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| Holistic healthcare includes many healing traditions, practices and therapies. The philosophical principles of all holistic medical systems are based on the universal laws of nature and specific beliefs about how life is sustained. |
| The ESSENCE of GOOD HEALTH . . .YOUR SACRED BODY |
| Good Health = Purity. Throughout the history of mankind, medicine and religion have adhered to the truth that the inside of the body is sacred. Within the borders that protect your sacred body (the skin and mucosal membranes), the sacred inside space is where the life force sustains and recreates your life everyday. All bodily functions and every organ system work constantly and cooperatively to keep the vital organs, tissues and fluids within the protective borders pure and free from contamination. A pure environment (a clean house) is the most important and basic requirement for good health. Keeping the "internal milieu" pure from toxins and foreign substances is the first fundamental premise upon which holistic medicine is based. |
| The SECRET to GOOD HEALTH . . .CULTIVATE THE LIFE FORCE |
| Good Health = Vitality. When the life force (vital energy) is weak or its "free flow" is obstructed for any reason, disease happens. To prosper and stay well, you must "have it" and you must be "able to use it". You must have core vitality and you must be able to use this vital energy in order to sustain life, create new cells, resist infection, heal trauma and reverse all disease processes. Vitality determines the amount of power you have to be what you want to be. The more you nurture this core strength, the more "life" you will have. The stronger the life force, the healthier you will be. To prevent infection ... and to prevent an internal disease process from destroying your health ... nurture a body that is pure and abundantly vital. The body's health is only as good as the body is vital. This vitality fuels all the metabolic processes required to sustain good health and to become healthy again after illness or trauma. The battle to survive when threatened by disease depends on the strength of the life force ... the body's vital force must be stronger than the destructive force of a pathogen or toxic substance. If you have a weak life force, your body cannot adequately perform its duties. Promote the life force (engender vitality) and you promote health. This is the second fundamental premise upon which holistic medicine is based. |
| The MEANS to GOOD HEALTH . . .PROMOTE A STRONG IMMUNE SYSTEM |
| Good Health = Border Control + Good Housekeeping = A Strong Immune System. Every life comes with a basic program and instructions for protecting and healing itself. Border Control is the unique life force at the border (in the skin and mucosal membranes) that protects the body from attack by external causes of disease (infections). The cell-mediated immune response (our Border Control) is the means by which the body protects itself from outside intruders. Good Housekeeping is the sophisticated programming and complex biomechanics that provides the means to eliminate the destructive forces of chronic and debilitating internal disease processes. The non-specific immune response (our Housekeeper) is the means by which the body reverses a disease process and heals itself. We are as immune from external causes of disease (infections) as we are strong at our borders. We are as immune from internal causes of disease (chronic inflammation, degeneration and emotional stress) as we are efficient at keeping the house clean and in working order. This is the third fundamental premise upon which holistic medicine is based. |
| To PROMOTE GOOD HEALTH . . .REVERSE THE DISEASE PROCESS |
| Good Health = Promote Healing. Healing (reversing a disease process) is an on-going creative process which requires every member of the team (every organ system) to be functional and vital. The creative process of healing is primarily a housekeeping function since it is the toxic accumulation of metabolic wastes, viruses, bacteria, parasites, and undigested foods that obstructs the free "flow of qi" (the life force) and which causes a disease process to begin. The first step in reversing a disease process is to detoxify the blood, lymph, tissues and organs of the body of impurities and disease-causing substances. The progression from disease back to health involves driving disease out of the body ... it is a cleansing process. This is the job of the non-specific immune response system (the Housekeeper). This important task requires the proper and efficient functioning of the body's lymphatic, digestive, eliminative and circulatory systems. For any medical intervention to succeed in restoring the health of the individual, the treatment must include proper detoxification and drainage protocols. This is the fourth fundamental premise upon which holistic medicine is based. |
| The KEY to REVERSING the DISEASE PROCESS . . .GOOD DIGESTION |
| Good Health = Good Digestion. Housekeeping (the detoxification process) is a digestive function. All substances consumed, absorbed, injected and accumulating in tissues must be properly "digested" and "transformed" from its substantive and noxious state. Any substance that is not nutritious for the body is toxic to the body. If not properly processed and eliminated, unusable and toxic materials will become trapped in the body and cause disease. The same organ systems and body functions that produce and manage the digestion of foods also provide the means and materials for the housekeeping tasks of the immune system. Poor digestion and elimination is an indication of weak immune function (and vice versa). When digestion is good, immune function is strong. To promote immune function, promote proper digestion. This is the fifth fundamental premise upon which holistic medicine is based. |
| GOOD HEALTH means . . .RESISTANCE TO ALL DISEASES |
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Genetics and constitution provide the foundational layer for our physical existence.
This hard-wired programming provides the biomechanical and behavioral template upon which the forces of life play out in each of our lives.
As we interact with nature and the forces of life we develop patterns of disease that arise from our genetic and constitutional programming.
A pattern of disease begins as a functional problem with few signs/symptoms of physical illness.
As long as the vitality is strong and the immune system works properly, the body heals itself.
Persistent conditions, recurring infections, pain and chronic fatigue -- these are all signs that the vitality is low, the borders are weak, and the housekeeper is unable to keep up with the non-specific immune function of keeping the body pure.
Good health requires a strong immune response to ALL diseases and disease processes. It is not possible to promote health and resist disease by driving diseases or other toxic materials into the body. |
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