自癒本能(Self-Healing Power)

「自然醫學(Physical Medicine)」講求的是善用「人體的自律功能」。

Natural medicine, also known as Physical Medicine, emphasizes the effective use of the body’s self-regulatory functions.

人體的細胞組織有其先天的自癒本能，只要我們對細胞的生態環境善加維護，並充分的供給它必須的營養和條件，它就會自行調理和痊癒。 凡是採用天然或物理性的(非化學性、肅殺或抑制)方式進行治療調理的都可統稱為「自然醫學」。如：草本植物、針灸、刮痧、拔罐、溫泉、氣功、遠紅外線、磁波、低周波……甚至精油芳療等等皆是。

The cells and tissues of the human body possess an innate ability for self-healing.

As long as we properly maintain the cellular environment and provide sufficient nutrients and necessary conditions, the body can naturally regulate and heal itself.

Any therapeutic or regulatory method that utilizes natural or physical means — rather than chemical, destructive, or suppressive approaches — can be collectively referred to as natural medicine.

Examples include the use of herbal plants, acupuncture, gua sha (scraping therapy), cupping therapy, hot springs, qigong, far-infrared therapy, magnetic field therapy, low-frequency therapy, and even aromatherapy with essential oils.

在調理的過程中若針對較嚴重的疾病，一旦有必要在自行修復時，它也會循著自身的循環系統把壞死的舊細胞及廢物藉由排毒的方式給排出體外。其間就可能出現一種過渡期的不舒服現象，即所謂的「好轉反應」或中醫所稱的「瞑眩反應」。然而這種不舒服的現象，對不了解的人來說，很容易會誤以為是病情惡化或併發等的現象。是以凡是採用自然療法者，都有必要好好了解它所連帶的各種可能的好轉反應現象，才不至於自己嚇壞了自己以至錯失了它療癒的契機。

During the process of treatment, especially for more serious illnesses, if the body finds it necessary during self-healing, it will use its own circulatory system to expel necrotic cells and waste through detoxification. During this period, an uncomfortable transitional phenomenon may occur, which is referred to as a “healing crisis” or, in traditional Chinese medicine, a “Herxheimer reaction” (also known as a “healing response”).

However, for those who are not familiar with it, such discomfort is often mistaken for worsening illness or complications. Therefore, anyone adopting natural therapy should be well informed about the various possible manifestations of this healing response to avoid scaring themselves and missing the opportunity for true healing.

而到底是「病情惡化」還是「好轉反應」? 也是有些準則可以讓我們作為初判的依循：

* 確認自己是否正在採用「自然療法」且已有一段時間了。(一般而言，採用自然療法需要有一段相當時間才會出現「好轉反應」)

*如發現有某項「指數偏高」，同時要懂得自我覺察一下身體的感受，是否有「該指數所相對應的不舒服症狀」。(如有些血壓指數偏高，但並沒出現平常高血壓時的暈眩感)

*這種現象持續的時間有多長，是否有引起其他的不舒服感。

So how can one tell the difference between a “worsening condition” and a “healing response”? There are some guidelines that may help in making an initial judgment:

• Confirm whether you are currently undergoing “natural therapy” and whether it has been applied for a certain period of time. (In general, healing responses tend to appear after sustained use of natural therapy.)

• If a particular health index is found to be elevated, pay attention to whether you’re experiencing the corresponding physical symptoms. (For example, a blood pressure reading might be high, but if you’re not experiencing dizziness or other typical symptoms, it may not indicate a true problem.)

• Consider how long the phenomenon lasts and whether it is accompanied by other forms of discomfort.

總之，「自然醫學(Physical Medicine)」是一門很奧秘的科學，其結構亦如人體般的錯綜複雜。當我們採用它時，應該要善用自己身體的敏感度，在意識上同時保持高度的警覺心。如有遇到不解的問題，也要懂得隨時向有經驗的前輩專家們請教。以下節錄了一些有關「自然醫學」已經驗證的重要概念給您參考，希望對您有所幫助。