Yoga and other alternative
systems are equally if not more scientific and sophisticated than
the current paradigm.
A New Perspective on Ancient
Systems of Healing
by Aruna Bakhru
I grew up in India
where several systems of healing coexisted and still coexist
peacefully side by side. My parents would take us to whichever
practitioner they thought was right for whatever ailed us. It was
like this great river of healing that was always flowing and you
could dip into it as and when you needed. I chose to become a Doctor
of Allopathic Medicine because that was the established "scientific"
paradigm. Throughout my education and my Residency in Internal
Medicine, I studied the "scientific method ". Now, after being in
practice for 20 years and having actively studied many other
"alternative" systems for the last 15 years, I have come to the
realization that many of the alternative systems are equally if not
more scientific and sophisticated than the current paradigm.
The problem lies, not in the
systems themselves but rather in our understanding of those systems.
Even though quantum physics has progressed and is currently in the
new paradigm, human thought as well as our current system of
medicine is still existing in the nineteenth century. An example is
the use of mercury (amalgam) fillings which were first introduced in
1832 and still continue to be used in defiance of all the research
that proves that mercury is a known poison that shuts down many of
the bodies defenses and has been demonstrated to out vaporize from
fillings. Another, is the use of Thimerosal (the mer stands for
mercury and how many of you knew that?) As a preservative in eye
drops, vaccines etc. The effects of chronic low grade poisons occurs
years down the road, so it takes a keen, scientific and open mind to
acknowledge the effects. The human mind is a funny thing. It does
not believe that anything exists unless it can touch, see or smell
it. Yet, we know that electricity exists because we turn a switch
and the light comes on. Have you ever watched a pot of water boil?
The water molecules begin to move faster and faster until they
"disappear". The water has turned into invisible vapor. Similarly,
an atom of uranium transforms into an atom of thorium by emitting an
alpha particle. To form sodium chloride, an electron from sodium is
transferred to the chloride. Quantum physics has proved that the
very act of observing changes what is observed. So, you cannot have
objectivity in the old way, yet that is what we rely on.
There is a new paradigm
emerging. Rather, I should say, the new-old paradigm. For, this is
the paradigm that the ancient systems of Medicine - like Ayurveda,
Yoga, Chinese Medicine, Homeopathy, Mayan cultures and other ancient
cultures were based upon. This new paradigm is the paradigm of
Electromagnetic Medicine. People say that change happens in small
increments. I disagree, I think that change happens in paradigm
shifts, when the mind set as a whole of a "critical mass" number of
people changes. There is a flow of energy that is taking place all
the time in the human body. The ancient chinese called this energy
Chi and the pathways it flowed on, meridians. In Ayurveda, this
energy is known as Prana and the pathways it travels on, marmas. The
Sanskrit word for mind is "mana", the word for the heart is also "mana".
So, according to ayurveda, the mind exerts a great effect upon the
heart. In Ayurveda, there are three doshas, that lie at the mind
body interface. Vatta, pita and kapha. They exert their different
effects upon the body and they are affected in turn by emotions,
environment, nutrition, vibrations etc.
Dr. Candace Pert is a
researcher of Physiology and Biophysics at Georgetown University
Medical Center. Her research has shown that emotions and memories
are carried on peptides to different receptors on various cells and
organs of the body. The more negative the emotion, the more the
energy is going to be blocked at the cellular level. Now, in
Ayurveda, prana is synonymous with the mind and also with the
breath. So, if one nostril is blocked for instance, it is indicative
of blocked energy that needs to be corrected before it manifests as
disease. Irregular breathing is the sign of a disquiet mind, that
again will lead to disease. Ayurveda, places emphasis on pranayama
or breathing exercises to help clear energy blocks. As, a matter of
fact Yoga is more than just a stretching exercise. It helps bring
the mind under control, clear energy blocks, massages internal
organs and promote lymphatic flow etc The current trend in Medicine
today is to treat the body as if the mind does not exist and the
mind as though the body does not exist. We are one large healing
loop. Disease is partly due to burying emotions or denying them. Our
bodies are a super highway of internal information at the molecular
level. The body in its wisdom tries to send us signals and we
suppress them and drown out its voice. Like taking an H2receptor
blocker when the body signals dyspepsia in response to a food that
it is rejecting.
Disease is diagnosed by the
Chinese and Ayurvedic physician by the use of clinical examination.
Pulse diagnoses ( that is a means of detecting the energy flow ),
tongue, skin, breath, extremity, urine examination etc. Treatment
uses several steps. The first and most important step is
"detoxification "or Panchakarma. Now, I am a Doctor of Internal
Medicine, and I am trying to rack my brains and no matter how hard I
rack, I am unable to come up with a single example of detoxification
in Medicine except for the methods used in acute poisoning. I am
talking about the routine detoxification to clear the channels of
the body so that energy may flow freely. All disease in Ayurveda
happens because of the accumulation of toxins in the body usually in
a base of mucous known as Ama. So for example, the accumulation of
Ama in the joints will cause arthritis. Various methods are employed
for this, like yogic postures, panchakarma, herbs etc. There are
various herbs used for different conditions that unlike our 20th
century drugs which block biochemical pathways, these herbs
cooperate with the body in its effort to heal itself. Gemstones,
crystals are said to hold and transmit energy. Crystals are used in
radio transmitters so you cannot deny that they do transmit energy.
Homeopathy is another elegant healing system that uses the power of
vibration to effect healing. So, Homeopathic remedies have only an
energetic or vibrational imprint of "something" and this energy if
it is the right one will cause the cells of the body to start
vibrating in harmony with itself and thus effect seemingly
miraculous healing.
Sound therapy or the use of
Mantras also are based on the power of vibration. I have personally
used tuning forks on painful knots of muscles to see the knot and
the pain dissolve before my eyes. Sound healing is currently used in
Medicine to disintegrate kidney stones. Ultrasound is used in
diagnosis and physical therapy. Pulsed electromagnetic fields are
currently used in Orthopedics to heal non uniting fractures. Now, I
am not negating traditional medicine, rather I am trying to say that
we need to open our minds to all the healing modalities that are
available to us. If you have a blood pressure of 160/100 you had
better go on anti hypertensive medication unless you would like to
invite a stroke or a heart attack. However, high blood pressure is
not from a deficiency of anti hypertensive medication. However, it
could be from a magnesium deficiency. A diet rich in fruits and
vegetables will also provide the potassium that is needed to keep
the BP down. The mind and personality again have a role to play. Dr.
Hal Huggins says High blood pressure could be from heavy metal
toxicity from the amalgams in your mouth. A serious allegation but
one that has merit in my mind. I have read his books and his
research and it needs to be taken seriously. Many cardiologists are
now performing chelation therapy with EDTA for heavy metals. Why
would that help if heavy metals were not there in the first place?
So, they are there. Studies now show that heart disease possibly
originates from the bacteria in your gums and Dr. Huggins says these
bacteria multiply because the mercury overwhelms the bodies defences.
It is now undisputed research that heart disease originates from the
mouth. It is only a matter of time before the whole truth comes out.
Again, traditional healing methods have a lot to offer here.
Traditional methods of healing and detoxification will help to keep
healthcare costs down and offer a better quality of life as well.
About the author:
Dr.Bakhru is Board Certified in Internal Medicine. Additionally, she
was awarded a Fellowship from the American College of Physicians.
She is listed in the millennium edition of Marquis Who's Who in
America, Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare.
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