http://homeopathicwisdom.com Homeopathic Wisdom is a blog on homeopathy, alternative medicine, wellness, and mind/body health, featuring articles by Jerry M. Kantor, Lic. Ac., CCH, RSHom (NA), MMHS. The purpose of this blog is to open and expand philosophical discussion of homeopathy within a broad range of areas. Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:23:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Dr. Tinus Smits is a prominent Dutch physician and homeopath with thirty years experience and who has achieved some major breakthroughs in the treatment of autism. I am pleased to announce that I will be away studying with him in the Neverthelands this coming week (from March 29 until April ... http://homeopathicwisdom.com/2010/03/autism-seminar-in-the-netherlands/ Posing and Then Answering the Right Question in the Health Care Debate The business model of our health care system is a jackal. If you grind down its teeth you neither shrink the jackal’s ravenous appetite nor curb his predatory bent. So why persist in seeking to reform this ... http://homeopathicwisdom.com/2010/03/euthanize-the-jackal/ Underlying every chronic illness condition and its matching homeopathic remedy state is a vortex. The engine running the vortex’s cycle is a circular argument that eventuates in a self-fulfilling prophecy. In my clinical work I model illness chronicity as a radical disjunct between what for an individual constitutes a normal ... http://homeopathicwisdom.com/2009/12/a-visit-to-sedona-experiencing-the-vortex-phenomenon/ One of NCCAM’s challenges appears to be: While resisting enmeshment with unfamiliar and scientifically questionable mode of knowing, how to evaluate or substantiate desired benefits attending established though non-conventional modalities? My intention here is to argue against acceptance of solely quantifiable data and rejection of soundly derived intuitive knowledge. ... http://homeopathicwisdom.com/2009/11/proposed-a-phenomenological-framework-for-the-national-commission-for-complementary-and-alternative-medicine/ Acupuncture a Powerful Integrative Oncology Tool The following article submitted to Homeopathic Wisdom by Jack Bleeker, a Research Coordinator at mesothelioma.com is a welcome reminder of the relevance of acupuncture with regard to problematic disease conditions, in this case mesothelioma: Integrative Oncology is the combination of “mainstream” care and evidenced-based complimentary therapies ... http://homeopathicwisdom.com/2009/06/acupuncture-and-mesothelioma/ In April at the Teleosis School of Homeopathy, Jerry Kantor will introduce conception, fertility and its various key issues from the vantage point of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Though ancient and spiritually oriented,  the Traditional Chinese perspective on reproduction remains realistic and relevant for modern day people. Mr. Kantor will discuss ... http://homeopathicwisdom.com/2009/02/upcoming-talk-fertility-enhancement-via-chinese-medicine-and-homeopathy/ Is the Blues treatable via homeopathy? Let's repertorize the problem and find out! A Case of the Blues Taken by Jerry M. Kantor, Lic. Ac., CCH, RSHom (NA) MIND Blamed but he don’t care. Certain, ain’t gonna be no one’s dog. Has got ramblin’ on his mind. Tired of livin’ but scared of diein’. Delusion: She can make ... http://homeopathicwisdom.com/2008/10/a-case-of-the-blues/ Homeopathy and Other Modalities In my experience homeopathy is one of, if not the single most profound of all healing modalities. Of course, this is true only when the remedy prescription is highly accurate! But yes, when such is the case one would be hard-pressed to find a health care ... http://homeopathicwisdom.com/2008/10/homeopathy-and-other-modalities/ Cocculus Indicus When undertaking a long air flight, especially one crossing multiple time zones never forget to take along some Cocculus 30. This remedy possesses several memorable, keynote prescribing symptoms: 1) Ailments from nightwatching (meaning, loss of sleep but especially due to the stress of caring for or worrying about a ... http://homeopathicwisdom.com/2008/10/homeopathy-for-jet-lag-and-sleep-disorder/ Let’s discuss the well-known Curse of the Bambino.  This refers to the Boston Red Sox’ inability to win a World Series after basically giving away to the New York Yankees, and for a piddling amount of cash, Babe Ruth, who as it would turn out would become widely recognized as ... http://homeopathicwisdom.com/2008/08/now-it-can-be-told-the-homeopathic-reason-why-the-red-sox-won-the-world-series-in-2004/