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However, acquiring at least a rough understanding of various physiological processes and treatment options gives patients a way to emancipate themselves from dependence on the health care system to some extent and take control of their own health.

This book is intended to provide the reader with a thorough (albeit not complete) insight into external and internal influences that can lead to illness, and to show ways to positively influence them. The background of the mode of action from the central nervous system and clinically verified nutritional therapy will be highlighted in order to show how the right approach can stimulate the body to heal, regardless of the disease. It may surprise some how quickly and effectively several chronic diseases can at least be improved with this approach. The word “holistic” has become overused. Holistic means understanding and treating the patient’s emotional, chemical as well as physical stress. Those who fail to make an effort to do so may not call themselves holistic. Reducing these three forms of stress inevitably leads to increasing patient recovery. Day after day, people with chronic pain, limited mobility, cardiac arrhythmia with feelings of anxiety and significantly reduced quality of life hope that medication and surgery can take away their illness. However, a symptom-oriented approach to treatment is generally used in these cases, and thus the cause remains untouched. A different approach is needed here, as treating only the symptoms and ignoring the cause will not bring any benefit in the long run. No matter how cleverly thought out the drugs and how sophisticated the surgical techniques, they neither increase our life expectancy nor make us healthier.