Words are Things---Medical Ones Too
What We Say Becomes Us
Great Medical Terms to Know
know if you are trying to learn how to get well through natural means.
It is said that everytime we use a word it imprints in us somewhere and affects how we think, how we view issues and how well we understand a topic.
Take for example when a person says, \\\"I went to the doctor and now they have me on a statin drug for cholesterol.\\\" The wording \\\"they have me on\\\" implies that they are in charge when in reality we rent their services for a period of time....they work for US! Wouldn\\\'t it be more responsible to say, \\\"It was recommended that I take a certain drug and I agree to fill the prescription.\\\" the reality is that you have NO idea what you are about to take!
Medical doctors receive a fine education. But they are, in this country, indoctrinated into Allopathy, that is, the use of pharmaceuticals. An Allopath refers to a practitioner who uses suppressive pharmaceuticals in their practice. This can include Naturopaths, Medical doctors and Osteopaths as well as Nurse Practitioners
Just this morning a 96 year old patient of mine, whom I recommended should go to the hospital, was there with her daughter. Sher had been experiencing some rectal bleeding. The doctor on duty wanted to give her a pharmaceutical for atrial fibrilation....in her case a minor flutter of one of the small chambers of the heart. The daughter looked up the pharmaceutical on her cell phone and said, \\\"the substance is toxic, why would you want to give that to my mother?\\\" The allopath responded, \\\"all our medicines are toxic.\\\" The daughter said, \\\"I don\\\'t like allopathy, we\\\'re not giving it to her\\\" The pharmaceutical prescriber asked, \\\"what is allopathy?\\\" So even though other practitioners might not know the right terminology to use, if you do, you will be empowering yourself with knowledge and giving yourself a stiff dose of reality!
The term ‘Western Medicine’ is also a misnomer. It delineates western from eastern medicine…occidental from oriental. The sciences of Acupuncture, Acupressure and five-element theory originate in Asia. Herbology is arguably from Asia and Africa and has probably been used everywhere…amongst people of the Middle East and North and South American Indigenous people. Ayurvedic medicine is clearly of East Indian descent. But Homeopathy is certainly a European science, originating in German and branching outward from there. Chiropractic means Done by Hand and is uniquely American. Modern day nutrition is European, Australian and American. Naturopathy as a licensure originated in America. Allopathy originated in Europe. So, the word ‘western’ doesn’t make much sense unless one is intending to make it clear that they are meaning non-Asian modalities.
Another interesting term widely used these days is Orthomolecular. It refers to the type of Nutrition that Allopaths, who have switched over to Nutrition, tend to practice. ‘Integrative’ is another oft used term in Europe and the U.S.. It refers to working with what they call ‘western medicine’ and ‘alternative medicine’ in an integrated fashion. It suggests that the Allopath will combine Nutrition with pharmacology, choosing the best of both worlds.
‘Preventive’ is another popular term and suggests the practitioners respect the process of taking care of conditions before they require Allopathy or surgery. It is a noble end for all branches of medicine.
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Dr. Cyrus Thomas has been a Homeopath in San Francisco and around the globe for more than 35 years. He has studied with the most renowned homeopaths in the world, including Catherine Coulter, Eizayaga, Bill Gray, Roger Morrison and various homeopaths from India. He has an advanced standing with the NCH, a Medical Doctorate of Homeopathy from India and is a Diplomat and an examiner for the National Board of Homeopathic Examiners.
