Winter Time and Biological Kapha Energy
Our search for a solution to the obesity problem worldwide requires that we change our view of the way we see the human body since our current molecular or matter science medical model is incomplete
From an energy science view the Winter time is when we should pay particualar attention to the biological Kapha energy pattern because as we have talked about before, we pile on the vibrational frequencies of cold, heavy, slow/dull, static/stable, dense and liquid when the environmental conditions also have those qualities as well
Biological Expression of Winter
One of the first things to do during winter is not add anymore of these vibrational frequencies than we already have The phrase "First do the mindbody no more harm" comes to mind Since we are part of Nature(nobody has shown me how to escape and be separate from Nature!)and these vibrational frequencies lead to weight gain, what can we do?
From the above list of frequencies staying warm and ACTIVE would be important
Maintain a consistent daily exercise routine and try to stick with it Workouts outside in frigid weather is probably not a good choice
Don't use cold food, leftovers, raw food, cold drinks(ice with water at the restaurant not a good idea)
Try to stay away from drinking large amounts of fluid(>60oz per day)
Winter Foods
Have you ever thought about the kinds of spices used around the holiday season when we're all hunkering down inside due to the cold weather outside?
Nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves come to mind and most any warming spices are used Why? Spices are medicines and heat up not only the mindbody but also our digestive fire that deals with the foods that we consume So using spices to help our physiologies to digest foods is helpful A collection of spices called a churan according to our energy mindbody makeups can be beneficial to us during the sometimes heavy holiday fare
But eating foods that are consistent with our energy makeups can be healthy guidelines during the wintertime So looking at foodsheal.com can give you such information
In general avoid heavy foods such as dairy and lots of meat preferring drier meats such as white meats and not oily meats
Drier grains such as barley is better than rice, oats, or wheat all the time
Avoiding poor food combining(for a complete list)
Trying to avoid overeating by using the 2 handful rule(2/3 of stomach capacity) is a useful rule of thumb
Also consider a day long fast which will help improve digestion
It's All About Balance
I have yet to talk to someone who doesn't believe that balance is a good thing to have in life The problem is how to achieve that balance
But what does this word "balance" from a health standpoint mean to us? As we spoke about earlier we don't want to add cold, heavy, slow/dull, static/stable, dense and liquid if our physiologies already have too much of these qualities If we are presently overweight it is a guarantee that we have these qualities in abundance
So adding onto these predominant qualities during the winter time is adding to the problem and will unfortunately add to the "growing problem"(no pun intended)
Also let's not forget that these mindbody vibrational frequencies affect the mind as well So during the winter the stable/static quality leads to inertia and a desire to not be ACTIVE and put off the daily exercise Hence we can mindfully overcome our resistance once we know our problem
Until next time To health as a Skill Love DrBill
