CURE Quote
The traditional view (among those who come from cultures that emphasize individualism) is to look within for answers—for pathology or heroism. Modern psychiatry is dispositionally oriented. So are clinical psychology and personality and assessment psychology. Most of our institutions are founded on such a perspective, including law, medicine, and religion. Culpability, illness, and sin, they assume, are to be found within the guilty party,
— Zimbardo, Philip G, The Lucifer effect : understanding how good people turn evil, 2007Archives
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Which Supplements are Healthiest?
If you want to know which supplements are best, there are two independent researchers in the English language world. If you know of another, please tell me. Both publish their methodology, how they evaluate products, and update their methodology on a … Continue reading
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The Rise of Medical Chauvinism
Medical Chauvinism: the belief in one single practice of medicine, excluding all others as alternatives of little value. Chauvinism: “Excessive or prejudiced support for one’s own cause, group, or sex” (gender). Oxford English Dictionary. “undue partiality or attachment to a group … Continue reading
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Miracle Cures vs. Real Cures
“We all labour against our own cure, for death is the cure for all diseases.” Thomas Browne Cures are miracles. Anyone who can cure, is eligible for sainthood. Such is the mystique of cures and curing. But, anyone who claims … Continue reading
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From The Elements of Illness to the Serenity Gap
To cure illness, we must study the elements of illness. There are three basic elements: illness, injury, and blockage as illustrated in this diagram. Illness Element: an active element of illness consists of a cause and its consequences – the signs and … Continue reading
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I Can’t Make it Out to Work Today, I’ve got Two Colds and a Flu
I won’t make it out to work today, I’ve got two colds and a flu, I’m sniffing and sneezing, My head’s all stuffed up. And now I’m hot, and cold too. My body is aching, My bones they are creaking, I’m … Continue reading
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