Issue 13 September/October 2011
Quantum
HEALTH
The Brave New World of Alternative Medicine
An Interview with Ferdinando Pisani Massamormile By Joan Parisi Wilcox
International Research Consultant for the private Foundation for Alternative and Integrative Medicine, whose mission is to search the world for the most promising medical therapies, technologies and theories. If something of interest is happening in the world of CAM, then someone from the US-based FAIM will be there to evaluate the claims and report on them. In this issue of Quantum Health, Ferdinando tells us about some of the therapies FAIM has investigated and discusses the state of CAM in its wider scope.
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Tell us briefl y about the mission of the Foundation for Alternative and Integrative Medicine and about your role in the organisation.
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hat’s going on in the world of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)? Ferdinando is paid to know. He is an
FPM: The Foundation for Alternative and Integrative Medicine (FAIM) was created by former US Congressman Berkley Bedell. He ventured into alternative medicine because of personal circumstances. He was very sick with Lyme’s disease and nobody could cure him. Eventually a veterinarian cured him with colostrum therapy, which in one of its versions consists of injecting the patient’s blood into the udder of a pregnant cow. When the cow gives birth, the colostrums, which is full of immunological factors, is given to the patient. Although Berkley completely recovered in a very short time, the veterinarian ended up in jail. Berkley testifi ed on his behalf and he eventually was released. Berkley then went to his fellow congressmen, telling them, ‘You know, this is very unfair—that someone who actually has something very important to contribute to society has been penalized in this way.’ So Berkley convinced the US Congress to create the National
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