Alternative Well-Being Magazine No. 217: Red October?

October 1, 2024

Magazine Alternatif Bien-Être n°217 : Octobre Rouge ?

Alternative Well-Being No. 217: your October issue offered by

Dear subscribers and future customers.

In this era of pandemic alerts, I think it is high time to broaden the very concept of immunity.

In law, immunity is a mechanism that allows certain individuals to escape the application of any criminal liability.

In biology, it is the ability of an organism to defend itself against foreign substances and infectious agents.

In natural health, this increasingly tends to refer to the whole body of experience that protects some people against the contagion of fear and the systematic recourse to medication at the slightest alert.

If you want to develop strong intellectual immunity and resist negative emotional contagions while stimulating your biological terrain, then this issue of Alternative Well-Being is for you!

This month's summary:

Health investigation – Pandemics: reality or instrument of power?

Covid-19, smallpox, bird flu... Should we really be afraid of pandemics? Behind the protective rhetoric of the WHO and other public health actors lie agendas that deserve scrutiny.

Investigative journalist Pryska Ducœurjoly reveals the behind-the-scenes secrets of biopower and several strategies to counter it on pages 3 to 8.

Alternative consumption – Natural alternatives to aspirin, paracetamol and anti-inflammatories

Headaches, flu symptoms, joint, muscle or dental pain: did you know that there are natural solutions that can effectively replace conventional medications?

Discover them with responsible consumption expert Rémi Moha on pages 9 to 11.

Prevention and cure – Monkeypox, no need to panic!

Last August, the WHO issued a high alert regarding the active circulation of monkeypox (MPOX) in Central Africa. After the first case was detected in Sweden on August 15, the French government decided to place the country on high alert. Why this alert? Should we be concerned? Are other zoonoses to be feared?

Journalist Pryska Ducœurjoly answers all these questions on pages 12 to 14.

Psycho & Soma – Kidney Cancer: The Question of Meaning

Cancer seems to be the serious illness for which patients most question the meaning. In this series, Dr. Philippe Dransart shares his thoughts and observations on emotions linked to different cancers.

Through the case of a patient suffering from kidney cancer, he describes the emotional context which could have favored the disease on pages 16-17.

Secrets herbalist – Motherwort, a plant with heart

Hawthorn, garlic, and olive often steal the spotlight, but motherwort is also a very interesting plant for the heart. But not only that. ! It also acts on the nervous, gynecological and thyroid spheres.

Herbalist Caroline Gayet introduces you to it on pages 18-19.

I tested it for you – Sleeping on the floor

On social media, many people are declaring that they've opted for an ultra-firm mattress on the floor! Improved posture, no more back pain, and easier waking up: they've all given up conventional bedding without regret. Is this type of mattress really healthier? Is it right for you?

Emmanuel Duquoc took the test. He gives you the keys to knowing if sleeping on a hard surface can do you good on pages 20 to 22.

Healing Journey – Saved from Lyme by Qi gong and fasting

A simple tick bite... And his life turns into a nightmare lasting several years. It will finally be the qi gong and water fasting, two practices from traditional medicine, which will allow Amandine to regain a good quality of life.

Clélia Fortier collected her testimony on pages 23 to 25.

Living in the rhythm of October

Philippe Chavanne highlights a mushroom and a flower to combine culinary pleasure and health, on pages 26-27.

Health mavericks – Lise Bartoli, the witty psychologist

Light Cards, I Awaken My Powers, Zen Baby, Creative Cards, Energy Healing Cards : Clinical psychologist, author, and trainer Lise Bartoli is a therapist with many talents. What are the secrets of her creativity? Where does she draw her inspiration and energy?

Sandra Franrenet met this unique woman on pages 28-29.

Health from elsewhere – Korea, the country where shamans are women

In this conservative country, shamanism is still very much alive... with one particularity that sets it apart from its Siberian and Manchurian neighbors: here, shamans are, for the most part, women. They are consulted to protect a home, obtain guidance for the future, cure illnesses, or resolve material difficulties.