International Journal of Healing and Caring

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July 2026, Vol 26, No 2

Fundraising for IJHC

Hi IJHC Community,It is fund raising time of year!If you like the information available in the journal, please contribute. We are grateful for your support. Some 55,000 readers access our journal on a monthly basis and we provide the information free of charge. We are continuing to upgrade the journal and have recently completed posting

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Invitation to Authors

Special Edition on AI integration into Integrative, Complimentary and Holistic health care. IJHC announces a special invitation to scientific authors for scholarly contributions on a special focus for our Sept 2026 edition. We seek both opinion and referenced articles that will pass a peer review process and that have not been previously published which are

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Cross Reference Update

Cross Reference Update Task Completed To the scientists and writers of IJHC articles: We are excited to announce that all of the research articles, case histories etc have their doi reference material uploaded to CrossReference. Please check each of your individual articles and if there is an issue please let us know. We will also

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The New Chair of Journal’s Board of Directors

Chair, Board of Directors IJHC Dr. Markus Ploesser, MD, JD IJHC is delighted to announce the election of Dr. Markus Ploesser, MD, JD as the chair of the journal’s board of directors. Dr. Ploesser is trained in Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry, Addiction, Pain Management and Integrative Medicine. In addition, he is a member of the New

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Editorial Musings – Bad News

Dr. Kendra Gaines, Editor-in-Chief, IJHC My normally bright-eyed and cheery neighbor was over for a visit, but today he was looking grey in the face. “What’s happened to you, Paul?” I asked. “You’re not looking well.” We were sitting outside in my back yard, a soothing area with the sound of singing birds and water

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The Art of Human Caring

The Art of Human Caring Healing Through Creativity and Connection and a Little Color Outside the Lines Abstract: Healthcare often focuses heavily on tasks, outcomes, and efficiency, yet healing is much more than physical treatment alone. In healthcare environments that are often fast-paced and emotionally demanding, art can create opportunities for reflection, connection, and comfort.

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Anomalous Changes in Water pH and PPM

Abstract: Practitioners were asked to produce changes in the pH and PPM of pH normalized water in a period of 10 minutes. A sub-group of practitioners tested produced results in conflict with normal material science expectations, which would show changes in pH linked to changes in PPM. The experiment was run with a group of

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Response to – The Healer’s Cost

MORE is provided with additional information and commentary on previously published articles and is provided to support clarification in response to feedback received by the journal. The May 2026 edition of the International Journal of Healing and Caring included the article titled “The Healer’s Cost: The Biophysical and Vital Equivalent of Healing Modalities” by Dr.

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Accessing Higher Truth

Accessing Higher Truth by Dr. Melinda H. Connor, has previously only been available in a book plus workbook form as ‘Emotion, Intuition and Compassion’ and only made available for classes given at the university level. Now available as a new edition produced by Arnica Press, NY, the book and workbook are combined in Accessing Higher

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Obituary – Jean Houston 1937 – 2026

Dr. Jean Houston was a friend. I was personally graced by knowing her for 30 years and she published here in the journal. She was kind, generous, wise, committed and devoted to creating potential for healing in humans. She was willing to explore and discover both what it ment to be human and what it

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