Doing Feet with Barbara (1990)
My first real contact with Barbara was when she offered me a foot massage. Until then I had seen her as a very sweet old lady with whom one should mind one's Ps and Qs. I
The Life and Death of an Extraordinary Woman – Barbara D’Arcy Thompson (1990)
Editor’s note: The following article by Marianna Lines was previously published in One Earth Magazine Volume 9, Issue 4 Spring 1990. Barbara D'Arcy Thompson's life was an adventure as was her death. It occurred on
Lamenting the Cars (1995)
Editor’s note: The following article by Patsy Blackstock was previously published in One Earth Magazine Issue No. 18, Summer 1995. “They paved paradise and put up a parking lot, A big hotel, a boutique and a
Medical Marriage – Integrating Death into Health Care
The way a health care system integrates death is indicative of the degree of holism implemented in its principles. In the reductionist world view, death is the ultimate enemy, the annihilation of all that is
Medical Marriage-Multidisciplinary Co-operation
Multidisciplinary co-operation is the ideal expression of Medical Marriage, where doctors and complementary practitioners work together as a team, providing care, support, health and welfare for patients, practitioners and doctors alike. It is the best
Medical Marriage-New Strategies for Disease Care
First Do No Harm In disease care the least harmful intervention has to be provided first. Only if that fails to solve the problem are more invasive treatments justified. This means, in many cases, that
Medical Marriage-Self-Responsibility of the Patient
People have the right to take responsibility for their lives as much as they want to and they have the right to receive all the information they need in order to do that. They are
Medical Marriage-Health and Wellness as the Focus of Health Care
It would seem obvious, when looking at a model for a health care system, to consider health. However, medical training until now has tended to focus on pathologies and its treatments rather than on health.
Medical Marriage
Medical Marriage is the concept of an integrated health care system where doctors work hand in hand with practitioners of complementary therapies. Through the meeting of two very different paradigms - the so-called reductionist and
Medical Marriage – The Application of Holism in Health Care
The Two Paradigms The reductionist paradigm, on which contemporary medical thinking has been based, is attributed to Newton and Descartes. Their contribution to civilisation has influenced the philosophy and science of the last three centuries
