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By (author) Wood, Matthew; Foreword by Buhner Stephen Harrod

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Reveals how the extracellular matrix offers scientific proof for holism

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Reveals how the extracellular matrix offers scientific proof for holism

• Examines the function of the extracellular matrix, the inner ocean that unifies all our cells and controls them in a coordinated and integrated fashion

• Explores how the extracellular matrix builds and repairs itself and how holistic therapy can be applied based on this knowledge

• Introduces new and old holistic and herbal protocols for treatment of the matrix

The cells in our bodies are not independent units. They do not control their own feeding, elimination, migration, or reproduction; they are controlled by signals from the extracellular matrix (ECM) that surrounds them. This all-encompassing inner ocean unifies all our cells and controls them in a coordinated and integrated fashion.

Revealing the stunning implications of the extracellular matrix, Matthew Wood shows how it clearly explains the actions and efficacy of holistic therapies. He explores the groundbreaking research of Alfred Pischinger, who discovered the ECM in 1975, as well as the role of the matrix in transmitting and enacting the genetic code, including the roles of the mitochondria, the nucleus, and ribosomes.

Wood explains how modern drugs, directed at specific receptors on the cell membrane, interfere with bodily self-regulation. He details how holistic therapies modify the environment of the cell and strengthen the whole, bringing the body back to homeostasis and consequently offering true healing.

Table of contents:

Foreword by Stephen Harrod Buhner

Introduction
Scientific Justification for Holistic Medicine

1 The Extracellular Matrix
The Primal Organ System

2 What Is Going On in There?
Water, Light, Warmth, Oxidation, Chemistry, and Electricity

3 The Ground Substance
Architecture of the Matrix

4 The Matrix and Wound Healing
Template for Healing Matrix Injury

5 Inhabitants of the Matrix
Cells, Tissues, and Organs

6 The In-Mix-Out of the Matrix
Basis for Holistic Treatment

Conclusion

Appendix
Homeostasis: Balance in the Matrix

References

Index

Review quote:
“Brilliant! A substantial and important addition to our understanding of the human body, chronic disease, and herbal medicine.”

Review quote:
“Matthew Wood is among the most respected and well-known herbalists of our era and is the author of several brilliant textbooks on herbal medicine. Holistic Medicine and the Extracellular Matrix is his opus and masterpiece. Exceptionally well written and impeccably researched, this book debunks the popular theory that cells of the body function as independent units existing independently of one another. Instead, he meticulously reveals in easy-to-understand terms the implications of the extracellular matrix, the inner ocean in which the cells exist, and how this simple switch hugely impacts our understanding of healing. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in health, healing, and medicine.”

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“Holistic Medicine and the Extracellular Matrix is a deep examination of the scientific justification of concepts discussed in traditional systems of medicine for millennia–that the human organism is a living wholeness unto itself, not a compilation of unintelligent biochemical and cellular machinery. This groundbreaking text reveals the truth of how our bodies function at a fundamental level and how we can re