The Evolution and Application of Mind-Body Medicine Jeffrey
Benton D.C., C.T.N. 1Copyright J.D.Benton 2013-2014
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Presentation Outline Historical overview of Psycho neuro-
immunology Historical overview of the Emotional Trauma Release
Technique Storage vessels for emotions The startle reflex and its
involvement in storing Traumatic events Live Demonstration ETRT
worksheet Q & A 2Copyright J.D.Benton 2013-2014
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In our world today Science as we know it is undergoing a
revolution. For decades respected scientists in a variety of
disciplines have conducted experiments which prove humans are not
just a composite of bones, flesh and chemical. There is now proof
that at the core of our essence is a pulsating energy field which
connects and communicates with every other thing in the world.
Praying 1984 Oil by Alex Gray
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Weaving medicine back together: mind-body medicine in the
twenty-first century. Gilbert, MD J Altern Complement Med. 2003
Aug;9(4):563-70. Review. PMID: 14499032 In the past century, the
medical profession has taken pride in the rapid and often effective
advancement of diagnostic technology, surgical interventions, and
pharmaceutical remedies. However, it has also witnessed the
unraveling of the woven connection among mind, body, and the human
soul. The history of the fall and rise of the concept of mind-body
medicine is discussed, along with a review of the recent laboratory
and clinical studies providing evidence of the direct connection
between mind, body, and belief systems. Relevant components of a
mind-body skills group program for clinical practices are
addressed. 4
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Where we came from the gene 1944 the discovery that DNA
actually contained hereditary information. Scientists isolated pure
DNA from 1 species of bacteria - species A, and added it to a
culture which only had another species of bacteria species B.
Within a short period of time species B displayed traits that were
formerly only species A. 1953 Watson and Crick presented the
structure of the DNA double helix. 1960 Alexander Rich determines
the DNA-RNA combination 5Copyright J.D.Benton 2013-2014
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Genetics vs. Epigenetic Inheritance or heritability was defined
as the transfer of phenotypic traits from parents to offspring
through genetic processes. Genetic processes involve genes and DNA
sequences that are passed on to future generations through gametes
(egg and sperm). Ex. Mendelian genetics Epigenetic processes
involve an ensemble of heritable changes in gene activity that, do
not implicate any change in DNA sequence, but can nonetheless be
passed on to future generations through gametes. 6Copyright
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Epigenetics above genetics Nijhout, HF, Metaphors and the Role
of Genes and Development, 1990 Bioessays 12(9):441-446 The notion
that genes control biology is a supposition that has been disproven
by scientific research. Nijhout summarizes When a gene product is
needed, a signal from its environment... activates expression of
that gene. In other words, when it comes to genetic control Its the
environment stupid. 7Copyright J.D.Benton 2013-2014
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Origins of endocrinology The first neuro-peptide was discovered
around the turn of the century (1902). The substance was named
secretin because it was shown to act on a dogs intestines to
stimulate secretion of pancreatic juices. This astounded
physiologists who up until that time assumed that all physiological
function was controlled by electrical impulses from the nervous
system. Radioimmunoassays in the 1970s confirmed the final
endocrine role of secretin (what receptors it acts upon) 8Copyright
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Origins of endocrinology The first peptide to ever be
replicated outside the body is oxytocin. This substance is released
from the pituitary gland during childbirth. It binds with receptors
in the uterus to induce contractions. This is the first
neuro-peptide whose end point was in the body. 9Copyright
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In 1972 Candace Pert discovered opiate receptors in the brain
and neuro-peptides. Most psychologists treat the mind as
disembodied, a phenomenon with little or no connection to the
physical body. Conversely Physicians treat the body with no regard
to the mind or the emotions. But the body and the mind are not
separate, and we cannot treat one without the other. Candace Pert
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What is Psycho neuro endocrino immunology? The field in the
1970s was psychology Information Substances (IS) are neuro-
peptides - the discovery of numerous neuropeptides. 11Copyright
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Where we Came from Perts discovery of the opiate receptor
started a revolution that would later create profound shifts within
nearly every field of modern medicine. This discovery would
ultimately unite immunology, endocrinology, neurophysiology,
psychology and biology into a cohesive theory about how our
thoughts and emotions are capable of creating wellness or disease
in our bodies. It would explain and validate what Eastern healing
traditions, shamans, energy healers and most alternative
practitioners have understood for eons. 12Copyright J.D.Benton
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. Foss L The necessary subjectivity of bodymind medicine:
Candace Pert's molecules of emotions. Adv Mind Body Med. 1999
Spring;15(2):122-34.Foss L Adv Mind Body Med. This article
discusses the relevance of Candace Pert's Molecules of Emotions
(1997) to the development of bodymind medicine and argues that
Pert's research and conceptual analysis provide the missing link
connecting the messages of the mind to physiological effects in the
body. The research and analysis also present a fundamental
challenge to both the reigning body of medicine and the scientific
commitment to so-called objectivity by positing that a human
organism that can act upon itself with thoughts and feelings--that
is, through subjectivity. 13Copyright J.D.Benton 2013-2014
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Jacobs GD Jacobs GD. The physiology of mind-body interactions:
the stress response and the relaxation response. J Altern
Complement Med. 2001;7 Suppl 1:S83-92J Altern Complement Med. There
are key differences between mind-body medicine and alternative
medicine. A central tenet of mind-body medicine is the recognition
that the mind plays a key role in health and that any presumed
separation of mind and body is false. The literature on mind-body
medicine comprises more than 2000 peer-reviewed studies published
in the past 25 years. 14Copyright J.D.Benton 2013-2014
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What is Psycho neuro endocrino immunology? Perts research
helped to create the foundation for an entirely new
interdisciplinary branch of science called Psychoneuroimmunology or
PNI. PNI unites the three classically separated sciences of
neuroscience, immunology and endocrinology and their associated
glands and organs into a multidirectional communication network,
linked by information carrying molecules called (neuro)peptides.
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Where are we Headed ? As the pioneering researcher Candace Pert
wrote, the conceptual division between the sciences of immunology,
endocrinology, and psychology/neuroscience is a historical
artifact. mind-body-immune-endocrine system connection 16Copyright
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Where are we headed ? mind-body-immune-endocrine-
heart-connection mind-body-immune-endocrine- heart-chakra
connection 17Copyright J.D.Benton 2013-2014
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Reversible left ventricular dysfunction precipitated by
emotional stress Researchers evaluated 19 patients who presented
with left ventricular dysfunction after sudden emotional stress.
All patients underwent coronary angiography and serial
echocardiography; five underwent endomyocardial biopsy.
CONCLUSIONS: Emotional stress can precipitate severe, reversible
left ventricular dysfunction in patients without coronary disease.
Exaggerated sympathetic stimulation is probably central to the
cause of this syndrome. 18Copyright J.D.Benton 2013-2014
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The Biology of Belief 19 With decades of groundbreaking
research in the area of cellular biology, Dr. Lipton says hes
discovered that people have the power to control their own gene
activity and all the cells in their body through their personal
thoughts and beliefs. It is the changing of the proteins
electromagnetic charges that is responsible for their behavior
changing movement, not DNA.
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Evolving into a comprehensive program to bridge the mind-body
with the Spirit to unblock the pathway to let spirit come down and
do the healing 20Copyright J.D.Benton 2013-2014
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99% vs. 1% 21 The familiar reality is the physical 1 percent
material realm in which we live. Yet without the 99% there wouldnt
be a 1%. Look around Copyright J.D.Benton 2013-2014
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99% vs. 1% Look around What do you see? How did it get here ?
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A modern representation of the human body 23 From the psychic
energy system Alexgray.com A bio-energetic representation of the
body
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Another step in the evolution of the mind-body connection
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What is an Emotional Trauma? 26Copyright J.D.Benton
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Oftentimes, the event is so severe that that you remember the
event, as a defense mechanism, so your reticular activating system
(RAS) is now hyper-vigilant so you never repeat the occurrence.
This phenomenon is known as: fixation of emotion. 27Copyright
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Disease: Triggered by Unexpected Shock & Traumas Dr. Ryke
Geerd Hamer discovered that not only cancer but all diseases are
triggered by unexpected shock & traumas. Hamer proposed that
cancer stems from emotional-psychic causes that remain unresolved
over long periods of time. According to Dr. Hamers observations the
body is able to heal itself of most cancers if the patient is given
therapy & support for de-programing & releasing the harmful
effects of the shock-conflict on their body. He has been prosecuted
for his practices by many in academic & traditional medicine.
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Inherited Family Trauma: The Romeo and Juliet cascade Montagues
and the Capulets generational fued Hellinger observed that many of
us unconsciously "take on" destructive familial patterns of
anxiety, depression, anger, guilt, aloneness, alcoholism and even
illness as a way of "belonging" in our families. Bonded by a deep
love, a child will often sacrifice his own best interests in a vain
attempt to ease the suffering of a parent or other family member.
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How long does it last ? Now, 20 years later, you dont need that
defense mechanism anymore but you dont know how to turn it off.
This is because emotions have no expiration date, unlike a carton
of milk. Its as if the emotion has been affixed to a particular
event and every time you think of the event that associated emotion
appears. 30Copyright J.D.Benton 2013-2014
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Epigenetic changes happen in mammals Researchers taught two
groups of male mice to fear odors by zapping their feet with an
electric shock every time they blew scented air into their cages.
The experimental group became afraid of cherry blossoms with a hint
of almond, and the control group feared alcohol. After three days
of fear conditioning, the cherry blossom mice later reproduced. The
resulting offspring, having grown to adulthood, had a heightened
jumpiness to the cherry blossom smell, despite never having been
exposed to it. They could also pick up on lesser amounts of cherry
blossom in the air, which reflected their changes in olfactory and
brain anatomy. to the next generation. 31
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Epigenetic changes happen in mammals The findings were also
verified by comparing the epigenetic markers on the DNA of sperm,
specifically on the gene responsible for detecting cherry blossoms.
On the sperm of the cherry-blossom-fearing mice, there was less of
the methylation that can silence genes, possibly pointing to a
mechanism of how the information got passed down. Through a process
dubbed reprogramming, these epigenetic markers were thought to be
erased. But recent research this study included has shown that some
of these markers may survive 32
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PTSD Mothers have children with higher sympathetic system
activation These results demonstrate that children of mothers, who
themselves have history of childhood physical and emotional abuse,
have higher dark-enhanced startle as well as greater sympathetic
nervous system activation - as compared to children of mothers who
do not report a history of childhood physical and emotional abuse.
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ETRT was developed in 2002 to effectively address the fixations
of emotions held within the body. The end product is a more
neurologically integrated and healthier person. ETRT is a natural
healing procedure that disconnects your behavioral reaction from a
traumatic event. 34Copyright J.D.Benton 2013-2014
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How does ETRT Help You? ETRT helps normalize unresolved
physical and/or behavioral patterns in the body that occur from
trauma. 35Copyright J.D.Benton 2013-2014
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How does ETRT work ? Muscle Testing as a method to receive
neurological feedback Hydration and accurate Muscle Testing
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What is muscle testing how does it work In 1964 George
Goodheart D.C. the founder of Applied Kinesiology (AK) discovered
that muscles can be turned off (inhibited) or on (excited) by
numerous stimuli. All people are designed with a fascinating
energetic and neurological monitoring system. 37Copyright
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Applied Kinesiology is about excitation and inhibition of
neural pathways. AK is a series of sensory receptor based
diagnostic challenges followed by monitoring of manual muscle
testing outcomes. 38
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As stimulus based organisms, changes can be observed through
autonomic somatic and windows which can be monitored. Examples of
various autonomic windows that can also be monitored include pupil
light response, blood pressure, heart rate, startle reflex etc.) AK
techniques are about testing and modifying receptor stimulation
results in a net effect of optimal neurological function which
leads to optimal health. 39Copyright J.D.Benton 2013-2014
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Examples of a somatic window includes changes toward
normalization of muscle facilitation / inhibition (as measured in
muscle balance, range of motion, deep tendon reflexes) and through
the changes in muscle testing responses. These responses are termed
conditional facilitation and conditional inhibition and are
dependent on the conditions present at the instant of the muscle
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How does ETRT work ? Startle response is a response to sudden,
startling stimuli. Ex. Sudden noise, unexpected touch. Physiology
of the startle response includes cessation of breath, and increase
of sympathetic response. An individual's emotional state may lead
to a variety of different responses based on their epigenetics and
life experiences. (See slides 31-33 above) 41Copyright J.D.Benton
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The Startle Response ETRT unwinds the Startle Response
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Now lets look at how life trauma creates interference in your
nervous system. 43Copyright J.D.Benton 2013-2014
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The 3 Classifications of Trauma Shock Trauma Emotional Trauma
The mix 44Copyright J.D.Benton 2013-2014
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Putting it All Together ETRT Diagram Shock Trauma Emotional
Trauma Shock + Emotional Hidden 45 Copyright J.D.Benton
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Live Demonstration Volunteer from the Audience Take a Before
picture Complete the ETRT evaluation form Take an after picture
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When the nervous system is working properly, and the brain is
able to communicate with the body without interference, you have
100% function. 47
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Balance of Health 48Copyright J.D.Benton 2013-2014
Science has not proven everything 50 Parachute use to prevent
death and major trauma related to gravitational challenge:
systematic review of randomised controlled trials Gordon C S Smith,
professor 1 and Jill P Pell, consultant 2 Gordon C S SmithJill P
Pell Study selection: Studies showing the effects of using a
parachute during free fall. Main outcome measure Death or major
trauma, defined as an injury severity score > 15. Results We
were unable to identify any randomized controlled trials of
parachute intervention. Copyright J.D.Benton 2013-2014
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Whats the next step The word incurable just means we do not
know the answer right now. Dr. Valerie Hunt UCLA Professor Emeritus
Founder: Bio-Energy Fields Foundation 51