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 Cancer Management and Alternative Medicine
Homeopathy
Homeopathy is an old and respected medical discipline which has regard for the wisdom of the body. It utilizes medicines which stimulate the immune system to bring about healing. Some of modern medical methodologies are based upon the principles of homeopathy. An example of this is the present day treatment of allergies with minute doses of the offending substance or the substance to which the patient is allergic. Also, today's vaccines given against infectious diseases use diluted preparations of killed bacteria or other disease-causing organisms. These treatments stimulate the production of antibodies which are specific antagonists to the particular disease being protected against. In homeopathy this principle is referred to as the "Law of Similars." Drugs or natural substances which in high doses produce a specific set of symptoms are used in minute doses or high dilutions to bring about resolution of not only the symptoms but the underlying condition. This system depends upon the stimulation of the body's defenses and brings about basic healing rather than simply the suppression of symptoms, such as is brought about by steroids and anti-inflammatory drugs, for example. Because of the small doses and/or high dilutions used, homeopathic medicines are far safer than the potent drugs used in current allopathic (conventional) medical practice. We do not claim this or any modality discussed here to be a cure for cancer or any other disease. However, some homeopathic preparations have been useful in ridding the body of toxic substances or underlying conditions which compromise the immune system and delay healing.
Psychological Maintenance
There are psychological aspects and influences which affect virtually every disease known to man, and cancer is certainly no exception. How one deals with stress has been shown to be an important factor in the development of illness and the body's response to that illness. This subject is discussed in detail under "Cancer Personality."
In our facility, we try to help each patient cope with his/her disease in all of these areas and to replace hopelessness with hope. This must be done, of course, without holding out false hope to the patient. To assist in this process, professional psychological counseling is available in our office on a daily basis.
Conventional medicine has just recently begun to recognize the connection between the mind and the immune system. This field of study has been termed psychoneuroimmunology. It is an extremely important aspect of a healthy immune system and freedom from disease.
Unfortunately, the knowledge discussed here regarding stress, attitude, emotional and spiritual factors does not lend itself to FDA-mandated NCI-sponsored, double-blinded, placebo-controlled scientific studies. Hence, this lack of understanding on the part of the cancer establishment, whether deliberate or through oversight (I hardly think it to be through stupidity), has contributed hugely to the establishment's shortage of positive results. Only when Cancer Inc. is willing to take into consideration all aspects of this multifaceted disease will they begin to make real progress in its eradication.
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Monday - Thursday 9am to 5pm
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Reno Integrative Medical Center
6110 Plumas Suite B
Reno, NV 89509
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