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Biological Medicine
Biological Medicine:
Biological medicine is the generic term used to describe a conceptual field in medicine that, unlike classical medicine, no longer follows the Newtonian "cause and effect" way of thinking. Unlike classical medicine, which seeks single causes of illness and fights them, biological medicine draws together and analyzes all the possible factors that could be causing a health problem and attempts to positively influence them. The aim of biological medicine is to awaken the body’s innate ability to heal.
In biological medicine, symptoms are seen as alarm signals that indicate an underlying problem that must be addressed if the patient is to be restored to full health. The underlying causes of illness may be toxins, imbalances, poor diet, or emotional problems. Part of the philosophy of biological medicine is that symptoms occur to help us learn more about the needs of the body, so we can supply those needs.
Biological medicine uses diagnostic tools that are outside conventional Western medicine, including dark field microscopy and thermography. Many biological medicine practitioners also acknowledge that dental problems often accompany (and may be the source of) seemingly unrelated maladies, so dental xrays are often used as biological medicine diagnostic tools.
Biological medicine includes several alternative medicine modalities, such as:
Phytotherapy—The study of and use of natural plant products as medicines or to promote and enhance health. Phytotherapy includes the use of phytonutrients, which are high-powered natural food products, as biological medicine to enhance health and wellbeing.
Homeopathy—The use of highly diluted natural substances as biological medicine to treat physical and psychological ailments. homeopathy relies on the natural tendency of the body to restore its own balance when obstacles are removed.
Traditional Chinese Medicine—An ancient system of medicine practiced in China that includes Chinese herbalism and acupuncture. Traditional Chinese Medicine is a biological medicine that incorporates the yin/yang (or male/female) aspects of the body and takes into consideration the ways in which the body mimics five elements of nature: Wood, Water, Metal, Earth, and Fire.
Physiotherapy—Also sometimes called “physical therapy,” a biological medicine practice of restoring the fullest possible function to each part of the human body through specific exercise and manipulation. Physiotherapy is used most often after a disabling accident or illness.
Homotoxicology – A branch of biological medicine that focuses on cleansing the body at the cellular level to improve the functioning of every organ. Homotoxicology differs from homeopathy in that it uses blends of natural substances in formulas, rather than single natural materials, and theorizes that the body exposed to toxins—mostly toxins that the body itself creates—goes through six specific phases leading to disease.
Anthroposophical medicine—A holistic approach to biological medicine that focuses on the whole person in a healthy state, supplying whatever is needed to enhance the patient’s individuality and sense of purpose on physical, emotional, and spiritual levels. Anthroposophical medicine is the branch of biological medicine most likely to support conventional medical treatments as well as alternative treatments.
Ayurveda—A form of traditional biological medicine native to India and used for thousands of years that encompasses herbalism and the division of human bodies into three specific types or doshas. Ayurveda considers health as a balance between the five major elements: Air, Water, Earth, Fire, and Ether. This form of biological medicine encompasses the use of massage, meditation, and yoga as well as herbal treatments.
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Healing And The Mind
Healing And The Mind :
Healing is considered by conventional Western medicine to be primarily physical. But in many cultures, healing is thought of to be an action of the mind and spirit in that acts on the body through the body/mind connection. If thoughts can be said to influence anything in physical reality, they might be able to influence the very body that contains the mind thinking those thoughts.
The history of healing and the mind
According to the theory behind healing and the mind, the power of emotions and focused thinking can improve physical health in a number of ways. Hippocrates referred to “the natural healing force within each one of us.” Many ancient healing practices, including Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine, have as their foundation the connection between the body and the mind.
Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI), the study of how thoughts affected the nervous system and the immune system, was an early foray into establishing the connection between healing and the mind. Although most American researchers in the 1960s and 70s did not fully embrace the concept of healing and the mind being linked, that era saw the first research into biofeedback and the first warnings about the negative impact of stress.
In the decades that followed, American medicine began to incorporate more examples of healing and the mind, including cognitive behavioral therapy and relaxation techniques including meditation, to strengthen the connection between healing and the mind. Hypnosis and self-hypnosis became more useful method of healing, especially in treating mental disorders.
The spiritual connection between healing and the mind
Healing and the mind crosses into the territory of spirituality. Faith healers are said to use their mental powers to heal the physical ailments of others; in many cases, the patient’s own faith can facilitate healing. Research has proven that people with chronic fatal diseases like Cancer and AIDS have a longer survival rate if they have some spiritual orientation.
The human connection between healing and the mind
Support groups are another example of the way in which healing and the mind are linked. Many studies have shown that talking with patients who have similar ailments leads to improved survival rates. If healing and the mind are linked, then stimulating the mind may help heal the body.
The link between healing and the mind has been most useful in treating:
High blood pressure
Asthma
Coronary heart disease
Obesity
Cancer treatment side effects
Insomnia
Anxiety
Diabetes
Gastro-intestinal problems (including irritable bowel syndrome, ulcerative colitis, and Crohn's disease)
Fibromyalgia
Menopausal symptoms
Tinnitus
Healing and the mind in the media
Newsweek magazine recently devoted its entire “Health for Life” report to the growing field of medicine surrounding healing and the mind. According to a recent government poll, almost half of all Americans use healing techniques that fall outside the realm of conventional Western medicine, ranging from controlled breathing to yoga to therapeutic hypnosis.
A PBS special hosted by Bill Moyers entitled “healing and the Mind” explored the many ways in which thought processes can be channeled to assist in healing, from ancient traditions through modern technology.
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