Lifestyle medicine according to CPNI?
I will start immediately with the main question. What exactly is Clinical Psycho-Neuro-Immunology (CPNI)?
It is a science that studies the cause of chronic diseases.
In other words, what causes chronic diseases? And how do we get rid of them?
By chronic diseases, I actually mean all diseases that develop during life.
Examples of these are; neurodegenerative diseases, metabolic syndrome, diabetes type 2, rheumatic diseases, MS, chronic fatigue, depression etc.
The CPNI looks for the cause of chronic diseases in lifestyle.
Examples of lifestyle factors that can be influenced include:
power supply
stress
movement
emotions
sleep
Research shows that the largest contribution to the development of chronic diseases is due to your own lifestyle.
A smaller share is due to factors beyond our control, such as heredity, accidents, life events/traumas, etc. The exact ratio is difficult to determine, and it can vary by person or illness. The fact remains that lifestyle always influences your symptoms.
The KPNI connects various medical disciplines, such as psychology, neurology, immunology, sociology, endocrinology, and so on. Hence the name Clinical Psycho-Neuro-Immunology.
By implementing smart lifestyle changes, you can positively impact your health and quality of life. Therefore, lifestyle plays a significant role in many ailments.
The changes you need to make in your lifestyle are the playing field of Clinical Psycho-Neuro-Immunology.
Regular
Don't get me wrong...not all conditions or illnesses are (only) the result of lifestyle, often people don't know (yet) exactly how illnesses arise, sometimes medical intervention with medication or surgery is required. That's okay with me. It's good that conventional medicine has developed so far.
……But even then, you can positively influence your complaints by making smart changes in lifestyle.
This approach is therefore not an alternative to regular medical treatment.
My aim is to combine both visions into a complete treatment.
Evolution
Humans are a product of millions of years of evolution. The KPNI considers evolutionary biology the foundation of our functioning. The lifestyle factors we now consider healthy are the living conditions we have lived in for millions of years. Over millions of years, we have learned to cope with those conditions.
“Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution”
Living conditions in today's society have changed faster than human genetics could keep up. The difference between then and now lies primarily in the living conditions we now call lifestyle: nutrition, exercise, stress, sleep, etc. Anyone can imagine that we dealt with these differently throughout evolution. We weren't designed to eat abundantly all day long, we weren't designed to sit in a chair all day, etc. Why not? Because those conditions never existed throughout evolution. In other words, we never learned.
A mismatch has arisen between humans adapted to life as we lived for a long time in evolution and humans who now live in a rapidly changing modern society and are provided with all the comforts.
How to proceed?
The first step to take is to determine which lifestyle change will yield the best results for you.
The second step is implementing the lifestyle change. Lifestyle is a habit, a behavior, and any behavioral change is difficult.
By reading the following two sentences you will understand what I mean.
“If you keep doing what you've always done, you'll get what you've always gotten”
“Before you make someone better, you have to ask if he is willing to give up what made him sick.”
As a KPNI therapist, I completed a one-year preliminary training in "orthomolecular therapy", after which I completed the three-year KPNI master's degree.
This provides me with the knowledge and skills necessary to make the correct diagnosis and draw up an effective treatment plan for lifestyle changes.
Because lifestyle actually plays a role in all conditions or illnesses, you could say that all conditions or illnesses benefit from a healthy change in your lifestyle.
Common complaints I treat:
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Fatigue complaints
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Bowel complaints / digestive problems / irritable bowel syndrome
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Chronic pain
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Mood swings / depression / burnout
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Thyroid problems
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Autoimmune diseases
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Have you been experiencing complaints for a long time that just won't go away?
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Are you done with taking medications that often only reduce symptoms?
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Are you ready for a behavioral change with scientifically proven healthy lifestyle advice?
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Take back control of your own health.
Then it's time to make an appointment so I can work with you to resolve your complaints by making smart lifestyle choices.
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