Balance is not a fixed state but a responsive process. This post weaves Western physiology (homeostasis, allostasis, allostatic load) with Chinese medicine (yin and yang, qi, blood, fluids) to explain why labs can look "normal" while the body feels off, and how to read signals, reduce load, and restore resilience.
Convergence shows how three lenses describe the same body. Through Chinese medicine’s pattern language, systems medicine’s allostatic load, and network medicine’s connectivity maps, we read Alice’s symptoms as one system seeking balance. The post makes the “wall” permeable—keeping precision in service to pattern—so practitioners can coordinate care that restores flow, rebuilds reserves, and rewires healthier networks.
A concise introduction to Alice’s journey: cured of cancer but struggling with fragmented, post‑treatment fallout—pointing to the need for systems‑based, integrative care that restores rhythm, function, and confidence.