Update On Healing: UC Davis National Conference Inspiration

seraphim on the ceiling of the blue mosque, Istanbul

Healthcare is changing. This is agreed upon by just about everybody you talk to about medicine as we see it today.

I had the incredible opportunity to attend the 12th Annual UC David Pre-Medical and Pre-Health National Conference, with my niece who is interested in becoming a physician. She graduates this year from high school, and wants to plan her college experience accordingly to reach her dream.

Here is a summary of what I learned, from the experts:



What she says--Janet Napolitano, JD, President Of The University Of California

The population of physicians in practice in the state of California is aging. Thirty-two percent are sixty years or older.  Although California is known to be a land of dreams and opportunity, there is a predicted seventeen-thousand physician shortage in the near future, with most of this in the serving of rural areas.  Her words of encouragement were also backed by financial advice about many programs to assist medical students.  As things are, about thirty-three percent of all students are from underrepresented minority groups. And thirty percent are first-generation doctors. About forty-two percent of students receive a Pell Grant, which is a gift and does not need to be repaid.  The PRIME program matches students to underserved areas, and this program offers financial support. On the Blue and Gold scholarship program, students with parents who make under eighty thousand dollars are not required to pay ANY tuition fee in state. And there is also a middle-class scholarship available to those whose parents make less than one-hundred fifty thousand dollars a year. The net result? Over half of all students at the University of California Health Care System have medical school for free and have no debt when they graduate.

What Reiki Doc says

Janet undoubtedly had input into Obamacare. Many of the physicians have opted out of medicine altogether to avoid dealing with the changes. Many young ones 'retired' because it was not worth it to 'compete' in this new playing field.  Due to a 'glitch'--the healthcare comes with a high deductible and has Bronze, Silver and Gold 'levels' of copayment from patients. As a result, providers giving care have had to 'scramble' since most patients do not pay their deductible and have had to be 'stiffed' by the patient in this situation. Some have waited to submit billing until after the deductible was met. Others have patients pay cash up front before offering services to avoid this situation.  Janet is RECRUITING from the pool disadvantaged potential health care students with the promise of 'riches'--at this special conference--to TAKE ON OVER TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS IN DEBT for EDUCATION--to students who may not be able to buy homes because of this debt burden to become healthcare professionals.  People who enter the military, or programs to help in underserved areas will come out ahead, as their education will be subsidized by these programs. After this, students with 'deep pockets'--well-to-do parents, also will have no debt. And those remaining students who support themselves like I did? They are in for a struggle because the money they hope to get in return for their sacrifice and skill may not be 'there' waiting for them. (my debt was thirty-three thousand dollars, twenty-eight thousand of which I bundled into a home refinance. I paid my debt in ten years.)



What he says--Harvey Fineberg, MD, PhD, President, Institute of Medicine

We are approaching an era where 'Medicine' means more than physician--it includes all branches of healing, notably, nursing, veterinary medicine, physicians, allied health, and public health. Furthermore, he points out the motto on the gym wall above the audience--'#one world one UC Davis' to promote the concept of One Health:  that human and animal and ecologic 'holistic balance' is tied in overall, and that one cannot heal without balance being optimized in the other 'branches' of our connectedness.

He mentions EBOLA--where is it from? It is a zoonotic infection, much like SARS, HIV, and influenza, that goes from an animal reservoir to the human host.

He also discusses PRECISION medicine--individualized for each patient's particular DNA make-up. In the nineteenth century, pathology was the basis of all disease.  It was physical and under the microscope findings that led to the diagnosis. Everything was 'lumped together' and treated the same. Now is the time to create healing that is patient-specific, and to go beyond the nineteenth century approach.

What Reiki Doc says

Medicine has been good to this man. He knows what side of his bread is buttered. He has many contributions to many organizations, many very famous and notable ones. My sense is that he is pointing towards medicine 'trends' which are pretty universal, and many other speakers point to the same direction. He means well. He works hard. But how much of the 'system' does he realize, the pharmaceutical industry and its reach? I am not sure what side he is on--ours, or theirs. Time will tell.



What he says--Robert McDonald, Secretary, Veterans Affairs

The VA system trains virtually all physicians. (including myself; I was an employee, just like him.)
The VA Healthcare claims three Nobel Prizes, the first pacemaker, the first liver transplant, and the first nicotine patch too. Using the ICARE principles of Integrity, Commitment, Advocacy, Respect and Excellence to see more and his photo the VA is helping to advance the field of medicine overall. He shares with excitement, the exoskeleton project for Spinal Cord patients, an area which the VA delivers excellent care.  see video of how it works Yes it has been FDA approved here in the US.

What Reiki Doc says

The VA is under scrutiny because of 'long wait times' for Veterans to be seen and treated. I love the VA, and I am thankful for both the veterans who were my patients, and the system. I can see how the Secretary would not dwell on this, but it would have been 'balanced' to say that we are using ICARE to resolve the controversial 'long wait times' situation. His videos he shared, especially the one about 'My Dad is a doctor for the VA' moved me very much, and I cried, because the healers there do a lot of good for the veterans and their families.



What he says-- Steve Given, DAOM, LAc, Dean of Clinical Education, Director of Academic Assessment, ACTCM

He compares and contrasts the Western 'linear model' of disease with the Eastern 'everything is in circles' philosophy. Everything is in balance, and it isn't enough to treat the symptom without addressing the underlying energy imbalance of the qi (chi--life force) and the xue (blood), as well as the yin and the yang.  He gave a brief history of Acupuncture in the western world, most notably, James Reston, reporter for the New York Times, who had an appendectomy in China during the 1971 visit by Richard Nixon. original article--and he had a spinal for the surgery, not acupuncture.

When the energy flows with balance and harmony in the natural circles, you are disease-free. When there are symptoms, even if ten patients all present with the same SYMPTOM, it might require ten different treatments, due to the underlying imbalances that need to be addressed.

So from three thousand years ago, this form of medicine has come to the states in the 1800's with the railroads and the gold rush. The modalities are:

• Cupping and Gua Sha (scraping)
• Moxibustion
• Tai Chi and Qi Gong (to assist the individual to move and balance their own Chi)
• Herbs
• Diet

Medical science is just starting to be able to explain how acupuncture works, for example, the pins cause a release in serotonin, which yields reduction in pain.   Here is the link to his school, which has more resources for you, if you are interested in this type of healing:  American College Of Traditional Chinese Medicine

He also says that some acupuncturists now work for Kaiser. The referral process is very limited, but they are there, and they are busy.

What Reiki Doc says

I was delighted to hear Steve speak. Having been a patient of Rick Gold, in San Diego, for chronic sinus ailments in Medical School, I enjoyed this healing approach. Richard Gold, Lac  Pacific College Of Oriental Medicine.  It is wonderful that Acupuncture is invited to this Health Conference. I also would advise you, if you wish to study, to become very diligent in understanding the accreditation and licensing requirements, as well as insurance reimbursement rates, in the state where you plan to practice.  Rick was the first to recognize my gift. He called me 'a sensitive' and referred me to a session with Christel Nani. She is a former ER RN, who found she had 'the gift' and followed it. Christel. Although I didn't 'hit it off' with Christel, I appreciate her taking the time to work with me. Rebecca, too, I thank you for your help.

What she says -- Melanie Henriksen, ND, LAc, CNM, Dean of Naturopathic Medicine, NCNM

Naturopaths are like DO's (doctors of Osteopathic medicine) who spend the first two years of their four year training learning about the human body and how it works, then they work in the clinics to learn how to treat the whole patient, with these following methods:

• Botanical medicine
• Clinical Nutrition
• Homeopathy
• Hydrotherapy (alternating hot and cold water)
• Lifestyle counseling
• Mind-Body medicine
• Minor surgery
• Midwifery
• Physical Therapy
• Pharmacology (in Oregon NP can prescribe everything an MD can except chemo and antipsychotics)
• IV therapy (high dose vitamin C, alpha lipoid acids, selenium)

As the field progresses, studies are starting to show how this type of medicine works, in a bench top scientific as well as in a randomized, double-blind manner. And some failures, for example, the St John's Wort versus Paxil study, used one-third the dose most NP's would have used to treat moderate depression. She counters with, 'would one-third the dose of Paxil do anything for you too?'

She advises careful research on accreditation, licensing, and scope of practice. The cost will be about the same as medical school. There is no residency requirement, and also, residencies do not have federal funding like MD and DO programs do. 

'Medicine is merging and we all have to play nice in the sandbox together.' and 'Collaboration and integrative care--we do what is best for the patient regardless of the medical disciplines we have for our training.'  Melanie Henriksen, ND, LAc, CNM  

They have a beautiful website, and I encourage you to look at it: National College Of Natural Medicine

What Reiki Doc says

I raised my hand in the session, and asked two things--what are insurance reimbursements? Some are good, in some states. Others are limited. She added that although some work at Cancer Centers of America, or other organized departments of healing, many work in private practice. Some of those in private practice do not wish to accept insurance, because then insurance would have some say in how they treat patients, so independence is a must for these practitioners.

I also shared that with 'The Merge' MD and DO training requirements combining, that the only thing besides residency requirements holding the NP's back is the perception on the part of traditional MD's that 'taking call' and 'staying up all night' is part of the 'dues paid in order to be taken seriously as a healer'. Once this is resolved, then the healers can and should 'play nicely' together, with the patient's best interest at heart.

Also--LOL--where is the Reiki? 

What she says--Kimberley A Folks, MA, Pipeline Coordinator for the Office of Student and Resident Diversity, UC Davis

How to get into medical school for High School students--well, get into college! The better degrees pay over $52,200 year over those without higher education. Over a lifetime the college-educated come to be one million dollars ahead. The more education, the better! And apply for every scholarship--let THEM be the ones to tell you no!  She graduated with NO debt, and she is originally from Jamaica. Pell Grant, FAFSA, Cal Grant, scholarships will help you reach your dream. Open a bank account now, and make sure you take :

• two years history
• four years college prep English
• three years math
• two years lab science (biology, chemistry, physics)
• two years of a language that is not English
• one year of performing or visual art
• one year of college prep elective

She also says to create a resume AND a Curriculum Vitale NOW.

What Reiki Doc says

Has she had any major plumbing work done in her house? Just kidding. The working conditions are better and I enjoy my career. Her enthusiasm and proven track record, and willingness to share her expertise was refreshing. I wish every high school student, not just those attending the conference, could have input from someone like her. Perhaps she could make her own YouTube channel?

I also didn't realize how hard I worked to get where I am today...

What he says--Jonathan Perez, Director of Admissions, Stanford University School Of Medicine

There were three themes. There was the technical--use your resources!

• AMCAS--how to apply to medical school--main page
• Stanford Main Page
• Application Process
• Timeline
• FAQ

There are over seven thousand applications, about four-hundred-fifty invitations to interview, and ninety entering class positions.

The second is philosophical--apply MINDFULNESS and PROFESSIONALISM to everything that you do. The Stanford 'duck' principle was shared--you look calm on the surface but underneath you are swimming furiously to get where you want to go.

The last is, in my opinion, extremely related to my interest in spirituality--you take life Experiences, and you go make the most of them, to become a Change Agent. He cited a person who noticed there was no medical care in his hometown in the midwest. He pursued this, including asking several physicians in the area to support it, and created a model that has spread throughout the region, and it still functioning today. Change agents exist in all walks of life, and Stanford School of Medicine searches to select these individuals to contribute to the future of medicine.

What Reiki Doc says

Early on in my Reiki training, I envisioned creating randomized-double blind studies, and perhaps approaching my peers at conference with lectures and workshops on Reiki. I wanted to bring Reiki into the hospitals, and into conventional medicine, to everyone who is willing to learn it. The recovery times are half that without Reiki treatment. And in my own practice, post-op nausea and vomiting, as well as post-op pain, is very much less than with 'standard treatment' when Reiki is added to 'the mix'.

I quickly realized that this was slow and also faced many obstacles, for I was taking something that was from Source, and Spirit, and trying to 'make it fit' into a man-made society 'mold' or 'format', to gain 'acceptance'.

I let go, and started blogging from my heart, and reaching out to others who are like-minded.

As a result, my 'reach' is international. Our team of healers is effective and mutually supportive. We exist completely outside insurance, professional societies, and traditional roles as healers as we do our work. We have RT's, hospice nurses, NP's, physicians, and more 'inside the system', as well as healers who support and encourage Reiki worldwide.

We are not 'riding the wave' we are MAKING WAVES as a community. About six days ago, in a Skype session with Marc Gamma, Archangel Raphael encouraged me to study 'NDE's' (Near Death Experiences' in medicine). What I did not realize at the time was that this paper was released then too! It is the first study of NDE's from the university of Southampton. Furthermore, there is the work of Melvin Morse, MD, his website, a pediatrician whose patient survived a nineteen-minute cardiac arrest, met Jesus, and said he was 'nice'. Dr. Morse took up studies to prove that NDE phenomenon was 'wrong', and came up with a fascinating body of work, and several books, too. 

To close, I add my stories, the first collection of mediumship from a practicing physician:  Messages From My Patients

I propose that those who SEE and FEEL and EXPERIENCE the higher dimensions, and all that goes with it such as seeing auras, Reiki healing, telepathy, claircognizance, empaths, and more enter the arena of Healers...

It is time, for humanity, for this kind of 'merge' to begin.

'I use cosmic energy. It is a drugless treatment. I use my hands as electrodes.' --Hawayo Takata, December 1, 1961 Senate Subcommittee Hearing full text

Remember, as Louis Pasteur said, on his deathbed, 'Bernard is correct. The bacteria are nothing. The soil is everything." Pasteur was revealing to the world that his germ theory of disease was ... false. He SAW that it is the energy system, the vibrant aura, that is protective against disease.

Aloha and Mahalos,

Namaste,

Peace,

Reiki Doc

The Ley Lines Blessing Tonight

It was time to pick up from school. Ross said to go out for pizza, but only if my boy asked.

I got there, and saw the mom of his best friend. She had watched him when I worked; I hadn't seen him for two days.

There was a flurry of activity at the entrance. Apparently another boy's mom was agreeing to the kids asking for them to come to their friend's house after school.

I did a quick scan of the energies--boy was overtired, looked low aura--and that family I know is not high energy. So I said no.

What I didn't expect was the protest and tears in the car the whole ride home.

I was like, 'Ross? Please DO something, help me out, okay?'

He said he's got this. And all of a sudden I started to see signs on the way home. I learned to trust my intuition in this situation more, by those signs. And I knew a steady presence would do more than any words could help at this time. I looked up in the sky and there were two red-tailed hawks circling high up...followed by more 'coincidences' with meaning from Spirit to me.

The last sign was a license plate frame that said, 'God Never Fails'.

As he cried, he sounded like me, and he was upset he didn't get what he wants, which also sounded like me.

At home, I gave simple directions to reorient him. Put away your music. Put away your back pack. Take off your shoes and be comfortable. Lie on the couch.

As an intuitive physician mom, I knew--over tired, some emotional conflict at school, an injury on basketball court (got a slip) and dehydration.

So I got a cool glass of water, and tissues, and soothed the child as only a mother knows how to do. 'It isn't easy growing up, is it?'

He said, 'Mom, remember how you asked if I would like to throw the football? I changed my mind, I'd like to do that now.'

So we did.

Then the Frisbee. I have a lot of room for improvement on my Frisbee skills. ; )

Then it happened.

As the sun sank low in the sky, I did my meditation, while chasing frisbees and footballs. It's intent, not body, that creates meditation.

Then this man I had never seen before came out of my next-door neighbor's house. Very interesting energy. Very interesting gait. Fascinating older gentleman.

I asked, 'Are you staying with them? I'm the neighbor.' and introduced us.

Francisco asked my boy, 'where do you think I am from?'

Mexico? India?

I am from El Salvador. When I was your age, I wanted to improve my life. I went to Mexico and worked on the oil industries and made a lot of money. But then one day, they said, 'You are from El Salvador and this work is only for Mexicans.' He said, 'Give me my time.' and he got a good amount of money.

He looked at the money, and decided if he stayed in Mexico, he would spend it, and it would be even harder to find work. So he decided to go North.

He worked at any job he could. He did parking. He did retail. He did all kinds of things.

One day, he had a stroke. It was eight years ago. He collapsed on the computer register at the kiosk in the parking stall. He couldn't get up, but he was aware enough to wave the cars through.

The manager came in the morning, called the wife, who called her two sons to pick him up (he's a stepfather). They took him to the hospital where the doctor was upset they didn't take him in right away...they said, 'he was working!'.

All his memory was gone.

They gave him pills that made him sleep all the time. He could barely speak.

One day, he realized what was going on, and he slurred in a whisper to his wife, 'Don't give me this medicine. Western medicine is not going to help me. GET..... ME......LECITHIN....'

His wife was like, 'what's lecithin?' but she got it for him anyway.

He started to get things back. He says eight years later he is very close to the man he once was. He knew about the lecithin because he had once worked in a health food store.

One man came in to his shop, hiding his face with his hand, embarrassed. Francisco asked, 'may I help you?'. Without making eye contact, the man confessed, 'I no longer work as a man.'

Francisco gave him lecithin, and ginseng.

The customer stared at it. Francisco said, 'You have to look at it like you believe it for it to work.' The man bought his natural remedy.

About three weeks later, Francisco saw the man outside the subway stop across from the store. They made eye contact. The customer stood tall and gave Francisco one long, slow salute. Then he showed his finger pointing UP. It worked!

Francisco turned to me and asked, 'What is your religion?'

I knew my neighbors were catholic, and I used to be, so I opted to avoid conflict and said I was catholic too.

He said, I am a very OLD religion...I am gnostic. You know I have powers?

He said when you lay down at night, let your body go to sleep, but not your brain. You will feel tingling all in your body. But if your BRAIN is awake, you can stand up once your body is asleep. You will see your body there, lying on the bed, but your Astral Body will be able to go anywhere.

He went to El Salvador to visit his father, who was deceased but working at a workbench.
'Papa, you don't have to work. You can go to where you have to go. You are dead.'
His father never stopped working, and shrugged him off.

He also said how the Church lies.

I listened with interest...

He went for communion. The man in line ahead of him told the priest that Francisco was not Catholic. The priest refused the communion, and told him to leave, and never return.
Francisco enjoyed communion, and went to mass, but never was 'officially' catholic.

He hit the priest. He held him up to the wall, but the priest slipped and hurt his head, and there was a commotion. Francisco said, 'This man lied to the priest and said I was not catholic, and the priest believed him and I got upset.' Then the man was excommunicated on the spot, instead of Francisco.

Francisco advised me to get lecithin for my son's brain (one with every meal) and for me to lose weight (two a day).

I think tomorrow I might stop by the vitamin store. How many times do you see a recovered stroke with no weakness or deficits like that?

Then he went on his walk, after we went over introductions again, just to keep our names straight.

As I shook his hand as he turned to go, I said, in Spanish, 'encantado' which means 'enchanted to meet you'.

He smiled and said, 'egualamente' which means 'me too' and went on his way.

My boy turned to me and asked, 'Mom? Why did you say we are catholic?'
I explained the same way I said earlier to you.

He looked at me in disbelief and said, 'Mom, he talks about what you do every DAY!!', alluding to my energy work with Reiki Doc.

So we tossed the football a little more, then the frisbee. The guy with the brand new white mercedes that the frisbee kept hitting came out of the garage. I winked and said really loud to the boy, 'Want to go get the mail???'

He was like, 'Mom? How did you know it was HIM that owned the car???' --it was in the visitor spot.

I just smiled and shrugged.

Now it's time to make some dinner.  Have a great weekend!


Aloha and Mahalos,
Peace and Namaste,

Reiki Doc

P.S. God NEVER fails!!! <3

Energy Update: Natural Products Expo West

Last year I went as a guest of a friend of mine who owns a restaurant. I was new to RAW vegan, vegan, and the naturopathic way of life. I was overwhelmed with the choices, and for the most part, looked to see what 'medical claims' there were being made, as in 'practicing medicine without a license'.

What a surprise to me today when this year I returned as the guest of the same friend!

At first it was 'trick of treat' from the bus stop to the Anaheim convention center! So many samples being handed out! There was an Australian Yogurt, Nooni, there was Brown Cow Yogurt (both lemon, my favorite). There were squooshy things in those odd pouch drinkable containers. There was coconut chocolate milk and coconut tiny ice cream sandwiches.

It was delightful and fun.

Inside, it was mayhem!

What I saw were some very fascinating 'sales pitches'--and my bottom line assessment is that there was not much whole, raw, 'living' food present, no matter what the labels were.

The foods were processed, frozen, but with different ingredients. Mostly Gluten free. There also was a lot of Alkaline Water.

What I did not experience at any of the booths was nurturing, warmth, love or compassion.

There was no 'Light' present at any of the booths!

Instead I felt the 'buzz' of 'business', of fortunes to be made, and also, acutely, of the great expense for one to travel and represent their business here.

I saw Paleo next to Vegan, with lots of meats offered. There was one item, a 'straw' filled with powered balls 'with vitamins' you sip through, so that the milk becomes 'flavored' with banana, strawberry, chocolate, or peanut butter.

I think the entire event is a peanut allergy patient's worst nightmare! LOL.

But for the most part, it wasn't the usual 'spin' on business and expos. There were two 'free massage' stations which were kind, and many more tee shirts and gifts were given out than any medical anesthesia show I have ever been to, and I have been to many for cardiac anesthesia and also just 'regular' anesthesia conferences.

Next year it is my hope that instead of 'natural versions of today's products' in food, cleaning, nutritional supplements, it will be totally new ways of experiencing local community goods, with lots of LOVE built right in to the making of whatever is being sold, and that the Light quotient in the place is really really UP!!!

A woman offered me a popsicle on the way to the shuttle bus. She had a pouch. I took the coconut tea, and it was the best popsicle I ever had in my life! Her energy was the best in show.

I also appreciated the two white roses given to me and my son by the KIND company (I got their shirt too. Their new savory bars will be wonderful for those short breaks in the OR when I can't eat real lunch or dinner.) Like they said, 'do a random kindness'. So when my widowed neighbor was in her car when we came home, I gave one to her and she was delighted! It felt so good to make her smile. She is really nice and I am lucky to have her as my next-door neighbor.

More news updates tomorrow!

For now, that's how I call it! Much more clarity and non-judgement on my part.

Aloha and Mahalos,
Namaste,

Reiki Doc

P.S. The TEST!!! On the way to the bus stop, there were those 'religious people' who dampen the energy of any event with their fire and brimstone posters. These were huge, yellow, with big black font up as high and as large as a pro basketball backstop! JESUS SAVES OUR SINS, etc etc.

I don't like them. I don't like their vibration. I don't like their righteousness.

Ross called me on it.  He said, 'Love is the Solution For Everything--even THIS'.  He instructed me to smile, to keep my energy pleasant, to make eye contact, and to make sure they get a good look at my face.

I did.

I still was happy to get on the bus! LOL. But I obeyed my 'teacher' husband, who is smart enough for me to listen to even if I don't one hundred percent agree! LOL LOL LOL.

Healing With Color, Fragrance, and Light

I had a toy like this as a kid. There were fizzy tablets that colored the water. It came with a small bar of soap and a big sponge fish.

I remember taking those baths, and how incredible it felt to be immersed in color. There was the green one, the blue one, the red one and the yellow one. I enjoyed each one, and made the toy last a very long time. I was only four years old when I had it.

Why would I remember something so long ago, and why would it make such a lasting impression?

Because color is medicine.

It is very advanced medicine to soothe and restore the energies in your chakras.

Submerging in color in the bath, and adding quality aromatherapy to it, is key. My favorite line of aromatherapy bath products is from Sebastien Kneipp. Here is his story from Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebastian_Kneipp

Before you go dismissing this, or thinking I am recommending a particular product on this post--think twice:

• He cured himself of tuberculosis and became a priest, perhaps thanking God for his miracle healing.
• Tuberculosis was a death sentence. I died of it once in one of my lifetimes. I remember.

You are harnessing the Light that is stored in the flower, with extra color, and very high vibration healing aromatherapy, all at once.

I am experiencing very deep healing the past few days. If you wish to know the details, there are blog posts about it here too. (It is a past life issue that has come up to be resolved and healed.)

But I just took a bath with lavender, lemon, yellow color, and ginger ('warm embrace'). I also added my favorite, 'Heart's Ease' by Aura Cacia. 

It did wonders for my energy. I am also wearing a yellow shirt now, to hold the healing for my third chakra.

Children are natural healers. 

Take care of your inner child, whatever way possible, when you have need to heal.

Remember the healing bath is quite effective, and relatively inexpensive. You will need to invest in some quality products of your own choosing...ask, and your inner guidance and Spirit will 'nudge' you to what is the proper 'healing' for you.

At the bare minimum, sea salt and perhaps a few drops of aromatherapy oil will do wonders for your aura...

Aloha and Mahalos,

Namaste,

Reiki Doc

P.S. I also think our beautiful crystal children are aligning with the Light with this new fad, the rubber band bracelet 'craze'. There is incredible healing energy coming off of those bracelets! Here is a look: https://www.google.com/search?q=rubber+band+loom&client=safari&rls=en&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=EYHtUvv7Fo-JogTfy4DQCA&ved=0CFAQsAQ&biw=1624&bih=852

Pill-Popping Peeps

Right this moment I am taking in a piece of Scharffenberger 'Bean to Bar' limited-edition San Juan De Cheni 78% dark chocolate with source origin cacao beans from Peru. It is 78%--love my dark--and 'Rainforest Certified'.  You have to order it online, or know someone that sells it to get a bar. Like I said yesterday, when I experience a 'speed bump' with Love Is The Solution For Everything, I reach for Dr. Chocolate! Those little endorphins get pumping and I can 'make it through' another day.

Yesterday was an exercise in forgiveness for me. All day long. The slate is clean between me, and my 'speed bump', on Spirit Side. But on Earth Side, as a Doctor, I might look like I am 'taking away the only thing that makes him him'. This is not the case. The way I see it, I am protecting him and everyone like him from legal liability from practicing medicine without a license.

'I have a headache' I remarked to a friend while eating dinner. I knew what it was. I hadn't had my coffee all day. It was past five o'clock. I needed caffeine. I simply asked which choice of tea on the menu had the highest content of caffeine.

Instead I got the expert with not one but two bottles of pills. I was encouraged to take one gi-normous white pill of L-carnitine, and SIX of something that looked like brown powder. He looked like he knew what he was doing. I knew he had done this before. I was like, 'Do I have to take all of them?' and he was like, 'Take it!'  So I did. She offered me the bottles to look at the labels. I didn't want to look. It was too late. I had taken the pills already. I would accept what came from it. I didn't feel like being 'doctor' with that headache. I was also hungry and I wanted to eat.

And it worked! Headache went away.

Let us flash back one week. My friend, who is a natural health advocate and is married to a doctor, an anesthesia colleague of mine--that is why I love her so!--complained about her 'red eyes'. I knew from her age and from my own personal experience and from the appearance of the eye that dry eye might be the problem. And that one of the most effective treatments for this is the application of a thin line of vaseline-type lubricant made for this purpose to be put inside the lower eyelid right before sleep. I brought her some just like the kind I use on my patients at work to protect their eyes during long surgery. (Normally we just tape them closed). I also think it is ironic because her husband owns a surgery center where they do lots of optholmology procedures every day, and yet she suffers with her own eyes...

See? I am guilty of the same thing. Curbside consult medicine! We have been this way, all of us, women in particular, when headaches or cramps occur. We tell our friends, and boom! Out comes the bottle of ibuprofen.  We love each other, we care, and we share what has helped us.

Well, what is the difference between this behavior and that of a clinician such as a Naturopath, an Acupuncturist, a Homeopath, and either a DO or an MD?

(This is what I do with my kids after a question that is a learning point---I hum the song from Jeopardy and wait for them to giggle. Humming that tune now....bing, it's done!)

It is SOAP.

Subjective
Objective
Assessment
Plan

Subjective: 'I have a headache'. This is treatment person's turn to ask patient, 'what makes it better? what makes it worse? where is it? how long have you had it? has this happened to you before? is it your time of the month? is it the worst headache of your life?' It is that last one in bold print that would mean 'Go Directly to ER' because there might be an intracranial bleed in there--and ibuprofen or god knows what would only make the bleeding worse and delay definitive care.

Objective:  Things you can see that confirm the 'Differential Diagnosis', the 'list of what could be causing the headache in this patient'. For example, papilledema--cupping and 'nicking'-- is observed by looking in the eye, and the optic nerve area is all swollen--is a sign of dangerously high blood pressure. When one sees that, treat the blood pressure and do not give ibuprofen.

Assessment: This is the overall picture of the disease process in each patient. What is the cause behind the lab values, physical examination signs, and the symptoms described by the patient. What is the likelihood of each? So we list them, in order of likelihood and/or severity, with the life-threatening ones at the top of the list, just like in ER triage--chest pain gets you to the head of the line, so to speak...

Plan: This is the treatment you plan to do about it. And the follow-up. How you are going to check and make sure that the treatment is working and the patient is feeling better.

In Chinese Medicine, Homeopathy, and Naturopathic Medicine, the Subjective is super long and super thorough. In Allopathic medicine we go heavy on the tests. My sister frequents a vitamin shop where someone that used to be a doctor in another country sells the 'supplements' and advises what to take next--without ANY of the SOAP that is described above.

Pills are pills. The ones that started off from nature and were extracted from that ARE allopathic medicine. The little frog--isn't he cute?--is to show how curare was taken from the frog to make poison darts to stun prey hit by arrows that have been dipped in it. Curare is 'natural', and will kill you. I use succinylcholine, which is similar to Curare, daily in my work. I have years of training to help someone breathe who is paralyzed. It kind of goes together. Why would I paralyze someone in surgery? So they can't move. Either the muscles in the abdomen or chest need to be relaxed so the surgeon can work, or any movement would be disastrous like in neurological surgery.  I reverse it at the end, the paralysis.

With a running i.v. or Sevoflurane by mask, I can render anyone unconscious in less than thirty seconds. 

Do I think about that much? Not really. I have been doing this for years and is what was taught to me.

The one who should think about the pills before you pop them, is you. If you are expert like the one that gave them to me for my headache, try to find out what serious 'danger questions' to ask before you treat. Is this the worst headache in your life? Let me call 911.  If you are the one who is taking the pills--look, even if your doctor or person you go to seek relief from your complaints is more psychic than me--look for a little SOAP from them. And also follow the money.

We are all friends. We are OHANA. We are healers in this together. We have many, many lifetimes as Kahuna and Shaman and even M.D. We KNOW what we are doing, on some level, and that is why 'it works'.

On an energetic level, when my seven pills were handed to me, non-verbally, with my aura interacting with his, I KNEW that I was going to be 'okay'.  In my heart of hearts, this guy is a Kahuna. He has that energy. I should know, I am Kahuna and I have this energy too. How am I Kahuna? Spirit trained me. Madame Pele. The Menehune. The fish. Kamehameha. My past life. And my school of medicine, my training, my patients, and disease that I have worked with professionally itself. It takes one to know one. That being said, Kahunas ask a lot of questions in the old country. They also ask for Spirit to help.

Can you agree to be more like Kahuna in your work? Ask the questions. Screen for basic serious medical problems before you treat. Ask for Spirit to guide you--look at Edgar Cayce and his magnificent work!

As long as we are doing pills, let's do them right. All of us together, hand in hand, heart in heart, Ohana taking care of one another. We stay out of trouble, and not anyone is going to suffer unnecessarily from lack of SOAP.

Namaste,

Reiki Doc

P.S. This is my latest 'discovery'--puremedy bio-ceuticals. 'Ancient remedies for modern people'. They are salves built by a first-nations elder to heal the gangrene on his foot. The original healing salve has been clinically tested to kill: MRSA, Staphylococcus, Candida albicans, Streptococcus, Klesbiella Pneumonia, E. Coli, Salmonella typhinimurium, Enterobacter Cloacea, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Burkholderia cepacia, Vegitative Aspirigillus Niger (fungus).  (Yes, I do know what all of these bugs are, and some of them I can diagnose by smelling them in a wound--I know them because I have seen them that much). So here is the link. And wash your hands often! That is healthy practice too!
www.puremedy.com They are about fourteen bottles a jar, and available at fine health food stores like Mother's Market near you.

Reiki, Science and Naturopathic Physicians

I had a comment on one of my posts: Reiki Doc? Aren't you supposed to believe in the Scientific Method?

I also had a request to post on Facebook a petition for Naturopathic Doctors to be titled as Physicians.

I have spent the last three days in very deep thought. Let me condense my findings:

• I felt a twinge of the challenge a guest speaker who was an oncologist 'soapboxed' about for an hour in this speech on Alternative and Complimentary Medicine. I felt like letting someone else have the title of 'physician' might in some way 'lessen' my hard work and life dedication to allopathic medicine. It 'hurt'.
• For those of you who are not in the medical field, the fields of medical practice, in descending order of rigorousness and difficulty getting 'in' and 'finishing training' are: 

1. D.V.M.--veterinary medicine. Super-impacted programs, super competitive. From what I understand, must start volunteer work at fifteen with single-minded goal to get admitted.
2. M.D. --this is allopathic medicine--4 years undergrad, 4 years med school, and at least internship plus three years residency. Competitive, as in 30 applicants for spot in medical school. 
3. D.O. --osteopathic medicine--same as above, but less standard allopathic academic material in a way because chiropractic medicine is also taught in the four years of training.
4. D.D.S. --Dentistry. Very hard to get in. Very tough boards to pass.
5. Pharm D--Pharmacist. Much licensing, much training, with residency in hospital optional, but mandatory for work in a hospital setting
6. D.P.M. --Podiatrist. They work with me at my hospital. Nice docs, very calm. Formal residency training in O.R. is mandatory.
7. D.C. --Chiropractor. Will have to look up the curriculum, but in talking with one of my chiropractors in the past, it seemed 'close' to the way medicine is taught, but parallel. Not sure if stays in hospital overnight with sick patients. Probably not.
8. N.D. --similar bachelors' degree prerequisite and subjects. Rigorousness varies across different programs. Very few residencies. I do know I have always had a Kneipp product available at my home since freshman year college--I was just drawn to it, and wondered why or how I was.
9. Acupuncture--I was treated at a school in San Diego. Very traditional, with good training, but no staying up all night in the hospital!
10. Physical Therapy, Nutrition, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, Physician Assistant, CRNA, Nurse Midwife--all require some training after college degree, all are in 'conventional medicine'. Are in hospital at all hours, but with shorter shifts, and breaks, which M.D.'s do not get in the hospital.
11. RN/LVN/NA--can go from a two year program at a community college all the way to a Doctorate in Nursing. Is competitive, and in 'Conventional Medicine'. Nurses that do the toughest, highest 'acuity' patients are (in no particular order) NICU, SICU, CCU, MICU, PACU, OR, PICU, and Burn ICU. There is Neurosurgery ICU, too.
12. Xray techs, CT scan techs, MRI techs, Cath Lab techs, Nuclear Medicine techs, ...many many more I might have forgot. If there is a specialty, there is a tech, even and Ortho Cast technician...usually in a technical program, with a licensing exam.
13. Not sure exactly where midwives and doulas fit in as far as training and licensing is concerned. Same for Homeopathy, Ayuveda, and other Healing arts.
14. Edgar Cayce-type healers. People who work with Spirit and the Higher Realms for healing, and whose technical accuracy are only now being discovered behind the 'cures'. They just 'do it' and are pioneers.

• One of the problems in the past was that medicine was 'unregulated': it was an apprenticeship, very regional style of care, and there were many lives lost. Think of the surgeons, in suits, who went from the anatomy lab to doing pelvic exams on laboring women without washing their hands! More women died of puerpural fever IN the hospital than at home with a midwife.
• I 'get' that we are going to have to 'forge something in the healing arts together'--and give up our 'turf' in a sense. Was acupuncture discovered by randomized, double-blind studies? No way! Even now we are just beginning to understand how acupuncture 'works', as measurements before this time were not physically possible.
• I put my Reiki Doc 'woo woo' skills into this category--not yet measurable physical phenomena. Masaru Emoto has done seminal work with water crystals in this regard--'science of woo woo'
• Naturopathic Medicine is like the 'primary care' of all the Alternative Medicine Arts--they know a little about all of them, and about conventional medicine too, but no 'staying up all night with sick patients' like I do. (I did last night! Woken up at two a.m. and six-twenty a.m. for epidurals)
• Patients want to heal. Patients want to feel better. Love is an essential component in this healing art.
• On Science: I am a Chemical Engineer by training. The physical sciences are robust. The biological sciences--no so accurate. They are almost to the realm of Product Development Science in Marketing Research and Consumer Testing--'give me the answer you want and I will tell you the question you have to ask'. And the statisticians will tell you how many people to ask (how powerful) to show a difference. There is a trend called 'Meta Analysis' where you take the results of different tests, blend the papers together, and analyze them overall for 'super trends'. If you ask me, there is just too much error in the Meta Analysis method. But it is 'standard of care' in 'peer reviewed evidence based medicine' on which our government-backed 'protocols' are being built.
• Louis Pasteur was once on a train, praying the Rosary. His seat mate teased him, and challenged him, citing the superiority of science over religion, and taunted him why he still had to pray on those beads. Pasteur, humbled and unrecognized by the seat mate, asked, 'Tell me more of this Science that you discuss. If this is true, I want no more part of this Science!' and broke down in tears. Pasteur had a special devotion to Mother Mary his entire life, and dedicated his life-saving work to Her...
• All people in Medicine pray. Sometimes 'formally', sometimes even if not religious, a heart-felt, 'help me God with this horrible situation--clinically--help me to do what is right and do it well'.

Therefore I am saying, Science and Medicine are One. Healing and Religious Faith are ONE. 

When it comes right down to it, illness is an energetic imbalance that responds to Love, Compassion, Concern, and Caring.

It is from this foundation that the future of all Healing shall be built. When 'Quackery'--the misuse of the healing paradigm for one's own personal benefit by the twisting of science into 'flim flam' is no longer possible--through Ascension and the ability to intuitively and instantly KNOW someone's intent by reading their aura; when Quackery is no longer possible, things are going to more very fast forward from where we are today. Hold on to your hats! This is going to be a MIRACLE!*

Namaste,

Reiki Doc

* Note: that in the fifth dimension, physical illness no longer can exist. We will need some 'transition', but the end point is health and youth and vigor!