First we present our model of How We Function and provide Definitions of the terms used in this graph. This graph illustrates how these 12 key elements interrelate to either nourish us or, if toxic or stressed, harm us. Given this model of stress-health-illness, we present our Natural Health Philosophy, drawn from both Eastern Medicine and Natural health models in the Western world from Hippocrates through Hahnemann and Naturopathy.
Then there is a list of the major Causes of Stress, a list of Stress Symptoms, and a graph of the Stress Biochemicals and changes throughout the body. The Stress Vicious Cycles graph depicts how toxicity and various stressors alters the elements/nourishments coming in to create a cascade of imbalance and eventually illness. By tracing how things go wrong, we get clues about How to Regain Health. The ABCD'S of Self Care is a tip sheet of the single most important things one can do in each of the essential categories (shown in How We Function above) and how to control them to maximize health.
The recommended reading in ABCD'S Recommended Books provides supporting information for our tip sheet of ABCD'S of Self Care. For truly hardcore information-seekers we offer a summary of the two major perspectives of dealing with the effects of stress: Eastern vs. Western Medicine, supported by extensive quotes from some of our favorite authors.
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