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In an organized nervous system the body's defence, digestive, and reproductive circuits are in balance.

Fight/Flight ------------ Digestion ------------ Reproduction

The body is ready to go into any one program at any time, depending on what is most needed at that moment. When the body is low on energy, for example, it increases power to the feeding systems and turns down energy to the flight/fight and reproductive systems.

When the digestive process has been satisfied - the stomach is full and/or elimination has been completed - the feeding circuits slow down and the energy to the flight/fight and reproductive systems is restored to their former levels. All day long we move in and out of these three states, depending upon what the "jungle of life" demands at that moment - at least, this is what happens in a normal, healthy organized state of being. In a disorganized state, however, the systems are out of balance and a person is stuck in one or other of these modes, usually defence. Now the human animal cannot survive efficiently in the "jungle" of life, and the groundwork for ill health has been laid.

Through trial and error, Dr. Ferreri discovered that the fight/flight system was usually the dominant trigger or cause for neural disorganization. This means that at some point in life, usually after an injury to the head, a fall, or a similar trauma like a birthing injury or sports trauma, an individual moved into the defence mode. The force or severity of neural disorganization was too great for the body to reorganize itself afterwards so the nervous system remained locked in defence, like a boxer, always braced for the next blow. This may explain why so many people complain of tension in the head, jaw, neck, and lower back. The innate intelligence keeps the body in a heightened state of defence, locked and armed, for it is staying ready for the next potential trauma or attacker. It does this because it was unable to self correct. It is actually doing it's job of protecting you and keeping you alive! What would be the first logical step, then, in assisting the body to regain neurological balance? Correct the defence circuitry first!

My experience in treating more than 15,000 cases all around the world has been that these injuries usually occur in the first 5-10 years of life. This is the most staggering and important aspect to comprehend, since most conditions do not appear symptomatically until weeks or, more likely, decades later. At an early age, we all have significant falls or hit our heads. It's a fact of life.

Through muscle testing, a practitioner can test the integrity of the nervous system regardless of what the patient or the patient's parents may remember about the initial injury. Better yet, why not have the circuits checked immediately after a fall or accident? If not working properly, the function can be corrected immediately, without waiting for symptoms to appear. This is why it is so important to have children examined as soon as possible in life and why it is also important to base research on the causes of disease and discomfort, not the symptoms.

Research has shown that the majority of Cerebral Palsy, Attention Deficit and Down's Syndrome cases - conditions which all involve significant amounts of neural disorganization - also have weak immune systems. They present with symptoms such as frequent colds, skin rashes, food sensitivities, etc. If these studies had been done on people who first had their nervous systems reorganized, the research findings might have been completely different.

If not swiftly corrected the body stays locked in defence, the energy flowing to the digestive and reproductive systems are sacrificed, and eventually these systems will begin to show signs and symptoms of malfunction.

It is important to understand that when a body is locked in defence it will demand more energy and it will take it from the digestive and reproductive circuits. On a primitive level, the human animal, like any other animal faced with an imminent threat, will obviously defend itself before taking time out to eat or procreate. This is why, when attempting to boost the digestive or reproductive systems, it is vital to disarm the defence system first. Working in another order would mean manipulating the body against its own intelligence, and would result in only a short-term correction.

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