Ayurvedic practices,
acupuncture, and other modalities from ancient traditions have
benefits that can improve western medicine
A New Perspective on Ancient
Healing Systems
by Dr. Aruna Bakhru
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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 them. 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 living 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
body's 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 H2 receptor
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 is also 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 body's
defenses. 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.
Dr. Aruna 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.
http://www.thecenterforenergymedicine.com/
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