December 2021 During these final days of 2021 it is difficult to believe and understand the ongoing challenges of the p(l)andemic that have now extended into two years. My interest and curiosity about the history and background of our field has bored many during my lectures, but I still believe Sir Winston Churchill’s words: “Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” Today, most people hear the news on TV and whether they like our current political leaders or not, are beginning to wonder “what [...]

No Way for a Good Purpose How charitable are foundations? The untouchable aura of generosity surrounds institutions with this form of organization. For some of them, this is a wonderful camouflage to steer the world according to their questionable ideas. The corona crisis offers an abundance of illustrative material for this. Foundations have a good reputation. Thus, most people automatically think of benefactors using their hard-earned money to do good. But is it really like that? Are there really always only [...]

Acupuncture A Plea for Electro-Acupuncture According to Voll; Music of the Dandelion In recent years Electro-Acupuncture According to Voll (EAV) has somewhat fallen into oblivion – similarly to nosodes. However, even through the computer era this method can quickly and inventively support therapists: It helps with diagnostics of among other things chronic seriously ill patients. Examples from 50 years of practice experience prove the efficacy. It has become quiet around Electro-Acupuncture According to Voll (EAV). Nevertheless, as a specialist in general [...]

History of North Carolina Medical Practice Act Changes 'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.' (George Santayana – 1905). In a 1948 speech to the House of Commons, Sir Winston Churchill changed the quote slightly when he paraphrased it: 'Those who fail to learn from history are condemned to repeat it.' Following is a transcript of a recording by John Wilson, MD of Asheville, North Carolina documenting the history of the changes to the Medical Practice Act of North Carolina. My [...]

POINTS OF INTEREST The era of cancer chemotherapy was first developed at the beginning of the 20th century, although it was not originally intended as a cancer treatment. During World War II, naval personnel who were exposed to mustard gas during military action were found to have toxic changes in the bone marrow cells that develop into blood cells. During that same period, the US Army was studying a number of chemicals related to mustard gas to develop more effective agents for war and also develop protective measures. In [...]

Medical Heretics in Munich for IPT/LD Conference: (Medical) Renaissance in Florence Obama Care or NObama Care for medical politics aside, rather than accepting current medical care, what we need is a new Medical Renaissance based on New Biology. Renaissance – Rebirth - is always preceded by heretics who change the “paradigm” of current thinking by challenging the ruling authority. Let me introduce you to one of the original modern medical heretics, Robert S. Mendelsohn, MD. An American pediatrician (1926-1988) who served [...]

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 [...]

We age because of a decline in the hormonal production by the endocrine glands in the body.   In medical school, doctors are taught that hormone imbalances and declines in hormone production occur as an inevitable consequence of aging. This isn’t so. Our hormones don’t decline because we age. Rather, we age because our hormones decline. Understanding this difference is very important.   The key endocrine glands in the body are the hypothalamus, pineal, pituitary, thyroid, thymus, pancreas, ovaries, testes, and adrenals.  All of these glands release hormones into your body’s [...]

Past, Present and Future A History of Point and Medication Testing By Carolyn L. Winsor This is a carefully researched and accurate history of the basic point measurement techniques. Based on the ancient acupuncture meridians and points, moving forward through from the early 1800’s and then into modern day applications, follow the longstanding documented history of our current point and medication testing methods. This article is reformatted from conference lecture notes. Seventeen pages now available in digital PDF format. Again: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to [...]

Prof. Dr. Manfred Porkert (*16.8.1933,  †31.3.2015) Prof. Dr. Manfred Porkert (PHoto: Helga Porkert) Prof. Dr. Manfred Porkert passed away on the 31st of March, 2015. During his last years it became very quiet around him and his residences in France and Italy, and he accepted contact from Germany only occasionally. At one time this was different. However Prof. Porkert’s was a brilliant mind dominant in the spread of Chinese Medicine in Germany and Europe from the 1970’s until the 1990’s. His Curriculum Vitae speaks for itself: He graduated in [...]