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Drugs that affect the central nervous system have been used since time immemorial. Nowadays, they are used and abused in a medical sense as strong painkillers. Many are unaware of what this means for tissue healing. For tissue to heal, three things are essential: First, the nerve supply must function well. This requires a healthy spine free of major misalignments. Second, all raw materials must be sufficiently available to form new cells: 60 minerals, 16 vitamins, 12 amino acids and 3 fatty acids as well as being free of environmental toxins. The third component, which is often overlooked, is an emotional balance. When these are all in place, the brain can repair tissue damage, which happens through an inflammatory process. People usually associate inflammation with something negative, like pain and swelling. However, what they don’t realize is that this is the body’s way of trying to heal tissue. Swelling is caused by increased blood flow or filtration of blood into, for example, a joint capsule, resulting in swelling of the affected area. Increased blood flow to a region leads to more nutrients and a better chance of healing. What do we do about it? In most cases, we take anti-inflammatory medications such as ibuprofen or Voltaren, Arcoxia or acetaminophen, which curb this very reaction. As a result, the patient experiences a decrease in swelling, and thus a decrease in pain. However, this certainly does not promote healing, because the inflammatory processes that drive healing are artificially suppressed. Some plants and spices are thought to have anti-inflammatory properties, such as turmeric. Strictly speaking, they promote inflammation or make it more effective, rather than hindering the intended healing response. Chronic inflammation is the body’s desperate attempt to heal tissue, but its effectiveness is hindered by some negative influence. Here it would be useful to locate this negative influence in order to improve the patient’s health. These reactions are also controlled by the central nervous system. The big difference between allopathic and naturopathic medicine is that the allopathic physicians believe that the body gets sick and needs help from outside (medicines, operations, etc.), while naturopathy believes in the self-healing power of the body. A bone usually heals on its own within six weeks. When we suffer a cut, it usually heals quickly without consequences and without outside help. Why shouldn’t other tissues be able to heal as well? Intestinal tissue takes 6-12 weeks for the superficial cells to all be replaced, bone cells about twelve months. Some tissues, such as cartilage, menisci or intervertebral discs, have little or no blood supply, and are therefore considered non-regenerative. But cartilage cells are also alive. If they are alive, then they also have a metabolism. If they have a metabolism, they have to absorb nutrients and dispose of waste products, and they multiply. If they can multiply, they can regenerate. We simply need to apply the right stimuli and provide the cells with nerve supply and raw materials, while removing all inhibiting influences. Sounds logical, right? It is and, strictly speaking, should be implemented in every doctor’s office. But the reality often looks different. The entire complexity and genius of our central nervous system are not sufficiently appreciated. Treating symptoms always has top priority: for back pain, injections and painkillers are standard; for high blood pressure, blood pressure medication; for osteoarthritis, surgery is performed; for depression, antidepressants are prescribed; for diabetes, insulin injections (even though too much insulin is normally already produced) or metformin or similar pills; for obesity, it is possible to reduce the size of one’s stomach surgically; for cardiac arrhythmia, options include medication, electrical/medical conversion, or even implanting a pacemaker. While all these things can alleviate a person’s symptoms, they do not address the root cause; thus, a holistic approach to therapy always seems to be the more promising one.