Imbalances can be caused by the stress of relationships, worries, financial concerns, toxic emotions, toxic foods and pollution. They all take their toll and will eventually extract payments from the body - hurting the body. Without sounding like a financial outlook - if the body cannot keep up the payments ill heath will occur. The body will reorganize, downsize and declare bankruptcy if necessary for the greater good of the body.

Acute symptoms and illnesses are all part of the self-protection management plan. If imbalances are not properly addressed, and if the stresses mount, they get factored into the plan and become constraints, hindering future attempts to correct further imbalances.

As chronic stress continues for a long period of time, and this deep imbalance predominates, the cycle begins to spiral down toward degeneration and disease. At the extreme end of the plan the cancerous tumor is the body’s attempt to isolate this toxicity in order to maintain and protect overall homeostasis or balance.

Everything from allergies to angina to lymphoma is an indication of the body’s efforts to respond to a long-term stress that is creating an imbalance. The body is doing the best it can, with what it has in order to maintain life as long as possible. It may sound ruthless and self-defeating, but the body will utilize all of its available resources (note: available resources), and if necessary, will even sacrifice one piece or process at a time in order to survive. Dr Bernard Jensen feels that stress uses up valuable nutritional resources that the body needs  elsewhere.