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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 1, 1987)
M A R E L L E O 'M E A R A . D C CHIROPRACTOR GENERAL PRACTICE/ W OMEN’S HEALTH CARE just health Racism: Ignorance or disease? It would be nice if orthodox medicine accepted racism as an illness , but orthodox medicine is itself firmly entrenched in prejudice regarding women , minorities and class. esteem is the primary base of prejudice. Man people who do not love themselves, derive pleasure in feeling that whole groups of peopl once thought that the roots of racism and are inferior to themselves. Whether these feel other prejudice were firmly entrenched in ignorance but while ignorance is indeed a fertile ings are directed toward blacks, women, caua medium for racism. I now view it as a common sians, Jews, gays or, recently, followers of th< Bhagwan. prejudice does not beget self-esteerr ally of a very real illness. We need to learn to love ourselves and to accep We do not have any blood tests for this ill the law of loving others and treating others as ness. yet it is very easy to observe. The symp toms of prejudice can be seen in body language we would be treated ourselves. The cure of prejudice must begin within eacl and social interactions as well as in areas of of us. within our own daily actions and employment, education and other social para thoughts. It would be nice if orthodox medicim meters. The illness is deep and ruthless, and we accepted racism as a psychological illness, thei can only hope that we soon discover the cure. we could use our health dollars to treat the ill. While there are no physical tests for this But orthodox medicine is itself firmly entrench disease (under the microscope the cells of a ed in prejudice regarding women, minorities racist look just like everyone else's), there are certainly mental/emotional and spiritual abnor and class. It would be nice if the ignorance of racism was seen as an unacceptable outcome c malities that exist in prejudice. Just as a healthy our educational system. It would be nice if I physical body is able to thrive with normal personally could love and trust everyone I met physical challenges, a healthy spiritual and with the respect they deserve. The task is dif emotional being should not be distressed by ficult; but since the disease is intolerable, we individual differences or personal pursuit of must join together, and with compassion for the happiness. ill. support each other as we work toward a From a psychological viewpoint, I believe • that personal inadequacy and/or lack of self- more perfect union. B Y STEVEN 5 1 0 S W 3 r d . S u ite 2 1 3 P O R T LA N D . 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Dr. Badgley uses this book as what he describes as an "Operator’s Manual for the Human Body," with a particular emphasis on the current AIDS crisis and the natural thera peutics involved in survival and health. Written for the lay person, this book describes the ARC/ AIDS condition, the human immune system, basic principles in healthy lifestyles as well as needs. The book rightfully acknowledges the many wholistic therapies such as herbal medi need for individualized programs and personal cine. acupuncture, nutrition and psychological responsibility in the care of ARC/AIDS. The as well as spiritual concerns. information on nutrition, herbal and supple To most of America. AIDS is seen as a dis mental care, etc., is sound and offers many ease which is fatal, and extremely frightening, valuable tools for strengthening the weakened promotes considerable irrational behavior immune system. towards the ARC/AIDS patients. As AIDS I have heard criticism that Dr. Badgley is toe primarily affects "non-mainstream" America, critical in his presentation of orthodox medicine those with AIDS have been treated much like and its motives in research and education. He is the "untouchable" castes of India. How angry indeed critical, but I think his points are well we would be if our friends or family members taken and our sensitivity to them reflect the with cancer or heart disease were treated in such thorough marketing of high-tech drug and sur a manner. How refreshing it would be if America gical medicine in America. If we open up our were to wake up to the common-sense under belief systems, we can understand how profit, standing of AIDS that Dr. Badgley and many rather than compassion, is the primary motivator of his peers in natural therapeutics hold true in the pharmaceutical and med-tech industries. regarding the causes and treatments for AIDS- It is most important to acknowledge this about infected individuals. AIDS, for as most of our research dollars pur As a graduate of Yale Medical School. Dr. sue a myopic course, it is more important than Badgley has certainly not taken the easy pro ever to return to personally responsible health fessional path." To most medical doctors the care. abdication of the scalpel and drugs for naturai A f mal aspect of the btxik that is worth men and preventive therapeutics is nothing short of tioning is its information about the relationships sacrilege. For his personal courageousness and between the body, mind and spirit. One of the for his wonderful basic book on AIDS. Dr fabulous things that is occurring in high tech Badgley should be acknowledged. Let us hope medicine is the scientific verification of the that his example w ill awaken even more persons mental, spiritual and energy affects on health. to the logic and importance of natural healing. W hat was once shunned by orthtxiox doctors as Healing AIDS Naturally is a very worthwile unprovable and/or absurd is now being docu b<x>k and I highly recommend it to those as- mented as fact by their own equipment. Little sociated with AIDS as well as the general public. did we know that in looking for a better mouse W hile the author does not outline a specific trap we'd rediscover the cat. Sometimes the program for threatening AIDS, heckles provide oldest of solutions are still the best. enough basic information about a variety of fields of medicine that the readers can begin a Dr. Bailey can be heard live on KBOO'.s Radio - m ore educated program for rheir own health zine on Modnavs at 9.00 a.m. * H
