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62ALTERNATIVETHERAPIESsepoct2011VOL.17NO.5TkConversationsMarthaStarMDadjustmenttoinstability.In1965twoobstetriciansmadeanintriguingdiscoveryabouttheparadoxicalrelationshipbetweenfetalmortalityandtheregularityofthefetalheartrate.Theyobservedthatthemoremetronome-lietheheartbeatthelesslielythefetuswouldbetosurvivebutthatthegreatertheheartratevariabilityx14thatisthemorevariabletheheartx19sbeat-to-beatintervalsx14themorelielythefetuswouldbetothrive.Inotherwordslongevityisdirectlyproportionaltoheartratevariability.Moregenerallyitwouldseemthatasystemx19shealthbothpsychologicalandphysiologicalisastoryaboutitscapacitycon-tinuouslytoprocessandadjusttotheimpactofongoingenviron-mentalperturbationandadaptivelytoreorganizeateverhigherlevelsofordercomplexityandintegration.ATHMThatmaessense.Drx0StarkStressfulstuffhappensallthetime.ButitwillbehowwelltheMindBodyMatrixisabletoprocessandintegrateitsimpactx14psychologicallyphysiologicallyandenergeticallyx14thatwillmaeofiteitheragrowth-disruptingeventoragrowth-promotingopportunity.InotherwordsitwillbehowwelltheMindBodyMatrixisabletomanagethecumulativeimpactovertimeofenvironmentalstressorsthatwilleitherhastenacom-promisedsystemx19sdeteriorationorsupportamoreresilientsys-temx19sevolutiontowardincreasingcomplexity.Sowhethertheprimarytargetismindorbodyandtheclini-calmanifestationthereforepsychiatricormedicalthecriticalissuewillbetheabilityoftheMindBodyMatrixtohandlestressthroughadaptation.ATHMx0HowdoyouconceptualizetheimpactofstressonthisMindBodyMatrixDrx0StarkInditclinicallyusefultothinintermsofstressasimpactingtheMindBodyMatrixinthreeways.Toomuchstressx14traumaticstressx14willbetoooverwhelm-ingforthesystemtoprocessandintegratetriggeringinsteadcataclysmicbreadown.Toolittlestresswillprovidetoolittleimpetusfortransformationandgrowthservinginsteadsimplytoreinforcethestatusquoofthesystem.Butjusttherightamountofstressx14x1coptimalstressx1dx14willofferjusttherightcombinationofchallengeandsupportneededultimatelytoinduceafterinitialdisruptionsubsequentrecon-stitutionofthesystematahigherlevelofcomplexorderednessandintegratedcoherence.Thesystemwillthereforehavebeenablenotonlytomanagetheimpactofthestressfulinputbutalsotobenetfromthatimpactbyvirtueofitsabilitytoadapt.Inotherwordsiftheinterfacebetweenstressorandsystemissuchthatthestressorisabletoprovoerecoverywithinthesystemthenwhatwouldhavebeenpoisonbecomesmedica-tionwhatwouldhaveconstitutedtoxicinputbecomesthera-peuticinputwhatwouldhavebeendeemedtraumaticstressbecomesoptimalstressandwhatwouldhaveoverwhelmedbecomestransformative.Whatdoesnx19tillyoumaesyoustron-ger.Ix19mspeaingheretothetherapeuticuseofstresstoprovoerecoverybyactivatingthebodyx19sinnateabilitytohealitself.ATHMWhataresomeexamplesofhowwestressthebodyinordertoactivateitsinnateabilitytohealitselfDrx0StarkAllmannerofmildaggravationswillstimulatethebodyx19sabilitytoself-heal.Forexampleevery-other-dayworoutswillcreatemicrotearsthatthebodywillbeabletorepaironthosealternatedayswhenthebodyisatrest.Debridementofwoundsisthoughttoacceleratehealingbycreatingminorirrita-tiontotheareatherebypromptingthebodytorepairitself.Pin-ringpartiallyhealedtendonsofinjuredracehorsesisusedbysomeveterinariansandhasbeenapprovedsince2006asanacceptableformoftherapyincasesrefractorytoconventionaltreatment.Pin-ringinvolvesinsertingasmallred-hotprobeintoan80healedtendonwhichwillsuperimposeanacuteinjuryontopofachroniconewhichwillactivatethebodyx19sinnateabilitytohealitself.Obviouslyweallnowabouttheuseofvaccineshopefullycontaminant-freetopromotethebodyx19sresistancetosubse-quentexposures.Andhomeopathicremediesbyofferingminutepotentizeddosesofthetoxincanbeusedtoactivatethebodyx19sabilitytohealitself.Moregenerallyintermittentexposurestosmalldosesoftoxinswillpromptthebodytoadaptx14aslongasthedosedoesnotoverwhelmthesystemx19sadaptivecapacity.Alongtheselinesalittlenownremedyforthetemporaryreliefofdepressionismildsleepdeprivation.Neuroscientistsdonx19treallynowhowtoexplainthemysteryofwhydeprivingyourselfofhalfanightx19ssleeponceaweepreferablythesecondhalfofthenightshouldhavesuchabenecialeffectondepres-sionbutLeibenlufthypothesizesthatinterruptingnormalsleeppatternsmayx1cresynchronizedisturbedcircadianrhythmsx1dx14dis-ruptionrepairproducingoftenarapidandsustainedeveniftemporaryrecoveryfromdepression.Andfastingevenonedayaweecansosignicantlyreducethetotalbodyburdenthetotalstressonthesystemthatmentalclarityandfocuscanbeimproveddramaticallyx14atleasttempo-rarilyx14andasenseofoverallwell-beingrestored.Infactdoingawaterfastonceaweefor36hoursx14sayfromafterdinneronMondayeveningat8PMalldayTuesdayuntilbeforebreafastonWednesdaymorningat8AMx14isanextraordinarilyeffectiveoptimalstressor.Digestingtaesalotofwor.Fastingfreesupalltheenergythatwouldotherwisehavebeenconsumedinthediges-tiveprocessandthatfreed-upenergycanthenberedirectedtootherregulatorysystemsinthebodyespeciallythenervoussys-temforclearerthiningtheendocrinesystemtosupporthor-monalbalanceandtheimmunesystemforacceleratedself-healing.Whenwearesicweloseourappetitethislossofappetiteisanadaptiveresponsetoillnessbecauseitenablesustoredirectourenergiesawayfromthedigestiveprocesstotheimmunesystemandtheprocessesofself-repair.Evenanimalsinstinctivelyfastwhentheyaresicorinjuredwhichacceleratestheirrateofrecovery.