It seems the past months have been sad ones as we have lost more of the “old rabbits” of our field. For some mystical reason we are seeing ever more losses of those who have been the innovators and the guiding lights of biological medicine. In this issue it is my sad duty to inform you about the passing of two more great men, Dr. med. Dieter Hager and the engineer Erich Rasche. Such losses seem to lend me words along with the tears. We have lost so many [...]

pH Balancing as Preventive Medical Wisdom FUNDAMENTALS pH (Power of Hydrogen) is a scale of acidity from 0 to 14. It tells how acidic or alkaline (basic) a substance is. The lower the pH, the more acidic is the solution. The higher the pH, the more alkaline is the solution. Substances which are not acidic or alkaline (neutral) usually have a pH of 7, the pH of pure water at 25°C. Acids have a pH less than 7. Alkalis have a pH greater than 7. (reference B-E-TA) HISTORY The [...]

A Conversation between Carolyn and Ted Ted: Although I wanted to write a nice long beautiful article about our experiences with the AMSAT, instead I find myself sending you a sort of diary about the trials and tribulations of being a clinician. These are just some of the things that happen in life, and I suppose we just have to cope with it. Hopefully our members can take some consolation and instruction from these recent experiences. I have found out one very important thing about the AMSAT unit: it [...]

A special chronological report on our 2007 “Medicine Week” Group tour to Germany SUNDAY (October 28th):  All of the tour participants met at our Frankfurt hotel this evening for an informal welcome reception. Many North Americans had to leave on Saturday to get to Germany today, due to North Atlantic flight schedules and losing time zones. Because delegates joined us from different countries, everyone made their own airline arrangements. This year we were a very small group for our 34th Tour program. There were only eight of us all [...]

Low Protein versus High Protein Diets: Their Effects on the body's pH levels. Abstract It is the argument of this paper that a low protein, low carbohydrate diet is health promoting, while current high protein diets can be injurious to health. The findings in this paper are drawn from a literature based survey on pH levels – the balance of acid and alkaline within the body – and the contribution that diet may make either to disease or to the promotion of health. Debates about [...]

A special chronological report on our 2006 “Medicine Week” Group tour to Germany SUNDAY (October 29th):  Most of the ten tour participants met at our Frankfurt hotel this evening for an informal welcome reception. Many North Americans had to leave on Saturday to get to Germany today, due to North Atlantic flight schedules and losing time zones. Because delegates joined us from different countries, everyone made their own airline arrangements. Although our limit was twenty-five participants, this tour was much smaller than we anticipated, as compared to previous tours [...]

Labeling cholesterol as the cause of cardiovascular disease is one day going to be viewed as a medical catastrophe. It is not only wrongly accused of being directly related to the cause of death of millions of people each year but it is also targeted as something that is to be sought, hunted and destroyed like a growing cancer. But nothing could be further from the truth: at least that’s not what the research dictates. One needs to realize that cholesterol is absolutely vital to health. Being a high [...]

pH definition: symbol for the logarithm of the reciprocal of the H+ ion concentration. I just completed teaching a seminar where I was interrupted by a young lady who desperately needed to try and impress me (and the audience) with how much she knew about the cause of disease. It seems she had read a book that explained “Everyone” knows and believes that death is caused by the presence of free radicals. She proceeded to ask me if I believed that to be so – and of course I [...]

Dear OIRF Members: Following is a copy of the information and instruction sheet that I use concerning the alkalizing mineral powder (called Bio Terrain) I recommend to my patients. We all know that almost everyone in this modern day world is primarily acidic and needs to reduce that acidity to assist with all of our diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. For those patients that are “not too bad” (not overly acidic) I find this basic approach works very well prior to other stronger treatment methods. I have found that attention [...]

Stinking Thinking and Its Effect On Health and Well-Being  As you think, so you are; as you are, so you think. All too often, we tend to dichotomize what occurs in the mind and body; not recognizing that events in either sphere have a profound and total effect on the whole. In this article, I will endeavor to present some ideas and perceptions I have observed over my years of practice, and then relate them to some of the concepts of Classical Acupuncture and simple Existentialism. As a source [...]