The Elements of Care® Program
At Golden Apple we take Self-care to a whole new level!
The Elements of Care®is a Precision Self-care training program with Plants as Partners
Our 5 P’s:
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Partnership with Healing Plants,
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Health Pattern Recognition,
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Primary Prevention,
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and promotion of health as balance in body and Peace of mind.
The Self-care League are professional and lay instructors trained to teach the EOC® Program.
The Self-care League Medical Science Liaison team are licensed RNs and Advanced
Practice Registered Nurses who train and support the Self-care League.
The EOC® Program health culture diplomacy philosophy and the five elements guide the work of the Self-care League.
We give equal consideration and specialize in the integration of energetic, traditional, physiological,
and biomedical evidence and resources in Self-care decision making and actions.
Self-care is a time-honored tradition that is a personal right and responsibility.
The Elements of Care®- What it is and what it is not
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Rooted in an ancient Hermeticism, a Gentle Medicine philosophy of Five Elements that is universal and foundational to all healing traditions. Hermetic philosophy suits every creed and health belief and clashes with none.
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The five elements make up all creation including the Self with a capital "S".The elements are fire, air, water, earth, and ether, which is known as “pneuma” or essence by the ancient Greeks.
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We incorporate the five elements in a Self-care plan that addresses the energetic patterns unique to the person and their relationship to the environment in which they live and serve humanity.
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The EOC is a program is a precision Self-care education rather than a biomedical treatment system.
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Plants are not “prescribed” in the EOC system. People are trained to recognize their own health patterns and make informed choices about the plant partners and other non-drug solutions rooted in the five elements are best applied in care of Self and family.
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Based on the historical and clinical research and more than 30 years of clinical nursing practice of Dr. Martha Libster and other health scientists, Self-care is complementary to any biomedical treatment. Self-care is foundational to any healthcare system.
