AAMET Life Magazine - Summer 2011

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SUMMER 2011

HE MAGAZINE OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MERIDIAN ENERGY TECHNIQ

EFT AROUND THE WOR

Aloha from

NDUSTRY NEWS

TECHNIQUE

THERAPY REVIE

REPORTAAMET Trainers Conference

& AGM

Homeopath

TIREDTAPPING

mprove Your Success

NEW EU REGULATION

Herbal Remedies Banned

DOSSIER 18-PAGE SPECIAL

NTEGRATIVEHEALTH SOLUTIONSEFT in the NHS

LIFEAAMET

Hawai

PLUS:DISCOVER HOW MEDICINES CAN GET US BACK ON TRACKFreedom from Dental Fears


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The articles published in the AAMET Magazine represent the

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ofcial views of the AAMET as an organisation. The maga -

zine or members of the Editorial team are in no way liable for

such opinions. Whilst every care has been taken to ensure

that the contents of this issue are accurate, we cannot be

held responsible for any inaccuracies or late changes. No

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written permission from the author or publisher.

editor & design

Kay Gire

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deputy editor

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Our purpose is to share, help and

support anyone interested in but not

limited to, Meridian Energy Therapies.

The AAMET welcomes members from

all over the world

Hello!I cant believe the AAMET has reached

its rst year as a legally constituted

Association where does time go?

As a celebration, prepare yourselves

for some big changes in the next few

months starting with our website whichwill take on a new look and feel. The

changes have been made in response to what you told us

you wanted which was a more vibrant website, more visibil-

ity from our Committee members and features on the home

page. You also want to know whats going on in the EFT

community and weve made a start by featuring in this edi -

tion, those in the medical profession who incorporate EFT

into their practice.

From the questions that were being sent to the AAMET, it was

decided to distribute a survey to our trainers to compare their

levels of understanding against the laid down criteria. Theresults will help us to identify where we need to be more ex -

plicit to give our Trainers condence that they are operating

in accordance with our guidelines/regulations. Speaking of

surveys - you may even receive an email asking for your vote

on certain topics so I think were keeping to our word when

it comes to keeping you involved! We are still planning to

develop an AAMET Masters Programme and are working on

a new Trainer of Trainers package. Whilst this is in progress,

we are not appointing any more Trainer of Trainers but we

wont keep you waiting long.

You also asked us for a Newsletter like Gary Craig used tosend out and were working on this also. To make this work

though we need your articles or case studies and you can

start sending them in right now to [email protected]

If you like our magazine (and lots of you tell us that you do)

then why not send it to your friends, family, students or any-

one who may be interested? We have been asked if the

magazine can be available in a different reading format and

Kay, our editor, is researching into this.

Bye for now.

Helena x (AAMET Chairperson)


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LIFE

Summer 2011Contents

INTEGRATIVE HEALTH SOLUTIONS

Features

AAMET TRAINERS CONFERENCE

& AGM: THE REPORT

INTERVIEW WITH AN EXPERT:

HALF AN HOUR WITH DR ANTHONY

SHARKEY

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ReviewFEATURED THERAPY: HOMEOPATHY -

A QUICK GLANCE

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ArticlesTIRED TAPPING:HOW TO IMPROVE

YOUR RATE OF SUCCESS

NEW EU REGULATION:HERBALREMEDIES BANNED

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12

Dossier

EFT IN THE NHS:RAPID PAIN

RELIEF IN THE SURGICAL WARD

MEDICINE: THE PRACTITIONERS

HIDDEN GUIDE

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24 DENTAL FEARS:HOW EFT CAN RELIEVE

DENTAL PATIENTS FEAR

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AAMET


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6 EFT AROUND THE WORLD

SERIES:ALOHA FROM HAWAII

Regulars

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Aloha from

HawaiiCertified EFT practitioner and self developmentexpert Helen P Bressler currently lives in Oahu,

Hawaii. She holds a first class honours degree in

nursing and is also a professional coach.

Originally trained in energy therapies, energy

psychology & needle-free acupuncture, Helen earned her diploma in

Energy Healing over 12 years ago.

With 20 years of self development expertise, Helen understood that

hidden core issues, limiting self-beliefs and unresolved trauma were

often the cause of stress, addiction and many ailments; and often the

cause of feeling stuck, directionless or unable to achieve desired suc-

cess. Helen uses EFT to diminish trauma, blocks and disempowering

beliefs which get in the way of us discovering or achieving what we

really want.

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They tell us were safe. The water wont reach us. Stay

safe, have enough water, fill the bathtub, bowls, pans

I check on my elderly neighbour and invite him to

spend the night with us. Other neighbors are stating

they have food, others have a generator, others have

extra room in their house if anyone needs a place to

stay, someone states they have beer.

The inundation zones are being evacuated. The lo-

cal school at the bottom of the street, ocean side, is

opened as a shelter for those living close to the water

People offer food, water, blankets.

I check on a friend who is in Waikiki on late night shift

providing smoking cessation to sex workers. He is on

his way home.

Everyone in Waikiki have been advised to find shelterhigh up. Tourists are informed to get above the 5th

storey; local workers find their own shelter or go to

one of the ones being opened up.

The beach is cleared and the homeless people are

taken to shelters. The local bus service has shut down

except to offer itself as a service to ferry people to

safety.

As a nurse I have makeshift bandages, tourniquet,

torch, stethoscope, blood pressure monitor and watch

at the ready. I am on standby for any locals who mayneed help. I know that other health care workers wil

be doing something similar.

And we watch and wait. And as we watch and wait, I

begin to tap:

Even though Im scared we might die as a result of the

tsunami.

This fear of tsunami death.

I tap full rounds of the above and then begin to ad-

dress other thoughts and fears which are arising fromthe disruption of my energy.

I tap on the fears, breaking them down into the fear of

drowning, the fear of being crushed, the thought of

my husband drowning, the image of my dog getting

exhausted as she swims for her life.

I also tap on the disruption caused by the global shift

in energy. This is huge!

We live in an idyllic part of the world. Our little apart-

ment is surrounded by lush green hills and we can

walk to the ocean. When the sirens go, the only way

is up.

We understand that the roads will be blocked off asmany try to get home if they are at work and oth-

ers leave the inundation zones for higher ground. So

theres not much point in trying to leave the valley.

As already stated we can go higher by using a couple

of local side streets. The end of our road is about six

houses way. After that there are dense wooded hills.

There is little time for us to head further inland due to

the road network. Its not archaic but the small size of

our island is made larger by the limited routes. Were

one and a half miles away from the ocean and a fewstories up.

Last years tsunami was scary indeed. We had never

experienced such a state of emergency. We lived fur-

ther down the valley, about one mile to the ocean

and on ground much closer to sea level. Add to that

we had no car and did not know our way around very

well and it was just terrifying. I even called relatives

on the other side of the world to say our goodbyes,

just in case.

Last year we watched and waited. We had food andwater, blankets and torches. And nowhere to run. As

we know, the President stated Hawaii dodged a bul-

let in response to the tsunamis near miss of the is-

lands.

We watched as televised images showed the tsunami

swirling around the island, sucking the tides back and

then rushing in only inches higher. It took me two

days before my heart settled back into my chest.

And now, one year later and I am a lot more used

to the island. I even think of myself as Kama aina, orsomeone who lives here. This time we understand

what the sirens mean; we turn on the PC and radio to

find out why theyve started howling at ten oclock at

night (more sociable than the 5am wake-up call last

year).

When were all set, I check on what the neighbours

are doing. They are stocking up water and food and

settling in for the night.

I choose to invite aloha fully into my heart



The news crews have given information in such a

way that we dont know if were going to be okay or

if were done for. By the sound of the newscasters its

the former; by the images coming from Japan its the

latter.

But the aloha is around us. Its in our faces. Its in the

way were speaking to one another and its in the ges-tures were giving one another.

I feel gratitude welling up and carry on tapping.

As we count down the last few minutes I am now tap-

ping:

I choose to invite aloha fully into my heart

I choose to meet the tsunami with aloha

I choose to release the fear of impact

Minutes later and the first impact of the tsunami hit

our island; the waters come in around 1/3rd of a mileand three feet high in some places. Theres damage to

homes, boats, belongings.

No lives are lost. Im grateful that the tapping helped

me to remain calm and with perspective. Im gratefu

that it helped me to really see the value of aloha.

The experience grounded me to Hawaii where before

there had been some resistance to being here. The

experience also taught me the value of using EFT im-

mediately.

It really took the edge off my fears. It allowed me to

feel I could do something for others by surrogate tap-

ping. It made me realize I neednt have experienced

the terrible fear that I did last year had I used EFT. I

would likely not have had to wait 2 days before I could

feel my heart back in my chest.

Perhaps this article is more of a story than an article

which details the various applications and successes

of EFT.

Yet EFTs use was so valuable in this situation [for me I cannot give evidence that

anyone or anything was aided

by my surrogate tapping], that

I thought it was a story worth

sharing.

Helen P Bressler

www.optimumevolution.com

[email protected]

I can really feel my SUDS hitting the roof when I think

about the force of the tectonic plates and the feeling

of electricity in the air.

I tap on the forewarnings I received for the past two

days; the disruption in my energy was tangible. I felt

off but had no idea why, there was just nothing, ab-

solutely nothing to attribute it to.I tap on the annoyance I feel in myself for not recog-

nizing these pre-emptive energetic shifts.

I tap on the various aspects of the drama of it all which

a part of me is enjoying. I tap on the various aspects

of feeling inconvenienced which another part of me

is feeling.

Finally, I begin to tap as a surrogate for the people of

Japan, for the island itself, the culture, the economy,

everything that will be affected. I carry on tapping as

I watch and wait.

As I hear the sirens sounding every hour. I tap as we

begin to count down the hours and minutes until

impact. I tap for the tourists. I tap for the emergency

services. I tap for the patients at hospital who are un-

able to move and for the staff who are not going to

leave their side. I start to tap for the marine life and

everything that could be, is, affected.

As the night passes and we get into early morning I

begin to really see the value of Aloha.

The custom that greets tourists to the islands, bid-

ding their welcome or farewell; the practice that tells

us to be nice to one another. Even more than that, its

a tradition that treats everyone as equally valued, to

be cared about.

As the countdown gets closer I really start to ap-

preciate how the homeless have been bussed up to

shelters, how neighborhoods are pulling together,

checking on each other, offering one another shelter,

company, food and water.

I appreciate how the roads are now empty, the towns

silent, everyone tucked out of the way. I appreciate

how the news bulletins have said the same thing over

and over throughout the past five hours: evacuate,

get to high ground, get out of the indundation zones,

get food and water, and remember to treat everyone

with aloha.

The minutes are creeping up to 3.07 a.m. the pro-

posed time of impact.

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Licenses

One of the heaviest restrictions that brings into

question what lies behind the statute is the cost

of product licenses. The prices being quoted are

in the region of 40-80K for each product, which

is unlikely to be met by an independent Herbal

practice.

Balanced approachWhile wanting to explore both sides of the dis-

cussion, I havent found anyone for this piece,

who is pro-SR, so Im going to add a few words in

favour in order to bring balance.

My comments are a general observation on

Standard Regulation for Alternative Health Prac-

titioners.

Standardisation in essence seems like a good

thing, helping guide clients / patients and theirexpectations for a successful outcome within a

given structure.

Were it a simple enough process to implement,

especially in helping people to learn how the

various tools we offer can provide a more effi-

cient release from emotional discord than those

routes they may be more familiar with.

But we only have to look at the squabbles that

ensue within the associations where their tech-

niques have become mainstream (and acceptedthrough GP practices, health centres and pri-

vate medical schemes such as BUPA), method-

ologies such as Acupuncture or Reflexology and

we know that just like doctors they rarely agree,

as each system improves on its predecessor, it

presents a veritable minefield to manage.

Where next?

We hardly know what will happen next but it will

be interesting to learn how the story unfolds. If

you are involved through your work please ad-vise us of your experience. Wed particularly like

to hear about it on AAMETs Facebook Wall .

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system works in the public interest. It achieves that by inves-

tigating complaints, identifying and resolving problems by

research and by promoting and enforcing high standards in

marketing communications by ensuring that everyone who

commissions, prepares and publishes marketing communi-

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created and revises the CAP Code.

The Compliance team works to ensure that marketing com-munications comply with the CAP Code and with ASA adju-

dications.

The CAP Code may have significant implications for you. For,

even though the ASA are said to be not interested unless spe-

cific complaints are made, the Nightinggale Collaboration

are said to be recruiting Quackwatch-type members who will

undertake to scan the websites of a different therapy each

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DOSSIER Integrative health solutions



A red herring is something that

diverts us off a trail or distracts us

by its presence. And my personal

experience? I think EFT practition-ers may well be chasing them, me

included. This is a huge opportu-

nity, not a criticism.

The something that I feel is miss-

ing is the integrated approach -

looking at all aspects of the client

in front of you and seeing what fits

best.

Are we sometimes

chasing red herrings

when working with

illness using EFT?

Let me introduce myself, I am Megan Smith, EFT

practitioner, Matrix Reimprinting Practitioner,

META-medicine health coach and a Clinica

Pharmacist based in Birmingham in the UK. I am

also Founder of UK Medicines Advisory Servicea service that aims to advise, inform and train

holistic practitioners about medicines. And I fee

there is something were missing out on here

Discover how Medicines could give us aclue to get us back on track

Sometimes this can be allopathic

or modern medicine, sometimes

this can be EFT, and sometimes

it can be a completely differenttherapy or modality.

EFT is very good at what it does

and I am very much in favour of

it, but there are times when we

could make other interventions

In this article I start to explore that

area and share my findings with

you.


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My first experience of EFT

It was actually for a personal health

issue and I went onto integrated

working with my GP to ensure that

I was healthy, safe and happy with

the outcome in all respects. In late

2006 I had a severe chest infectionI was in my mid-thirties and out of

nowhere I developed asthma.

This was quite severe, needing 4

different inhalers to control it and

in a four-month period I found my-

self in Accident and Emergency de-

partment of the hospital or my GPs

surgery requiring high-dosages of

inhaled medication to get myself

out of an asthma attack.

I went on a personal development

weekend and one of the leaders

there introduced me to EFT. Id

never come across it before - I was

a total scientist at the time.

Before starting EFT I was barely

able to string a sentence together

I was so breathless.

My first reaction was to reach of al

the inhalers under the sun perhaps

even ringing for an ambulance.

Knowing nothing about EFT I was

led through tapping points and

through the wording that I now

know as part of the technique and

within 10 minutes I could hold a

conversation comfortably without

getting out of breath.

This showed me that EFT works.

Whilst this goes against everything

Ive trained for and have done for

15 years I believed there is some-

thing in this.

This was my introduction to EFT.

cine doctors and other healthcare

professionals - a huge way in of

working with people who are tak-

ing medicines long-term perhaps

with chronic diseases.

Integrative working also ensures

the safest and the best thing forthe client in front of us all times.

If we as EFT users have an aware-

ness of medication this can en-

hance our service to our clients

giving them the icing on the cake

something they will appreciate.

The doctors and also the other

healthcare professionals out there

will respect us for it as well.

Medicines are an area that theyunderstand and use every day of

their working lives and we could

use this common ground to help

integrated working.

As a health coach I am able to do an

assessment of peoples health us-

ing META-medicine; a model that

was explored in a previous edition

of AAMET LIFE magazine.

A plan is devised from this assess-

ment and a holistic therapy plan

for the client is created that looks

at body, mind, spirit, social and en-

vironmental factors that could be

affecting their health and perhaps

the things to look at to get them

back to wellness.

With additional information about

the medication we can hone this

model even further and ensurethat all aspects of the client is

looked after.

Perhaps if I give you an example;

perhaps the simplest case of inte-

grated working was one that got

me into EFT.

Before I came to EFT I was a clinical

pharmacist, a specialist pharmacist

of around 18 years experience in

the NHS working in all sorts of ar-

eas including surgical and medical

specialism, cardiology, childrens,

intensive care, psychiatry, and re-

cently in chemist shops as well.

This background has given me a

good insight into how medicines

are used in general practice and

specialist areas, where they can fit

in and how best we can work with

people who want to take medi-

cines.

If medicines are part of the equa-

tion of many illnesses (and in theUK lets be realistic they are- many

consultations with GPs and other

doctors result in a prescription for a

medicine which is then taken on a

regular basis) then we need to look

at the client holistically while using

EFT with them, we therefore need

to take into account medicines.

Never advise your client to stop

or change the way they are taking

their medicines; this must be doneonly with their prescriber.

Medicines could be affecting what

were doing, we could be affect-

ing the need for medicines and we

could be working on things such as

medicines side effects that it might

be better to find a more appropri-

ate medicine rather than use EFT.

EFT would be effective at minimis-

ing the side effects at least for a

while but I would question wheth-

er that is getting to the true cause

of the issue, the medicine.

There is huge potential for integrat-

ed working with traditional medi-

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being asked to work with this type

of issue, we should certainly have

an awareness of this and its poten-

tial to interact with what we do.

Another example may make this

clearer: You have a gentleman in his

60s sat in front of you complainingof muscle pains and he would like

some EFT to help relieve this issue.

As we take a history of this discom-

fort we would ask perhaps about

many aspects.

But do we ask about his medica-

tion? If we had asked this from the

client we would have found that he

is taking a Statin.

A Statin is a medicine from a groupof cholesterol-lowering medica-

tions that is taken by many indi-

viduals in the UK that are over the

age of retirement or have had any

heart or circulation issues in the

past. Statins appear in the top 10

medications prescribed in UK.

We could quite easily have tapped

away pains in muscles but my

guess would be if we did that theymay well recur in a few weeks time

because it is actually medication

causing the pain.

A side effect of statin medications

is muscle pain in the large muscles

of the legs and the arms. There are

many reasons why it is better that

you work integratively with the

doctors over this issue.

To actually go ahead and do EFTwithout taking the whole situation

into account is perhaps not in the

best interest of the client.

Just by the EFT practitioner ask-

ing Could that be the medicine?,

would be enough to start the con-

versation with the client, empower-

ing them, and ultimately bringing

the side effect to the attention of

the client and their prescriber.

You dont have to be an expert

in this area. The trick is knowing

where to look for the information

There are good support servicesavailable as well as training and in-

dividualised advice on medicines

should you need it.

Just having that question of Could

it be the medicine? in the forefront

of your mind can open up a whole

new integrated way of working.

If you have any suspicions that it

could be the medicines, explain

that to the client. Explain your sus-picions but send them back to their

GP or the hospital doctor to get it

checked out.

If we can remove the cause of the

issue by working together we can

change or modify the medication

so that the side-effect is no longer

experienced. It may be an easy way

to uncover the core issue, as we are

always looking to get to the core is-sue using EFT. Medication may be

the core issue that we are seeking

out.

If for any reason the medication

cannot be changed; and you do

have to respect the prescribers

decision on this; then perhaps it is

appropriate that we tap away the

muscle pain that is going on for the

client.

But at least then we can do the best

that we can for the client using

techniques such as Chasing the

pain.

So integrative working brings an

added dimension to what we do as

EFT practitioners. This is something

we can easily integrate into our

practice.

A symptom is pain, it is swelling,

its a cough, its a fever, its a skin al-

lergy, it can be anything that is un-

comfortable. Its the kind of thing

you complain to the doctor about.

Medicines are designed to take

those symptoms away they are notdesigned to get to the root cause in

the same way EFT and other energy

psychology techniques can.

Medicines are very, very good at

what they do but they are not the

answer to everything. It is a risk

versus benefits decision each time

they are prescribed.

Each time a medicine is prescribed

the benefits of reducing the symp-toms - making the patient feel bet-

ter, prolonging life or getting the

body out of a dangerous situation,

has to be balanced against the risks

associated with it.

This can be quite a complicated pic-

ture, especially where you have sev-

eral medications being prescribed

and occasionally there does have

to be prescribing of one medica-tion to overcome the side effect of

another medication. This is part of

the risk-benefit analysis that goes

on.

However the client is not always

fully aware of the risks and benefits

of medication but are being asked

to make a decision whether to take

medication or not.

So back to the title Are we some-times chasing red herrings when

working with illness using EFT?

Some of the issues that present

themselves as physical ailments

could actually be caused by the

medication the client is taking. The

client may well be unaware of this

but I do feel as an EFT practitioner




Medication is an area that doctors

know and understand and if we

can start to have some common

ground, this might offer a way that

we can start to work with the doc-

tors and they can start to work with

us. Hopefully that gains respect

and ultimately a better outcome

for the patient which is what were

are all here for in the first place.

As a clinical pharmacist I have spent

a lot of time during my working life

working as part of a consultant led

team trying to individualise medi-

cation and using my knowledge of

medicines to get the best result for

the patient.

I was at times an advocate for the

patient about medication and oc-

casionally this can mean negotiat-

ing a compromise on the medica-

tion but usually there is some kind

of answer out there. So after many

years I have found some ways work

and which ways dont!

Whats the future?

For me it is increasing this aware-ness of medicines to EFT practition-

ers and other holistic practitioners.

Much more detail can be found

at www.ukmas.co.uk including

trainings, webinars and free re-

sources so you can start to raise

your awareness of this important

area, as well as a specialised indi-

vidualised query service available

around medication.One area that really interests me,

and I would like to work with the

EFT community on, is side effects

of medication. We all know peo-

ple that have suffered side-effects

of medication but is generally only

a small percentage of people that

have a specific side-effect.

For example, going back to the

gentleman that was taking Statin

earlier, we have well documented

percentages of the number of peo-

ple that experience that muscle

pain and generally it is very low.

What is it about that 1 person in100 that makes them different to

the other 99?

My belief is, it is something to do

with their energy state, something

is going on for them psychologi-

cally emotionally, internally which

causes them to experience that

physical problem and side-effect.

What if we could change that en-

ergetic/emotional/internal experi-ence?

I believe there are also people out

there already doing this using EFT

and other therapies.

A good example might be the

nausea and vomiting experienced

with chemotherapy used to treat

cancers.

Not every single patient that has

chemotherapy will experience

nausea and vomiting.

There already are well-established

EFT practices out there to help

with such side effects and EFT can

be very successful in helping.

In conclusion...

Yes, we are chasing red herrings,

just be aware that you may be do-

ing it too.And start to ask the question:

Could this be the medicine?

I think that will definitely lead to

less red herrings.

Megan Smith is helping tobring the Midlands EFT and

energy psychology commu-

nity closer together by having

helped to organise the EFT

Spring Gathering this year.

Day to day she is the founder

of UK Medicines Advisory

Service, www.ukmas.co.uk

which provides advice and

information about medicinesto holistic health practition-

ers including EFT and Meta

Medicine practitioners. Megan

Smith MRPharmS is a Clinical

Pharmacist and a Clinical Psy-

chiatric Pharmacist of many

years experience in the NHS

as well as an Advanced EFT

Practitioner and a Meta Medi-

cine Health Coach. Specialities

include working with EFT toease diseases, whether major

or minor.

Based in Bartley Green, South

Birmingham, UK, Megan also

enjoys meeting up with friends

and working with stained

glass.



Freedom from

dental fears

Having dealt with the fears of patients and the stress

in the dental environment for nearly 25 years and also

knowing that the prevalence of fear and stress continued

despite how far the technology of dentistry had come to

create a nearly pain-free dental experience; Dr Bressack

believed that he had found the answer with EFT after at-

tending an EFT Masters showcase.

It is well known that the fear of dentists and/or denta

procedures is a major factor in why many people avoid

going for regular dental care.

In many cases, they may only go during an emergency

and may require pre-medication for those emergencies

or for some, may even require drugs for routine dental

care.

The result can be detrimental to the person, not only in

the possibility of them having more severe dental prob-

lems, but also escalating the negative emotions around

their issues.

Dr Dennis Wayne Bressack graduated

from Georgetown Dental School in

Washington DC, in 1973.

Although now retired, Dr Bressack who

has always taken a holistic approachto his dentistry practice, has been pas-

sionate about finding a simple, natural,

drug-free way for patients to reduce

their dental fears, and a simple method

for dentists and staff to reduce the stress

present in the dental office.



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EFT as a simple,

natural, drug-free

way to reduce

patients dental

fear and relieve the

stress of running

a dental practice

To demonstrate the effectiveness of us-

ing EFT to reduce dental fears to dentistsin particular, so that they can offer it as an

additional option to their patients as well

as using it for themselves to relieve the

stresses of running a dental practice; Dr

Bressack in conjunction with EFT master

Andy Bryce created the Freedom from

dental fears DVD set.

The set allows you to watch four patients

with fears or phobias about dentists and/

or dental treatments during individualone-hour EFT sessions with EFT Master

Andy Bryce. It shows extremely well how

EFT, especially when used by an expert,

can help uncover & resolve long-lasting

issues.

This will go a long way towards giving

dentists access to the elegance of EFT

which may pave a way forward for EFT

practitioners to be able to offer dental

patients real freedom from their fears.The use of EFT to reduce dental fears and

phobias is powerfully depicted in the

3-DVD set. You can see snippets of the

DVDs and the results and transcripts of

the sessions on the site. The set is avail-

able for purchase on the site as well.

http://freedomfromdentalfears.com/

6 AAMETLIFE SUMMER 2011 www.aamet.org

Dental FearWhether it be fear of the needle, fear of the sound and vi-

bration of the drill, fear of the smells of the medicaments

dentists use or even the fear of needing costly dental treat-

ment; dental fears can have a longstanding and damaging

negative effect on oral and general body health.

The most common causes of these fears may have origi-

nated from negative childhood dental experiences, hor-

ror stories from friends and family, and media, particularly

movies, television and books that depict dental treatment

and dentistry in a negative light. Some of these fears may

be the result of deeper emotional wounds caused by unre-

lated childhood abuse.

These can then have a compound affect on the dentist

and his staff who also live in a world of stress and potential

anxiety due to these fearful patients who are often late for

appointments, break appointments, take longer and are

much more difficult to treat, or dont pay on time.

Today, dentistry can offer a plethora of fear reducing tech-

niques that can help the patient to be more relaxed before

and during treatment. Earphones playing music, hypnosis,

acupuncture, behaviour modification, pre-medication and

conscious sedation are but a few of these modalities that

meet the problem with varying degrees of success.

Still, according to ADA statistics, 1/3 of the American popu-

lation do not seek proper dental care due to fear.

Dr. Dennis Wayne Bressack and EFT Master Andy Bryce




c) All the patients who agreed to

try EFT (this was almost everyone)

were given appointments which

included an extra 10 minutes to ex-

plain EFT further & administer EFT.

d) At that next appointment, pa-tients were asked to rate their anxi-

ety on a scale of 0 to 10, where 0

was total calm & 10 would be the

most anxious they could be. (SUD).

e) Only patients who gave a rat-

ing of 6 or more were used for the

study, which consisted of 30 pa-

tients.

f) EFT was described to each pa-

tient, followed by the applicationof EFT. The basic recipe was used

initially, with variations later as ap-

propriate, until the patient stated

that they did not need any more,

or 6 minutes had elapsed. Then an-

other SUD rating was taken.

g) This was followed immediately

by the dental treatment. All patients

were informed that they could tap

on the points on their hands if theyfelt it was necessary.

h) Following treatment the pa-

tients were asked to comment on

their experience.

RESULTS

Total pre-EFT anxiety score 241

Average pre-EFT anxiety score 8

Total post-EFT anxiety score 91

Average post-EFT anxiety score 3

Greatest reduction 8 (2 cases)

Lowest reduction 2 (2 cases)

Percentage reduction in anxiety to

3 or less 72.6%

Out of 30 patients, 100%

reported a reduction in

anxiety.

DISCUSSION

Although this study is quite a smal

one, & with many patients EFT was

stopped at the designated time al-

lowed, rather than carrying on with

EFT to a successful conclusion, it

does show that EFT reduced anxi-ety in all cases, with almost 3 out

of 4 patients achieving a level of

comfort & feeling of control that

allowed them to cope really wel

with the dental work carried out.

The overall reduction in anxiety is

of great benefit not only to the pa-

tients, but the dentist & the whole

dental team, as the provision of

dentistry is easier, quicker & far lessnerve-wracking for all concerned.

It is important to note that, in this

study, no patient reduced their

score to zero. When having den-

tal treatment, particularly invasive

procedures such as an injection of

local anaesthetic, it is understand-

able to have a small amount of ap-

prehension, as long as it is small, &

most importantly, allows the pa-

tient to feel relatively comfortable

& in control. Approximately 80%

of the patients stated that this was

the case after EFT in this study.

CONCLUSION

As a Level 3 practitioner & trainer,

use EFT constantly, not only for my

dental patients, but for myself &

other clients who attend my thera-

py centre. I hope that this study wil

encourage other dentists & their

staff to learn about EFT & its effec-

tiveness in dentistry.

Graham Temple - BDS, D.Clin.

Hyp., LNCP

T: +44 (0) 113 239 2543

E: [email protected]

www.templepractice.com

A UK STUDY:Reducing anxiety in dental

patients with EFT

by Graham Temple

INTRODUCTION

In spite of all the many technologi-cal advances in dentistry, visits to

the dentist still cause great anxi-

ety. It is estimated that 1 in 3 adults

suffers moderate to severe anxiety

when faced with dental treatment,

whilst in children the figure is

similar. (British Dental Association,

1995).

This anxiety tends to make dental

treatment more difficult, which onlyleads to further anxiety, as well as

being stressful, time consuming &

exhausting for the dentist & staff. A

simple, rapid yet effective method

of reducing dental anxiety would

make dental treatment so much

more acceptable for all concerned.

AIMS & OBJECTIVES

The aim of this study was to deter-

mine the effects of EFT on anxiousdental patients immediately prior

to dental treatment. The objec-

tive was to demonstrate that EFT

would be an effective & practical

way of reducing anxiety in dental

patients.

METHOD

a) When patients were examined,

those who required operative treat-

ment, such as fillings, extractions orcrown & bridge work, were asked if

the thought of the proposed treat-

ment caused them any anxiety.

b) Patients who stated that they

usually did feel anxious were asked

if they would like to try out EFT. The

process was explained briefly, usu-

ally as psychological acupressure.



Interviewwith an

expertby Fiona Holden



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anti-depressants. I have found people who come to

me who are on anti-depressants are more difficult to

treat. You get some movement in one session but it

is much more difficult. Thats my personal opinion

When I hear someone is on anti-depressants I think

this will be a bit trickier.

How often would you see a client?That depends on the client. It could be weekly or

fortnightly sessions. I tend to leave it up to the cli-

ent. I dont have a preset sense of how often I wil

see a client. Thats an important point. I dont have a

protocol that I am going to see this person weekly

Between the client and I, we decide what the optima

is. I always leave it up to the client. I aim to give the

client a sense of a co-operative environment. So I wil

say quiet deliberately What is your sense of when

we will see each other again?.They will say maybea week or a fortnight. And I will say I think you are

right. It is a little thing and it might seem trivial but

it is so empowering for the client.

Have you come across any clients that

come to you for treatment who have so

much resistance to getting better that

they are almost happier holding on to the

Anxiety because it is their identity?

I get a sense from people whether or not they are

committed to the Anxiety or not. The majority of

people that I have worked with who have Anxiety

(including fears and phobias, post-traumatic stress

disorder, fear of the future..) want to get out of it

There may be a secondary gain. I might ask them

Have you thought on some level that you are get-

ting something out of this?

Here are examples of 2 people who came to me re-

cently with PTSD. One person had knocked a person

down in a road traffic accident 12 months previously

She was in total shock when she came to my office

When we saw each other it was as if she had knocked

that person down 10 minutes ago. She was trapped

in this nightmare. She could hardly breathe in tota

shock.

Another woman had witnessed an accident where

a child died. She had attended a Traumatologist 20

Why do you think that is?

I trained at the Meath hospital in Dublin in the 80s.

Our training wasnt conducive to looking at alterna-

tives. Thats one thing. I attended my 25 year class re-

union a few years ago. There were 14 of us. Not one

of them were into alternative medicine. I realized

why that was the case. Some of them were special-ists. They have spent 30 years studying their chosen

speciality. All the others were in general practice. All

have very busy practices. They can have up to 10,000

patients on their books. Actually when you qualify as

a doctor you almost immediately have a large prac-

tice. A doctors practice within its own framework

works. When I was talking with my friends I realized

that they started to work immediately after they

qualified in their mid-20s. And 25 years later, they

are still working bloody hard and they have no need

to look beyond what they are doing. So thats one

explanation.

How have you incorporated EFT into your

practice? If someone comes to you as a

doctor do you treat them with your doc-

tor hat on?

I advertise myself as a medically qualified EFT prac-

titioner . I am presently the only medically qualified

doctor in Ireland who specializes in EFT. It is a bigloss for medics because EFT is so easy to learn. Med-

ics could do an awful lot with EFT. Mostly I probably

see what your typical EFT practitioner sees. I special-

ize in the treatment of Anxiety and Depression. That

encompasses so much. I just do EFT sessions mostly

working with clients who have emotional and psy-

chological traumas typical anxiety, fears and pho-

bias.

If a client was on medication before they

came to you, and you felt they didnt needto continue taking it would take them off

that medication?

I would take them off it. I do take clients off anti-

depressants. At the same time I do prescribe anti-

depressants as well. There is a place for anti-de-

pressants. Doctors are good at putting people on

anti-depressants and not so good at taking them off




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times (without any improvement) before she came

to me. EFT worked like it was bursting a bubble. It

was so intense. 15 minutes later she wasnt in shock

anymore. To go from extreme anxiety and so much

emotional pain to resolution and peace in such a

short space of time is powerful. She thought she was

going mad. EFT gave her back her sanity. You cantput a price on that. EFT is very powerful and precise

it really works.

How would you compare the basic under-

lying belief of traditional medicine to the

EFT model that the basic model of tra-

ditional medicine is that the body needs

medicine and or surgery to heal itself as

oppose to the EFT model that an emo-

tional trauma contributes greatly to dis-

ease in the body which is the underlying

cause of the symptoms?

I think first and foremost the origin of physical dis-

ease will always be either; physical, mental or spir-

itual. That is what influences the manifestation of

any disease. What orthodox medicine tends to do is

concentrate on the physical. So you go to your doc-

tor, you have a disease / illness process going on and

basically you are given drugs or have surgery. Butthere is no treatment for psychological/ emotional

and spiritual elements. EFT works on the psychologi-

cal / emotional level. With a disease or illness there

will either be a back ground of unresolved emotional

pain, an emotional response to the disease or both.

There is always some sort of emotionality associated

with the disease either in the background or the

response to the disease.

Where do you see the future of EFT mov-

ing forward?I really feel that EFT practitioners have to really focus

on marketing the benefits of EFT. It is such a power-

ful tool. It is counter intuitive because we have been

taught that change takes a long time and that we

have to do a lot of therapy. I have nothing against

therapy but sometimes the trauma of everyday life

can be so challenging. EFT is so simple and so effec-

tive. I worked with a client recently who had a fear of

flying. It was all over in 40 minutes. This is not how

people think about their problems. EFT is elegant

you get maximum results for minimal effort.

Where is your practice?

My practice is in Dublin. I offer a free 15 minute tel-ephone consultation where the person can establish

if EFT is the right fit for them. There is no charge for

this call.

Additional info on Dr. Anthony Sharkey

Dr. Anthony Sharkey qualified in Medicine from Trin-

ity College Dublin in 1982. Three years after this he

discovered Buddhism and decided to take a year off

from his career to explore the teachings. This year

lasted for 20 years.

During this time he trained and was ordained intothe Buddhist tradition and received the name Ratna-

bandhu. After Ordination, he lived in a semi monastic

retreat centre for 3 years where he helped organize

and teach intensive meditation retreats. In the early

1990s, he returned to Dublin where he helped estab-

lish the Dublin Meditation Centre and initiate severa

residential spiritual communities.

Dr. Anthony Sharkey currently resides in Dublin and

spends his time teaching meditation and yoga, run-

ning workshops on Abundance and practicing as aMedical Doctor.

Practice: 14 Lower Pembroke Street in Dublin 2.

Mobile: 086-2136125

Email: [email protected]

First Session is 160 for 2 hours. Each other individ-

ual session is 90. Bundle of 3 sessions costs 210.

Each session lasts 50 minutes.


Interview by

Fiona Holden

EFT Practitioner and

Trainer,

www.eftireland.com


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In 1995, four years after offering

my complementary therapies, I

was invited to set up a comple-

mentary therapy department at

Poole Hospital in Dorset for theOncology directorate, which is

now known as The Dorset Cancer

Centre.

Poole has a large catchment area

and over the years the cancer

center has grown to meet the

needs of a growing population; it

comprises of a radiotherapy unit,

an out-patients ward, two in-pa-

tients wards and a hospice.The complementary therapies

offered are; aromatherapy hand

and foot massage to both in and

out patients, reflexology is given

as a detox treatment after chemo-

therapy and radiotherapy, Indian

Head Massage is also available.

I run support groups, have set

up funding for Yoga classes and

having realised that certain areaswere not being addressed have

offered EFT since 2005. I use EFT

to address both emotional and

physical issues.

At The Dorset Cancer Centre a

patient is firstly confronted by

the prognosis of a potentially life

Jenny Vesteyhas been working in the field of energy based healing techniques since 1989She specialises in Aromatherapy, Indian Head Massage, Reflexology, Reiki and EFT. In 1991, she

set up a complementary therapy service for the Dorset Cancer Centre at Poole Hospital (NHS

Trust), offering patients a full range of holistic therapies to complement and support their

medical care. She shares her experiences with us...

EFT in the NHS

changing condition which can

bring about many emotions such

as guilt, anger, fear and denial.

There is then the treatment it-self. The patient may experience

nausea, panic attacks and needle

phobia.

Finally at end of the treatment

comes the implication of living

life with cancer or as a cancer sur-

vivor.

We have a counselling service

within the department to support

patients and address emotionalissues; however within my own

field I was looking for a tool to

empower a patient experiencing

these issues.

I had studied hypnotherapy but

found it lacked flexibility for what

I had in mind. The use of any com-

plementary therapy within an

acute hospital setting needs to be

adaptable.

I have been fortunate in having

forward thinking line managers

who have always supported me in

integrating complementary ther-

apies into main stream medicine,

so funding was found and I be-

came an EFT level 3 practitioner.

http://broadstoneclinic.co.uk/


Referral is either via a member

of staff or a patient making di-

rect contact. Hourly sessions are

booked for out patients; depend-

ing on the issue and outcome may make further appointments.

I will also do what I call first aid

EFT; where in situations that

need quick intervention, for ex-

ample panic attacks, I will use the

karate chop or the collar bone

point.

I cannot envisage a situation

where I would not try EFT, though

at times given the nature of thedisease knowing the appropriate

place where to tap may be diffi-

cult; for example with head, neck

and breast cancers.

Whatever the issue patients wil

invariable find it relaxes them and

their anxiety levels subsequently

drop, I have also used it with indi-

viduals facing death.

After 5 years of working with EFTI am still amazed at the adaptabil-

ity, efficacy and simplicity of the

technique. To see patients move

from a place of fear and pain to

one of peace without the use of

drugs and their side effects seems

little short of miraculous.




Years ago, as a soon to be RN I had

been taking my own caseloads

whilst on clinical placement. At

that time one of my patients had

two surgical drains in-situ. One

drain had already been removed

a couple of days earlier.

The removal had apparently

caused a great deal of discomfort

and Jeff had screamed out. Jeff

was understandably very worriedabout having the second drain re-

moved.

Also, on the afternoon that I had

taken over Jeffs care the ward was

short staffed and extremely busy.

I therefore had very little time to

dedicate to Jeff and the removal

of the drain. At the beginning of

the shift I told Jeff that his drain

Rapid pain relief in the surgical wardby Helen P Bressler

was due to come out that after-

noon and suggested a strong an-

algesia be given an hour prior to

the task.

Jeff was only comfortable with

taking acetaminophen, a very

weak pain reliever that is not ex-

pected to even touch the pain

involved. An hour later when I

returned to remove the drain I

asked Jeff if he had ever heard ofEFT to which he replied that he

had not. I explained that EFT was

an effective system of addressing

emotional and physical discom-

fort by tapping gently on various

points.

Jeff was very interested in acu-

puncture and the meridian sys-

tem and was happy to try EFT.

As mentioned above, the time al-

located to Jeff was extremely lim-

ited and so I had to prioritize.

We performed the setup by Jeff

rubbing on his sore spot whilst

I cleaned the drain area and re-

moved the stitch holding the

drain tube in-situ. I then asked

Jeff to tap on the collar bone

point. It must be highlighted

that no words were used, eitherduring the setup or with Jeff tap-

ping on his collar bone point. As

Jeff lay on his side tapping on

his collarbone point I removed

the drain, cleaned the wound

and redressed the area. Jeff had

flinched slightly but was amazed

that the drain had come out with

only minimal discomfort.

Try it on everything, in every situation!


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therapy review

HOMEOPATHY

A quick glance

by Kay Gire

Why homeopathy?

I dont know about you, but I have

always wondered what homeop-

athy is all about and where, in the

intergrative healing paradigm, it

fits in.

As the theme of this edition of

AAMET Life magazine is all about

integrative approaches, I felt it to

be the perfect time to have a look

at homeopathy.

Another reason for this would beto find out how, if at all, the new

EU legislation and the CAP code

affects individuals involved in ho-

meopathy and especially since the

Advertising Standards Authoritys

(ASA) announcement that it is to

set up a project to look into the

evidence base for the efficacy of

homeopathic medicine.

What is homeopathy?According to the Society of Homeopaths

homeopathy is a system of medicine

which involves treating the individual

with highly diluted substances, given in

either tablet or liquid form, with the aim

of triggering the bodys natural system

of healing. A homeopath will prescribe

the most appropriate remedy based on

the patients unique experience of their

symptoms.

Like with like

Homeopathy is based on the principlethat you can treat like with like, that is, a

substance which causes symptoms when

taken in large doses, can be used in small

amounts to treat those same symptoms.

For example, drinking too much coffee

can cause sleeplessness and agitation, so

according to this principle, when made

into the homeopathic remedy Coffea, it

could be used to treat people with these

symptoms.

This concept is sometimes used in con

ventional medicine, for example, the

stimulant Ritalin is used to treat patients

with ADHD, or small doses of allergens

such as pollen are sometimes used to de-

sensitise allergic patients.

However, one major difference with ho-

meopathic medicines is that substances

are used in ultra high dilutions, which

makes them non-toxic.

Its origins

The principle of treating like with like

dates back to Hippocrates (460-377BC)

but in its current form, homeopathy has

been widely used worldwide for more

than 200 years.

It was discovered by a German doctor

Samuel Hahnemann, who, shocked with

the harsh medical practises of the day

(which included blood-letting, purging

and the use of poisons such as arsenic)looked for a way to reduce the damag

ing side-effects associated with medica

treatment.

He began experimenting on himsel

and a group of healthy volunteers, giv-

ing smaller and smaller medicinal doses

and found that as well as reducing toxic-

ity, the medicines actually appeared to

be more effective the lower the dose. He

also observed that symptoms caused by

toxic medicines such as mercury, were

similar to those of the diseases they werebeing used to treat e.g. syphilis, which

led to the principle he described as like

cures like.

Hahnemann went on to document his

work, and his texts formed the founda-

tions of homeopathic medicine as it is

practised today.

A BBC Radio 4 documentary aired in De-

cember 2010 described Hahnemann as a

medical pioneer who worked tirelessly to

improve medical practice, insisting that

medicines were tested before use.

Homeopathy has

been available

on the NHS since

1948



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The science

Homeopathic medicines (which homeo-

paths call remedies) are prepared by spe-

cialist pharmacies using a careful process

of dilution and succussion (a specific form

of vigorous shaking).

As yet, science has not been able to ex-

plain the mechanism of action of ultra

high dilutions in the body, but laboratoryexperiments have repeatedly demon-

strated that homeopathically prepared

substances cause biological effects. For

example, the hormone thyroxine pre-

pared as a homeopathic 30C dilution can

slow down the process of metamorphosis

of tadpoles into frogs.

One theory is that during the production

of a homeopathic medicine, the dilution

and agitation processes cause an interac-

tion between the original material (e.g.

a plant such as Belladonna) and the wa-

ter and alcohol it is mixed with. This cre-

ates tiny new structures (nanostructures)

which are the active ingredient and re-

main present even when the sample has

been diluted many, many times.

The importance of

succussion

The manufacture of homeopathic medi-

cines involves two processes serial dilu-

tion and succussion (succussion = a spe-

cific form of vigorous agitation).

The raw extracts (from plants or animals)

or triturations (from minerals and salts)

are made into a tincture with alcohol. This

is then diluted with water and succussed

many times, often to the point where we

would expect there to be no molecules of

the original substance left.

Researchers believe that the succussion

is an essential component in creating

biologically effective samples, so experi-

ments investigating ultrahigh dilutions

always use succussed samples. Some

experiments even compare diluted and

succussed samples to samples that have

been diluted to the same level but not

succussed, as well as other controls.

In the wording used by researchers in this

field, the fact that a sample has been suc-

cussed is therefore often implied rather

than being stated clearly e.g. high dilu-

tion thyroxine in the frog experiments

actually means thyroxine that has been

diluted and succussed.

What happens when you see a homeopath?When you see a homeopath its their job to get a thorough understanding of yourhealth and the exact symptoms you are experiencing, so that they can find a ho-

meopathic remedy which matches you and your symptoms.

During this confidential, in-depth case-taking process your homeopath will want to

know precise details of your current illness, but will also consider other aspects of

your health including your past medical history, diet, lifestyle and personality.

Holistic

You will be asked many questions and some of them will seem strange for those not

used to homeopathy. The practitioner is building up a picture of your unique make

up, a bit like putting together a jigsaw puzzle.

Homeopathy is a holistic medicine and as such takes into account all aspects of the

individual and their symptoms before making a prescription. This first consultationwill usually take between one and two hours, depending on the practitioner.

Follow-ups

The first follow up consultation will usually be around four weeks after the first

prescription, although in some cases it may be sooner. The session will be shorter

and the homeopath will ask about changes that have occurred, using their detailed

notes as a reference point, before deciding on the next course of treatment.

The number of consultations needed is difficult to predict it depends on a numbe

of factors such as the age of the patient, how long the symptoms have been going

on and their individual response to the prescription.



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What is meant by ultrahigh

dilutions?

Scientists frequently refer to homeopath-

ic medicines as being diluted beyond

Avogadros number.

This means that they have been diluted

beyond 10(-23) the final concentration

at which molecules of the original sub-

stance would still be present.

Confusingly several different expressions

are used to refer to dilutions beyond this

point: high dilutions, ultrahigh dilutions,

ultramolecular dilutions and UHDs; in

homeopathic language they may also be

referred to as high potencies.

Homeopathic medicines of the strength

12c and above are in this ultramolecular

range. This is why homeopathy attracts

such controversy, with sceptics saying that

homeopathic medicines are nothing but

water. There are several different theoriessuggesting how homeopathic medicines

work, but more importantly experiments

have already demonstrated that ultrahigh

dilutions can have biological effects and

do differ from water.

Biological effects of ultra-

high dilutions

Research on ultrahigh dilutions began in

the 1950s, but since the mid-1990s there

has been an increase in both the number

and quality of published studies.

A rigorous systematic review published in

2007 assessed the entire in vitro evidence

base for effects of high potency homeo-

pathic medicines; 67 experiments pub-

lished in 75 publications were evaluated

and 75% of these found that ultrahigh

dilutions have effects. Importantly, these

positive results were seen even in high

quality experiments. When experiments

were repeated, the same results were

achieved in nearly all cases.

Systematic review = a summary of thetotal research evidence available on a

particular subject, designed to provide

more accurate information than single

studies.

REF: Witt CM, Bluth M, Albrecht H, et al.

The in vitro evidence for an effect of high

homeopathic potencies a systematic

review of the literature. Complement

Ther Med, 2007; 15: 128-138

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=17544864

Homeopathic medicines

are not just waterExperimental results from many differ-

ent independent laboratories have con-

firmed that there are physical differences

between homeopathically prepared

samples and control samples. (Control =

provides a basis for comparison in a triale.g. an established treatment or inactive

dummy treatment & Samples such as

plain water or other solvents)

These differences can be measured using

scientific techniques such as:

Calorimetry - measuring the amount of

heat given off by a sample.

Spectroscopy - measuring how a sub-

stance absorbs, emits or scatters electro-

magnetic radiation.

Thermoluminescence - the amount of ligh

produced by a sample when it is heated

(due to the release of stored energy) can

also be measured.

Experiments of this kind demonstrate that

the homeopathic preparation process (se-

rial dilution and violent agitation) creates

samples that have specific physical proper-

ties, despite the fact that they do not con-tain molecules.

They do not tell us how homeopathic med

icines interact with the living body, but the

more we learn about the properties of

these ultrahigh dilutions in the laboratory

the closer we can come to understanding

exactly how homeopathic medicines work

in practice.

REF: http://www.homeopathy-soh.org/re-

search/evidence-base-for-homeopathy-2/

basic-science/

There are many misconceptions and mis-

understandings about homeopathy and

homeopathic medicine



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AAMET

TRAINERS CONFERENCE

FRIDAY 20TH MAY

SUTTON COLDFIELD

The meeting opened with Helena Fone

(AAMET Chairperson) inviting absolute hon-

esty from those that attended. The day con-

sisted of lively discussions with lots of points

being covered. It was very interactive with

the Trainers themselves offering valuable

suggestions. The overall feedback from all

who attended the event was enthusiastically

positive!

AGENDAIntroductions and talk about the future of

AAMET Training

Review of the days agenda. Any addition-

al topics?

What are the responsibilities of an AAMET

Trainer?

What does it mean when you sign that

certificate?Role-playing scenarios when teaching EFT

How EFT Training is delivered in local

areas

Difficulties/challenges in delivering train-

ing

The role of Powerpoint Presentations in

training

Live demonstrations - v - showing video

demonstrations

What other information do trainers in-

clude in courses that is not in the AAMET

Syllabus?

Dealing with challenging students

Language problems

Marketing

How do trainers assess their students?

AGM:AAMET

ANNUAL GENERAL

MEETING

SATURDAY 21ST MAY 6pm

RAMADA HOTEL

SUTTON COLDFIELD

Helena welcomed all to the meeting and spokeof the challenges over the last 18-mths since

the change of hands with AAMET and all that

the organisation is aiming to achieve now, as

its changing face moving from being a mere

Listing (website) for members into an authori-

tative body raising standards of practice and

training.

AGENDA

Presentation of Annual Reports Chair

Communications

Website support

Ethics

Training

Election of auditor

Election of current Committee members

Amendments to statuteMotions received

Voting procedures

Length of office

Expenses

Donations

Closing remarks



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