Points of Interest In amongst the “Special Mention” and “Of Interest” items for this Issue of “The Bridge”, the facts and theories about the number of deaths among natural and holistic doctors continue to be bandied about on a number of websites and within the media (alternative and even some mainstream). While attending the ACIM conference in Florida in September I was surprised and curious about a number of well known cancer and natural docs who were accompanied by bodyguards. It kind of threw me when one of our [...]

February 2017 As I’ve thought about and grieved the loss of Prof. Dr. Ivan Engler in recent days, I once again became retrospective about the changes in this marvelous field of complementary medicine that we share. As I watched the Grammy’s the other night I was engrossed by the beautiful music of John Legend while they presented the names of those we lost over the past year. Typical stuff in so many ways. But then they mentioned Pete Fountain. From within my era, training and love of music I [...]

Date: 22 April 2016 From: Ted Cole, DO, OIRF Medical Advisor RE: UVLRX mentioned in Vol. 12, Issue #4 Through the years I have been a strong proponent of Ultraviolet Blood Irradiation, and have used several machines with excellent results. The new unit by UVLrx Therapeutics is quite intriguing, but also has some areas of concern. The machine is currently being used under an IRB. I have been part of a few IRB studies, and I can attest that good results in an IRB does not automatically result in [...]

Some Comments and a Dilemma Regarding UVLRX First A Statement of Policy from OIRF The OIRF Instrumentation Policy Occidental Institute Research Foundation is a non-profit research organization. The instrumentation recommendations of this organization are based on thorough testing to determine efficacy, quality, pricing, availability, service and support. All instrumentation is sold at or below German factory (export) prices to assist our Affiliates in obtaining the best product for their needs at the best possible price. Longtime OIRF supporters consider us as the "Consumer Reports" of [...]

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As Occidental Institute has worked, struggled and survived through 43 years of research and education in the fields of Acupuncture (TCM) and Biological Medicine we have witnessed, and often participated in, several cycles of acceptance and persecution that have directly affected patients, practitioners and educators. Within the Naturopathic community we have seen a strong shift to “prescribing”. Studying is done, exams are taken and that coveted permission to prescribe medications, supplements and homeopathics is achieved. In many ways this is closer to the traditional practices of the German Heilpraktikers. [...]

Environmental Pollution and Environmental Illnesses Therapy Possibilities Practice Applications for OIRF Director’s Notes and Comments This is an addendum to the preceding article. Please follow this link tosee the full article by Olaf Schultz-Friese, HP 1) Colon-Hydro Therapy: CHT is not an OIRF recommended method However, CHT has some excellent, specific and highly effective applications Long term constipation can be handled in a number of different ways including: CHT Enemas (more gentle than CHT) Guided use of Epsom Salts Application of some of the Mayr principles Base powders Etc. [...]

Guest Editorial Two virus newsmakers, Ebola in 2014 and measles in 2015, both appear to be on the wane. Ebola is notably having a drop in its fatality rate, and there is no apparent explanation. Physicians who work for the international medical group Doctors Without Borders have observed that a higher percentage of treated patients are surviving Ebola – 50% instead of a 40% survival seen in 2014. Although there is a greater organization administering hydration and other noncurative measures, workers do not believe that this explains the improved [...]

Now, as we prepare to launch into Dr. Simon Yu’s article on a “Time to Die” I ask your forbearance for yet a few more comments from me – your newsletter editor and OIRF director. As Dr. Yu mentions first thing, “Death and dying is a touchy subject.” You’ve all read my rants about how we are losing the “old rabbits” of Biological Medicine with the passing of so many great practitioners and researchers. Our field of medicine is no longer “sparkly new” – for example the history of [...]

January 2015 In view of our continued emphasis on devices and instrument assisted methods following the discontinuation of so many homeopathic and natural remedies, here once again is a copy of our instrumentation policies. It is worth repeating since sales of devices represent our biggest fund raising activity for OIRF, and also because of our commitment to providing you with the information you need to make an informed decision about purchases. As stated in those policies, our recommendations are based not just on the claimed function of the device, [...]