Hormones verses Neuro-Tranmitters - the Back

A friend came up to me and asked my opinion. He is in pain due to a back deteriorating by bone growing inward towards the spine. They have progressively operated on him. He plans to undertake another operation which puts a titanium sleeve inside the spinal cord. They have to scrape out the existing space which has been lessened by calcium growth. Hmm. Already a tough situation.

Now he wants to prepare for the operation by boosting hormones in his body in the right proportions so that the pain is lessened and his body is better prepared for it. Another risky thing to do to your health. It benefits the short term -- the longer term is unknown.

So what do I recommend?

I recommend testing the Neuro-Transmitters in the body to see what their balance is ... that gives the steady stream of hormones that balance the hormones through the body. Once the balance is known, use supplements to re-balance them. And re-test as the body will no longer need the boost. Why? The body will produce the right hormones given the right mix of neuro-transmitters.

And what is the difference?

1. When the body gets hormones from the outside, it no longer needs to produce them -- it shuts down production. The lessens the ability to react in the long term. The pill or hormone treatment becomes the body's source. Medical science does not know enough about how much, when, and how long a single hormone is needed. Science does not know the intricate details of how to balance that hormone with other hormones. Yes, it is possible to force nature this way but it has many drawbacks. Many people, once on hormones can't come off them.
   
2. Supplements tune the body so that the body is in charge of its own recovery. All the steps of recovery are not known at this time. It is a marvelous process that needs encouragement but not replacement. Supplements stop when the body can keep up -- when the body is in balance.
   
3. Testing is the second voided urine of the day and 4 collections of saliva at 4-5 hour intervals during the day. It is frozen and overnighted directly to the lab. Tuning involves taking a scientific view of the balance and creating supplements which anchor and supplement the deficiencies. A team of medical experts with over 15 years experience at such balancing with nutrition and herbs help create the plan.

Read more on the functional assessment of Sanesco.

I actually believe that much of what is called Traditional Chinese Medicine does the same thing with herbs with over 50 identified patterns in the body. I see this group at Sanesco doing the same thing -- identifying patterns which match neural transmitter dysfunction. Only in Chinese Medicine they use names that have carried on for 80 generations of doctors. They simply use the same terms and agree on its characteristics. Many Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioners get excellent results by translating the signs and symptoms of any disorder into a known pattern or patterns -- voila, they apply the proper needles, herbs, moxa, cupping, food, life style exercises, massage, medication, packs, poultices, essential oils, and many more modalities. Only the original patterns are the guiding light behind each treatment.

If you ask me what I would do for his back, that would be a tougher problem. Certainly, it differs from the usual "breaking out" of deteriorating backs. Whatever he does I would recommend something gentle like Effie Chow's Qi Qong for spinal recovery and the type of tui na that extends the spine, puts more space between each vertebrae, and, finally, rocks each vertebrae down individually till there is free movement. Certainly, no free flow equals pain. And the tui na practitioner should open the water channel and certainly feed earth. Often they will need to work with the Yang side of wood and secure free movement in the sacral region.