Biological medicine offers a holistic approach to healing

Paracelsus, eclectic physician

Biological medicine, also called German biological medicine or biological regulatory medicine, integrates Western science with Eastern philosophies. Practitioners of biological medicine keep the big questions in mind as they interact with their patients: why are we here (the mind/body/spirit connection); and why do we get sick?

What is biological medicine?
Biological medicine is a blending of two worlds—science and philosophy, bringing together proven ideas with new science. Thus practitioners of biological medicine will call upon the art and wisdom of such approaches as homeopathy, traditional Chinese medicine, Ayurvedic medicine, herbal medicine, photon resonance therapy, acupuncture, and ionized oxygen therapy, among others, when treating patients.
 

In biological medicine, symptoms are considered to be warnings that manifest as patterns of “regulatory disharmony” and the final indicators of a long chain of events.
Practitioners of biological medicine work closely with each patient to create a treatment program that is based on that individual’s unique symptoms, needs, and underlying causes. In reality, the practitioner is a guide: healing comes from within the patient. The practitioner assists and guides a patient’s immune system and individual natural healing processes.

Five factors overlooked by conventional medicine
Biological medicine practitioners note that there are five areas overlooked by conventional practitioners. They include the impact of:
• Food allergies
• Faulty diet and nutrition
• Environmental toxins and heavy metals
• Interrelated dental-medical problems
• Chronic hidden parasites and infections

Not considering and investigating the impact of each of these factors in an individual’s health is indicative of conventional medicine’s failure to recognize and address a patient’s entire being—physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual. Biological medicine practitioners explore each of these areas, and more, with their patients.

Biological medicine visits Arizona
A lecture on the use of biological medicine in the treatment of Lyme disease is being presented on July 11, 2009, from 2-4 PM in Tucson, Arizona, by Ken Blackman, ND, at a meeting of the Arizona Lyme Disease Association. To learn more about the free event, contact 520-529-0221.

For more information on biological medicine, visit the website for the Paracelsus Biological Medicine Network at the Marion Institute in Marion, Massachusetts.

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