There were two workshops that I attended in this conference really drew my attention. I found them very inspiring (though I do think they are not so much related to my work) and for the perspective of looking at things from different angles, they are eye widen experience and certainly made you realise what “other options” mean.
The guy who talked about Natural Therapy and ADHD was very radical. He kept callings doctors “criminals” in his speech. I am sure there are people who would feel very uncomfortable in the room, but part of what he said was not wrong. There have been too much drug abuse issues in the territory of medical world . Doctor put you on some tablets that look like helping but is actually working as turning off the fire alarm sound instead of dealing with fire. When the symptoms are gone, it does not necessarily mean the illness’s gone as well, does it?
For example, some medication for high blood pressure actually makes your heart work weaker so the pumping becomes weak too, so to make the blood pressure lower? It doesn’t sound like a healthy way. I suppose apart from his manner, I like the idea to look at other avenues to see if there is a more natural way to treat people’s suffering. I really don’t think changing diet can solve anything, but there are too many diseases can be prevented by a healthy lifestyle.
The homeopathy one was even more holistic. I was kind of listening with my mouth half open all the time.Am I a person who easily buys other people’s belief? No. Am I a person who likes wild ideas all the time? No. But Homeopathy sounds really an interesting field that broadened my mind and got me think a lot of possibilities. Hayfever? Chronic headache? Stress? Certain behaviour problems of children? Epilepsy? Restlessness? Even for pets?
I was fascinated with the idea of dilution and percussion, which involved not just chemical process but a more energy-levelled working process. When the speaker mentioned about the “similar” principle, it made me remember our old Chinese treatment “yi du gong du” (use toxic ingredient to treat toxin).
If you are interested to know more about Homeopathy or want to find an accredited Homeopathy practitioner, have a look at this website. I think up to some stage, I might want to try it to see how I go.
