The Power of Joy and Pleasure
Statement #1 If you don't avoid these "unhealthy foods" or these chemically contaminated foods, you have a very high chance of getting cancer or some other bad disease Statistics show it
Statement #2 If you try to eat according to this format, you have a good chance of having an enjoyable healthy life
OK, which statement makes you feel empowered and wanting to participate?
Statement #1 Scare tactic Statement #2 Promise of joy and health
"Living longer or is it going to seem longer"is not necessarily something we respond to
There is much more motivation for change when there is joy of living rather than a promised fear
These are tacits taken by Dean Ornish and he makes a very provocative argument for our nihilistic approach to motivatioin
That risk factor reduction and prevention is borrrrrrrrring to most people
"I don't care if I live longer I just want to have fun!"
So sustainable changes in helping people with lifestyle behavior eating patterns will be accomplished not by scare tactics but by ensuring that joy of living, freedom, and pleasure are part of the deal
So I would suggest that foods be not only fun but also good for us And the way we find that out is with awareness
When we are aware we can find that certain foods make us feel bad And when that realization occurs foods become both fun and good for us
Have you ever had the experience of eating food that was a "long time friend" that you became aware of that made you feel bad? Have you ever nourished a habit that over time you realized made you feel bad? Were you more likely to make a lifestyle change when you realized you were feeling bad?
Until tomorrow To health as a Skill Love DrBill
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Challenging the Infectious Model
"I began stretching my neck and releasing my tight neck muscles three months ago. Things seemed to be releasing amazing well" Jim related
"That sounds great" I responded "Your posture looks very much improved"
"But now the problem I began increasing my stretches and I think in retrospect was pushing the muscles beyond where they wanted to go I guess I was doing too much, too fast Typical Pitta, huh?"
"Well, nothing wrong with that Now you know Anything else?"
"That's why I'm here I've come down with a bad cough and runny nose But strangely all the runniness of the nose is coming from the right side Nothing from the left"
"This is not a viral URI but a Kapha release of congestion Stagnant energy has been trapped in the upper airway passages and is now being released with the release of the muscles and tendons of your stiff neck "
"Oh I thought I needed an antibiotic I've been coughing up thick green mucous"
"Let's see what happens because it's very early to have developed an infection You've only been symptomatic for 3 days Let's give it some time"
Over the last fifteen years, matter science physicians have become more and more aware of the fact that not everything need be treated with antibiotics
Rheumatoid arthritis, gastritis, interstitial cystitis, prostatitis are all inflammatory nonbacterial conditions that reveal the Pitta provoked conditions of the mindbody
Have you ever had a nonbacterial inflammatory condition? Have you had a release that our friend describes above to his doctor? Have you ever taken antibiotics and the condition didn't get better?
Have you wondered why things didn't resolve?
Until tomorrow To health as a Skill Love DrBill
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Music Is My Chocolate Cake
"I love my music As a matter of fact I enjoy my music more than eating food"
"It takes me away and feeds my soul It feeds my emotional soul"
"It's my chocolate cake with frosting"
Our strongest sensory channels nourish us For Vata, it's the auditory channel, for Pitta it's the visual sensation, and for Kapha, it's the smell, taste, and touch
"I could just go out and watch the stars all night" The visual channel
The value in knowing this about ourselves is that when we are emotionally agitated and in fear, we'll gravitate to these sensory channels
Soooooo… is it any wonder that Kapha being the most grounded of the energy patterns will be nourished by foods
Ahhh, the great gift of energy science and its nutritional formts!
Is chocolate cake and music synonymous for you?Which sensation makes you feel most nourished? Or does the visual sense(seeing food) make you salivate?
Until tomorrow To health as a Skill Love DrBill
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Take A Test and See What’s Your Energetic Fingerprint
Vata Pitta(PV) or Kapha Pitta(PK) or Vata Kapha(VK)?
What combination are you energetically?
Go to this energy pattern questionnaire and take the top two scores and that's your energy makeup!
Now the best way to determine your energy makeup is to have your pulse read by a qualified person particularly if the questionnaire's response pattern doesn't seem to fit
For example, Vata Kapha(VK) is an unsual biologic energy combination This doesn't mean that it doesn't occur but it is unusual So if you turn up VK you might have a friend or spouse work through the questions with you
With this information you now know how you can go out of balance or better yet what imbalances you can work on If we walk on this planet guaranteed we have imbalances to clear
The other valuable aspect of identification of your energy patterns is that it immediately turns you into a better witness
What does that mean? Oftentimes when we "see" ourselves in action, we make verbal comments and observations about what we have just witnessed For example, you encounter a new relationship that you would like to foster So after the meeting you review in your mind what you said, what you did, what you heard, etc Simply put you were witnessing in retrospect
Some people have an innate skill that allows them to witness in the midst of the activity That's indeed a wonderful skill to have and cultivate
But knowing yourself as an energy pattern and everyone as well is a beautiful thing
Have you noticed yourself "witnessing?" Did you notice commonalities and differences? Was it of value to have witnessed? Would it be helpful to have a tool that helps "standardize" your witnessing and know the universal traits of your relationships including foods?
Until tomorrow To health as a Skill Love DrBill
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Fever and Overeating
Have you ever felt hot after eating and wondered why?
It won't be possible to figure it out from a matter science medical approach but the understanding is clear from a energy science point of view
When overeating occurs(defined as consuming more than 2 handfuls at a meal) the energy patterns of Vata, Pitta, Kapha, or combinations of them enter the bloodstream and push stagnant energy along with them And there will always be some congestion when overeating occurs no matter which energy pattern is involved
From a molecular point of view stagnant energy is lymph or chyle that sludges in the lymphatics of the gut
The digestive fire(collective term for all the enzymes in the GI tract) becomes ramped up due to the overeating challenge and it also becomes disseminated into the blood as well resulting in fever and an internal feeling of heat This can also result in mental events such as anger and impatience
The timing of the fever is related to which energy pattern gets shoved into the blood stream Kapha soon after eating; Pitta about two hours after eating; Vata four hours after eating Which energy pattern is pushed into the bloodstream is based on the types of foods consumed in the overeating event For example if a lot of sweet, sour, and salty tastes are consumed, Pitta and Kapha symptoms will predominate
Kapha symptoms of overeating are congestion, runny nose, cold and cough
Pitta symptoms result in high fever, temporal headache, nausea, irritability, photophobia, and diarrhea
With the Vata energy pattern entering the blood stream, shivering, body ache, insomnia, and anxiety can occur These can leave a residual flu like syndrome that can last a few days
Have you ever overeaten? Have you recognized any of the above symptoms? Do you remember what produced the overeating?
Until tomorrow To health as a Skill Love DrBill
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