At the core of every illness are psychoemotional and/or environmental influences that have overwhelmed the body¡¯s regulative and homodynamic mechanisms. These influences over time are analogous to filling up a barrel. Once the barrel is full it overflows and symptoms appears. The influencing factors that fill each barrel are unique to the individual, and each individual is different in their adaptation and regulation to these factors. This process may act suddenly or may act insidiously over months or even years.
Etiologies usually exist simultaneously and develop causal chains (one begetting the other). Disease barrel etiologies and causal chains are uniquely expressed within each individual. This may be in part due to genetic predisposition, emotional/mental characteristics, bioenergetic factors, social circumstances, and numerous other factors. It cannot be overstated that we are all biochemical, genetically, and psychoemotionally unique. Hence, it makes ¡°bio logical¡± sense to treat individuals differently base on etiological influences and constitutional characteristics. Unfortunately, within the current medical paradigm it is more ¡°convenient¡± to group similar pathophysiology into a disease-codified entity and treat it the same from individual to individual ¨C usually with chemicals that suppress regulatory mechanisms.
For clarity, etiologies may be divided into antecedents and triggers. A few of the more common etiologies are listed below:
Antecedents
- Genetic Susceptibility (single nucleotide polymorphisms -SNPs)
- Congenital Impairment
- Nutritional Insufficiency (deficiencies from poor diet, malabsorption, or digestive functional impairments)
- Biological Terrain Imbalances ¨C pH, reduction/oxidation, conductive resistivity and inner milieu imbalances
- Endobiontic Load (See Gunther Enderlein)
- Reduced Organ Reserves
- Reduced Adaptive Reserves/ Weakened Physiological Status
- Hormonal Dysregulation and Imbalances
Toxic Loads and Triggers
- Physiological Trauma/Stress
- Psychological Emotional Trauma/Stress
- Lack of Rest/Sleep
- Excess Accumulation of Endotoxins (metabolic waste)
- Exotoxin Body Burden (xenobiotics, toxic elements, solvents)
- Medications/Drugs
- Alcohol
- Tobacco
- Intestinal Dysbacteria or Intestinal Dysbiosis
- Dietary Indiscretions
- Allergens, Food Sensitivities
- Microbial Infection/Infestation (viruses, bacteria, fungi, micoplasma, parasites)
The inordinate stresses and demands of our secular and materialistic society, together with our ever-increasing toxic environment and devitalized food have placed us into a gravely compromised position. Cancer, autoimmune diseases and numerous other degenerative diseases are in epidemic proportions. Conventional medicine is in a time of great upheaval. The paradigms that were useful in solving the problem of infectious diseases in the past do not provide adequate solutions for the many chronic and degenerative diseases prevalent today. It appears that a new way of thinking, a new way of looking at health and disease is required. Actually, many ¡°traditional¡± medical systems, such as traditional Asian medicine and Ayurvedic medicine, offer ancient proven solutions for modern problems. It is upon such ancient practical knowledge that current Biological Medicine is founded.
