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I used to be very confused how to measure my health. I didn't fully realize that Doctors aren't trained in cellular nutrition, nutrition isn't merely food & our bodies are composed of many substances than can be easily and inexpensively measured.

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Do you measure your health like you check your bank statements? Doctors don't test concepts like vitamins, minerals, proteins, organ function, toxins are never tested. Why wait to get sick? Get measured here for free!

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Your teenage years' cognitive and physical abilities can be kept well into old age without drugs, surgeries, repeat visits. We aim to train you to take control of your health to reduce or eliminate visits to specialists of all sorts.

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Your teeth tells much about your health. Many dread expensive, painful dentist visits. Personalized assessment of these and other symptoms will help reduce visits to specialists of all kinds for the cost of less than 2 prescriptions.

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Various alternative medicine providers, including acupuncturists, herbalists, osteopaths, and naturopaths, have been taken to court for practicing without the right medical qualifications. This situation has caused a lack of official rules, leading to a disorganized and casual method of complementary therapies.

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Many people are confused by the spread of wrong information and the absence of support for personalized assessments. Instead, they often follow trendy ideas like specific diets, single methods, and supplements without understanding if these will actually benefit them.

Lack of clarity

Many people go to trendy practitioners who usually don't offer solid scientific proof. Instead, they choose those who support chiropractic care, massage therapy, and similar options. It's important to find a practitioner who can triage immediate needs and examine the body's overall health.

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Many people are unaware that Medical Doctors and "modern medicine" primarily aim to treat symptoms through prescriptions, surgeries, and other methods, often overlooking the basic molecular processes that impact the body. For instance, how many side effects do most drugs present to the body?

Frequently Asked Questions

The case with virtually all modalities termed "health care" is that they have become degraded, perverted, and rendered almost into gibberish in the minds of many and thus spurring confusion, apathy and even anger at the mere thought of attending any practitioner. Even the word "natural" has been diluted and distorted, largely due to the tactics of dishonest marketing strategies where we could say have been funded by very large, well-funded agents and organizations intended to confuse. In fact, it's been shown that the food and agricutural industry hires 'influencer' dietitians and other practitioners to influence your perceptions dealing with "health care."

In regards to the medical system in general, in at least North America, many people say they "trust the science." What does that mean?

Many people I run into say that phrase but when I ask them for details, they cannot provide them. If they do it is often very vague and repeated mechanically, so I show them evidence such as the fact that 'modern medicine' only largely practices symptom management and not reversals or the cliched term "cure."

I've actually had quite a few people who don't know me at all yet they hurl insults, but this shows their state of mind, view of the world, and their intense frustration. This is something undeniable even to the most resistant, so when you look into this and the details, you will eventually realize everything we say is true. Indeed, there is no magic pill that will cure cancer or any other 'condition' that was brought upon your body and mind by a deteriorating system by not addressing root causes with individualized metabolism and cellular nutrition. 'Modern medicine' therefore isn't as modern as you think.

Basically when someone says "I trust the science" it means they don't understand any of it but choose fallacious statements from someone who claims to be an authority, yet there are very few solutions. They also don't know the science they claim to 'trust' is based on the reductionist science based germ model/theory with perpetual scripts, surgeries, and a perpetual research industry that is unsustainable.

"Why is my husband, boyfriend, son so resistant to this type of information?"

Men are not trained to worry about their health as much as women, and minimum sociologists have proven this. It is not only a cultural thing, but also biological wiring. People resistant to new ideas also have a type of early onset dementia in the form of rigid thoughts, lack of imagination, lack of linking ideas, and illogical "beliefs." Since the body is part of the mind they also present with symptoms like obesity, white spots on finger nails and other physical stagnations & deteriorations. This type of term would be lack of brain/gut plasticity and under-nourished cells along with reductionist definitions such as only "blood circulation problems due to malfunctioning veins in the brain." are a big part of this problem. One of big deficiencies there is ascorbic acid (vitamin C) which provides collagen production for those vein walls among others. Their doctors are not trained to recognize this until they see the final breakdown of systems and label it many things and prescribe a drug(s). There's also a big factor that they don't have the background or developed critical thinking skills to know what is accurate or not; this is most prevalent with apathy-generating online searches.

"I don't get it: isn't my work healthcare enough for me and my family?"

Of course, it depends on your insurance plan because some good ones have availability for some of the modalities listed here, but it's not common. On the outset, employer-provided healthcare is simply there for keeping you at least on the "acute mindset" but not optimally. In essence health insurance is sick insurance, or not a solid prevention-based system. Optimizing your life and especially your cells is the foundation for preventing conditions and virtually eliminating the need for all the specialists and drugs that present themselves because of said cellular system breakdown.

Does your blood testing and 'healthcare' list all of these substances in your body? Not at all because your doctor isn't trained in it!

Why am I (as a client/participant) being asked to fill out all these forms and how accurate are they compared to acute-based reductionist "modern medicine?"

This is a big question and a simple answer is: look at the paucity of testing especially dealing with cellular nutritional analysis in "modern medicine." You will see Medical Doctors receive, on average, maybe 10 hours of training in the foundations of how your cells work and how to both heal and mitigate label disease conditions with little to no drug pharmaceutical and surgical usage.

You're probably used to attending a sterile office with someone from the medical field who provides you a requisition form for a blood test. Next you likely attend a blood draw clinic somewhere and wait for results within 1 month or less. Have you looked and critically analyzed these and other tests or anything else that your "conventional" practitioner does and compared it to others?

Since your body is essentially made of what your body absorbs and often doesn't excrete, where is all the testing of all the foundational components of your body to both prevent and treat potential conditions?

The symptomatology questionnaires along with copies of your past medical history along with other forms that ask very private health and life history form the foundation of our systems or "holistic" analysis. Other examinations including physical, hair and blood and others may be recommended.

As David Rowland says, “Nutritional Symptomatology is an approximate yet reliable method of measurement. When it comes to health, it is far better to be approximately right than precisely wrong. ”

Is this about "everything natural?"

Definitely not! Unfortunately that's what many people including myself thought! I thought it was about a purist, "organic everything" lifestyle. The main point is, at the minimum, mitigating harmful effects but at the maximum: optimizing our lives and biochemistry.

There's actually MUCH confusion surrounding the word "natural" and other "holistic" marketing to the point that over the decades many companies from food to supplement companies have jumped onto this often misleading term.

Numerous vitamin supplements available in health food stores or through distributors are primarily made from synthetic vitamin powders. The market for these powders is largely controlled by a few major pharmaceutical companies.

Generally speaking,

a) Laboratory-produced vitamins are much cheaper than whole food concentrates;
b) Synthetic vitamins are often quite effective;
c) High potency can be conveniently packed into small tablet forms.

A significant difference between brands found in health food stores and those in drug stores is what they leave out of their tablets. For example, natural-marketed brands typically steer clear of artificial chemical colors, which is a beneficial feature. Almost all brands do include fillers and excipients that are essential for the tablet's integrity. To find out the exact ingredients used, one would need to reach out to the company directly. Interestingly, vitamins can carry the label “Natural” even if they are manufactured in a laboratory. This might be surprising, but it is true. Take vitamin C, for instance; it is derived from starch. Since starch is a natural product, the final result can be labeled as “Natural.”

There's also the fact that if many people see other methods of shuttling food and supplements into the body other than the oral route, they see it as "un-natural." This simply isn't true and there are more than 1 way to have your body obtain what it needs other than the oral route which is still "natural."

Why so many mentions of males in this website?

Mentioning males is often an under-represented segment of the population in the "holistic health" arena. Since, most of the clients and practitioners are females it stands to reason to try to market to men especially since I was a victim of the propaganda aimed mainly at females.

Thus, I didn't get the help I needed while I saw mainly females in my life attending countless practitioners with little to nothing to show for it except less money in their pockets.

Hence, some of the marketing material and articles found on this website may contain potentially offensive content meant to appeal to often disgruntled males.

Many people -- men especially -- tend to rant about their life including sick wives, corruption and we have to comprehend they're venting against a corrupt system.
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"There are people sitting there who are deliberately waiting for the thrill of being offended. They want to be offended because it gives them a sense of moral superiority." -- John Cleese, Comedian of "Month Python."

You say peoples' bloodwork in North America is "Abnormal" 9 times ouf of 10. What do you mean by this?

Well the proof is in the pudding: Look at yourself in the mirror and check how much junk food, alcohol, toxic situations and trivial decisions you make. Your blood work levels of your foundational and necessary substances like vitamins, minerals, hormones, amino acids and others are directly correlated with many things but most importantly your immune function and ability to fend off pathogens being one of the most concerning in daily life.

Look at the following table showing ONLY 4 different standards of serum static blood results around the world. Who do you think is going to be healthier with everything else being equal? The answer is going to be the person with the OPTIMAL levels. There are other ways to test your blood and not simply the static, snap-shot in time serum blood tests. There are others that measure a specific history over time without taking multiple tests over that period. If you are located in the western world (canada, USA, europe) your doctor is unlikely to be trained in these levels and what would be appropriate and optimal for YOUR body, but the general guideline for optimal level would be Japan and other countries where these level standards are much higher.

"I heard Vitamin D or Pine needle tea or something else is touted as some miracle. Is that true?"

The first problem with these kinds of questions is it is part of the mindset that the human condition and body is some type of car or product from wal-mart with replaceable or modifiable parts (this is reductionist science).

Those who speak about some kind of "supernatural" abilities of singular substances such as these aren't talking about the concept of other substances native to the human body working in concert with the others.

They also do not speak about how long a substance such as "pine needles" would stay in your system, what it does, for how long, and what dosage. It is more of a type of, as we say in psychology, 'magical thinking" very present in pseudo-scientific subjects.

Vitamin D along with other misunderstood compounds are far more than benign substances many people think a "vitamin" is. It and other body-native substances are actually hormones, or chemical messengers (among many other things) that the body needs to maintain and repair without pharmaceuticals. These pharma concoctions are often reverse-engineered from natural substances and sold back to us unbeknownst to most nay-sayers and illogical doubters.

"I already take some type of supplement like found on Dr. Oz or Dr. Mercola, yet I still don't feel any better, why is this?"

That's mostly because you don't know what is contained in those supplements, what dosage, what form, how long they stay in your body and even if they make it past your digestive system!

I was one of those people who tried all kinds of things and felt better for a little while, but I wasn't sure if it was only my mind tricking itself I was feeling better (the placebo effect). You have to realize the marketing from supplement providers don't include information about how to obtain individualized consultation and where to get the specific proper tests. More importantly they do not tell you where to find the most qualified doctors and practitioners who know how to analyze these results among others!

"My relative, or friend is a doctor or nurse and they tell me taking all these supplements is a waste of money and time, is that true?"

No, not true whatsoever. People who say these things are speaking from ignorance yet they think they are educated, yet they work with and see sick people on a daily basis and they never wonder why? These people are frequently some of the sickest people I've seen making statements about health! As a general guideline, when you compare the levels of specifically the vitamins and minerals in your body, did you know Japan's doctors would tell you (if they tested them all, they don't in Canada) they would tell 9 out of 10 people these levels are far too low? That is simply a general guideline and not specific to your unique biochemistry and lifestyle/work environment. You do, however, urinate and lose *some* of any substance in your body as normal part of metabolism, but that is more complex.

There isn't much of a regulatory body other than the natural order of the jungle out there in many fields, and the natural health field is no exception.

We have to remember there are a large number of people who have "magical thinking" in that they have dream-like ideas but can't explain much in a logical fashion and those would be chiefly abstract conceptions such as how chemistry works and so on.

I have heard a lot of people call themselves all kinds of things -- even those claiming to be home inspectors -- but they don't spend 8 to 10 hours inspecting a house as they should. They spend maybe 2 to 3 hours yet still get work. The point is that simply because someone claims to be something doesn't mean they are competent. A good indicator of a good practitioner is one who obtains good reviews and explains complex topics in such a way that even a child would understand!

I would not want someone who can't explain individual biochemical individuality -- or how every and each person's needs are different -- to me! If someone tells me things she/he has read off some internet website from so-called gurus then that wouldn't be a very good indicator of competence.

What exactly are "cellular imbalances?"

What Exactly Are "Cellular Imbalances" You Speak Of?

The term "cellular imbalance" is frequently used by many across the media spectrum but also in another way by medical doctors as " chemical imbalance." The problem is that the latter term is used as justification by medical doctors as a sweeping generalized term without much of any science behind it other than symptom management using drugs that inevitably wear-off when the body builds a resistance to them.

Here is an example blood test that has many problems. The biggest is that medical doctors use primarily "snap shot in time" blood tests and since blood is mainly only a transport medium it doesn't carry much of what is contained within the body. Do they test all the amino acids, vitamins, minerals, organ function and many others in a short 10 minute acute-based office or emergency room visits?

As you can see in the red box it shows "minimum wage of nutrition" and in fact this is even less than minimum wage of cellular nutrition. Why is that? If you look at the last red box it shows what the minimum that is needed before it becomes deficient, while if we compared this "normal" to places like Japan with much higher standards this would be -- at least in this case -- an indicator what would be causing the symptoms the patient is experiencing. If they were raised in this case and supplemented his symptoms would simply disappear and they did once they were given proper advice from a systems practitioner.

bloodtest b12 100 min

Do they test the following whatsoever among others using hair mineral analysis?

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Is white or brown rice the best for your body and mind?

Virtually anything unprocessed is the best choice for your body while "whitened" substances are the worst long-term. For example: white rice has the outer hull (most of the nutrients and especially fiber) removed while brown rice has minimal processing and more fiber for bulking of stool which many of us lack for sufficient, frequent bowel movements.

"How many Canadians have chronic illnesses?"

It's much worse than you think! Below is from this link.

The World Health Organization has reported that 50% of the global burden of disease is due to chronic illness. In Canada, over half of the population over 20 years old has one or more chronic diseases. These long-lasting illnesses have a significant impact on individuals and society as a whole, affecting social, physical, psychological, and economic aspects. Canadians are expected to spend $68 billion on direct healthcare costs and lose $122 billion in productivity due to chronic diseases. It's clear that a new approach is needed to address chronic disease, one that involves proactive, integrated care, active patient involvement, and prevention strategies for the entire population. Despite decades of advocacy for prevention-focused models, we have yet to fully transition from an acute care paradigm.

Where's the proof that the terrain model shows there's virtually no such thing as disease?

Yep, you must think I am out of my mind, but the person wearing a spacesuit to go to the gym isn't?

In the 1800s, the French chemist Louis Pasteur popularized the germ theory, proposing that microorganisms are the cause of most diseases. This paved the way for antibiotics—which kill both good and bad bacteria—and vaccines—which seek to prevent single diseases. The cost was side effects because they only target a few symptoms but neglect the entire organism. Botanists and veterinarians do a much better job treating their subjects, don't they?

By contrast, Pasteur’s friend, physiologist Claude Bernard, taught that the ‘terrain’ of the human body was more important than the ‘pathogens’ that infect it. We are surrounded by, and even harbor, microorganisms in our bodies. When exposed to pathogens, we become ill if our defenses are weakened by deficiencies or toxicities. Unlike the germ theory, the terrain theory explains why some people get sick while others, when exposed to the same pathogens, do not. For this reason, it is said that on his death bed, Pasteur admitted, “Bernard was right: the pathogen is nothing, the terrain is everything.” Health experts continue to ignore Bernard’s wisdom, focusing solely on finding ways to kill ever-changing microorganisms. Conspicuously absent from all the public pronouncements are recommendations on how to strengthen the immune system so it can protect you from the current pandemic, the next one, and the one after that.

Why constant research and no cures for such things as cancer, diabetes and other chronic 'dis-eases?"

Yes, you are probably wondering why 'scientists' have been 'researching' for a magic pill for all kinds of disease. First we must ask: why do we have so many of these if there are so many people who call themselves experts? What good are they? It's not very complicated. They are using the germ model of biology which constantly looks for and tries to make a chemical and/or surgical treatment to rid the body of a certain problem. Do they ever ask what causes these things in the beginning? One of the biggest factors is your diet and if your body actually absorbs what it should from food going into the mouth or other routes including your job that may be toxic.

"Isn't my condition just genetic therefore there's nothing I can do about it?"

Self-defeatism runs rampant in our world and I used to be largely of that mindset. I thought there was nothing that could be done for my problems and I fell into the cycle of despair. Just because someone gives a very general, unscientific term "it's genetic" shouldn't be enough to warrant total apathy and despair. The truth is there are very practical, inexpensive general ways you can at least improve any health condition you may have. On the most optimistic side you could actually totally reverse and even enhance your health with general but more importantly with the personalized approach using testing and interpretation your government doctors aren't trained in.

In fact, one can easily order a DNA testing kit online and in the results it will show most of your single nucleotide polymorphisms, or in other words, all your genetic variations and predispositions to certain labelled diseases that you can take action on with the help of a good consultant. So you can see there is nothing "wishy washy" as some people think when they examine some of this information on this site. Actually I have been mocked from some ignorant people who call themselves intelligent for this information! Unbelievable isn't it?

"Why do we keep seeing reports of violent crime labeled as "mental illness" and why are so many people diagnosed as such?"

That's because there's no such thing as 'mental illness' according to the more accurate terrain model. All of Western reductionist science is based on the germ model. Take a look at the DSM, the psychiatrist's manual, and you will find little to no scientific explanations for all their stigmatizing labels with little to no solutions.

We also have to remember the head is not the mind because it has been proven that the brain is part of the body, and all parts of the body are dependent on each other. This should be called "common sense," but that term has also lost its meaning and become a meaningless cliche. Once you look at the body holistically you will find most of these people labeled 'mentally ill' actually have very high loads of toxin in their bodies and have cellular nutrient levels that are severely out of balance; for instance B12 deficiency is a major part of general depression but isn't recognized for many reasons. One of the biggest is the way bloodwork is tested, interpreted and how doctors are not trained in biochemical individuality!

In essence we do not have a mental illness crisis; we have a psychiatric and medical misunderstanding crisis with doctors not trained in non-reductionist curriculum!

Why does my family abuse me with a "mental illness" diagnosis from MDs?i

One of the first is they likely have their own sub-clinical health problems and/or their own diagnosed health problems based on reductionist science. The second is many people -- and this can seem surreal and cruel -- they are looking for someone to take out their life aggression and someone with such a 'diagnosis' in their minds is such a person to do this to.

Can you as a practitioner diagnose and/or treat dis-eases as a Medical Doctor would?

That's an interesting question and the answer is: "NO" Why is that? It's because it's mostly medical doctors around the world who are given this state-protected title and are mainly the sole practitioners who are legally able to diagnose and treat label dis-eases. In an ideal world many more practitioners would be able to do so, but the acute orientation is their main orientation.

Why are some easier allergic or sensitive than others?

"Why do I get a bad feeling whenever I hear the word 'natural' in regards to medical information now?"

That's because unscrupulous medical and marketing people have destroyed the original meaning of that word. The truth is that many of these people and companies using that word to sell their products are owned by pharmaceutical companies themselves. This includes many other words and terms such as "organic food" where it has been proven that more than 75% of these labelled products in stores are "organic" to their own definition. In addition, most pharmaceuticals have been reverse-engineered from nature, patented, and sold back to us.

There are also many headlines such as these that people search and say "Look: vitamins cause cancer!" but they rarely open the link to find the deceptive headline speaks about tobacco smokers!

"I watch mainstream popular media, radio and hear all kinds of trivial things. Why is there so much conflicting information out there?"

There's a significant amount of truth mixed with falsehoods found especially online, and it misleads those with inadequate background information to discern if it's true or not. There's also the aforementioned idea that we are 1 dimensional beings along with a "take this for that " mindset. Celebrity doctors are some of the biggest culprits of this. This is not to say the information many of these celebrity medical people is wrong; I am saying they incorporate a significant amount of what viewers may view as trivial especially after searching biased online sources.

Also, the combination of the biased sources found mainly online along with their lack of understanding of the basics leads them to apathy and trashing almost all real healthcare modalities, and lumping many things together. This is especially prevalent in people who claim to be "progressive" which is very strange!

"People like doctors, dietitians and others keep tell me to eat a 'balanced diet,' yet I still feel and look like crap. What is happening and are these people full of it?"

If you look at the chemistry and actions of foods and substances in the environment from your social interactions to natural chemicals in the air, you see that these things stay in the body certain amounts of time in certain concentrations. You soon realize that nutrition doesn't mean food!

Therefore when we look at the diet of each person we see there is no such thing as a 'balanced diet' because we all have different requirements! Also, once you look at the industrially-grown food products in the supermarket you realize how devoid the 'good food' we think we are eating isn't being absorbed or what we need isn't in there! It's not that complicated but the people who claim the opposite aren't trained in these subjects!

Double-blind studies have been performed back as early as the 1950s Canada and USA, but a variety of political factors appeared including socialized medicine and dominance of it by big pharma and politicians promising utopian visions we now see aren't as advertised.

"Why do I get a common cold, influenza? Isn't it because I went outside without a jacket? Isn't it because my child has a cold?"

No, it is not because you went outside with a jacket, but that is one of the precipitating factors that triggers immune response with a very heavy toxic load your body has. The running nose, fever and others you think are a "common cold" or something else are the body's attempts to rid its cells of the offending toxins -- not some kind of witchcraft.

The first step is to try to live a toxic-free life but also obtain proper consultation and testing to see how you do this. It's not only putting a few vitamin C capsules down the hatch because you don't know if your body is absorbing it, and you likely need others. This will prevent not only common cold, influenza, but also prevent and treat existing conditions -- even tooth cavities! Your body can heal itself, remember?

Do we all need "organic food?"

Do we need everything organic? No, organic produce is not necessary for everything. If the produce has a hard skin like an apple, it can be washed and that's good enough. However, if it has a soft skin like a berry, it cannot be washed and should be organic. As for meat, it is important to choose organic because non-organic meat has been treated with antibiotics that can affect your intestine and cause metabolic disruption. While there are certain things that can be bought non-organic and still be okay, there are many things that should be organic due to the chemicals used.

Making a general claim solely based on the term "organic" is somewhat overlooking the main issue. Moreover, it is important to acknowledge that this approach is not scalable and also comes with a high cost. We’re striving to be practical and logical in our suggestions here. Regardless of the specific diet of animals, such as cows, whether they are consuming grass-fed or any other type of feed, they may still require antibiotics if they fall ill. The reason behind cows needing antibiotics is their inadequate cellular nutrition.

How long passes before food & drink & toxins & emotions & other factors affect the body?

This is a very large topic and can be looked a many different ways. The main concept is everything in your body, including the substances that compose your body, is affected by emotions, toxins, foods, drinks. For example: emotions quickly deplete substances that maintain a short half-life in the body such as water soluble substances, but also affects neither water or fat soluble substances such as magnesium. The body depletes this substance within a few minutes with extreme emotional stress experienced. Others like fat-soluble substances can take weeks or longer to deplete.

Why So Many Fearful Of "Synthetic" Substances?

Many vitamin supplements, including those found in health food stores or sold by distributors, primarily consist of synthetic vitamin powders. The production of these powders is largely dominated by a handful of major pharmaceutical companies.

Typically,

a) Vitamins created in laboratories are significantly less expensive than whole food concentrates;
b) Synthetic vitamins tend to be quite effective;
c) High potency can be achieved in a compact tablet form.

A key distinction between “health food store” brands and those from “drug stores” lies in what is excluded from the tablet. For instance, natural brands avoid artificial chemical colors, which is a positive aspect. Almost all brands include tablet fillers and excipients necessary for maintaining the pill's structure. To discover the specific ingredients used, one must contact the company directly. Interestingly, vitamins can be labeled as “Natural” even if they are produced in a lab. This may come as a surprise, but it is indeed the case. Take vitamin C, for example; it is synthesized from starch. Since starch is a natural substance, the resulting product can be classified as “Natural.”

Is this starch-derived vitamin C the same as that found in orange juice? Most biochemists would argue that it is, based on:

1) Their molecular structures being virtually identical,
2) The fact that animals synthesize vitamin C from carbohydrates, and
3) The clinical effectiveness of the product.

However, the processes used to construct the molecules are not the same. Factories do not utilize L-gulonolactone oxidase from animal liver to produce vitamin C, nor do they replicate the metabolic processes of orange trees. Can a product created through a different method be identical? Yes, but the ultimate measure is whether the vitamin you have can prevent and treat disease.

In certain instances, the natural version of a vitamin is undeniably more beneficial than its synthetic counterpart. A prime example of this is vitamin E. The natural variant is known as "D-ALPHA TOCOPHEROL," derived from vegetable oil, while the synthetic alternative is labeled as DL-alpha tocopherol. The difference in their names may seem minor, but there's substantial evidence suggesting that the natural "D" (dextro-, or right-handed) form of vitamin E is significantly more effective for the body compared to the synthetic version. Although the natural form tends to be slightly pricier, the cost difference isn't substantial. When selecting a vitamin E supplement, it's crucial to scrutinize the label thoroughly... the entire label. It's surprising how many bottles that appear natural and have appealing brand names actually contain the synthetic form.

Source: DoctorYourself.com

"If I follow your general guidelines what will I expect?

If you were "diagnosed" with a condition you should realize you are not a car with a bad radiator. There are other problems with your tissues, cells causing that 'condition" and taking only pharmaceuticals will likely cause other problems down the line including early death. It is at least entirely possible to see significant positive results with side effects such as better mood, no more junk food/alcohol/drug cravings. If you follow individualized guidelines you will also find at least the same but this advice gets more specific for your genetics, your lifestyle, your individual biochemistry. Therefore, depending on the severity of your condition you could very well see it completely reversed with side effects more pronounced as mentioned above.

"How will I be able to avoid needing health insurance, and thus the need for a big employer healthcare plan?"

Yes, you will be able to avoid the need to sell your figurative soul to a big employer with my assistance and the reasons are many.

If you already have a health condition 'diagnosed' by a healthcare practitioner and are taking drugs for it, this makes it harder, but not impossible to avoid needing a big sickness insurance plan from a big employer.

The big benefits are you will feel more empowered to become more self-sufficient but also become healthier and needing drugs, surgeries, office visits far less frequently or none whatsoever.

What you will get is health assurance and not sickness insurance. No more benefiting the pocket books of insurance companies!

"Can I halt addictions with this kind of information you provide?"

Yes, you can at least significant improve your health including addictions. Of course, the ideal is to completely eliminate harmful activities such as smoking cigarettes, but a more realistic idea would be replacing the cigarette with something virtually risk-free such as vaping or in combination with such things as nicotine patches and essential oil nasal inhalers. Again, these 3 are part of the acute mindset.

What even doctors do not understand is that addictions, compulsions & cravings are not only psycho-social but an interplay between your body's internal workings, your mind, and your social environment. This is the chronic mindset that needs to be addressed alongside the acute to prevent what is called "relapses" or cycling back into the pattern. Indeed, their main training in medical school is pharmacology but not body biochemistry using substances already native to the body.

Correcting biochemical problems along with retraining your mind and making choices to avoid social situations that led to addictions is the most effective. We have to remember that addiction is rarely all chemical -- it is psycho-social and in the case of smoking cigarettes: the hand to mouth motion is the most addictive.

How much time will I see results?

The speed at which individuals respond to a individualized cellular nutrition program can vary significantly. While some may experience relief from symptoms within just 10 minutes through a quick-fix approach, others may require a comprehensive nutrition program for weeks to years but the majority of cases will see improvement within the first few visits.. So, what causes this discrepancy in response time? Well, there are several limiting factors that influence how well a person responds to a well-designed nutrition program.

One crucial factor is the body's biochemical energy

Healing necessitates energy, and this energy is required for eliminating toxic substances from the body, absorbing and utilizing nutrients, and allowing glucose and hormones to effectively enter the cells. Individuals who respond quickly typically have a well-functioning energy system, with the exception of perhaps lacking one specific nutrient or factor. Once that missing element is provided, their response is robust.

On the other hand, individuals whose energy systems are more imbalanced or damaged experience slower healing. We often refer to them as being in a state of 'burnout'. Rebuilding their energy system becomes paramount for their healing journey. While a supplement program is important, adopting a healthy lifestyle is equally crucial as it conserves and liberates energy for the healing process. The more energy that is made available for healing, the faster the progress.

In conclusion, the speed of response to a nutrition program can vary greatly from person to person. Factors such as the body's biochemical energy and overall health play a significant role in determining the rate of healing. By addressing these limiting factors and providing the necessary support, individuals can optimize their response to a properly-designed nutrition program and experience more rapid progress towards their health goals.

Layers Of Adaption

The human body is an incredible machine that has the ability to compensate and adapt in order to maintain optimal health. When one organ or gland becomes weakened or deficient, other organs and glands step in to take over their functions. For example, if the kidneys are not functioning properly, the liver or skin will help eliminate toxins from the body. Similarly, if there is a deficiency in a certain mineral like zinc, other minerals like cadmium or copper can step in to fulfill the necessary enzyme binding sites.

Not only do organs and glands compensate for each other, but psychological adaptation also occurs. When someone feels out of control, they may try to exert control over others as a way to compensate. This process of compensation and adaptation is a fundamental survival mechanism of the body.

However, in order to achieve permanent healing, it is important to unravel the layers of compensations and adaptations that have built up over time. This process takes time and often involves experiencing healing reactions as the body readjusts. If someone responds very quickly to treatment, it suggests that they did not have many layers of adaptation to unravel. However, many people have multiple layers of adaptations that need to be addressed, which can prolong the healing process.

Hair analyses can provide valuable insights into these layers of adaptations by tracking changes over time. For example, a first test may not reveal certain toxicities, but after being on a healing program for a year or more, those toxicities may start to show up. This indicates that the toxins were present all along, but the body had to address other adaptations first before it could start eliminating them.

Similarly, a first mineral analysis may show fast oxidation, which is often a response to overwhelming stress. As stress levels decrease, subsequent tests may reveal slow oxidation, indicating a different type of adaptation. With continued reduction in nutritional stress, a balanced pattern may eventually emerge in later tests.

In conclusion, the process of compensation and adaptation is a crucial survival mechanism of the body. However, in order to achieve permanent healing, it is necessary to unravel the layers of adaptations and compensations that have accumulated over time. This may take time and involve experiencing healing reactions, but it is an essential step towards restoring optimal health.

Generational Healing

Hair analysis research has uncovered a fascinating revelation - many of our health issues can be traced back to imbalances in our nutrition and other conditions that we inherit from birth. Although this idea may seem peculiar at first, it is not uncommon for us to have to rectify nutritional imbalances that have persisted for multiple generations. This process can be demanding, as our bodies and even our personalities may have adapted to these inherent imbalances. Take, for instance, individuals who were born with high levels of copper and low levels of zinc. They may have experienced irritability and nervousness since childhood, assuming that this was simply their "natural" disposition. However, as their chemistry is restored through nutritional balancing, they may need to redefine their self-image and identity, no longer defined by their abnormal chemistry. This transformation requires dedication and perseverance, but the rewards of improved health and well-being are undoubtedly worth the effort.

The Limits Of Reductionist & Systems Science

It is undeniable that no sincere individual can assert that they possess all the solutions in the realm of biochemistry and nutrition. By conducting and comprehending hair mineral analysis accurately, numerous hints can be obtained to rectify body chemistry. Nevertheless, nutrition remains an evolving scientific field. There are instances where modifications are imperative in nutrition programs, which can significantly impact the pace of recovery.

Healing & Systems Biology

While nutrition is undeniably a crucial aspect of maintaining good health, it is important to acknowledge that there are other factors that also play a significant role. These factors encompass various aspects such as diet, lifestyle choices, exposure to environmental toxins, mental stress, hidden infections like tooth abscesses, and even structural imbalances within the body. Additionally, there are more subtle influences on our well-being, including electrical imbalances, inherited weaknesses, and spiritual and emotional factors. Moreover, the strength of one's desire to be well cannot be underestimated.

All of these factors collectively contribute to the overall equation of how quickly and completely a person can recover their health. However, it is worth noting that some of these factors may be challenging to evaluate accurately. In certain situations, it may be necessary to explore alternative therapies in addition to focusing on nutrition alone. Considering healing on multiple levels can often yield the most beneficial outcomes.

Therefore, it is imperative to recognize the multifaceted nature of health and wellness, and to approach it holistically. By addressing all these factors comprehensively, we can optimize the healing process and enhance overall well-being.

"Is This All A Scam?"

It's very common in today's world filled with confusing messages to be rendered apathetic and dismissive. At the same time, many people maintain conflicting beliefs about health. I was there virtually my entire life!

Is This All A Scam?

I'm sure you've seen posts like these on the internet, correct?

So did I, and it mislead me into life-destroying apathy!

The truth is there are many concepts that Naturopathic medicine practitioners can't practice or don't know about!

Another truth is there are many modalities and most of them are not aware of the most powerful modality: orthomolecular nutrition and that's one of the main specialties we focus on.

alternative medicine isn't call quackery; facebook posts mocking naturopathy

alternative medicine isn't call quackery; facebook posts mocking naturopathy

Confused by internet search results such as this?

I was also confused and this confusion and apathy kept my health sub-optimal my entire life. I was totally confused especially with those around me talking about the latest fad diet, practitioner or something they saw in the media. The reality is it's much cheaper to get proper, targeted help to prevent illness, maintain it, than to try to correct illnesses that were building up for years due to this confusion.

misleading apathey generating functional nutrition search results

misleading apathey generating functional nutrition search results

It is quite common for individuals to hastily retort with phrases like "but you're not a doctor" when they are uncertain about someone's medical expertise. This is often used as a means to belittle and disregard your views, opinions, knowledge regarding biology and they assume that you lack the qualifications to engage in discussions about medical matters.

However, do we really need to be meteorologists to talk about the weather? It is an automatic assumption that medical doctors possess comprehensive knowledge about all aspects of health, but this couldn't be further from the truth. How can they be certain that you aren't a Doctor of chiropractic, a Doctor of Sciences, or a Doctor of Political Science?

endless specialist visits

It's also very common for those who say such above statements to possess relatives, friends in their social circles who work especially in the medical industry, animal industry, biological industry and these people often maintain an air of arrogance because they are confident they know better than those claiming we possess significant cellular imbalances that cause illness. In fact, it's very common to hear people dismiss websites such as here because they think they are experts in biology yet they still cannot explain how anyone develops sickness in the first place other than saying "it's genetic" and written in stone.

I've even seen people with Masters degrees in biology dismiss what and others say even with proof of tissue levels from other countries with healthier populations.

The truth is many people are conditioned to dismiss anyone they consider not being a medical doctor thinking they are simply many things including "sick, mentally ill" or someone not smart enough to understand what a medical doctor is trained in as if they were coming out of medical schools like an assembly line.

When many people hear the word "holistic" they also automatically dismiss this very wide-ranging word as "quackery."

Traditional medicine (also called "conventional medicine" to what virtually all people describe as "Doctor") mostly only focuses solely on treating symptoms, offering temporary relief without addressing the overall well-being of an individual. In contrast, a holistic practitioner takes a comprehensive approach to promote long-term wellness, considering the interconnectedness of the mind, body, and spirit.By incorporating an individualized cellular nutritional assessment, they provide sustainable solutions that nurture the entire being.

"An arrogant person considers himself perfect. This is the chief harm of arrogance. It interferes with a person's main task in life - becoming a better person." -- Leo Tolstoy

A big cause of this is because these above-mentioned people say these things because they are conditioned in places calling themselves schools that train specialists to the point of them completely ignoring the systems view and how it plays out in biology.

Does anyone ever ask the reality of "medical school" training & practice for Medical Doctors?

The reality is much less what the public opinion formed by mainly the media over the decades has painted for us. "Doctors" are very limited in their training, treatments, what they can do and say, and what most people think of their actual orientation.
Rene Descartes' theory of mind-body dualism has long been recognized as the bedrock of our modern medical system. Descartes made a distinct demarcation between the distinct realms of the mind and body: consciousness and physicality, respectively. From his standpoint, the body resides in the physical realm and remains entirely detached from the realm of the mind. This philosophical framework has been embraced by contemporary science, which upholds the notion that the body and mind are incapable of interacting or exerting any influence upon one another.

This is how "modern science" reduces nearly every field of study for many reasons but the largest is to create a more limited view of subjects into specialties for easier study and larger amounts of schools devoted to training specialists. The major downside is when we reduce subjects to their component parts we neglect to see the intersecting subjects that influence each other in a synergy and this is how the universe works.

Dieticians paid by food industry & "big pharma" to shape your intake habits

The food industry pays influencers dietitians to shape your eating habits

Are you accustomed to propaganda such as this?

Common replies to the information on this website without investigation

One of the first things that comes to mind regarding this topic is supplements but that's the "band aid" commercialized view many people maintain while the real answer is getting into your body the nutrients it needs and getting rid of often the toxins it doesn't. Meanwhile this same person saying the things she does previously told me her son had died of a drug overdose the year before. Did she ever wonder why that would be?

It's becoming more and more evident that changes in intake and lifestyle since the Neolithic Revolution, and especially after the Industrial Revolution and the Modern Age, have happened too quickly for our human genome to fully adapt. This mismatch between our ancient physiology and the modern western diet and lifestyle is thought to be the root cause of many common diseases today, such as heart disease, obesity, diabetes, cancer, autoimmune diseases, and osteoporosis. To combat this, it is suggested that adopting an intake and lifestyle similar to that of our pre-agricultural ancestors could help reduce the risk of chronic illnesses." -- Source: Research Reports On Clinical Cardiology

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The philosophy behind orthomolecular nutrition posits that health is a reflection of the intricate interactions among various dimensions of life, including physical, chemical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and environmental factors.

Practitioners trained in orthomolecular nutrition adopt a comprehensive view of health and healing, recognizing the individual as a whole. They prioritize education as a key tool, focusing on fostering health by treating each person as a distinct entity.

This approach involves actively engaging individuals in their journey toward recovery and respecting their inherent wisdom, all while providing empowering and supportive guidance to navigate the path to optimal health.

Orthomolecular nutrition professionals possess advanced clinical training that equips them to offer evidence-based recommendations for health and wellness, along with coaching skills that enhance client adherence to their health plans.

The education in holistic nutrition is grounded in scientific principles, emphasizing bio-individuality, the intricacies of food, nutrient profiles, anatomy, physiology, and biochemistry.
Orthomolecular Nutritionists excel in research, critical analysis, and cultivating strong client-counselor relationships, recognizing that what works for one person may not be suitable for another—there is no universal solution.

Orthomolecular Nutritionists Are MUCH Different Than An Often Trivial "Health Coach"

A wellness coach, also known as a health and wellness coach, serves as a supportive ally, assisting clients in establishing health objectives aimed at weight loss, boosting energy levels, and managing stress effectively. Unlike health coaches, they do not conduct nutritional evaluations, create specific meal plans or exercise routines, nor do they suggest supplements or lifestyle changes. Their primary role is to mentor clients, ensuring they stay accountable to their goals.

On the other hand, an orthomolecular nutritionist possesses a comprehensive clinical education and expertise that extends their capabilities far beyond those of a typical health coach, whose certification can often be obtained in a brief 6 to 12-week program of around 100 hours.

What's The Difference Between Modalities?

The growing focus on specialization among doctors (and society training mostly specialists) has changed how they work, while the drop in general practitioners has made it hard for many patients, especially older ones, to obtain steady care. They often have to visit different hospital clinics and specialists for different issues, which can be frustrating as they must repeat their medical history each time. Many patients feel their care plans are scattered, disjointed, no communication between specialists / family doctors and wish for someone to oversee their overall health care plan.

Much of the confusion revolving around all modalities labeled "healthcare" is that they're all trained in specialties by separating the body and modalities into separate components and training techniques -- with little focus on systems (or true holistic) science. This specialization training called 'reductionism" is a large part of human society in that once were a specialized we become compartmentalized and neglect understanding to intersect all components of human knowledge and practice.

The term "compartmentalised" refers to a lack of connections and shared goals, which, when related to knowledge and formal education, often results in fragmented understanding. This fragmentation can hinder efforts to tackle complex issues that need a unified approach from various sciences. From this perspective, the term highlights a significant feature of modern society and informal and formal education. Additionally, it's important to note that creating separate layers can prevent us from recognizing the fragmentation of knowledge that individuals or structures face. This makes it difficult to have meaningful discussions across different areas of knowledge and implementation.

Alternative Healthcare Practitioners

Case Study #1: "Holistic" Chiropractors

I recently visited a so-called "holistic chiropractor" in another country where they advertised a free basic service which included the following:

Free examination & determination of what the individual needs

Basic service of $40 which includes: magnetotherapy; ozone treatment of the blood; plasma injection; spinal adjustment.

The first problem with these above so-called "treatments" is there is a large variety of evidence for their effectiveness for various singular problems. However, they do not analyze the terrain of the body to determine what your body needs and what it doesn't.

One of my earliest experiences (in 2002) with Chiropractors who, at the time I was beginning to research into them, were extremely expensive and often performed simply "adjustments" without recommending what exercises to perform to improve spinal health. In fact, Daniel D. Palmer was a key figure in 'magnetic healing' and the creator of chiropractic care. He believed that "vertebral subluxation" was the main cause of all diseases and promoted manipulation as the best way to solve health problems. A 2003 survey of chiropractors showed that many still support the concepts of "Innate Intelligence and the causes and treatments of diseases," which extend beyond just back pain, echoing Palmer's views. However, a critical review pointed out that chiropractic is often associated with "mystical" ideas, leading to ongoing conflicts within the field. This tension continues to affect the future of chiropractic care.

I saw my mother and countless other people, often presenting with severe life and work-impeding health problems, flocking to Chiropractors and others as if they were a Messiah. Sadly, like many calling themselves such things, they often leave disappointed and with much less of their hard-earned money often transferred into other peoples' pockets with little to no results except a placebo effect. Ironically enough, one of the Chiropractors my mother used to practically worship became a Medical Doctor some years ago which I discovered after running into him as a patient at an urgent care clinic. He stated he stopped his career as a Chiropractor due to "more stringent regulations" which I can only assume a meaning to "the regulatory bodies are clamping down on the professions' past frivilous claims."

Simply jumping into the above therapies is very similar to how a "conventional" medical doctor, dentist, optometrist and other reductionist practitioners prescribes medications, surgeries, removal of cavities, dispensing of corrective glasses and others. Why is this a problem? Because it's not finding the root causes of these singular problems with a "bird's eye view" and analysis / interpretation of all the elements, lifestyle & work problems that significantly contribute to latent and manifest problems at the cellular level.

Case Study #2: Nutritional Blood Serum Nutrient Analysis

Over the past 18 years many expensive and limited on-line services have appeared offering to send you a blood collection kit where you send your blood off to a specialized laboratory. The price ranges from $150 to $1000 or more. These labs claim to use specialized, proprietary equipment and methods to analyze your blood for nutrient imbalances. At the outset this may seem like a good idea and far beyond what the "conventional" medical system offers. It's true that the Western medical bureaucracies do not focus on cellular nutritional analysis and that Medical Doctors are not trained in analyzing cellular nutrition. However, the story goes far beyond this.

These so-called specialized laboratories for blood nutrient analysis often do not tell you that blood is simply a snap shot in time, mainly only a transport medium for substances within the body and because of these facts, serve as a poor, expensive method to analyze nutrient status of the body and neglect the other facets of your body and mind such as those found on this website. They also rarely if ever provide much of any kind of follow-up except repetitions of the same limited, costly blood testing regimes.

Case Study #3: Massage Therapists

Many massage therapists market themselves as many other practitioners do: as needing to constantly return to massage therapy sessions. They often make claims that massage rids the body of toxins, improves bodily processes like digestion, stimulate cell growth, promote relaxation and many others. While much of this is true it's not a targeted way to analyze the "internal pond " of your body which is the terrain. They do not analyze the terrain of your body like an integrative practitioner focused on systems biology may. However, increasing numbers of many practitioners -- even Western "conventional" ones -- are incorporating advanced nutritional therapy into their practices, but still many refuse to upgrade their skillset.

Some massage therapists along with other practitioners come from a variety of background and many were former nurses, doctors and other "conventional" practitioners. Some of them incorporate "nutritional training" often only with a very limited training of that of an establishment Dietician who often do not incorporate ortho-molecular nutrition training and methodologies into their massage therapy practice as a first-line method of analyze the terrain of the body before jumping into by-nature solely crude massage therapy treatments.

Case Study #4: Naturopathic practitioners & doctors (ND)

Over the past 20 years many people claiming to possess training in naturopathic medicine have appeared online and physically around us. The problem is that the term "naturopathic practitioner" and "Naturopathic Doctor" are incredibly nebulous in that there's varying definitions of these terms and varying levels of formal educational qualifications to no educational qualifications required for these titles.

The term "naturopath," as described above, is so poorly described and unclear that it can't be easily defined. It's so vague that people involved can interpret it in many ways. It mainly focuses on "natural" methods that help the body heal itself while steering clear of medications and surgery. Even the term "natural" has been watered-down and perverted by mainly unscrupulous marketing practices virtually always leading to more confusion, apathy and anger among "health oriented" consumers.

Much of the advertising for these practitioners revolves around the reductionist and reactionary view of "providing natural remedies" without realizing we need to move away from a remediation of disease mindset to a wellness mindset focused on systems science with prevention in mind.

"Naturopathic" practitioners are also notorious for marketing extremely expensive health support options and are often extremely overloaded with clients to the point of not being able to adequately help patients along with their often severe regulatory restrictions placed upon them.

Case Study #5: Fads, Pyramid Schemes

Pyramid schemes, much like the iconic structures in Egypt they are named after, are significant in the world of scams and have sadly persisted over time. They are and have been very common in many facets of life but especially in the "natural health" sector. Fortunately, there are ways to recognize and steer clear of these illegal operations, as well as steps to take if someone approaches you about a pyramid scheme. These scams operate on a "trickle-up" economic model. You are invited to invest in something that promises quick wealth, and part of your investment goes to higher-ranking members of the organization. Pyramid schemes rely on a network of recruiters who seek out new members. Recruiters earn a share of the initial investments made by their recruits, while other funds are allocated to senior members. Once you join, you also become a recruiter, often facing pressure or strong incentives to bring in more people willing to pay to join. This is how you earn your money.

Pyramid schemes attract people by promising fast, easy money and fast results. They often claim you can earn a lot in a short time with minimal effort or investment. There are three main types of people who get involved in these schemes: those driven by greed, those who are tricked into thinking they are joining an "investment club" or "gift program," and those who think the products or services are real.

Fad diets and concepts create a sense of status because they focus on an ideal version of oneself and often need costly ingredients that show wealth. Following these diets gives a feeling of physical purity by eating foods seen as healthy and avoiding those labeled as unhealthy. Why do people get caught up in fad diets? Mainly because they promise quick and strong results for specific health issues. It may seem unrealistic, but we ignore our better judgment and think, “it would be amazing to lose five pounds every week.” Fad diets thrive on the power of "magical thinking" which is also an indicator of conditioning plus cellular nutritional problems affecting the gut-brain axis which leads them into gullibility.

Case Study #6: Yoga, Iridology & Others

When I was about 13 years old, back in 1993, my symptoms worsened significantly, leading my mother to seek help from an "iridiologist." Iridology claims to be a 'holistic' (there's that buzzword again) approach that suggests health issues can be identified by examining the outer features of the eyes. This practitioner, a elderly man who previously owned an asphalt paving company my mother previously worked at, had a strong peppermint aroma on his breath as he began his so-called "examination," and as he directed a bright flashlight into my eyes, he looked confused by my tears. I mentioned the peppermint scent, but he seemed completely unaware of it. At the end of our visit, he gave my mother a list of herbs for me to take regularly, but the recommendations felt quite simplistic and lacked any real substance. This encounter left me with a rather unfavorable view of "alternative medicine."

Then there's Yoga and other "meditative techniques." What draws so many individuals to practices like Yoga? Most of it is hype and not based on correcting cellular nutrient and organ imbalances. The practitioners of yoga claim it enhances mental clarity and emotional well-being and an extent this is likely true. Yet, much of this influence is rooted in psychology and often overlooks the body in a more biochemical measureable manner, akin to how a botanist studies a plant. Enthusiasts of Yoga—of which there are plenty—often overlook my compelling evidence that cellular nutrition should complement every health practice available.

Yoga and similar practices have transformed into apopular, consumer-driven "trendy" activity. Social media is flooded with influencers showcasing their stylish attire while performing impressive poses, often leaving viewers puzzled about where their bodies start and finish. Chances are, you know someone in your life who practices yoga—if it’s not you yourself.

Case Study #7: Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture & Others

Traditional Chinese Medicine is based on the idea that the body has many channels, called meridians, that carry natural energy known as Qi. When these meridians get blocked, it can lead to an imbalance in energy flow, resulting in pain, illness, or other health issues. A practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine will ask various questions to learn about your health history. They might also examine your tongue, check your pulse, and observe the brightness of your eyes. After this assessment, they will suggest treatments like acupuncture, cupping, Chinese Herbal Medicine, and moxibustion. These methods claim aim to release the blocked energy and help your body regain its natural balance. They also focus on the energetic properties of foods and how they can be used to balance the body.

Functional Medicine (based on orthomolecular medicine & nutrition) looks at the body using Western medical tests like blood, urine, and saliva. In contrast, Traditional Chinese Medicine examines the body by identifying patterns through methods like questioning, feeling the body, and checking the tongue and pulse. It then uses acupuncture, herbs, and nutrition to promote healing.

1. Functional Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine see health problems as linked to our life experiences and genetics. Both approaches focus on the individual rather than just the illness, using therapies that help the body heal naturally.

2. Functional Medicine is rooted in Western science, while Traditional Chinese Medicine comes from ancient Eastern practices. New Western research backs TCM's idea that our internal processes are interconnected. By studying these connections through Western science, we can gain insights similar to those in TCM.

3. Both Functional Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine believe that our bodies have a natural intelligence and can regulate themselves. They use therapies to enhance and maintain the body's natural balance.

4. Functional Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine understand that our bodies can heal themselves and avoid most diseases if provided with the right support and environment.

5. Both Functional Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine agree that true health means having vitality, not just the absence of illness.

6. Both Functional Medicine and Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioners are heavily controlled by their regulatory bodies and therefore can't perform even some of the most mundane, safe practices as well as divulging certain information to clients.

7. They're also very monetarily expensive and their entrants into the practicing market are controlled partially for the reason of keeping prices high much like Dentists.

Case Study #8: Intravenous Nutrients

I've run into many people claiming to be receiving "intravenous injections" of nutrients especially in other countries. The problem with this mindset is they are still sticking to a singular "take this for that" paradigm.

They did not obtain an individualized analysis of the terrain of their body along with organ and cellular nutritional function.

They also don't realize intravenous is usually used only for delivering large amounts of substances -- in this case: nutrients -- into their bodies with a "shot gun approach" as if they were 'driving out toxins' from a sinful life.

Case study #9: Functional Medicine & Nutrition Practitioners

Many practitioners in the "alternative" and "conventional" health fields are jumping on trendy buzzwords like "integrative" to "holistic" and many others that used to have solid meanings.

Now many of these practitioners are using these buzzwords mainly in attempts to sell repeat visits with expenses and bills often in the $ thousands to tens $ of thousands of dollars as displayed in this image from a random person on Facebook describing their health experiences.

holistic natural functional health expenses

holistic natural functional health expenses

Even if they do manage to find a so-called "functional practitioner" Or a "functional medical doctor" they are often restricted in what they can say, do, and what treatments to recommend to patients and this often leads to frustration for the client and more importantly the practitioner.

What is the difference between Integrative, Functional, and Naturopathic Medicine?

Integrative Medicine is frequently mentioned alongside Functional Medicine or Naturopathic Medicine, which can lead to confusion. Medicine is considered "integrative" when it combines diagnostic methods and medical treatments from various traditions to promote your health and healing. All of these terms stem from 1950s Saskatchewan Canada's foundation of "Orthomolecular medicine and nutrition" which was funded by the Tommy Douglas government. The key researchers and medical doctors who founded all of this were Dr. Abram Hoffer, MD, PhD; Dr. Carl Pfeiffer, MD; Dr. Linus Pauling, PhD; and Dr. Humphrey Osmond, MD.

Conventional "Sickcare" Practitioners

Case Study #1: Psychiatrists

The French thinker René Descartes (1596-1650) believed that the mind and body are entirely different and can exist separately. This raises the question: how can these two distinct entities interact to create a person who can move and feel? The issue of how the mind and body influence each other is still discussed today. Sadly, most of the psychiatric profession revolves around the literal witchcraft of "driving out demons" with drugs, surgeries and electro-shocks targeting only the brain while the whole body suffers from this singular focus and major side effects.

Psychiatrists, like neurologists and other specialists mentioned here, do not concentrate on the gut/brain axis during their brief 10-minute training, which mainly emphasizes symptom management through medications and surgeries. The gut-brain axis is a system that connects various biological functions, allowing communication between gut bacteria and the brain. This connection is essential for the health of the gastrointestinal, neurological, and microbial systems in animals.

Case Study #2: Ear Nose & Throat Specialists

Many people face various issues related to their ears, noses, and throats, and doctors usually categorize these problems together. There are different types of ENT issues, some simple and others more complicated, affecting several body systems. But why do patients experience these problems suddenly, requiring them to see specialists who focus solely on ENT, often without much communication with their family doctors, in a complicated system known as "bureaucracy"?

Case Study #3:Gynecologists & Urologists

Many women are held back from getting regular treatment due to psychological issues like fear of painful tests and anxiety about diagnoses. This is a big problem in countries like India, where, despite increasing efforts to improve women’s health, there are still 77,300 new cases and 37,800 deaths from cervical cancer each year, as reported in a 2018 study in The Indian Journal of Medical Research.

Dr. Leela Digumarti is a Gynaecological Oncologist at the Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital & Research Centre, in Visakhapatnam, India. She observes, “Although women are keen to attend awareness programs, they avoid screening. Fear of being diagnosed with cancer prevents women from coming in for routine exams.”

Other reasons patients avoid specialists like Gynecolists & urologists:

1. Fear of treatment and diagnosis
2. Lack of trained OBGYNs
3. Patients avoid exams and treatment for financial reasons
4. Lack of access to the latest treatment and screening technologies
5. Lack of awareness and education of women’s health

Case Study #4: Neurologists

U.S. neurologists handle very complex brain and nervous system diseases, many of which are long-lasting and can cause significant disability, according to Neil A. Busis, MD, from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology. He noted that neurologists also struggle with heavy workloads, reduced independence, administrative tasks, and not enough support staff. These challenges contribute to high burnout rates and low job satisfaction.

However, neurologists never focus on the gut/brain axis. The gut-brain axis is a system that connects different biological parts, allowing two-way communication between gut bacteria and the brain. This connection is important for keeping the digestive, nervous, and microbial systems of animals healthy.

Why do they not focus on this? Because they are specialists and in a typical 10 minute specialist or family Doctor visit, they don't have the time nor the training to focus on the whole human condition using systems science.

Case Study #5: Primary Care Specialists

Primary care is facing more challenges than many other specialties. This is because of lower pay, high burnout rates, and a sense that their work is often unappreciated and overwhelming. A 2019 survey showed that burnout levels for primary care physicians reached as high as 79%. Many hospitals prefer to hire nurse practitioners and physician assistants, who earn less and can handle basic care well, but they may lack the training needed for complex or rare medical issues, especially for patients with multiple health problems.

Occupational therapists

Occupational therapists assist individuals of all ages in overcoming obstacles related to daily tasks and activities, referred to as "occupations," that hold significance for them. They collaborate with those who face physical, mental, developmental, or emotional challenges to enhance their capacity to engage in everyday activities, including self-care, work, and leisure. OTs evaluate patient requirements, create treatment plans, and implement interventions to enable individuals to participate more fully in their lives.

Some individuals mistakenly interpret their more "holistic" approach as sufficient to serve the role of a more comprehensive generalist.

However, those who assert this lack an understanding of the specifics and distinctions, which are: The emphasis of orthomolecular practitioners is on: Restoring or maintaining health by optimizing the body's natural levels of substances such as vitamins, minerals, and other vital nutrients. The Approach is: Identifying potential deficiencies through diagnostics and rectifying them with targeted nutritional supplements. Conditions Addressed: While advocates assert it can tackle a broad spectrum of conditions, Wikipedia indicates that orthomolecular medicine is generally viewed as an alternative medicine approach and lacks robust scientific evidence for many of its assertions.

Examples: Orthomolecular practitioners may suggest high-dose vitamin C for cancer treatment or utilize hair analysis to identify nutrient deficiencies. Key Differences: Scope: OT aims to enhance functional abilities and participation in daily life, whereas orthomolecular medicine seeks to optimize the body's internal environment through nutrition. Methodology: OT employs rehabilitation, adaptive strategies, and environmental modifications, while orthomolecular medicine depends on nutritional supplements and diagnostics. Scientific Basis: OT is a well-established healthcare profession with a solid evidence base, while orthomolecular medicine is regarded as an alternative medicine approach with limited scientific backing.

Dieticians

A Nutritional Consultant's training is very different from that of a Dietician. There is a vast amount of research and well-documented scientific knowledge about nutrition and preventive healthcare. While a Nutritional Consultant does not diagnose diseases, they gain specialized knowledge in nutrition and general training in medical sciences like anatomy, biochemistry, physiology, and pathology, focusing on health and longevity. They learn to help people feel better and stay free from diseases. Clients seeking nutritional health often come with a clean medical history and no abnormal test results, yet they may experience vague symptoms.

Symptoms like fatigue, indigestion, muscle cramps, constipation, bloating, and frequent infections indicate that the body is not functioning optimally. Before any disease appears, there are signs of bodily imbalance. These signs can often be linked to nutritional deficiencies, environmental factors, and lifestyle choices. Addressing these issues can greatly enhance an individual's health and well-being, ultimately saving the healthcare system from unnecessary doctor visits, walk-in clinics, and the costs of avoidable medications.

Differences between Dieticians & orthomolecular nutritional consultants

Nutritional Consultant: A diet alone often lacks sufficient nutrients for optimal health. Even a well-planned diet may not be enough, and significant improvements can be achieved by adding nutritional supplements. Dietician: Following the recommended food types and amounts in Canada’s Food Guide can help fulfill the requirements for vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients, enhancing overall health and vitality.

Nutritional Consultant: Each person's unique biochemical makeup (how we differ nutritionally) requires specific foods and nutrient amounts tailored to them. While we all need similar food components (proteins, fats, minerals, vitamins, fiber, etc.), the proportions and sources can vary. Our individual differences in digestion, absorption, and genetic background necessitate a personalized approach to dietary advice and nutrient needs to support and sustain health.

Dietician: An individual's nutritional requirements align with general averages (RDAs), food categories (4 food groups), and age-related norms.

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End confusion & apathy; Practitioners compared

Service/Provider	MD Doctor	Dietitician	Spectracell.com	NutriRebel.com	ND Naturopath
Method	😑Mainly only when sick; limited “snap shot in time” blood tests; specialist referals don't talk to each other; not trained in cellular nutrition and metabolism.	😑Only concentrating on “a balanced diet” which doesn’t exist	😞Only very limited “snap shot in time” blood test	😊Includes comprehensive holistic/systems analysis	😑Restricted practice methods
Support	😑Repeat visits for more scripts, surgeries when you become more ill	😞Repeat visits only revisiting “meal planning” which isn't optimized measurements and application	😞No after-test support whatsoever except repeated tests	😊Support via email/text/voice	😞Mostly in-office appointments only
Dis/Advantage	😞Small up front cost but VERY large long-term cost.	😞High cost for little results	😞Expensive one time cost	😊Mainly up front cost and save thousands of dollars long-term	😞Restricted of simplest preventive & treatment methods
Individualized	😞"Conveyor-belt" help & treated like statistic	😞Only trivial “meal planning”	😑Only limited blood tests and no individualized help	😊Highly individualized and more inexpensive tests can be ordered	😊Individualized but limited jurisdictional methods
Approach	😑"”Band aiding” with surgeries, drugs	😞"Doesn’t find root causes	😞"Doesn’t find root causes	😊Does not “band aid” with supplements BUT client needs to do the work	😞"Often “band-aiding” with supplements and drugs
Availability	😞Scarce; very long wait-lists	😞Scarce; long wait lists	😑Abundant; reproduced tests mailed out	😊Abundant; high availability	😞Scarce; very long wait lists
Financial Cost	Short-term: variable; Long-term: VERY expensive	$200	$550	$115	$200/hour minimum

General Guidelines

These are a series of general guidelines that everyone should follow as a general "rule of thumb" but may not apply to individuals specifically without an appropriate personalized cellular nutritional assessment.

General Guidelines1

Dietary Dangers

Focus on consuming whole, unprocessed foods.
Choose perishable items and enjoy them before they go bad.
Incorporate naturally-raised meats, including fish, seafood, poultry, beef, lamb, game, organ meats, and eggs into your diet.
Opt for whole, naturally-sourced dairy products from pasture-fed cows, ideally raw or fermented, such as whole yogurt, cultured butter, various cheeses, and both fresh and sour cream.
Utilize traditional fats and oils like butter and other animal fats, extra virgin olive oil, expeller-pressed sesame and flax oils, as well as tropical oils like coconut and palm.
Include fresh fruits and vegetables, preferably organic, in salads, soups, or lightly steamed dishes.
Choose whole grains and nuts that have been soaked, sprouted, or fermented to reduce phytic acid and other anti-nutrients.
Regularly add enzyme-rich lacto-fermented vegetables, fruits, drinks, and condiments to your meals.
Make homemade meat stocks from the bones of chicken, beef, lamb, or fish, and use them generously in soups and sauces.
Whole Foods Usually Easier to Make Yourself
Drink and cook with filtered water.
Season sustance with unrefined Celtic salt, variety of herbs / spices to enhance flavor and stimulate appetite.
Create salad dressings using raw vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, and expeller-pressed flax oil.
Use natural sweeteners sparingly, such as raw honey, maple syrup, dehydrated cane sugar juice, and stevia.
Consume unpasteurized wine or beer in strict moderation during meals. Milk is pasteurized by heating it gently, not to boiling, to kill harmful germs and bacteria. This process helps keep people healthy and makes the milk last longer.
Unprocessed Sustenance Benefits Dental Health
Cook with stainless steel, cast iron, glass, or high-quality enamel cookware only.
Rely on natural supplements exclusively.
Ensure you get ample sleep, exercise, and exposure to natural light.
Cultivate positive thoughts and work to reduce stress. By paying attention to our thoughts, feelings, and physical sensations, we can identify what causes our stress and find healthier ways to deal with it.
Embrace the practice of forgiveness. Forgiveness offers a sense of calm that lets you concentrate on yourself and move forward in life.

General Guidelines2

Glycemic Index "Cheat Sheet"

Adhering to a low-glycemic diet for the purpose of weight loss does not entail a sense of deprivation; rather, it focuses on making informed dietary choices and replacing high-glycemic foods with those that possess a lower glycemic index or glycemic load. Once individuals become proficient in identifying the most suitable food options, they can effortlessly engage in shopping, cooking, and snacking in accordance with low-glycemic principles.

Low-glycemic measurements

The glycemic index categorizes foods on a scale ranging from 0 to 100, reflecting their impact on blood glucose levels. Foods that cause a rapid increase in blood sugar are assigned higher values, while those that result in a more gradual rise are given lower values. The following are the three classification categories:

A glycemic index (GI) of 55 or below is classified as low, while a GI ranging from 56 to 69 is considered medium. Foods with a GI of 70 or higher are categorized as high. To maintain stable blood sugar levels, it is advisable to select foods that fall within the low to medium glycemic index range.
Substituting high-glycemic foods for low-glycemic foods

Substituting high-glycemic foods with low-glycemic alternatives is more straightforward than one might assume. The table below presents several uncomplicated low-glycemic food substitutions that can be implemented.

Rather than selecting the following options, consider these alternatives: Instant oatmeal can be replaced with steel-cut oatmeal. White rice may be substituted with brown rice or quinoa. Penne pasta is best replaced by cheese tortellini. Sugary cereal can be exchanged for bran cereal. White bread should be swapped for sourdough bread. Popcorn can be traded for nuts. Snack crackers are better replaced with whole-grain crisp or rye crackers.

Supplying your pantry or kitchen with low-glycemic foods

Maintaining a supply of low-glycemic foods in your kitchen is essential for successfully adopting a low-glycemic lifestyle. The convenience of preparing meals at home increases the likelihood of making sustainable dietary changes. Below is a comprehensive grocery list of low-glycemic foods to assist you in this endeavor.

Breads: Natural Ovens Hunger-Filler Bread; Ezekiel Sprouted-Grain Bread

Dairy: Low-fat yogurt Fat-free milk Cheese Low-fat cottage cheese. Warning: most "low-fat" dairy products are loaded with refined sugars!

Grains: Uncle Ben’s Converted Rice Brown rice Cheese Tortellini Bulgur Pearl barley Quinoa

Fruit: Any fresh fruit Fruit canned in its own juice Fresh or frozen berries

Vegetables: Fresh, frozen, or canned (except for potatoes, which are high-glycemic

Protein foods: Chicken Lean beef Dried or canned legumes Nuts Tofu/tempeh Eggs Lean deli meats Fish or seafood

Insulin Levels Between Meals: 4 to 5 Hour Window

It's best to let your insulin levels stabilize between meals and the main method for accomplishing this is wait 4 to 5 hour between meals with absolutely no snacking except consuming filtered water perhaps mixed with a small amount of flavoring such as Stevia or Xylitol if needed.

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