Physician: Medicine and the Unsuspected Battle for Human Freedom [Paperback]

Richard Leviton (Author)

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ISBN-10: 1571741682 | ISBN-13: 978-1571741684 | Publication Date: January 2000 | Edition: 1

The former chief editor of "Alternative Medicine Digest" asserts that the struggle between conventional and alternative medicine is a matter of politics, philosophy, and economics, rather than real medical effectiveness. "Physician" explores the "mind-body-environment" connection, and shows how the very nature of modern medicine obstructs true spiritual development. By learning how homeopathy and other energetic approaches to health and wellness function, we may discover truly effective tools for healing while opening new gateways to spiritual growth. Further, "Physician" shows how recovering our balance with the natural world through energetic medicine will be the critical step in countering the deadly diseases of the past, and the future.

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For more than two centuries, conventional and alternative medicine have struggled for control of health care. As alternative medicine has gained acceptance, many people have awakened to the fact that this is a struggle over money and market share.

But in "Physician", noted health journalist Richard Leviton argues that the real stakes are far higher. He argues that this is a battle for human freedom, the freedom to wake up and spiritually evolve as an individual, and says that medical practices can be catalysts for your spiritual awakening--or can oppose it. Therefore the doctor's true role takes on a greater importance than ever before, since physicians can either support or hinder your spiritual development.

In an empassioned argument that is at once metaphysical and practical, philosophical and therapeutic, "Physician" outlines the fundamental differences between conventional and alternative medicine, explaining how each approach fosters an attitude about consciousness and the environment, about the body and the world. In meticulous detail, "Physician" shows how alternative medicine works with the intricate energy connections linking our thoughts with our body and our body with the natural world, and how consciousness can heal and change the world--all of which conventional medicine denies.

Ultimately, "Physician" empowers health care consumers to make deeply informed choices about their medical care, understanding fully the physical and spiritual risks and benefits.

Product Details

• Paperback: 592 pages
• Publisher: Hampton Roads Publishing Company; 1 edition (January 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1571741682
• ISBN-13: 978-1571741684
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,123,402 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Look at Medicine and Healing, May 21, 2001

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This review is from: Physician: Medicine and the Unsuspected Battle for Human Freedom (Paperback)

Richard Leviton's book, Physician, is a fabulous look at the alternatives to medicine as practiced in the United States. Wide ranging and especially challenging to those who accept the premise that the germs and our bodies are out to get us and we must fight in order to survive. Rather, at its most fundamental he sets out the argument that we are the world (ecology) and the world is our body (immunological system). The act of healing is a process of becoming conscious. Disease, rather than being a calamity that strikes without purpose is the goad to make us grow spiritually. And in addition, we choose our illness as appropriate to the growth we need to accomplish. A book not to be missed by anyone wanting to be fully free of the prevailing medical procedures and dogma of the day.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Physician, November 28, 2002

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This review is from: Physician: Medicine and the Unsuspected Battle for Human Freedom (Paperback)

What we currently refer to as conventional medicine is quite new. Medicine that does not rely on modern technology is referred to as alternative medicine. Alternative medicine has a history as old as mankind.
Why then did modern medical techniques become favored over time-tested and traditional methods? Richard Leviton presents some startling answers to this in his comprehensive and fascinating new book, Physician.
Leviton explores "the consequences to the human body, mind, and spirit of medical treatment under one or the other medical approach." He concludes that "conventional medicine operates in a way contrary to spiritual unfolding and at this point in Western history is a prime obstacle to healthy human soul life."
He's not condemning individual doctors, but rather the current system of allowing business interests and politics to dictate medical policy. Medical care today is a trillion dollar business, and it's a business protected from competition and free choice. He says that "freedom of choice is available in most areas of American life except medicine."
Leviton further says that the struggle between conventional and alternative practices is only part of deeper battle for control of the human soul. In discussing this, he delves into the environment, philosophy, karma, emotions, the real reasons for illness, and spiritual growth. He includes quotes, statistics, and research to document his assertions.
The author of six previous books, Leviton is widely respected in the field of alternative medicine and natural health journalism. When reading Physician, "be prepared to take a much larger view of life than one would expect in a discussion of medicine." Readers who do so will learn what, and why, constitutes good health care for their body, mind, and spirit.