Rather than thinking of disease as something that just randomly invades a healthy body, you should think of disease as evolving when all of the components for good health are not present. For a body to be healthy there must be good genetics, good structural balance, good nutrition, biorhythmic integrity and good emotional health. When these base components are not present, it sets the stage for disease. Traditional Western medicine deals with symptoms. It is a great approach when the symptoms are severe or dangerous. If you get hit by a car, you may want the trauma team to work on you rather than have someone give you calcium to help you bones to heal. Balancing the body’s chemistry with nutrition is an effective way to restore health. Looking at blood chemistries from a nutritional perspective gives us a lot of information about your health. Even “normal” blood chemistries hold clues. Chronic health problems respond well to holistic wellness care. Gastric reflux, for example can be controlled with a drug—complete with side effects. The holistic practitioner will look at the problem as the digestive system telling you that something is wrong and try to come up with a therapy that addresses the cause of the problem. The holistic wellness care will not have side effects and it will ultimately help more serious problems from developing.
