And with the over-usage of antibiotics
that kill all of the good bacteria in the body - eating
dirt that has wonderful soil organisms can help
re-populate our systems with good bacteria.
- "We cleanse our colon to clean our skin and get rid
of our allergies"
New understanding: Our colon is an important
system in our body to eliminate toxins. When it is not
doing its job, toxins can build in the body. A secondary
eliminatory organ, the skin, then kicks in and takes
over. It might break out in rashes and pimples to try to
get rid of things the colon can't. Also, the body might
develop what may be incorrectly thought of as allergies
(runny noses, rashes, coughing) whereas it is just
trying to get rid of the toxins.
- "We rub
essential oils on our feet to balance our digestive
system"
New understanding: The plant kingdom has all of
the cures for the body. We can use essential oils - the
liquid vitality of the plant - to take care of many
imbalances in the body. The feet have the largest pores
in the body, reflex points related to other areas in the
body, and are great places to rub
therapeutic essential oils - to balance all body
systems.
- "We question our doctors"
New understanding: We, as health care consumers,
"hire" our physicians and other members of our health
care team to use their expertise to help us help
ourselves heal. Health care professionals are not our
authority. When we hire someone for their expertise the
process of questioning them is normal.
Making a paradigm shift is a slow process. And we who are
considered "woo-woo" are blazing the trails for the much
needed new paradigm to emerge.
Some of you have embraced this as your life's purpose and
are helping to fuel the shift - for that we thank you! You
have had to put up with being considered "woo-woo" for a
long time.
So wear your "woo-woo" label proudly - you are doing big
work - you are a big part of ushering in a new era in health
care!
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