Let me tell you about a real scoundrel. Dr. Alex Loyd. Picture a man getting up from a chair and proceeding to point at different parts of his body in a seemingly predetermined sequence, sometimes using his index finger, sometimes his middle finger. Are we watching a Saturday Night Live skit? No. We’re watching a poor soul attempting to rid his body of disease by following specific instructions embodied in an epic piece of work called the “Healing Code.” Depending on the ailment, a different pattern of finger wagging is indicated. No pills to swallow, no supplements to take, no scalpel to fear. The Healing Code is the brain child of naturopath Alex Loyd, whose specialty is the new science of “energy medicine.” Actually, there’s no “new science” here, just some old bunk. The basic tenet of energy medicine is that the human body is surrounded by an energy field that is prone to being disturbed. And when the field is disturbed, illness is sure to follow. Luckily, though, according to the sages of energy medicine, these perturbations can be mended through some sort of external energetic intervention. In this instance, finger pointing. They are not bothered at all by the fact that nobody has ever shown the existence of any energy field other than heat radiating from the body. Or that no energy emanates from one’s fingers. The particular offshoot of energy medicine that Loyd practices deals with “cellular memory.” It seems that the underlying cause of disease, especially cancer, is the “destructive energy pattern that can be brought about by cellular memories.” And what might those be? Cellular memory refers to the supposed ability of the cells in the human body to store a persons habits, interests, tastes and memories. What the mechanism of such storage may be is not explained. But attempts are made to support the argument with claims that organ transplant patients exhibit the habits and talents of the donor. There is no evidence that this is true. But who needs evidence when pseudoscientific mumbo jumbo can be just as convincing to the gullible? It’s always handy to drag out a reference to Einstein. And energy medicine proponents do. Albert Einstein, they say, proved that all matter is controlled by energy. Of course he did no such thing. The “proof” they talk about is the famous E=mc2 equation, which just states that a tiny bit of mass can be converted into a whole lot of energy under some extreme conditions, such as in an atom bomb. This has absolutely nothing to do with any sort of healing energy. Neither does the fact that a kidney stone can be broken up by energy of the right frequency have anything to do with “energy medicine.” Yet this notion is commonly used to demonstrate the healing power of energy. Conveniently, they fail to mention that the required energy to smash a kidney stone is produced by complex electronic equipment and the only role played by a finger is to turn the equipment on. They also chatter on about MRI’s and CAT scans relying on energy of specific frequencies, which of course is true, but again this has absolutely nothing to do with repairing a sick body’s non-existent energy field. And using electrical stimulation in the case of cardiac arrest as an argument to show the “electrical nature” of the body and the potential of “energy medicine” is plain nonsense. But it is the following quote that takes the cake in terms of absurdity. “The Healing Codes discovered a mechanism in the body that allows the Super Quantum, described by Paul Pearsall, PhD in his book The Hearts Code, to be stimulated for the remote gathering of information, and to stimulate healing. It transfers the conscious intent of the person as an instruction to the Super Quantum pilot of each cell in the body, which then enacts a healing response in that cell.” Meaningless gobbledygook. Cellular memory advocates claim that traumatic experiences imprint themselves into cells where they “act like tiny radio stations transmitting destructive energy patterns causing disease, chronic pain and shutting down the body’s immune system.” True healing, they claim, cannot be achieved unless these destructive patterns are removed. According to our inspired naturopath, Loyd, once those destructive patterns are removed, the cancer just “melts away every single time.” Quite a claim. Quite absurd. But quite marketable to the gullible and the desperate. It’s so simple! To be healed, you just use your fingertips to direct healing energy at the body’s four healing centers, according to a specific code. Of course each disease has its own code. There’s even one for ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease. Never mind that there is no record of anyone anywhere, ever having been cured of this terrible affliction. The Healing Code is quite astounding. You can even heal other people! Animals too! And you don’t even have to wag your fingers at them. You just have to notify your mind that the fingers are now going to boogie for someone else. Then you just point at your own healing centers in the required pattern. The recipients of the healing can be anywhere, even across the world. Is there any risk? Well, we’re told, there may be a bit of nausea as the body has to clear out the “garbage” before it can get well. Gives me nausea without pointing any fingers anywhere. And, we’re told, “when a bunch of toxins are dumped as garbage at once, it is quite normal to temporarily feel worse.” There sure is some garbage here that should be dumped. It comes in the form of the idea that you can heal yourself by pointing fingers at mythical energy points. Loyd’s system doesn’t come cheap. The “Healing Code” will set you back about $700. But you do get something for this sizeable investment. You get a manual, a DVD and some “coaching.” And of course you also get a valuable lesson in tomfoolery. abundance-and-happiness/dr-alex-loyd.html
Posted on: Sat, 27 Dec 2014 22:15:23 +0000
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