Philosophy

Reflections on ‘Kiss the Ground’

By Brandon LaGreca / November 8, 2022 / Comments Off on Reflections on ‘Kiss the Ground’

All life stems from air, earth, and water. We are all literal and metaphorical extensions of the Earth, as manifested as living soil. No matter what ends up on our plate, the components of that meal derive from elemental forces that amalgamate to form the biodiversity of life.

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The Contagious Biofield

By Brandon LaGreca / October 9, 2022 / Comments Off on The Contagious Biofield

As any experienced gardener knows, the health of the soil determines the fate of the planted seed. With COVID-19, it is possible that the activity of the virus is not the root cause of illness and death but a proximate cause. A breakdown in the relationship between our health and our relationship with nature is the true reason so many have fallen ill.

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Cancer: Treating Illness by Generating Health

By Brandon LaGreca / August 11, 2022 / Comments Off on Cancer: Treating Illness by Generating Health

Cancer formation is the planting of a seed caused by unmitigated exposure to carcinogens. Seldom discussed are all the contributing factors—known as proximate causes—that inhibit healing of that initial wound. These proximate causes may not be potent enough to transform a precancerous cell into a malignant one, but they are the soil in which that cancer seed roots itself and grows unchecked.

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Obeying God Equals Obeying Nature

By Brandon LaGreca / February 16, 2022 / Comments Off on Obeying God Equals Obeying Nature

What does it mean to obey God regarding health? Is an ethic for living a balanced life detailed in the holy book of each religious tradition? Or does following “God’s law” require a reinterpretation to guide modern-day adherents to be faithful servants of soil and spirit to empower human health?

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Medical Reformation

By Brandon LaGreca / January 17, 2022 / Comments Off on Medical Reformation

We live in a time where the medical-industrial complex and related regulatory agencies are providing medical indulgences to citizens of the Western world. Rather than lead with education and invest in prevention as a first line of intervention, high-priced drugs and procedures cram the coffers of corporate medicine. If you think this analogy is pure hyperbole, what follows is a small sample of “theses” widely espoused by providers in the integrative and holistic medical community.

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Breathing in Spirit: How to Recognize and Cultivate Inspiration

By Brandon LaGreca / December 18, 2021 / Comments Off on Breathing in Spirit: How to Recognize and Cultivate Inspiration

Being connected to a universal stream of consciousness may sound as unattainable as it is mystical, but to do so is an inherent feature of a broader spiritual reality we all share. From pre-civilized shamanic peoples to modern spiritual traditions, the same theme has echoed across millennia—we are not human beings having spiritual experiences but spiritual beings having human experiences.

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The Rain Man Effect: How to Recognize and Hone Intuition

By Brandon LaGreca / November 19, 2021 / Comments Off on The Rain Man Effect: How to Recognize and Hone Intuition

What is intuition and how do we experience it? This is a question I’ve thought a lot about as a practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine. Though my work is based on the science of herbal prescribing and acupuncture point indications, there is also a subtle art to the medicine that draws heavily on intuition.

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The Future of Cancer Therapy: Personalized Medicine

By Brandon LaGreca / August 22, 2021 / Comments Off on The Future of Cancer Therapy: Personalized Medicine

Aside from the respiratory symptoms and mild fatigue, she felt fine. She didn’t hear much else after her doctor suggested a tentative diagnosis of non-small-cell lung carcinoma.

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Symphonic Health

By Brandon LaGreca / July 23, 2021 / Comments Off on Symphonic Health

Each person is a unique album of divinely inspired music. Sometimes deep scratches of trauma disturb the quality of the sound, but unlike a fixed vinyl album, the human brain and heart can change, can heal, and once again play the sublime chords of the soul.

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The Future of Cancer Therapy: Naturopathic Oncology

By Brandon LaGreca / June 24, 2021 / Comments Off on The Future of Cancer Therapy: Naturopathic Oncology

For the first time since she heard the word “cancer” she was not feeling overwhelmed. Suddenly, healing seemed possible with a roadmap of consulting with a healthcare model that was as invested in her health as her disease.

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