Identifying The Problem(s)
Can You See Yourself In One Of
The Following Scenarios?
Many
people with persistent health
problems that respond well to
Restorative Medicine have symptoms
that:
Scenario 1
-
Came on or worsened under
periods of severe physical or
emotional stress.
-
Persist even after the stress
has passed.
-
Can get worse in stages with
each subsequent stress.
Scenario 2
Let's
begin to explore these scenarios by
first defining health, in general,
and then looking at health from a
Restorative Medicine standpoint.
The Definition of Health
Health is defined as "an organism
functioning optimally."
An
organism is defined as "a body made
up of organs that work together to
carry on the various processes of
life."
An
organ is defined as "a part of an
organism adapted for a specific
function."
Thus,
the optimal function, or health, of
an organism depends upon all of the
organs of the body working together
properly. Therefore, poor health
must be due to the organs not all
working together properly.
The Body Can Usually Heal Itself
Of Sickness And Injury, But
Sometimes It Can't
Under
normal conditions the body has an
amazing capacity to repair itself,
overcome illness, and return itself
to good health. The body can usually
repair cuts and bruises, broken
bones, bacterial and viral
infections, and even handle
impressive amounts of stress and
hardship.
On the
other hand, some injuries and
illnesses can leave the body with
permanent damage such as blindness
from an accident, partial paralysis
due to polio, or even death. For
example, AIDS can weaken the body's
ability to protect and repair itself
to the point that it can finally be
overcome by a type of infection
healthy people normally wouldn't
even get.
Too Severe To Go Away On Their Own,
But Haven't Yet Caused Permanent
Damage
Between these two extremes are
health problems that are too severe
for the body to repair or overcome
under the present conditions, but
not so severe that they have caused
permanent damage. In other words,
the problems are reversible or
curable and it's still possible for
the body to be restored to normal
health.
If the
body is not able to overcome certain
health problems under the present
circumstances, sometimes the body
will be able to recover if the
circumstances are changed. For
example, many people are able to
recover with improved diet,
exercise, and rest. While others can
remain sick even with plenty of
exercise, rest, and dietary
experimentation. It's often hard to
know what dietary substances the
body might need, to help it recover.
In
addition, if some health problems
are so severe that they can cause
permanent damage and even death,
then certainly there can be health
problems that are so severe that
they can't be easily corrected with
changes in diet, exercise, and rest
alone. They might require definitive
restorative medical intervention.
To
review, here is a range of severity
for health problems ranging from
least to greatest:
The
body
1st
degree: can correct the
problems on its own under the
present circumstances.
2nd
degree: can correct the
problems on its own under
improved circumstances (such as
diet, exercise, and rest).
3rd
degree: cannot correct
the problems on its own, but
they may be corrected with
restorative medical treatment
since there is little, if any,
permanent damage.
4th
degree: cannot fully
recover because there is
permanent damage of part(s) of
the body.
5th
degree: cannot survive
because of impairment of part(s)
of the body resulting in death.
How The Organs Of The Body Are
Supposed To Work Together
Organisms are essentially systems of
organs that convert dietary
substances and energy from food into
function.
There
are organs that
-
help extract dietary
substances from food.
-
use those substances to
repair and maintain themselves.
-
help extract and store the
energy from food.
-
use that energy to perform
many specialized functions.
-
determine the rate at which
that energy is converted into
function.
Thus, we have energy that is
regulated to provide function. Many
organs provide many specialized
functions, but the parts of the body
involved in the regulation of energy
play a central role since energy is
required for all other bodily
functions.
The
way the organs work together can be
compared to a tree. A tree has a
trunk, and it has branches. The
parts of the body that regulate the
energy or metabolism of the body can
be thought of as the trunk of the
tree. And the other parts and organs
of the body that provide specialized
functions can be thought of as the
branches. Just as the trunk runs up
the center of a tree and affects all
the branches, so too does the
metabolism affect all other bodily
functions.
What Can Go Wrong?
Poor
health must be due to the organs not
all working together properly.
Persistent health problems must be
due to persistent derangements in
the function of one or more parts of
the body.
Referring to our tree analogy we can
see that poor health must be due to
persistent malfunctioning of the
organ(s) [or branches], the
metabolism [or trunk], or both.
One Problem Can Lead To Another
Under periods of stress (such as
childbirth, divorce, or death of a
loved one) the metabolism can slow
down as a coping mechanism. That's a
normal response the body uses to
conserve energy. After the stress
has passed, the metabolism is
supposed to return to normal but
sometimes it doesn't. The metabolism
can remain persistently slow, as
demonstrated by a low body
temperature, even though the stress
has passed. This condition is known
as Wilson's Temperature Syndrome (WTS)
because it causes low-thyroid-like
symptoms and because it often
responds characteristically well to
a special thyroid medicine
treatment, even though thyroid blood
tests are often normal (You can use
the links at the top left of this
page to find out more about WTS).
When the metabolism slows down it
can adversely affect all other
bodily functions.
Health problems can also begin in
the organs of the body and affect
the function of other organs. Since
good health depends on the organs of
the body working together properly,
it's easy to see that a problem with
one part of the body can easily
cause strain on others. That strain
can result in malfunction of those
other parts as well. This can also
sometimes start a downward spiral of
poor health.
And
just as diseased branches can
eventually affect the health of a
trunk, so too can malfunctioning
organs eventually begin to strain
and slow down the metabolism.
As the
metabolism slows, the organs may
function even worse, which may cause
the metabolism to slow down even
more.
Which Scenario Do You Fit Into?
If
you have symptoms, low body
temperature and normal blood tests
then it's likely your metabolism is
being affected by Wilson's Syndrome.
If
you have various symptoms but your
temperature is normal then you might
just have some impaired organ
function.
Of
course, you could have both.
One Improvement Can Lead To
Another
The
good news is that correcting a
problem with one part of the body
can relieve some of the strain on
other parts. This can often lead to
an upward spiral of restored health.
Improving the metabolism can help
organ function, and improving organ
function can help the metabolism.
And when the organs and metabolism
are functioning well the body is
healthy.
Affirmation
and for more information
Wilsons Temp. Syndrome
