Homeopathy: The Interrelationship between Tissue Salts and the Qualities of Tibb...Part One

Homeopathy: The Interrelationship between Tissue Salts and the Qualities of Tibb...Part One

Dr Linda Mayer, Dr Joy Saville and Prof R. Bhikha

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1. Introduction

Tissue salts are the vital building blocks in manufacturing and maintaining the dynamic equilibrium of the cells in the body. It forms the basis of blood, which contains all the material for all the tissues; from the capillary vessels, arteries and veins, to every tissue and organ, which supplies nutrients and oxygen to every part of the body.

Each nerve, muscle, bone, cartilage, connective tissue, skin and mucous membrane is dependent on the correct balance of the molecular motion and structure of the mineral salts and water content in the body. Any disturbance in this equilibrium results in abnormal conditions, which are known as disease.

The common denominator which links the philosophy of the biochemistry of tissue salts and Tibb is the fact that any disturbance in the molecular motion in living tissues can be rectified by restoring the equilibrium, with the process of correcting any imbalances. Biochemistry corrects imbalances with minute quantities of the same tissue salt which is deficient; while Tibb acknowledges that the tissue salt which is given will counteract the qualities of heat, moisture, coldness or dryness, whichever one has an excess or deficiency i.e. an imbalance of the quantity or quality of the respective humors.

Both principles of the biochemistry of tissue salts and the philosophy of Tibb agree that it is more important to understand the person as a whole, integrating the body, mind and the soul, in order for true health to be realised. The innate/inborn intelligence, or ʻnatureʼ, known as Physis in Tibb, is able to assist the body in maintaining the equilibrium, or restoring the balance when ill health prevails. Hippocrates summarised this in his famous quote: “It is more important to know what sort of person has a disease than to know what sort of disease a person has.”

As long as there is a balanced interaction between man and the environment, consuming what is necessary to sustain life and eliminating what is no longer needed, true health will prevail. As long as a person makes the right lifestyle choices for his/her ideal Temperament, the minerals and Humours in the body will be in the correct quantity and in the right proportion, and there will be harmony with the chemistry of the blood and tissues of the body.

The history of tissue salts

The founder of the biochemical tissue salts is Dr Wilhelm Heinrich Schuessler, while the founder of the philosophical principles of Tibb is Hippocrates.

Hippocrates (469-377 BC) was a Greek philosopher and physician who is known as the Father of Medicine. He conceptualised the theory of humours, on which much of Tibb is based. These four humours circulate in the body, and they determine the unique physical, mental and emotional characteristics of an individual, which became known as Temperament, namely: Sanguinous, Phlegmatic, Melancholic and Bilious. Each Temperament has its own combination of the qualities of heat and moisture, coldness and moisture, coldness and dryness and heat and dryness, respectively.

The unique Temperament of an individual enables one to predict who is more predisposed to certain illnesses conditions. This enables one to balance the qualities of heat, moistness, coldness and dryness by making the right lifestyle choices, especially concerning nutrition and the intake of tissue salts. “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food” (Hippocrates).

Hippocrates also developed the theory of Physis, meaning “the organism in its unity”. He postulated that life entails a reciprocal relationship between the organism and its environment, and imbalances in these humours, he believed, caused disease.4 He carefully studied and compared different symptoms of the body and he laid down the foundation for clinical medicine based on diet, movement and rest.

In 1839 Matthias Jakob Schleidenand Theodor Schwann developed the tissue salt theory, which states that all organisms are composed of one or more cells; that all cells come from pre-existing cells; that vital functions of an organism occur within cells, and that all cells contain the hereditary information necessary for regulating cell functions and transmitting information to the next generation of cells.7

Dr Wilhelm Heinrich Schuessler (1821-1898) continued the work of Schleiden and Schwann, and he identified and produced the biochemical tissue salts. He was bornin the town of Zwischenahn, Oldenburg, in Germany. After he studied medicine, he practised homeopathy, under the guidance of the well-renowned homoeopathist, Dr Samuel Hahnemann; the latter who was involved in investigating the pathological effects and therapeutic uses of tissue salts. Schuesslerʼs research in the field of homeopathy enabled him to write various journals and books, amongst which were: ʻAn Abridged Therapy Based on Physiology and Cellular Pathology.ʼ

Rudolph Ludwig Karl Virchow (1821-1902) was a German physician, anthropologist, politician and social reformer, but he is best known as the founder of the field of cellular pathology. He stressed that most of the diseases of mankind could be understood in terms of the dysfunction of cells.27His theory of cellular pathology became a basis for the understanding and fight against pathological processes in living organisms.

The development of pathological anatomy in the second half of the 19th century was attributed to Virchow.28He inferred that each cell must arise from a pre-existing cell29and pathological cells were also derived from other pathological cells. He was the first to recommend a systemic microscopic study of tissues.30

2. The Principles of Tissue Salts

Biochemistry does not deal with names and effects; it deals with causes, the chemistry of life, and the law of supplying deficiencies. Tibb shares this philosophy as it also searches for the underlying causes for any humoral changes and imbalances.1

The word biochemistry is formed from ʻbiosʼ, the Greek word for ʻthe course of lifeʼ; and chemistry, which means ʻthe knowledge of the elements and the laws which govern their combination and behaviour.ʼ2

Biochemistry integrates the course of life with that of the elements, while Tibb incorporates the course of life and elements together with the humoral theory of maintaining the correct proportion, strength and quantity of body fluids. These body fluids are represented in Tibb as Blood, Phlegm, Black Bile and Yellow Bile. Each one of these fluids has a predominance of heat and moisture, coldness and moisture, coldness and dryness and heat and dryness, respectively.

Each tissue salt also has a corresponding quantity and quality of heat, moisture, coldness and dryness. Any alteration to this ideal composition will result in disease.

The combination of the biochemistry of life and medicine incorporates the very essence of the ʻelixir of healthʼ (medicine and mineral salts), together with Physis.

Both principles of biochemistry and Tibb emphasise that disease is a natural process, and that its symptoms are the predictable reactions of the body.3

These diseases are labelled according to how they manifest themselves in different ways and in different parts of the body, but these labels fail to express the true problem. Disease is a condition due to a lack of some inorganic constituent of the blood – the cure is to supply the blood with the tissue salt which is lacking.5

A true cure is only possible when one knows what, why, how, when and where a change to the ideal humoural composition has taken place, so that one can restore the body to its ideal composition of minerals, heat, moisture, coldness or dryness for each individual person.

Digestion and assimilation of macro nutrients, found in food, drinks, herbs and medication, is dependent upon its counterpart, micro-nutrients, which are found in tissue salts; the latter which has become deficient in the body due to poor farming interventions, electromagnetic radiation, and poor lifestyle practices amongst other factors.

Tissue salts build up the constitutional health of a person over long period of time, by rebuilding the tissues and organs. The aim of integrating tissue salts into the Tibb protocol is to preserve health and endeavour to restore it when it is lost.

“Nature heals, and the physician is only natureʼs assistant” (Hippocrates).

There are six lifestyle factors in health maintenance and the cause of illnesses and conditions, which include: environmental air and breathing; sleep and wakefulness; elimination and retention; movement and rest; emotions and feelings, as well as food and drink. The emphasis is on prevention rather than cure.

Schuessler analyzed the ash residue of human cells and found 12 inorganic mineral salts. He theorized that these 12 elements are critical to balancing cellular activity and health. He made 12 remedies in low trituration in order to be assimilated rapidly and easily into the body.8

There is also an additional 15 tissue salts, from noʼs 13 – 27, which are responsible for the more complex ailments and conditions. In South Africa these salts are not available in tablet form, and they can only be prescribed and prepared by a trained ATIFA tissue salt consultant for a specific individualʼs needs.

Schuessler did not classify the tissue salts in the form of numbers, but rather by their respective names. For ease of reference and use of the tissue salts, each one has allocated a number by the more modern contemporary biochemists.8

Schussler maintained that disease does not occur if cell metabolism is normal, and cell metabolism is normal if cell nutrition is adequate. The ability of the body to assimilate and to excrete and further utilise nutritional material is impaired if there is a deficiency in the inorganic tissue salts. Adequate cell nutrition can be restored and cellular metabolism can be normalized by supplying the required tissue salts to the organism in finely divided assimilable forms.31

Tissue salts, also known as "cell salts" or "biochemistry salts", are the same minerals that are found in rocks and in soil, and which occur naturally in the human body.9

These minerals are vital for the health and well-being of every individual. They are responsible for building cells, bones, tissues, muscles, nerves etc. and every other part of the body; a lack of which will result in disease. Tissue Salts function by repairing, maintaining and nourishing living tissue and they are considered to be the building blocks of cells.

Tissue salts works well with other remedies, such as herbs, vitamins and mineral supplements. The absorption of other remedies is enhanced by the salts, due to its micro-nutrients, which assist the macro nutrientʼs assimilation.8

“When a twig is broken from a tree a new one will grow provided it is give the correct amount of water, sunlight and nutrients from the soil. The human body, however, can only utilise its constituent parts”5

The cells of the body will function to its optimal capacity when the internal and external environment is in harmony with one another. Physis will assist in the elimination of any excess of material in the body, and it will assimilate the necessary nutrients.

 The body is made up of cells. There are specific cells for specific organs and tissues of the body. The difference in the cells is largely determined by the type and composition of the inorganic salts which make up a cell. If the body or any tissues of the body is burned, it leaves behind ashes, which are the inorganic constituents of the body.5

3. The constituents of tissue salts in the body

• The inorganic materials of nerve cells are Mag phos, Kali phos, Natrium and Ferrum.

• Muscle cells contain Mag phos, Kali phos, Natrium, Ferrum, as well as the addition of Kali Mur.

• Connective tissue cells contain Silica, while the elastic tissue of cells contains Calcfluor.

• The bones contain Calcfluor and Mag phos, as well as a large portion of Calcphos.

• Calcphos is found in small quantities in the cells of muscles, nerves, brain and connective tissue.

• Cartilage and mucous cells contain Nat mur, which also occurs in all solid and fluid parts of the body.

• Hair and crystalline lens contain, among other inorganic substances, also Ferrum.12

4. The different philosophies in treatment

The Tibb philosophy believes that each person carries within himself/herself an inherent wisdom, a mechanism that allows the body to heal itself. This remarkable ability of the body is known as Physis; it maintains health, preserves life and cures disease.

The Tibb philosophy also maintains that each individual person has his own ideal combination of heat, moisture, coldness and dryness in the body, with predominance in one of these qualities, and a sub-dominance of another, and less of the other two qualities. Tibb refers to this as Temperament.

Depending on whether the body has a predominance of heat, moisture, coldness or dryness, any excess or deficiency of the predominant quality will result in changes to the balance of the personʼs ideal qualitative state.

There can either be changes in the quantity of heat, moistness, coldness or dryness, resulting in conditions such as: tight skin, dull movements, feeling of weight in the limbs, or poor appetite; or changes in the quality, resulting in conditions such as sluggishness, loss of appetite, or sensations of itching or burning.4

The ideal Temperament can be restored by promoting healthy lifestyles and appropriate treatment and interventions.6

The Conventional Allopathic philosophy artificially and forcefully suppresses the symptoms of disease with medication, which can become toxic to the body, with little attention given to its causes.

The Homeopathic philosophy

Works with potencies at a very high level, and tissue salts are not administered according to the ʻLaw of Similarityʼ, which states: ʻlike cures like,ʼ or that a medicine can cure a sick person if it can cause similar sickness in a healthy person.

The Tissue Salt philosophy

Tissue salts are not classified as homeopathic because they are not selected according to the principle of similarity. They are chemically pure salts, homogeneous to the cell minerals in the human body and physiologically and chemically in close relation to them. However, the law of minimum dose does apply, whereby the same principle applies to the dilution of tissue salt remedies, where minute doses of the respective salt will achieve the desired result.

According to how disease manifests itself in various ways and in different parts of the body, this will require re-establishing the correct balance of the minerals in the body which are deficient. This is achieved by removing any excess or deficiency in the body, by either removing the excess or replacing the deficiency by administering the same mineral salt that is deficient in the body in small quantities.

5. The causes of tissue salt deficiencies

Modern lifestyles drain minerals through stress, worry, bad nutrition, industrially tainted foodstuffs, electro-pollution (from cell phones, microwaves, computers), through environmental toxins (insecticides, pesticides, preservatives etc.), as well as exposure to heavy metals such as amalgam dental fillings, lead, aluminium and contaminated drinking water.9

Research has shown that the soil of the southern hemisphere is depleted of Zinc, Magnesium and Selenium – the latter being one of the most crucial immune boosters; whereas in the northern hemisphere, where the country of Senegal is rich in Selenium, immune diseases are very rare.13

According to Schoenfeld, most people believe that minerals, on the cellular level, can be replaced by vitamins and nutritional supplements:

"Vitamins and supplements can only get cellular acceptance provided the cells are adequately mineral-enriched and balanced in the first place. If these minerals (tissue salts) are absent, the body will battle to absorb even a tiny fraction of these 'intruders'. In this case, the supplements will rather become a stress factor for the cells, which are missing the minerals for their intra- and extra-cellular balance to pave a smooth entry for vitamins and other substances."

Schoenfeld uses the example of anaemia: "If the iron level in the cells is depleted, the body won't be able to absorb the iron. But once one has had sufficient tissue salts and refilled its deposits, the body will be able to absorb the iron, and that is the same case with every vitamin or food supplement. The body has to be enabled to receive any benefit from them."13The following main points are highlighted:

Emotional disturbances

Negative attitudes, unresolved emotional issues, the consequences of words and negative childhood experiences, leave imprints in the cellular memory. This influences the personality and the way a person reacts to any given circumstance.

There may be a sudden release of anger or other destructive behaviours onto an unsuspecting person, who is not the object of the emotional reaction. Self-mutilation, addictions and abusive behaviour, are only some examples of unresolved, subconscious emotional traumas.

The consequences of psychosomatic phenomena influence the metabolic rate of the body, by slowing it down, thereby depleting the energy levels and vitality. This uses up a lot of tissue salts, hence its depletion. This is transferred in utero to the child, who will carry this negative emotional and physiological blueprint throughout his/her life. This pattern can be broken by addressing the psychosocial issues and by replenishing the mineral deficiencies.

The human energy field

This is part of the life force energy field and it is like a template or network of energy points with which the physical molecules of the body are aligned. The field, within and outside of our bodies stores information including our thoughts, past and present. This field surrounds and runs through the body, holding within it information which reflects the current physical mental and emotional condition of the individual. It also contains the original "blueprint" of health. Negative emotions can build up within the field, and if left uncleared, may lead to physical illness and emotional and mental imbalance.14

Geopathic stress

The word ʻgeopathicʼ is derived from the Greek words, ʻGeoʼ, meaning ʻthe earth,ʼ and ʻpathosʼ meaning ʻdiseaseʼ or ʻsuffering,ʼ thus literally meaning ʻsuffering on earthʼ. Geopathic stress is negative energies, or harmful earth rays, which emanate from the earth and cause discomfort and ill health. The earthʼs surface is woven with etheric threads, identical in energy and importance as acupuncture meridians are to the human body.15

Some examples are water veins, earth grids, geological faults and radioactive radiation. Its influence on the body includes insomnia, feeling cold at night, nightmares, night sweats, nervousness, and depression.13

Schoenfeld adds that when a person is exposed to radiation, the body needs to fight against the disturbance, which uses up a lot of tissue salt no. 5 (Kalium Muriaticum), which is responsible for the glands. The body will only recover if it is refilling the body with the correct tissue salt.13

Amalgam fillings

Amalgam fillings contain mercury which has neurotoxic effects on the nervous system and it is associated with adverse effects in the brain and the kidneys.16

Mirror radiation

Mirrors and any shiny surfaces can reflect back any existing radiation or negative energy fields in the room, thus multiplying its negative effects. In the bedroom, it can cause insomnia, together with other negative emotional reactions.

Electromagnetic radiation

EMR is produced by electrical appliances, power lines, cellular phones, televisions, computers, and electrical cabling etc. If these are in the bedroom, the electromagnetic strain on the body is amplified, especially if cables, cell phones etc. are positioned at the level of the head of where the person is sleeping. This results in disruptive sleep patterns, nightmares and insomnia, as the body has to fight against this constant strain. All electrical plugs should be removed from their sockets at night.

Consequently, cell membranes harden, keeping nutrients out and waste products in. Waste accumulating inside the cells creates a higher concentration of free radicals, leading to both disruption of DNA repair and cellular dysfunction. Damage occurs to proteins on the cell membrane, resulting in disruption of intercellular communication, causing impaired tissue, organ and organism function.

Cats are known to seek out spots in the house where there is a stronger radiation; while dogs are sensitive to radiation and they will avoid these spots.

In Tibb, Physis has to work even harder to try to restore the imbalances of the tissue salt deficiencies, while trying to regenerate the body in such trying conditions.17

Microwave ovens

The nutritional molecules are destroyed by the heating process of microwave ovens, which heats the food from the inside. This also distorts the molecular structure of the foods, and over a period of time it can cause problems with the immune system.18

Craving and refusal of food/other substances

Minerals are depleted when a person craves for, or refuses any substance, because this indicates that there is a deficiency of the particular mineral in the body. The more a person craves for a substance, the bigger the deficiency, for example: The craving of dark chocolate indicates a deficiency of magnesium on a micro (cellular) level. This puts additional strain on the digestive system to digest and assimilate the chocolate, and hence more magnesium is required to aid in this process. The craving disappears once the magnesium levels are restored with the respective tissue salts, namely: tissue salt no. 6 (Kali phos), which is a craving for milk chocolate; and no. 8 (Mag phos), which is a craving for dark chocolate.13

Deficiencies of nutrition and hydration

Soft drinks contain caffeine, which increases stomach acid levels, as well as many chemicals. Drinking sodas especially on an empty stomach alters the acid-alkaline balance, causing inflammation of the lining of the stomach and duodenum, which can lead to the formation of ulcers. The most commonly associated health risks of soft drink consumption are: obesity, diabetes and other blood sugar disorders; tooth decay, osteoporosis and bone fractures; nutritional deficiencies, heart disease, food addictions and eating disorders; neurotransmitter dysfunction from chemical sweeteners, and neurological and adrenal disorders from excessive caffeine.34

Soft drinks and meat contain high amounts of phosphorus and phosphoric acid, which reduce calcium from the bone, affecting bones, teeth and nails. Sodas are known to cause dehydration and increase acidity in the body. It also contains pure carbon dioxide, which can cause death, if consumed in very high quantities. It takes 32 glasses of high pH alkaline water to neutralise one glass of soda.13

Alcohol, black tea and coffee need at least double the quantity of water to enable process of digestion of these substances.13All products which contain sugar will increase the levels of acidity in the body, which are responsible for most rheumatic complaints. Tissue salt no. 9 is responsible for neutralising acid in the body.

Deficiencies at the Macro and Micro levels

Any vitamins or drugs work at the macro level i.e. they work outside of the cells (extracellular); whereas tissue salts work on the micro level i.e. they work inside the cells (intracellular). If there is a deficiency on the macro level, one needs to add tissue salts and fill the deposit before the absorption of macro can happen. Deficiencies at the micro level are only able to be detected by analysing the face, together with signs and symptoms of the body, associated with the respective deficiencies.

The deficiencies at the macro level can be restored by supplying the body with small quantities of the tissue salts which are deficient. This will improve the absorption of vitamins and other drugs.

6. Advice and precautions

The active ingredients of tissue salts are absorbed through the laryngeal mucous membranes of the mouth. The greater the deficiency, the quicker the salts dissolve and the sweater they taste. However, because of the tableting glue of the tissue salt tablets, this requires a longer time to be absorbed, therefore taking more than one tablet at a time will reduce the efficacy of the ingredients.

How to take the tablets

Only take one tablet at a time. The individual tablet can be placed under the tongue or within the buccal cavity of the cheeks, allowing it to completely dissolve; it can be crushed and the pulp can be taken; it can be dissolved in a bottle of still water, and sips of water must ideally be kept in the mouth for about 30 seconds before swallowing. This will enable better absorption through the mucous membranes of the mouth.

Tissue salts are also available in powder form through trained ATIFA consultants. Specific mixtures of tissue salts may be prepared for each personʼs individual needs and deficiencies. There are special mixtures for numerous conditions, which are also made up by the ATIFA stockists. This powder is easily absorbed and dissolved into the mouth. These mixtures can be given to babies in pulp form on a teaspoon, as well as to animals, which will lick off the pulp off from your hand.

The strength of the mixtures of the various salts will depend on the findings of the analysis of the face, together with the signs and symptoms of the body; the combinations may be light, medium, strong or super strong.

Every person reacts differently after taking the salts, which is dependent, not only on the severity of the deficiency, but also on the sensitivity of the person, together with other premorbid medical conditions, and other concomitant medicines and therapies.

Initially only take a knifeʼs tip of powder and increase it slowly as desired when it is well tolerated. Some people may experience light headaches or aches and pains. This is the reaction of the body in response to getting rid of toxins.

Drink lots of water! Eat a well-balanced diet, cutting out excess sugar, sweats, refined foods, soda, alcohol and smoking. Get a good nightʼs sleep; get plenty of fresh air; moderate exercise; relaxation and reducing stress levels, and ensuring adequate bowel movements.

Tibb refers to the above as healthy lifestyle choices. Each person has a unique Temperament, which requires an individualised lifestyle program, to ensure optimal health and performance. Contact a Tibb doctor for advice at the Tibb clinics. The website for the Ibn Sina Institute of Tibb is http://www.tibb.co.za

Medical advice

NB! Tissue salts are not to replace any medical treatment. Other medication which has been prescribed by a medical practitioner or any other professional person must not be stopped. Please consult your medical specialist if there are any concerns, especially if you are taking blood pressure tablets or if you are on warfarin.

Tissue salts will not conflict with other treatments, but rather it will promote its absorption by enhancing the micronutrients, thereby supporting the macronutrients. Regular follow up by the practitioner/consultant is advised so that the deficiencies can be analysed and the tissue salts can be titrated to slowly reduce its potency.

Diabetics and lactose-intolerant

Diabetics and lactose-intolerant people must dissolve the salts in a wide container of water, without stirring. (48 tablets are equal to one bread unit). After about a half an hour, once all the salts have been dissolved, the water must be strained through a filter in order to get rid of the lactose. If the water is not filtered, the contents can be taken in the mouth, and held for 30 seconds, before spitting it out. This will enable the absorption to be effective through the mucous membranes of the mouth.13

Blood pressure problems

People who have high blood pressure must be careful with taking tissue salt no 9 (Nat mur). This tissue salt is responsible for controlling excessive moisture or dryness in the body. A deficiency of Nat mur can influence the blood and lymphatic systems, as well as the mucous lining of the digestive tract, liver and the spleen. Any alteration in the balance of hydration, either excessive or deficient, will cause high or low blood pressure.

Warfarin

People who take warfarin should be careful with taking tissue salt no. 5 (Kali mur). This salt is responsible for detoxification of the body, and it operates the glands, and it regulates the blood flow by binding fibrous substances. It has the propensity to be a chemical eliminator, which would reduce the efficacy of warfarin.

The above precautions do not mean that these salts have to be avoided altogether; smaller and lighter doses will be well tolerated.

Biochemical remedies are inert in their natural state and for them to work they have to be triturated.

Re-establishing the molecular motion of the cell salts by giving minute quantities of the deficient cell salts improves health. All biochemical salts must be triturated to a level whereby its molecules may penetrate the epithelium of the mouth, oesophagus and reach the blood through the capillary walls.

7. Principles of the Twelve Tissue Salts

The relationship between the qualities of tissue salts with those of Tibb is dependent on many factors, including:

• The effect of the qualities of heat, moistness, coldness and dryness in the body is dependent on the dominant qualities which present in each individual, for example:

 - If a person has a dominant quality of coldness and dryness, any excess of these qualities will result in conditions which are associated with these qualities, such as dry, cracked, hard skin, as well as conditions of the spine and bones.

• The opposite effects of the reactions to deficiencies of the tissue salts, for

example:

- There may be either a craving for a substance or an element, or an absolute refusal of the same substance or element which is deficient in the body.

- There may be opposing conditions from the same tissue salt deficiency, for example: stiffness, hardening and contractions from an excess of cold and dry qualities; or there may be opposite reactions of flaccidity, softening and dilatations from an excess of moisture and heat.

- There may be other opposing conditions from either an excess of dryness from a loss of moisture, as in excessive thirst, decreased sweating, dehydration, a lack of mucous production, or constipation; or there may be the opposite reaction of an excess of moisture, as in no thirst, increased sweating, oedema, an increase in mucous production, or diarrhoea.

Therefore it would seem likely that presentation of the deficiency of the respective tissue salts is dependent on many factors, including:

• The unique Temperament of the individual;

• The ability of Physis to overcome any excesses or deficiencies of the body;

• The causes of tissue salt deficiencies, such as EMR, amalgam fillings, emotional disturbances etc.

• The individual lifestyle choices which a person makes with respect to environmental air and breathing; food and drink; movement and rest; sleep and wakefulness; emotions, and elimination and retention.

• Co-morbidities of other presenting diseases and conditions of the individual;

• The effect of co-existing medication on the body;

• The signs and symptoms which present on the face and in the body, and

• The effect of the tissue salt on the body;

• The effect of the aggravating and relieving factors that the tissue salts have on

the body.

The treatment protocol would therefore need to consider both the active and the passive qualities of each respective tissue salt, to ascertain whether the tissue salt only affects the active or passive quality, or both qualities jointly. It is more than likely that each tissue salt has more than one quality.

Active qualities are heat and coldness, and passive qualities are dryness and moistness. The quality of heat will have an opposite effect to that of cold, and likewise with that of dry and moist.

Everything in nature has opposites: Spring and autumn, winter and summer, youth and middle age, hot and cold, dry and moist etc.

Opposing qualities cannot exist together, as nothing can be positive and negative, hot and cold, moist and dry, etc. at the same time.

All the qualities interact with each other so that one active quality combines with one passive quality to form a compound quality, which is a mixture of qualities, that are not in opposition to one another, for example: hot and moist, cold and moist, cold and dry, and hot and dry.

The difficulties in assigning a particular quality to a disease or condition are establishing its cause, as a condition may be as the result of different causes, for example: vertigo may be caused by anaemia, hypotension, ear problems, head injury etc., each of which have different qualities.

Regardless of whether or not one assigns one or more qualities to a particular tissue salt, it is prudent to consider that opposite qualities will counteract the excess of the qualities of the conditions concerned.

In order to produce a workable document, with no ambiguities, which is easy to comprehend and utilise, it has been decided to allocate the predominant qualities of the respective diseases or conditions as the primary focus, and where applicable, subdominant qualities.

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