Article: “The Cure Lies Within”

Systems of medicine like bio-medicine, or western medicine, leave the patient out of the model; discounting the individual, and instead placing all the responsibility on the therapy/medication/surgery.

Even holistic systems of medicine, such as Chinese Medicine, Ayurvedic medicine, and Native American Healing, that treat the patient instead of the disease, symptom or complaint, may be practiced in such a way, as to remove the patient from the center of focus. This happens when the practitioner simply uses one or more natural methods, but allopathically, or symptomatically.

It must be the intention of every practitioner, to see the whole patient, and to look to the root(s) of their problem/imbalance. They must also engage the patient in the treatment; making them take responsibility for recognizing what they were and/or were not doing to create the imbalance, and what they must do or not do to obtain health/balance.

This is very important where chronic diseases/problems exist. As is in any relationship, “it takes two to tango.” When patients are passively awaiting a cure; looking for someone to fix them, they leave out one of the most important components of cure…themselves.

Look at the growing number of therapies/treatments. Many of them are valid in some respect; getting results to some degree. Unfortunately, some are shams, but that is a topic for another show. The point is, with an always-growing number of approaches, how can it be, that so many different methods can be effective? The two things they have in common is the patient, and the patient-practitioner relationship. More time must be spent understanding this dynamic of the healing process.

Chinese medicine has understood for centuries, the power of the mind for both the patient AND the practitioner. The patient must have a positive attitude/outlook, and must employ principles to strengthen/tonify their “righteous qi” to ward-off disease. The practitioner must understand the patient’s imbalance and use their intention to change it. He/she must desire/affect change…almost as if he/she is willing the patient to get better. Why do you think that many of the wealthiest people are positive, self-assured, and motivated/great motivators? Maybe your healthcare practitioner should have these same attributes…and you should too. Remember, health is wealth (and wealth is health).

In a future article, I will address the mind and how it can get in our way, where our success and health are concerned.