Energy Patterns and Tissues
From an energy science view Nature is described in terms of the VPK(Vata Pitta Kapha) paradigm Everything can be seen as these energy patterns and they're composed of primary vibrational frequencies or qualities that contribute to their expression in the mindbody
As we have talked about in the past from an energy science view they represent who we are in the world and we're varying proportions of these energy patterns of Vata Pitta and Kapha
in balance there is no excess of these qualities as compared to when we were born; so for example the expression of the mobile or hot qualities in adult life would be the same as when we were children and near perfect balance and health In this way the VPK energy patterns function in such a way as to look literally like tissues due to their manifestation of qualites in all tissues in a balanced way
When we are out of balance or unbalanced, using our example above there's an excess of the qualities of mobile or hot In this way we would see more mobility of thought, movement, and the GI tract as in diarrhea; excessive hot in the GI tract suggesting acid indigestion or heartburn, headache, or inflammatory joint disease
Do you remember illness as a child? Do you remember it as disruption from your state of excellent health? Do you see your health now as less than what it was when you were a child?
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Questionnaires for Mindbody Makeup
Everything is energy, just in different flavors
Based on the primordial vibrational frequencies that constitute the fundamental energies found in Nature, the energy science medical model describes everything in Nature in terms of the VPK(Vata Pitta Kapha) paradigm
Since we are part of Nature as biological mindbodies we too exhibit the VPK paradigm in varying proportions
The issue is what proportions do we exhibit? This proportion is best determined by feeling the energy vibrations in the pulse, typically the radial pulse; the feminine pulse best done on the left, male on the right
This is best done by a energy science practitioner but many don't have access to such an assessment so the next best thing is a mindbody questionnaire
The drawback to such an evaluation is that many people have either physiologic imbalance or even stagnant energy that masks the proper interpretation of the VPK paradigm through a questionnaire
Having stated this, it's the best we can do given the circumstances and so understanding this can be quite helpful particularly when there is confusion
So with this caveat in mind, when you do your assessment at foodsheal.com, have a good friend who knows you well to go over the responses to the questions
Also since we are looking for the two dominant energy patterns of VPK there will usually be less likelihood of error
Have you ever had your pulse taken from an energy science medical view? Was it the same as from a questionnaire? Do you make food choices based on your energy makeup?
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Pneumonia and Nutrition: An Interesting Twist
Some brilliant researchers from Hopkins and U of Maryland have used energy science information to reveal that the lining of the lung airways are able to sense the bitter taste This link appeared in of all places, the Wall Street Journal!
From an energy science medical view all the linings of all the channels of the mindbody have the ability to sense all six tastes: sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter, and astringent
Sooooo… what you say? Well, maybe not so exciting for you but…
For me with a matter science background interested in the energy science applications, I'm very excited in seeing my research colleagues beginning to explore the mindbody in an energy science way It begins to show the guidance that the energy science model can give to the matter science probings of our mindbody
Bitter as we covered in the past is the alkaline taste in Nature and balances the inflammatory nature of an insult such as pneumonia So if we have acid indigestion we use something alkaline like baking soda(bicarb) to reduce the acid
Now the researchers are finding that in the inflammatory condition of the the bronchial airways that there is dilation of the airways rather than constriction and that it is due to the stimulation of the bitter taste receptors in the airways
As the article relates, "the airways "taste" dangerous illness-causing bacteria," leading to the ability to clear the infection and mucous resulting from the infection
Since the lungs have the Kapha energy pattern dominant in the lung fields, it would make sense energetically that since Kapha is balanced by the bitter taste a bitter taste would bring about balance and restore health to the infected lung airways
It's yet another validation of the energy science medical model done by matter science medical research but studies such as these help show the value of the marraige between the two disciplines
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Groceries With Cash
A recent study suggests that when we pay for our groceries in cash we pay attention to the health promoting characteristics of the food that we are ordering up to take home with us But the observation is that it doesn't induce health promotion as much as health demotion(less junk food)!
Is this a real perception of purchasing for health? Apparently there is more psychological pain when paying cash for things than with the credit card The study also found people were less likely to buy impulsive, unhealthy food products at weekends – possibly due to the fact they had taken the time to write a shopping list
I know this to be the case for myself If I have to haul the $$ out of my wallet, I'm much more apt to think twice about the need for the purchase, especially with a list or a good understanding of what I need
As we talked about earlier lifestyle eating behaviors are as important as the foods we consume according to the energy science nutritional formats and this interesting information is along the lines of lifestyle patterns of behavior that induce declining health
For example, the authors found that there is a possible link between rising obesity rates in the United States and changing modes of payment 34% of Americans are obese and in 2009 40% of U.S. grocery purchases were made using a credit or debit card
I would believe that the VPK paradigm has relevance Since the Kapha energy pattern is responsible for the overweight condition, it would make sense that the inertia generated by this aspect of our energy field when dominant would be associated with such an observation
Credit or debit cards are an aspect of convenience(light, sharp/penetrating, hot, mobile) but potentially an aspect of favoring heavy, slow/dullness, cold, static or stable
From a behavioral point of view it's painful for Kapha to separate from $$ due to the hoarding nature of the energy pattern when imbalanced There's nothing wrong with saving a buck but the pain that's delivered when we have to part with it becomes an imbalanced behavior
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Hormone Replacement Therapy and Breast Cancer
Recently in the Journal of the American Medical Association Rowan Chlebowski et al using the data from the Women's Health Initiative involving major medical centers across the US again substantiated the relationship between breast cancer and hormone replacement therapy(HRT) and breast cancer
There has been rising evidence in the medical literature regarding this relationship of breast cancer, particularly more aggressive cancers, in women who are using estrogen postmenopausal supplementation It's probably not the estrogen but the progestin that is the culprit but it's a serious problem But if a woman has a uterus she needs the progestin to reduce the risk of endometrial cancer A catch 22 if you will
Why is it that 5% of women in Spain use HRT and 20% of US women use it? Perhaps tolerance to symptoms is a problem but we should ask the question are the symptoms severe enough to be on such treatment? But this also begs the question whether natural treatment such as herbal supplementation could suffice such as shatavari even for incapacitating symptoms
And of course the foundation of all therapies that we should not forget is nutritional information to begin to bring about balance in the physiology
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Morning Routine
The purpose of a morning routine is to wake up the mindbody and help maintain balance When the physiology is woken harshly on a regular basis it institutes a chronic sympathetic autonomic response or fight or flight response Done chronically this leads to, believe it or not, poor digestion due to alteration of gut motility
Here are some guidelines for us to consider Try adding one a week as you build on the regimen You'll be astounded by changes in your physiology over a 6 month period
Wake up early 5-6am In order to do this should try to be in bed by 10pm This is the most balanced time of the day for waking Ask early risers how they feel by waking up early like this
Look at your hands finger tips, palm and wrists, rubbing face, head, and shoulders
Express gratitude to Mother Earth
Splash cool water on the face with eyes open to waken the face and physiology
Drink glass of room temperature water to initiate gut peristalsis and all being supportive will stimulate a bowel movement in fifteen minutes
Brushing teeth mindfully paying attention with short brush strokes
Sesame oil(unrefined) with swish and gargle This has amazing results in improving gingival health and associated gum rescession
Scrape the tongue with copper or stainless steel scraper
Chew a handful of sesame seeds to wake up mastication and stimulate digestion
Move the tongue in a clock and counter clockwise rotation around oral cavity
Massage with balancing oils(particularly Pitta Vata makeups can benefit)
Shower trying not to suds off the oil
Meditation
Dress for the day
Breakfast
The biggest meal should be at noon and a lighter dinner before 7pm
This regimen if adhered to for a prolonged period of time can take one a long way in terms of restoring health and is foundational to a healthy lifestyle And it's all grounded on a energy science approach Unfortunately there are no recommendations regarding this from a matter science medical view It is sorely needed
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Psychological Problems: Energy Science Solutions
"I'm anxious about this upcoming project," Mary related "And it seems like the more I do, the farther behind I get On top of it all, there are these things that are coming up at home, with Don and his job I'm just feeling overwhelmed"
I think many of can relate to Mary's issue of anxiety We've all experienced it in some form or another in doing life But the issue is how to manage it
There is not a water shortage of antidepressants! Even though our current molecular model would lead us to believe that there is some form of molecule shortage in the body, it often falls short of fixing the problem
What's the compelling evidence for that statement Just ask those who have tried this molecular approach this question, "Feeling at the top of your game since you started the medication?"
The reason that pharma can't solve these psychological problems is that it is working with the wrong model The mindbody is a complex matter and energy field but from an energy science view it is first and foremost an energy field Both the physical body and the mind are energy fields
Herein lies the importance of the energy model The common denominator for the mind and body is that they are both energy fields Most of the time the solution to a psychological problem is an energetic one, not a molecular one
Why? The mind is first an energy field and second a molecular field just as the body is first a molecular field and second an energy field
So would you use a screwdriver to drive a nail into wood? In other words, would you use a molecule to solve energetic dissonance or lack of energetic resonance? Yes you might get lucky but playing the odds, it's probably more likely, better results will occur with an energy solution
Some energetic solutions
Eat according to your mindbody makeup
Avoid poor food combinations see foodsheal.com
Look into yoga and do it daily
Consider meditation
Focus on the breath
Consider yoga nidra
Consider panchakarma
Are you bothered by depression? Anxiety? Are medications not working?
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Breakthroughs in Clinical Medicine
When a clinical problem such as osteoporosis is understood from both an energy science and matter science view then there is an complete understanding of the problem
Such an understanding can be called a breakthrough That is, a complete understanding of a particular clinical problem is known at both the molecular and energy levels
We need more of these but such breakthroughs are now occurring in clinical medicine now and then
Of course what we're really saying is that both disciplines see the problem from their own view but then come together to make a solution
Similar situations are occurring in our understanding of gastrointestinal function and seeing it from an energy science view This then leads our matter science medical approach to new solutions
Or it can lead to including energy science medical therapies
But it is this collaboration that is happening that creates these breakthroughs
Have you seen breakthoughs or insights in your life? Do you see how these can be the same in clinical medicine?
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Pharma Versus Foods As Medicines
"Mary, it looks from all your tests so far that you have a nonbacterial inflammation of the bladder," I said
"Well, what can we do about it? Because I'm miserable"
The choice is yours We can give you some pharmaceuticals that will ease the pain
"Is that all? Isn't there something else? Will the drugs clear the problem?"
"The pharmaceuticals typically don't clear the condition They make the symptoms tolerable"
"If you want to deal with the problem, I think the best option is to use a nutritional approach and to help with the symptoms pharmaceuticals as well When you're feeling better then the pharmaceuticals have done their job and you can rely on the nutritional work that you started"
Mary paused and considered the options "Hmmm, well I'm not that uncomfortable Maybe if I tried the nutrition stuff for awhile and if the symptoms were getting me down I could do something more with the pharmaceuticals?
"Anything works and I think that approach is very reasonable"
I continued, "Using a nutritioanal and herbal approach can be additional to medication but it should be foundational to all healing processes that we undertake At times however medications and surgery are the early cornerstones of therapy"
This sample dialogue that occurs in my office almost daily now follows the theme that foods are medicines and that treating them as such helps us develop a deep awareness as to how they can impact our physiology
Do you believe foods used properly can be healing? Have you seen the nutritional formats at foodsheal.com? Using foods appropriately for your energy makeup can create a prevention theme to your nutrition
Until tomorrow To health as a Skill Love DrBill
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Valid Energy Sciences
Throughout this blog reference is made to "energy science" so today I'm going to explore this subject in more depth primarily to help our readers understand what I mean by this term
In my way of thinking there are only two qualified energy sciences: traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) which comes from the Tao philosophy; Ayurveda is the medical discipline within the Yoga tradition of India, grounded in the Sankhya philosophy
We've heard of the terms prana, qi(pronounced chi), ru, ruha These are words to describe the universal energy and specifically for us and our understanding, the biological energy of movement
The energy of prana or qi is composed of the universal frequencies of cold, light, mobile, dry, rough, subtle, and clear The energy term prana is used interchangeably with the Vata energy pattern, the principle of movement
The energy of Pitta(energy of transformation in the biology and universe) The qualities here are hot, light, mobile, sharp/penetrating, liquid, and oily This corresponds to yin in the TCM tradition
Kapha(energy of stability in the biology and universe) correspond to yang(pronounced "yawn") The vibrational frequencies here are cold, heavy, static, oily, slimy/smooth, slow/dull, dense, liquid, hard, soft, gross, and cloudy
So there we have it The contrasting terms of the energy sciences, TCM and Ayurveda
Vata(Prana) Qi
Pitta Yang Masculine Right side
Kapha Yin Feminine Left side
These energy sciences are very deep and sophisticated in their systems of healing and contemporary "new age" energy theories will have to be understood in light of these ancient systems if they can be trusted in their claims of healing
What makes these energy systems the sciences they are is that they are grounded in an understanding of the energetic qualities of the universe herself, namely the primordial vibrational frequencies of the universe as described above as qualities(also see String theory)
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