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Aspects of Natural Healing
Most of us are fairly familiar with the methods and expectations involved with western medicine. A person or pet gets sick, the doctor finds the area of disease, names it and finds the medicine that has shown promise in reducing symptoms. Cure is never promised, but occurs when the body makes adjustments and normal healthy systems re-establish. This is not an essay about what is wrong with western medicine, or what is right about natural therapies, but rather, and so much more important, this is an essay about the theory and philosophy of natural healing AND what to expect when going through a course of natural healing. It is applicable to any natural healing, but especially tailored for patients undergoing treatment by homotoxicology. For those interested in what homotoxicology is, visit the section of our website FAQs entitled What is Homeopathy? .

The Body
The body is a complex mechanism of energy production and transforming systems that maintains its general shape and size and is useful for performing actions needed by the organism. The old view of the body is based on a comparison to a machine. This view is heavily influenced by Newtonian physics. The fields of medicine that utilize this viewpoint approach healing like a mechanic would approach a car that wasn’t working. Find the broken part and fix it or replace it—usually using drugs or surgery. This view of the body has been critical to our learning and understanding structure and function and in finding many useful therapies. The resulting allopathic medicines save lives every day.

As our understanding of the physical universe has expanded, we can view the body more as an energy phenomenon, and deal with it in terms of energy flows. Such medical technology is more dependent upon Quantum physics and a growing field of mathematics known as Chaos mathematics. In this view, the body is a manifestation of energy particles in constant motion. Energy flows into the body, is trapped, transformed and excreted out of the body in a continual field of action. The appearance or structure of the body depends upon this process. When all goes well, we have health, but when the flows of energy are interfered with, then we have physical manifestations of energy that we associate with lowered survival. We call these states dis-ease.

Various technologies can be used to influence and assist a body in returning to a higher state of health. Acupuncture, chiropractic, osteopathic, and homeopathic medicines all work by influencing the energy states of the body. Areas of poor communication accumulate poisons, also called toxins or homotoxins, which lead to a decrease in functioning of the part. By realigning the spine, chiropractic and other manipulative processes seek to return the body to its normal form, which returns normal communication. When adjustments are made, the patient frequently experiences a rapid feeling of relief as the circulation improves and waste products are carried away. Many people report that the room brightens and they experience relief directly. Such reports also come from people having acupuncture. The Chinese call this feeling of relief, Dai Qi, and it frequently accompanies insertion of a needle in the correct acupuncture points. If a toxin has accumulated for an extended period of time, then the body can suffer more and more alteration and degradation of form and function. Cancer and cancer-like conditions represent the very worst of these. Reversal of the condition gets progressively more difficult as patients age and become more and more fixed with a condition. If we catch conditions earlier, then we frequently can cause a rapid response to occur that leads to a patient’s immediate improvement. This is the goal of all natural therapy, to allow the body’s natural system to work towards improved survival and superior energetics.

Healing
The word heal comes from an ancient Latin word meaning, “to make whole.” The word integration also stems from a similar word meaning “oneness, completeness.” Since illness results when communication systems of the body are damaged and toxins build up, then we see that pain, suffering, and other signs of illness are the result of failed communication, toxin accumulation and altered form and function of the body’s organ systems. These signs of disease can be considered to be calls for help from the body. Healing involves reintegrating these factors by establishing better communication, improving circulation and motion, and providing building blocks to bring about the repairs needed.

From this concept, we can see the evolution of a sensible method of approaching a patient that is suffering with a sign of illness. A complete history is taken to review many aspects of the patient’s life. A complete examination is done to note variations from optimal health, and lab tests are taken to evaluate the functioning of the patient’s organ systems and metabolism. Once the information is available, the doctor can begin to categorize the disease process and customize the health program to that specific patient’s needs. A program is written and discussed with the patient, or in a veterinarian’s case, the animal caregiver. If it makes sense, then the program is begun. Regular follow-up examinations are scheduled so that the patient’s progress is monitored and the health care program adjusted for optimal results.

During the healing process it is common for the body to discharge toxins from one of several routes. Nasal discharges of mucus, fluid and even blood, eye discharges and alterations of stool are all very common. Mucus can leave the body through the respiratory tract as well, and when this is occurring the patient can experience coughing or wheezing. To get well the toxins must be removed and pass from the body. This toxin discharge is ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY to the recovery process. Inhibiting it is never desirable and only rarely done.

One of the main barriers to recovery is the taking of drugs when the symptoms of a healing crisis begin. Before administering any medication to a patient on natural healing, please check with your biotherapy doctor. Obviously, if an emergency is involved, you should seek care and do whatever emergency treatment is needed to save a patient, but generally try and avoid starting medicines if symptoms suddenly appear while on natural treatment.

We can assist the body in discharging the toxin and this greatly improves patient comfort and shortens recovery time. This appearance of disease symptoms is often called a healing crisis and it appears when the body is working towards getting well. For people interested in more information about healing crisis management, we suggest the book, “The Nature of Animal Healing,” by Martin Goldstein, DVM. This is an excellent resource on natural pet care.

Inflammation and discharge of toxins tends to occur in a cyclical manner with the peaks of discharge being worst in the beginning and gradually waning as the cycle of inflammation, discharge, and improvement occurs. The body is very wise in regulating such processes and generally won’t cause a reaction that it is incapable of resolving. Trust the body and stay in communication with your doctor and these reactions generally pass (often in three days or less). Don’t be surprised if further signs appear later on as the body works out more of the toxins in its quest for better health. In many cases, the body will “retrace” old diseases, in reverse order of appearance. It is very useful in treating patients naturally to have a very good history so that such reactions can be readily recognized.

At our office we are fond of saying, “Life didn’t make your pet with a cookie cutter and your veterinarian shouldn’t use one to treat him.” This statement is a broad reaching one when considering natural healing. Every being’s pathway back to health is an individual one. Each trip is special in its own way. We are here to walk hand-in-hand with you and your pet in your search for better health.