CURE Quote
“During the early part of World War II, GIs treated with penicillin had to save all their urine so that the penicillin which had been excreted in their urine could be recovered and then used to treat other GIs with life threatening wound infections. If one only considered the penicillin that was excreted in the urine and not the benefits that the GI had in having his infection cured by penicillin, one could sneer that penicillin’s only function was to give the GI expensive urine. I
— Andrew W. Saul PH.D., Orthomolecular Treatment of Chronic Disease: 65 Experts on Therapeutic and Preventive Nutrition, 2014-
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Theory of Cure: A History
The cause is proven by a cure. In 2016, I was working to update the book Healthicine, the Arts and Sciences of Health and Healthiness, which had been published several years before when I realized I could not find a useful … Continue reading
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What Means “Cured”?
“In theory, theory and practice are the same, in practice, they are not.” – unknown theorist. Theory of Cure An illness consists of a set of present causes and the negative consequence of those causes. An illness element consists of … Continue reading
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The Supplement Problem is Not What We Think
“Treat symptoms, Improve Healthiness, Cure Illness” The suggestion that the government bureaucracies should regulate supplements like they regulate drugs. This concept can be caused by simplified view that often leads to misunderstanding:
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How to CURE any (curable) problem, and Know it is Cured
Usually, we think of curing an illness or a disease, but we often use the word cure for other problems. We might wish to find a ‘Cure’ for Turkey’s Ills, or claim that Rube Goldberg found the cure for self-isolation boredom or cure the quarantine … Continue reading
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Do Communities have “Spirits?”
To have, or to be, that is the question. Do communities have spirits? Or are they spirits? Image from the book by Zygmunt Bauman. What is a community? What is “not” a community? Is there a “black community” in the … Continue reading
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