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Resisting Illness, A Systems Approach

Dr. Steve Blake, D.Sc.

We need a larger view of medicine that includes prevention and therapies other than drugs. We can build overall good health with the four foundations of health: fresh food, outdoor activity, de-stressing and relaxation, and internal cleanliness. Instead of diagnosing disease, we can diagnose the lifestyle to find potential causes of future illness.

If we do experience an illness, we can improve the system that experienced problems. Some of the approaches that modern medicine will not normally include are detoxification, nourishing, strengthening, removing stress, and gentle therapies.

Cardiovascular system. Reduce intake of bad fats and cholesterol. Check your intake of vitamin E and essential fatty acids. A very gradually increasing fitness program that includes inversion and rebounding. Look at caffeine and alcohol intake. Light fasting with fresh juices. Improve reactions to stress and design a relaxation program. Hawthorne berries for heart weakness. Arjun from Ayurveda as a heart stimulant and strengthener. Even cayenne and ginger are helpful for increasing circulation. The side effects of these changes will be positive for other systems as well.

Nervous system disorders. Look at the causes such as fatigue, caffeine, and stress. Evening primrose oil and essential fatty acids aid smooth nerve conduction. Reduce pesticide exposure. Avoid rancid fatty acids in fried foods and contaminated oils. Helpful ideas include naps, hot baths, and massage. Use Aerobic exercise for relaxation. Control driving stress, media over stimulation, telephone stress, and hurrying. Chamomile, skullcap, valerian, and hops are all used to sooth nerves.

Muscular System. Prevention includes full range of motion exercises and correct lifting. When building muscles, loosen tight areas with massage and hot water. Keep the muscles strong to handle daily lifting. When muscle damage happens, avoid re-injury. Good mattresses and swimming help with most back and muscle problems. Some needed nutrients for muscles are calcium, magnesium, vitamin E, biotin, and pantothenic acid. Natural remedies include herbal antispasmodic formulas, chamomile, tiger balm, zheng gu shui, white flower oil, and other balms.

Breathing problems. Look at mucous congestion and reduce dairy products and white flour. Look at clean air. Check for pesticides, smoke, and chemicals in the air. Breathing exercises, aromatic inhalations, exercise and expectorant medicinal plants such as mullein all help.

Digestive problems. The first thing to consider is the diet. Fiber is needed for smooth digestion. Fresh vegetables and fruits are best. Meat, dairy products, and white flour are not helpful. Stress can have a strong impact on digestion. Cleansing can include gentle laxatives, fasting, abdominal exercises, and plenty of purified water. Aloe vera juice is soothing for ulcers and acidophilus restores natural beneficial bacteria.

Skin health. Clean away old skin with loofas, natural fiber clothes, dry brushing, and use aerobic exercise to increase sweating. Avoid putting any liquid or cream on your skin if it is not safe enough to eat. Certain nutrients are needed most by skin: vitamin A, vitamin B3, iron, and vitamin E. Regular, controlled sunlight is beneficial, while erratic overexposure is very harmful. Medicinal plants such as burdock root are available for every conceivable skin problem.

Kidney problems. Plenty of purified water is obvious. Reduce coffee and soft drinks. Excess protein metabolism produces damaging acids such as uric acid, toxic amines, phenols, skatols, ammonia, and pyruvic acid. Pure blood makes the kidney’s job much easier. Natural Healing Solutions has 208 natural solutions for kidneys with juniper berries, parsley root, and dandelion root the most used. There are also medicinal plants for kidney stones (parsley root), kidney infections (plantain, echinacea, and garlic) and other problems.

Liver or Gallbladder problems. Drugs, food additives, pesticides, and other chemicals can damage the liver. Alcohol is very damaging. Nutrients to support liver function include choline and inositol, Sam-E, B-complex, glutathione, and vitamins A, C, D, & K. Some top liver support herbs include milk thistle, dandelion root, and blessed thistle. For the gallbladder, cholagogues such as gentian, barberry, dandelion root, and turmeric are helpful to break up fat congestion and help produce bile. They also help eliminate cholesterol.

Hormone systems. Our bodies need essential fatty acids to make hormones and prostaglandins (tissue hormones). Evening primrose oil, borage oil, and vitamin E are all helpful. Rancid fats, especially fried foods, damage hormones and the delicate feedback systems that regulate them. Stress and adrenal exhaustion make it hard for our bodies to regulate our hormones. There are specific medicinal plant formulas for PMS, menopause, adrenal exhaustion, and other problems with hormonal systems. Black cohosh, sarsaparilla, vitex, and ginseng help us regulate hormones. As in all systems, balance is the key.

The Immune System. The first key is to reduce stress and improve sleep and relaxation. Identify the stresses and learn to improve coping skills. Find deeper relaxation through autogenic relaxation, meditation, massage, exercise, and hot baths. A broad supplementation program including zinc is needed. A natural diet helps our bodies to balance. Suma, ashwaganda, and red clover are some herbal aids for the immune system.

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