[Rawschool] nature of Nature, new biology (WAS: Gout: Physical and Stress)

[Guest guest]

Hi Glenda,

 

I believe you are definitely exploring down a constructive path! And that you

are trusting your

own experience sounds wonderful to me.

 

Each of us is integral, all the " parts " function within the context of the rest

of the parts and

of the organism as a whole. From a biological perspective, one might say that we

exist as a

community of cells. Each cell is a living being in its own right; yet the cells

come together,

each sacrificing a portion of its liberty for the good of the entire organism.

Such is the

nature of us; such is the nature of the societies we create. In other words,

whatever happens

" in the small " mirrors what happens in the large, and vice versa.

 

This is helpful, for at times it is much easier to observe certain effects on

one cell, or a few

cells, than upon an entire, very complex organism such as " us " . When we observe

a single cell,

we notice that changes in any facet of its environment, food, temperature,

humidity, etc., evoke

an adaptive response of some kind. In other words, it is the signals from the

environment that

trigger the responses of the organism. This thinking represents a major

departure from

mainstream biology, and dates to several studies published beginning in the late

1980s. I call

it " the new biology " , and I am not alone in using this appellation.

 

The implications of this paradigm shift (which I realize I only partially

explain here) are

profound. For our purposes, we can completely shift our understanding of the

relationship

between nutrition and stress. Specifically, when we consume nonfoods as foods,

we are creating a

source of stress for our entire organism. In other words, we cannot separate

" diet " from

" stress " . For poor diet constitutes one form of stress.

 

All organisms, from a single cell (or smaller, such as a virus) to the most

complex of

creatures, (humans, dolphins, etc.) respond as vigorously as they are able to

any form of

stress. The mainstream calls this an " immune response " if it is physical in

nature, but this

view is flawed in many respects. I prefer to call it a " vital response " , meaning

it is the most

life-affirming response the organism can create, given its present resources

(physical and

mental, in the human case). And every vital response may be characterized as

follows:

 

- It is adaptive.

- It is self-preserving of the entire organism first.

- It adheres to the doctrine of harmlessness -- there is never any overt intent

to do harm

anywhere, to anything or anyone.

 

So when we eat the " wrong " foods, we create stress in every part of us, in

proportion to the

magnitude of the " insult " and the then-present health of the organism. And this

stress is not

released until the original culprit is fully resolved. In the RF world, many

call this " detox " ,

though I have abandoned using this term long ago. It is simply the physical body

cleansing

itself.

 

When we experience physical injury, such as a cut or worse, we create stress in

every part of

us, in proportion to the magnitude of the injury and the then-present health of

the organism.

And the stress is not fully released until the injury is fully healed AND

whatever emotional

impact is also healed.

 

Likewise, when we do not, for whatever reason, address and fully resolve our

primary feelings --

such as pain/hurt, sadness/sorrow, fear/numbness, loss/grief, sense of

powerlessness/despair --

we create stress in every part of us, in proportion to the magnitude of the

injury and the

then-present health of the organism. (Get the parallelism :)

 

EVERY feeling has a physiological component, there are no exceptions; in fact,

some believe that

feelings are expressed in our physiology even before we have any awareness of

them as

" feelings " . (I to that school of thought.) As with anything in

biology, when

expression of a feeling is blocked for any reason, the organism responds by

" storing " the matter

for later resolution. This pattern is identical to what we observe when the body

stores physical

toxins it cannot presently resolve (eliminate).

 

Now in the physical case, when we exceed the body's intrinsic " storage capacity "

for trash, the

body begins creating new structures -- cysts, polyps, tumors, fibroid structures

of various

varieties.

 

In the emotional case, when we experience unresolved emotional trash, the

physiology response

with very acid-forming substances and subconscious memory and programming

(beliefs). And

eventually, when we exceed the mind/body's intrinsic capacity storage capacity

for this physical

and emotional trash, the system has two alternatives: translate the emotional

into a physical

expression, and/or intensify the emotional in an attempt to expel the trash

(stored, unresolved

feelings). This setup is identical to what we find in the physical.

 

And the organism indeed pursues both avenues simultaneously. It attempts to

handle the physical,

the acid output in various forms, the fight-or-flight responses that become

chronic and

eventually degenerative as all manner of diseases. And the mind/body generates

what we call

" negative emotions " -- anger and all its derivatives, such as blame, criticism,

self-doubt,

judgment, and so forth. Note that these " negative emotions " are NOT primary

feelings, rather

they are the organism's response to unaddressed primary feelings. In other

words, what we call

" negative emotions " are entirely secondary or tertiary in nature.

 

Bringing this back to your original inquiry, Glenda, what one may observe is

that all forms of

stress are integral to every aspect of our health. In your husband's case, gout

is an expression

of cumulative stresses caused by diet and other factors. But the poor diet

itself comes from

somewhere, as the vast number of posts from people who have " fallen off the

wagon " (or whatever)

attest. If the emotional and the physical were generally separable, then we

could all rather

easily become RFs without much difficulty. But in practice, most of us journey

through a vast

array of feelings and emotions along the way. And we must address the entire

gamut -- food,

activity, sunshine, AND mental aspects, such as self-awareness, self-love, etc.

-- in order to

achieve true, lasting health and the liberty by which such health is

accompanied.

 

Well, I need to stop before my right arm falls off and I put you to sleep.

Hopefully this

writing at least provides a small insight into what is going on. The most

important ideas I hope

you may take from this piece are these:

 

- That we are integral

- That whatever occurs in the large is mirrored in the small and vice versa, and

- That, from the perspective of the entire organism, poor food is merely a form

of stress, no

different in this respect from stress caused by changes in temperature or any

other factor.

- That if you can clearly observe a connection between emotional stress and

physical symptoms,

you would do wisely to believe your own eyes and ears, and include those

symptoms in the total

picture with which you deal.

 

Best to all,

Elchanan

 

 

_____

 

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[Rawschool] Gout: Physical and Stress (Was - Re: Lupus MORE ...)

 

 

..

Before I even got a chance to look at the last couple days of posts,

I wanted to post this -

 

My husband suffers with gout attacks. It seems that his attacks many

times seem to follow stressful events. We were trying to discern

whether it may be stress that is the *cause*. Then it came to me:

when the physical body is not well-nourished (in health), it is

susceptible to stress triggering physical reactions - such as gout.

So it is a *combination* of stress and health, but the stress would

not cause that reaction if the body was well nourished (eating plenty

of fruits and veggies) and not malnourished (with animal products,

sugar and salt). When he spends a lot of time climbing or on his

knees, his knees swell (which doesn't seem to be (mental) stress

related), but many of his other (ankle, elbow, wrist, etc.) attacks

seem to follow mental or emotional stress episodes.

 

Do I have it? or getting close?

 

Thanks

Glenda

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi,

 

 

 

In regards to gout, Lise Bourbeau in her book " Your Body's Telling You: Love

Yourself " , has this to say about gout:

 

 

 

PHYSICAL BLOCK

 

 

 

Gout is a painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in

uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the

blood and joints. It can also affect other joints.

 

 

 

EMOTIONAL BLOCK

 

 

 

Gout in the big toe signifies a repressed desire to dominate. Although you

may not seem like the dominant type, you are oblique about it. Gout also

indicates a lack of flexibility, even stubbornness in the way you view your

future. You also have suppressed a strong dislike of someone or some

situation.

 

 

 

MENTAL BLOCK

 

 

 

As gout is a form of arthritis, the metaphysical implications are similar.

Your body is telling you to let go - accept and acknowledge that you may

want to be in control once in awhile. Don't deny it and stop trying to hide

it. Although you have concerns about the future, keeping them inside may

magnify your fear. Open up to those close to you.

 

 

 

Be Well,

 

 

 

Kathleen Scheps

 

Likewise, when we do not, for whatever reason, address and fully resolve our

primary feelings --

such as pain/hurt, sadness/sorrow, fear/numbness, loss/grief, sense of

powerlessness/despair --

we create stress in every part of us, in proportion to the magnitude of the

injury and the

then-present health of the organism. (Get the parallelism :)

 

EVERY feeling has a physiological component, there are no exceptions; in

fact, some believe that

feelings are expressed in our physiology even before we have any awareness

of them as

" feelings " . (I to that school of thought.) As with anything in

biology, when

expression of a feeling is blocked for any reason, the organism responds by

" storing " the matter

for later resolution. This pattern is identical to what we observe when the

body stores physical

toxins it cannot presently resolve (eliminate).

..

Bringing this back to your original inquiry, Glenda, what one may observe is

that all forms of

stress are integral to every aspect of our health. In your husband's case,

gout is an expression

of cumulative stresses caused by diet and other factors. But the poor diet

itself comes from

somewhere, as the vast number of posts from people who have " fallen off the

wagon " (or whatever)

attest. If the emotional and the physical were generally separable, then we

could all rather

easily become RFs without much difficulty. But in practice, most of us

journey through a vast

array of feelings and emotions along the way. And we must address the entire

gamut -- food,

activity, sunshine, AND mental aspects, such as self-awareness, self-love,

etc. -- in order to

achieve true, lasting health and the liberty by which such health is

accompanied.