My friend, leading edge medical visionary and icon of holistic medicine, Dr. C. Norman Shealy, left this realm for his next big adventure on July 8, 2024. He was 91.
A brilliant, visionary neurosurgeon, psychologist, teacher and researcher, Norm was a pioneer in pain management and promoter of natural medicine. He created the concept of Holistic Medicine in 1971 with the introduction of the first of its kind Shealy Pain & Rehabilitation Institute which evolved into the Shealy-Sorin Wellness Institute, addressing patients who had been failed by conventional medicine. Along with Dr. Gladys McGarey, Norm co-counded the American Holistic Medical Assocation in 1978.
Dr. C. Norman Shealy and Dr. Gladys McGarey, founders of the American Holistic Medical Association
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He authored many books including Energy Medicine: Practical Applications and Scientific Proof, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Healing Remedies, Blueprint for Holistic Healing: Your Practical Guide to Body-Mind-Spirit Health, Miracles Do Happen: A Physician's Experience With Alternative Medicine and Living Bliss: Major Discoveries Along the Holistic Path (with Caroline Myss.)
Norm invented the T.E.N.S. unit (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation) dorsal column stimulation for pain control and a dozen other inventions, and he held 13 patents by 2010, including for the RelaxMate.
I first met him in 1984, when he spoke at Edgar Cayce's Association for Research and Enlightenment, and I enjoyed his lectures and workshops for decades.
Norm had a habit of shocking his audiences.
Two of my favorite stories about him:
Once after he was introduced, Norm walked up to the stage, sat on the stool, and didn't say a word. He just stared at the audience. For an uncomfortably long time. People started squirming in their seats.
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