The importance of alternative medicine.

John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937) probably had more impact on medicine than anyone else, and therefore, his story requires more detail than others. And it is a fascinating story.

America's richest man, John D. Rockefeller was one of homeopathy's most prominent advocates, preferring homeopathic treatment over any other type of medical care. Living to a ripe old age of 97 years, he was known later in his life to have his personal homeopath travel with him.
Initially, Rockefeller's homeopath was Myra King Merrick, MD (1825-1899), the first woman doctor in Ohio, who helped establish the Cleveland Homeopathic Hospital College for Women in 1867.

What do Mark Twain, David Beckham, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Mother Teresa have in common? All have been enthusiastic fans of homeopathy, the alternative medical tradition that treats “like with like.” Homeopathy has an incredible history of support by many of the most respected people of the past 200 years, and modern science is finally catching up. In The Homeopathic Revolution, Dana Ullman blends vivid personal stories and quotes from these and other luminaries from a variety of eras and fields with a new definition of homeopathy as “nanopharmacology”–one that will help people, including skeptics, start to understand its value. After explaining why conventional medicine is inadequately scientific, why homeopathy makes sense and works, and why it is so threatening to conventional medicine and drug companies, Ullman lets legends like Coretta Scott King, Cindy Crawford, Bill Clinton, Vincent Van Gogh, and other practitioners weigh in on the subject. By writing about homeopathy’s heroes and telling their stories, Ullman is able to reference and describe important scientific studies in user-friendly language that verifies the value of this widely used but still misunderstood tradition.

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