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Vision for the Future
The Stone Institute was founded on the premise of the “whole.” Through the years, the “whole” has taken on new meaning. Mind, body, spirit is a version of the whole, but the dissection of the three creates artificial boundaries. Mind, body and spirit are virtually inseparable due to the life long dense intimate integrations. A therapeutic approach to disease by carving out one from the three is fraught with many errors related to the manifestations of disease and the interpretations of their clinical relevance to therapy. Dr. Merigian defines the “whole” as a biological holon. Each minute part of the human body is in-and-of-itself a whole, but it also serves as a part of another more multifaceted whole. Each holon has a mind, body and spirit component. The amalgamated interactions of holons produce the human condition, either healthy or ill. The second most important aspect of the new “whole” model is that all cellular, neurologic, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, pulmonary, endocrinologic and immunologic functions have only one major component in common: blood. Blood and blood components are not only holons, but blood also connects all other human holons in some fashion. Minute by minute, 55-60% of blood flow is directed from the heart to the gastrointestinal tract. Blood from the GI tract is routed to the liver for processing and cleansing before it returns to the cardiovascular system. If the liver function is compromised in any way, the short and long term effects of polluted blood creates disease. The overwhelming majority of the pollution from the GI tract must be cleansed by the liver. If not, the body as a whole becomes extremely susceptible to disease. It is postulated that polluted blood compromises the immune system, which leads to chronic infections, auto immune phenomenon and cancers. Hormone distortions lead to emotional imbalances and metabolic disturbances. Perfusion changes in the kidney, liver and brain leads to acute and chronic hypertension. Persistent inflammation leads to fatigue and heart disease. Examining holonsitic structures and live whole blood allows health care providers to contemplate disease in a new light. Emphasis on study of the human body as a complex biological ecosystem creates a unified functional approach to disease. The unified function model demands a shift in the therapeutic paradigm. Medicinal holonism is at the opposite end of the spectrum from the reductionist model of specialization and sub specialization. Even the most remote, most minuet cell communicates with the most large, most central portion of the human condition. Patients at The Stone Institute learn about a new medical model integrating all aspects of the immune system, endocrine glands, blood and blood components, nervous system activity and nutrition. Each illness is actually only one of a kind. Infirmity challenges the body and its functions differently from patient to patient. If you visualize a place for healing, what would constitute a solution to your personal disturbance? Each unique illness requires a distinctive therapeutic adventure. Come find it at The Stone Institute. |
If
you took time to visualize a place for healing, what would
constitute the ideal wellness center? Would it include state of
the art laboratory services, body imaging for function and
anatomical abnormality, individualized therapies including
allopathic, homeopathic and naturopathic medicines, vitamins,
minerals, acupuncture and physical therapies? Most definitely it
would. Add one physician prescribing therapy using consultants
as “consultants”, not definitive clinical care providers, and
you have The Stone Institute.