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Current Issue - Vol. 2,
No. 7, Spring 2002
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| FEATURES
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| HEALTH AND THE QUALITY OF WATER |
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Jaroslav Boublik
Jaroslav Boublik, a complementary medicine researcher
in Melbourne, explores the physical, chemical and energetic
properties of various types of water, and argues that
good water is not just about extracting impurities,
but also about maintaining an energetic structure of
the water molecules matching that found in the water
from a spring-fed mountain stream. With this quality,
the water we drink can perform its work in the body
in the optimum way.
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| GST AND THE REGISTRATION OF PRACTITIONERS |
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Sue Dean and Judy James
By July 2003, acupuncturists, naturopaths and herbalists
need to be in a national registration system in order
to continue offering GST-free services. Diversity invited
key professional associations to comment on developments.
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| GETTING BETTER - THE ROLE OF THE THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIP |
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Ondine Spitzer
The healing effect of the relationship between the practitioner
and the patient is often dismissed under the heading of
the placebo effect, yet Melbourne herbalist and naturopath
Ondine Spitzer argues that this relationship has at least
as much to do with the healing process as the medicines
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INSPIRED PEOPLE: ANNE-LOUISE
CARLTON
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interviewed
by Jocelyn Bennett
Anne-Louise Carlton, a senior policy analyst in the Victorian
Department of Human Services, was one of the key figures
responsible for the registration of traditional Chinese
medicine in Victoria. This interview charts her seven-year
commitment to, and belief in, this goal, despite changes
of government and ministers.
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| HEALING TRADITIONS OF THE HIMALAYAS |
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Sangeeta
Rajbhandary
Ayurvedic medicine, Tibetan medicine and shamanism are
all popularly supported throughout Nepal, and rely heavily
on the country's indigenous plants for medicines. Yet
increasing population, a growing export trade and uncontrolled
overharvesting is threatening wild plants. Botanist Sangeeta
Rajbhandary, from Tribhuvan University in Nepal, reports
that villagers, researchers, private industry and the
government are exploring ways to develop a sustainable
future for these herbal remedies.
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| INFORMED CHOICE: YIN CHIAO HERBS
FOR THE COMMON COLD |
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Brian May
With a 200-year history in China, Yin Chiao San is one
of the most effective self-medications for the common
cold. Brian May, a Melbourne practitioner of Chinese traditional
medicine, outlines its ingredients and how they work,
but cautions on the limits of its effectiveness.
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| NATURAL THERAPIES - HOW GOOD IS THE TRAINING? |
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Assunta Hunter
There is now a remarkably diverse pattern of complementary
therapy education in Australia, from short courses and
degrees at private colleges through to under- and postgraduate
training at universities. Yet standards of training are
equally varied, comments Melbourne herbalist Assunta Hunter,
and there is increasing debate about whether training
and practice should be primarily science-focused or based
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REVIEWS
• Book: Alexandra Pope's The Wild Genie - The Healing
Power of Menstruation. A Handbook for Self Care
• Book: Chris Bohjalian's The Law of Similars -
A Novel
• Book: David Peter's Understanding the Placebo
Effect in Complementary Medicine - Theory, Practice
and Research
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