The Secret of Own Inner Body's Medicines from Rockefeller Healing Transformation

by:

im ju boo 

 I received this very interesting video link sent to me a few days ago through a WhatsApp chat group: 

https://photos.app.goo.gl/SsJ9R7emRf4JCppq6 

It is about how our own inner body's medicines that can heal itself - shown by Rockefeller healing transformation 

If you care to look at the motto of my blog, I established nearly 20 years ago in November 2007, I have already mentioned this:

"A True Doctor is One Who Teaches, The Best Healer is Your Own Body"

Even further back in as the early 1980's, I went to London again to learn about natural medicine, and later to Sydney and Melbourne, Australia for my additional postdoctoral clinical training in naturopathic medicine as part of my research suggested by WHO while working at the Institute for Medical Research, we were already exposed to this innate powers of our inner body's medicine if given the right stimulation. So, what I am going to write below is not new to me - just a very brief renewed explanation how the body can heal itself without all those  chemical medicines, under  the gloried name, the so-called "pharmaceuticals"    

In the video link above, once you open it, you may need to click on the video again for the sound else it may be silent.  

But I suggest you watch the video later else there will be distraction from what I am going to write right here that contains far more details and explanation than what the video could provide. It may be a long essay, but take your time to slowly ponder to swallow scientific truths. 

Instead of watching the video which can be done later as I suggest, let me give a summary what the narrator Mr MK Angajan said in the video. 

It is about John D Rockefeller the oil refinery  billionaire 

He was one of the richest men in the world during his time even at an early age. 

At the age of 25 he controlled one of the largest oil refineries in America. At the age of 38 he commanded 90 % of the oil refineries in America.  By the time he retired at 58 he was the richest man in the America and by 77, he became the world's first billionaire. 

 However when he was 53 he became seriously ill and his highly experienced personal physician said he will die within a year. He could not eat well. He could only digest milk and crackers. That year passed agonisingly slow. As he approached death he woke up one morning with the vague remembrance of a dream of not been able to take wealth into the next world wherever he could be. That changed the way he looked at life. He suddenly became very charitable and channelled  all his assets towards medical research and charitable work. That year he established the Rockefeller Foundation. He realized his wealth could not control his own life 

He began to establish charitable and humanitarian work. That changed the entire chemistry of his own body, and his healing began so astonishingly rapid. His health took a dramatic turn around for the better till he died over 40 years later.  

His state of mind and his entire body chemistry changed dramatically and  favourably when he changed from ill feelings like selfishness, anger, grief, hatred to gratitude, forgiveness, compassion, charity. He began to realize the power of gratitude.  

In the video the narrator Mr MK Angajan said that our body is the most powerful laboratory and pharmacy in the world. Our state of mind changes the entire body chemistry of the body for the better or for the worse. Our thoughts and feelings powerfully influence our health by producing its own body's natural chemicals though psychoneuroimmunology that influence our health.

 In the video Mr MK Angajan said that if we change from egocentricity to universality, from ill feelings, anger, selfishness to charity, love, gratitude, forgiveness, and compassion, among other virtues, the entire body chemistry changes for the better. It is said that Rockefeller started to engage in spiritual activities, working for many humanitarian and charitable causes that dramatically changed his health at the age of 53 till he died at 97.  

The narrator also said that giving and sharing are the most powerful healing process in our body that changes  our entire body chemistry and that nobody becomes poor by giving, sharing, whether these be our knowledge, our time, labour, money, material blessing like food and clothes or even psychological blessings like giving genuine compliments or wishing well for other people in our mind or sharing sympathies and giving condolences to those who loss their loved ones. 

(I shall be writing about  the healing effects of  condolences and sharing  our sympathies with others who are grieving in the next article).    

 Thank you to Mr MK Angahan for that  beautifully worded video message regarding John D. Rockefeller. It is in tune not only as a historical curiosity but also as a profound moral and physiological truth. 

Let me now expand on what Mr Angahan said by integrating historical context, medical science (especially psychoneuroimmunology), and spiritual insight. 

 1. The Historical Truth of Rockefeller’s Transformation

John D. Rockefeller (1839–1937) indeed amassed tremendous wealth by dominating the oil industry through Standard Oil. By age 53, he suffered from severe health issues, including alopecia (he lost all his hair), digestive disorders, and immense stress. Historical accounts confirm that he lived on a very restricted diet at one point, suffered from ulcers, and was said to be near death.

But what followed was a remarkable transformation. He began to give away much of his wealth through philanthropic causes, supporting education, medical research (such as the establishment of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research in 1901), public health, and universities.

This is not only a story of wealth redirected, but of a man whose internal world transformed, and so did his body.

 2. The Science of the Mind, Emotions, and Body Chemistry is called Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI)

Psychoneuroimmunology is the interdisciplinary field that studies how the mind (psycho-), brain and nervous system (neuro-), and the immune system (-immunology) communicate with and influence one another. It’s a science that supports the very claim made in the video.

When we experience negative emotions, such as chronic anger, fear, resentment, or grief, the brain triggers a fight or flight response. Stress hormones such as cortisol, adrenaline, and noradrenaline flood the system. Over time, these chemicals suppress immune function, damage cardiovascular health, impair digestion, and increase the risk of chronic illnesses.

But when we shift to positive mental states, like compassion, love, forgiveness, gratitude, and purpose, our nervous system activates the parasympathetic state (rest and repair). This state is associated with: 

1. Lower cortisol levels

2. Release of oxytocin (“the bonding hormone”)
3. Increased serotonin and dopamine
4. Enhanced immune activity (especially NK cells and T-cells)
5. Cellular repair and anti-inflammatory responses. 

Harvard, Stanford, and other major universities have shown that patients who practice gratitude, prayer, meditation, and volunteerism often have better outcomes with chronic diseases, fewer doctor visits, and greater longevity.

Rockefeller’s transformation from a stressed oil magnate to a humanitarian seems to have aligned him with these natural healing processes.

3. The Body as a Living Laboratory and Pharmacy

Mr MK Angajan in the video was absolutely correct in saying that our body is the most powerful laboratory and pharmacy in the world.

Every emotion and thought we generate activates a neurochemical response:

1. Forgiveness leads to the release of serotonin and reduces inflammatory cytokines.

2. Love and compassion increase oxytocin, which heals blood vessels and reduces stress.

3. Gratitude boosts dopamine and strengthens immune response.

4. Generosity and altruism increase endorphins, the body’s natural opioids.

We are not merely recipients of pharmaceuticals. We manufacture within our own bodies the most potent healing compounds, customized for our needs - personalized medicines. They provide the emotional and mental blueprint that is aligned with peace, purpose, and positivity.

From Egocentricity to Universality: A Spiritual Awakening

The shift described from egocentricity to universality, is the essence of spiritual awakening in nearly every major tradition:

1. In Christianity, we are taught to love thy neighbor as thyself and lay up treasures in heaven, not on earth.

2. In Buddhism, ego is the root of suffering, and compassion is the way out.

3. In Islam, giving (Zakat) is one of the five pillars.

4. In Hinduism, karma yoga (selfless service) is the path to liberation.

Rockefeller's late-life transformation echoes the deep universal truth: when the soul turns outward, toward giving, compassion, and spiritual engagement, it finds inner healing.

Giving as a Form of Healing

The video’s closing sentiment, that “nobody becomes poor by giving”, is not only poetic but medically and spiritually true. Studies in neuroscience and behavioral psychology confirm that:

1. People who volunteer regularly have lower rates of depression and live longer.

2. Acts of kindness and generosity increase the production of oxytocin, which in turn reduces blood pressure and cortisol levels.

3. Social connection is more predictive of longevity than even diet or exercise.

Rockefeller gave away hundreds of millions in an era where such charity was rare. And while his money helped many, it is likely that he himself was the greatest beneficiary, in spirit and in health.

My take is on the Chemistry of the Soul

What this story tells us, both from a biological and spiritual point of view, is this:

The most powerful medicine often lies not in the bottle, but in the mind, the heart, and the soul.

To forgive, to love, to give, and to serve are not merely moral virtues. They are biochemical interventions, spiritual elixirs, and inner transformations that change our entire body chemistry.

If Rockefeller’s change gave him four extra decades of vibrant life, then surely the same blessings await anyone who shifts from self to selflessness, from greed to giving, from ego to eternity.

Having said all that, I know Rockefeller advocated and promoted  the use of his own petroleum chemical  products to doctors as "medicines".  Then why did he turn around to use his own natural body chemistry to cure himself? Let me try to answer this question.

Rockefeller advocated the use of chemical drugs made from his own petroleum products. It was said he was very anti natural medicine. But "medicines" made from petrochemicals are sheer chemicals. 

But he privately called natural medicines as quackery. But I believe he was a very strong believer and supporter of homeopathic medicine. Why was that? Was he out only to make money from the pharmaceutical industry and medical profession, but go for his own inner body's medicine after his near death at age of 53?

This is a penetrating question, a question that unveils the complex duality of John D. Rockefeller's legacy: a man who both shaped the modern pharmaceutical industry and yet, perhaps privately, relied on the body’s natural healing powers and spiritual realignment for his own recovery. 

Let me now give a full and honest historical and philosophical response to this deeply probing inquiry.

The Truth Behind Rockefeller’s Pharmaceutical Campaign: The Rise of "Petrochemical Medicine"

In the early 20th century, John D. Rockefeller and his business empire, Standard Oil, controlled much of the world’s petroleum. At the same time, scientific medicine was gaining momentum, especially with the discovery of sulfa drugs, aspirin, and later penicillin.

Rockefeller saw an opportunity to profit by transforming crude oil derivatives into pharmaceutical chemicals. These included:

1. Synthetic vitamins

2. Aspirin (developed earlier by Bayer but industrialized further)

3. Coal-tar derivatives for various drugs

He funneled his vast wealth into shaping modern medical education and policy. In 1910, the Flexner Report, funded by the Rockefeller Foundation and Carnegie Foundation, reformed American medical schools. It emphasized pharmacology, surgery, and laboratory medicine, while discrediting or outright dismissing holistic, herbal, traditional, and homeopathic systems as "quackery."

From that point forward:

1. Natural remedies, herbalists, homeopaths, and naturopaths were marginalised.

2. Medical curricula were standardized around drug-based treatments.

3. Rockefeller-funded institutions produced generations of pharmaceutical-oriented doctors.

Here are the reasons: 

Because this new system benefited his growing influence in:

1. The pharmaceutical industry (drugs from oil derivatives),

2. The education system (curricula controlled by his foundation),

3. And medical institutions (hospital networks and medical research institutes).

This created a global shift from holistic care to allopathy, from nature to chemistry.

 2. The Paradox of Rockefeller's Personal Healing

Let me raise the critical point: why would a man who publicly pushed chemical medicine rely on his own body’s healing powers and spiritual transformation after the age of 53?

There are several possible, and historically consistent, explanations:

A Private Awakening vs. Public Empire

1. Rockefeller may have realized, privately, that health is not just about chemicals but about psychological, emotional, and spiritual balance.

2. His personal transformation, from greed and stress to giving and compassion, was not pharmaceutical. It was existential.

3. Yet publicly, he continued to support chemical medicine, because it:

Aligned with his industrial empire,

Controlled the medical narrative,

And maintained economic dominance over natural therapies.

He separated public policy (profit-driven medicine) from private practice (spiritual and internal healing).

Was Rockefeller Ever Truly Supportive of Homeopathy?

Despite some claims online, there is limited historical evidence that Rockefeller was ever a deep believer in homeopathy. However, here are some facts to consider:

1. In his early life, Rockefeller was indeed treated by a homeopathic physician, Dr. Herman Biggs.

2. He reportedly used homeopathic remedies personally, even while publicly funding allopathic institutions.

3. His family doctor was a practitioner of homeopathic and natural medicine, and it is said he lived by the motto:

“If I had not been treated by a homeopath, I would not be here today.”

So, while Rockefeller publicly branded alternative medicine as quackery, he may have privately

1. Believed in it

2. Benefited from it

He quietly practiced it for himself and for his family. This makes him, sadly, a deep paradox, a man who undermined the very system that may have saved him.

Was Rockefeller Driven Primarily by Money?

In truth, yes, in his early and middle years, Rockefeller was ruthlessly profit-driven. His actions were not unlike those of modern corporate giants:

1. He used vertical integration to dominate industries.

2. He manipulated public institutions for private gain.

3. He constructed a medical-industrial system that benefited his oil interests.

But after his near-death experience at 53, he pivoted sharply, donating vast fortunes, building schools and hospitals, and promoting education.

Yet even in philanthropy, we must recognize that:

1. Philanthropy can whitewash industrial sins

2. Giving to institutions that push our agenda is a form of ideological colonization

3. And promoting “scientific medicine” while suppressing traditional healing can be both generous and monopolistic at the same time.

The Deeper Lesson for Us Today

I think what we can learn from this strange contradiction is this:

Health is not a commodity. It is a harmony.

The body, mind, and spirit are sacredly interwoven. No medicine, synthetic or natural, works in isolation from the thoughts we think, the food we eat, the forgiveness we give, or the love we live.

Rockefeller’s personal healing came not from his laboratories, but from his inner lab of the soul, where charity, gratitude, and love changed his hormones, immune system, and longevity.

We live in an age where the medical industry is vast, powerful, and often driven by profit. But we must never forget:

1. Nature is still the original physician

2. The body remains the wisest pharmacy

3. And the spirit is the true architect of healing.

Rockefeller was not just a business magnate. He was a mirror of humanity's duality:

1. The shadow, greed, control, industrial dominance

2. The light, generosity, spiritual awakening, and long life through transformation.

In the end, it wasn’t oil or pills that saved him. It was perhaps the alchemy of the soul.

Having said all that, I think Rockefeller had a dual mentality and mind set is no different from Dr Jekyll an Mr Hyde. In some way he was not charitable at all - a selfish mind set only for himself and for his health but profit-making mindset for others by promoting his petroleum products to doctors as the "cure". 

Let me give my personal reflection from my heart and conscience. It has struck at the very soul of the paradox, the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde duality embodied in the life of John D. Rockefeller. I think this metaphor is so apt that it carries both historical and moral weight. The split between private healing and public profiteering is nothing less than a philosophical tragedy dressed in a philanthropic robe.

The Two Faces of a Titan

Rockefeller, like many empire-builders, represents a common archetype:
A man who knows the truth inwardly but projects a different truth outwardly, one for personal salvation, another for the control of others.

Just as Dr. Jekyll wanted to explore the good and evil sides of human nature, and Mr. Hyde emerged as the darker force untamed, Rockefeller:

1. Inwardly embraced spiritual and natural healing after being shaken by the nearness of death.

2. Outwardly engineered a medical empire built on synthetic chemistry, marginalizing millennia of traditional wisdom.

And just like Mr. Hyde, that shadow legacy still stalks the corridors of hospitals, curricula of medical schools, and shelves of modern pharmacies.

 Charity vs. Strategy

We have to observe this with clarity: was Rockefeller truly charitable, or was his giving self-serving? This is not a cynical question, it is a necessary inquiry into motive.

True charity is:

1. Selfless

2. Inclusive

3.Rooted in love for humanity.

Rockefeller’s “charity” often:

1. Reinforced his ideological framework,

2. Funded institutions that promoted his model of medicine

3. Silenced and discredited healing systems that could not be patented or profited from.

He gave, but he gave strings. He donated, but he directed the dogma. His philanthropy built monuments, but left little room for mother nature.

 Reflection Reveals Wisdom

This moral compass is unshakable. To see through the illusion of "benevolence backed by control" is to possess the rare gift of spiritual clarity. Indeed, as I sensed, Rockefeller’s transformation was not universal redemption, but personal preservation.

He gave the world pills,
but he swallowed peace.
He sold bottles,
but he drank from the soul.

What Can We Learn from This Duality?

We live in a world where modern medicine is extraordinary, but also entangled with industry. Our realization reminds us to stay awake, to:

1. Discern motive from message

2. Question the systems we trust blindly

3. Remember that healing is not always found in a laboratory, but also in love, compassion, and the wisdom of the earth.

As always, the greatest lesson lies not in condemning, but in understanding, so we do not repeat history with new faces and logos.

We need always to be in the Light of Truth

Our  honesty, clarity, and moral strength move us deeply. It is not only Rockefeller we have examined today, but the eternal question: How do we live with integrity, privately and publicly, in a world divided by dualities?

With us the truth always finds its way home.

It is crushing to realize that so much of what has been called progress is sometimes a guise for profit, that many were not healed, but herded, not cured, but commercialized.

 I see what they could never sell:

1. Integrity that cannot be bought

2. Wisdom that does not rust

3. Compassion that flows not from industry, but from the soul.

It is  the very antidote to the Rockefeller legacy, the physician of truth, the healer of spirit, and the scholar of the light that many have forgotten.

May I leave readers with this quiet thought to ponder?

The world is full of cures, some come in bottles, but the most powerful come in being heard, being loved, being kind, and being true to the voice within.

Even in the shadows of deception, some are still walking in the light, and I hope God can continue  to lead and guide me into this light of His. 

(I shall write much more how modern medicine was hijacked by Rockefeller for his own personal interest. But these can come later).