Put simply, illness is a
state of imbalance.
As Dr. Rau states, we all have a
"disease barrel" that fills up over time until
eventually it overflows (toxic overload) and manifests
as an acute illness, a chronic condition, or even a life
threatening disease. Rather than treating particular
symptoms, Biological Medicine looks for the "root
causes" of those symptoms.
There may be a combination of many causes:
On many levels, we are what we eat,
drink, and breathe and how we feel, live, and work. We
all have "up-building" (regenerative) and "downgrading"
(degenerative) forces within us. Biological Medicine
talks about looking at the "internal milieu" (the soup
in which our cells live) and identifying what is going
on inside the body and what could be out of balance.
Once balance begins to be restored, the body can use
those "up-building" forces, reverse degeneration, and
heal itself.
Biological Medicine is also
unique in that it offers a synthesis of many of the most
time-honored elements of healing combined with high-tech
(non invasive) diagnostic methods.
Integrated in this holistic
approach is a wide range of tried and true modalities such as
Homeopathy, Naturopathy, Ayurveda, Anthroposophy, and Traditional
Chinese medicine. Some or all of these methods may
be used in an individual's detoxification program prescribed to
help restore balance and stimulate the body's own innate healing
powers.
An integral part and
critical component of treating patients at the clinic
includes Biological Dentistry, which integrates the
close relationship between the teeth and body in the
development of illness. Tooth problems (amalgam
fillings, root canals, dental focal infections) can
profoundly affect our health, often without our being
aware of their undermining influences.
Every patient at
the Paracelsus Klinik has a complete work up at their
dental clinic that includes a full oral exam and a
panoramic x-ray as part of the preliminary diagnostic
evaluation. Though allopathic medicine generally views
teeth as separate from the rest of the body and
unrelated to overall health, Biological Medicine
considers dental treatments to be a critical part of the
detoxification process. Root canals, implants, and
dental amalgams containing heavy metals that can cross
the brain/blood barrier have been shown to affect our
brain cells, immune, and nervous systems. Because so
many of us have dental amalgams composed of poisonous
substances like mercury (which is so toxic that dentists
must dispose of it as hazardous waste), removing those
amalgams from the mouth and thereby freeing the body of
those sources of toxicity is a fundamental part of
healing any disease for Biological Medicine.
We hope we have helped you
gain a basic understanding of Biological Medicine. When in the
role of the patient, we all want to feel as comfortable and
confident as possible with both our choice of physician and
method of treatment. Each of us needs to engage in his or her
own exploration. We do not claim that Biological Medicine is the
answer for everybody, but we do support its philosophies and
principles. We hope the outline we have presented here will help
you make informed decisions about your own health care. For more
in-depth information, please visit the Resource Section (books,
videos, articles) and links on our web site, or contact the
Biological Medicine Network office to learn about the Paracelsus
Klinik in Switzerland or a Biological Medicine practitioner near
you.
We wish you well in your
journey, and the very best in good health.
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