GNM makes the mind-body-spirit connection ultra-specific by explaining how every symptom we experience is part of a tissue adaptation our body is making to help us, not to harm us.

GNM is a framework and map that shows how our individual perception of an acutely stressful event affects our brain and a corresponding organ. The organ begins a meaningful biological response to help us survive that difficult event. The organ’s adaptation is based on a specific pattern derived from the tissue’s embryological layer.

In other words, the tissue adaptation is not a random response, but a purposeful one based on our individual perception of the distressing event.

Most of the time, our symptoms occur when our body has already adapted and resolved the initial event and is restoring itself to balance.

Symptoms are signs of restoration, not breakdown!

Symptoms indicate that we’ve adapted and are becoming stronger and more resilient. We don’t have to be afraid of getting sick or having symptoms when we realize that our bodies are always working to help us survive and thrive.

GNM is a map and a paradigm that sets you free from fear about your health and offers you empowerment to understand your body’s wisdom. Dr. Ryke Geerd Hamer, the founder of GNM, discovered 5 central tenets that he called the 5 Biological Laws, below.

When we experience an acutely distressing event that catches us off guard and makes us feel isolated in the moment, our subconscious interprets that event and signals our brain and a corresponding organ to begin a specific tissue adaptation to help us survive. This brain/organ adaptation is known as a Special Biological Program. This program is a meaningful and purposeful biological response designed to help us overcome the danger our subconscious sensed in that distressing event. Our bodies are adapting to help us, not harm us!

Each Biological Special Program operates in 2 phases: an Active Conflict phase and a Healing phase. During the Active Conflict phase, we are generally feeling upset and ruminating about the event. We might have cold hands and feet, have difficulty sleeping, low appetite, and repetitive thoughts. At this stage, we often do not know which organ is adapting, but we can sense that we’re upset and distressed because of the event. Once we have resolved the initial event through a change in circumstances or finding emotional peace, then our body enters the Healing phase when the body is restoring tissue in the brain and organ back to a balanced state. This phase is when most symptoms occur. In general, we often experience inflammation, swelling, fever, pain, headaches, and sometimes pus or mucus. The specific organ that was adapting will be the focus of the physical symptoms. During the height of the Healing phase, there may be acute fever or pain, but once the healing has peaked, fatigue and increased appetite show that the body is restoring itself.

For each Biological Special Program, the specific tissue adaptation in the organ is based on the pattern of embryological development. Each organ is part of an embryological tissue layer, which indicates when it developed in the fetus. So, the tissue adaptation is not random; it follows a predictable pattern. Sometimes we gain cells during the Active Conflict stage and then break those cells down in the Healing phase. Other times we lose cells during the Active Conflict phase and then restore them in the Healing phase. Sometimes we lose function in that organ during Active Conflict phase and regain that function during the Healing phase. The GNM map tells us exactly what adaptation is happening in that organ. Our body is acting according to a plan!

During the Healing phase, our body partners with microbes to help us restore the tissue and heal. Fungi, bacteria, and other cell proteins are the repair crew that are essential for our tissue to restore and strengthen. Although we have been trained to see microbes as the cause of sickness, in GNM we instead see them as crucial partners in tissue repair and restoration.

All symptoms are biologically meaningful. Our bodies are not making mistakes but purposefully reacting to help us survive distressing events in our lives. We have no need to fear the body’s response because our symptoms are meaningful indications of the healing process taking place.