Pulling The Roots Of Disease

"Anybody who tells you that disease has only one				alignment of the whole body is vital.Secondary
cause, and that drugs and surgery are the				Processes:11) Endocrine DysregulationThe
solution, is DEAD WRONG." Dr. Ward Coleman,				endocrine (or hormonal) system is one of the
N.D.Unhealthy aging and diseases of the body				master systems of the body, controlling all basic
systems (such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes,				metabolic processes. As the roots of disease take
immune dysfunction, etc.) are				hold in the body the hypothalamus, pituitary and
MULTI-CAUSAL.Extensive clinical analysis by Four				adrenal (HPA Axis) becomes imbalanced and the
Mountains, Inc. has revealed the following TOP				body begins to lose the capacity for self-defense
TEN "ROOTS OF DISEASE" (and their				and self-repair. Thyroid, pineal, pancreas, ovarian
solutions).Note that these TOP TEN causes of				and testicular problems will develop manifesting
disease are INTERCONNECTED and manifest				excessive and deficient cycling of hormones. The
SIMULTANEOUSLY in varying degrees underneath				spectrum of symptoms that result from
ALL disease of ANY sort.PROBLEM: THE ROOT				endocrine dysregulation is vast.In general, if you
CAUSES OF DISEASE: THE TOP TENChronic				have hormonal problems, it is a mistake to
psychological and emotional suffering, pain and				assume that the primary problem is with the
stress.ToxemiaAutonomic DysrhythmiaOxidative				gland itself. For example, thyroid problems are
StressKiller FoodChronic DehydrationTouch				common, but it is wrong to assume that it is a
DeprivationTissue Oxygen StarvationChronic				primary thyroid disease, as this is rarely the case.
Inflammation, Lesions and RestrictionsStructural				When the deeper (upstream) imbalances have
SubluxationsSecondary Processes:Primary,				been corrected, our hormonal system can return
upstream causes have a global effect on the				to balance. Ignoring the roots of disease and
body/mind which then leads to many secondary,				taking hormones is the wrong approach. Balancing
downstream processes. Ignored and uncorrected				endocrine dysregulation by pulling the deeper roots
the roots of disease grow in a progressive,				of disease, is the correct approach.12) Immune
snowballing fashion. Like falling dominos, countless				DysfunctionThe body does not 'have' an immune
symptoms manifest throughout the entire body.				system as much as it 'is' an immune system.
Treating the multitude of superficial symptoms,				When ALL our body's systems are functioning
and ignoring the deeper (upstream) roots of				properly we are immune to infection, illness and
imbalance is a misdirected, costly and ultimately				disease. And when our body systems are deeply
futile endeavor.Endocrine DysregulationImmune				imbalanced we are unable to effectively resist
DysfunctionInherent WeaknessesCOMMENTARY:				infection, illness and disease. Building a powerful
THE ROOTS OF DISEASE1) Chronic psychological				immune system therefore suggests that we need
and emotional suffering, pain and stress.At times,				to pull all the roots of disease and take care of
everyone experiences mental and emotional				the WHOLE person.13) Inherent WeaknessesThis
turmoil. For many it's a way of life. Chronic worry,				is where our genetic constitution enters the
heartache, loss, frustration and pain take a toll on				picture. If our family tree suggests a history of
the nerves and deplete vital force, depress				weak lungs, livers, kidneys, the chances are we
immunity, disrupt hormones and biorhythms.				have inherited these same weaknesses, whatever
Childhood stress, relationship stress, job stress... it				they are. In other words, you don't just have
all adds up and can take a whopping toll on your				your daddy's eyes and your mommy's chin, you
health. It's a fact, stress kills.2) ToxemiaIngested				have their liver and spleen too! It is said that 'we
toxins, environmental toxins, metabolic toxins... by				die from our inherent weaknesses'. This means
the millions. From the dry cleaners and lawn				that as the imbalances in our body's persist, the
chemicals to the food industry and 'sick building				wear and tear on our organs and systems is not
syndrome', we're all exposed to more toxins than				equal throughout. Eventually, it will be our weakest
we can shake a stick at. This is in addition to the				link that finally snaps. Even if our heart had
toxins our bodies create as a by-product of work,				another twenty years of function left in it, when
exercise and STRESS. Over the years the body's				our weakest link finally breaks, it brings the rest
elimination of toxins may be insufficient to deal				of the body down with it. It helps to know your
with the load. Disease can result when excessive				inherent weaknesses so you can be mindful and
poisons accumulate in our cells and block normal				adjust your self-care routine
function. Most notably, we find that people suffer				accordingly.SOLUTION: PULLING THE ROOTS OF
with toxic blood, lymph, intestines, liver, kidneys				DISEASEJUMPSTART: 3 POINT PLAN1) Take
bladder, lungs and sinuses.3) Autonomic				Your SupplementsFour Mountains has meticulously
DysrhythmiaModern culture is 'sympathetic				examined and tested more than one thousand
dominant'. This is a serious dysfunction that is				nutritional supplement brands for quality and
practically ubiquitous, affecting even our household				above all, clinical effectiveness. As it stands, one
pets. No joke. Sympathetic dominance is present				company, Standard Process Labs, is hands down,
when the nervous system is dominated by stress				the industry leader. Since 1929 Standard Process
and the classic fight/flight physiology. Volumes of				has been manufacturing an extensive line of
Nobel Prize research stand as testament to the				whole food concentrates, including
fact that an overactive sympathetic nervous				protomorphogen and cytosol extract technology.
system leads to accelerated aging and disease.4)				If you need to nutritionally support, detoxify,
Oxidative StressA rusty nail, a browning apple,				fortify, relax or mobilize any organ, system or
age spots on the hands... it's all the same. Free				tissue type - Standard Process has a product that
radicals have been the subject of extensive				will safely do the job, and do it well.Most nutritional
research and the evidence is clear that oxidative				supplement companies use synthetic raw
stress won't just rust your pipes, or spoil your				materials and only fragments of incomplete
food, free radicals do the same thing inside our				nutrient complexes. Supplying the body fragments
bodies, essentially rusting our organs from the				of inert nutrients is a poor substitute for nutrient
inside out. Laboratory testing on hundreds of				complexes as found in nature. We urge people to
thousands of individuals has demonstrated that				stop ingesting synthetic nutrients and consume
oxidative stress is a very widespread and creates				only the most pure and natural form of food
an internal environment favorable toward illness,				concentrates.At Four Mountains, we are of the
disease and many of the outward signs of				opinion the optimal health is only possible by taking
unhealthy aging.Primary sources of free radicals:				advantage of these unique nutritional formulas.
hyper or non-specific stimulation of the immune				Hard as it may be for the skeptic in you to
system results in excess concentrations of				believe, there is only one nutritional supplement
hypochlorite production, exposure to toxins				company in the world that can be trusted. Of the
(xenobiotics) which cause the liver and the adrenal				thousands of products we have tested, only
cortex, reactions that involve the cytochrome				Standard Process delivers the goods. Visit for
P450 enzyme reaction system, exposure to				detailed information, or call Four Mountains at
radiation either electromagnetic or through ionizing,				1-800-736-0904 to request our FREE
excessive stress which through				SUPPLEMENT GUIDE and for help with ordering.
neuro-transmitters and modulators force both the				You need this!2) Low Stress DietRead hundreds
immune and endocrine systems to produce				of diet books and sort it all out for yourself, or
destructive radicals.5) Killer FoodHow can a nation				call Four Mountains and we'll send you a FREE
notorious for overeating protein, carbohydrate				COPY of THE LOW STRESS DIET - a summary
and fat have so many people deficient in vital				of everything you'll ever need to know about a
nutrients? The answer is that we are eating too				healthy diet.3) YogaDon't mistake Yoga for a
many 'empty calories' from foods grown in				trend or fad, as it's older than the hills and has
depleted top soil, coupled with excessive				proven itself the world over as the most
processing and refining.Americans, young and old,				awesome of healing traditions. Heal every system,
suffer from multiple trace mineral, macro mineral				organ, nerve, gland, muscle and bone in your
and vitamin deficiencies. Most common deficiencies				body. That's the power of yoga.Get rid of a lot of
include magnesium, zinc, iron, selenium, B complex,				tension and you'll be like a new person after only
vitamin C, vitamin E, essential fatty acids and				one week. Of course that's the quick fix. Do it for
various amino acids.Additionally, the Standard				ninety days and you'll cure most diseases. Do it
American Diet causes blood sugar dysregulation,				for two years and you'll turn into the person you
hormonal disorders, acidosis, and digestive system				always hoped you might become but didn't know
overload and weakness. The bottom line is that				how to get there.Give it a whirl. We
the average person's diet is killing them in more				enthusiastically recommend you study several
ways than one. Despite loads of media attention				yoga systems to derive maximum benefit and
and books from our nation's top nutritional gurus,				find your personal best routine. Start with
the majority of people in this country are still				Ashtanga, Bikram, Kundalini and Somatic Yoga. If
digging their graves with their teeth.6) Chronic				you explore just those four styles, you'll be very
DehydrationWhen we don't drink enough healthy				well taken care of, and you'll never have to look
fluids we become dehydrated. The problem is that				any further.LIFELONG HEALTH MANAGEMENT:
it's possible to be dehydrated more or less				YOUR WELLNESS LIFESTYLE1) Self-Awareness
continuously for many years and not even know				& Self-Regulation (SA/SR)Face it. Your body is a
it. This in turn creates chronic and severe				lifelong responsibility. Therefore, if you intend to
hormonal stress that leads directly to pain and				take care of it the way you should, a little
disease. Research indicates that a simple water				knowledge is indispensable.Your body is very
deficiency afflicts many millions of Americans.7)				much like a GARDEN. Neglect it and the roots of
Touch DeprivationDetachment style parenting,				disease will take over and destroy it's inherent
body issues, and neglect of the body promotes a				design, health and beauty. However, tend it with
condition known as 'touch deprivation'. For millions				the appropriate Wellness Tools and enjoy the
of people this is a condition to simply accept.				health, beauty and vitality that is yours to
However, the stress and pain that results is more				enjoy.For your Wellness Lifestyle to be effective,
than many people can bare and drives them to				it will necessarily have to include some
extreme and desperate behavior in an				self-awareness and self-regulation in the following
unconscious effort to remedy a touch deficiency.				areas. This just means that you need to think
However, there is no substitute for touch.				about these four areas every so often and make
Without enough skin to skin contact human beings				sure that your doing a pretty good job keeping
become extremely imbalanced, and mentally and				each area balanced. Imbalances in one or all of
physically diseased.8) Tissue Oxygen				these four areas will have you running to a
StarvationNinety percent of Americans are				doctor, so the more you keep an eye on it
oxygen starved and eighty percent of these don't				yourself, the more self-reliant and healthier your
even realize it. The cause for this widespread				GARDEN will become.Think of your body and
problem is twofold. First, few if any of us are				your health as involving four key areas. These are
actually taught healthy breathing habits, we simply				the four areas for which you are already
ignore it all together. The second reason is due to				responsible, whether you want to be or not.
a predominantly indoor (and sedentary) lifestyle.				Sounds harsh, but there's nothing any of us can
Living inside schools, offices, homes, cars, and				do about it.a) Metabolic Self-Managementb)
shopping malls combined with unconscious shallow				Nutritional Self-Managementc) Mental/Emotional
breathing creates hypoxia, and hypoxia is an				Self-Managementd) Structural Self-Management2)
anaerobic condition that breeds infection, cancer,				Turning the Wheel of HealingThe Wheel of Healing
heart disease, inflammation/pain and chronic				is the principle model for effective natural health
fatigue.9) Chronic Inflammation, Lesions and				care and healthy aging.a) DetoxificationReduce the
RestrictionsMost, if not all, people suffer with				body's toxic load with wholistic interventions that
multiple inflammations, lesions and restrictions in				support all the channels of elimination and safely
their various membranes, connective tissues,				remove accumulated debris from your systemb)
muscles, ligaments, tendons and organs. Not only				FortificationAchieve nutritional competence by
do these inflammations and lesions limit mobility				furnishing the body with the essential raw
and motility, they also add substantially to the				materials needed for normal function.c)
body's total stress load, and frequently become				RelaxationDispel biological distress with proven
the site for accumulated toxins and future				techniques and tools that remove layers of
cancers. Preventing disease and creating optimal				tension from the mind and body.d)
health necessitates that we locate and eliminate				MobilizationCultivate vigorous circulation, powerful
these physical problems.10) Structural				nerve force, balanced musculoskeletal strength,
SubluxationsGravity, injuries, sitting in chairs, bad				and visceral health with daily therapeutic
shoes, and poor posture can all cause spinal and				movement and low-stress body alignment
joint mis-alignment, which in turn leads to				exercises.3) Wellness ToolsAs there are many
neuro-muscular, multiple organ and system				and diverse ways to turn the Wheel of Healing,
dysfunction. Autopsy research indicates that in				Four Mountains has cataloged and innovated
most cases, diseased organs are directly linked to				approximately eighty Wellness Tools specifically to
subluxated vertebra. Subluxations of the cranial				facilitate these four vital processes. Our Wellness
joints (sutures) have also been shown to cause				Tools are the bricks and mortar of our Wellness
serious dysfunction in body, mind and behavior.				Programs, designed to provide maximum care for
For optimal health and disease prevention,				your body's twelve systems.

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