Distinguishing Trauma From All Other Conditions ... Shopping for diagnoses, medical model

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Hi Belinda,

 

No, I'm saying something in the opposite direction, though not precisely the

opposite.

 

In the presence of trauma ... physical OR emotional ... we may not be able

to repair ourselves fully. (If we had access to the full range of our

capacities, perhaps it would be otherwise ... but that's a rather esoteric

conversation for our generation.) So, for example, we set a broken leg, we

repair a broken hip. But the best immediate follow-up to almost any such

(physical) repair involves:

 

1. Fasting on water alone.

2. NO DRUGS.

 

In other words, the mechanical repair itself requires a brilliant mechanic

.... the best! But once the mechanical repair is accomplished, THEN it is

best to return the reins to our innate intelligence. If some sort of

immobilization (such as a cast) for a time is involved , that's fine ... and

deep rest remains the best " medicine " .

 

Best,

Elchanan

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rawfood [rawfood ] On Behalf Of

Belinda

Thursday, July 05, 2007 4:07 AM

rawfood

[Raw Food] Re: Distinguishing Trauma From All Other Conditions ...

Shopping for diagnoses, medical model

 

 

El, are you saying that you do not believe docotors should repair injuries?

That the body should be left to repair itself? That in the long run the

surgeries to repair cause more harm than good? I do realize that sometimes

this does happen, but every time?

 

Belinda

 

and > Hi Lynne all,

 

1. Yes, as I've written many times, trauma is the one area of medicine that

can be constructive at times. But this has absolutely nothing to do with

the more generalized use of practitioners, whether allopathic or otherwise,

to treat symptoms of self-abusive living.