CURE Quote
Between 1843 and 1845 the Worcester State Hospital in Massachusetts claimed a cure rate of 82 to 90 percent. What these statistics really mean, in modern terms, remains cloudy.
— Kent, Deborah, Snake pits, talking cures, & magic bullets : a history of mental illness, 2003Archives
Monthly Archives: November 2015
How Wide is Health? How deep? How tall?
For a limited time, I have dropped the Kindle price for the book Introduction to Healthicine to $2.99. Click the image to get your copy at this special price (unfortunately for Canadians – that’s a price in American dollars. Amazon does … Continue reading
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The Health and Healthiness of Waste and Inefficiency
Last weekend I attended the Parkland Conference where I listened to the keynote speaker, Alex Himelfarb, explain the three laws of Austerity: Austerity is toxic. Austerity limits our view of what is possible. Austerity is not inevitable, it is the result of … Continue reading
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Cure Ignorance: Myths and Realities about Cures
There are many myths about cures. But, the myths about cures are not about alternative medicines, not about forbidden medicines, not about snake oil salesmen. Many myths about cures arise from cure simple ignorance. There are two types of cure ignorance. … Continue reading
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Healthicines Cure Unhealthiness, Medicines Cure Illness, Symptomicines don’t Cure
Do you need a medicine, or a healthicine? Are you sick? Or are you suffering from a severe unhealthiness? Healthicines cure unhealthiness. Medicines cure illness. Symptomicines don’t cure anything – they mask symptoms.
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The Invisibility of Illness: The Healthicine Creed
Do you have an invisible illness? Do you know someone who has an invisible illness? What is an invisible illness? InvisibleIllnessWeek says that most chronic illnesses are invisible and estimates that “Approximately 96% of people who live with an illness have … Continue reading
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