1. More influencing factors than one could ever hope to eliminate.
   1. Germs are a normal part of the environment.
   2. Medical science has spent millions of dollars trying to develop drugs to eliminate them. Yet they are still with us. In fact, their attempt to rid of them, have created super germs, that that are resistant to drugs.

2. Addressing internal causes is also necessary because when we blame disease on external, influencing factors, we confuse the issue as to what is normally taken into the body (pollen, germs, and cholesterol) and what is abnormal (cigarette smoke).
   1. Money is spent on disease-treating research rather than health-promoting research. Why?

1. Great dangers, in the form of side effects, in addressing the influencing factors rather than correcting internal causes.
   1. People get sick and die from antibiotic therapy.
   2. No one has ever died from eliminating the internal cause, for example lowered resistance.

i. You would not want to get on an airplane with a pilot who has been drinking alcohol. Yet dozens of pilots everyday are flying airplanes having taken medication that has exactly the same or even worse effects than alcohol.

1. People who are under true “health” care may get well suddenly but is that the only “side effect”? As they improve their health, their allergies can disappear.

i. The person may begin to exercise for health reasons and find that his or her headaches disappear.

ii. They may begin to eat well and find their sleeping habits improve.

4. Increasing your health has widespread positive ramifications.

4. In addressing influencing factors, you are essentially treating effects and neglecting cause.
   1. A very great danger to the outside-in philosophy is that it sends people searching for truth in the wrong direction.
   2. Doctors believe they must develop stronger, more powerful substances to put into the body to fight more powerful and threatening diseases.

1. The greatest danger, is that outside-in thinking promotes irresponsibility in people when it comes to matters of health.
   1. If people believe that the cause of their problem (in this discussion we are dealing specifically with physical problems but the discussion could be applied to all sorts of problems) comes from outside, they can easily be vindicated of any blame or responsibility on their part to take care of themselves so that they will maintain a high level of resistance.
   2. Man has always tried to blame someone or something for his failings.
   3. As long as they are told that the cause is outside and the cure is outside they will consider themselves a victim of their circumstances and never assume responsibility for their health.

i. We have antacids and other remedies for people who overeat or eat the wrong foods thereby encouraging irresponsible eating habits and discouraging people with digestive disorders to find out why their bodies cannot tolerate certain normal foods.

ii. We have pain killers and headache remedies to encourage abusing our bodies.

iii. Wake up pills and sleeping pills that encourage poor sleeping habits.

iv. Lotions, balms and ointments to encourage abusing our muscles.

4. The list is almost endless and it keeps increasing. Medical technology contributes to the problem.

i. The success of organ transplants, although extremely limited, causes people to begin to view their bodies as they would automobiles with replaceable parts.

1. There is clearly a need in some cases for therapies and transplants, but they also may encourage irresponsible behavior.

“When man violates man's laws, we send him to jail and point the finger of scorn at him. When he violates nature's laws, we send him to a hospital, give him flowers and feel sorry for him.” B.J. Palmer

Information was taken from the book by Dr. Joe Strauss, “Enhance Your Life Experience”. If you would like to read more from this book you can borrow it from my office library or it can be purchased at: www.f-a-c-e.com