OIRF.COM IS BACK! Like the phoenix arising from the ashes, here is the transformation that will take Occidental Institute Research Foundation into the future. With the revival of OIRF.COM I can now invite you to explore this legacy archive at https://oirf.com/  Preserving a Legacy of Healing and Innovation Your Information bridge linking the wisdom of traditional acupuncture with modern European innovation in energy medicine. This archive was created to preserve the remarkable publication legacy of OIRF. Through this carefully protected collection of privately

Exciting News! September 2025 My dear friends, colleagues and supporters, I simply cannot think of any greater news nor a more exciting announcement. After four years of research, recovery and transition, I am so very pleased to announce that the recently completed (well for now, anyway) OIRF.COM website has gone live! My gratitude is unbounding for my tech support, Chad Jerrett of JR Direct IT & Marketing Services in Delta, BC Canada. Chad initially worked for OIRF as my assistant back in the mid-1990s prior to our move

Sensory Organs The Many Faces of Tinnitus Inspiration from the Naturopathic Practice Hardly any other symptom is as feared and ambivalent as tinnitus. Those affected know what major restrictions on quality of life can be associated with this. Many of them have a veritable odyssey of examinations and treatment attempts of various procedures behind them in order to at least experience relief. Therapeutically, it should be said that there is no one method that is promising for tinnitus. Rather, it takes a precise analysis of the living conditions

With All Senses Tinnitus and Naturopathic Therapy Tinnitus can occur at any age. The adverse effects of tinnitus can be very different. Tinnitus is a symptom and can be caused by non-organic or organic causes. Suddenly occurring persistent ringing in the ears (whistling, hissing, roaring, ringing, buzzing) is referred to as acute tinnitus. If the ringing in the ears persists for more than 3 months, it is called chronic tinnitus. A distinction is made between subjective and objective tinnitus. Subjective tinnitus is the most common form. Subjective tinnitus

Health "Tinnitus Is Very Often Curable" Understanding the Background and Targeted Treatment An Interview with Dr. med. Michael Golenhofen, Prien am Chiemsee, by Angelika Fischer, Wolfratshausen Even at night or in quiet places it can be loud for tinnitus patients because the sounds come from within. About one-sixth of people in Western countries are affected by such a loss of silence. Many of them find no real help. The approach of the tinnitus specialist, ENT physician Michael Golenhofen, MD, is promising. raum&zeit: Dr. Golenhofen, when you talk to

Summer Time and Optimism? June 2025 My dear friends, colleagues and supporters, The summer solstice approaches, and our daylight hours will soon begin to shorten. All that light seems to focus on what appears to be the unending upset and chaos throughout our world. As I prepare these articles for posting and publishing prior to my summer break, many world leaders are meeting in the midst of our beautiful Canadian Rocky Mountains to talk about war, trade disputes and political unrest. I must say my fascination with the

Carolyn's Comments Re: The WHO’s Disturbing Plans Why on Earth am I going to all the trouble to translate from German and publish in English these two articles with the interview between the medical journalist Robert Hein and the lawyer and expert on the medical industry Beate Bahner? Well . . . first of all do you really think that this kind of information involving the WHO only applies to Germany and is not connected with, or the same as, the experiences here and in all other countries

Society The WHO’s Disturbing Plans Part 2, Control and Power Through the Pandemic Treaty The planned WHO pandemic treaty endangers our freedom of expression, our medical self-determination as well as the fundamental rights of nation states, explains Beate Bahner. In this second part of the interview, she goes more exactly into what we could expect if it is implemented. raum&zeit Interview with Beate Bahner, Heidelberg, by Thomas Hein, Bingen Thomas A. Hein: Now let's move on to the central topic of your book, the pandemic treaty. How does

Society The WHO’s Disturbing Plans Part 1, “Global Tyranny Is To Be Continued” Since the beginning of the Corona pandemic, the lawyer Beate Bahner has been bracing herself against the pillars of the narrative and defending our fundamental rights. In an interview with Thomas A. Hein, she talks about the sluggish process of reappraising [past] laws and envisioning [new] laws that would allow dictatorship-like conditions in a similar situation. raum&zeit interview with Beate Bahner, Heidelberg, by Thomas A. Hein, Bingen Thomas A. Hein: Dear Ms. Bahner, three years

Focal Point Toxic Environment Influence on Neurodegenerative Diseases Pollutants can be found both in stimulants* as well as in the environment and even influence the onset of Parkinson's disease. Nevertheless, by the correct application of detoxification therapy, Naturopaths can eliminate symptoms of the pollutant burden. Christian Lent lasts 40 days, begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Holy Saturday. Now, you can stand by the Christian faith as you wish: However, fasting and detoxifying once a year can hardly be wrong – especially with regard to the numerous