"A right handling of ill health is a major factor in breaking down separateness and a sense of aloneness and isolation; that is why the effects of bad health, when rightly handled, lead to a sweetening of the disposition and a broadening of the sympathies. Sharing and a sense of general participation has to be learnt the hard way." - Alice Bailey
Physicians need to handle patients with more care and understanding. Despite the changing medical times, patients need to be guided. Conversation between doctor and patient is a must. The patient might have to lead the questioning. Simply taking a pill and a test is not always the answer. Keep in mind that as people get older they need more time to think about what has been said. Perhaps some physicians are not getting the message. There is a convincing argument for the value of herbal medicine in the modern world. Anyone can read and learn about herbal medicine to get a better understanding about these alternatives.
Each of us has a relationship with nature to develop. You might be a long way off. I was at one time in my life. Then the light went on. All the properties of plants as food and remedies have been nearly obliterated by industrial processing. Also many of us have removed the natural world from our lives. Plants provide the most effective foods, and each plant contains a wide range of phytochemicals (pharmacological constituents) that every leading pharmaceutical company envies. Pharmaceutical companies want what plants have. These companies are part of the rising health costs in this country. Many of these healing plants have a long history of healing diseases over many centuries. Try to be more grounded with Mother Earth.
I am confronted with using herbs on a daily basis. Here is a great example of how I used herbs in a 48 year old female who had multiple small gallstones. She had known she had gallstones for a long time. Her diet was fair. She avoided fatty foods, drank less alcohol than usual and tried to the best of her ability to avoid refined carbohydrates. In the 5 years since her diagnosis she had one mild gallbladder attack (cholecystitis- inflammation of the gall bladder). She did not want surgery even if it was laparoscopic.
The cause of gallstones is unclear. Treatment plans usually involve dissolving the stones, or at least reducing them in size so they can be passed spontaneously. Some tried turpentine oil. This proved unsuccessful. Conventionally, bile acids can reduce and dissolve gallstones with fair success. The drawback to this is that it is a 2 year treatment plan. There are other acids like chenodeoxycholic acid which also provide success.
I knew I could use a combination of herbs to slowly dissolve the stones without the bile acids. It might take time, but I would rather use this approach. I explained the risks and benefits of all methods to reduce or eliminate stones without surgery. I had to think of herbs with alkaloids as well as some digestive herbs. I rarely use herbs as single agents. I love that many herbs have more than one action.
A mixture of the following was used:
1. Marshmellow root 2 parts
2. Fringetree Bark 1 part
3. Goldenseal 1 part
4. Balmony 1 part
5. Boldo 1 part
Drink this as a tea three times a day. When the patient called and said she was fine and passing small stones, I was elated. She had run out of Golden Seal which is an easier herb to obtain, but I changed it to Barberry (which has berberine ) and also added 1 part Meadowsweet. I love Meadowsweet.
When she started to get anxious I utilized a homeopathic remedy by HEEL called Nerviheel as well as Chamomile tea.
Photos: Second Photo: Boldo (Peumus boldus) from Chile
Fourth Photo: Fringebark Tree
Fire Island Bee Correction
Photo credit: Rick Byrd
Photo: Rick Byrd and Todd Erickson (Bee keepers/Bee Hive Installers)
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