Foods That Dull the Mind and Cause Poor Food Choices
With the close of the 20th century and the beginnings of the human genome project there was interest in the effects food had on the mind This was particularly the case for such health problems as obesity, diabetes, and "overnutrition"
The mind is not a matter or molecular field but rather thoughts are an energy field entity so the energy science can help us with choices Think about it Can we wet our thoughts? Is there any validity to the molecular expressions of thought? Yes, it's true that there are molecular traces of thought by PET scan after the thought but as yet no one has defined that thoughts have a molecular home
Even though we study the brain there are many researchers who would argue that the mind has "escaped" That mind is no longer relegated to the brain but is in every cell of the mindbody
Mind and Nutritional Choices
So why should we care about our thoughts and nutrition? Seems like a dead end
Bu what if I were to tell you that what you eat affects your future choices about food? What if the choices you're making right now are affecting your food choices in the future? That is, if you continue to make choices that blunt your decision making clarity then you'll continue to make the same bad choices as you have done in the past
From an energy science point of view the mind is the DNA of each and every cell of the mindbody Every cell is imbued with mind or DNA Molecularly and structurally our daily life choices impact DNA expression so we need guidance as to what are good choices This is what the energy science discipline provides
What Are Mind Supporting Nutritional Choices?
The energy science of Ayurveda states that there are foods that produce over time mental clarity These would be:
Mango pomegranite figs date peaches and pears(in general most fruit); sweet potato sprouts leafy greens zucchini yellow squash and asparagus; basmati rice quinoa blue corn tapioca barley; mung dal red and yellow lentils; fresh unprocessed cow's milk ghee soft cheese homemade yogurt goat's milk; almonds white sesame seeds fresh cashews; saffron tumeric cardamom coriander fennel cumin; fresh sugarcane juice jaggery raw sugar raw honey; herbal teas such as brahmi and licorice;
Foods that increase mind and thoughts(increase hyperactivity):
Sour fruits apples banana guava tamarind most citus; potatoes nightshades broccoli cauliflower broccoli spinach winter squash pickles; millet corn buckwheat; brown lentils lima and kidney beans adzuki beans tur dal small amounts of black pinto and pink beans; sour cream salted or sour butter cream cottage cheese ice cream; most nuts brown sesame seeds; curry chili cayenne black pepper; processed sugar artificial sweetners cooked honey; coffee black and green tea; fish most seafood chicken
Foods that decrease mental clarity and produce dullness:
Avocado watermelon plums apricots; mushrooms garlic onion pumpkin; wheat brown rice; urad dal and large amounts of black pinto and pink beans; hard processed cheese processed milk eggs; peanuts rancid nuts black sesame seeds; jalapeno pepper nutmeg; molasses soft drinks stevia extremely sweet tasting foods; alcohol marijuana most other drugs; beef pork lamb and venison
This latter group is particularly important and will produce over time obesity, metabolic syndrome, and dullness leading to continued poor food choices
Anyhow as they say "Food for Thought" To Health as a Skill Love DrBill
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What’s More Important? Number or Quality of Calories
Present day everything gets measured How many miles per gallon, how much per item at the store, how many cups of flour, how polluted is the air today
In the biologic matter(molecular) science model everything is measured and it is mechanical(kidneys are filters) we want everything to be quantified There is great reassurance for us that we have taken in so many milligrams of vitamin C or ingested so many calories Blood tests by measurement tell us whether we are healthy or not?
But how is it that we can gain weight and yet calorie count is low?
And There Is Nothing Wrong With Measurement
Tried and true This is how we live And there is a monitoring process that gets aided by measurement
If we determine a size of a urinary stone too large to pass easily then that is helpful for decision making in the management of the problem If the PSA is too high then surgery is not a good option If the estrogen receptors are too high then that helps in management If we work out at the local gym and record what we did 3 weeks ago then we know we are making progress and can increase our weight training schedule
There are some who have advocated not measuring so much and just living But there is value in lifestyle guidelines and structure which measurement gives us
But Measurement to Excess
From an energy science nutritional view some measurements may not be helpful and actually may interfere with our lifestyle decision making causing us to make poor assumptions particularly about food
For example, we determine that raw tomatoes are a low calorie vegetable food that would be good to use in our diet to lose weight But if we find that they are physiologically imbalancing(which they are), then they have the capability of causing weight gain even though they are low calorie Holy Smoke!! can this be true? From an energy science view it is but from the reliable quantifiable matter science calorie counting view it is not
It's Not the Number of Calories, It's the Quality of the Calories
Traditions such as calorie counting die hard especially in a quantifiable culture But there are times when there are better ways of doing things
The energy science of Ayurveda is a qualitative discipline and sets itself apart from the matter science discipline presently dominant in world view Because of this its way of doing its science is different but not invalid
From personal experience eating a nutritional format that is appropriate for my mindbody energy makeup allows me to eat without the necessity of quantifying our nutritional intake Why? Because when I eat for balancing my physiology and not for calorie counting my mindbody becomes fine tuned and healthy The mindbody's inherent desire is to be in balance and nutrition is a primary way of helping us achieve it
Until next time To Health as a Skill Love DrBill
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Women’s Health and Disease Prevention
Well it's nice to be back After spending a year doing a fellowship in Energy Science Medicine at the Ayurvedic Institute in Albuquerque NM I am now doing general Ayurvedic energy science consulting online as well as helping a very specific group of men, women, and children who have a problem called interstitial cystitis
For today I wanted to discuss the feminine energy and its creativity that leads to transformation in any group large or small especially as it revolves around health and disease prevention
The Feminine Energy
The feminine energy is the creative force in Nature and abides in everything(yes I mean everything) we observe Any force that is creative whether it be the bringing of new life, sculpting a beautiful piece of art, or the beginning of a new plant are all aspects of the feminine
Feminine energy is not gender specific when we view its activity in ourselves We are all aware of the very creative male but suffice it to say the female within any culture is primarily responsible for the creative force It's almost as if "it's their job(dharma if you will) to take on that role" And obviously the feminine takes on that role with zeal, zest, and pride in their power
Leading the Way
A culture is brought about by the feminine creative energy It's the leading force in producing new ideas, moving on to new frontiers, and loss of the fear of engaging in a different way of doing things
We look to the feminine to give us new ways of doing the old Not necessarily destroy the old and bring on the new for that's a masculine energy The feminine is to introduce us to the new and fresh ways of viewing our reality
So What?
I find it startling how low the number of people who actually are interested in disease prevention It's accepted norm or fact that everyone gets their fare share and so we just move on
It's the accepted norm that disease is not preventable And clearly that once you've got chronic disease it's yours for life
I would offer from a energy science view that disease is preventable and even chronic disease is reversible It takes work on our part but it is indeed the case We just have to have a different mindset For example, moving from a matter science to a energy science nutritional format will pay big dividends towards improving health, preventing disease, reducing the impact of chronic disease in your life
When the feminine energy understands these basic aspects of health she will lead our culture to new heights of health
Until next time To health as a Skill Love DrBill
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