Shandor Weiss

Shandor Weiss Quick Facts

Shandor Weiss was born in Miami, Florida in 1954, and grew up in small town on the New Jersey coast. The name, Shandor, is Hungarian, after one of his great-grandfathers. Pronounced "Shon-dor", it is a commo Hungarian nickname for Alexander (the last part of the name, "xander", is spelled with a S or Sh instead of an X). Shandor is his middle name. His first name is Paul. But he goes by Shandor.

Shandor Weiss spent much of his youth roaming the woods, fields, rivers and beaches of his home town area. He developed a keen interest in Nature, and learned how to identify and prepare wild foods and herbs. His early love of Nature led him to learn about environmental issues. At the age of 15, he was accepted as a volunteer and worked for the Student Youth Conservation Corps. He decided to study to become an ecologist, and received his under-graduate degree in ecology and environmental studies from Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts.

Shandor Weiss then moved to Berkeley, Califo ia, to study natural and holistic healing. He taught T´ai Chi Ch´uan and worked at the Berkeley Holistic Health Center. He then moved to Ashland, Oregon, in 1977, where he taught T´ai Chi and natural healing. In Ashland, Shandor Weiss worked on a book about herbs with a co-author, which was published by Rodale Press. He also started a company that made herbal blends. Wishing to further his knowledge of healing and be able to help people in a more professional way, he moved to Portland, Oregon to study naturopathic medicine and acupuncture. He completed his medical education in 1988, graduating from the National College of Naturopathic Medicine (now called the National College of Natural Medicine) and the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine. He also had additional training in homeopathy, environmental medicine and body-mind medicine. He returned to Ashland in southern Oregon, and started the Arura Clinic in 1989. Shandor Weiss worked for 20 years as a Naturopathic Physician and as an Acupuncturist, licensed by the State of Oregon. Currently he is not licensed as a Naturopathic Physician or as an Acupuncturist and is not providing health care services.

Shandor is also a minister of pastoral healing with the World Order of Natural Medicine Practitioners, a religious organization that promotes natural healing as a service of the clergy. www.pmai.us

Shandor Weiss served as a research consultant to the National Institute of Health’s Office of Alte ative Medicine. He has written many lay and professional articles on health and has presented lectures at professional conferences, and is working on several books. In addition to writing, he enjoys reaching the public through lectures, teaching, radio and television. He has given presentations at professional conferences on homeopathy, environmental medicine and body/mind medicine, and has given many public talks on a wide variety of health topics. Shandor Weiss also enjoys designing health and medicinal products. His personal interests include Tibetan Buddhist meditation, medicine and psychology, recreation in Nature and country living at his home in the mountains of southern Oregon.

People often ask Shandor Weiss how he got involved in natural healing. He feels it came from a lifelong interest in Nature itself. Starting with a conce for the health of the planet and a plan to become a scientist working in the field of ecology, he saw more and more how planetary and personal well-being affect each other. He also saw how unnatural medicine and lifestyles and destruction of the environment are related. He then chose to work on the more personal level of holistic health and natural healing as a way to help people and the planet. His current focus in fulfilling these interests and intentions is directed towards writing articles and books and the creation of a website that offers the world's best natural health products.

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Homeopathy, Environmental Toxins & Detoxification

Homeopathy, Environmental Toxins & Detoxification by Shandor Weiss, DNM (P) All forms of life are exposed to natural sources of toxins from the environment. Natural exogenous toxins come from bacteria, molds, mineral, plant and animal poisons, smoke, volcanic fumes, ultraviolet light, and so on. All forms of life also create endogenous toxins within their bodies. For the most part, living beings (even humans) have adapted to both exogenous and endogenous natural toxins and h

June 9, 2011

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What Is "Natural" And What Are "Natural" Products?

What Is "Natural" And What Are "Natural" Products? by Shandor Weiss We use the word “natural” a lot to describe all kinds of things... food, health, supplements, lifestyle and more. This article addresses the definition of natural in general, and natural as it applies to health products in particular. The entire food and supplement industry uses “natural” to describe their products. So I thought I should say a few things about what is meant by “natural” as it applies to food

February 7, 2011

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"The Essence of Health Wisdom Is About The Direction of Your Health"

The Essence of Health Wisdom Is About The Direction of Your Health I’d like to share some thoughts on health and the direction of health. These ideas are the essence of what I have learned from more than three decades of study and helping people. If I have gained any wisdom or insight so far, none of it is more important than the idea of the direction of health. Whether we are at the “poor” or “good” end of the spectrum of health potentials is not the most important thing.

May 28, 2010

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Helping Patients with Psycho-Spiritual Dilemmas, Part I

“Psycho-spiritual dilemma” (PSD) is a term I use to describe pathological, non-resolving stresses that include both psychological and spiritual aspects of being. A dilemma is any situation with no apparent solution. PSDs are dilemmas of the mind, caused by dualistic thinking. In fact, all thought is dualistic. Like computers, the brain operates with a binary system. Through thinking, the mind separates and compares two possibilities. It creates object and subject, I and you,

April 21, 2009

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Original-Health

Original-Health.com is the personal website of Shandor Weiss, natural health author and educator. Based on the theme that natural health is original health.

January 28, 2011

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Original-Health

Shandor Weiss, DNM.P, is a an natural health author and educator with experience in many aspects of natural and holistic health. Shandor is an expert on natural health products and is licensed as a minister of pastoral healing by the Pastoral Medical Association. He is currently working on a book about diet.

November 9, 2010