14 August 2018 Dear Colleagues, Friends and Supporters of the former Occidental Institute, It has now been several weeks since the doors of Occidental Institute Research Foundation made that final closing “kathunk” and freed me from all its business and corporate obligations and responsibilities. Although they tell me I’m supposed to be “retired” I haven’t been idle. It does however take time and some thoughtful introspection to look at the future possibilities and consider how I will go forward into this next chapter of my life. During these weeks [...]
No word in the English language elicits as much fear as CANCER. If our parents had cancer, then the traditional thinking is that it is genetic, and we are thus susceptible. Yet my parents smoked cigarettes, ate red meat daily, and did not exercise. If we have a pain in the body that does not go away in a few days, we worry about cancer. If it takes longer than usual to get over a cold or flu, we worry about cancer. There is a [...]
History of Light Therapy Light, color and crystals in 3,000 BC . . . The medical benefits of the light and energy of the sun, color and crystals were first recognized several thousands of years ago. Doctors and natural healers from almost every major culture around the world have used precious and semi-precious gemstones within their healing modalities. In Egypt, Greece, China, India, Persia they were highly valued in the medical field. The Mayans, Incas, Tibetans, North American Indians, Daoist Chinese and East Indian Ayurvedics are all recorded as [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]

