Dr Oz’s Colonic Polyp
In September of 2010 medical talk show celebrity Dr Mehmet Oz was found to have a colonic polyp Since polyps can be premalignant Mehmet was shocked(healthy guy who tries to be healthy by matter science standards) and understandably grateful that his profession prevented a possible malignancy from occurring
It was heralded as a significant event not only as colon cancer prevention but once again showed the matter science medical model's authentic value at finding disease in it's earliest stage
Screening Works
We may remember another celeb then President Ronald Reagan's colonic history in the 1980's He showed a couple of polyps in 1984 and 1985 which were removed with screening endoscopy
But then a muscle invading tumor in the cecum was removed in July 1985 after the polyp was removed in March 1985
Thereafter Reagan had no recurrence of polyps Screening colonoscopies have had an unprecedented impact on the late stages of colonic cancer just as PSA has had an impact on the discovery of prostate malignancies
Bad Luck Or Something Else
How do healthy guys like Oz and Reagan come up with colonic polyps?
"Heck everybody is going to get their turn Something's bound to turn up" The natural "bad luck" response would be appropriate to engage And even the energy science medical model would not dispute that sometimes predisposition to disease can happen
But the energy science medical model would also say that nutritional choices have to be factored into the causes of poor bowel health including the occurrences of polyp disease
Early Detection Versus Prevention
The article mentioned above ends with hoping for a "Dr Oz Effect", the author suggesting that screening colonoscopies are the panacea to preventing colon cancer
But is this really prevention?
Prevention implies that by so doing a test or procedure we prevent disease I don't think even MD's believe that Prevention from the matter science medical model can at best do early detection
The reason for this is that the biologic matter science model doesn't deal with the origins of disease Researchers believe that they get close with the understanding of molecular biochemistry but in the end their biologic model will never be able to get to the origin of diseases
The energy science medical model deals with the origin of disease which occurs at the level of the GI tract and 4 stages before it becomes manifest as a polyp in Dr Oz and Reagan's colon
True Disease Prevention
There are so many things we can do to prevent obvious dis-ease and here are some that you can do right now
Eat according to your mindbody makeup
Practice the 5 interogatives of eating
Ciao until next time To health as a Skill Love DrBill
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My Plate – The Nutritional Mainstream
The USDA recently revamped the public nutritional roadmap replacing the much maligned pyramid with a plate
And while the plate removes some criticisms about the pyrimid it still raises in my mind the efficacy of nutritional advice in general
The Need for a Standard
Throughout human history there has always been the need to create standards by which a group operates whether it be nutritional science or any science for that matter
The standard creation allows us to move along and build on our past data base
No doubt the well meaning need for a standard in nutrition for its citizens provided by the government agencies is helps the question is whether it adds anything to our current knowledge base
Or is it the same food just served up with a different appearance?
Information In Information Out
The current system of nutrition on which we premise our information sees the mindbody and the foods we ingest as molecular or matter based
In order for us to make any meaningful movement toward a better nutritional system of health is to try to explore other ways of seeing biological systems
Otherwise it's just business as usual The same information with the same spin Nothing new Samo Samo
If we keep looking at the biological world as molecular then we'll get molecular answers
It's the 21st Century Folks!
Hello! One hundred years ago Einstein said E=mc2 yet our current biological model and its proponents insist on this current matter science biological model that continues to look at the foods that it consumes as molecular as well
Just as physics was stuck in Newtonian thinking in the 19th century until Einstein and a cohort of pioneers brought us forward out of medieval physics thinking, our current biological model is woefully stuck in 20th century thinking utilizing its matter science moleuclar thinking
It's time for us to move our biological model into the 21st century into a way of seeing ourselves as energy fields as well as matter fields
My Plate Or A Qualitative Energy Science Nutritional Approach
The rehashing of a moelcular nutritional model is not an advancement of knowledge but rather the establishment of the status quo
Nutritional experts see no reason to rock the boat Move along with same tired worn out manipulation of knowledge blocks and make it through another lifetime patronizing the masses
But it is time for some to explore and find that an energy science nutritional approach can add immeasurably to the current molecular nutritional model
The Challenge for All of Us
Of course just becasue a standard is written for the citizens by a government agency means anything
People are going to eat what they eat and hang My Plate
So in the end My Plate becomes an exercise in futility with millions spent to promote an idea that nobody cares about except those who prefer to take pot shots at it
What we can do is begin our own journey in improving our nutritional health by embarking on new frontier that will not disappoint you
Try foodsheal.com and enter the 21st century
Ciao until tomorrow To health as a Skill Love DrBill
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The Price of Fast Food
An infographic that appeared recently shows the tremendous growth that has been going on over the last 50 years
It's interesting for a number of reasons but to me the most salient aspect is that fast is getting faster
Movement Is IN
The term "fast food" actually says it all We are "on the run" and need that food FAST
The visual I like is the runner in some form of race cruising by the water station, handed a paper cup of water It's enough to wet the mouth He quickly downs the water, throws the crumpled cup on the ground amidst all it predecessors, and moves on down the road FAST
Now move to the kitchen Mom brings in the pizza that she just bought at the pizza station The family members quickly down the calories, burp, and move on to evening activities FAST
The Energy Science Qualities of FAST
FAST has the qualities of cold, light, movement, rough, subtle, and clear
To counteract these vibrational frequencies we look for hot, heavy, stable, oily, gross, and cloudy These qualities are found in fast foods in the form or sweet, sour, and salty tastes
Unfortunately these qualities bring about imbalances in 80% of us when consumed on a regular basis and those that could should do 1-2 times per week
The Consumer NOT the Food
The energy science nutritional model tells us that it's the one consuming the foods that causes the weight gain NOT the food
If the qualities of the foods are not conducive to the person's mindbody makeup then imbalance results
Imbalance produces the weight gain NOT the calories from an energy science approach
But since this infographic is a matter science study of $ and calories we in the end are forced to the conclusion that its the calories and portions that lead to the obesity
And no one would argue that the obesity problem leads to all other problems of diabetes, dyslipidemia, hypertension, metabolic syndrome etc
Overeating and Quality of Foods
From our infographic there are two things that can be derived We foods that are not balancing for our mindbody makeups and we eat too much
Three things to take home
Biggest meal at noon no matter what
Eat two handfuls at each meal
Eat according to your own mindbody makeup
Ciao until tomorrow To health as a Skill Love DrBill
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How to Cultivate Great Digestion Like a Teenager
"I can eat anything and as much as I want NO problem!"
We may have heard friends when we were young relate that they had the proverbial "cast iron stomach"
But Wait!
Our friend, we should say, COULD eat anything but as the years go by the "cast iron stomach" melts
There occurs days of reckoning where what once was strong digestion is no longer the case
Nature catches up eventually and the good ole days are of the past The mindbody and its digestion can no longer handle the abuse
Cast Iron Redefined
What happened? How does the mindbody capitulate to what's being done to it?
We won't find the answer from the current matter science medical model since its concept of digestion is molecular
But the energy science medical model has a lot to say about digestion since it is the key to optimal health
"What?" From an energy science view how we chose and handle our external environment(foods) is predictive of our health Makes sense, doesn't it? If we ingest foods or experiences that don't bring about balance and disrupts digestion(chocolate or divorce or a debilitating relationship), then eventually our mindbody system becomes weaker and our health suffers
The Key to Optimal Health
Sooo...my friends our friend back in our teenage years was indeed able to devour anything and not be affected
Why? His digestive fire was "over the top" with so much power that the furnace would burn any and everything
But as with any gift if abused and not nourished it becomes less appreciated and goes away Hence it is with our digestion and its power
Like a campfire the digestive power with so many wet logs eventually weaken the gift which then labors and struggles
Signs of Strong Digestion
There are cues that can tell us whether our digestive power is good
Appetite is strong and balanced
No bloating, gas after eating
No acid indigestion
Stool pattern is regular and daily
How to Cultivate Strong Digestion Like a Teenager
The website foodsheal.com can give you some insights into this but to summarize:
Eat according to your mindbody constitution
Use a churan with cooking and at the table
Use a probiotic on a regualar basis
Warm water not ice
Eat when calm not with emotional turmoil
Eat occasionally in silence
Then you too can have that cast iron stomach!
Ciao To health as a Skill Love DrBill
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Sweetness and Acid Indigestion
If we're really hungry, so hungry that we'll just about eat anything, there is nothing better than the sweet taste Reach for the Snickers or any refined sugar and whew! relief
Some of us may not have experienced this kind of appetite but I bring this up because from an energy science nutritional view it shows how the qualities of hot and cold work
Hot and Hungry
The appetite carries the hot quality When we get hungry from an energy science view our GI tract is hot and ready for the experience of food and the mindbody says, "Feed me, feed me!"
If the mindbody and the GI tract is more in balance, there is not this raging appetite that can't wait but when the Pitta energy pattern is out of balance, the hot appetite is the result
This qualitative or energetic expression of appetite can be quite helpful for some when confronted with trying to curb appetite that gets out of control and results in overeating
The Cold of Sweetness
As I said earlier our ally to this hot quality is the vibrational frequency pattern of sweet
This is because this pattern has the cold quality This counteracts the hot and calms the mindbody physiology
The sweet taste is found in dairy, lean meats, grains, and unrefined sugars such as turbinado and sucanat
Foods as Medications
When the excess hot quality becomes over the top in the GI tract symptoms such as diarrhea, hemmorrhoids, and acid indigestion with gastroesophageal reflux can occur
A recent study from a gastroenterology unit in France recently reported that surgery and pills were equally effective in dealing with gastroesophageal reflux disease(GERD)
That's a nice observation but my question is, "What about staying away from the hot quality carried by foods that have the sour and salty tastes and continually provoke the stomach in the first place?"
Misled By an Incomplete Biological Model
If we continue believing that we are a collection of molecules then we will come up with such studies that deliver mechanical or pharma solutions for our problems
But if we entertan a more complete way of seeing ourselves as energy fields as well, then we can consider the above solution to GERD, namely staying away from the complex energy patterns of sour and salty
What To Do?
We can go a long way toward creating a healthier GI tract by choosing foods that bring us balance
Whether we experience GERD really doesn't matter The challenge for all of us as we move through life is to cultivate balance
And the primary way to do that or turn things around is to choose foods that are supportive of our mindbody makeups by going to foodsheal.com
Until tomorrow To health as a Skill Love DrBill
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Healing Foods
Foods are healing, no doubt
I think we have heard of some Cranberry juice for urinary tract infections, tomatoes for prostate health, whole grain bread for fiber, Starbucks for a pick me up, energy drinks for pep, and fast food, quick easy, and dependable
Now some of these choices are considered healing but is that based on nutritional myths or sound science?
But let's consider the present science of nutrition
Contemporary View of Foods
From a molecular or matter science way of viewing nutrition foods are less important than the "healing molecules"that foods bring based on a present biochemical understanding of the mindbody
But as our cartoon suggests we have separated foods from molecules and by our consumer spending says that taking molecules(supplements, vitamins, etc) is more important than the foods ingested
This has catapulted the US supplemental industry expenditure in excess of $3 billion per year
What Happened To Foods?
Not only supplements but now drinks containing specfic formulae to ensure that we have adequate nutritional molecular support are working on the consumer dollar as well
While the matter science nutritional format is helpful in identifying molecules its approach is tending to sever our relationship to foods consumed
And the danger in such an approach is that we continue to eat foods that are not balancing for us and subliminally believe that the molecules will augment whatever we don't get in our nutrition
This begs the question then, "What foods are best for us?"
Using a Different Scientific Approach to Nutrition
As we have discussed in the past there is a different way of seeing ourselves and the world we live in
We can see ourselves as matter fields or energy fields As the former we use our current nutritional molecular information With the latter we see ourselves and the foods we consume in terms of qualities that support us or bring about imbalance which eventually leads to disease
To restrict ourselves to just one way of viewing the mindbody when it is both an energy and matter field is to limit our ability to understand and heal it
An Energy Science Nutritional Approach
Changing our biological model to include an energy science approach to nutrition will go a long way to helping us see the healing value of foods
My friends, real healing doesn't occur with adding more molecules!!
This approach educates us in understanding which foods are uniquely tailored to our mindbody energy makeups
It shows us that cranberries and tomatoes are often not good for us and if we do use them they should be used in moderation It tells us that coffee and energy drinks are not good for us And it shows us that fast foods can be medicinal for perhaps 20-30% of us but the rest of us could do without the ease and dependability
So are there healing foods? From an energy science view it depends on who you are
Until tomorrow To health as a Skill Love DrBill
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The Roundabout
You may have heard or experienced the traffic device called the roundabout
Popular in Europe and worldover they are being used in the States now and they periodically show up in our communities as in mine over the last 5 years
Direction of Flow
The interesting thing about roundabouts is the guidance they provide for drivers to direct traffic
But there is no person hired by the city to do this guidance It's done by us!
We ourselves provide guidance for ourselves And we do it very efficiently
As a matter of fact there have even been mathematical models studying how the circular aspect of the roundabout creates a highly efficient distribution device for traffic control
There are no crashes or irritability, just smooooth polite merging and managing the flow of our vehicle movements
Health and the Energy Science Medicine Roundabout
As I was driving today and experiencing the marvels of the roundabout near my house, it occurred to me that energy science medicine acts like a roundabout
We put ourselves into the flow of suggested lifestyle behaviors(our own internal roundabout) and the traffic flow of biological energy is redirected spontaneously
The doctor didn't direct it The therapist didn't direct it The dentist didn't direct it We direct it effortlessly We just have to get out of the way and not interfere with the flow
Even though herbs are potent redirectors of biological energy flow patterns, in the end the lifestyle choices that we make effect the biological energy flow the most
As we have this biological roundabout energy flow experience, something quite magical begins to happen
Our health improves
Health Redefined
Health is not something we hope for, it's something we work at like any skill
The question then is obvious What is necessary to hone our skill To make the roundabout work better for us
Nutrition is a fundamental pattern of behavior that we can use Sleep patterns and exercise are others
As we improve our health we find a very startling thing That health is evolutionary and that it is infinite There is no end to it
And as we get healthier another insight We find that in higher states of health it's not just the mindbody, we become more aware
Amazing! Just by improving our roundabout
Until tomorrow To health as a Skill Love DrBill
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The Great Buffet in the Sky
A patient came in the other day to tell me a story about his experience with his friend, the tomato
The Tomato Exposed
After having had a delicious spaghetti with red sauce dinner, he related that all his symptoms he was seeing me for came back within two hours
This is not an uncommon scenario in the past years and underscores the energetic imbalances imposed by specific foods if they bring about imbalance in the physiology
But in reality the tomato is just the tip of the iceberg Unfortunately it's our relationship with many foods that don't energetically match with us
The Great Buffet in The Sky
If there was a buffet somewhere in cyberspace where you and I could go where all the foods known to man were represented in all the combinations that humans have concocted to generate taste thrills, all of it would not be available to youffrom an energy science nutritional view
If we were eating according to our energy mindbody makeup(some have used the blood type diet for guidance as well) there would be foods that we would avoid
This seems tragic doesn't it? Here we have all these delectable taste thrills and yet they are unavailable to our taster What a shame It seems so unfair, doesn't it?
Guidance Not Denial
You see, it's not about denial of these foods to our taster as much as it is to notice from an energetic viewpoint what they do to us
That is, how do they make us feel We obviously don't want to feel bad
The energy approach to nutrition, telling us which foods and food combinations are to be avoided is to give us insight that certain foods make us feel bad
In the end if we went to the great buffet in the sky, when we are eating according to our energy patterns, we would choose those foods which harmonize with our energy physiologies and stay away from those that don't
Going to foodsheal.com will give you a leg up on how to feel better
Bon appetit!!
Until tomorrow To health as a Skill Love DrBill
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“Oh thanks the antibiotic made me better” Or did it?
"Mildred, I've got some good news and bad news," said Dr Jones "The good news is that you don't have a urinary tract infection by your culture But the bad news is that I don't know why you have these symptoms of frequency and burning"
But then Mildred proceeds tell Dr Jones that the antibiotic that he prescribed before the culture results were back actually made her feel better
Now both are scratching their heads But in the end Mildred doesn't care because her symptoms are better
And Dr Jones is happy his patient got better and that's all that really matters "A scientific fluke," Dr Jones muses
Or Is It a Fluke?
Some can relate to this scenario if you've had a UTI and if you haven't then you may have had a mystifying clinical illness that got better with antibiotics
Typically whenever we can't explain something in medicine it becomes the unexplainable but as long as the outcome is acceptable we move on
Is there an explanation to these scenarios that are not explained my the matter science medical discipline?es, there are simple explanations but we have to employ the energy science medical discipline to understand
Taste and Inflammation
There are many inflammatory conditions that are manifested in the physiology that are not associated with bacterial infection The common cold, most forms of acid indigestion, many joint diseases including rheumatoid arthritis, prostatitis, interstitial cystitis to name a few
The acid taste in Nature is inflammatory due to the hot quality and the opposite of acid is alkaline
The alkaline taste is the bitter taste so if the acid taste is inflammatory then the alkaline taste is antiinflammatory
Antibiotics Carry the Bitter Taste
Oh my gosh! If I take an antibiotic and I have a nonbacterial inflammatory process such as Mildred's bladder symptoms then this inflammatory condition can be improved with antibiotics
Even though there is no infection!
So antibiotics can be prescribed for infections that don't exist and work because of the bitter taste that they carry as signals to the mindbody, "Cool down Here's some bitter for you"
The Energy Science Demystifies
The natural extension of this is that if we take foods that decrease the acid or sour taste in Nature and load on the alkaline taste like aloe vera gel then we don't need the antibiotic
Of course we need the culture information but the use of anbiotics may not be warranted all the time
Until tomorrow To health as a Skill Love DrBill
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Spices as Digestants
Food is considered medicine So said Hippocrates, one of the four founding fathers of the current matter science tradition practiced today
As a matter of fact the energy science medical discipline relates that there is nothing on the planet that doesn't have medicinal value in small amounts
Spices as Concentrated Food
Foods such as spices are largely misunderstood since they are viewed as foods that make foods taste better or improve the interest of food
But spices are very important from a digestive point of view They enhance digestive fire that helps our overall digestion, absorption, and elimination of the foods that we take in
Hence spices augment our digestive fire and support us and our health That's why the liberal use of spices is so vital to our individual health
Special Effects of Spices
Spices such as cumin, coriander, fennel, mint, fresh basil and ginger, cinnamon, and tumeric enhance digestion by increasing the power of the digestive enzyme system but are unusual in that they don't heat the mindbody at the same time
This is a very important aspect to these cooling digestants because if the mindbody is overly provoked with inflammatory conditions such as joint disease, acid indigestion, cancer then using provoking heating spices would be problematic
All the other spices fall into the category of improving digestive fire but also heating the mindbody as well These can be very helpful during the winter time when its cold and not during the summer As we can see from the above this can be provoking and make things worse seasonally
Spices As Medicines
The proper use of spices doesn't have to be difficult At foodsheal.com there is a section on churans or spice combinations that can give us some guidance to help improve the function of the GI tract and its enzyme system that collectively we call digestive fire
The spice combinations are safe and don't overly heat up the mindbody, help with digestive fire, and balance the digestive process
They can also help with problems such as bloating, indigestion, diarrhea, and other systemic mindbody problems outside the GI tract This information is beyond the scope of this text but you get the idea that spices as a category of foods have a broad range of application
The Use of a Churan
Churan means a collection of spices and can be used as condiments at the dining room table like salt and pepper is commonly used The type of churan should be based on an individual's mindbody energy makeup
Once we've established the appropriate churan to use cooking with it can be very helpful for digestion and typically because it carries all 6 tastes doesn't usually carry a strong flavor but blends very well It's like white light
Now we can take anywhere once made and use it at restaurants or out of home cooking
Enjoy!!
All the best To health as a Skill Love DrBill
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