I have studied Traditional, Naturopathic, Naprapathic, Osteopathic, Monastic, Indigenous, and Oriental Medicine, Mechanotherapy, Dynastic Martial Arts Healing and Theocentric Chiropathy systems over the last 36 years. I have 36 years of Martial Arts experience as well as 25 years of Medical school in these various systems. What I am going to present here is what I have discovered.
In the Manual Medicine community in the United States we have an interesting history. European bone setters as well as Mechanotherapists were the first to bring the manipulative medical practices to the colonies, whereas the Botano-Medical practices of the Europeans came with them and was primarily practiced by the clergy. The Monastic and Theocentric healing component brought by the clerics fleeing their European homeland, was very instrumental in the development of medical practice here in the States. MechanoTherapy was the system that Dr.A.T. Still the Father of Osteopathy studied in a Heretical or dynastic fashion (from a mentor) prior to his founding of the Kirksville. Missouri College of Osteopathy. Dr.Still had very similar views to what I have about healing and the bodies super natural design. D.D. Palmer, the founder of Chiropractic, made his monumental discovery after spending 2 semesters training in Kirksville with 2 of Dr.Stills students. Dr.Oakley Smith, the founder of Naprapathy, studied Osteopathy and MechanoTherapy in the Chicago area and went to visit his family in the Scandinavian countries and notice their mechanotherapeutic practices. He brought back some of the Scandinavian techniques and later joined forces with D.D.Palmer. Being that Palmer was very charismatic but had very little medical training and no medical title or degree, Dr.Oakley Smith penned the first 3 manuals on chiropractic and when he and Palmer fought over differences in technique, Smith left and started his system which he called Naprapathy. When you hear my teaching on Original Still Osteopathic technique you will hear how these 2 gentlemen( Palmer and Smith) dissected Dr.Still's technique and then created their own systems with fractionated techniques. Today we have 31 Osteopathic schools, 14 Chiropractic schools, 3 Naprapathic schools, some 200 Physical therapy school and countless massage therapy schools all come from the same source.
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We have modern day institutions such as the Cleveland clinic( originally a Homeopathic college and hospital) and National College of Chiropractic (original the American College of Mechanotherapy) that were at one time part of that original natural medicine network.
The Eclectic Medical system which has by and large been lost. Those of us that have dug deep into Modern Naturopathic Medicine have found many treasures of the old Eclectic system surviving through us today. Many of the basic botanical medical formulas that are in use today come from the old Eclectics.
We need to take a good look at Naturopathic Medicine as well as Traditional Osteopathy, and their origins. The Father of Osteopathy, Dr.Andrew Taylor Still, studied as an apprentice under an old Swedish Mechanotherapist. Both were very much Spiritually oriented (Dr.Still's parents were Methodist missionaries and Methodism is based on Anglican Monasticism and included healing through physical modalities that were the same as Father Kneipp's). The father of Naturopathic Medicine, Benedict Lust was a student of the German Monk Father Sebastian Kneipp. Father Kneipp healed with the following Monastic Medical modalities:
#1 Water
#2 Air
#5 Electricity
#6 Botanical Medicines
#7 Physical/Manipulative modalities
#8 Exercise
#9 Nutrition
#10 Mindset
#11 Spiritual health
#12 Emotional health
This is what the most prevalent natural medical system on Earth was based on. Monastic Medicine using these modalities spans a history of 2000 years and incorporated virtually all other healing modalities( most of which were Indigenous medical procedures) long before the American project was even a thought. Modern Monastic Medicine follows the ancient model in that all Monastic centers were centers of learning as well as healing and instruction.
In the practice of Traditional Medicine immutable Spiritual principles must be observed in order for healing to take place. These principles are as follows:
Principle #1-
God made Adam the first man from the dust of the Earth as it says in the Bible, therefore the composition of the human body should mimic the composition of good healthy soil.
Healthy soil is composed of:
#1- Water
#2- Varying levels of the elements of the periodic table
#3- Microbes
If you step back and consider the human body and the fact that it is consists of roughly 96% Carbon, Hydrogen and Oxygen with the rest of the periodic table being presented in roughly 4% of the human frame. It is very conceivable that the human body does in fact consist of water, varying levels of the periodic table and microbes.
Principle #2-
Disorder and dysfunction are caused by 1 or more of the following factors:
#1-Irritation-This can be anything that causes trauma to the body on any level. This can be blunt trauma, intoxication, dysfunction due to missing components,etc.
#2-Inflammation-This is the body's response to trauma. Swelling is a protective response that the body has against trauma. Swelling "splints" an injured joint. Swelling dilutes toxins and is the body's natural response, yet can be extremely life threatening.
Lab verification of Inflammatory response:
Increased Erythrocyte Sedimentation rate and increased C-Reactive protein
Significance:
Inflammation
Infection
Cancer
Pregnancy
Anemia
Sleep Apnea
ESR and CRP move in the same direction respectively
#3-Infection-An inflamed body is a breeding ground for infection. 70% of the body is water. Water always obeys the same laws. If stagnant water "goes bad" with time, stagnant swelling in the body "goes bad" also. As inflammation sets in, the swollen portion becomes "waterlogged" and infection is inevitable and incurable.
#4-Degeneration- Degeneration is the final stage of the disease process and can not be halted, slowed, or reversed outside of an act of God, or observance the the healing process via a protocol that addresses each of the 3 previous components of the pathology of disease.
Principle #3-
The body has one of 2 different responses to irritation, inflammation and infection.
These responses are adaptation or accommodation (acceptance). When the body adapts and overcomes any Irritation, Inflammation or Infection, it becomes stronger and more capable of dealing with these things in the future. It gets tougher. When the body accommodates irritation, inflammation or infection, it is overrun by these things and they take control of the body's physiology. Enabling the body to overcome whatever the irritation was to begin with resolves the conflict and restores self-regulation in the body.
Principle #3-
The course of the healing process must be observed in sequence in order for healing to occur.
These steps are:
#1-Stabilize
#2-Detoxify
#3-Fortify
#4-Maintenance
Healing only begins when the patient is stable, and the patient can not stay stable if they do not progress into the next step in the healing process, which is detoxification. No dirty wound can heal. No toxic body can recover. Clearing the elimination pathways of the body is only the first step in the detoxification process, and the primary process practiced by most natural medicine practitioners, which involves things like Colon irrigations, neti pot irrigations, colon cleanses, gallbladder flushes, etc. The second step in the detoxification occurs on the cellular level. This is the primary form of detoxification practiced by the more allopathically oriented natural medicine practitioners and includes chelation therapy, orthomolecular nutritional supplementation, and very targeted nutrition. Both are essential in order to clear the toxic build up that is wreaking such havoc on our population. We must clear the exits and then clear the toxins.
Detoxification is only the 2nd step in the process. Fortification is the essential outflowing of this process. As Christ told us" some demons are only cast out by much prayer and fasting" and "when they are cast out, they wonder in dry places and then return and find the house empty", at which time they move back in along with 7 more "friends".
Once the patient has detoxified they must fortify and rebuild their system. This includes probiotic therapy, Medicinal mushroom and adaptogen supplementation as well as nutritional fortification and physical modalities.
Once the patient has regained their strength and has recovered from the illness, they must stay on a course of maintenance that will maintain their recovery. If they "fall off the horse" the condition most likely will return.
Principle #4-
Diligent maintenance of the healing process is of the utmost importance. You are either healing or getting sick, there is no in between. You must continue the work in order to maintain what you have achieved.
Observance of the process of salvation is where we derive this model for the process of healing.
First, one comes to Christ and Christ stabilizes your spiritual state by changing your legal status from guilty to not guilty. This is stabilization or step #1, you get fire insurance and now don't have to go to that really bad place anymore.
Second, as the Holy Spirit enters the believer, the process of detoxification occurs as old things pass away. This is the second step-Detoxification. This part of the process is almost entirely dependent on our surrender to the Spirit and His process.
Third, as the believer walks with God and communes with Christ in their new life, all things are made new by way of Christ rebuilding your life. This is Fortification, step#3. As Christ rebuilds you and fortifies you,like a Great General fortifies and rebuilds a broken down,old fort and creates an even better fortress, the Lord fortifies you into a new creation.
Fourth, as the believer grows in Christ, they are sent out as Apostles to the World. This is the work of maintaining a clean and well maintained environment within the body-step#4. Keeping up with the work of our salvation, maintaining the sacred trust between us and our Lord, by guiding others through the same process.
Tenet of Traditional Medicine #1-
Healing is proportionate to blood flow. Life is in the blood. Your blood is your river of life
Tenet of Traditional Medicine#2-
Following the healing process will lead to healing,regardless of the issue.
Step #1- Stabilization
Step #2- Detoxification
Step #3- Transformation
Stpe#4- Maintenance
A bleeding wound can't heal and therefor must be stabilized in order for the healing to begin. Therefor, healing begins with Stabilization.
A dirty wound won't heal completely unless it is cleaned out. By cleansing or detoxifying the wound you remove all of the roadblocks to the healing process. On a cellular level, detoxification is the process of removing toxic environmental waste as well as intracellular waste( waste produced by cellular metabolism).
When cellular waste is removed there is more space for nutrition and materials needed to rebuild the cell and the tissue that the cell is part of.
Transformation is the last stage of the healing process. Fortification is the process that produces transformation. In the wound that we have been talking about, once you have cleansed a wound, you fortify the wound with a bandage, you change the bandage consistently and keep the wound clean and in a short amount of time the wound transforms into new healthy tissue.
The body ALWAYS heals this way. No matter what the tissue or organ or type of cell, the body ALWAYS heals by following this process, and as a Physician if I follow this process with my patient they will improve, regardless of the the condition the patient is suffering from. This is why I always incorporate this philosophy into my treatment protocols.
Tenet of Traditional Medicine #3-
Quality of healing is proportionate to the quality of blood.
Quality of blood is dependent on:
#1-Digestion- assimilation of nutrients
#2-Hydration-maintenance of hydration and lubrication
#3-Nutrition-supply of essential components of the structures of our cells
#4-Respiration-Oxygenation
#5-Filtration-Waste removal
#6-Hormonal function- Proper long term communication
#7-Innervation- proper short term communication as well as bodily control
#8-Circulation- fluid motion of the blood and its contents
Tenet of Traditional Medicine #4-
Structure and function are interdependent and inseparable.
1 must be treated along with the other in order for the innate healing power of the organism to be fully activated.
Tenet of Traditional Medicine #5-
Emotional healing must accompany physical healing.
The human spirit controls the human mind, the human mind controls the human body, in good health or poor.
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