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The 3 Basic Body Systems
Treatment can be divided into 3 basic body systems: Chemistry, Structure, and Electromagnetic. Mental, emotional and spiritual issues overlay these three basic categories and can also be addressed. With kinesiological testing, we can evaluate the priority of your body in terms of what type of treatment that it will accept first. We find that we achieve better results when we follow your individual needs.

Chemical
Body chemistry exists within the fluid portions of your being. This chemistry is rapidly changeable. It changes faster than your structure, and slower than your mind. Imbalances in chemistry can seriously effect the structural and also the electromagnetic aspects of your body. Nutrition, medications, air and water quality, chemicals or toxins, as well as the effect of genetically induced metabolic variations affect it. Lifestyle habits make a significant difference in the progress of wellness or disease. One of the biggest challenges facing a health conscious individual today is good nutrition. Is this supplement any good? Is it good for me? Is this food really healthy? Questions such as these plague the consumer.

People often claim that they have a healthy diet, although may be revealed upon further questioning that they really do not know what is healthy and what is not. Even nutritional scientists do not agree. However, research is continually expanding and exciting new information comes out every day. Our knowledgeable holistic practitioners will be able to advise you on diet and lifestyle based on an individual assessment.

Structural
Structure is the system made up of bones, muscles, fascia, tendons, ligaments, and skin, that work to hold you upright against the gravitational pull. If your structure is not balanced, muscle and joint problems may develop, and your sense of balance will either become maladaptive or create a constant nagging stress on your nervous system. Correct posture promotes a graceful carriage and adds to your air of health and dignity, while poor posture can systematically nibble away at your feelings of self-worth and diminish your strength. There are various types of structural corrections. Chiropractic adjusting is probably the best known structural correction in the United States, however, these spinal manipulations are widely practiced in many forms all over the world. Other structural therapies include: massage, craniosacral therapy, neuro-muscular therapy, tuina, myofascial release, and Rolfing. Applied kinesiology is a diagnostic method of muscle testing that is used to determine the type of treatment that your body will most readily accept.

Electromagnetic
This term applies to the subtle energy that surrounds each cell, molecule, and atom. Each particle radiates an energy field. The more alive something is, the stronger the energy field that surrounds it is. In the body, the accumulation of radiant energy from similar cells combines to make up a field of energy that has multi-layers and many frequencies, some of which can be measured by modern instrumentation, and some of which can be perceived by the human senses. Areas of health care that fall into this category of the electromagnetic include acupuncture, homeopathy, polarity, magnetic healing, Reiki, and Shen therapy. Even psychotherapy could be considered in this category of the electromagnetic, since our thoughts and emotions are energetic frequencies and can be measured by instrumentation such as the electroencephalogram (EEG) and the Galvanic Skin Response (lie detector test).

Working with these energy fields in the area of health care requires professionals with training, skill, and sensitivity. Some disciplines such as acupuncture have become largely accepted, while other types of therapy are highly controversial, even among holistic health care professionals. There tends to be a considerable amount of variance between therapies. Some people respond well to techniques that are very subtle, while others have more results with concrete, physical types of treatment. This has a great deal to do with the individuals body type, lifestyle, perception and participation level, as well as mind set and belief system. Our staff has a wide variety of training in electromagnetic types of therapies. We are constantly studying and researching this area of therapeutics since new uses for ancient techniques are being presented on an almost daily basis. From the rigorous training involved in achieving an acupuncture license, to the hours of post-grad education in orthopedics, neurology, or Chinese herbalism, we strive to be on the cutting edge of complementary and alternative care.