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REFLECTIONS ON DR HAMER'S DISCOVERIES addition to IGF-1 may cause the gradual development of a My own understanding and experience leave no doubt about Hamer Herd or, alternatively, its sudden appearance when a the primary importance of our emotions and beliefs in the certain threshold is reached. cause and cure of our diseases. Furthermore, the writings of In this way, any environmental factors can be taken into Dr Hamer give the impression of a serious and meticulous consideration for creating Hamer Herds in combination with researcher whose findings have been confirmed by various psychological conflicts. scientific institutions and medical practitioners, including pro- Most people presently have a very unhealthy lifestyle in fessors of medicine. Only those who refuse to look at his evi- addition to a poor quality of inherited genes. It may well be dence continue to denounce him. that really healthy individuals will not develop a Hamer Herd Therefore, I have no doubt about the validity of his basic in response to an unexpected emotional shock, or that it will remise: namely, that specific diseases, in particular cancers, be a mild and self-healing event. are associated with visible lesions in specific locations of the In a similar way, appropriate natural therapy, directed to a rain as well as specific psychological experiences. His diseased organ, may give a message to the associated brain ostulated two-part disease process, in which the healing area that helps healing the Hamer Herd and in time also leads hase is a reversal of the original disease conditions, is a basic to a resolution of the emotional conflict. concept of natural therapies. A confirmation of the suggested interconnectedness However, Dr Hamer appears reluctant between emotions, nutrients, brain and to consider extending or modifying his organs can be found in kinesiology. theory to take other possibilities into Research in muscle testing has revealed a account. Basically, he postulates a one- relationship between different nutrients way communication from psyche to and emotions with specific muscles and organ via the brain. I suggest, instead, a organs, transmitted through the system of two-way c ication f. syche t ° oe acl ot idians. organ as well as from organ back to brain | HOwever, a surprising | “ovever, a surprising finding was the and psyche. finding was the direct involvement of the brain. When a I like to explain this by way of an . . radioactive nutrient was placed in the example. I understand that the death rate direct involvement of back of the mouth, within seconds the from breast cancer in China is one in the brain. When a isotope was also detected in the brain. 10,000 compared to about one in 10 in di ti t . t I suggest that conflict resolution may most Western countries. Professor Jane radioactive nutrien also happen in non-specific ways. Plant realised that unlike Western and was placed in the Assuming a patient receives a conflict- Westernised women, the Chinese do shock due to a diagnosis of cancer, not use animal milk or related prod- back of the mouth, then this conflict and possibly also ucts. At this stage, she was going within seconds the the original conflict-shock may be through the fifth occurrence of . resolved if the patient fully believes isotope was also detected in the brain. reast cancer and had been given up and expects that the subsequent to die. So she decided to avoid all treatment will be a cure. Other milk products, and soon after this possibilities have been suggested er tumour disappeared. She has under the previous subheading, now been free of cancer for 13 years Healing the Psychic Conflict. (see Your Life in Your Hands by Dr Hamer's official English- Jane Plant, published by Virgin, language website is at http://www. UK, 2000). newmedicine.ca. However, much As the Chinese have normal rates more information is available on the of some other cancers, there needs German website, http://www.pilhar. to be a special factor that causes com, which also has a limited these low breast cancer rates. Assuming that it really is milk, | English-language section. Dr Hamer has written several I would apply the following reasoning. books, one of which is available in English under the title, Milk is high in insulin growth factor, IGF-1, which Summary of the New Medicine. od stimulates breast tissue to grow during puberty and pregnancy. IGF-1 is also present in the flesh of dairy cows and apparently About the Author: also stimulates other hormone-related cancers, including | Walter Last worked as a biochemist and research chemist prostate cancer. Assuming that this causes constant low-level _in the medical departments of several German universities stimulation of breast tissue and the related brain area in milk- and at Bio-Science Laboratories in Los Angeles, USA, and drinking or dairy-consuming women, there are now two __ later as a nutritionist and natural therapist in New possibilities. Zealand and Australia. 1. The sensitised brain areas will cause the woman to have He has written numerous health-related journal articles a much stronger emotional response than normal to any child —_as well as several books, including Heal Yourself and or partner conflict, and this causes milk-drinking women to Healing Foods (Penguin Books). His next book, The develop more frequent breast cancers. Natural Way to Heal, is to be published in late 2003 by 2. The second possibility is an existing sub-acute conflict | Hampton Roads Publishing. Walter Last's website, cover- situation or past event that is still subconsciously active. The ing issues concerning health, science and spirituality, is at persistent combined stimulation due to a sub-acute conflict in http://www.mrbean.net.au/~wlast. However, a surprising finding was the direct involvement of the brain. When a radioactive nutrient was placed in the back of the mouth, within seconds the isotope was also detected in the brain. About the Author: Walter Last worked as a biochemist and research chemist in the medical departments of several German universities and at Bio-Science Laboratories in Los Angeles, USA, and later as a nutritionist and natural therapist in New Zealand and Australia. He has written numerous health-related journal articles as well as several books, including Heal Yourself and Healing Foods (Penguin Books). His next book, The Natural Way to Heal, is to be published in late 2003 by Hampton Roads Publishing. Walter Last's website, cover- ing issues concerning health, science and spirituality, is at http://www.mrbean.net.au/~wlast. 24 ¢ NEXUS REFLECTIONS ON DR HAMER'S DISCOVERIES WWW.NeXU smagazi ne.com AUGUST — SEPTEMBER 2003