Modern medicine is at a crossroads: medicine without humanity, or “natural” medicine without scientific rigor. Yet there is, if we open our minds, a third way: a fusion of medicine—with its scientific precision and brilliance—with a humanistic approach—with its compassion and wisdom—that puts the care back into healthcare. This approach is called Endobiogeny. (read more here; healthcare providers, read more here)

Endobiogeny is an approach to medicine that seeks the key factors of health and the root causes of disease for each individual based on their unique genetic heritage and life circumstances, referred to as the “terrain”.

Endobiogeny starts with a theory of how the body works and why it works the way that it does. Every cell, tissue, organ, and the whole person are connected to each other to form a dynamic system. This system, constantly changing, constantly seeking perfect balance, is managed by your hormones (read more here). This manager ensures that the amazing collection of cells we call a human being thrives and grows and becomes the unique miracle that each of us is. Nearly every aspect of health and illness involves a hormonal imbalance that starts, influences or maintains it. So, understanding hormones opens ups a lot of understanding into the human condition, from mental to physical health, from digestion to cancer.

Each part of the body affects the whole and the whole affects the parts. That is why in endobiogeny, we find that it’s so important to evaluate every level of a person’s experience, from cell to body, from mind to emotions. (read more in my next blog here)

Finding the root: There are three levels of knowing in Endobiogeny, all in service of getting to know YOU and your story. This is what allows endobiogeny to be such a healing experience:

1. A detailed history, from conception to your present state
2. A detailed physical, that looks for clues about hormonal, digestive, mental and emotional imbalances on every inch of your body
3. A unique method of lab analysis called the Biology of Functions (get a general overview here, healthcare providers here, or read the details here)

Treating the problem: Once we find the root cause of imbalance, it’s time to treat (Read a case analysis of polycystic ovarian disease here). In this case, there are 3 levels of care:

1. Treatments: natural plant medicines are preferred because of their unique ability to work dynamically and intelligently with the body; however, all treatments are “on the table” for consideration, from drugs to surgery, from hyperbaric oxygen to osteopathic manipulations to acupuncture.  The number one goal is to keep you safe and healthy.
2. 2.    Diet, Drainage and Detoxification: The stomach is the storehouse of health. Nutrition and the science of metabolism: what we eat and how it is digested and processed plays a key role in health.
3. 3.    Lifestyle:  Body-mind interventions, counseling, and lifestyle changes may be recommended to address the deeper impact of illness.

The hallmark of wisdom is simplicity. How many pills do you take a day? More than three? How many supplements? More than six? Are you eating real food or do you have to buy your food a weekly subscription?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, your treatment is not simple. Ask yourself, “Is my current health plan wise? If not, I suggest you consider a wiser and simpler approach, such as that offered by the Endobiogeny.