Nullopathy is closely related to Homoeopathy.
Homoeopaths cure diseases using a medicine so dilute that not even one molecule of the original substance remains in the water. They have a lot of other mythology, of course, such as ’succussion’ and ‘provings’ and ‘like-cures-like’, but the fundamental essence of homoeopathy is treating disease using no medicine — the same paradigm that powers the science behind nullopathy. The synergy between the two modalities is clear: homoeopathy can be modelled as a more systematic variant of nullopathy. This raises the question of which is most effective. I am unaware of any currently known answer to this question.
There are thousands of homoeopaths and homoeopathy users around the world — because they have unwittingly harnessed the power of stimulating the body’s natural healing ability by doing nothing at all: nullopathy.
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August 16, 2008 at 10:42 pm
dipja
Here in India we been using the concepts you describes to beneficially treat like with like symptoms for many years with great results. I am of particular interested in the possible framework for inclusion into a broader context for a larger whole description of non- allopathic interventions. Naturopathy, homeopathy are undoubedtly sub desciptions of nullopathy – I look forward to hearing thoughts you have about treatment modes for afflicted patients in developing area.
dipja
assoc. coordinator mombassa homeopathic institute.
August 17, 2008 at 8:00 am
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August 17, 2008 at 10:14 am
nullopathy
dipja,
I haven’t put much thought yet into how best to incorporate Nullpathy into a broader medicinal system. Unfortunately, Nullopathy’s key tenet of doing nothing is at odds with most other medicinal systems’ insistence on doing something. Fortunately, however, most of them are a load of made-up nonsense, and so in most cases the nullopathy can carry on in the background, as it were.
My main recommendation to you is the one I would make to the NHS: whenever someone has to wait for treatment, instead of “waiting” refer to this period as “experimental Nullopathy phase” and hopefully many patients should recover before they ever see a doctor, lightening your workload.
August 19, 2008 at 4:42 pm
jdc
I have never been interested in this paradigm before, but your ideas intrigue me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.
August 22, 2008 at 10:59 am
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