The Bee's Nest – The Biochemic System

I love the distinctive mechanism of journalism that permits me to share so much of who I am, especially my genuine belief that health can be restored and preserved naturally. Many years ago when energy medicine was introduced through the New Age Movement, the general public considered its healing claims as subjective and anecdotal. We know better now! At that time, I devoted a column in To Your Health to the types of methods I utilize to maintain energy, handle stress, and heal myself. I would like to share one with you, the Biochemic System of Medicine utilizing tissue salts, also called cell salts. Every proposal listed here is absolutely safe for infants, the elderly, for all ages in between, and also for women during pregnancy and breastfeeding. I use tissue salts daily. I will, however, suggest seeking professional advice before embarking on any new modality.

The Biochemic System with its related remedies follows the premise that "disease occurs when there is a deficiency of one or more cell salts." Originally proposed in 1858 by the scientist Rudolf Virchow, the technique is based on the well-established truism that the body is a collection of cells. Following Virchow’s premise, in the 19th century Dr. W. H. Schussler, a physician and homeopath, developed biochemic treatments utilizing twelve tissue salts. These include:

Calc fluor, Calc phos, Calc sulph, Ferr phos, Kali mur, Kali phos, Kali sulph, Mag phos, Nat mur, Nat phos, Nat sulph and Silicea.

They are tiny pills that dissolve under the tongue and are packaged in small bottles. These salts reestablish molecular equilibrium, which restores health.

To make it simple, one should purchase The Biochemic Handbook. Revised many times, it is filled with incredible information. I use the Repertory of Symptoms and their Corresponding Remedies portion of the book continuously. It is a simple but comprehensive presentation that anyone can understand. I have assisted myself and many others to remedy a tongue bite, a nose bleed, and other assorted mishaps with ferrum phos (phosphoricum). For those in the know, cell salts are a very preferred solution. As a matter of fact, at a Wellness gathering years ago, I met a woman from Germany whose husband controlled his pain from cancer until he passed on with appropriate tissue salt remedies.

The pendulum is a quirky device I also use, and I shall discuss it at a later time. It offers me the ability to get in touch with my biological requirements at any given moment. Let’s be honest, does every eighty-three-year-old accomplish what I do on any given day ─ dancing, yoga, writing, promoting my book, working on my life story, etc.? I know I am definitely doing something right!