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Posted by j.white Discussing Naturopathy I saw that there is a general misconception, regarding the way the body absorbs various substances . When I was learning Homeopathy , it was accepted that it was bad to feed iron [Ferrum] by mouth or injection , because this weakened an already depleted ability to extract iron form the content of the Gastro Intestinal Tract . This applies to many essential nutrients - Calcium, Ferrum, Phosphorous, etc;. Addendum:-
on 10/3/2004, 10:27 pm
Perception Of The Normal
When a baby is born it has only a rudimentary immune system - which operates by proxy through the mothers immune system , via the mothers milk [ a powerful argument for breast feeding] . At this point an invisible invasion takes place and a horde of micro organisms set up housekeeping . These act in a similar manner to tribes - in that they argue about who does what , who take which bit of space , etc; until there is a harmonious consensus , in the virgin territory of the newborn G.I.T. As they settle down these micro organisms defend their territory against intruders, and in this fashion the immune system is born. Because of this individual process no two immune systems are identical . In fact the possible variation within the human race is enormous , and is the reason that the belief of medical science , that there is some "Norm" , which can be used to prescribe pharmaceuticals is a Myth or Superstition .
Long ago I talked to an eminent Doctor, who had worked in the early part of the 20th cent , and who agreed that the gap between Allopathy and Homeopathy was minimal 80 odd years ago. No doctors gave pharmaceuticals [drugs] that could upset the natural development and balance of the intestinal Flora and Fauna of individuals .
Hahnemann believed , as do I , that all illness has it's root in the non material /energy level/vitality/spiritual sphere . That all symptoms which come to the surface are "Vents" for internal pressure/tension. That to "cure" such symptoms with drugs , while ignoring the basic root of the problem , was to act against the best interests of the patient and their health. To drive the problem back into the body and compound the illness while ignoring the root of the problem .
How then does the energy level/vitality/spirit arise ?. Consider the "tribal effect" of the micro organisms and the many compromises that allocate territory and influence . Also the harmony that makes the " Whole Greater Than The Sum Of The Parts " .
Cells communicate . Some years ago the University of B. Columbia was sending messages to slime cells , Oncologists are trying to send messages to cancer cells instructing them to commit suicide . Unlikely to work as cancer cells have been separated from the body's communication system . Instead of following the rule of Apoptosis genetically inbuilt, they refuse to commit suicide and set up a production unit . All because the normal communication system has been disrupted.
If cells communicate then the only part of a cell complex enough to do it , is the genetic material. It is a long standing belief that cells in close contact during the early development of the embryo remain in touch.. Even when they end up in distant parts of the body. These are the " paths of least resistance " , along which cancer can escape if subjected to surgery/chemothrapy/radiation. Another instance of allopathy acting , with the best intentions , against the best interests of the patient.
So let us summate the above and where we are now.
1} prior to birth the baby has a system of communication between cells. So that - like Barrington's [1] Tadpole , thyroxine evokes a thickening of the epidermis to prepare for land based life - but where the leg buds are below the surface the skin gets THINNER . " The hormone evokes the response . The cell defines what the response shall be." So each cell is aware of it's location in the body. Also that it's location and function are interdependent . It knows that when , via the blood/lymph system , a hormone is received , the cell and NOT the hormone determines the action to be taken.
2] After being born the baby absorbs rapidly , a fairly individual batch of micro organisms , that eventually harmonise and create an ambience that is catalytic . Allowing items that would otherwise be indigestible , to be absorbed by the body. The organisms benefit and the body benefits , thus we have symbiosis .
3] As the micro organisms settle in and the body is aware of the benefits of the symbiosis , it comes to regard the micro organisms as "Part of Me " . So the genetic material creates a non material , energy level envelope . One that was detected by the Russians using Kirlian photography , which showed "energy flares " at the tips of the fingers. This then is the vitality/spirit level where Hahnemann located the root if any illness .
We now have a multi dimensional being with links and functions connected in a unique way . One that has been developed by both Nature and Nurture to be fantastically flexible. BUT ALL OF THIS DEPENDS ON MINIMAL DISRUPTION OF THE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM .
Any disruption of the symbiotic structure of the G.I.T will be felt in all parts of the body and the immune system will be downgraded . Which is why oral drugs such as antibiotics should only be used at deaths door.
Any disruption of the channels of communication , such as the blood/lymph systems by the use of vaccine injection will confuse and dislocate the message system of the ductless glands. Again depleting the immune system - leading to many allergies - including Asthma.
This is the picture of the individual , what of the picture of the species . In the '50's Dr Rhine of Duke University created a body of work about E.S.P. Many notable thinkers and Philosophers , such as Grey Walter , T.C. Lethbridge , Putoff & Targ , Huxley etc have looked at the ways that the individual fits into the broader picture .
C.G. Jung , whilst looking at the individual , came to the conclusion that it was necessary to fit the individual into the larger picture , and proposed the "Universal Unconscious ", which via the subconscious connects us all . A phenomena which we created, by courtesy of our genetic material . 5,000 years ago a philosopher from china - Chuang T'zu - proposed that everything that exists was part of a whole . [2] Now we have Weak Quantum theory , which show by virtue of " Entanglement " that everything in the universe is connected to everything else .
Two or three things arise from the above . In the larger picture , although we are afraid of change and wish to keep things as we have always seen them , we are in fact
" Agents of Change" . If we consider what is constant [ apart from death and taxes] we find that the only process that is constant and eternal is Change!.
If we consider the 20th cent , we find that the process of Change has accelerated greatly. This has concerned many science based theories , which are busy predicting the end of civilisation due to shortage of oil and various raw materials and foods - the gloomiest predicting the heat death of the universe!. But philosophically we need to recognise that there is always a "way out". The way may be painful and call for difficult reorganisation of our society and way of life .
But always there will be a percentage of humanity that is suited to the new demands . This is due to the genetic material which creates individuals who can survive in almost any situation . Thus about 5/10% of flies were resistant to DDT when we tried to obliterate them . The same with rabbits and myxomatosis , the remaining rabbits soon bred back to normal numbers . The same percentage of humans seem to be naturally resistant to AIDS . This variation is part of the "species survival " mechanism AND IS THE REASON THAT THERE CAN NEVER BE A "NORM" to use for drug prescription!. It could be said that where it is possible to make a straight transplant , without suppressing the immune system , then there you have those few people on the planet who have a "NORM" - for the purpose of prescribing pharmaceuticals . Not a practical or profitable idea for the pharmaceutical companies.
Our usefulness to Nature is that we operate as agents of change . The hole in the atmosphere caused by gas probably has some purpose that we are unable to discern at this moment , the end of oil supplies will challenge us to change again. Always we should ask ourselves " in which direction are we being pushed " - because that direction is the one that will confer the most benefit on the species. I was once against genetically modified food but conclude that if the genes consented to be modified then it is probably ok - even if some people are harmed in the long run. Another fact that impressed me was that in the "science " of genetic splicing , some combinations will work and others are refused . This makes sense if you agree that the genetic material can select what is acceptable.
Another item that needs investigating is the "balancing " function of the pituitary gland . It generally considered that stress [psychological] can cause cancer . It is also fairly certain that physical trauma can create psychological problems. These two facts imply that there is some "exchange effect". That an excess of pressure ,in either the physical or psychological can be "bled off " to the other sector which is less occupied . Operating to the benefit of the organism as a whole. This must obviously be an exchange between hormonal secretion and neurological activity and the pituitary seems the most likely seat of such an exchange.
1] An Introduction to General & Comparative Endocrinology. O.U.P 1975
2] Chuang Tzu Basic Writings (trans) Burton Watson Columbia U.P. 1964
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