the fact that the united states has no leverage in cuba makes that country so much better than other central american countries where the US has free reign, like the dominican republic or mexico.

It was my intent  to direct my above comment to Admin by using the Flag as Offensive. It has somehow been inadvertantly posted for all to see. Now I feel Like the boy who cried wolf.

To ANH  - I agree with what you are saying in your topic. I am just wondering about whether or not we should be using WonderCafe for professional work.

anh, just curious:  what are the differences between a homeopathic vaccination and the modern vaccinations we encounter at our doctor's office?  are these vaccinations readily available in canada?  if so, can we just ask for them?  if not, why not?  for example, the flu vaccine, i heard, upon asking is available without mercury. 

in your opinion, are we nearing a time that we should be lobbying for homeopathic medicine to be covered under our healthcare system?  personally, i think with the shortage of doctors and so many people willing to make the switch, its time has come.  do you think the government would ever allow the people the choice under healthcare? 

sorry for the bombardment of questions, but this topic is a real interest of mine.

i'll wait for your response before i flood you with any more questions *lol*

j

My biggest problem with "Homeopathic Healing" is that there are no government controls on the practise at all.

Any crook or con can cobble up a fake degree and go into the homeopathic business.

This does not imply that all homeopaths are crooks. Some actually believe what they are doing and are educated. Nor does it imply that Homeopathy helps nobody - proper nutrition and the Placebo Effect can do wonders sometimes.

Ironclad rule number 1 that you can be absolutely sure of - Homeopathy cannot cure cancer. No matter who it is or what they say, they will just rip you off if they claim they can.

- The same rule goes for Spina Bifida, any congenital disease, or anything that is fatal.

You might call me a skeptic.

i gotta disagree with you on one point...  there are lots of 'natural' things that can harm you if you don't know what you are doing. 

for example, st johns wort is bandied about as a natural cure for depression... however, if you don't know any better, it can cause you to miscarry a pregnancy.  just because it is 'natural' doesn't mean that you can just go for it.

the one that finally convinced me that homeopathic medication could be more dangerous than good was echinacea... i have multiple sclerosis, and even when i specifically asked about taking it for a cold with preexisting MS, was told that it wasn't an issue.   i asked my neurologist about it, and he laughed and said that either echinacea is a huge sham, or the naturopath i was talking to had no idea what MS was.  either way, it didn't look good for naturopaths, from where i sat.

huh?

hey sighs,  i was trying to find where i would have concluded that natural things are not capable of harming, but i couldn't.  so, just to set the record straight, i couldn't agree with you more .  the misguided use of medication pendulem swings both ways.  not just toward modern medicine, but toward traditional medicine as well.  there are plenty of "natural" things that are harmful if misprescribed and some things that are not prescribed.  grapefruit juice ("natural") can cause many meds not to work properly.  antibiotics (modern)  causes the birth control pill to be ineffective.  thus, i agree with you wholeheartedly.

you have had your issues with homeopathic doctors and i have had my issues with "modern" doctors.  my grandmother's doctor messes up her meds all the time.  to the point were the pharmacist refuses to fill prescriptions because of the harmful potential of conflicting medicines.  needless to say she has discontinued seeing this doctor.

my obgyn didn't catch the issues with my first pregnancy that my chiropractor did.  i would also advise any pregnant woman to avoid any and all medicines.  i even stopped spraying my homemade lavender air refresher during my pregnancies.  i must admit though, i did take my materna vitamin and salmon oil everyday while i was pregnant.

thankfully, my children's doctor is fantastic.  she doesn't over medicate and accepts the use of both medicines.

it also helps if you do your own research.  sometimes it just helps to be your own doctor.  investigate everything.

hope that sets the record straight

j

Yeah! There is an old saying: "Sins are just good things carried too far." Balance is very important, isn't it?

They are what can be called sins of commission, or trespasses. Then there are sins of ommission: The good things we have left undone, or not taken far enough. In my opinion, this includes the greatest number of sins, by far. Who among us has not "left undone the things we ought to have done" as Pauls puts it.

THE CALL TO ALL OF US IS TO PREACH, TEACH AND HELP TO HEAL THE WHOLE PERSON, BEGINNING WITH THE SELF.

Over the years, inspired by the call of Jesus, the great physician, not just to preach, teach but to heal, I have been, and still am, involved in promoting total, or holistic, health of soma (body), psyche (mind) and pneuma (spirit). Check out what Paul writes in 2 Thessalonians 5:23.

Inspiration also came from the writings of holistic thinkers--for example, Leslie D. Weatherhead (Psychology, Religion and Healing), Harry Emmerson Fosdick (The Three Meanings--Prayer, Faith and Service), Carl Jung (Modern Man In Search of his Soul), Carl Menninger (Whatever Became of Sin) and others--

BTW, to carry out this program at the churches I served we worked with medical doctors, chiropractors, homeopaths and others in the healing arts, including nutritionists, clergy and lay spiritual healers. We also connected with a number of AA programs.