Carla, that must have been an unsettling meeting. It would indeed be scary
to think we are consuming nothing but chemicals along with our healing
herbs. One thought I had on the doctor's statistics, however, is in that
reporting the amount of herbicides he said we used in the 30's, he also
did not call up the fact that there are millions and millions more people
now, with the demand for food so much larger than that we can't even imagine.
This in itself would bring about the need for much more pest control, which
is a very large burden for food producers. However, we can wash our food
before we eat it, but how can we wash herbs? Maybe we should all start
our "victory health herb gardens" in our backyards and kitchens. I may
be completely out of line in my comments here, but I do think the chemical
scare may be an exaggerated one. I certainly hope so. Your friend,
Joan
ken naehring wrote:
My head is spinning a
little because of a meeting that I attended tonight. The speaker
was an internal medicine doctor and the program was on herbs and tincture
extracts for healing.. I only had a moment
to talk with him as after he was finished many people were lined up to
talk with him, but I do think that I will make an appointment and go in
to see him and see what he recommends.. He
had some really good points... such as that we should all get life
from live... plants etc.. He told how many herbs used to make
the products sold in health food stores are imported in from other countries
and they come in bales.. When they get to the U.S., the government
orders them sprayed with chemicals and then they are used in the natural
products we are buying... I found that unsettling... I for
one am trying to get away from chemicals and toxins.. He
said that in 1935 before we were using pesticides/chemical fertilizers
the U.S. had 10-15% loss of crops due to insect damage.. In 1993
it was 18%, so they are not doing what they were to do and are filling
us with toxic poison.. He said that many of the prescriptions
are made with a petroleum base which is toxic as well.. Now, he is
an Internist and he does the nutrition on the side... When I asked
him about cancer, he said that one or two tinctures were not the answer..
He said that first I would need to detox my system with distilled water
and herbs.. He also said that he could do a blood test and tell from
that if a person was going to get cancer and/or if it was going to come
back... He said that he monitors his cancer patients this way, by
taking a drop of blood at each visit... I think it is worth going
to see what he says on a one on one basis... Afterall, I am taking
a bunch of herbs, vitamins and minerals now and juicing... I know
what the tinctures cost and it would probably save me money each month
over what I am doing now... I don't know, but I just thought I would
throw this out on the mol and see if anyone else has ever come across a
doctor who truly studies and prescribes
holistically??? Thanks, Carla
