Free Whole Health by Dr. Mark Mincolla

energetic cycles. There is no one-size-fits-all approach to living—and it is dynamic, not static. They didn’t all eat the same wheat, drink the same milk, or take Lipitor forever. Everyone’s needs, tendencies, and behaviors were respected and treated in accordance with their ever-changing individual needs.
    Each of the five element classifications is associated with a graphic symbol to represent what are believed to be the primary categories of all and everything that exists between heaven andearth. The origins of these five energy distinctions are quite logical, when you think about it.
    THE FIVE MANIFESTATIONS OF ENERGY
Abundance
Excess
Balance
Deficiency
Insufficiency
    To the ancients, the universe was a dynamic domain of living change driven by a powerful, unseen life force. They envisioned the circuiting heavens, the changing seasons, the wind, rain, snow, and every living being as an embodiment of one of the five manifestations of energy. In energy terms, everything either had an abundance, excess, balance, deficiency, or an insufficiency of life force. They understood the vital importance of distinguishing the differences between all energies, so they devised a system with five metaphors that represented the energy differences for all dynamic energies. These became known as the five constitutional elements.
    THE FIVE CONSTITUTION CODES (FIXED)
Wood—abundant energy
Fire—excess energy
Earth—balanced energy
Metal—deficient energy
Water—insufficient energy
    Remember, the five classifications of elements pertained to everything in the universe, including you and me. We all fit somewhere within those five elements.
    Within the extended cosmological tapestry of the Five Elements Principle, the ancient Chinese established five metaphors to align with each unique constitutional type. Your first step to Whole Health is deciphering your fixed constitution code. This exercise is Whole Health’s attempt to bring each reader to a closer appreciation of their constitutional uniqueness. The following chapters deal more specifically with mutable constitution codes and muscle testing. This is where Whole Health truly distinguishes itself as a system that enables its practitioners to tune in to the specific changing needs of every individual. Where the constitution codes break each of us down into five separate types, Whole Health reveals the uniqueness of each and every one of us in a dynamic, ever-changing way. It all begins with constitution.
    DECIPHERING YOUR FIXED CONSTITUTION CODE
    Deciphering your fixed constitution code is an extremely important step to becoming your own self-empowered Whole Health–care manager. Remember, we all have
fixed constitution codes,
which never change, and
mutable constitution codes,
which are forever changing. The questionnaire below will help you to determine your fixed constitution code only. (The chapters that follow will guide you through the process of deciphering and working with your mutable code.)
    Whole Health has distilled its constitutional decoding process down to fifteen central questions. These fifteen questions represent the keys to unlocking the door to your fixed constitution code. For each category, select the letter corresponding to the response that BEST describes you.
Note:
For questions 1 and 4, please respond with an answer that best describes you during your formative and early adult years , even though you may no longer entirely fit that description.
    1. BODY TYPE (
in early adulthood
)
    a. Strong, well-defined
    b. Soft, round
    c. Medium
    d. Medium, lean
    e. Thin, lean
    2. STAMINA
    a. Good energy, good endurance
    b. High energy, poor endurance
    c. Moderate energy, inconsistent endurance
    d. Low energy, always conserves
    e. Very low energy, physically inactive
    3. HEALTH VULNERABILITY
    a. Liver/digestive
    b. Heart/stress
    c. Spleen/general immune
    d. Lung/allergy
    e. Genito-urinary/hormonal/skeletal
    4. POSITIVE MENTAL NATURE