The Impact of Enduring Emotional Trauma on Metabolism

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1 The Impact of Enduring Emotional Trauma on Metabolism Jointly prepared and submitted by: Dr. Craig Wagstaff, ND Dr. Karin Wagstaff, ND Dr. Ulrike Banis, MD, ND As physicians, when we refer to metabolism, we primarily think of metabolic disorders such as diabetes, gout or hyperthyroidism. We know that physical exercise and a balanced diet improve metabolic performance. Colloquial phrases that instinctively connect the metabolic process with inner emotional states include such phrases as: she was sick with envy or love has broken her heart. Mental, emotional and spiritual trauma affects the physical body. The field of mind body medicine has grown over the years with institutes, research centres, and journals, expanding and developing our knowledge of this connection. As physicians, we initially focus on treating visible physical symptoms and conditions, such as detoxifying the body, treating physical traumas and dysfunctions and feeding the body with good food and supplements. We work at repairing damage done by heavy metals, poor food, exposure to toxins and low grade chronic infections, leaving the mental, emotional, or spiritual stress as a secondary consideration. Traditionally, NDs use modalities like Bach Flowers, homeopathy and/or various counseling techniques, to facilitate working with this aspect of patient health. Rubimed remedies are the medications produced by Psychosomatic Energetics or PSE. PSE represents a new approach to healing. The originator of this methodology is Dr. Reimer Banis. He believes many chronic conditions are caused by energy blocks. A block in the body s energy flow can be the cause of disturbed metabolism in a segment or region of the body, resulting in chronic illnesses, by interfering with the proper functioning of the autonomic nervous system. The most important are energy blocks caused by hidden emotional conflict. They obstruct energy flow creating an energy disturbance at the cellular level leading to physical symptoms and emotional maladjustment. More often than not, these emotional conflicts are hidden from our conscious awareness. By addressing and healing the blocks in the energy flow a person is able to harmonize and heal on the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual levels. Psychosomatic Energetics operates on the principle that physical, mental, emotional or spiritual trauma, and who of us has not experienced trauma, can alter the function of our physical body and how the mind perceives the world. The PSE system is based on the concept that these unresolved mental, emotional and spiritual traumas adversely affect the flow of energy in the body. The testing method examines the body through the chakra system of energetics in respect to the physical body. Within each chakra are possibilities of multiple conflicts on the mental, emotional and spiritual level that need to be addressed. The PSE system quickly and accurately prioritizes the conflict in most need of resolution according to the patient s body at the time of testing. A Brief Overview of the Chakra System of Energy and the Conflicts Associated With Each One

2 Chakra 1 is the root chakra representing the gonads. The colour is red. Conflicts may include low self-esteem, lack of concentration, helplessness or extreme self-control. Chakra 2 is the spleen chakra representing the adrenals. The colour is orange. Conflicts may include nervousness, anxiety or defiance. Chakra 3 is the solar plexus representing the liver, stomach and pancreas. The colour is yellow. Conflicts may include feeling isolated, repressed emotions, unfulfilled desires, frustration. Chakra 4 is the heart chakra representing heart and thymus gland. The colour is green. Conflicts may include mental overstrain, deeply hurt, lack of hope, broken-hearted, panic. Chakra 5 is the throat chakra representing the thyroid and voice. The colour is blue. Conflicts may include frozen feelings, shock, victimized. Chakra 6 is the brow chakra representing the pituitary or third eye. The colour is indigo. Conflicts may include lack of trust, false pride, physical overstrain, restlessness, tension, discomfort. Chakra 7 is the crown chakra representing the pineal gland. The colour is violet. Conflicts may include mistrust, materialism, and inability to face reality, judgmental. Since this is an article specifically about metabolism we will discuss some of our common observations in clinical practice over the years. From the Psychosomatic Energetics point of view, stresses and conflicts affect all of us in one of two major ways: 1) Conflicts physically interfere with the function of different glandular systems including pancreas, thyroid, adrenals and reproductive hormones. As a physician, if your goal is to support the thyroid with glandulars, exercise and dietary change and the patient has a significant energetic block that is affecting their thyroid, it becomes more difficult to help the patient. The unconscious conflict may make the patient frequently forget to take the medication, stick to the diet or find the motivation to exercise. Progress will be much slower than both patient and practitioner hope to see. 2) Emotional blockages can facilitate development of a powerful self-sabotage program. Some examples are; a diabetic who wants to control blood glucose levels through exercise and diet, but has difficulty with avoiding sugar and maintaining a healthful diet. An alcoholic may want sobriety and all the positive lifestyle and family changes that might come with that, but he continues to hang around at the bar daily with his old drinking buddies. An elderly person with COPD is suffering terribly from low O2 saturation and uses a portable oxygen tank, but despite the knowledge of the dangers of fire and oxygen, continues to smoke a pack a day of cigarettes. Unconscious selfsabotage programs are very difficult for the patient to change without outside intervention. The Psychosomatic Energetics System gives us a modality to successfully treat unresolved conflicts, which is consistently reproducible. The average, seemingly well-adjusted, individual usually has experienced between three and six conflicts requiring resolution, to allow that person to maximize wellness and find satisfaction in life. Conflicts are life events that negatively impact a person s psyche and may include such things as divorce, death of a family member or other close person, loss of a job or an unwanted career change or traumatic physical injuries. In younger children, what may appear to be a relatively insignificant life change may have enormous emotional impact on them, leading to a life time of emotional

3 conflict. An example is a move from a familiar neighbourhood with a loss of friends. With the testing system we can quickly identify and prioritize: 1) The unresolved conflict, and then identifies the particular emotional feeling behind the conflict. 2) And the relative age at which the conflict was activated, as well as the approximate length of time required for resolution of conflict. Part of the work for the practitioner is to allow patients to show us what traumas have the most significant impact on their mental, emotional and spiritual wellness. One of the benefits of the PSE system is that through a simple testing method it allows patients to tell us which of their traumas has the most pressing need for treatment. Case History 1 Chavita 5 and Emvita 17: A 40 year old female presented to the clinic with chronic obesity (BMI 32 weight 198 lbs) that started at the time of menarche. A thyroid panel indicated a hypothryroid state. Initial Patient Values TSH: 3.6 Free T3: 2.2pg/ml Free T4: 0.7 ng/dl Total T4: 6.1 mcg/dl TPO: negative Optimal Reference Ranges TSH: µiu/ml free T3: pg/ml free T4: ng/dl total T4: mcg/dl TPO (anti thyroglobulin antibody) CBC, CompMetabolic and Lipid profile were within normal limits. She had tried various diets and regimens of rigorous exercise with little benefit from either. She would feel discouraged and frustrated at the slow to no progress and end the program prematurely. She was regularly on and off different weight loss plans. When we tested her for the Rubimed remedies she showed a blockage in the fifth chakra, the energy centre of the throat. The endocrine gland is the thyroid, the metabolic master. When the thyroid functions properly, all the other organs with metabolic function are in balance and the person has energy and a sense of wellbeing. The energetic key concept is with communication, with oneself and others, expressing yourself clearly and speaking your truth while listening effectively. On the emotional level, the remedy was Emvita 17, which is related to feeling like no one hears you and is also associated with people who have trouble nurturing themselves. When the testing and results were discussed with the patient and after her tears had stopped, she expressed her belief that nobody had heard her, listened to her or valued her words, ever in her life. She grew up being told that children should be seen and not heard. In her professional and personal relationships she surrounded herself with stronger personalities that reinforced her belief that she had little of

4 value to say. The unworthiness that she felt affected her ability to stay on task with her weight loss programs. As she took the Rubimed remedies two major changes became evident: 1) Her metabolism improved, because she was able to stay on task with her weight loss program and because the remedies were supporting her thyroid and her emotional strength. She was able to take her thyroid supplement for a shorter course of treatment and get better results from it. Once her course of Rubimed therapy was complete she was able to reduce and finally eliminate the thyroid supplement. 2) She changed most of her social contacts to a group of people she felt were interested in what she had to say and who listened. According to our testing, using the Reba machine from PSE, this was a conflict that had manifested in her early teenage years. To resolve the conflict the treatment consisted of two sets of Chavita 5 and Emvita 17. No other medications or supplements were used. Each set lasted approximately 6 weeks, so the full treatment for this particular conflict with this lady took close to three months to resolve. By resolving this conflict it provided the opportunity for her to make a major shift in her life. Repeat thyroid testing showed the following: Patient Values (3 months later) TSH: 2.1 Free T3: 2.8pg/ml Free T4: 1.2 ng/dl Total T4: 8.0 mcg/dl TPO: negative Optimal Reference Ranges TSH: µiu/ml free T3: pg/ml free T4: ng/dl total T4: mcg/dl TPO (anti thyroglobulin antibody) BMI 29 weight 180 Case History 2 A 58 year old, non-smoking male recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes with a BMI 24.4 CBC, CompMetabolic and Lipid profile were within normal limits except triglycerides were slightly elevated, AM fasting glucose 14.8 mmol/l and hemoglobin A1C 9.8%. The patient has been trying to follow a regimen of diet and exercise to control blood sugars and was having difficulty staying away from sugar. He is feeling frustrated that he is not making better progress with reduction of blood sugars with the effort he is making. He is also fearful of starting what could become a lifetime of oral hypoglycemics or insulin injections. When we tested him for the Rubimed remedies he showed a blockage in the third chakra, the energy centre for the upper abdomen. The endocrine gland is the pancreas. The key energetic concept is with digestion, excretion and integration. On the emotional level the remedy was Emvita 11 which relates to

5 feelings of frustration and powerlessness without any sense of wellbeing. You want to be cared for and feel that somebody loves you. You need to protect yourself and hunger for the nice things in life that could bring you joy. When test results were discussed with the patient he expressed being on a life long search for the joy in life. In his career he has a need to feel acknowledged and respected for his professional success. In his professional relationships he is surrounded by people who fail to verbally acknowledge his accomplishments, reinforcing his belief that he gets no respect. As he took the Rubimed remedies two major changes emerged. 1) His fasting blood sugars improved with a more effective diet and exercise program. Although he still had a craving for sugar he was better able to resist temptation. Over the course of six months, the Rubimeds caused a return to homestasis, allowing him to control his diabetes through diet and exercise alone. 2) He was also seeing life with a new perspective that included recognizing and appreciating more of the sweetness in his life and requiring less professional validation from coworkers. According to our testing this conflict had manifested in his late twenties and it took six months of treatment with the Rubimed remedies to resolve the conflict. For the first three months of treatment we supported his digestive system with digestive bitters 20 drops before meals T.I.D. and a probiotic. Initial values 3 months 6 months Fasting glucose 266 mg/dl or 14.8 mmol/l 180 mg/dl or 10.0 mmol/l mg/dl or 6.8 mmol/l Hemoglobin A1C 9.8% 8.3% 6.5% Triglycerides 172 mg/dl or 1.94 mmol/l 145 mg/dl or 1.64 mmol/l 102 mg/dl or 1.15 mmol/l Resolving all emotional conflicts, both central and less significant conflicts is an ongoing process that may take up to 2 years. In the ten years of using the PSE Rubimed remedies, my patients have experienced tremendous gains in achieving wellness. The Rubimed remedies are a very successful method of working with the mind-body connection. These remedies dovetail very nicely with other therapies that support the physical body and its ability to cope with mental, emotional and spiritual stress. I regularly use the Rubimed remedies in conjunction with other therapies, with the added benefit that Rubimeds help make other treatments more effective. The patient often requires a shorter course of other medicines, because the Rubimed remedies assist the body back to a solid homeostatic baiance. It has become an integral part of my treatment protocols benefitting hundreds of patients from age 2 years and up. It is never too late in life to resolve mental, emotional and spiritual conflicts, to live a fuller, richer, more integrated life.