Multiple Treatments for Multiple Causes
Have you ever stopped to consider the many approaches that it takes to change something You may try one thing, then add another and then see if something else may help At times health is a trial and error process-trying to find the right remedy
From an energy perspective this is exactly the way healing occurs It's just not about just lifestyle choices, not just about nutritional work or the medicines or herbs or yoga therapy and pranayama that are taken or done-it's about all these things that are done that will make a difference in our health
This is because the energy field responds to more than one band of vibrational frequency The change occurs over many bands of frequencies to make a difference And doing exercise such as yoga does have a vibrational impact on the physiology if done on a consistent basis The same is true about certain vibrational frequencies that we call food
When we eat foods that enhance balance, such as green beans, they nourish the energy mindbody and produce equilibrium of the energy field because of their nuturing of specific vibrational frequencies in the energy field
Eating at specific times lends to more balance especially having the biggest meal at noon All these nutritional "tools" promote balance and then we get healthier even though we may not feel that way Health then becomes a skill that we work at and over time we physiologically get more balance energetically and hence get healthier.
To good health DrBill
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The Programmed Response Around Food: What To Do About It
Foods have the potential of making us feel bad and no one wants to feel bad
So when we find that certain foods make us feel poorly then it's very easy to say, "No thanks." Then why is it that we make choices that make us feel poorly I believe it's because we have lost at some level our awareness or consciousness around nutrition.
We are all aware to some degree, but there are levels of awareness Dogs and cats are aware but not conscious To be conscious means that there can be many responses If we scare an animal by coming up behind him and say "Boo", we will see an automatic response It is a preprogrammed response that the animal cannot help but do He has no choice We as conscious beings have choice about the responses that we have
If someone comes up behind you and does the same "Boo", you could have many choices of response such as fear like the animal might occur but curiosity, whimsicalness or flattery might occur The point is, as humans with consciousness, we are not preprogrammed We have many ways of responding to our environment
So it is with nutrition. Due to our consciousness we have many different ways of interacting with the foods that we eat or altering the habits that we create around the nutritional process We have choice There are many reasons why we live out our habits, among them is the belief that habits are here to stay
But habits are nothing more than repeated thought patterns and can be disrupted if we root them out At the energy field level the use of intention planted at a deep level of stillness can begin to uproot these repeated thought patterns using yoga nidra, a form of meditation
Then the nutritional tools that can help us gain greater health will become a reality
To good health Dr Bill
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Energy Science Nutrition and the Blood Diet
Dr Oz, the popular commentator on current medical news and research, recently had comments on the so called "blood diet" which thrilled the partisan followers of the diet In an interview Dr. Oz said it makes sense that your ancestors diet could be better for you, but we can’t prove it, but sometimes you can’t prove things except in people’s kitchens
In 1996 Peter D'Adamo, a naturopath, introduced his Eating Right For Your Blood Type after his father had researched in his own patient population that there seemed to be connections between patient's food selection, their blood types, and sense of wellbeing and health
A Secret: What the Blood Diet Really Tells Us
In all the commentaries I've read about the "blood diet" I have yet to come across someone discussing the uniqueness of this dietary approach
In all the antecedent "diets" that we have been regaled with over the last 50 years we have always been told which foods not to eat and those that we can eat, from Jenny Craig to the South Beach to the Paleo to the vegetarian Forks over Knives approach
But let's think about this The "blood diet" has for the first time in the history of diet domaindom created a concept that says that foods should be selected according to what biological physiology is eating it That seems to make intuitively good sense!
In this case the "blood diet" says that we will feel and do better if we eat foods are favored by way of our blood type
Comparing Energy Science Nutrition With the Blood Diet
In the Ayurvedic Institute's quarterly newsletter a comparision was made between the D'Adamo's "blood diet" approach and the VPK nutritional format by a naturopath who had attended the Institute's program and had incorporated Ayurveda into his scope of practice
What he found was that there seemed to be a very close fit with the blood diet and the energy science nutritional formal but because of the nuances of the Ayurvedic format felt that the energy science approach worked better
Not everything grown on the planet is fair game
"If I want 2 bowls of ice cream a night then by God I'm going to have it I dont care whether it bothers my health or not because I make the choices here So don't tell me what to do, OK?"
There is nothing wrong with the (blood) diet says Dr. Adrienne Youdim, her only criticism is that perhaps it’s too restrictive
We all want our freedom and don't want that freedom to choose restricted in any way But with that freedom comes a consequence for we don't get to choose the results of our choices
With the "blood diet" has come a subtle message that we should limit our choices according to our biological physiologies This has been the message of the energy sciences for thousands of years
For our contemporary planetary societies it's the primary out of our serious chronic medical problems
The Value of Energy Science Nutrition
Not only do the energy science nutritional formats give us guidance as to which foods produce balance in our physiologies but there is another dimension not even discussed in contemporary nutritional literature
This nutritonal format comes as part of a complete package for living a healthy lifestyle since nutrition is part of the whole package
We can no longer isolate foods and their physiologic consequences apart from the quality of our sleep, work, and exercise Nutrition comes as part of the whole enchilada, so to speak
And is intimately spliced with bowel pattern, stamina, endurance, and sense of wellbeing
Until next time Ciao To health as a Skill Love DrBill
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Creating Imbalance with a Sour Taste in the Mouth
In high school chemistry we learned that acids are neutralized by alkaline chemicals. Perhaps we know that for us biologically the acid taste is the sour taste in Nature and that the alkaline is the bitter taste.
So if I have "heartburn" and a sour taste in my mouth it means I have excessive acidity in the stomach and to feel better I can neutralize my problem with baking soda, a common alkaline material off the shelf in the kitchen. Voila! Carbon dioxide gas is produced in my stomach as the byproduct in my acid base balancing I belch and feel better. Thanks very much, now on with the day
Whoa, what a minute! Why did I get this in the first place? Energetically I consumed too much of the qualities of hot, light, sharp in the form of pizza with pepperoni, tomato sauce, cheese, and coke the night before. Now with that energetic knowledge, maybe I should rethink my choice about pepperoni pizza and carbonated drinks?
My mindbody just told me that it didnt like the choice that I made last night. If I want to respect my mindbody and not hurt it maybe I should think about my next choice.
Well, hmmmm, anybody interested in some pepperoni pizza tonight with extra garlic? 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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The Full Figured Woman And Childhood Obesity
]From Oprah to Beyonce the idea of the full figured woman is a classic biologic energy descriptive of the beauty of the Kapha energy pattern with the grace and elegance in full display
But how is this related to childhood obesity?
The Full Figured Woman
Such a descriptive conjures up the round curvaceous voluptuous lines of womanhood The physical beauty of the feminine body
The energy science model of Ayurveda reveres this energy pattern for its strength, beauty, endurance, grace and stamina Appropriately described as the queen of the three enerygy patterns amongst Vata and Pitta
Not only is there physical beauty but the smooth and soft qualities lead to the psychological characteristics that produce mental calmness that delivers the attributes of care giving which includes many professions that the feminine energy participates such as medicine, nursing, and social service among others
But the most important of all the care giving professions is motherhood and here Kapha as an energy pattern is like the bright star in the heavens
And it's this Kapha energy that is so tirelessly working toward preventing childhood obesity
High Tech Society and Too Much Movement
Technology has delivered great benefits to us High speed internet has revolutionized how we shop, do business, and yes, even how we learn It has led to increasing our capacity to do things and improve our quality of life
But........ there is a downside to such technology
Currently there has become an excessive mobility quality in our culture People and their minds cannot move fast enough We have to get things done today as if they should have been done yesterday With this fever pitch rushing there is a consistent reminder for us "to slow down" or "breathe"
But unfortunately it's not as easy energetically when we live in a resonating environment of faster especially as it now is played out in almost every aspect of the human condition
As we have written in the past it's not so bad to want to accomplish things and move on but it's the balance between mobile and static, activity and inactivity that needs to be cultivated
Fast Foods are Born
Although not thought of in terms of foods, nutrition is an extraordinary and convenient way to self medicate A society that is movement aggravated will tend to look for foods that calm the increased speed in human activity
So literally "fast foods" are for foods for people living in a fast paced resonating environment The term "fast food" has been used to denote convenience and easy accessibility but from an energy science view it means much more It implies medication
The Full Bodied Woman in a Vata Aggravated Society
But this Beyonce video done for childhood obesity gives us only half the solution for the Kapha imbalance not only in our full bodied woman but in our children
The other part of the solution is to recognize that placing our pleasing, gracious full bodied woman in such a frenzied culture will inevitably lead to struggles with obesity in all Kapha predisposed ladies Eventually the resonating energetic factor of excess movement(Vata aggravation) leads to energetic imbalance
The societal impact of our nutritional self medication for the increased pace of human lifestyle is the overweight condition
So the most beautiful aspect of human life becomes impacted due to our societal need to nutritionally slow ourselves down with the tastes that lead to Kapha weight gain
And this is occurring in our children at an unprecendented rate
Our Venus is lost But now even Venus' children How sad!
Gratefully the energy science medical model has a solution
Until next time To health as a Skill Love Dr Bill
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