01/12/2026
In German New Medicine, the body is not treated as faulty or broken.
It is seen as precise, adaptive, and deeply meaningful in how it responds.
From this lens, symptoms are not random glitches.
They are the expression of specific biological programs the body switches on for a period of time in response to a shock, conflict, or perceived threat.
Not by accident.
Not out of nowhere.
But with a clear biological intention.
When a conflict is active, the body shifts into a special adaptation mode.
Its priority becomes protection and survival.
Different tissues and organs then step up, depending on the type of conflict that was experienced.
The throat may activate to prepare for calling out, defending boundaries, or scaring off a threat.
The bones may strengthen and adapt to support us and the people we feel responsible for.
The digestive system can ramp up its activity so we can better “digest” what life has handed us, whether that is a situation, a piece of news, or an emotional experience.
In this view, these changes are not malfunctions.
They are biological strategies.
Once the conflict finally resolves, when the stress eases or the danger passes, the body no longer needs to stay in that adaptive mode.
The organs begin to downshift and restore their normal balance.
They repair, clear out, and compensate for the extra work they have been doing.
This healing phase often shows up as pain, inflammation, fatigue, or other sensations that we usually label as “being sick.”
When you understand this logic, symptoms start to look less like enemies and more like messages.
Signals that your body has already adapted and is now rebuilding.
Have you ever noticed how often symptoms flare after a stressful event is over rather than in the thick of it?
