What's New on IJHC (May 2009)

Editorial Musings     

IN THIS ISSUE OF IJHC     
Daniel J. Benor, MD, Editor in Chief     

Editorial of Editor     
Listening from Within the Heart     
Martina Steiger, ThD     

In a world that is mainly characterized by doing, by results and measurable accomplishments, and by doing more and more in a shorter period of time, 'Being' remains a largely foreign notion. Often we will hear people talk about “doing nothing,” which may include watching television or surfing the net, according to their definition.  Is that truly doing nothing and is that equal to being? 

The true “doing nothing” actually denotes a rather active state of consciousness, the sense of BEING, of experiencing, of a sense of keen awareness…

For now, let us examine only one aspect of this complex, yet also paradoxically simple and conscious art, namely ‘Deep Listening’ or ‘Listening from within the Heart.' … I have personally encountered that many times when strangers open up to me and tell me personal stories, only to end the conversation with the statement, “I don’t know why I’m telling you this since I don’t even know you.”  If you have ever heard a similar comment, you probably created and entered this sacred space with another person at that time…

Research

Healing: A Theory Based on Intentionality
Rothlyn P. Zahourek, PhD, PMHCNS-BC, AHN-BC

Remarkable Recoveries

Scleroderma: My Path to Healing
Ellen Marie Schweickart

A Journey of Healing from Crohn’s Disease, Using Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)
Patsy Anthony-Green

A Journey of Healing with My Knee, Using Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)
by Patsy Anthony-Green

Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) for Traumatic Brain Injury
Gary Craig, EFT Founder

Living with Life Challenges

Prescription: Humor Healing
Pam Lacko 

Variations on the Theme of Healing

Wholistic Approaches

OPEN ACCESS - MAY
Healing Humanity with Homeopathy: Homeopathy for epidemics, collective trauma and endemic diseases
Harry van der Zee, MD
Abstract:
Homeopathy has proven to be a potent and effective system for healing individuals because individualizing each case is the essence to its methodology. Homeopathy’s greatest asset, though, appears to be in individualizing treatments for larger totalities, such as epidemic diseases. There are impressive historic examples of such broader applications of homeopathy the 20th century. This article presents early, pilot explorations of these possibilities in today's world, extending homeopathic interventions to address endemic chronic diseases and collective psychological trauma as well as epidemic diseases. This approach would bring homeopathy into its fuller potentials and would allow use of the Law of Similars on which it is based to bring healing to ]the present crises produced by humanity that threaten the survival of all living organisms on our planet, and possibly the continued viability of our host planet as a home for life as we know it..

Student and healee experiences of healing
 
A MEDICAL STUDENT OBSERVATION IN A NATUROPATHIC PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE
Jeeshan Persaud, Medical Student

Poetry, The Creative Arts and Humor are Healing

An Artist’s Vision
Sue Coleman

Wholistic News Reviews
Larry Lachman, PsyD

Traditional, complementary, alternative, and psycho-social modalities of treatment
Larry Lachman, PsyD

Mild cognitive impairment may be prevented by a Mediterranean diet

Better results, less stress, if infertile couples seeking treatment get along well with one another

Drinking green tea promotes healthy gums

Psychosomatic Illnesses Increase for Kids Who Are Consistently Bullied At School

 

Book Reviews

Lombardo, Tom. (ed.)  After Shocks: The Poetry of Recovery for Life-Shattering Events

David Korten. The Great Turning: From Empire to Earth Community

The Pear Proposition: Scientific Study of Consciousness-Related Physical Phenomena.

Philip Yancey and Dr. Paul Brand, The Gift of Pain: Why we hurt and what we can do about it

Sandra Ingerman. Shamanic Journeying: A beginner's guide

Mehmet Oz, MD with Ron Arias and Lisa Oz. Healing from the Heart: A Leading Surgeon combines Eastern and Western Traditions to Create the Medicine of the Future

Gary Chapman. The Heart of the Five Love Languages

Rajan Sankaran. The Soul of Remedies

Rajan Sankaran. The Spirit of Homeopathy, 3rd ed