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
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Happy Thanksgiving From Energy Science Nutrition
Whether we are spending the holiday weekend with a new extended loving community or with our immediate family, Happy Thanksgiving and best wishes as we enter the winter holiday season
Love Dr Bill Dean and the Energy Science blog
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Food Incompatabilities and Fruit Smoothies; Energy Science Nutrition
The rage is fruit smoothies these days but from an energy science view it's not a good combination Fruit with any other food and that includes milk should be kept separate But there's so much more about incomapatability that the energy science of Ayurveda has to say
The concept of food incompatability is not a well known concept in matter science nutrition circles but from an energy science view there is a large volume of information since ingestion of incompatable combinations lead to disease
Matter science has a few things to say about incompatable foods Some say that it takes three foods to bring about incompatability Other western nutritional experts believe there is a possilble molecular transmission and that disease is related in some way to the incompatability but draws on the fact that the incompatability rests on the individual
The Energy Science Perspective
According to energy science of Ayurveda, every food has its own taste (rasa), a heating or cooling energy (virya) and post-digestive effect (vipak) When two or three different food substances of different taste, energy and post-digestive effect are combined together agni can become overloaded inhibiting the enzyme system and resulting in production of toxins in the system While it is true that an individual's agni largely determines how well or poorly food is digested, food combinations are also of great importance When foods, (proteins, carbohydrates and fats) having different attributes, tastes, heating or cooling properties, and post-digestive effects are eaten together, agni will be slowed down The foods can then remain in the stomach for seven to eight hours These same foods, if eaten separately might well stimulate agni, be digested more quickly and even help to burn ama(digestive toxic load or stagnant energy) Thus, according to Ayurveda, one should eat according to one's constitution and take fruits, starches, proteins and fats separately at different times of the day Combining foods improperly can produce indigestion, fermentation, putrefaction and gas formation. This condition, if prolonged, can lead to toxemia and disease complex For example, eating bananas with milk can diminish agni, change the intestinal flora producing toxins and may cause sinus congestion, cold, cough and allergies
Some Basic Concepts
Avoid taking milk or yogurt with sour or citrus fruits.
Avoid eating fruits together with potatoes or other starchy foods. Fructose (and other sugars) is digested quickly, whereas starch takes quite some time. In this case the sugar would not be properly digested.
Avoid eating melons and grains together. Melons digest quickly whereas grains take more time. This combination will upset the stomach. Melons should be eaten alone or left alone.
Honey should never be cooked. Honey digests slowly when cooked and the molecules become a non-homogenized glue which adheres to mucous membranes and clogs subtle channels, producing toxins. Uncooked honey is nectar. Cooked honey is poison.
Do not eat meat protein and milk protein together. Meat is heating and milk is cooling so they counteract one another, disturb agni and produce ama.
Milk and melons should not be eaten together. Both are cooling, but milk is laxative and melon is diuretic, and milk requires more time for digestion. Moreover the action of hydrochloric acid in the stomach causes the milk to curdle. For this reason Ayurveda advises against taking milk with sour fruits, yogurt, sour cream, cheese, and fish
Digestive Aids
There is a beautiful passage in the Sanskrit literature describing all types of foods and their actions. Among the digestive aids referred to there are:
Water, which imparts a liquid quality and helps in digestion and absorption of food.
Salt also aids digestion, and helps to retain water.
Alkalies help digestion and regulate gastric fire (HCL).
Ghee stimulates agni and improves digestion.
Milk invigorates.
Meat gives energy. Also in this literature are descriptions on influence of foods on the tri-dosha:
Pitta is increased by foods which are sour and pungent.
Kapha is aggravated by milk products.
Vata is over-stimulated by beans, dry fruits, astringent and bitter substances. The daily diet should contain:
40 - 50% well-cooked basmati rice, barley, corn or wheat depending upon one's constitution.
15 - 30% well cooked legumes.
2 - 5% vegetable soups.
1/2 teaspoon pickles
Incompatable Food Combinations
Milk Is Incompatible With:
Bananas
Fish
Meat
Melons
Curd
Sour Fruits
Kitchari
Bread containing yeast
Cherries
Melons Are Incompatible With:
Grains
Starch
Fried foods
Cheese
Starches Are Incompatible With:
Eggs
Chai
Milk
Bananas
Dates
Persimmons
Ghee (in equal proportions)
Heating or cooking with.
Radishes Are Incompatible With:
Milk
Bananas
Raisins
Nightshades, (Potato, Tomato, Eggplant, Chilies) Are Incompatible With:
Yogurt
Milk
Melon
Cucumber
Yogurt Is Incompatible With:
Milk
Sour Fruits
Melons
Hot drinks
Meat
Fish
Mangos
Starch
Cheese
Eggs Are Incompatible With:
Milk
Meat
Yogurt
Melons
Cheese
Fish
Bananas
Mangos Are Incompatible With:
Yogurt
Cheese
Cucumbers
Corn Is Incompatible With:
Dates
Raisins
Bananas
Lemon Is Incompatible With:
Yogurt
Milk
Cucumbers
Tomatoes
My profound gratittude to Dr Vasant Lad for helping to prepare this list
Until next time To health as a Skill Love DrBill
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Nightshades and the Energy Pattern of Vata
Nightshades: The Alkaloids and The Matter Science
Nightshades get their name from the fact that the flower during fertilization is bent down like the Victorian lampshades used at night for lighting
The group includes tomatoes, eggplant, sweet and hot peppers, potato both white and sweet, and paprika as a spice So we can see that this food group has a wide range of usage in our nutritiion
From a molecular standpoint they have a high concentration of a class of compounds called alkaloids that have two significant biological effects The first is that they interfere with a nervous system neurotransmitter that is ubiquitous in the nervous system So there is a potential but subtle change in nervous function
The second feature is that this class of compounds can affect the joint spaces and again even though subtle consistent intake of these compounds in all the varieties of nightshades currently available to us leads to potential imbalances that can affect our health long term
Nightshades: An Energy Science Perspective
The energy science of Ayurveda views foods from how they affect the energy physiology and ultimately their impact on the balance they bring or do not bring to the physiology For example, if a Pitta Vata(PV) eats tomato they increase the qualities of hot, light, sharp/penetrating, rough, dry, liquid, and subtle Vata is the energy of movement in the energy physiology so this has biologic repercussions for those of us who are Vata dominant
Many of these qualities can have imbalancing effects long term and lead over a period of time dis-ease consequences such as anxiety, anger, irritability, fear, and loneliness due to their effects on the nervous system through the above neurotransmitter effects on cholinesterase With this example we can see how foods effect the mind not just the physical body, that is they affect the mindbody as a whole
And these same alkaloid effects can produce difficulty in managing joint dis-eases such as osteoarthritis, rheumatoid and gouty arthritis This is because these same qualities affect energy patterns that affect the joints, causing dryness due to the qualities of hot,rough, light, and dry
The below table helps us understand the nutritional use of the various nightshades from an energy science view
Yes Moderation No
Tomato, raw PV/PK
Tomato, cooked PK PV
Eggplant PK PV
Sweet peppers PK PV
Peppers, hot PK PV
Potato, white PK PV
Potato, sweet PV PK
Paprika PK/PV
How To Interpret the Table
The link provided above comes from foodsheal.com and by taking a questionnaire we can find out what our basic biological energy pattern is With that information we can determine if we are PK(Pitta Kapha) or PV Then using that we can see where we fit on the above table As we can see PV should stay away from nightshades as a class of foods Who would have thunk it? And it is based on the above information garnered from the alkaloid effects on the nervous system and joints
We can also see how PK can use this class of foods in moderation which means 1-2 x/week but as we show not all the time And then PV can use sweet potato all the time and PK white potato all the time
Both PK and PV should stay away from raw tomato all the time!! What happened to our salads!!
The Value of Energy Science Nutrition
It is obvious that most of us do not or would not follow the above scheme But the information is there for any of us who want to be healthier It's a different biologic paradigm but one that will help improve our quality of life if we so chose
As in any aspect of nutrition, the choice is ours
Until next time Ciao To health as a Skill Love DrBill
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The Biological Energy Pattern of Vata and Its Imbalances
The Energy Science and Aggravated Vata
In the biological energy science of Ayurveda the energy of movement in the physiology is Vata which translated means that which acts like a vehicle If this biological energy pattern is a vehicle, what does it carry? The answer it circulates the other physiologic energy patterns of Pitta and Kapha but for our purposes today we'll focus on what produces an increase in the Vata energy pattern and what are the consequences
Aggravation of this energy pattern is brought about by;
Not eating according to your energy mindbody makeup
Eating old leftover food Dry uncooked food Rapid eating
Eating before last meal digested Too many activities(so called multitaskiing) Overstimulation
Staying up late at night Prolonged loud talk Overexertion Excessive exercise Prolonged grief worries anxiety fear loneliness Excessive sex
So What Are the Physical Obervations of This Aggravated Vata State?
Once Vata is aggravated it shows up in many psychological signs and symptoms
Fear Indecision Anxiety Tremors
Loneliness Lack of direction Fatigue Muscle tension/joint pains
And physically as:
Dry rough skin Early skin wrinkling Chronic constipation or diarrhea
Poor sleep Interference with sexual performance Addictions(alcoholism etc)
Cracking of the joints
Many of these signs and symptoms are common reasons why we seek help at our matter science medical doctor's offices, estimated to be about 70-80% of all doctor visits Yet by our list of symptoms we can see that often the tools that the doctor might use will be insufficient at best in dealing with the presenting problems
Long Range Consequences of Fast Paced Lifestyle Behaviors
But the serious consequences of this imbalance year after year decade after decade is not pretty Left to continued aggravation by the "fast paced Western lifestyle" Vata takes us out to the woodshed and creates even more damage Merely extensions of the above listed dis-eases and this list is not complete
Chronic fatigue syndrome Chronic diarrhea Chronic depression
Malabsorption(irritable bowel syndrome) Chronic constipation Eating disorders(anorexia/bullemia)
Chronic headache Stroke(CVA) Osteoporosis
Chronic insomnia Asthma Interstitial cystitis
So What To Do?
The first step is to stop the aggravation by observing what we are doing on a daily basis with the above aggravating factors in mind Going to foodsheal.com will help give some nutritional guidelines
Other steps are important
Get good rest on a regular basis (in bed by 1030pm)
Don't overexercise(light sweat is enough)
Do daily oil massage
If you yet don't have the long range consequences then it's a great time to start If you have long range consequences then it's never too late!!!
Until next time Ciao To health as a Skill Love DrBill
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Vitamins, Health, and Nutrition: An Energy Science View
Even though the health supplement industry has become amazingly successful I think it not unreasonable to look at the other side of the coin and consider the potential adverse effects of supplements particularly employing the energy science view
The Matter Science Debate on Molecules
In the article that appeared in USA Today two sides of the coin are debated by one financed by the nutraceutical camp and the other representing the skeptical matter or molecular science view about the agents, both with solid credentials
The article revolves around a recent Archives of Internal Medicine research that showed an increased risk of cardiovascular disease in women taking regular multivitamins
And no doubt there will other future articles showing other potential adverse effects because it is impossible to control for all the variables leading to these matter science articles in peer reviewed journals
So What's The Point?
As a society we have translated the current matter science medicine pharmaceutical approach to intuitively believing that if pills bail us out of medical problems that pills can be taken to make us healthy
This transition seems to make logical sense on the surface but when we think more deeply about the problem it doesn't make sense
I had a patient who was suffering from severe gastric hyperacidity(heartburn) requiring emergency room visits and in questioning was taking large doses of vitamin C(2000mg per day) She had other symptoms of excess acidity as well and began feeling better after stopping the C
This story is not uncommon in a population that believes that health begins with taking a pill It also points to the fact that blind pill popping can make us sick Since these pills are concentrated food they can have adverse consequences because as we know even food can make us sick
Supplement According to Your Energy Pattern
The energy science can give us guidance here because when one takes supplements according to one's energy pattern makeup then we can't get into trouble The patient mentioned above shouldn't have been taking C at all due to her makeup
So what should we do?
Find out what energy makeup you are
Find the appropriate nutritional format
Look at the supplements section under your format
Remember the rule: A lot more is not better
Until next time Ciao To health as a Skill Love DrBill
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Do We Need a Nutritional Philosophy?
What comes around, goes around, says our cartoon And there are common responses to this "Yea, yea I know my nutritional decisions make me what I am, "As you sow, so shall you reap"
But if we subsitituted our friend in the cartoon with today's matter science nutritionist we might get an idea that what is being done today in nutrition circles is not working
Perhaps it argues for a different nutritional philosophy?
Intellectualizing With Speculation
We don't currently have a philosophy behind our current nutritional discussions these days We have a matter science or molecular nutritional way of assessing our foods and supplements This information often debases our choices on "too much sugar, too much fat, not enough protein, not enough calcium, not enough too little protein, this lycopene will make you better" approach And confusion reigns!!
And the molecular approach does have a place But perhaps there's a way to add to the present nutritional way of doing things
But philosophy or the study of how we obtain knowledge, in this case nutrition, currently reactively intellectualizes about nutritional choices For example, if refined sugar is bad, then there can be lots of choices that give you natural sugar If being vegetarian seems like a good idea, then we can give you a lot of non meat choices
The application to our daily lives doesn't match with a body of knowledge with one pointed focus A hodge podge of information The application of the knowledge is not married to a grounding philosophy of nutritional thought Mere speculation about foods that may or may not be good for us I would submit a lot of conjecture and less trust by the consumer as to what the real truth is since it changes year by year
But nutritional philosophy should be utilitarian, that is, it should not be divorced from practical life circumstances
And I sense currently that people want more and better advice as to what to eat grounded on, you guessed it, a philosophy
Nutritional Philosophy Based on Nature
What separates the current matter science nutritional utilitarian approach from the energy science nutritional model is that the latter is grounded in a deep philosophical tradition whereas our matter or molecular approach is not
Furthermore the energy science nutritional model is based on a philosophy that is both theoretical and practical What good is a philosophy if it is not practical to our every day lives?
This energy science philosophy is based on the understanding of the workings of Nature herself Again not on intellectual musings about what's currently in vogue but on why to act based on the fundamental laws of Nature
For example,if one suffers from heartburn(acid indigestion) then what foods should I use and what foods should I avoid? You might be surprised! If I have a strong family history of cancer what foods should I avoid and what foods should I favor? You might be surprised!
More generally speaking, what foods are antiinflammatory, anticongestive, and antidegenerative?
Philosophy and Improvement of Quality of Life
No one gets out of this life alive And for some the quantity of life(longevity) is not as important as the quality of the life lived
We might be surprised by the fact that a sound philosophy brings about improved quality of life and possibly quantity as well
But the key is that nutrition based on a life promoting philosophy will give its users a quieter mind, weight loss, more energy, ability to wake up in the morning with energy refreshed, better clarity with decision making, a better immune system response to cancer cells, emotional stability, and more balance in life and health overall
It sounds too good to be true But what do you have to lose? No money, just a promise and a gift
Until next time Ciao To health as a Skill Love DrBill
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Talking To Our Genes and Inflammatory Diets
As we have more understanding of genetic plasticity we begin to realize that there is an active communication between the nutritional choices that we make and our genetic responses That dietary choices change your genetic structure and expression for disease
The Pitta Energy Pattern and Inflammation
What Berit Johansen professor of biology and her colleagues at Norwegian University of Science and Technology found was that either excessive carbohydrate(CHO) in the diet produced an upregulation of genes responsible for inflammation
When Pitta provoking foods are taken in that produce inflammation we may experience heartburn, acid indigestion, or diarrhea These are local GI responses to the inflammation delivered in the form of imbalancing foods
But as the researchers point out if inflammatory foods are ingested over a long period of time(chronically) then "we stimulate our genes to initiate the activity that creates inflammation in the body This is not the kind of inflammation that you would experience as pain or an illness, but instead it is as if you are battling a chronic light flu-like condition. Your skin is slightly redder, your body stores more water, you feel warmer, and you're not on top mentally"
Scientists call this metabolic inflammation
This is precisely what the energy science disciplines state regarding the chronic manifestation of disease from cancer to rheumatoid arthritis to diabetes
“Genes that are involved in type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer's disease and some forms of cancer respond to diet, and are up-regulated, or activated, by a carbohydrate-rich diet,” says Johansen
Encouraging Message From Research
Johansen and her team did make an interesting observation
For those of us who have been eating a high carbohydrate diet, she related that “It took just six days to change the gene expression of each of the volunteers,” so it's easy to get started But if you want to reduce your likelihood of lifestyle disease, this new diet will have to be a permanent change
We Eat Our Way to Disease
Our thoughts produce food choices
Food choices if poorly made effect gene expression
Gene expression can produce inflammation
Chronic inflammation can produce chronic disease
It's our choice whether to be sick Our current matter science medical model blames foods, pesticides, food manufacturers, the government, etc
But where do we fit in this formula I would submit no where in the current nutritional model
A Simple Message
.Physiologic inflammation induces disease from an energy science medical view This has been taught and known about for thousands of years It's only now that our contemporary matter science medical model is understanding it's importance
The energy science medical model and it's nutritional approach can be of great benefit to us in directing our choices of foods
Until next time Ciao To health as a Skill Love DrBill
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VPK and Investment Strategies in Turbulent Economic Times
One of the gifts the energy science of Ayurveda is the fact that these are psychophysiologic expressions, that is, they not only describe how we are physically but also what we are like emotionally, mentally, how we deal with stress(fear), and even spiritually(not religion)
When these expressions are in balance we are healthy When not, we are unhealthy Straight forward
Mindbody Characteristics of VPK and Investing
A little review of the VPK paradigm is in order
Vata the energy expression of mindbody movement has the qualities of mobile, light, cold, dry, rough, subtle, and clear This means people with energetic expressive predominance of Vata not only love but HAVE to have movement in themselves and their environment like Air They don't tolerate lack of movement making them thrill seekers, risk takers, gamblers, and impatient when not in balance These no doubt will play a role in how we observe when invest or develop our strategies
Pitta predominant love to see change in themselves and their environment due to the qualities of hot, light, mobile, sharp, liquid. and oily like Fire People with this predominant energy expression love to see personal and monetary growth They like to acquire things so they require $ to do it When things don't go their way they become frustrated and impatient
So you can see that PV or VP type people would like fast moving investments such as equities and like the movement in the stock market There's a certain stimulating thrill to be had there in that kind of investing
Kapha predominant investors have the qualities of heavy, slow, static, cold, liquid, dense, soft, hard, gross, and cloudy These investors relate to the Earth and Water physiologic elements of themselves and their environment Due to these qualities Kapha people can be slow to react
You can take a test to find out what physiologic energy makeup you are to find out what kind of investing temperament you have
If you get a group of VP and KP investors together one may find there is some balancing in the group One part of the group desires action and the KP wants some stability
My Kapha Friend and Real Estate
I was talking with my friend the other day and he was relating to me that in these economically uncertain times he had diverted a reasonable amount of his income stream into real estate investing This made perfect sense to me as being a Kapha Pitta by energy makeup he would have gravitated his investing interest into the Earth elements His investing strategy found him wanting security with Earth investments
The same could be said for those who want security or the Earth element in their investing In turbulent economic times they might seek out Tbills, cash accounts, money under the mattress(all not good) or the use of gold or silver bullion(really good) as suggested by Turk and Dines The precious metals investing would be a Kapha like investment vehicle offering stabilty They also might be attracted to the gold and sliver mining stocks due to the Earth element expressed
Turbulent Economic Times Ahead
Presently the Vata characteristics of our society, economy, and financial leadership have led us to serious financial problems that will not be overcome easily The transparency of the currency crisis is now exposing the past greed that is inherent in the central banking system and what imbalance is present in their so called "balance" sheets
What is necessary at this time of economic instability is to search out Kapha like assets such as my friend has done or to put yourself on a gold standard since it is not possible for the western economic establishment to do so For one's own economic survival it's important for the next four years to use Kapha like assets to breach this difficult time in which we live
Knowing Who You Are As An Investor
It should be said that there are all kinds of vehicles to make money when investing There are "many ways to skin a cat" so to speak The key what is comfortable for your mindbody makeup and what are the VPK energetics of the surrounding environment in which we live We live presently in a highly provoked Vata environment that is spinning out of control
This type of energy science approach can help you see the dangers of moving too fast in investing or having too much inertia(not investing at all or being to slow in moving out of unfavorable stock positions) in developing strategies Or not exercising safety measures and thereby taking on too much risk
When you know who you are as an investor as combinations of VP, PV, PK, or KP then you can begin to see how you might be swayed in terms of investing in particular strategies and how you deal with those vehicles once invested
The Energy Science Paradigm
Health is balance And too much investing to make money can lead to imbalance So we have to be aware of how much time we spend doing this investing thing Or we will be unhealthy
Herein also lies the power of the energy science as it helps us to know ourselves much better but more than this it gives us tools to observe ourselves in the action of investing in this particular venue Even though this blog is about energy science nutrition, as we have written about in the past nutrition from an energy science view is more than putting something in your mouth and getting some calories
Until next time Ciao To health as a Skill Love DrBill
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7 Nutritional Guidelines to Actually Reduce Stress
Although there are internet discussions about stress and nutrition few take an approach of how nutrition can actually help us reduce stress And it may be very surprising to us what the energy science says about what we should do when under stress
The idea here is to use nutrition to calm the mindbody and more effectively deal with our stressor
A Nutritional Molecular View of Dealing With Stress
From a matter science view stress brings us anxiety which is a fear based response to change, whatever that may be Deadlines, moving, marital difficulties, loss of job All these are stressors that the mobilize hormones that help us cope
So it would be very reasonable that we take molecular supplements to fortify the body But this doesn't reduce the stress nutritionally It's adjunctive or supportive
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine(PCRM), a matter science medical organization whose purpose is to rethink our nutritional style of health has talked most specifically about what foods should be emphasized when we are under stress
What is being stated here is that when under stress we should be aware of the fact that certain "comfort foods" will be used in lieu of healthy foods
Energy Science Biological View of Stress
The Ayurvedic energy science biological paradigm of Vata(V) Pitta(P) Kapha(K) can help us understand how different people respond differently under stress PK for example can do somewhat well with stressful situations but if they are stressed they look for comfort foods Stress equals things going in the mouth
PV people are those that can be significantly and adversely effected by stressors due to the mobile quality that produces a disrupting influence on the mindbody And the more Vata aggravated they are the more help they need
Nutrition To Calm the Mindbody Physiology: 7 Suggestions
So the Vata aggravation needs to be dealt with in order to calm the mindbody physiology One of the first and most profound things to do is:
1 Don't eat if you're not hungry This will be easy for PV and not so easy for PK since as we said earlier these people will look for comfort foods that as the PCRM reports are not usually healthy choices Particularly don't eat if the tongue has a coating on it after scraping int the morning
2 If eating, don't overeat Again not such a problem for PV but one for PK
3 Follow energy science nutritional formats according to one's mindbody energy physiology
4 Consider nutritional monotony, that is, the same type of foods during the stressful times
5 Eat slowly and not on the run Practice nutritional awareness when eating If you can't do this then don't eat
6 Eat easily digestible foods such as kitchari since the digestive fire is also under stress and reduced
7 Consider the liberal use of spices to aid the digestive fire
Energy science nutrition is offers so much more to our lifestyle behavior patterns that occur with stress than the molecular approach Try a few of the suggestions the next time you're under stress or better yet practice these guidelines so that when the next big stressor occurs(and most assuredly it will be coming your way), you'll be prepared!!
Until next time Ciao To health as a Skill Love DrBill
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