The Systemic Theory of Living Systems and Relevance to CAM: Part I: The Theory

The Systemic Theory of Living Systems is being published inseveral parts in eCAM. The theory is axiomatic. It originatesfrom the phenomenological idea that physiological health isbased on three factors: integrity of its structure or organization,O, functional organic energy reserve, E, and level of activebiological intelligence, I. From the theory is derived a treatmentstrategy called Systemic Medicine (SM). This is based on identifyingand prescribing phytomedicines and/or other medications thatstrengthen each factor. Energy-stimulating phytomedicines increaseavailable energy and decrease total entropy of an open biologicalsystem by providing negative entropy. The same occurs with phytomedicinesthat act as biological intelligence modulators. They shouldbe used as the first line of treatment in all ailments, sinceall pathologies, by definition, imply a higher than normal organicentropy. SM postulates that the state of health, H, of an individual,is effectively equal to the product of the strength of eachfactor H = O x E x I. SM observes that when all three factorsare brought back to ideal levels, patients' conditions beginthe recovery to normal health.