The term “quantum” refers to the smallest amount of a physical quantity that can be counted or measured. The name “quantum mechanics” is derived from the observation that some physical quantities can change only in discrete amounts (Latin quanta) and not in a “continuum” way. The theory and practice of medicine needs to be understood in a similar “quantum” rather than the “continuum” way if the observed phenomena in the world of medicine are to be fully accounted for.
For example, when a disease is understood to be nearly incurable by conventional medicine and is cured by an unexplained alternative medicine, this cure is usually overlooked or disregarded as an “exception.” The quantum view of medicine can explain such apparent variations or exceptions. We understand the theory of a disease (its causation and treatment) based on some scientific principles. There is a flow of logic from…
