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The Root Cause of Disease
By Dr. Ward Coleman, N.D. & President of Four Mountains, Inc.
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THE ROOT CAUSE OF DISEASE (PART 1 OF 2) (see PULLING THE ROOTS
OF DISEASE for the SOLUTION)
"Anybody who tells you that disease has only one cause, and that
drugs and surgery are the solution, is DEAD WRONG." Dr. Ward
Coleman, N.D.
Unhealthy aging and diseases of the body systems (such as
cancer, heart disease, diabetes, immune dysfunction, etc.) are
MULTI-CAUSAL.
Extensive clinical analysis by Four Mountains, Inc. has revealed
the following TOP TEN "ROOTS OF DISEASE" (and their solutions).
Note that these TOP TEN causes of disease are INTERCONNECTED and
manifest SIMULTANEOUSLY in varying degrees underneath ALL
disease of ANY sort.
PROBLEM: THE ROOT CAUSES OF DISEASE: THE TOP TEN
1) Chronic psychological and emotional suffering, pain and
stress. 2) Toxemia 3) Autonomic Dysrhythmia 4) Oxidative Stress
5) Killer Food 6) Chronic Dehydration 7) Touch Deprivation 8)
Tissue Oxygen Starvation 9) Chronic Inflammation, Lesions and
Restrictions 10) Structural Subluxations
Secondary Processes:
Primary, upstream causes have a global effect on the body/mind
which then leads to many secondary, downstream processes.
Ignored and uncorrected the roots of disease grow in a
progressive, snowballing fashion. Like falling dominos,
countless symptoms manifest throughout the entire body. Treating
the multitude of superficial symptoms, and ignoring the deeper
(upstream) roots of imbalance is a misdirected, costly and
ultimately futile endeavor.
11) Endocrine Dysregulation 12) Immune Dysfunction 13) Inherent
Weaknesses
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COMMENTARY: THE ROOTS OF DISEASE
1) Chronic psychological and emotional suffering, pain and
stress.
At times, everyone experiences mental and emotional turmoil. For
many it's a way of life. Chronic worry, heartache, loss,
frustration and pain take a toll on the nerves and deplete vital
force, depress immunity, disrupt hormones and biorhythms.
Childhood stress, relationship stress, job stress... it all adds
up and can take a whopping toll on your health. It's a fact,
stress kills.
2) Toxemia
Ingested toxins, environmental toxins, metabolic toxins... by
the millions. From the dry cleaners and lawn chemicals to the
food industry and 'sick building syndrome', we're all exposed to
more toxins than we can shake a stick at. This is in addition to
the toxins our bodies create as a by-product of work, exercise
and STRESS. Over the years the body's elimination of toxins may
be insufficient to deal with the load. Disease can result when
excessive poisons accumulate in our cells and block normal
function. Most notably, we find that people suffer with toxic
blood, lymph, intestines, liver, kidneys/bladder, lungs and
sinuses.
3) Autonomic Dysrhythmia
Modern culture is 'sympathetic dominant'. This is a serious
dysfunction that is practically ubiquitous, affecting even our
household pets. No joke. Sympathetic dominance is present when
the nervous system is dominated by stress and the classic
fight/flight physiology. Volumes of Nobel Prize research stand
as testament to the fact that an overactive sympathetic nervous
system leads to accelerated aging and disease.
4) Oxidative Stress
A rusty nail, a browning apple, age spots on the hands... it's
all the same. Free radicals have been the subject of extensive
research and the evidence is clear that oxidative stress won't
just rust your pipes, or spoil your food, free radicals do the
same thing inside our bodies, essentially rusting our organs
from the inside out. Laboratory testing on hundreds of thousands
of individuals has demonstrated that oxidative stress is a very
widespread and creates an internal environment favorable toward
illness, disease and many of the outward signs of unhealthy
aging.
Primary sources of free radicals: hyper or non-specific
stimulation of the immune system results in excess
concentrations of hypochlorite production, exposure to toxins
(xenobiotics) which cause the liver and the adrenal cortex,
reactions that involve the cytochrome P450 enzyme reaction
system, exposure to radiation either electromagnetic or through
ionizing, excessive stress which through neuro-transmitters and
modulators force both the immune and endocrine systems to
produce destructive radicals.
5) Killer Food
How can a nation notorious for overeating protein, carbohydrate
and fat have so many people deficient in vital nutrients? The
answer is that we are eating too many 'empty calories' from
foods grown in depleted top soil, coupled with excessive
processing and refining.
Americans, young and old, suffer from multiple trace mineral,
macro mineral and vitamin deficiencies. Most common deficiencies
include magnesium, zinc, iron, selenium, B complex, vitamin C,
vitamin E, essential fatty acids and various amino acids.
Additionally, the Standard American Diet causes blood sugar
dysregulation, hormonal disorders, acidosis, and digestive
system overload and weakness. The bottom line is that the
average person's diet is killing them in more ways than one.
Despite loads of media attention and books from our nation's top
nutritional gurus, the majority of people in this country are
still digging their graves with their teeth.
6) Chronic Dehydration
When we don't drink enough healthy fluids we become dehydrated.
The problem is that it's possible to be dehydrated more or less
continuously for many years and not even know it. This in turn
creates chronic and severe hormonal stress that leads directly
to pain and disease. Research indicates that a simple water
deficiency afflicts many millions of Americans.
7) Touch Deprivation
Detachment style parenting, body issues, and neglect of the body
promotes a condition known as 'touch deprivation'. For millions
of people this is a condition to simply accept. However, the
stress and pain that results is more than many people can bare
and drives them to extreme and desperate behavior in an
unconscious effort to remedy a touch deficiency. However, there
is no substitute for touch. Without enough skin to skin contact
human beings become extremely imbalanced, and mentally and
physically diseased.
8) Tissue Oxygen Starvation
Ninety percent of Americans are oxygen starved and eighty
percent of these don't even realize it. The cause for this
widespread problem is twofold. First, few if any of us are
actually taught healthy breathing habits, we simply ignore it
all together. The second reason is due to a predominantly indoor
(and sedentary) lifestyle. Living inside schools, offices,
homes, cars, and shopping malls combined with unconscious
shallow breathing creates hypoxia, and hypoxia is an anaerobic
condition that breeds infection, cancer, heart disease,
inflammation/pain and chronic fatigue.
9) Chronic Inflammation, Lesions and Restrictions
Most, if not all, people suffer with multiple inflammations,
lesions and restrictions in their various membranes, connective
tissues, muscles, ligaments, tendons and organs. Not only do
these inflammations and lesions limit mobility and motility,
they also add substantially to the body's total stress load, and
frequently become the site for accumulated toxins and future
cancers. Preventing disease and creating optimal health
necessitates that we locate and eliminate these physical
problems.
10) Structural Subluxations
Gravity, injuries, sitting in chairs, bad shoes, and poor
posture can all cause spinal and joint mis-alignment, which in
turn leads to neuro-muscular, multiple organ and system
dysfunction. Autopsy research indicates that in most cases,
diseased organs are directly linked to subluxated vertebra.
Subluxations of the cranial joints (sutures) have also been
shown to cause serious dysfunction in body, mind and behavior.
For optimal health and disease prevention, alignment of the
whole body is vital.
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Secondary Processes:
11) Endocrine Dysregulation
The endocrine (or hormonal) system is one of the master systems
of the body, controlling all basic metabolic processes. As the
roots of disease take hold in the body the hypothalamus,
pituitary and adrenal (HPA Axis) becomes imbalanced and the body
begins to lose the capacity for self-defense and self-repair.
Thyroid, pineal, pancreas, ovarian and testicular problems will
develop manifesting excessive and deficient cycling of hormones.
The spectrum of symptoms that result from endocrine
dysregulation is vast.
In general, if you have hormonal problems, it is a mistake to
assume that the primary problem is with the gland itself. For
example, thyroid problems are common, but it is wrong to assume
that it is a primary thyroid disease, as this is rarely the
case. When the deeper (upstream) imbalances have been corrected,
our hormonal system can return to balance. Ignoring the roots of
disease and taking hormones is the wrong approach. Balancing
endocrine dysregulation by pulling the deeper roots of disease,
is the correct approach.
12) Immune Dysfunction
The body does not 'have' an immune system as much as it 'is' an
immune system. When ALL our body's systems are functioning
properly we are immune to infection, illness and disease. And
when our body systems are deeply imbalanced we are unable to
effectively resist infection, illness and disease. Building a
powerful immune system therefore suggests that we need to pull
all the roots of disease and take care of the WHOLE person.
13) Inherent Weaknesses
This is where our genetic constitution enters the picture. If
our family tree suggests a history of weak lungs, livers,
kidneys, the chances are we have inherited these same
weaknesses, whatever they are. In other words, you don't just
have your daddy's eyes and your mommy's chin, you have their
liver and spleen too! It is said that 'we die from our inherent
weaknesses'. This means that as the imbalances in our body's
persist, the wear and tear on our organs and systems is not
equal throughout. Eventually, it will be our weakest link that
finally snaps. Even if our heart had another twenty years of
function left in it, when our weakest link finally breaks, it
brings the rest of the body down with it. It helps to know your
inherent weaknesses so you can be mindful and adjust your
self-care routine accordingly.
About the author:
Dr. Ward Coleman, N.D. is President of Four Mountains, Inc., a
privately held Clinical & Research Laboratory dedicated to
synthesizing all available data in the fields of alternative
medicine, disease prevention, wholistic mind/body health and
anti-aging technology.
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