November 2023 My dear Colleagues and Friends, What an adventure! For the first time in four years, I made the pilgrimage journey to Baden-Baden, Germany to participate in the annual Medicine Week Congress. For me, traveling by myself with no group and no set schedule for extra meetings, it was almost a holiday. I had the opportunity to visit with several colleagues from former times now that we can also be friends without the formality of business responsibilities. I visited briefly at Medical Electronics in Rheinau (still an interesting [...]

A Chronological History of the Occidental Institute Research Foundation 1972 Doors open in Weston (Toronto), Ontario, Canada Traditional Acupuncture School Publication of Extension Training Program 1975 Move to Montreal, P. Québec, Canada Traditional Acupuncture School Publication of Master of Acupuncture Program 1978 Move to Miami, Florida Start of traditional acupuncture resident training programs Introduction of MORA Therapy to North America Sponsor first Clinic and Lecture Tour to Germany Sponsored first North American seminars for: Dr. Hartwig Schuldt (EAV) Dr. Franz Morell (MORA/BEV) Mr. Erich Rasche (Med-Tronik) Mr. Hans Brügemann [...]

Occidental Institute Celebrates 40 Years Advocating Biological Medicine Abstract: Occidental Institute was founded in 1972 as a traditional Chinese acupuncture training organization. In spite of harassment from the medical authorities, it has developed into an internationally recognized research and support organization for practitioners of biological medicine. Finally settling in Penticton, British Columbia Canada, under the corporate structure of a nonprofit research foundation, Occidental Institute is able to continue acting as an information and technology bridge linking Germany with English speaking practitioners around the world. In [...]

Some Thoughts on Heart Disease. We all know what conventional medicine believes are the causes of heart disease. Usually it is not interested enough to ask the question. Non-conventional medicine also has its own belief systems. I would like to suggest another model for the causes of heart disease – a mechanical one. Whenever we think of heart disease, we conjure thoughts of dental and tonsillar foci, nutritional insufficiency and supplementation, diets, kidney disorders, and such like. I want to propose a structural cause for heart disease, and another [...]

“I call upon our aches and pains for assistance; for they are our friends, and give good counsel.” - Goethe (1749-1842) In November of 2003 I attended an OIRF tour that included a two-day seminar with Dr. Heinrich Kremer, MD. One of the many statements of Dr. Kremer’s that impacted me during his presentations was his realization that, after eight and a half years of doing research for pharmaceutical interests, “all autoimmune illnesses and cancers were caused by toxins.” Dr. Kremer further stated that the body’s number one priority [...]

Biophysical Therapy of Allergies by Peter Schumacher, M.D. Using many years of well-documented, successfully treated case histories and his experience gained in private pediatric practice, the author is able to demonstrate that allergies can be healed completely when they are recognized as a biophysical phenomenon and treated according to the laws of biophysics. Based on the substantive concept of “bioresonance therapy”, this book elaborates extensively and systematically on the foundation and practice of the biophysical “elimination” of allergies – that is to say, without chemicals or the stress resultant [...]

Our Honored Founding Medical Director Dr. Sturm’s contributions to the field of biological medicine began in the late 1960’s. The list of firms, methods and remedies that he introduced to North America, and around the world in all English speaking countries, is extensive. It shows his dedication to finding and teaching the best and most effective methods, and his obsession with “keeping the field clean”. Without Dr. Sturm so many methods and therapies in the field of biological medicine would be unknown in the English speaking world – or [...]

In the early 1970’s I had a problem that required medical attention, so I went to the Cleveland Clinic Hospital which was considered to be one of the most prestigious hospitals in America. I was treated for about a year and was given various types of antibiotics. One day my physician came to me and said “today we’re going to give you the strongest antibiotic that we have. You can drink alcohol, or whatever, and it will not affect the antibiotic”. Having just turned twenty-one and being told that [...]

What’s this MAYR®-Cure thing all about? The MAYR®-Cure (pronounced as “mire”, not “mayor”) is the famous intestinal therapy from Europe. What is it? For starters, it’s a total inner body cleansing and rejuvenation process. It’s a natural and holistic approach. It gives patients the ability to regain good looks — a cosmetic thing. It’s all of those, and much more than that. As the first ever North American to become a fully-trained Mayr Physician, I am delighted to tell you more . . . Franz Xaver Mayr, was born [...]

The Root of Your Problems - CHEW, CHEW, CHEW. The simplest therapies are often the best. Everyone gets caught up administering remedies and therapies that provide instant gratification to their patients. Let’s face it, its easy to do. However, sometimes the simplest solution, the one requiring no drugs, or medications, is the best. It involves convincing the patient to take responsibilities for their own actions, and of modifying bad habits that are causing their health problems. What is interesting, is that the root of a vast number of health [...]