Pediatic Medicine Membership Program

Healthy kids are incredibly alive. They are extremely curious and in active engagement with the world around them. They run, they play, they touch everything, they put things in their mouths. They test the waters of life.

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They also have immune systems and other body systems that are still growing and developing, and because of this, their likelihood of coming down with colds, flus, and other illnesses is greater than the average adult. That being said, because of their high energy levels, they are also capable of springing back to healthy balance pretty quickly with proper care.

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At Healing Kind, we believe that proper care doesn't just mean suppressing symptoms, taking medications, and getting back to a normal routine. We have learned through both extensive training and years of experience that kids become far more resilient and build a much stronger foundation for handling any future illness when their whole system (body and mind) are supported at the "terrain" level.

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A brief little history of medicine...

Around the same time that germ theory (the idea that micro-organisms like bacteria and viruses cause disease) was developed in the 1800s, another theory - terrain theory - also emerged. While very credible and valid, terrain theory did not become as popular as germ theory because selling antibiotics, antivirals, and other pharmaceutical medications to patients was projected to be a much more lucrative and easily standardizable model than helping patients develop stronger body systems and prevent disease.

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Terrain theory is the idea that the inside environment of the body, its “terrain,” plays the biggest role in whether you stay healthy or get sick. According to this theory, if the body's internal terrain is balanced and healthy, disease-causing organisms like bacteria and viruses will not be able to thrive or cause illness. 

 

We know this idea is more than just a theory - we see it all the time. Terrain theory explains why even when there is a contagious illness going around, not everyone gets it, and why those who do get it come down with symptoms that have differing levels of severity. 

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In our 4-year long medical training, acupuncturists learn that a healthy and balanced internal body environment serves to not only prevent contagious illness, but also to support digestion, emotional and behavioral health, sleep patterns, and the appropriate function of all systems of the body and mind.​

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