Crystal Medicine - A Clinical Approach to Healing Mind, Body, Spirit
Depression is the most prevalent of all the emotional disorders. Symptoms may vary from feelings of minor sadness to sheer misery and dejection. When sadness persists and impairs daily life, it maybe an indication of a depressive disorder. Depression brings together a variety of physical and psychological symptoms, which together constitute a syndrome. Depression is considered "Anger turned inward". (See also: Anger). This is a situation that should be addressed. The external manifestations represent a cry for help from the tormented mind of the depressed persons. The severely depressed patient feels worthless and is finally convinced that he himself is responsible for his undoing and his present state of hopeless despair. Depleted functioning of the adrenal glands is one of the main causes of mental depression.
The Root Chakra represents physical identity, oriented to self-preservation. This chakra forms our foundation. It represents the element earth, and is therefore related to our survival instincts, and to our sense of grounding and connection to our bodies and the physical plane.
Also address the Heart Chakra when healing abandonment issues. This chakra is most important in all facets of love, when it is balanced; you trust in others, take risks, love and feel loved.
Allow The Universe To Take Over!
- Learn to breathe deeply and fully. Your breath is your connection to relaxation and inner peace.
- I relax and let go. Say this 4 or 5 times and watch how your body and mind relax.
- You have no motivation: MOVE!! Exercise is the key to regulating your mind and body.
- Metaphysical expert Louise Hay sees depression as: Anger you feel you do not have a right to have. Hopelessness.
- Use this affirmation: I now go beyond other's fears and limitations. I CREATE MY LIFE!
Create a Crystal Net with clear quartz points. Use any energizing grid that encircles the body.
Ask the patient to choose from a pink or green stone. The crystal they choose, place at the Heart Chakra.
Consider the following stones by color:
Yellow - Associated with joy and happiness. It is a stimulant to the brain, the liver and the spleen. It is also effective in the treatment of indigestion, kidney and liver disorders, constipation, eye and throat infections, syphilis and impotence. In using yellow, it allows clarity of thought. It gives good ideas and awareness. It has a powerful effect on the nervous system and assists the left brain in operation.
Orange - Orange is the best stimulant, helping us in times of depression, loneliness, and boredom. It is the best emotional stimulant. Joy comes from orange energy. Orange has the love from red and the wisdom from yellow. It strengthens confidence and allows independence. In using orange, you can learn to understand how the stomach tells us about our physical situations.
Specific stones can benefit on many levels:
Blue Lace Agate relieves repression and suppression of feeling stemming from fear.
Hematite is grounding, protecting. Dissolves and protects negative energy from entering the aura
Sunstone brings light and sunshine to life. It is a great stone for depression.
Fire Opal is for those feeling disconnected, indifferent and empty.
Amber helps with feeling of suicide and depression.
Pyrite helps with melancholy and deep despair.
Jet balances mood swings, helps one “take control” and lifts depression by bringing balance.
Lapis Lazuli helps us express ourselves. It amplifies and stimulates the higher mind.
Moonstone soothes emotional instability, calms overreactions and helps us understand old emotional patterns.
Support this treatment by making a gem essence of any of the above stones.
Carry 4 of the above stones with you.
Make a grid for self-realization and self-expression. Use a place mat or grid mat. On a piece of paper, write a positive affirmation or realization of how you want to heal yourself. Be specific with the intention. Fold the paper and place it under a clear quartz stone in the middle. Around that stone place 5 or 7 stones that you (or patient) relate to. Trace the grid with a single terminated stone to transform the intention and then let it go.
For further reading, please see Alternative Answers for Depression
by Andrew Pacholyk, MS, L.Ac.
Basic anatomy explains that our central nervous system (CNS) is
comprised of the brain and spinal cord. The peripheral nervous system
(PNS) consists of cranial nerves, which branch out of the brain, and
spinal nerves, which branch out of the spinal cord. The region where
the nerve branches out from the spinal cord is known as the Nerve
Root. Each nerve travels from the spinal cord and then divides into a
posterior division (dorsal rami) and an anterior division (ventral
rami). The dorsal rami innervate the posterior muscles and skin of
the trunk; the ventral rami, from, T1 to T12, innervate the anterior
and lateral muscles and skin of the trunk.
Motor fibers and sensory fibers emerge from the spinal nerves. The
motor fibers innervate particular muscles, while sensory fibers
innervate particular areas of the skin. A skin area innervated by the
sensory fibers of a single nerve root is known as a Dermatome.
A group of muscles primarily innervated by the motor fibers of a
single nerve root is known as a Myotome (muscle). There is a total of
31 sets of nerves branching out of the spinal cord.
A Plexus is formed by the remaining anterior nerve divisions, which
then distribute to the rest of the body. The nerves from each plexus
innervate specific muscles and areas of skin in the body and are
numbered according to the location in the spine from where they exit.
The following are the four main plexuses:
The Cervical and Brachial plexuses innervate the upper limbs. The
Lumbar and Sacral plexuses innervate the lower limbs.
Cervical plexus, C1 - C4, innervates the diaphragm, shoulder and neck
Brachial plexus, C5 - T1, innervates the upper limbs
Lumbar plexus, T12/L1 - L4, innervates the thigh
Sacral plexus, L4 - S4, innervates the leg and foot.
Having knowledge of dermatomes and myotomes can help us to
differentiate different dysfunctions. Certainly if there is no
dysfunction, massage techniques that focus on massage in the
direction of the dermatomes and myotomes make for a soothing,
intuitive experience in touch therapy.
The sensory perception is what our body acknowledges. this is another
reason why the "flow" of the massage is so very important.
A dermatome is the area of skin supplied by nerves orginating from a
single spinal nerve root. The spinal roots innervating the wrist and
hand are C5, C6, C7, C8, T1, T2.
If vibration, position sense, and subjective light touch are normal
in the fingers and toes you may assume the rest of this exam will be
normal.
Pain
Use a suitable sharp object to test "sharp" or "dull" sensation.
Test the following areas:
Shoulders (C4)
Inner and outer aspects of the forearms (C6 and T1)
Thumbs and little fingers (C6 and C8)
Front of both thighs (L2)
Medial and lateral aspect of both calves (L4 and L5)
Little toes (S1)
Temperature
Often omitted if pain sensation is normal.
Use a tuning fork heated or cooled by water and ask the patient to
identify "hot" or "cold."
Test the following areas:
Shoulders (C4)
Inner and outer aspects of the forearms (C6 and T1)
Thumbs and little fingers (C6 and C8)
Front of both thighs (L2)
Medial and lateral aspect of both calves (L4 and L5)
Little toes (S1)
Light Touch
Use a fine whisp of cotton or your fingers to touch the skin lightly.
Ask the patient to respond whenever a touch is felt.
Test the following areas:
Shoulders (C4)
Inner and outer aspects of the forearms (C6 and T1)
Thumbs and little fingers (C6 and C8)
Front of both thighs (L2)
Medial and lateral aspect of both calves (L4 and L5)
Little toes (S1)
Application of crystals in dermatomal regions often have a direct
effect on the Chakra centers. It is always good to refer back to your
chakra information and treat according to the pain as well as the
energy center and crystals/colors it is associated with.
Chakra/Dermatome/Crystal Correlations
The Root/Base Chakra
Location: Base of the spine
Color: Red/Black
Associated Gland: Adrenal
*Controls body solids, such as the spinal column, bones, teeth, and
nails. Also the blood, building process of cells, the colon, and
rectal area
Gemstones: Agate, Bloodstone, Hematite, Red Coral, Red Garnet, Ruby,
Black Obsidian, Black Tourmaline and Black Tourmaline in Clear Quartz
Related Dermatomes: L1 - S4
The Sacral/Spleen Chakra:
Location: Below the navel
Color: Orange
Associated Organs/Systems: Reproductive organs, kidneys, bladder
Gemstones: Carnelian, Coral, Gold Calcite, Moonstone, Blood Citrine
and Orange Jasper
Related Dermatomes: S4 -T10
The Solar Plexus Chakra:
Location: Above the navel, but below the chest
Color: Yellow
Associated Organs/Systems: Pancreas, liver, stomach, spleen, gall
bladder, autonomic nervous system, lower back, muscles
Gemstones: Amber, Citrine, Tiger's Eye, Topaz, Yellow Sapphire,
Sulphur, Yellow Jasper
Related Dermatomes: T10 - T4, C1 - C4 also innervated the diaphragm
The Heart Chakra:
Location: The center of the chest
Color: Green/Pink
Associated Gland: Thymus
*Controls the heart, blood circulation, immune system, lower lungs,
rib cage, skin, upper back
Gemstones: Emerald, Green Jade, Rhodonite, Rhodochrosite, Rose
Quartz, Ruby, Kunzite, and Watermelon Tourmaline.
Related Dermatomes: T4 - T1
The Throat Chakra:
Location: the throat area
Color: blue
Associated Glands: Thyroid
*Controls the jaw, neck, throat, voice, airways, upper lungs, arms
Gemstones: Aquamarine, Blue Sapphire, Chalcedony, Turquoise, Blue
Quartz, Blue Kyanite, Angelite, Blue Obsidian, Apatite, Blue
Tourmaline, Azurite, Calcite, Lapis Lazuli, Sodalite
Related Dermatomes: T1 - C3
The Third Eye Chakra
Location: Middle of the forehead
Color: Indigo
Associated Glands: Pituitary
*Controls the endocrine system, the left brain hemisphere, the left
eye, nose, ears, sinuses, and parts of the nervous system
Gemstones: Lepidolite, Iolite, Strawberry Quartz, Lapis, Azurite,
Sodalite
Related Dermatomes: C3 - C2
The Crown Chakra:
Location: the top of the head
Color: Violet or white
Associated Glands: Pineal
*Controls cerebrum, right brain hemisphere, right eye, central
nervous system
Gemstones: Alexandrite, Amethyst, Clear Quartz, Diamond, Selenite,
Herkimer Diamond, Kundalini Quartz, Tiger's Eye, Amethyst, Citrine,
and Smokey Quartz, Tourmalinated Quartz.
Related Dermatomes: C1
by Andrew Pacholyk, MS, L.Ac.
About 10 percent of Americans over the age of 40 have diverticulosis. This is a condition where the colon (large intestines) develops small pockets that bulge outward through weak spots, similar to a hernia. About half of all people over the age of 60 have diverticulosis. The pockets form when pressure inside the intestines build up, usually because of constipation. This condition is called Diverticular Disease.
Symptoms of diverticulosis are sometimes never experienced. Although they may include mild cramps, bloating, and constipation. Other disorders, which mimic these symptoms include irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and stomach ulcers. These symptoms do not always mean a person has diverticulosis.
When these pockets become infected or inflamed, the condition is called diverticulitis. The most common symptom of diverticulitis is abdominal pain or tenderness around the left side (quadrant) of the lower abdomen. Diverticulitis can lead to bleeding, infections, perforations, tears, or blockages. These complications always require treatment to prevent them from progressing and causing serious illness. If infection occurs, the severity of symptoms may include fever, nausea, vomiting, chills, cramping, and constipation. It is not known how infection can occur, but it may begin when stool or bacteria are caught in these pockets. An attack of diverticulitis can develop suddenly and without warning.
The most likely cause of diverticulosis is a low-fiber diet because it increases constipation and pressure inside the large intestine. Increasing the amount of fiber in your diet may reduce symptoms of diverticulosis and prevent complications such as diverticulitis.
Other causes you should consider are bowel habits, related pain, diet and medications. This is also considered a stress-related disorder. It is known that stress and smoking make symptoms worse.
Dietary fiber is an important part of our daily diet. Although most fiber is not digested, it gives us many important and healthy benefits. Fiber retains water, which allows for softer and bulkier stools, lowers pressure inside the intestines so that bowel contents can move through easily, which in turn prevents constipation and hemorrhoids Fiber binds with cholesterol and eliminates this substance from the body. A high-fiber diet can also reduce colon cancer risk as well as keep our digestive tract clean. The recommended amount of fiber is 25 to 35 grams each day.
You can increase your fiber intake by eating these foods: whole grain breads and cereals such as whole-wheat bread, cooked brown rice, bran cereal, plain, cooked oatmeal, cooked white rice; fruits like apples, pears, tangerines and peaches; vegetables like asparagus, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, carrots, spinach, squash and tomatoes; and starchy vegetables like kidney beans, baked beans, lima beans and potatoes.
Foods such as nuts, popcorn hulls, and seeds including sunflower, pumpkin, caraway, and sesame should be avoided.
In some people, the seeds in tomatoes, zucchini, cucumbers, strawberries, raspberries and poppy seeds, may cause a problem.
People differ in the amounts and types of foods they can eat. Decisions about diet should be made based on what works best for each person. Keeping a food diary may help identify individual culprits in your diet.
Alfalfa is a great source of Vitamin K, which is often deficient in people with intestinal disorders. 2,000 mg in capsules or tincture is recommended.
Aloe Vera promotes the healing of inflamed areas. Drink 1/2 cup of aloe vera juice, 3 times a day. It can be mixed with 1/2 a cup of herbal tea, such as chamomile.
Pau D'arco is an antibacterial and cleansing herb. Drink two cups of this herb as tea, daily or as a tincture.
Green drinks or whole green food drinks contain chlorophyll and are extremely beneficial for this condition.
To relieve pain, massage the left side (quadrant) of the lower abdomen. Stand up and do gentle stretching exercises.
By Cheryline Lawson
Toxins invade our body everyday. It ranges from the foods that we eat to toxins in the atmosphere that are called antioxidants. There are a variety of pills and potions on the market that have a lot of fluff and boast results that seem very unrealistic.
However, flushing toxins from the body is not a quick fix, but an ongoing process to continually improve health and develop a healthy lifestyle. As long as we remain alive, toxins will affect us so we must find a product to help us to fight these dangerous pollutions to our body.
There are two easy ways to rid the body of toxins. One is by a foot detox patch or spa and the other is by alkalizing the body. A detox patch is easy because all you need to do is to attach the foot patch on the sole of the feet before retiring to bed at night and when you awake, the toxins will appear in the patch (it will turn an almost black color). This is a safe, natural, effective and recommended method of removing toxins from the body.
A detox foot spa is almost the same process except you may have to go to a holistic center or spa. Your feet are immersed in foot spa with the water mixed in a solution.
After the thirty-minute detox experience, the water is filled with toxins drawn from the body. Each substance is color coded to determine what part of the body the toxins came from. It is quite an eye-opening experience.
The other method is also safe. This requires the intake of a substance called energy green drink. The ingredients in this product help to flush the acids and toxins from the body to alkalize the body and restore health. Our body is naturally acidic, but the foods that we eat add to this acid to make us overacidic. Toxins and fat feed on this excess acid to make us sick and overweight.
The Energy Green drink is a natural remedy to detoxification and weight loss success. Alkaline foods supply us to with less toxicity and the energy green contains alkaline substances in the form of vitamins, vegetables, and fruits. This neutralizes the acid and toxins in our body to give us a more balanced and healthy body.
These are the easiest, most unobtrusive ways to assist your body in the removal of pollutants that invade our bodies on a daily basis; and also from the health-repressive toxicity accumulations that impede our bodies from achieving the true wellness we really should be experiencing. A toxic body (with an overburdened liver and a sluggish and congested lymphatic system) simply cannot maintain the normal cleansing performance required to maintain optimal health. Also, in addition to the over abundance of naturally-occurring toxins, it is estimated that well over 400 synthetic chemicals and other man-made toxins permeate the body of the average individual today. So a lot of us are walking around full of toxins without being aware of it. We must not wait until we get sick to take control of our bodies. Now is the time to flush the body and revitalize our health. You owe it to yourself.
Cheryline Lawson, author and owner of website at http://www.alkalinedietdetox.com. You are welcome to use this article, but be sure to use it in its entirety with the resource box intact.
by Andrew Pacholyk, MS, L.Ac.
I. The Olfactory Nerve, or First Cranial Nerve, is the pathway taken
by Olfactory impulses from the Nasal mucosa to the Brain. The Olfactory Tract connects the Olfactory Bulb with the Olfactory Tubercle, where it divides into a Medial and Lateral Olfactory Tract.
II. The Optic Nerve, or Second Cranial Nerve, lies just Posterior and
Inferior to the Medial Olfactory Tract. It carries information from
the Eye for Vision and Ocular Reflexes.
III. The Oculomotor Nerve or Third Cranial Nerve, arises at the
Ventral aspect of the MesenCephalon and transverses through the
Cavernous Sinus to the Orbit. It supplies all the Intrinsic Ocular Muscles and all Extrinsic Ocular Muscles except for the Lateral Rectus and Superior Oblque. The ParaSympathetic Fibers from this Nerve innervate the Ciliary Muscle of the Lens and the Sphincter Muscle of the Pupil.
IV. The Trochlear Nerve or Fourth Cranial Nerve,supplies only the
Superior Oblique Muscle of the Eye, and it arises just below the Inferior Quadrigeminal Bodies of the BrainStem. It emerges from the Posterior aspect of the BrainStem and passes around the Lateral side of the Cerebellar Peduncle into the Margin of
the Tentorium and into the Cavernous Sinus, where it goes to the Orbit.
V. The Trigeminal Nerve or Fifth Cranial Nerve, is the Largest
Cranial Nerve, and it carries Fibers that give Sensation to the Face
and Motor Fibers to the Muscles of Mastication. It exits from the
BrainStem through the AnteroLateral surface of the Pons.
VI. The Abducent Nerve or Sixth Cranial Nerve, supplies the Lateral
Rectus Muscle of the Eyeball and issues from the Brain at the
Inferior border of the Pons, just above the Pyramid of the Medulla
Oblongata.
VII. The Facial Nerve or Seventh Cranial,consists of two parts: The Motor Root, which supplies the Superficial Muscles of the Scalp, Face, and Neck. A smaller Sensory Root, which contains the Afferent Taste Fibers for the Anterior two thirds of the Tongue and the Afferent ParaSympathetic Fibers for supply of the Lacrimal and Salivary Glands
The Facial Nerve arises from the Lateral aspect of the Ponto-
Medullary junction.
VIII. The Auditory Nerve, or Eighth Cranial Nerve, is entirely
Sensory, and consists of Vestibular and Cochlear divisions.
IX. The Glossopharyngeal, or Ninth Cranial Nerve is a Mixed Nerve
consisting of an Afferent part, which supplies the Pharynx and Tongue
and the Carotid Sinus and Body. The Efferent part supplies the Stylopharyngeus Muscle. It arises from the Medulla Oblongata by five or six Rootlets attached to the side of
the Medulla Oblongata, close to the Facial Nerve.
X. The Vagus Nerve, or Tenth Cranial Nerve is also a Mixed Nerve, which
contains a large number of ParaSympathetic Fibers and passes through
the Neck and Thorax into the Abdomen. It supplies Afferent Fibers
chiefly to the Pharynx, Esophagus, Stomach, Larynx, Trachea, and
Lungs. It's attached by numerous Rootlets to the side of the Medulla
Oblongata, in series with the Accessory Nerve below and the
Glossopharyngeal Nerve above. The Rootlets unite to form a Single
Tract, which exits from the Cranial Cavity through the Jugular
Foramen.
XI. The Accessory Nerve, or Eleventh Cranial Nerve, consists of
Bulbar and Spinal portions. It arises in series with the Vagus and
Glossopharyngeal Nerve and controls Motor Function of the
Sternomastoid and the Trapezius Muscles.
XII. The Hypoglossal Nerve or Twelfth Cranial Nerve, is a
predominantly Efferent Nerve that supplies all the Muscles of the
Tongue, both Intrinsic and Extrinsic, except the Palatoglossus Muscle.
It arises from numerous Rootlets from the Anterior portion of the
Medulla Oblongata. The Rootlets are arranged in double bundles and
unite in the Anterior Condylar Canal, where they emerge from the
Cranial Cavity.
There are several mnemonics or rhymes to help remember the 12 cranial nerves. Consider these"
"On Old Olympus Towering Tops A Finn and German Viewed Some Hops."
OOO to touch and feel gorgeous virgins, AH!
OOO to touch and feel a good vein, ah heaven.
*Info courtesy of John Hopkins University
by Andrew Pacholyk, MS, L.Ac.
Diagnosis is general judgement about diseases and syndromes as well
as state of health of the human body by collecting and analysing
clinical data on the basis of its diagnostic methods.
Diagnostics is a discipline to study the basic theories, methods and
techniques of diagnosis in medicine. With its substantial content, it
is regarded as the foundation of every clinical intake. Diagnosis
includes diagnostic methods and differentiation of syndromes.
Diagnostic methods consist of interrogation, inspection, auscultation
and olfaction, pulse-feeling and palpation. All these methods aim
mainly at providing objective basis for differentiation of syndromes
by collecting symptoms and signs from the patient.
Differentiation of syndromes refers to the process in which analysis
and inference are made on the basis of clinical materials acquired
through various diagnostic methods to determine the type of a
disease. Such modes of logical thinking as concept, inference and
judgement are adopted in the differentiation of syndromes. The type
of a disease is drawn from a large amount of perceptual materials. As
a pathological generalization of a disease in its certain stage,
syndromes reflect the law and nature of a disease, serving as a basis
for treatment. Therefore, they differ from symptoms.
Determining if a disease pattern is acute or chronic, more exterior
or interior, more hot or more cold are some of the basic diagnosis
techniques that tell you where to look next as well as what to ask
when working with a patient or client.
The etiology and pathology of the disease can tell you where it may
be stemming from and where it may be heading.
Asking questions is one of the strong points of an acupuncturist's
diagnostic process. While many of the questions may seem irrelevant
to the patient at the time, they help to form a complete picture of
the patient which allows for a uniquely suited diagnosis and
treatment protocol.
Traditionally the framework for asking diagnosis is the 10 questions:
* Hot, Cold, Fever, Chills
* Sweat
* Head Ears, Eyes, Nose Throat (HEENT)
* Pain: Head, Thorax, Abdomen, Below the waist
* Urine: amount color, smell, Stool: amount, frequency, const/diarr.
* Digestion, Thirst, Appetite, Taste, Diet
* Sleep: difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, nightmares
* Gynecological
* History
* History should include:
* Medical History, past, present
* Constitution, self, parents, family
* Emotional State
* Drug Use - Recreational and Prescription
This is a great start and can give you a great foundation as to the
patient's history. Then, the next step is learning what to do with
this information and how you can use your alternative and
complementary medicine to help!
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