A
few days ago a famous actor died
at the age of 51 of a massive coronary, aka heart attack. I was
struck by some of the comments made by his family members that he
looked so “healthy,” and how much of a shock this was to them.
There were indeed signs that his body was very much imbalanced,
unfortunately for him, these signs were missed by his medical doctors.
This is an example of how relying on lab tests, only, can lead to
serious consequences or death. Yes, he was over-fat and I don't know
what kind of diet he ate, although I did see where he liked to drink,
perhaps a bit too much. However, in order to play any role on stage,
screen or television, the insurance company that underwrites the show
insists that all the actors pass a physical, so, at least at one
time, his lab results were acceptable.
I'm not talking about lab
results when I refer to the fact that there were visible signs of
serious health problems; I'm talking about alternative diagnosis
techniques. We looked at a non- airbrushed picture of the actor
taken shortly before his death. Anyone who has a rudimentary
understanding of acupuncture meridians could see that his face was a
font of information. There were major indicators in his gall
bladder, large intestine and triple warmer meridians. Those are red
flags for major imbalances in the circulatory system, for one.
Additionally, there were signs on his face indicating that he did not
have a strong constitution. You see, the body is very chatty; one
needs only to know how to listen. It's just too bad that no one who
knew how to listen was given an opportunity to help. That probably
happens more frequently than we known. We find that some patients
rather rely on their lab
work results rather than on the information that their bodies are supplying.
It's my belief that it's our job to inform people of the
possibilities because we never want them to ask, “Why didn't
somebody tell me?” if or when those problems come to pass.
We have the idea in this country
that if you look healthy, you are. My question is: “What does
healthy look like?” We also define health as an absence of
symptoms. Since the body is capable of functioning while it's
deteriorating, I don't believe that not experiencing symptoms is a
reliable method of determining one's state of health. The body can
experience up to 70% dysfunction of an area or system without
symptoms. For example, Type 2 diabetes occurs as the result of a
breakdown in multiple metabolic pathways which can take years. Is
that person healthy as this is happening? Do they appear/feel
healthy because they are experiencing no symptoms? That's the
material point. Appearance vs. reality. Perhaps, I should coin a
new term...”assumed health,” as opposed to “actual health.”
Here are some of the questions
we ask in order to determine a person's state of health:
Do you sleep well and how many
hours of uninterrupted sleep do you get each night?
Are there any foods that you
cannot eat or react to?
Do you experience flatulence
during the day or after eating?
Are your bowels regular? How
do they appear?
Do you have heartburn?
Do you have non-specific muscle
pain?
Are you anxious, lethargic or
sad much of the day?
Do you have bad breath?
Does the smell of your
perspiration bother you?
Do you experience an odd or bad
taste in your mouth?
What colors, sounds, places,
seasons, tastes and smells do you love or hate?
There are, of course, many other
questions we use to determine “actual health,” but I doubt that
most have been asked very many of these. Many of our questions
require subjective answers, something that western medicine holds in
low regard, but we have found to be valid indicators for determining
the balance and health of the body. There's a saying: “What you
don't know won't hurt you.” In my opinion, it should be: “What
you don't know just may kill you.”
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