healing with crystals

I certainly think a doctor should be consulted. I just want to say that traditional medicine can be very harmful to the human body in a way that crystal or Reiki therapy never will be. I have been quite dismayed to read some of the posts on here! I have been on psychiatric medication for many years. Within the last 2 years I have had to stop a low dose of an Anti-psychotic because it was raising my prolactin level to 7000 when a healthy level is around 500! I had been on that drug for almost 5 years with all of the distress that was causing within my system. I should have had my blood checked at regular intervals but this was not done. There was a concern that I could have been developing a pituitary tumour. In the beginning of this year another drug had to be removed because there was a concern it was responsible for causing the memory issues I was experiencing. Now I am a Reiki practitioner and I also want to train in other alternative therapies and have my own small practice. So I say keep an open mind in all things. Pass me the rose quartz please!

I tink there is a lot of non-holistic thinking on this thread. When you are ill, no matter what the illness it affects both mind and body and both needed to be seen as a whole.

The first resort, if you have diabetes and/or heart failure. is the doctor. These are illnesses that need medical treatment and drugs, but illnesses like this affect the mind and here alternative treatments like crystals, reki, acupuncture can be of great assistance..

The Maggie Cancer Centres support those attending them if they wish to use alternative therapies. They say Complementary therapies can offer emotional as well as physical benefits and are sometimes available on the NHS. The therapies listed include homeopathy, aromatherapy and about 10 more. The Maggie Centres are held in high regard. If they can see these therapies work for some people. I think GN members should.

I appreciate that the illnesses discussed here are not cancer, but I cannot see what difference that makes

My ex-husband was a type 1 diabetic. A ‘specialist’ in reiki and reflexology told him that after a ‘healing session’ that he probably wouldn’t need to use as much insulin.

Complementary therapies have their place, but any treatment that undermines or claims to replace well proven medical treatments is not a good idea and could prove fatal.

I am really concerned about this craze for crystal therapy. It is causing huge destruction of highly sensitive environments- and the crystal 'industry' (as it is what it is) employs mainly child labour. Very sad.

If people gain comfort and reassurance from using homeopathic products then I think that's fine. However, when it comes to serious, life threatening conditions, I have more faith in modern medicine. It's by no means perfect and scientists and medics don't have all the answers but they do have years of learning and experience. Anybody can put forward "alternative" remedies and unfortunately some of them, with only a smattering of understanding of physiology, dupe themselves into thinking they are experts and, more frighteningly, convince others of the same.

biba70, many other industries employ child labour unfortunately, let's talk High St fashion. The 'craze' - and I don't accept this definition-for crystals is no different than others putting their faith in alternative therapies. I totally agree that for serious conditions 'conventional' medicine must be sought. Mind over matter i.e. willpower has been effective for many so you are unfairly criticising those who may have got relief through this path.

I said 'craze' because it is becoming almost mainstream currently, and seen everywhere. There are specialised shops and market stalls all over the place, and crystal therapists too.

Nankate 'I regularly have acupuncture and have found it excellent.'

I really do not think there are any comparisons between crystal therapy and acupuncture or acupressure. (I am currently studying the second and will qualify next year) which work on very specific physical points on meridiens, which when blocked cause all sorts of problems. OH is q qualified acupuncturist, and the results are amazing.

biba70 I think you are unduly alarmist. I do not know anyone who uses crystals and I have certainly not seen a sudden growth of shops or market stalls etc etc dealing in crystals. My sister lives in Glastonbury and while shops there deal in crystals, the number and range doesn't seem to have rocketted recently.

I can see that being on the cusp of alternate and mainstream therapies, you will have seen more of the crystal world than I have, but i have seen little or none of it.

M0nica, I live on the Continent- perhaps the reason.