Blog          Publications          Written by Dr. Norman Easley           Published October 8, 2024 12:00pm

Understanding the human body is an exciting goal. It is a never-ending adventure that has intrigued me my entire life. After 60 years of involvement, I am still making new discoveries regarding its processes and interrelationships. It is always exciting and fun! And since many of my patients seem intrigued by the body’s wonders, I thought I would summarize what I’ve learned.

The most important understanding is that the body functions in relativity. Everything in the body functions with something else. It is all relative, much like a magnificent symphony of instruments to create the magical sound of Mozart or Beethoven the body balances itself and is referred to as homeostasis. To do this, the following factors are in place and must be understood.

The body has its own ‘alphabet’ of functions. Every organ and endocrine has a specific set of functions which can be likened to a letter in its alphabet. The only difference is there are hundreds of ‘letters.’ For example, the pituitary responds to the hypothalamus to produce its letters as ACTH, FSH, LH, and TSH to maintain normal adrenal cortex, ovary, testes, and thyroid activity. It is claimed the liver maintains 150 functions at the same time! The pancreas produces insulin, digestive enzymes, and glucagon to support normal digestion and blood sugar stability. Ultimately, all the letters must be understood and considered.

Every one of these functions (alphabet letters) produces a unique set of physical, psychological, and/or emotional characteristics. Stomachs love to process information, the pituitary creates ideas and concepts, thyroids are gifted in communicating, the liver is enthusiastic and motivated, the pancreas needs to focus, gall bladders are experts in understanding and overcoming obstacles and spleens comfortably process life’s encounters, and becomes enriched by the process.

The body has a second alphabet relating to treatments including nutrients (vitamins and minerals), herbs, enzymes, hormones, homeopathic remedies, etc. Each of these hundreds of treatments (letters) supports the health of a specific function. Pancreatin (protein-digesting enzymes) supports pancreas protein digestion, ATP and CoQ10 support mitochondria, GABA calms irritated nerves, etc.

Humans all have DNA mutations that alter normal body functions. Where there is a genetic mutation the negative side of a function produces disturbing symptoms, insecurities, and melodrama. Stomachs that can no longer produce pepsin for protein digestion cause burping within 15 minutes of eating and the inability to process information leading to confusion. Pituitarys that do not produce adequate ACTH result in an intolerance to stress and doubt in the validity of their ideas which lead to anxiety and self disappointment. Thyroids with poor-quality thyroxine are sluggish and have trouble expressing themselves with feelings that nobody understands or listens to them. A liver that is no longer able to produce bile develops bloating and fullness after meals and a negative outlook regarding life, relationships, and society. This can turn the deficient liver individual into becoming a couch potato. Poor gall bladder fat digestion can cause nausea, constipation, and difficulty processing the normal stress factors. Decisions become difficult there is an irritation with obstacles from missing the waste basket, hitting red lights, and choosing the right matching clothes to wear. When the spleen is unable to manage blood recycling the individual can feel run down and psychologically injured so it is difficult to forgive and forget. There can be a dysfunction for every ‘letter’ of the alphabet causing specific disorders that lead to subsequent physical, emotional, mental, and psychological problems.

The body will always recognize an organ disorder and if it is unable to normalize the function, it will compensate for it by increasing an associated function of another organ. For example, if the adrenal cortex is excessively producing poor-quality cortisol, the pituitary can increase its production of TSH to improve the body’s ability to process oxygen. So while the adrenal is depleting the body’s sugar reserves it is still able to function because the TSH is overstimulating the thyroid which increases metabolism (energy production from other sources). This causes increased endurance for long-distance running but then the need for a high carbohydrate diet to make up for the loss of stored muscle sugars. When depleted, the TSH can cause worry about various subjects in life, various levels of anxiety, excessive concern about intellectual thoughts, the need for validation regarding an original idea, and the need to understand everything before committing to an action. However, if the sugar reserves are replenished, the TSH will establish a keen interest in a subject and the ability to master that subject. There is a compensation for every disorder which in turn stresses another organ to dysfunction causing another compensation. That is another story that we can discuss at another time.

The ANS (autonomic nervous system, also referred to as innate intelligence) always knows what is happening. It also knows where the weakest function is. This is the ‘weakest link’ in the chain of body functions. For the body, it wants this link corrected first and then it will recognize the next weakest link, and so on. For this reason, the body is strictly linear. There is only one condition first and then a second one, etc. This makes it very simple if you know your alphabet. Finally, The primary purpose of the ANS is to maintain homeostasis with the least amount of effort. The healthier the body is, the less energy is required to maintain it and the fewer calories (food) are required which dramatically improves performance physically, mentally, and spiritually.

In the clinic, I use muscle testing because it instantly lets me know what the body wants in its sequence. By understanding all the letters in the human alphabet, bodies can string words and sentences together in their quest to attain perfect health. It does so in chapters exposing different and more important patterns with each evaluation. It is most important to always remember if the body can recognize a disorder it can direct its attention to correct it. The problem with the body recognizing a problem is how it attempts to resolve it.

The only way a body can correct a problem it recognizes is to exaggerate the symptoms the dysfunction causes. This can be very uncomfortable, so the second alphabet of treatment is required. Treatments are designed to supply the necessary nutrients in the correct patterns to satisfy the needs of the organ disorder. This is how healing occurs. The most frustrating aspect of treating patients, however, is knowing something is wrong and not being able to find it. I know in time with accurate evaluations the progression of treatments will eventually expose every condition that is limiting the patient. This process must progress naturally in tune with the body’s intention and present limitations. Nothing can ever be forced. As a practitioner, it is critically important that I do not prejudice the results with my thoughts. The body must be allowed to express itself without biased interference. That took years of cultivation on my part until I have become nothing more than a reporter observing the body as it unfolds its story. And what an exciting, often Indiana Jones adventure story it is!

Everyone is so uniquely different so you never know what adventurous path will unfold and what treasure will be discovered once an evaluation is completed. A while back I saw a patient who specializes in business statistics and is an expert in identifying patterns in sales and marketing. He asked me how many combinations I thought might be present in my evaluations. I estimated 35 billion. He looked around the room at all my vials and said “No, you’re wrong. This is infinite!” This is why I have always believed the body is the last great frontier and the Indiana Jones doctor will always have treasures to discover in the body’s quest for health!