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Beyond Medicine: Exploring a New Way of ThinkingBy Dr. Richard A. Dicenso
Summarized with permission of Matrix Transformation.
IntroductionWe must achieve a balance between three realms of functioning to live a healthy, happy life. The three realms are as follows:
Biochemical: Consisting of the chemical processes in our bodies, this realm provides a two-way bridge between the virtual and physical realms. Virtual: This intangible realm is comprised of psychological, emotional and spiritual energies. These realms make up the multi-dimensional life experience. Lack of attention to any of these realms will eventually result in health problems. Emergence of the CaveatsDr. DiCenso developed his prototype of the three realms after years of study and experience. He began with credentials in chiropractic and acupuncture, followed by courses in such areas as homeopathy, iridology, movement therapy, meditation, and chiropractic forensics. Each of these added to his understanding of human functioning but did not provide the complete answer he desired.His thirty years of experience led him on a search to understand the "whole person." Out of this search emerged the Seven Caveats. Anything can cause anything -- This most powerful of the caveats states that the law of cause and effect works only in the physical realm but not in the virtual and biochemical realms. The cause of symptoms may be found in any of the three realms. For every action, there is a reaction -- Related to the first caveat, every action will produce some kind of reaction but it is extremely difficult to predict where the reaction will take place and what it might be. Everything works -- Each method for resolving a symptom will work in a unique way for each individual. The way a method works is affected by the past history and current state of the person. There are no panaceas -- To find the correct method to deal with a person's symptoms requires careful definition of the causes in all realms. As related to the previous caveat, no one method will work the same for every person. When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail -- The perspective of the person defining a situation will affect the definition. For instance, a chiropractor will define a back problem according to spinal alignment, while an acupuncturist will look at energy meridians and a massage therapist at muscle groups. All perspectives are correct in their way but they are also all incomplete. When you hear hoof beats, look for horses -- In determining the cause of a health issue, start where the imbalance is most obvious and search from there. Everything is what it isn't -- The perspective used to define symptoms will also define what is seen. By expanding the perspective, new ideas and solutions become available. Dr. DiCenso calls the chronic and nonresponsive disorders that affect 20 percent of his patients Vicious Cycle Disorders or VCDs. These types of disorders are frustrating to diagnose because the symptoms don't clearly lead to a cause. Patients are often told to wait and see what else happens or that nothing can be done. These cases led him to develop the Seven Caveats and the processes for health described here.
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