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The Clinical Practice of Complementary, Alternative, and Western Medicine The Clinical Practice of Complementary, Alternative, and Western Medicine W. John Diamond, M.D. CRC Press Boca Raton London New York Washington, D.C. 1399frameFM Page 4 Wednesday, August 23, 2000 10:42 PM Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Diamond, W. John, 1948-. The clinical practice of complementary, alternative, and Western medicine / W. John Diamond p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8493-1399-6 (alk. paper) 1. Alternative medicine. 2. Internal medicine. I. Title. R733 .D47 2000 615.5—dc21 00-010343 CIP This book contains information obtained from authentic and highly regarded sources. Reprinted material is quoted with permission, and sources are indicated. A wide variety of references are listed. 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Trademark Notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation, without intent to infringe. © 2001 by CRC Press LLC No claim to original U.S. Government works International Standard Book Number 0-8493-1399-6 Library of Congress Card Number 00-010343 Printed in the United States of America 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Printed on acid-free paper 1399frameFM Page 5 Wednesday, August 23, 2000 10:42 PM Dedication To South Africa, the country that nurtured and educated me, and to the United States of America, the country that gave me the opportunity to do this work. To my loyal patients who held the keys to the knowledge and allowed me to open the door. 1399frameFM Page 6 Wednesday, August 23, 2000 10:42 PM 1399frameFM Page 7 Wednesday, August 23, 2000 10:42 PM Author William John Diamond was born in Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa on March 28, 1948. He was educated at Parktown Boys’ High School where he injured his back in a diving accident, an event that changed his future plans to be a mining engineer. He served his military training at the Army Gymnasium in Pretoria, was a member of the State President’s Guard, and received a B.Sc. (anatomy and embryology) in 1970, B.Sc. (Hons) (physiological chemistry) and M.B., B.Ch. in 1973 from the University of the Witwatersrand Medical School, in Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa. His internship was served in medicine, and obstetrics and gynecology at the Edendale Hospital, Pietermaritzburg, Republic of South Africa, and his residency in clinical pathology (clinical hematology and clinical chemistry) was at the Groote Schuur Hospital of the University of Cape Town Medical School in 1975 and 1976. In July 1976, he emigrated with his family to the United States and became a resident in anatomical pathology in the Department of Pathology and Cytopathology at the Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, New York. He was a clinical fellow at the Clinical Center of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland in 1978–1979 and later became Scientific Director of the American Red Cross Blood Services, Syracuse, New York, and was an associate professor of clinical pathology at the State of New York Health Sciences Center, Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, New York. In 1980 he moved to Reno, Nevada and became an attending pathologist with Laboratory Medicine Consultants, a large pathology group serving Northern Nevada and Western California. In 1988 he left pathology and opened the Triad Medical Center to offer “Alternative Medicine” to the citizens of Northern Nevada having received his training in acupuncture at the UCLA Medical Acupuncture for Physicians course. In 1990–92 he received his homeopathic training at the Pacific Academy of Homeopathy in Berkeley, California. Master Chinese herbalist Anastacia White was his teacher in Traditional Chinese Medicine and herbology from 1992 to 1998. Dr. Diamond was medical editor of Biological Therapy, and Medical Director of BHI and Heel, USA in Albuquerque, New Mexico and of the Botanical Laboratories in Ferndale, Washington during the years 1992–1996. He was the lead author of Alternative Medicine, a Definitive Guide to Cancer, published in 1997. At the moment he conducts a busy Integrated Medicine practice and is medical director of Integrated Medicines, LLC, a company dedicated to research and development of innovative medications based on natural and energetic principles. 1399frameFM Page 8 Wednesday, August 23, 2000 10:42 PM 1399frameFM Page 9 Wednesday, August 23, 2000 10:42 PM Acknowledgments There are many people to thank for their interest, help, and encouragement. I wish to thank the following people who did more than they had to, and were key to formulating my thinking and outlook on life and medicine: Elliot Wolfe, my English and Latin teacher, for standing by me when things looked grim; Professor Phillip Tobias, for teaching me the scientific method; Dr. John Cosnett for teaching me clinical medicine and to appreciate the human body; Professor Leopold Koss for teaching me pathology and being my first mentor; Dr. Bob Milne and Dr. Yiwen Y.Tang for teaching me energetic medicine; Dr. David Tansley for opening my mind to the possibilities of esoteric medicine; and Professor William A. Tiller for showing me that it was real; Dr. Joseph Helms, for teaching me acupuncture; and Joe Daley and Lynn Amara, for teaching me homeopathy. I am deeply indebted to Anastacia White, Master Herbalist, for her years of insightful tuition and guidance, without whom the reflections of TCM and herbal prescribing found in Chapter 6 would not have been possible. The bulk of the herbal patterns discussed there are taken from her detailed lectures, which I encourage all serious students to attend. I need to offer great thanks and kudos to Dr. Gary Holt, my very supportive partner, who was the first doctor to experience if the system could be taught. He must be a good learner, because he is great at it! Thanks also to his assistants Joanne and Darlena. I could not have written this book without the help and encouragement of two wonderful friends: Ron Kendall, who rescued my crashed computer disk multiple times and supplied me with jokes on e-mail to keep me going, and my dear late friend Stephen Poe, who dared and challenged me to write this book and egged me on even when he was not feeling well. I want to thank my clinic staff, receptionists Judy and Cathy and my extremely efficient, loyal, and long-suffering medical assistant Patty, who have come along for the whole journey. Without them it would not have been possible, and the patient healing would not have been as complete. To Vauna, thanks for teaching me about allergy. Mothers hold the world together, and I wish to thank mine for always seeing the best in me and allowing me to be an inquisitive child. Children are the future of the world, and I wish to thank David, Jane, and Rory, my wonderful children, for teaching me what it was all about. I apologize for always having a book in my hand and a faraway look in my eye. To my beloved wife, Barbara, who never faltered one step of the way, but has been heard to say, “There must be a special place in heaven for wives of homeopaths.” To Barbara Norwitz, Publisher, and CRC Press for having the courage, patience, and foresight to publish this book. Last, but not least, to the State of Nevada, Board of Medical Examiners, thank you for being open-minded and nonjudgmental.
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