Which brings me back to Helen. When Helen arrived at my home, I was immediately drawn to the severe skin condition she has throughout her entire body, more evident on the lower limbs, to which I have photographic evidence. Helen agreed to take part in an experiment to incline her bed and adopt Inclined Bed Therapy. I.B.T. based on several case histories, where psoriasis has been vastly improved and in some cases completely resolved. Following the photographs, Helen contacted me asking if she should have another set of photographs taken, because her skin had become far more inflamed and bleeding, prior to I.B.T.
On the 22nd June 07 Helen’s bed was inclined and she spent the first night sleeping at a five degree angle head up tilt to the Horizontal. The very first night she informed me that she had the best night’s sleep that she can remember and intends to continue with the experiment.
According to my theory on circulation and its beneficial relationship with gravity, anything that interferes with either the accumulation of salt and carbon concentrations, or the movement of them from one area of the body to another, will have an impact upon circulation. This is because when salts are moved under the influence of gravity, a dragging effect on the rest of the bodily fluids must occur. In the case of the artery, the downward flow of denser fluids will exert a positive pushing force on the internal arterial surface, along with a positive force on the fluids in front of the falling denser fluids. But more importantly, behind the downward flowing denser fluids, a negative tension is exerted upon the fluids behind the downwardly flowing denser fluids. In the case of the artery, the positive pressure found within fits, and in the case of the venous return flow, the negative tension induced by the gravity induced flow will be apparent by the lack of positive pressure in the veins. You might be forgiven at this point for thinking that there is no massive shift of salts from one part of the body to another, and you would be correct. Because 1 grain of salt dissolved in water and coloured for a visual effect, can be observed to induce a very efficient circulation when added to a clear water filled tube. In fact, it brings about the same speed and force inside a tube as it does in a beaker of clear water. For example, take a pipette and add one drop of milk to the surface of a tall glass of water and observe not only the rapidly downward flowing milk, but also the self evidently induced return flow. Now picture, or indeed experiment with the same efficient flow inside a clear plastic inverted water filled tube with both open ends immersed in bottles of water, and a tiny amount of milk or salt solution coloured and you will see water transported rapidly from one vessel to another, giving an important understanding to gravity assisted venous return and arterial function.
It is worth remembering at this point that in early embryo development there is no heart pumping fluids, yet a pulsatile flow has been observed and well documented, long before the heart develops.
No theoretical work can be complete without making a prediction, and more importantly going on to either prove or disprove that prediction.
In Helen’s case, the prediction is that the circulation of fluids in her skin, and indeed the main circulatory systems is compromised by poor posture. Helen’s bed was tilted to see if I.B.T. can induce a beneficial effect on her skin, by addressing the direction of gravity acting upon dissolved solutes throughout her body. Based on previous experiences using I.B.T. has been shown to have a beneficial effect on healing the skin, particularly with psoriasis!
Having now seen the results so far after such a short time using Inclined Bed Therapy, I believe we are looking at an effective way to relieve psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, confirming also the primary results in a pilot study and the report in the Woman’s Realm Magazine about Penny.
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Helen’s pictures pre- Inclined Bed Therapy Began using IBT on 22nd June 07
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LoginHelen’s pictures taken on the 04/08/07
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LoginHelen is continuing to improve rapidly and we are looking forward to more photographs in the coming months.
Andrew K Fletcher
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