02 Oct, 2008
Hippocrates, The Greek Father of Medicine said Do No Harm
Posted under: Health | Subscribe by RSS | Subscribe by Email
Hippocrates, the Greek philosopher and scientist taught one underlying principle: to do no harm. It is so important that it became a key part of the Hippocratic Oath taken by people entering the healing profession.
But in this fast-moving age, is it practiced?
Recently I took my son to a podiatrist after the pediatrician told me that’s who I would have to see and wrote out a referral. He’s 13 and has flat feet that point outwards when he walks.
After sitting in a full waiting room, we were ushered in. In just one minute of looking at him, the doctor tells me he needs an immediate complicated surgery. Right in front of my son! He would be unable to walk for a year and have a steel rod for life.
Do no harm? Are you kidding me?
To cripple a healthy 13 year old boy?
I was angry at that man for scaring my son, but I’m not so easily manipulated. My son is now doing daily exercises to correct the real issues.
If this were an isolated case, I wouldn’t be writing this. It’s not. Fear used to sell a $30,000 procedure (the insurance would pay for it, but not the real solution) is not unusual. It was a sales pitch, but how skeptical are we when pitched by a doctor?
The underlying issue is that the medical profession is trained to provide either drug interventions or invasive surgeries.
I agree that there are times that these treatments are sometimes needed and save lives. But it shouldn’t be the norm when other means aren’t even considered.
For years I had been searching for a better way. In the process I found a very unique place, that is based on the crazy notion that the body is amazing and self-healing.
What a notion, that our bodies will actually do the work of healing if we just give them the tools and nutrition they need. Oh, and stop working them to death with processed foods.
The Hippocrates Health Institute, aptly named after the original Hippocrates. It truly follows the idea of do no harm and teaches people to take charge of their own health.
Hippocrates Institute was totally unlike anything I had ever experienced in healing. For me, it was a taste of paradise.
They call it a miracle, the people who have healed themselves from fibromyalgia, diabetes, cancer and all manner of health conditions – by following what they learn.