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Issue 45 September 1999

Pain – Relationship Between Body and Psyche by Sue Green In this article I would like to propose a wandering around the question of living with physical pain. There is room for reserving judgement on what physical pain actually is – the most highly qualified experts cannot ultimately be sure how far physical pain is precisely physical and how far it is related to other things, psychosomatic conditions for example, or a lateral and indefinable response to an aspect of our environmental conditions.

OH Cards: The Game of Inner Vision by Janine Moore If you need an ice-breaker in a room full of strangers, open up a deck of OH cards. According to their creator Ely Raman, “The cards will get people talking and you won’t be strangers for long”.

Oils to the Rescue in Egypy by Susanna White There was an accident just waiting to happen. Sloppy tour guides abandoning us in temperatures of over 40 degrees and dodgy coaches. Thank goodness I’d brought my essential oils!

Essential Oils from the Tibetan Shangri-La by Jolanta Basnyet My main purpose of this year’s visit to India and Nepal was to re-discover and explore in greater depth the area of essential oils, the availability and quality of natural raw materials for the extraction of essential oils and first and foremost their efficacy when applied in treating different conditions.

The Principles of Ayurveda by Liliana Stringer We consist of the Universe and vice versa. The philosophical system that is the basis of the Vedanta is not so difficult to understand because it rings a bell within everyone’s soul. That the world is an alive and creative force has been the foundation of all known philosophical systems, including early science.

The Dangers of Dental Amalgam Fillings by Bernie Williams Mercury exposure of most people with fillings was found to exceed government health standards and levels found to cause adverse health effects.

My Story – Mercury Amalgam Filling Removal by Kerry Burrows To do it or not to do it, that is the question. Whether tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous mercury and amalgam or take arms against a sea of harmful vapour and by a dental operation, end them?

Mercury Madness by Sheila Bailey Imagine seeing a horror movie where the characters slowly become mentally and physically ill for no obvious reason and there appears to be no available cure for any of their mysterious symptoms. Although most of us know from experience that fact can sometimes be stranger than fiction, it’s sad that my friend’s life was almost ruined through a similar scenario which affected most of her adult life through no fault of her own.

Kahi Loa – Traditional Hawai’ian Healing Massage by Cornelia Biegler A healer and homoeopath, I had began to wonder if somewhere there was a healing system in existence that involved a hands-on approach, and provided individuals with an empowering philosophy at the same time. In search of this system which was untypical of the many therapies available, my search took me as far afield as South East Asia, Australia and India, but remained inconclusive. Then, in early 1996 something unusual happened that would change my life . . .

Regular contributors and listings

Editorial by Sandra Goodman, Ph.D.

How to Make Decisions by Sheldon Litt, Ph.D.

Homeopathic Case Studies: A Barn Door Case by Dr Angela Jones

Integrated Medicine: Integration: Malign or Benign  by Leon Chaitow

Nutritional Approaches: A Case of Multiple Sclerosis by June Butlin

Mind the Body, Embody the Mind: The Body – A User's Manual by Joël Carbonnel

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Letters to the Editor

Research Database Updates – Alternative Medicine; Heart; Nutritional Status

Training Colleges, Schools and Centres  UK     US

Complementary Practitioner Listing

Diary/Calendar of Events