San Francisco Vegan Chiropractor Comments:
I just finished reading a feature story on the front page of today's San Francisco Chronicle, entitled:
California's last best run of wild salmon.
The story goes on to explain how the Chinook salmon are running stronger than ever at Butte Creek now that their habitat has been returned closer to it's natural state.
Apparently, over the years there has been some serious exposure to chemicals and pollutants that contributed to the almost fatal decline of the salmon run. This, along with various man made diversions prevented the natural spawning pattern. So, by removing these stresses and allowing nature to restore the Eco-balance, a healthier context was achieved.
Anyway...I could not help but compare the (previous) context induced unhealthy state of the Butte Creek Salmon population, to the unhealthy (contextual) state of the American human population.
Now, if we could only apply these same principles to our health care system we would be in much better shape. We could even teach these principles in schools. The principles of contextual healing.
Our context is basically made up of the food we eat, the air we breath, the amount of toxins and chemicals we expose ourselves to. The amount of mental stress we endure. The amount of exercise we get. And the quality of our environment and planet as a whole.
As the quality of our context is degraded...so is the quality of our health. As we improve the quality of our context...we regain lost health.
They did not give these fish antibiotics. They need not treat the fish with chemicals and drugs. They improved the quality of the context. The same principles work for all living things. Give a sick patient a diet centered around plant foods. Give them some exercise. Some sun light. Play some nice music. Maybe some massage and meditation. Then see what happens. Attacking the disease with drugs only creates an unhealthier context.
Sure, it's not quite this straight forward...but in a way it really is...
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