Session Nine. The Determinants of Health and Nature Cure.

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1 Session Nine The Determinants of Health and Nature Cure

2 Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like falling leaves. ~John Muir Endeavour College of Natural Health 2

3 Session Overview o Define the Determinants of Health o History and practice of Nature Cure o Nature Cure as a guide for treating the cause of disease Endeavour College of Natural Health 3

4 The healthcare system of the future will value healthcare expenditures that improve health as much as those that treat disease. ~ Joseph E. Pizzorno Endeavour College of Natural Health 4

5 Determinants of Health o Definition: The factors which determines health in an individual. Disturbances to these factors will lead to ill health and disease. o There are three major categories to consider 1. Inborn 2. Stress 3. Hygienic/lifestyle factors Endeavour College of Natural Health 5

6 Inborn o Genetics, maternal exposures/health, and constitution (which determines susceptibility) Genetic makeup Intrauterine/congenital Maternal exposures Maternal lifestyle Maternal nutrition Constitution (Zeff, 1997; Pizzorno & Snider, 2001; Zeff, Snider & Myers, 2006) Endeavour College of Natural Health 6

7 Stress o Stressors both physical and emotional Major illnesses Physical/emotional exposures, stresses and traumas Toxic and harmful substance exposures Medical interventions (or lack thereof) Addictions (Zeff, 1997; Pizzorno & Snider, 2001; Zeff, Snider & Myers, 2006) Endeavour College of Natural Health 7

8 Hygienic/Lifestyle Factors o How we live and the environment in which we live Lifestyle, psychoemotional, spiritual Exposure to Nature Diet and digestion Rest and exercise Socio-economic factors (Zeff, 1997; Pizzorno & Snider, 2001; Zeff, Snider & Myers, 2006) Endeavour College of Natural Health 8

9 Hygienic/Lifestyle Factors o Spiritual life o Fresh air o Exposure to nature o Clean water o Natural light o Loving and being loved o Diet, nutrition o Unadulterated Food o Digestion, toxemia o Rest o Sleep o Exercise o Socioeconomic factors o Culture and community o Meaningful work (Adapted from Zeff, 1997 Pizzorno & Snider, 2001 Zeff, Snider & Myers, 2006) Endeavour College of Natural Health 9

10 What is Rest? Noon Rest from Work (after Millet), Van Gogh (1891) Endeavour College of Natural Health 10

11 A Framework for Determinants of Health (AIHW, 2016) Endeavour College of Natural Health 11

12 Natural Hygienics Movement o Hygienic and lifestyle factors in the naturopathic determinants of health can be found in the Natural Hygienics movement. o Key figures: Sylvester Graham , William Alcott , Herbert M. Shelton o Conditions or practices conducive to maintaining good health and preventing disease, especially through cleanliness, often with strong moral overtones. Endeavour College of Natural Health 12

13 Hygiene is the science of health. Natural hygiene is the system which helps people to live in harmony with the physiological needs of the human organism, thereby maximising health. By supplying the body with the basic requirements of nature health is assured, the natural immunity against illness is most fully manifested and the self healing powers resident within the body are given full reign. (ANHS, 1981) Endeavour College of Natural Health 13

14 Health Natural Hygiene o Health is maintained by a simple nourishing diet, pure air, exercise, cleanliness and the regulation of the passions (Shelton, 1968) o The healing power of nature and the innate ability of the body to heal itself (without medicine) is relied upon Endeavour College of Natural Health 14

15 Once sick it is the application of these practices in an orderly and scientific manner which allows the organism to recover. It should be understood that recuperation and recovery are never the results of medicine or the cause of disease (ANHS, 1984) Endeavour College of Natural Health 15

16 Disease Natural Hygiene o Health and disease... result from opposite modes of living. We cannot do as we please, for some ways are superior to other ways. o Disease is induced by impure air, impure water, excesses of food, unwholesome food, imprudence in eating, excesses of all kinds, lack of rest and sleep, inadequate exercise, poisoned drinks, smoking, etc. (Shelton, 1968) Endeavour College of Natural Health 16

17 Disease Natural Hygiene o Primary causes of disease: toxemia, stress, over working/consumption, ingesting unhealthy substances o Germs are secondary causes of disease and are problems only when the body s ability to heal has been compromised Endeavour College of Natural Health 17

18 Toxemia Natural Hygiene o Lowered functioning power (enervation) inhibits secretion and excretion, resulting in a slow accumulation of body waste in the fluids and tissues of the organism (toxemia) (Shelton, 1968) Endeavour College of Natural Health 18

19 Emunctorology o Emunctory: Serving to carry waste out of the body; excretory (Latin ēmunctus: to blow one's nose) o Emunctories: An organ or duct that removes or carries waste from the body (The Free Dictionary, n.d.) Endeavour College of Natural Health 19

20 Emunctorology o The science and clinical practice involved in the maintenance of normal pathways of elimination that are essential for the regulation of homeostasis and homeodynamics in the human organism (Kruzel, 2012) Endeavour College of Natural Health 20

21 Primary Emunctories o Liver o Kidneys o Small and large intestines o Lungs o Skin Endeavour College of Natural Health 21

22 Secondary Emunctories o Lymphatic system o Mucous membranes o Menses o Fevers o Emotions Endeavour College of Natural Health 22

23 Emunctorology What level of the Therapeutic Order? 1. Improving functioning of the emunctories by reducing sources of toxicity within the body, thus reducing the load on the emunctories 2. Stimulating one or more emunctory(ies) to function better by using a targeted therapy, e.g. liver stimulating herbs Endeavour College of Natural Health 23

24 Treatment Natural Hygiene o Diet: food combining and fasting o Lifestyle: clean air, exercise, cleanliness o Mind: regulation of the passions o No suppression through medicine/drugs Endeavour College of Natural Health 24

25 Fasting Natural Hygiene o Complete abstinence from all substances except pure water in an environment of complete, physiological rest (rest is mandatory) o Even moderate activity significantly increases metabolism, altering optimum adaptation to the fasting state o To maximise benefits of fasting, unnecessary mobilisation of nutrient reserves must be avoided Endeavour College of Natural Health 25

26 Nature has generously provided for us everything that we need to remain in good health. ~Father Kneipp Endeavour College of Natural Health 26

27 Modern Day Application Avoid Distraction by Specific Pathology o Naturopaths address disease by restoring health, not by fighting the disease o When causes of illness are removed, the Vis will bring the body, mind, and spirit back to health o Pathology is one element or data point within the total picture: it is information; it is not the solution Endeavour College of Natural Health 27

28 Modern Day Application Centre of Gravity o When the case is complicated and there are many layers of symptoms and causes, ask yourself what is the centre of gravity in this case? and then address that cause first o When in doubt (and even when not in doubt), start with the basics Endeavour College of Natural Health 28

29 Ending Quote for the Day The most prevalent public health condition is lack of human kindness Richard Lyons, MD, MSW Former Regional Health Administrator; 2001 Endeavour College of Natural Health 29

30 References The American Natural Hygiene Society Inc. (1981). Natural Hygiene Defined. Health Science. Vol. 4. No. 3. p1. The American Natural Hygiene Society Inc. (1984). What is Natural Hygiene? Health Science. Vol 7. No 5 Page 1 Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2016). Australia's health 2016 (Image). Retrieved from /contents/chapter-4-determinants-of-health Kruzel, T. (2012). The Science and Art of Emunctorology. Hosted by the Naturopathic Medicine Institute. Phoenix, Arizona. Pizzorno J., Snider P. & Katzinger, J. (2011). Naturopathic Medicine. In Micozzi, M (ed). Fundamentals of complementary and alternative medicine. Fourth ed. Saunders Elsevier: Saint Louise, Missouri. Pxhere. (2017). Rose (Image). Retrieved from Van Gogh, V. (1891). Noon Rest from Work (after Millet) (Image). Retrieved from The Free Dictionary. (n.d.). Emunctories. Retrieved from Endeavour College of Natural Health 30

31 References Zeff, J. & Snider, L. (1989). The process of healing, a unifying theory of naturopathic medicine. Journal of Naturopathic Medicine. AANP Zeff, J., Snider, L., Myers, S., & DeGrandpre, Z. (2012). A hierarchy of healing: The therapeutic order. A unifying theory of Naturopathic medicine. In J. Pizzorno & M. Murray (Eds.), Textbook of natural medicine (4 th ed., pp ). St Louis: Elsevier. Endeavour College of Natural Health 31

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