Influences on Health As we begin to understand that health is multidimensional (see previous post) we can start to discuss the various influences that affect health on these corresponding levels. Again, nothing occurs in isolation so if there is an issue on one level, in our bodies effort to heal other factors can arise on that level or other levels. We must consider that multiple factors can contribute to ill health. Many of my patients come in with multiple diagnoses and multiple solutions yet are no better than when they started their healing journey. This is in part because the diagnostic label(s) merely signify a constellation of symptoms rather than the primary cause of the problem. Secondly, many issues that impede healing are never addressed as there is a sole focus on the “diagnosis”.Lastly, many of the interventions are ill timed (correct intervention at the wrong time) or worse the intervention itself is impeding healing. Rather than seek a constellation of symptoms to fit into an established diagnostic criterion, it is important to ascertain the primary cause of ill health, on what level it develops from and if there are any blockages on lower levels that prevent healing and what those factors are. By looking at all factors involved in the external and internal environment of the patient we can form a healing plan that gets to the foundational issues. Physical On the physical level we are dealing with structural imbalances, biochemical deficiencies, toxins and the microbial environment. Structural Imbalances The first factor we have to examine is any potential structural imbalance. A structural imbalance can include poor occlusion, spinal misalignment, fascial adhesions, visceral adhesions, faulty respiratory patterns, and poorly healed injuries. These structural influences can impede the flow of blood and lymph, decrease neuronal transmission, affect proper respiration and alter tissue oxygenation all of which can impede healing not only to musculoskeletal structures but also to organ systems. These structural issues are more prevalent than ever due to our impoverished modern diet as developing children and a society who does not move their bodies enough. Biochemical Deficiencies The next factor we need to examine on the physical level is if there are any biochemical deficiencies present. These include cell salt, mineral and nutrient deficiencies. A deficiency in any of these creates a lack of the fundamental building blocks that hinder the efficient mechanisms of the body to work appropriately. From there we can ascertain if there is a need for certain enzymes or co-factors, vitamins, or hormones. While not always the most urgent this is where most of alternative medicine resides. This can be very helpful for most as we all have deficiencies due to a lack of quality, nutritious food and chronic exposure to environmental pollutants. However it should be noted that this is not often the primary cause and more often the downstream consequence of other factors. Toxins Toxins are a factor that many are aware of as they are an ever-increasing challenge within our daily lives. It is important to remember that if toxins are identified we also need to ensure there are no other factors-for instance a structural imbalance or biochemical deficiency-that would impair a potential detoxification program. The crucial toxins we deal with in our practice are man-made chemicals (primarily glyphosate), metals (predominantly aluminum, lead, mercury) and atmospheric aerosols. Microbial Environment In addition, we must look closely at the internal microbial environment within the body. Our internal ecology is imperative to our health and understanding the lifecycle of all microorganisms and the roles they play allows us to foster a symbiotic connection with our microbiome. When there is imbalance, certain microbial elements produce endo and exotoxins within the body that can have deleterious effects on our health. The goal is not elimination of these microbes but rather a reharmonizing and an understanding of the other factors involved to ascertain why they are prevalent in certain forms to begin with. Energetic On the energetic level we are considering electromagnetic stress, allergies and internal energetic disturbances on or within the body. Electromagnetic Stress The most ubiquitous factor of ill health in our time lies outside of the range of our perception and therefore goes unnoticed by most. The exponential growth in chronic diseases and shortening of our health span has directly coincided with the proliferation of electromagnetic devices that use increasingly penetrating frequencies. The most important sources to attenuate are from cell phones, laptops, smart meters and wifi routers as they are the closest in proximity to us in our daily lives. We also must consider other sources of EMR within the home and outside of the home including ground current and geopathic stress. EMR has extremely harmful effects on its own but there is also a potent synergy between electromagnetic radiation (EMR), toxicity and resultant pathogens that needs to be considered when looking holistically at all the factors. It is important to stress that EMF has a multidimensional effect on all levels of our system as often patients experience altered thought and emotional patterns and a discordance within their energetic system when chronically exposed Allergies When looking at allergies as a factor in health it is important to recognize that they can stem from foods and environmental exposures, but all be from emotionally charged situations/ people. Allergies begin as an energetic phenomenon altering the configuration of the structured water within/ around our cells, altering brain wave activity and the function of the autonomic nervous system. It is subsequent to these energetic changes that we experience allergies on the physical level due to cytokine and mast cell activation which triggers adrenal hormone secretion. When we can desensitize the energetic level to the allergic phenomena the symptoms that present on the physical level cease. Energetic Disturbance Within the Body Just as we can have disturbances on the energetic level outside of our body, we can have energetic disturbances within the body that often go unnoticed and impair our health. The most common energetic disturbance within the

Levels of Healing Understanding what makes us human To fully encapsulate the notion of health we need a better understanding of what health is, rather than what we are conditioned to believe as merely an absence of symptoms. This heralds in many questions but the first one that needs to be attended to is what component parts of us as humans go into our health. Allopathic medicine, in the process of seeking to understand the human system, has divided, and further subdivided the wholeness of what it means to be human into abstract parts and then tried to build it back out from the smallest material particles. While a materialistic view of how the human system functions is of value, solely relying on that view and denouncing the other aspects of being has done a disservice to the medical community, the patients they serve and to society. To appreciate what health truly means it is important to have a framework that can encompass all aspects of health. In lieu of looking at the body as a random collection of materials and chemical processes it is more apt to look at the body as it truly is-A multidimensional energy system that consists of physical, energetic, emotional, mental, etheric and spiritual levels. These levels are in a constant exchange of information within us and with our environment. It is this that makes us human, and it is this lens we must look through to understand health. This may be a new way of thinking for some, but I believe it is pivotal to begin to appreciate this on a deep level as true healing requires simultaneous work on all levels of our energy-matter continuum. For us to optimize our biological function we need to create harmony on all levels of our system and in the energy exchange with our environment. It is important to note that the levels are not truly separate- they act as an energy matter continuum in constant oscillation. One cannot be fully balanced on one level and not on another. It is a continuous flow of energy within us just as there is a continuous flow between the individual and the environment around us. In modern times, we have been conditioned to view all our ailments as merely “physical” in nature. This combined with several factors of disease going unacknowledged (to be covered in a later post) by many health practitioners has led to undue suffering and unrealized potential in many individuals. Even in holistic healthcare circles the higher-level aspects of health are often given little credence or completely disregarded for the newest supplement, diet or other intervention that has a primary effect on the physical level. While there is still value in this approach as it acts as the starting point for people it does little to acknowledge the wholeness of the human system. I owe a great deal of this thinking to my work and study with many fantastic physicians, researchers and scientists. I appreciate these men and women immensely not only as healers but for their persistently inquisitive minds and drive for a continued deeper understanding. For all of existence, mankind has sought to quantify and qualify these levels of our being. It is only in recent times that many have tried to remove the higher order levels. This is due in part to technologies created with misguided understandings that are unable to yet quantify higher order processes and as a results are said not to exist. From an alchemical perspective these levels have been understood as Earth, Water, Air, Fire, Ether, Awareness and God. In recent history within modern science they are understood as Solid, Liquid, Gas, Plasma, Ultra Plasma, Vacuum and Super Vacuum. For the sake of seeking a common language we will designate the levels as Physical, Energetic, Emotional, Mental, Etheric, Spiritual and Creation. I want to outline the seven basic levels herein while acknowledging that within each level/plane there are sublevels/subplanes all with specific characteristics that will be covered in future articles. The Physical Level The physical body acts as the foundation for all the other levels. It is the level of matter. This is the level that receives the lion’s share of attention in health as it is the physical body and our senses that shape our perceived reality and as such a perception of ill-health resides on this level for most. On the physical level we are dealing with structural anatomy, internal ecology, and biochemistry. Within the broad knowledge of biochemistry, we primarily want to focus on the inorganic and organic elements required for life and optimal health. It is important to note that the make-up of our internal ecology and the products of the biochemical processes within the body are the building blocks for and downstream effects of the higher levels. Interventions at this level in can include manual therapy, functional exercise, herbal medicine, cellular nutrition, and diet therapies. The Energetic Level The energetic level is the level of electromagnetism and light. At this level light is channeled through our bodies via our Nervous System, our Meridian system, Chakra system, and intra-organ energy systems to create the energetic phenomena that guide our processes on the physical level. Everything begins with light emissions from each cell called biophotons. Collectively, these biophotons communicate with one another and create a field around the body that regulates metabolic processes inside the cells, neurotransmitter release, detoxification processes and modulate neural transmission. This light is highly structured (coherent) and communicates within us and with our environment. The coherence of our biophotons and biofield is reliant on an abundance of exclusion zone water. The neuronal activity of our nervous system initiated by light creates all the electrical and magnetic events within our body. Electrical fields are formed along the longitudinal nerve current in our somatic and autonomic nerves. The magnetic fields travel perpendicular to the nerve current and extend into the space beyond our skin. We are a biophotonic quantum super computer. We interact with our