Matjaz

“AaaIt would be much simpler if human existence could be neatly divided into tight compartments, and if ‘a disease’ were a real and separate thing which just happened to be superimposed upon an innocent body through a series of unfortunate chances. No matter how high a proportion of the public believe this, it is still an utter fallacy, and I particularly like the reply made by a Naturopath who received a mildly sarcastic letter which included the query:-“I suppose you can do nothing with nephritis?” He wrote back:- “Send me the nephritis by registered post and I guarantee to dispose of it”.”
― Anonymous

“Tribal people get more out of life.”
― Daniel Quinn, Beyond Civilization: Humanity's Next Great Adventure

“AaaTo repeat a well known expression, we do not treat the dis-ease, we treat the person”
― Anonymous

“AaaThese categories of treatment in fact overlap considerably and, in addition, there is always the primary task of doing all possible to restore a normal balance and efficiency in the body’s functions as a whole. To repeat a well known expression, we do not treat the dis-ease, we treat the person. Although it often seems as though we were primarily interested in what the new patient should eat and drink, in fact we are concerned with all aspects of the individual’s vital existence. As the Nature Cure symbol expresses it, the physical, the mental and the ethical must all be brought into a harmonious, working unity. ‘It is pointless to give instruction only about dietetics to a person whose illness has been primarily caused by emotional stress. To give simple instances: if the patient has a deep conviction that he is failing to make a fair contribution to society, he may be unable to digest and absorb foods that should normally be adequate. If he feels that society is not giving him proper appreciation he may find it impossible to be satisfied with normal feeding, and be plagued by cravings for all manner of things - even those that he consciously recognises as destructive.”
― Anonymous