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by Larry Malerba, DO, DHt (Huffington Post) With all the buzz surrounding the specter of cataclysmic change that may soon be upon us as the Mayan calendar comes to an end in December, it’s a good time to take stock of life here on planet Earth. While doomsday predictions will no doubt garner much of the attention from the mainstream media, I don’t plan on building a fallout shelter or taking any other extreme precautions for that matter. Nevertheless, there are big changes coming and I do believe that it is possible to discern the outlines of a new cultural paradigm that has been slowly taking shape for quite some time. What it holds in store for medicine should be of interest to us all. Read Full Article Here

Homeopathy: A Time-Tested Treatment for the Flu. by Larry Malerba, DO, DHt (Huffington Post) If you are looking for a safe and reliable treatment for the flu then perhaps homeopathy is for you. My own clinical experience of 20 years has repeatedly confirmed the safety and effectiveness of homeopathic treatment for the flu. Not to be confused with the term “holistic,” which means any approach to health that takes into account the whole person, “homeopathic” refers to a specific holistic medical therapy that involves matching the symptom profile of the sick person with the symptom profile of a corresponding homeopathic medicine. Read Full Article Here

by Larry Malerba, DO, DHt (The Autism File) The spectrum of potential autistic disorders is exactly that–a spectrum. Contrary to what diagnostic labels would lead us to believe, it is not a discrete set of clearly defined conditions that can be easily differentiated one from the other. In fact, I believe that the spectrum must be expanded to include attention deficit and hyperactivity disorders, the incidence of which, like autism, is escalating at an alarming rate in our young children. Read Full Article Here

by Larry Malerba, DO, DHt (Huffington Post) Known for its remarkable healing properties, Arnica montana has been used for centuries to treat the effects of accidents and injuries. The name refers to the genus and species of the yellow flowering plant, which is endemic to the mountains of Central Europe. This plant is sometimes referred to as Leopard’s Bane and is popularly known as the Mountain Daisy in homeopathic usage. Thousands of physicians and millions of patients around the globe have successfully used Arnica to treat the bruising, soreness, inflammation and swelling that results from all types of physical trauma. Savvy consumers are demanding safe, non-toxic treatments and homeopathic Arnica may represent one of the best options available due to its reputation for safety, effectiveness, ease of use and broad applicability. Complete Article Here

by Larry Malerba, DO, DHt (Natural News) In Part I we discussed how some of the energy of a moving car is transferred to the persons in the vehicle after a crash. Thus, we can conceptualize whiplash, for example, as more than just physical trauma since it also manifests as a result of energy becoming locked, so to speak, in the neck muscles of an accident victim. Similarly, the “shock” of the accident can precipitate panic attacks, which can be understood as energy lodged in the emotional body (or astral body) of an individual. These examples were used because they vividly demonstrate a concept that actually applies to all illness, regardless of its origin and regardless of whether it is physical, mental, or emotional. Read Full Article Here

by Larry Malerba, DO, DHt (Dynamic Living Magazine) As modern medicine has proven to us time and again, it’s not nice to fool with Mother Nature. When we consider the additional factors that adverse vaccine reactions are commonplace and often result in chronic health problems, and that many individuals contract the chicken pox virus in spite of having been vaccinated, it is reasonable to conclude that the greatest benefits accrue not to patients but to big Pharma and the medical system itself. Read Full Article Here

Modern medicine, according to Dr. Larry Malerba, has perfected the short-term technical repair of the physical body at the expense of the long-term emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being of the whole person. In Green Medicine, he examines this issue and provides a conceptual foundation and valuable guide for those who seek deeper and more lasting healing. Green Medicine offers a practical and philosophical basis for building a viable green alternative that draws on the inherent unity of body, heart, mind, and soul. View Full Program Here

by Larry Malerba, DO, DHt (Huffington Post/AOL) A green medical approach seeks innovation and is open to all healing methodologies, new or old, Western or Eastern, left-brained or right. Green medicine brings together the best of conventional and alternative resources. It is not about eliminating one in favor of the other. It is about achieving a balanced approach that seeks unity but respects diversity. Let’s now examine some of the factors that have led to the crisis of confidence in modern medicine’s ability to provide for our medical needs. Full Article Here

by Larry Malerba, DO, DHt (Huffington Post/AOL) I’ve considered myself particularly qualified to weigh in on the subject ever since my philosophy professor pointed out to me as a college freshman that the Italian derivation of my name, Mal-erb-a, can be interpreted to mean “bad weed.” I’d like to think that my medical degree and some experience in the field of psychiatry help a little bit, too. To sum up my argument I’ll need to borrow a line from Eric Clapton, “It’s in the way that you use it.” Read Full Article Here

by Larry Malerba, DO, DHt (Huffington Post/AOL) Let’s face it, we have created an increasingly divided medical system that resembles a form of apartheid. This medical apartheid is, not surprisingly, a reflection the polarized society in which we live. The etymology of the term “apart-heid” essentially translates into “separate” “hood.” The unnatural divide has reached extreme proportions as the balance of power tips more in favor of modern technological medicine with each passing decade. The pervasive influence of the medical-industrial complex has become so routine that we tend to… Read Complete Article Here

by Larry Malerba, DO, DHt (NaturalNews) Mainstream medicine tends to balk at the suggestion that there may be subtler energetic forces at play in disease processes, as if this notion was some sort of science fiction fantasy. However, if the laws of physics determine all chemical and, therefore, all biological processes, then the answers that we seek in the quest to heal human ills are likely to be found through investigating the energetic nature of biological systems. I believe it is time for the medical establishment to reassess its worldview and begin to acknowledge the role that energy plays in illness and the role it can play in healing. Read Complete Article Here

by Larry Malerba, DO, DHt (Huffington Post/Aol) Everywhere we hear the call for the greening of American culture, and many are coming to understand that the same is needed for our medical culture. The complex issues surrounding the human experience of illness, disease, death, recovery, health and cure are too diverse and multifactorial to be confined to the limited parameters that orthodox Western medicine uses to redress them. Read Full Article Here

by Larry Malerba, DO, DHt (Dynamic Living Magazine) There is no one causative factor that can be ascribed to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It is a complex and multifactorial spectrum of problems. The tendency for mainstream medicine to attribute ADHD to faulty brain chemistry is a false premise and gross oversimplification that comes from its limited reductionistic perspective and its desire to impose a pharmaceutical solution upon the problem. Read Full Article Here

by Larry Malerba, DO, DHt (Natural News) Modern medicine projects the image of scientific rigor but has all the hallmarks of a system of religious belief. The practical consequence of its insular perspective is the dead-end system of Western medical materialism that we have today. Repair of the physical body is erroneously equated with healing. Never mind whether it is capable of true healing; it doesn’t even understand the meaning of the concept. The “church” of modern medicine is a dysfunctional Frankenstein monster, a result of having raised the analytical abstractions of the rational mind to god-like status above all other faculties of human experience. It is a mere caricature of what medical science could and should be. Read Full Article

by Larry Malerba, DO (Reality Sandwich) I’m pretty confident that the longevity of our beloved family German Shepherd was due to a lifetime of homeopathic health care. Early on, she had shown signs of being a little skittish but, thankfully, we found that an occasional dose of homeopathic Gelsemium always worked to set her straight no matter what the problem seemed to be. This, in addition to the fact that we never drugged her and only vaccinated her for rabies, as per legal statute, allowed Fang to live to the ripe old age of twelve, well beyond the average ten-year lifespan of the typical Shepherd. Read Full Article

by Larry Malerba, DO, DHt (NaturalNews) Aside from the many self-inflicted and medically induced causes of illness such as smoking, poor nutrition, alcohol and drug abuse, pharmaceutical side effects, allopathic suppression, and surgeries gone awry, perhaps the most common “natural” cause of chronic illness is unresolved grief. Read Full Article

by Larry Malerba, DO  (Huffington Post/AOL)  This slideshow presents a brief overview of the history of homeopathic medicine in the United States. Homeopathy was formulated by a German physician more than 200 years ago and came to America in 1825. At its peak there were 22 homeopathic medical schools and more than 100 homeopathic hospitals in the U.S. Homeopathy in America experienced a decline in the mid-1900s and has made a strong resurgence since the 1970s. Most of the images here are from postcards and old homeopathic medical texts that were printed from the mid-1800s to early 1900s. View Slideshow