Passages, Links and Points of Interest October 2022 Catharine Isabell Winsor April 8, 1921* - Sept. 28, 2022† Since closing OIRF in June 2018, my employment status and work has been described as “supposed-to-be-retired” and I have happily continued regular – if shortened – working hours in my tiny home office as Praxis2Practice. Those of you who had met and knew my Mom Catharine can appreciate the deep bond that we shared on many levels (roommates for the last 18 years, mentor, proof [...]
How Well Do Antihistamines and Mast Cell Stabilizers Help with COVID-19? With severe COVID-19 courses there is an overreaction of the immune system with an uncontrolled over production of inflammation mediators, a so called cytokine storm.[1] At the same time mast cells play a central role. Mast cells belong to the white blood cells and are of particular importance for non-specific immune defence. Mast cells become active as a reaction to contact with disease-causing agents like viruses, bacteria or parasites as [...]
An Alternative Medicine Perspective For once, let’s look at the current virus epidemic from the perspective of alternative medicine. Even if we set aside some peculiarities in connection with the new virus and/or its variants in this consideration, then there are still some things which stand out that should make you think. At the beginning of the outbreak, the public around the world was warned about a new pathogen primarily life threatening for people over 80 years of age or with [...]
May 2022 These have been dramatic times. The pandemic seems to be easing until the next scare-tactic takes over the media narrative, the war in the Ukraine, the terrible loss of life to senseless shootings in Buffalo, NY and Uvalde, TX along with out of control politics and economics leaves each of us wondering how we can regain control of the craziness. Every day I remember that comment overheard at one of my online conferences that the only difference between a conspiracy theory and a conspiracy is usually only [...]
Rhetoric, Politics, History and Points to Ponder 09 February 2022 These are interesting and maddening times, are they not? But times of change – those moments of Kairos – are certainly never easy to participate in. In recent weeks I’ve had several reminders of the past and of the history that have once again compelled me to put my fingers to the keyboard and “spit it out” as the old saying goes. On the day I began writing, I was filled with optimism. In spite of the promise that [...]

