The regulation of pH values inside and outside the cells is an essential prerequisite for the function of the enzymatic controlled metabolism processes of our organism. However, the relationship from acid to base is not only of importance for a healthy metabolism, but also determines the structure and function of proteins, the permeability of cell membranes, the distribution of electrolytes as well as the function of the connective tissue. On the basis of current scientific knowledge levels, long-term disturbances of the natural acid-base balance are increasingly observed as a [...]
All energetic therapies have a similar goal and affect the same systems. Whether the modality used is light, sound, physical force, or some form of electromagnetic energy, the process is the same. This paper will describe a method of acupressure that can be used to enhance any form of energetic therapy. Acupuncture is thousands of years old, with acupressure being a more recent innovation. The basis of the approach described here is to use acupressure prior to an energetic therapy to help clear meridian blockages in order to enhance [...]
Proposal: Using diagnostic Electro-Acupuncture as a tool to understand the relationship between homeopathic medicine and traditional Chinese medicine: specifically, the importance of indicator drops and causal chains of reaction in demonstrating the human system of energetic controls of health. I would like to throw this subject out for discussion among the Members of Occidental Institute. I am proposing that diagnostic Electro-Acupuncture offers us the best opportunity to observe the workings of our energetic physiology. The human being appears to have two distinct systems of physiology: one biochemical and one [...]
In Memoriam Dr. Walter D. Sturm (BEd, DAcu, PhD, HMD) * November 23, 1944 † July 5, 2004 Walter was a big bear of a guy with a heart of gold. “The boss” ... He loved life, lived it very full, and has without question left his mark on this planet. He was kind and passionate in a Walter sort of way. He pushed boundaries and accepted challenges, and to paraphrase another famous person – “went where no others have gone before”. (Star Trek's [...]
“You cannot grow daisies in cement” “As the soil is, so the seed grows” All biological life requires a certain environment to thrive. The more suitable this environment to the species the stronger and the better quality of life. There are various specific characteristics required by the milieu of any given species and man is not an exception to this rule. It is interesting to observe that during an epidemic such as the flu, not everyone succumbs. Why is that? Unfortunately, Louis Pasteur proposed the theory of dis-ease based [...]

