Alternative medicine is any healing practice which is not considered mainstream / conventional in the western world. For example Naturopathy, Homeopathy, Acupuncture etc.
It is also called Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM). As the name suggests, complementary medicine augments conventional western practices (e.g. acupuncture for pain relief after surgery).
Rather than scientific method, alternative healing is generally founded on Eastern Philosophy (Chinese, Indian) which realises the interconnection of all things. The body and mind are intimately interconnected, not only to one another but also to the cosmos / nature from which we evolved. This understanding of what we are as humans is central to understanding how we should live wisely to be healthy (Know Thyself Heal Thyself).
The ancient origins of what we call 'alternative medicine' in the West highlights its use and success over 5000 years. Although western medicine offers us many good health practices and technology, it is very useful to have an alternative! CAM's generally have no side effects, are non-invasive, non-toxic and safe for children (what do you have to lose?). Instead of reaching for the panadol, there are many safe alternatives to relieve headaches.
We hope you enjoy browsing through our health pages (navigation below and right of page). Click around to read about particular CAM's in more detail.
Happy healthy living!
Karene Howie & Geoff Haselhurst
"When
forced to summarize the general theory of relativity in one sentence: Time
and space and gravitation have no separate existence from matter. ... Physical objects are not in space, but these objects are spatially extended. In this way the concept 'empty space' loses its meaning. ... The particle can
only appear as a limited region in space in which the field strength or
the energy density are particularly high. ...
The free, unhampered exchange of ideas and scientific
conclusions is necessary for the sound development of science, as it is
in all spheres of cultural life. ... We must not conceal from ourselves that no improvement in the present depressing
situation is possible without a severe struggle; for the handful of those
who are really determined to do something is minute in comparison with
the mass of the lukewarm and the misguided. ...
Humanity is going to need a substantially new way
of thinking if it is to survive!" (Albert Einstein)
Our world is
in great trouble due to human behaviour founded on myths and customs that
are causing the destruction of Nature and climate change. We can now deduce the most simple science theory of reality - the wave structure of matter
in space. By understanding how we and everything around us are interconnected in Space we can then deduce solutions to the fundamental problems of human knowledge
in physics, philosophy, metaphysics, theology, education, health, evolution and ecology, politics and society.
This is the profound new way of thinking that Einstein
realised, that we exist as spatially extended structures of the universe - the discrete
and separate body an illusion. This simply confirms the intuitions of the ancient philosophers and mystics.
Given the current censorship
in physics / philosophy of science journals (based on the standard model of particle physics / big bang cosmology) the internet is the best hope for getting new knowledge known to the world.
But that depends on you, the people who care about science and society, realise the importance of truth and reality.
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