Integrative Approach for Medical Curricula
Pradeep B. Deshpande, PhD and James P. Kowall, MD, PhD
In every culture and in every medical tradition before ours, healing was accomplished by moving energy. Albert Szent-Györgyi, Nobel Laureate in Physiology and Medicine (1937)
ABSTRACT
The paper proposes an integrative program for medical curricula consisting of two components: (1) A program that aims at restoring photonic energy field toward normalcy, and (2) Traditional medical courses. The paper begins with an explanation of photonic energy and its importance for health and wellness. A measurement device based on the principle of gas discharge visualization (GDV) is suggested for the measurement of photonic signature. The links between photonic energy field and stress and diseases are brought out followed by a discussion of how meditation can restore our photonic energy field toward normalcy. The paper proposes that the concepts presented here be considered as the first line of attack for health and wellness and that combining them with modern medicine would be an effective integrative approach to health and wellness.
UNDERSTANDING PHOTONIC ENERGY
Human beings have trillions of cells which have a nucleus, a cytoplasm, and a cell wall. If we breakdown the cells further into smaller parts, we find that they are made up of atoms. Atoms are not solid objects. They have protons and neutrons in their nuclei and electrons orbiting them. So, a question arises: what characteristics of an atom gives the specific character to matter? For example, why is Gold, Gold? Or, why is Iron, Iron? The answer is, vibrational characteristics of the specific atomic configuration (number of protons and neutrons in their nuclei and electrons orbiting them). Similarly, since the cells are made up of atoms, the vibrational characteristics of the specific cellular configuration is what determines the cellular structure, which in turn determines if a cell is normal or not. The specific vibrational characteristics of the cells determine our physiological and psychoemotional state. Vibrations can be thought of as light, not necessarily visible light, with unknown frequencies along the entire electromagnetic spectrum from infrared to ultraviolet, and hence the name, light-energy. Thus, our vibrational characteristics, or light- energy, is our photonic signature and it is unique for every individual.
Now, there are two types of emotions: Positive emotions and negative emotions. Positive emotions include unconditional love, kindness, empathy, and compassion while negative emotions include anger, hatred, hostility, resentment, jealousy, frustration, fear, sorrow, and the like. Elizabeth Blackburn, 2009 Nobel Prize recipient in Physiology and Medicine, showed that high levels of stress dwindle the length of telomeres, which in turn leads to accelerated aging and all kinds of diseases [1, 2]. Medical professionals know that stress is implicated in a vast majority of diseases. Negative emotions lead to stress, positive emotions do not, but, where does stress come from?
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