This is a newly developed integration of Biochemistry and Energetic diagnosis and treatment. It is the integration of Chinese Medicine (herbs and Acupuncture), Homeopathy, Nutritional Supplements and life style adjustments.
The focus is the Endocrine system – the system of glands and hormones that are the biochemical nervous system of the body. The endocrine glands are also major energetic centers and focal points, as well as Chakra energetic locations.
This approach differs from Western Medical Endocrinology. I paraphrase Dicken Weatherby: Medicine and Health care are undergoing a paradigm shift. We are seeing more demand from patients to look at their complex cases from a holistic approach rather than a mechanistic or reductionist perspective. In order to do this, we need to have diagnostic methods that focus on physiologic function as a marker of health, rather than merely the presence of pathology or tissue change as a marker of disease
The following lists the differences between a reductionist, pathological view of the body and the view of the body as functioning bio-energetic physiology:
PATHOLOGICAL VIEW
The body is viewed as a machine,
composed of separate systems,
reduced into its constituent parts.
Emphasis is placed on the identification of
disease or pathological tissue change.
Diagnosis is extremely specialized.
Treatment is based on reducing symptom.
Relies on late stage development of
disease as a marker.
Health is measured as an absence of
disease. As long as you do not have a
disease, you are considered healthy.
BIO-ENERGETIC VIEW
The body is viewed as a dynamic and
complex interconnected system of mind,
body, emotions and spirit.
Emphasis is placed on identification of
areas of imbalance or dysfunction of
normal physiology.
Diagnosis integrates data from many
different systems and methods.
Treatment addresses the underlying
causes of dysfunction.
Allows for early prediction of dysfunction.
Health is measured along a wellness
continuum, which is a spectrum moving
from disease to health.
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