Healing America
by Dr. Moses Maimonides
What was the connection between Moses Maimonides, Sir
Frances Bacon, Thomas Jefferson, and the U. S. Government?
Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1621) who succeeded in propagating,
in England, the inductive experimental method of research as a scientific
weapon; a fact based on the medical writings of Maimonides, not widely
known, had already proposed such
scientific investigation and personal observation some four hundred years
earlier.
The intellect of Bacon was one of the most powerful and
searching ever possessed by man, and his developments of the inductive philosophy
revolutionized the future thought of the human race.
Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence
and third President of the United States, was this nation's greatest champion
of a representative republic and the rights of man and studied the philosophy
of Maimonides that formed some of his personal and political ideas. Maimonides
as a lawgiver, he has been recognized by the United States Congress as one of
the greatest alongside Hammurabi and Thomas Jefferson.
Born in Muslim-ruled Spain in March 30, 1135, Moses
Maimonides was deeply conversant with Arabic philosophy and literature. By the
time he was thirty, he was known for his seminal works on the Jewish practices
and law, his books earned him respect and influenced generations of Christian,
Muslim and Jewish thinkers and his influence in philosophy is equal to that of
Plato, Aristotle, Spinoza, and Kant; in religion, he is as significant as
Moses, Martin Luther, and Saint Augustine. His life in these areas is well
documented.
The purpose of this book is to emphasize Moses Maimonides’s
life as a physician and as such his remarkable human health cures and solutions
that will help change the medical and social trends which are now needed to
Heal America.
The answers will be reveled in a series of interviews with
him from his ten book medical writings which document the Cause and Cure for Asthma and Diabetes
After 800 years, modern medicine has still not offered cures
for these common health problems.
They
have only produced products to treat or mask the health problem.
As a physician, Maimonides is associated with Hippocrates as
a founder of modern medicine and in Egypt, his training as a physician earned
him a place in the entourage of the great Sultan Saladin.
In his writings he described many conditions including
asthma, diabetes, hepatitis, and pneumonia, and emphasized moderation and a
healthy life style. His treatises became influential for generations of
physicians.
He was knowledgeable about Greek and Persian medicine, and
followed the principles of humorism in the Greek tradition of Galen the
physician however he did not accept authority but used his own observation and
experience. Maimonides interactions with patients attributes what today would
be called intercultural awareness and respect for the patient's autonomy.
The Oath of
Maimonides
The Oath of Maimonides is a document about the medical
calling and recited as a substitute for the Oath of Hippocrates.
The Oath is not to be confused with the Prayer of
Maimonides. The Prayer appeared first in print in 1793 and has been attributed
to Marcus Herz, a German physician, pupil of Immanual Kant.
His medical writings;
• Extracts
from Galen, or The Art of Cure,
• Commentary
on the Aphorisms of Hippocrates
• Medical
Aphorisms of Moses
• Treatise
on Hemorrhoids
• Treatise
on Cohabitation
• Treatise
on Asthma
• Treatise
on Poisons and Their Antidotes
• Regimen
of Health
• Discourse
on the Explanation of Fits
• Glossary
of Drug Names
Mr. Martin Chekel, a noted international businessman and author of the thought provoking “Managing America” six book series and the retrospective eight book series “The Diary of American Foreign Policy 1938 – 1945” that laid the foundation for US foreign policy the past seventy-four years.
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