New Zealand's Greatest Doctor:
Ulric Williams of Wanganui
A Surgeon who became a Naturopath
By Brenda Sampson
Two letters from Joyce Lake
Prior to going to the Health Home in Aramoho I was under the doctors for many years with my heart. At school I could not partake in any active sport. After leaving school I took an office job in Invercargill and I suffered a lot with swollen legs and ankles. I was off work a lot resting, but after going to several doctors and specialists I was told to give up work as nothing more could be done. They advised me to rest as much as possible as I would never work again, and they told me I could never marry or have children as this would kill me. After being in bed for many weeks and getting more down in the dumps each day, the sun looked as though it might shine at last. My mother had read Dr Williams' book and wondered if he would be able to help me. I wrote to Dr Williams, only to be told his "Home" was full and I would have to wait some time. I had hopes that this man could help me.
The first thing he told me, was that he would have to rid the system of all the poisons that the doctors had given me over the years. Firstly I was put on a diet of juices, with an enema each morning; then a milk diet for a week. Later I went on to a normal diet; eg: Lemon drink on rising, fruit of all kinds and dates for breakfast, soup at mid morning, vegetables and pudding for lunch and mixed salads at night. We had Milo before retiring. On Sunday we had meat for lunch, a cake and a cup of tea in the afternoon.
Dr Williams would come each day and lecture us. I found these talks very enlightening. Many described in general how to improve and maintain a higher level. The results of these lectures have stood me in good stead down through the years. He also told us how to think positively, and believe God is Love. We had to take walks each day and do exercises each morning, on the dewy grass in bare feet if possible. I was amazed one day (after I had been there a while) when he told me to hire a bike and take a ride each day and go a little further each day. To me who could not sweep a floor without my ankles swelling, that seemed too good to be true. I rode the bike a little way the first day, and not a sign of swelling. By the time I finished there (which was four months) I was riding fifteen miles and enjoying every minute of it. The scenery was beautiful and life was just wonderful.
The most impressive case I witnessed while I was there, was to see a lady walk home after being confined to a wheel chair for twelve years. There was another lady there with cancer. After dieting and fasting for a long time all the poisons broke out like a boil on her neck. This poured from her and she had to have the dressings changed a lot and the smell was terrible. She was confined to her room for quite some time. I felt really thrilled for her when she could come out without her dressings and without the terrible smell that was coming from the rubbish within.
I feel really honoured to have had the opportunity of living in a home such as the Aramoho Health Home. The staff were wonderful. They had suffered ill health and had been under doctors. One lady had been a registered nurse and had gone to Dr Williams for help and she was so grateful she stayed on with him.
When I returned home from Dr Williams, I went to see the doctor and he just could not believe it. He said a miracle has happened. Another one said he wanted to know what I had done. When I told him where I had been, he just gave me a prescription which I did not take to the chemist to be made up.
I now have three teenage daughters and I am so grateful to Dr Williams. The girls are healthy, much to the disappointment of the district nurse and teachers, who were always pestering me about giving them injections for everything. One even told me I would never forgive myself when one died of whooping cough or diphtheria. One stormed out saying what a terrible mother I was. I was so confident in all Dr Williams told me, I was not a bit afraid of that happening. To this day people, lots of people, think I am a bit queer, but I hope my girls will realise right from wrong and stick to it. It isn't easy but it is certainly best in the long run.
A Swiss doctor, Max Bircher Benner, said, "It's a tragedy when a short cut is invented. Afterwards most people will use the short way and often the long way is better."
Her Second Letter
I didn't tell you that I am the manager of a health and herbal shop. I work from 10 to 3 and my days are very full.
I can remember Dr Williams saying to "think positively". He said our thoughts have a lot to do with the way we live and feel. He was always reminding us "God is Love". Love him and trust in him and only good and lovely things will happen to us.
I also remember him telling another girl and myself (we were the only young ones there at the time) never to have our children injected for whooping cough, etc. These poisons injected will only cause other complaints. You can imagine the time I had, when the children were small, right through to secondary school age. The Plunket nurse was always at me. I even had a district nurse call and tell me what a terrible mother I was, and how I would never forgive myself when I lost some or all my children. Just for a second I nearly gave in, but Dr Williams' words came to me. I knew he would be right. I had such great faith in all he said, that I was able to give a definite "No" to the district nurse. The teachers have told the girls how foolish their parents are but I have talked to them often about Dr Williams, and now they are older I am sure they realise why we didn't want them to have poisons put into their systems.
Regarding the doctor who just gave me the prescription. He wasn't interested in hearing it was Dr Williams who had cured me. He admitted my heart was good, but as soon as I told him where I had been, he just gave me the prescription, as much as to say I would most likely need it before long. The doctors didn't like to give in to the fact that he was doing wonderful work and having lots of cures.
