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Natural healing — in theory and practice

Prashant Shivanand Shah

Abstract
Today we have been ingrained into believing that our health depends on doctors, medicines and the
healthcare industry; whereas the truth is that our health depends more on our lifestyle, diet, emotions
and constitution. If we understand this simple truth, we can learn to restore and maintain our health
by our own efforts and, except in extreme cases, we shall not need to consult a doctor. Here you learn
how to awaken your own inner doctor.

In continuation sciences in the previous article, here we offer
the second article titled, ‘Natural Healing’. In
In the July issue of NAMAH in ‘Holistic the next issue we shall write on the Biochemic
Healing and Alternative Therapies’, we remedies of Dr. Schuessler that show how
asked, can alternative therapy deliver the this method serves as an alternative therapy.
kind of results that modern medicine fails
to deliver? Is there a flaw in the method Contents
of modern science? Is the primary aim
of medical science to serve the ailing 1. The modern approach in medicine
humanity, or is it to promote technology 2. What is so wrong with treating symptoms?
and business? 3. Where exactly is the problem?
4. The holistic and the specialised approaches
Then we concluded that modern science 5. A disease in terms of toxaemia and the
works on the basis of reductionism – that is, vital force
it lowers the level of the search (the depth) 6. Aren’t germs and bacteria the causes of
and replaces it with increased complexity disease?
and data (surface). As a result, our medical 7. The fundamental steps of natural healing
practitioners are unable to appreciate the 8. If natural healing is so simple, why isn’t
higher-level solutions that are provided everyone doing it?
by alternative therapies. They consider the 9. How to detoxify the body
alternatives to be just too simple to be true. 10. How to avoid generating toxins
Continuing the description of the holistic 11. Some good eating habits

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