It is common
for holistic health practitioners to use phrases like “every person carries his
or her own doctor inside, and we are our best when we give the doctor inside a
chance to work[i].” What does that really mean, though? What is the “doctor inside”?
To preface,
the answer to those questions is what makes the holistic paradigm distinct from
the traditional medical model. Anything
non-medical is described in American society as “alternative to” or
“complimentary of” medicine, but in reality the truly holistic practices are
separate from and distinct to medicine, as clearly defined in their separate
roles as an electrician and a firefighter.
Each paradigm has its own philosophy and methodology.
Holistic means
the comprehension of the parts of something as intimately interconnected, and
explicable only by reference to the whole[ii]. When taught about anatomy (structure),
physiology (function), neurology (communication), psychology (thoughts), etc.
as separate entities with just vague reference to how interrelated they all
are, it leaves out important contextualization, causing misunderstandings about
health, what it is and how to achieve it.
The next step in the healthcare revolution is a better big picture
understanding of how perfectly the human body exemplifies the phrase “the whole
is greater than the sum of its parts,” also known as synergy.
So,
regarding the “doctor inside,” the meaning of the phrase is rooted in
acknowledgment, based on the logic derived from indisputable facts, that there
is an intelligence that exists in everything…in all matter. This intelligence is different than the kind
talked about in educational settings. Instead,
this intelligence is an expression of the infinite, as in the infinite number
of coordinated functions that just took place inside each reader’s body over
the last split second; or the wonders of the world, those amazing things that
just happen, like a dogwood tree that blooms for one glorious week each year or
the way that a developing baby has a beating heart less than a month after
conception, and the processes that make each possible. Education allows us to know that fertile soil
along with balanced access to water and sunlight makes it probable for a
dogwood to grow and bloom, but what makes it grow – and what makes a fetal
heartbeat possible in 3 weeks – is an inherent intelligence that manages the
process.
The purpose
of the intelligence in question is to organize, like the arrangement of earth
among the other planets, and the volatile concoction of components making up an
atom that would explode if not meticulously organized[iii]. As a form of infinite wisdom, if you will,
this intelligence renders what humans know a speck of dust in an otherwise
pristinely clean ballroom. Science has
given us a great deal of advantages, but it has also skewed the perceptions of
many away from confidence and trust in something greater than science alone can
offer. There is a rational desire to be
able to prove as much as we can, to unlock the vault to be discovered if we
could just further tap into the source of that synergy – that interconnectivity
among the various parts of the body, for instance. When that desire manifests a battle between
science and God, though, it is grounds for taking a step back to
re-evaluate. Truly, it is just another
reason why all or nothing culture needs to move aside and make way for the
currently elusive middle ground, the place where human evolution will continue
(why not science and God?)
There is a
certain safety in focusing only on the things that can be controlled, but to
understand the “doctor inside” and, thus, to better comprehend health
conceptually, there must be recognition that there is much beyond our conscious
control and that some guiding intelligence governs the rest. When eating food, for instance, our control
ends at chewing and swallowing. There is
no conscious requirement for digestion of the food, so what controls
digestion? What prevents the bite
slightly too big from getting lodged in the tubes of the small intestine? What maintains the steady rhythm of
contracting and relaxing used to push food through the system? What makes the enzymes break down the food
and disperse nutrients to the rest of the body? The answer is intelligence, which many[iv]
call God, maintaining harmony so that internal chaos does not ensue.
Holistic
professions like Upper Cervical Chiropractic posit that a primary way to give
the “doctor inside” a chance to work is to correct head/neck misalignment,
which balances the body and allows the proper flow of communication from the
brain to the affected areas, immediately relaxing muscles, increasing blood and
oxygen circulation, and stimulating the self-healing process to continue
optimally[v]. The power that made the body can heal the
body if interference to its function is removed.
Synergy –
harmony is synonymous here – can be seen everywhere. Any diehard sports fan knows about the whole
being greater than the sum of its parts; it is clear and obvious when watching
elite teams that a highly coordinated effort among coaches and players, and not
a series of random occurrences from exceptional individuals, leads to
victory. The same could be said of a
superlative symphony orchestra and the beautiful music that it produces. It is organization at its conscious
finest. “The doctor inside” is
organization at God’s finest.
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