THE TERRAIN IS EVERYTHING

The Terrain is Everything is not a book about gardening. Well, in a sense it is: One might say this book is about tending the inner garden. The terrain may be seen as analogous to the cellular environment that dictates the conditions within our bodies, determining our state of health.

The book takes its unique title from what is purported to be a death bed confession made by the famous French scientist, Louis Pasteur, "…The microbe is nothing. The terrain is everything" - a humbling statement from the "father" of the germ theory!

The Terrain is Everything presents the reader with the fascinating premise that germs are the result, not the cause of disease. Such a premise is based upon the natural healing paradigm that sports a theory of disease causation very different than the germs-cause-disease medical model. The natural healing perspective views the condition of the terrain of the body as the primary determinant of our health status. The condition of the terrain is influenced by "contextual factors." These are the sum total of everything in our environment which can affect us at a cellular level - or even deeper, at an energetic level.

Author, Suzin Stockton, identifies and discusses eight key contextual facts that can move us in the direction of disease. She links these factors to the development of disease conditions in the terrain or internal environment, and empowers the reader to recognize and remedy these conditions in a natural manner. According to Ms. Stockton, the cause(s) of illness may lie in the food we eat, the air we breathe, the water we drink, the thoughts we think, the lighting and electromagnetic radiations in our environment; the medical treatment we've received, our activity level, our breathing patterns, the imbalances in our structure, the dental work we've had done, etc., etc. Lack of knowledge of these factors can be a decided health hazard in today's world. And, standard medical treatment, while possibly providing temporary symptomatic relief, tends to move us further along the path of degenerative disease. The Terrain is Everything enlarges upon these points.

This is a book for the layman and the health care professional alike. There's something in it for everyone, from novitiate to expert. The Terrain is Everything abounds with little-known fascinating information, vital to our health and well-being. It is unique and notable for both the breadth and depth of the information it contains.