< What is Orthomolecular Medicine?

Linus Pauling defined orthomolecular medicine as "the treatment of
disease by the provision of the optimum molecular environment, especially
the optimum concentrations of substances normally present in the human
body." Orthomolecular medicine uses safe, effective nutritional therapy
to fight illness.>


" To those men in every science and art who are investigating the properties of
the chemical elements,their structure
and their application for the betterment of the physical temple of man's well-being.
To know the dust of the earth in the form of vitamins,enzymes,protein,starches,fats,
prostaglandins and mineral supplements in foods is to understand the source in nature
from which health and well-being spring. "
- Bernard Jansen

Man's constitution ,the immune system in particular,
determines the pathogenicity of the microbes. His susceptibility
to microbial infection due to an impaired immune system, is
increased with a degenerated body damaged by free radicles
generated by environmental pollutants. The HIV-related Acquired
Immune Deficiency Syndrome ( AIDS ) is an example. The negative
sero-conversion of a non-reactor after a course of vaccination
and the late sero-conversion of a so-called " chronic carrier ",
indicate a dysfunctioning immune system and indirectly record
the consequences of nutritional defects due to pollutant interference.

Quoting A. Milne [ New Zealand Medical Journal 14 Dec '88 ],
" The immunising potency of hepatitis B Vaccine is not related
directly to the quantity of antigen. It depends, instead, on the tertiary
structuring of the antigen that specified its quality. "
To this I would like to add that given the immunologically potent
antigen, optimum seroconversion also depends on an unimpaired
immune system.....

Holistic Medicine

Holistic medicine is based on the principle that
Nature created the human body in perfect balance and
that sickness is the result of interference with the
equilibrium due to inappropriate nourishment. Nature's
food supply furnishes the elements that would restore
the balanced co-ordination of the various bodily functions.
The herbs and herbal products , dynamised or as wholistics in
relation to health and treat-ment of diseases must meet the
requirements as a Resistance Builder,
Repair Agent and a Recovery Product to build sturdy minds and bodies in
esoteric Yin-Yang proportions. The essence of a plant is in its totality.
The healing harmony of the Whole is not
the same as that of the sum of its parts. An herb is a seed plant
devoid of woody tissue which dies completely after flowering or
is a plant valued for medicinal properties or for its sweet smell
or taste. Lin Yutang stated :
" What is good for the body is medicine and at the same time, food. "
I am very impressed with WHO's definition of Holistic Health
( Physical, Mental and Spiritual ).

" Health is a state of COMPLETE physical, mental and
social well-being and not merely the ABSENCE of disease or
infirmity. "

Human life and health depend on very delicately
adjusted chemical reactions both inside and outside the
billions of cells in the body. Energy is required for its
its integral organization. This is possible with the correct
chemical combination of the elements from the outer
environment through the we eat, the air we breathe
and the fluids we drink. Health is maintained by an optimum
supply of oxygen with nutrients and removal of wastes.
This is made possible by the " River of Life ", the blood
stream and tissue fluids which form Claude Bernard's
" milieu interieur ". The human body through homeostatic
mechanisms, is self-cleansing, self-protecting and self-
healing. Why then man continues to suffer with more side
effects using modern medication and amenities ? Is auto-
intoxication, a concept founded by Dr. Senator in 1888, a
self-poisoning process due to toxic build-up of metabolites
generated by gastrointestinal bacteria, the result of our
ignorance of nutritional science or due to sheer indifference
to natural elements that ensure our health and survival ?
The secret to man's health and survival is well illustrated
by Dr. Alex Carell of Rockefellow Insitute for medical
research in USA, who made medical history with his classical
experiment with embryonic chicken heart tissue which survived
for 29 years when the nutrient solution was daily changed but
died one day when it was neglected. Living cells survive
indefinitely when the supply of nutrients and the removal of
capacity of the body is due to defective osmosis at the cellular
level by waste precipitation of " cell cinders " ( German ) or
" cell carbon " ( English ) which are altered metabolic wastes
such as uric acid, carbonic acid, cholesterol, chlorine and calcium
carbonate blocking the diffusion process across the porous
membrane. This waste infusion is the outcome of abnormal
bowel activity with release of their toxic waste by putrifaction
in the gut by the mutating gut bacterial flora. Health is regaineby
detoxification, a cleansing process whereby the obstructive
matter " cell carbon " is removed, thus re-establishing osmotic
efficiency and balanced chemistry. A chemico-physiological
restoration of cellular health also requires an infinitesimal
supply of " cell-salts " which are absorbed minerals, according to
the father of cell salt therapy, Wilheim Schussler MD. These cell salts
acting synergistically with other body chemicals, activate
structures that make the person and form the personality,
are the " living forces " that repair hurts and revitalise
the body.

- An excerpt from Nutritional Science ( FHLew 1991 )

http://lewfh.tripod.com/nutritionalscience/

With regards
Lew