Interfering With Our Health
The mindbody yearns to be in balance That is its natural state
From an energy science view what interferes with that balance is our choices that create imbalance
Heartburn
For example if we carry too much of the hot quality in the stomach which results in heartburn(hot quality in the area of the heart) which is labeled as acid indigestion Of course we should be checked out to be sure that it's really not heart in origin with appropriate testing either at your doctor's office or in the emergency room
If we continue to put more of the hot quality into the physiology in terms of foods then the mindbody cannot release the hot because we continue to layer more of it on in terms of the nutritional choices we make
Releasing Unwanted Qualities
Now let's suppose you say, "I've had it! No more imbalance"
You begin doing the nutritional guidelines as shown at foodsheal.com and pay attention ot poor food combining
As you do so the hot quality continues to be released but by and by as the release continues from the gut, urinary tract, or skin(as the adage goes in energy science work, poop, pee, or sweat it out) you can be rest assured that the continued symptoms are of release not continued accumulation of the hot quality
As time moves on healing takes place as the mindbody continues to let go of the hot quality
Eventually the imbalance is resolved and the mindbody has done the work
We Have Met the Enemy and It Is Us
This is the way all healing occurs in the mindbody
But notice who was selecting the hot quality to begin with Also notice that the mindbody was easily able to get rid of the hot quality simply by us choosing not to add to it
It is us unfortunately that interferes with our own healing
And because we are unfamiliar with the energy science model of healing and solely use the the matter science model we're left with not understanding this but also confused when the release is even interpreted as more illness
The resolution of this is to maintain a nutritional format that promotes balance in the mindbody physiology Try foodsheal.com
Until tomorrow To health as a Skill Love DrBill
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Invisible Nutrition
Molecules even though we can't see them are measurable Our low cholesterol is reassuringly healthy The biological way we do our matter science healing is satisfying enough
When we measure the protein, fat, and carbohydrates in our foods consumed we are reassured that we are maximizing healthy nutrition
But nowadays it seems that it's the only way to view the world The world of form satisfies us
Energy Science Nutrition and Less Form
In a recent blog Seth Godin talks about the trust of the invisible
Godin writes, "..just about every decision we make has to do with things that are invisible ...Have you ever seen the tuberculosis bacteria? Perhaps it doesn’t exist, they might say it’s just a fraud invented by the pharmaceutical industry to get us to buy expensive drugs..."
I would apply what Godin is talking about to the invisible biological energy field and how we nourish it as well Just because we can't see the biologic energy field, does it then deny it's existence?
Footprints of the Biologic Energy Field: 10 Biolgical Pairs
Presently the matter science medical discipline is so conditioned to believe in the visible world of the mindbody form and its molecular expressions that we have a hard time also believing that our mindbody is in the invisible energy field as well There is simultaneity here of the visible and invisible, the measurable and the immeasurable, objective and subjective, form and formless
But just as our senses "feel" the visible world of the mindbody(blood is wet and bone is hard), the invisible energy field of the mindbody also sends sensations that are unarguably coming from somewhere deep in inner space
A need for balance is constantly speaking to us from our biologic energy field
The sensations of hot/cold, hard/soft, static/mobile, light/heavy, smooth/rough, oily/dry are all reports from the energy field that drive us to maintain balance
If we experience cold we put on a coat or sweater to correct If our mindbody is too mobile we try to do things to calm it, often not very effectively If our skin is dry, we either unaware of it or we ignore it(unless of course we are women and then we pay attention since dry skin is not attractive)
Ignorance is not a state of mental aptitude but to ignore what is right in front of us
Learning a New Skill Set
Godin concludes that to "see" the invisible is actually a skill that needs to be developed and I believe that to be so since we are of such a mindset that the only thing to trust is what is of form
But there is a step of trust that we must take before we buy into the biological energy field idea We have to trust that we aren't being misled That we spend a lot of time on something that is not true
Godin writes that "there are two kinds of serious errors: believing in invisible things that aren't true, or insisting that the truth might not be They're caused by fear, by deliberate misinformation and by being uninformed"
Experience Brings Trust in Invisible Nutrition
One way to believe in the invisible biological energy field is to have direct experience That is, try energy science nutrition out and after 3 months, decide for yourself
By your own experience you will find that the biological energy field is the truth
This revelation will be a turning point in your health and how you view your world
Until tomorrow To health as a Skill Love DrBill
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Saving Money Through Lifestyle Choice
The hardest thing we do in life is change our lifestyles to more health promoting ones But guaranteed if we do this kind of work we will save money by reducing our health care expense because one thing is certain right now just as inevitable as death and taxes
Our health care costs will be going up, so get ready!
Brushing Our Teeth-The Value of Ritual
Probably the best way to captivate the mindbody's attention and get it to listen to a wanted change is to build it into our ritualistic sequence of the day Just like brushing our teeth is a ritual we do every day we can place within our scheduled things to do one thing that we want to add or change
Say we always have a cup of Joe in the morning Perhaps switch that to tea a couple of times per week Or the biggest meal of the day at noon is not easy-try doing one day a week Or drinking a glass of warm water to get started in the morning before brushing your teeth That squarely puts the new change right into the ritualistic sequence
You get the idea of baby steps
Who Says?
I think one of the objections to such an approach is "Who says that this is the correct thing to do to promote health?"
These energy science recommendations come from a 5000 year old tradition that has stood the test of time I don't think any of us can do better than that including the present matter science tradition that has been around less than 100 years
Saving $$
So how does this equate into saving the dough?
Over time simple lifestyle choices will reduce visits to the doctor, God forbid! I'm not saying to avoid annual checkups but by and by the needs to see the doctor for various complaints such as insomnia, weight gain, heartburn, depression, anxiety, etc will begin melting away
Taking responsibility for our health has a tradeoff Personal work toward improving our lifestyle choices with the tradeoff of reduced medical bills
I'd say that's a pretty sweet deal Don't you?
Until tomorrow To health as a Skill Love DrBill
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An Eating Exercise
Is it possible we don't know how to eat? Really, did anyone instruct us on how to do it?
It's one of those primal activities that we do but the model doesn't come with an instruction manual Supposedly our parents provide the manual
Intentional Nutrition
Well, the energy science of Ayurveda from which this wisdom of health comes makes a basic premise that at times is forgotten but stands at the heart of taking in food
It's not surprising that intention plays a pivotal role in nourishing the mindbody
Intention excludes a lot of what nourishment is not Intention means that we have the intent of nourishing the mindbody not engaged in casual conversation as we are moving out the door to work, driving to or from work munching on dinner, or distracted by some form of media(take your pick: TV, magazines, radio, etc)
There's good data to show that we digest our meals entirely differently when we are focused on the intention of nourishing ourselves
The 5 Interrogatories of Eating
Intention covers the first aspect of eating, that is, the how How do we eat? With awareness
What about the other 4?
What kind of foods and combinations? Foodsheal.com has lots of information about what It's best to make a deal with yourself to sit to eat(where)
As we have said in the past the best time(when) for nutrition is at noon Some say they cannot make this happen but in reality their health suffers gradually by not doing this
Why deals essentially with emotional eating Am I eating or consuming for the right reasons?
An Eating Exercise
So let's do an exercise at our next meal
Preferably make it the noon meal
Have an intention to fully participate in the consumption
Preferably use silence as a way to focus your intention
Between bites put the spoon or fork down so as to not rush the eating process
Pay attention to the textures, tastes, contrast the bites with one another, compare various combinations, aromas, colors etc
Try to feel rested with the process
Small amounts of warm water(never cold or with ice) with the meal
Then let's practice this art of eating everyday and notice what happens to bowel activity and how you feel after doing this process for 2 weeks
Until tomorrow To health as a Skill Love DrBill
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Aluminum Pots and Alzheimer’s Disease
We may have heard that aluminum pots and pans may be associated with Alzheimer's but that link has been debunked
Like many myths that occur in our lifetimes they die hard but nonetheless there are many myths that get started by well meaning matter scientists but often we grab at them and make them fact
Cell phones and brain cancer; cell phones and memory loss in elderly; recently covered autism and vaccinations("the vaccine injured"); megavitamins prevent all forms of diseases
Limitations of Matter Science
Measurement is king in the matter science world How do we choose anything these days but compare numbers: prices, miles per gallon, car repair rates, statistical survival from cancer, etc
Nobody wants to live a superstitious life but perhaps that is precisely what the matter science is leading us to Unless we have numbers we are paralzyed into indecision
OK, this may be an exaggeration but the point is that numbers become an expectation for decision making and if they are not there then it's a problem Matter science becomes a reliable source of security for our rational mind
The Energy Science Approach
The qualitative energy science approach brings to the table the intuitive side of decision making
Yes, I have the facts that I've reviewed and now it's time to make a decision That is not made most of the time with the rational mind but a subjective sense
What I'm getting at is that there are two different sciences that we have at our disposal They both go about doing their science in different ways but they are both valid
The Many Factors of Disease
The unseen factors of any situation that rational decision making cannot account for is accounted for in the intuitive sense, the feeling side of ourselves
It's not irrational, it's not validated by numbers but nonetheless the decisions and conclusions are every bit as valid I know you as a reader know what I'm talking about
In disease and its treatments there are many unknown factors that come to bear on decision making that can't be accounted for by survival statistics These decisions are "gut" or better yet heart decisions
Nutritional Myths
Currently our nutritional system is dominated by matter science thinking Measurements abound to help guide us in food selections
And studies help link up hazards such as aluminum pans and Alzheimer's But with all this matter science information overload, we still have to live our lives
I would say energy science information rules and matter science information is supportive Presently it's the other way around because not many people are familiar with the energy sciences and approach
Don't misunderstand We need both but priority of use needs to be reversed
Why? Because the mythology in the matter science work is so much more pervasive leading to erroneous decision making from confusing information
The age of intuition is upon us Let us move forward
Until tomorrow To health as a Skill Love DrBill
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Resistance and Nutrition
Well known author Steve Pressfield recently completed Do the Work and was interviewed about his lifetime journey with his struggle with the resistance field that we call the mind
What I find intriguing about Pressfield's comments about writing and finding one's purpose in life is that it applies in all areas of our lives whenever we are "up against it"(resistance = mind field)
Pressfield's Life Observations
"I just ran away from it for so long and in so many different avenues that proved to be dead ends, that I just ran out of places to run to So the pain of not doing it was worse than the pain of doing it I never really thought about it from an accountable point of view because I just had to do it, there was no question"
"I thought, “If I were to crap out now, I’d just have to hang myself” So for me at least, I don’t need anybody else’s opinion to make me go forward I just know that I’ll be so unhappy inside myself if I don’t And vice versa"
"I know I’ll feel good at the end of the day when I do put in the work and do what I need to do I’ve done so many thousands of days where the day starts and there’s such huge Resistance but I push through and by the end of the day I feel great I feel good that I’ve trained myself to know that that’s the only way to do it"
"In the end you have to become a little crazy to want to do this"
Health is Like Developing a Psychosis
Much of what we talk about here at Health is a Skill is making lifestyle choices that are life promoting and/or sustaining The energy science medical disciplines give us helpful lifestyle guidelines: when to eat the biggest meal of the day, which foods are balancing, which foods combine well, how to manage a healthy digestive fire, when's the best time to go to bed and when to wake in the morning, what exercise program is best for me?
But in my office I find that there is a resistance to what I suggest to patients when they are asked to do a lifestyle change around nutrition For them it's hard to believe that nutrition makes them sick, unless we are talking the overweight condition
And there is no where to turn because there is literally nothing that the matter science medical discipline has to offer them for "cure"
For them their medical misery wins out and the mind loses In a way as Pressfield points out, we have to be a little crazy, have to be willing to "go out of our minds" literally to make a change
Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired
There comes a point in time for many of us where we've just had enough! Where the resistance of the mind to change is overcome by a force within us that craves health
And now I know why people come back and hug me with tears in their eyes, overwhelmed by the joy that they were able to step out of mind field, go a little crazy and reach a new level of health
It certainly makes going to work worthwhile for myself! Thanks for the gift
Until tomorrow To health as a Skill Love DrBill
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Charisma and Nutrition
How does a celebrity become a star? What characteristics do they have that we don't? How does a person rise to "stardom"?
I'm sure that all of us, even stars themselves, ask these questions In watching interviews occasionally on CNN with Piers Morgan, the typical response to the question "What happened to lead to your success?"
The answer usually is, "Gosh, I'm just a very lucky person"
Is It Really Luck?
Some people would say it isn't really luck The person brings to life certain qualities such as looks, acting, singing, dancing, speaking talent that allows popular performance in the public eye Those are all qualities that many people have that they work on and craft to do their job
These are what I would call mechanical factors
Change Your Mindbody, Change Your Life
There is an aspect to charisma that goes beyond these mechanical factors I guess I would call them energetic factors
"But how do I do get these energetic factors?" you may ask
The matter science model doesn't have the answer since it operates on the level of molecules which is too close for us to create a change in the physiology to manifest charisma
The energy science model can show us what changes are needed in order to gain health and stardom
Charisma - A State of Health
I would contend that charisma can actually manifest as a state of health That a clear sense of shining that exudes from someone who has healthy tissues
OK, charisma as that exuded by celebrities such as Jackie Kennedy, Princess Diana, Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon is part of their station in life But there is an aspect that goes deeper at an energy field level
It's the glowing that occurs, healthy skin, healthy tissues that gives us the observers of such celebrities that we sense on an energy field level as charisma
We are drawn to these people as if they are a beacon in the crowded room They have a magnetism that energizes us We can't put our finger on it but it's palpably there I think you know what I mean
Creating Our Own Charisma
As we said earlier change your mindbody, change your life and create charisma
Try these ways to create more balance and hence energy field charisma
Eat according to your mindbody makeup
Avoid poor food combinations
Use churan to help improve bowel health
Do rejuvenation health techniques
And then we can exude our own shininess
Until tomorrow To health as a Skilll Love DrBill
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Rescuing Children From Autism
I was recently at the National Ayurvedic Medical Association(NAMA) meeting and a documentary was shown over lunch that was quite moving
Remarkable Report
The film outlined results of improved health from disabling diseases that are not managed well by current matter science medical care Problems such as autoimmune diseases and Sjorgren's syndrome were reported resolved in testicmonials by patients under the guidance of this energy science medical healer
The testimonial report was kind of like preaching to the choir as the audience of skilled practitioners knew of dramatic type of results that can occur when the principles of energy science medicine are applied
The Vaccine Injured
But the most striking part of the film involved children who were affected with the autistic spectrum of disease This Vata induced medical problem leaves these children neurologically disabled for life
Imagine yourself as a parent with a healthy newborn suddenly finding that your baby is no longer responding to you, as if the infamt recedes into her own little world
As has been studied and reported in this documentary but still controversial, there seems to a correlation between vaccination and the spectrum of the disorder
"I have my baby back!"
The documentary related that all children below age 8 had improvement with energy scinence therapies including herbal support
The reason that this can occur is because the energy science's understanding of disease is different than a matter science model That all disease begins in the gut and although the obvious manifestation of grossly developed disease can be studied molecularly(sometimes as in this case not so well) the origins occur at the energy field level
I know that such a statement as all children got better is very hard to believe but even if this report is a fraction of the number it certainly is better than what is currently available for these disabled children
The Sick Gut
Since the gut is the origin of all disease when it gets sick the mindbody gets sick
Most of us have unwittingly have sick guts and don't know it (the clue is how the tongue looks)
In children with the autism spectrum the guts are already genetically compromised and the vacciations take them over the top or the vaccines themselves injure the gut leading to the obvious manifestations of disease
Bypassing the sick gut by using transdermal administration of herbs may be one of the important steps in autism spectrum disorder management
While these reports will have to be supported by other practitioners this report offers considerable hope for parents of children afflicted by the autistic spectrum of disease Stay tuned as the energy science progresses in helping mankind!
Until tomorrow To health as a Skill Love DrBill
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Everything is Medicine
From an energy science view everything is medicine when used properly and in the right situation
Coffee and Rocks
Yes, coffee is medicine Used in the right way coffee has antioxidative effects from a matter science view so it makes it a medicine, right? But from an energy science view coffee for the most part when used all the time leads to unarguable imbalances
So for a specific problem from an energy science view coffee is good but not all the time
From a matter science view coffee since it now has the medicianal seal of approval of antioxidant, it now can be used all the time? Not so fast with the conclusion
Same thing can be said of certain stones(gemstones) that because of their resonating characteristics can have when properly prepared can have medicinal characteristics
The matter science doesn't have anything to say about rocks
Is Lifestyle Medicine?
You bet! Going to bed at a proper hour, waking at a particular hour, eating your biggest meal of the day at noon - all of these lifestyle choices have an impact on our health
Therefore lifestyle choices are medicine as well Our daily habits create health
A different take on health but nonetheless true and few people would argue that lifestyle is not medicine
Everything is Medicine Vs Symptoms
Few would now argue today that food is not medicine But how we do our nutrition is only part of nutrition
Bowel habits and appetite are ways that we assess our health It's of importance to separate our medicine from our symptoms of health
For example what we put into our mindbodies would obviously be considered medicine; what we do to our mindbodies would also be considered medicine
But how we feel is not medicine This sounds so obvious but I think it needs to be stated so that we can start thinking about the feelings that we monitor versus that which is taken or done The latter is medicine and the rest of life is monitoring based on how we feel based on the medicine taken
It's one or the other but not both Now we have a framework
Until tomorrow To health as a Skill Love DrBill
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The hCG Diet
The most recent diet fad utilizes hCG(human chorionic gonadotropin) as an aid in weight reduction and has a lot of consumers advocating its use
Energy Science Perspective of hCG
hCG is a physiologic hormone signal and therefore a transformative molecule The physiologic energy effects of this kind of stimulation is to increase the hot quality or the transformative energy of the mindbody
Such an effect reaves up the metabolism and creates a hypermetabolic state This is essence burns more calories from a matter science view
In short the Kapha energy pattern gets a "kick in the pants" Kapha's energy pattern is a slow metabolism and difficult at times to get moving due to a multiplicity of environmental factors
This slow metabolism would respond very nicely to a metabolic hCG stimulus
What Are the Downsides?
The basic problem is that nobody can be on the stuff forever After a few courses one has to figure out a different approach
And of course there are as with any medication side effects that need to be spelled out very clearly to anyone looking for the short term fix Once we understand the negatives then we can move on
The real question is why use it in the first place?
Adjunctive to Lifestyle Shifts
Regardless, once a person stops the hCG diet, he or she will have to adopt a normal and healthy lifestyle, or the weight's just coming back
Proponents of the hCG diet maintain that the purpose of the diet is to break food addictions and abnormal eating behaviors, and that the month or so of treatment allows a person to do so In this sense, the diet hopes to achieve short-term weight loss with long-term behavioral modification
We know that it takes 6 ot 8 weeks to make the shift in lifestyle necessary to effect change And there is even genetic information to suggest that changes in behavior lead to changes in our DNA in this time frame
So Why?
The answer lies with the user If the side effects are understood and they are willing to use the technique as a "jump start" to a hypermetabolic state to aid with the behavioral changes that necessarily have to occur then I say great
But the lingering question still remains Why? If we have to make the lifestyle changes in behavioral patterns to begin with and we are committed to those then do we really need a crutch?
That question lies for each of us as we decide for ourselves
See foodsheal.com for more information about nutritional lifestyle behavioral changes
Until tomorrow To health as a Skill Love DrBill
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