Lucian Eyers © 2011
We understand drugs have the capacity to harm or heal. We know taking drugs for medical reasons is socially acceptable opposed to using them for pleasure. It is true that narcotics can allow us to visit spiritual planes in the same way meditation will. However, the danger taking this route is addiction, pressure on the heart and the destruction of cells. It is important to mention that if you are of a positive state of mind your experience will be different than if you are negative. It is the difference of experiencing heaven or hell. Practising meditation will clear your mind and answer many questions you may have. It is the corner stone in achieving a state of oneness and spiritual enlightenment.
What are we doing wrong?
Because of greed and ignorance the world has become awash with manufactured chemicals that are harming us and the planet.
Everything we need to remain healthy and in balance is naturally available to us. Yet chemicals pollute our air in the form of fossil fuel emissions; our drinking water is laced with fluoride which is highly poisonous; our sea water contains industrial waste, detergents and plastics; our food is full of artificial additives, preservatives and steroids; our fruit and vegetables are grown with the aid of pesticides, artificial fertilisers and fungicides and our bodies are being subjected to chemical creams and dyes to our hair. It is therefore no surprise that our bodies struggle with what we throw at them. We then try to remedy the problems by resorting to more chemicals known as drugs – some may call it medicine.
In Dr. Earl Conroy’s book on nutritional food and holistic healing he says, 'Eva Hill (a doctor, who is a prominent cancer specialist) has placed most of her cancer patients on an almost all raw food regimen, which is very effective. If raw food will help to control cancer, certainly it will aid in preventing cancer.'1
Dr. Conroy continues by saying, 'To attain optimum health it seems that a higher percentage of raw food is essential. Optimally, 60 to 80% raw food grown organically, (with no artificial fertilizers or dangerous sprays), adequate protein and mineral supplements, and judicious use of cooked food, will result in vibrant heath which can last for far longer than we generally consider possible. Old age and senility, according to nutritional research is evidence of increasing nutritional deficiencies and growing toxaemia. Overcoming toxaemia, deficiencies, stress and unfavourable environments, could lead to exuberant health past the century mark, as is reasonably common in Russia, Bulgaria, Hunza and Vilacambaba Ecuador.'2
Dr. Conroy’s holistic healing approach sees growth as fundamental in achieving our goal in life. The growth of energy and wellbeing involves six equal parts demonstrated by the use of a hexagon, they are:
What are we doing wrong?
Because of greed and ignorance the world has become awash with manufactured chemicals that are harming us and the planet.
Everything we need to remain healthy and in balance is naturally available to us. Yet chemicals pollute our air in the form of fossil fuel emissions; our drinking water is laced with fluoride which is highly poisonous; our sea water contains industrial waste, detergents and plastics; our food is full of artificial additives, preservatives and steroids; our fruit and vegetables are grown with the aid of pesticides, artificial fertilisers and fungicides and our bodies are being subjected to chemical creams and dyes to our hair. It is therefore no surprise that our bodies struggle with what we throw at them. We then try to remedy the problems by resorting to more chemicals known as drugs – some may call it medicine.
In Dr. Earl Conroy’s book on nutritional food and holistic healing he says, 'Eva Hill (a doctor, who is a prominent cancer specialist) has placed most of her cancer patients on an almost all raw food regimen, which is very effective. If raw food will help to control cancer, certainly it will aid in preventing cancer.'1
Dr. Conroy continues by saying, 'To attain optimum health it seems that a higher percentage of raw food is essential. Optimally, 60 to 80% raw food grown organically, (with no artificial fertilizers or dangerous sprays), adequate protein and mineral supplements, and judicious use of cooked food, will result in vibrant heath which can last for far longer than we generally consider possible. Old age and senility, according to nutritional research is evidence of increasing nutritional deficiencies and growing toxaemia. Overcoming toxaemia, deficiencies, stress and unfavourable environments, could lead to exuberant health past the century mark, as is reasonably common in Russia, Bulgaria, Hunza and Vilacambaba Ecuador.'2
Dr. Conroy’s holistic healing approach sees growth as fundamental in achieving our goal in life. The growth of energy and wellbeing involves six equal parts demonstrated by the use of a hexagon, they are:
• Health – eating natural and pure foods.
• Work – doing work you enjoy and is natural to your skills.
• Family – creating a sense of belonging.
• Spirituality – a sense of a meaningful existence, which can connect not only with Mother Earth but with the cosmos as well.
• Aesthetic appreciation – a need to express ourselves in a creative context be it art, music, dance, theatre, landscaping or literature etc.,
• Social expression – the need to share ourselves with others.
This wider holistic approach is the correct approach to take. Manufactured drugs may remove the symptoms, but the cause of the problem will still be present. This is why many manufactured drugs often need to be taken for long periods, sometimes for the rest of the patient’s life. An example of this is the common drug – statins.
A study was published in the journal ‘Metabolism’ that shows a combination diet of vegetables, fruit and nuts may be as effective as statins. 'Researchers in Canada have developed a vegetarian combination diet which they say cuts cholesterol by almost a third in just one month. The diet includes vegetables, such as broccoli and red peppers; soy milk and soy sausages; oat bran cereal and bread; and fruit and nuts. The researchers believe the food programme could be a possible drug-free alternative to cutting cholesterol and protecting people from heart disease.'
The article on the BBC website continues by stating, 'These drugs have been used extensively for 15 years to treat patients with high levels of cholesterol. Professor Jenkins said further and larger studies are needed before the diet could be recommended to patients. He said: "The take home message right now is that there is hope for a drug-free treatment for some people with high cholesterol.” '3
This article was published in December 2002. Dr. Earl Conroy’s was published in 1981. Like so many things, common sense takes time to filter through.
So why do we turn to conventional medicine opposed to alternative remedies?
We are mislead is the simplest answer. Doctors are committed to improving our health. But they are lead by the research undertaken by the drugs companies on their own products. There are huge opportunities for conflict of interest to ensue. Manufactured medicines are also extremely powerful but by their nature they are man-made and do not contain the essence of nature. Natural discoveries such as penicillin and opium for pain relief are effective examples where nature provides us with what we need.
So what is the answer?
Independence. Take charge of our lives and feed ourselves with honour and dignity. We must explore safer alternatives, that are natural. We must finally recognise that bad health is the body’s mechanism warning us that we are doing something wrong.
Herbal medicines are cheap and like homeopathy will not harm you. They are however, a gentle medicine that will take time to work. For this to happen we must remain positive, stress-free and give ourselves plenty of rest.
However, because of our stressful lives, it is convenient to resort to manufactured drugs. Though powerful they are potentially dangerous and extremely expensive. This week saw an example of how the controversial cannabis plant saved a little boy’s life who was dying of cancer. This story reminds us to be careful what we consider to be bad. It shows that the alchemy of God is perfect, yet our humble efforts may be not.
So why do we turn to conventional medicine opposed to alternative remedies?
We are mislead is the simplest answer. Doctors are committed to improving our health. But they are lead by the research undertaken by the drugs companies on their own products. There are huge opportunities for conflict of interest to ensue. Manufactured medicines are also extremely powerful but by their nature they are man-made and do not contain the essence of nature. Natural discoveries such as penicillin and opium for pain relief are effective examples where nature provides us with what we need.
So what is the answer?
Independence. Take charge of our lives and feed ourselves with honour and dignity. We must explore safer alternatives, that are natural. We must finally recognise that bad health is the body’s mechanism warning us that we are doing something wrong.
Herbal medicines are cheap and like homeopathy will not harm you. They are however, a gentle medicine that will take time to work. For this to happen we must remain positive, stress-free and give ourselves plenty of rest.
However, because of our stressful lives, it is convenient to resort to manufactured drugs. Though powerful they are potentially dangerous and extremely expensive. This week saw an example of how the controversial cannabis plant saved a little boy’s life who was dying of cancer. This story reminds us to be careful what we consider to be bad. It shows that the alchemy of God is perfect, yet our humble efforts may be not.
‘A desperate father whose son was suffering from a life-threatening brain tumour has revealed he gave him cannabis oil to ease his pain. And he has now apparently made a full recovery. Cash Hyde, known as Cashy, was a perfectly healthy baby when he was born in June 2008 but became sick shortly before his second birthday. At first he was misdiagnosed with glandular fever before his parents Mike and Kalli, from Missoula in Montana, were given the devastating news he had a serious brain tumour.
The little boy had to have arduous chemotherapy treatment to reduce the growth, which had drastic side effects including seizures and a blood infection. His distraught parents were repeatedly told he was likely to succumb to the illness because the condition was so bad. After one bout of high-dose chemotherapy, Cash was so weak he could not lift his head and was too sick to eat any solid food for 40 days. It was at this point that Mr Hyde decided to take action and go down the route of medical marijuana to try to help his young son.
Mr Hyde said: “He hadn't eaten a thing in 40 days - and, it was really incredible to watch him take a bite of a piece of cheese. It shows that he wants to live'. He credits the cannabis oil with helping his son get through the chemo, and say Cash has now been declared cancer free by doctors. The boy is now back and home and living the life of a typical young boy, playing with his elder brother Colty.”
The father continued by saying, 'It's very controversial, it's very scary. But, there's nothing more scary than losing your child.” ‘4
My illustration above is taken from ‘The Angel Book of Hours’ and illustrates a short poem I wrote called, ‘What harm is there in Dust?’
The poem reminds us of our obsession with cleansing and defacing what is already perfect – from the tarnishing of metal to the wrinkles in our skin. Yet we do this to the detriment of our living Earth.
What harm is there in dust?
What harm is there in dust?
Why can’t they leave it just to settle?
Instead they scrub the changing face,
Of plastic, wood and metal.
Why can’t they leave it just to settle?
Instead they scrub the changing face,
Of plastic, wood and metal.
Clear waters take their effluence,
As skin is cleansed with oil.
But deep beneath the seas and skin,
The scene is one of spoil.
As skin is cleansed with oil.
But deep beneath the seas and skin,
The scene is one of spoil.
It breaks my heart to see a world,
Where greed is such a must.
The World will seem then very clean,
When Man reverts to dust.
Where greed is such a must.
The World will seem then very clean,
When Man reverts to dust.
‘What harm is there in dust?’ taken from ‘The Angel Book of Hours,’ by Lucian Eyers © 2011
1. Page 28 Nutritional summary with supplement of ‘Nutritional, Biological and Psychological Factors in Holistic Natural Healing’ by Dr. Earl W. Conroy, Chartered Natural Medicine Practitioner, Motueka, New Zealand.
2. Page 30 Nutritional summary with supplement of Nutritional, Biological and Psychological Factors in Holistic Natural Healing by Dr. Earl W. Conroy
3. BBC News Sunday, 15 December, 2002, ‘Vegetarian diet 'cuts heart risk'
4. Mailonline 4th May 2011 ‘Boy, two, with brain cancer is 'cured' after secretly being fed medical marijuana by his father’
3. BBC News Sunday, 15 December, 2002, ‘Vegetarian diet 'cuts heart risk'
4. Mailonline 4th May 2011 ‘Boy, two, with brain cancer is 'cured' after secretly being fed medical marijuana by his father’
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