In any chronic disease process an emotional roller coaster is potentially possible This is particularly true for the IC bladder pain syndrome(interstitial cystitis, vulvodynia, chronic prostatitis, IBS, GERD. and fibromyalgia) due to the ups and downs of the painful flares
We are all unique not only physically but psychologically and because we are mindbodies what happens in the body, happens in the mind and vice versa…the mind and body are intimately spliced…you cannot separate them….so what happens in the body happens in the mind
In the energy science the individual reigns What this means is that using the VPK(Vata Pitta Kapha) paradigm the type of emotions that crop up for someone will be different for a Vata individual than for a Kapha individual’s energy pattern
All the tools in the energy science such as the VPK energy patterns are basically to help us become better observers of ourselves When we become observers of ourselves as energy patterns of mixtures of VPK we then can have choices as to how to treat ourselves
The Vata energy pattern is that of movement so the qualities of cold, light, mobile, dry, rough, subtle, and clear are observed when there is physiologic imbalance And each of these qualities are associated with emotions For example, the cold, light, rough, and subtle qualities bring about fear and anxiety
In general the emotions of Vata are fear, anxiety, loneliness, and insecurity and the best way to treat these unnerving emotions is to provide grouding in the form of a “heavy” nutrition(dairy, nuts, root vegetables), internal oleation with ghee and externally with oil massage, practices such as calming pranayama and asana yoga practice, and meditation
Pitta, the energy of physiologic transformation, is characterized by the qualities of hot, light, spreading, sharp/penetrating, liquid, and oily As you can see these qualities deliver the transformative like emotions of getting things done But when out of balance this need to accomplish can result in anger, irritability, impatience, rigidity, intrusiveness, and meddlesomeness
The rigidity arises from the emotion of “my way or the highway” type of attitude When Pitta is out of balance there often is a need to control to the point of not listening to another’s point of view This kind of controlling behavior can lead to intrusiveness and even meddlesomeness
The way to deal with these negative emotions is to cool the Pitta energy pattern off with foods, yogic practices, and ghee
Kapha, the energy of stability, is the most manifested of the energy patterns and thus has the most qualities of heavy, slow/dull, cool, oily, slimy/smooth, liquid, dense, soft, hard, static, gross, and sticky These qualities when in balance are associated with positive human emotions of love, compassion, and empathy But when out of balance they can lead to inability to leave relationships that are serving us…. inability to move at all so complacency, inappropriate acceptance, lack of initiative….being cloying or clinging in relationships
Too often for Kapha individuals they overlook the negative emotions and see themselves as loving and compassionate This can be self destructive in the end The way out of these tricky emotional situations is to MOVE and to eat a light nourishing diet
When in between the painful bladder flares of the IC bladder pain syndrome there are things that you can do to help support your recovery as you move along One of the more important techniques are yogic breathing exercises Moving Biological Energy As I’ve discussed in the past you can either see your body as a collection of molecules or as an energy field This is because you simultaneously coexist as both From E=mc2 we know this to be the case but for many reasons the current molecular biological model has failed to embrace this...
read moreThe toxicity that we talk about in the environment is no different than the toxicity we create for ourselves The good news is that you can do something about it The IC bladder pain syndrome is associated with toxicity not just an energetic imbalance As a matter of fact every disease carries toxic load to the tissues But the matter science molecular model practiced today doesn’t have a concept of toxicity until late in the disease process, when people need dialysis for example And we tend to think of toxicity that comes from the...
read moreThere is a great energy around the use of castor with some people finding relief from its application to the lower abdomen for the painful bladder of IC syndrome(fibromyalgia, vulvodynia, HAS/GERD, IBS) But if that doesn’t work try a mixture of castor, mustard and flax oils as a combination(a third of each) The same application technique applies You can use a covering cloth over the oils directly applied to the suprapubic region Once applied you can apply a towel and then the heating pad over the top of the towel The value of castor is...
read moreThe products that are derived from milk can be problematic It’s based on who is taking them in when it comes to IC and the painful bladder syndrome these choices lead to inflammation In the energy science world this is a dictum that is the premise to individualizing one’s food choices according to who is eating the food All foods have the potential to make us sick if not chosen properly and this is particularly true with the IC bladder pain syndrome For example when you look at the dairy selections at foodsheal.com...
read moreIt’s of no surprise to anyone who has the IC bladder pain syndrome or is involved with an IC support group that bowel symptoms are as common as the flares As a matter of fact if I were a betting person I would say that there are often more common than the flares that occur But the bowel symptoms are often overlooked because our tendency is to focus on the organ causing us the most problem, namely the bladder and pelvic symptoms Step Back As you have read in some blog posts all disease begins in the GI tract according to the Ayurvedic...
read moreInterstitial cystitis(IC) bladder pain with flares can be amplified by the routine use of nuts and seeds of any kind and this includes their butters!! Peanut butter, almond butter, cashew butter Why? Unlike the matter science(MS) nutritional information that fatty acids are good and bad, the energy science(ES) of Ayurveda states that all nuts are inflammatory due to these molecular fatty acids regardless of the “good or bad nature of them” The reason for this is that the post digestive(small bowel) effect is heating therefore...
read moreI wanted you all to know that finally after 8 months of trying to get the book right, my book IC Bladder Pain Syndrome: The Alternative Medical Treatment for Interstitial Cystitis in available at Amazon As you know the book outlines the energy science approach to IC and contrasts the current traditional matter(molecular) approach to the problem This is the first book that has taken the disease label of IC and shown how and why energy science principles can deal with this disease And this is the first in a series of books dealing with the IC...
read moreWhen you think about it, all healing involves rituals If the doctor gives you a pill for high blood pressure, you make a point during the day(preferably the same time every day) to take the pill If you want to change your nutritional format to heal your IC, you put into place things that you do on a regular basis to change your pattern of choices So painful bladder flares are no different than any other disease in responding to planned ritualistic behavior But why does employing rituals work? Rituals and Healing Rituals are a way to grab...
read moreThe flare pain in IC bladder pain as we have talked about in the past is related to the hot and mobile qualities according to the energy science tradition But as you know it’s darn difficult to find out what qualities are in foods That’s why the food lists of various foods are suggested to give you food choice guidance What Veggies Are Good Choices for IC? The food list at icdiet.com is dedicated to those foods that are Pitta(energy of transformation that delivers the hot quality) aggravating But with respect to vegetable...
read moreWishing you all the best of health in your journey to eliminate the energy imbalance of interstitial cystitis from your life And the best of holiday cheer in sharing this season with your loved...
read more
For the general health consumer trying to figure out where to turn when the standard treatments are not helping, a deep troubling confusion begins to occur because they enter a world of the unknown Not only is their disease and its management unknown in the traditional sense but the world of healing is unknown to not only them but their MD’s who have become their trusted medical advisors So there is a very difficult environment of confusion created
However it may surprise many to find that in the treatments used by the energy science of Ayurveda that both the homeopathic and allopathic principles are held dependent on the situation being treated and what is being used
The homeopathic principle of treatment of using like to cure like is one of the foundational treatments in disease management also called an agonist approach Diarrhea is treated by homeopathic natural formulations in small dosing of plant based material that in higher doses would cause diarrhea Ayurveda at times will use materials that in small doses will stop diarrhea but in larger dosings produce diarrhea And at times will suggest no treatment of the diarrhea and allow the toxins to leave the body
The allopathic discipline which is used by most doctors in the West treats like with the opposite or an antagonistic approach A classical example is the use of antibiotics(anti or against + bios or ‘life or organisms) to treat infections(bios or organisms) This principle is also used in Ayurvedic treatment management of disease
So the energy science uses all principles of healing in coming up with a solution for a particular disease based on the patient and her condition The way this occurs is through the magic of herbs In some situations the complexity of the herb will be agonist to some qualities of the disease whereas the same herb may be antagonistic to other certain qualities in the same disease
Let’s see how that plays out with our IC herbal friend aloe vera Aloe vera is clearly cooling and so it would be antagonistic for the hot quality but agonist or similar to the cool quality of the Kapha energy pattern that may play a role in the IC bladder pain syndrome(interstitial cystitis, vulvodynia, chronic prostatitis, IBS, GERD, and fibromyalgia) The same applies to our commonly used CCF tea for ICPBS, heating and cooling at the same time
Just by this knowledge one can have some solace that the principles of treatment are the same….different tools but same principles This is the beauty of the energy science tradition
When in between the painful bladder flares of the IC bladder pain syndrome there are things that you can do to help support your recovery as you move along One of the more important techniques are yogic breathing exercises Moving Biological Energy As I’ve discussed in the past you can either see your body as a collection of molecules or as an energy field This is because you simultaneously coexist as both From E=mc2 we know this to be the case but for many reasons the current molecular biological model has failed to embrace this...
read moreThe toxicity that we talk about in the environment is no different than the toxicity we create for ourselves The good news is that you can do something about it The IC bladder pain syndrome is associated with toxicity not just an energetic imbalance As a matter of fact every disease carries toxic load to the tissues But the matter science molecular model practiced today doesn’t have a concept of toxicity until late in the disease process, when people need dialysis for example And we tend to think of toxicity that comes from the...
read moreThere is a great energy around the use of castor with some people finding relief from its application to the lower abdomen for the painful bladder of IC syndrome(fibromyalgia, vulvodynia, HAS/GERD, IBS) But if that doesn’t work try a mixture of castor, mustard and flax oils as a combination(a third of each) The same application technique applies You can use a covering cloth over the oils directly applied to the suprapubic region Once applied you can apply a towel and then the heating pad over the top of the towel The value of castor is...
read moreThe products that are derived from milk can be problematic It’s based on who is taking them in when it comes to IC and the painful bladder syndrome these choices lead to inflammation In the energy science world this is a dictum that is the premise to individualizing one’s food choices according to who is eating the food All foods have the potential to make us sick if not chosen properly and this is particularly true with the IC bladder pain syndrome For example when you look at the dairy selections at foodsheal.com...
read moreIt’s of no surprise to anyone who has the IC bladder pain syndrome or is involved with an IC support group that bowel symptoms are as common as the flares As a matter of fact if I were a betting person I would say that there are often more common than the flares that occur But the bowel symptoms are often overlooked because our tendency is to focus on the organ causing us the most problem, namely the bladder and pelvic symptoms Step Back As you have read in some blog posts all disease begins in the GI tract according to the Ayurvedic...
read moreInterstitial cystitis(IC) bladder pain with flares can be amplified by the routine use of nuts and seeds of any kind and this includes their butters!! Peanut butter, almond butter, cashew butter Why? Unlike the matter science(MS) nutritional information that fatty acids are good and bad, the energy science(ES) of Ayurveda states that all nuts are inflammatory due to these molecular fatty acids regardless of the “good or bad nature of them” The reason for this is that the post digestive(small bowel) effect is heating therefore...
read moreI wanted you all to know that finally after 8 months of trying to get the book right, my book IC Bladder Pain Syndrome: The Alternative Medical Treatment for Interstitial Cystitis in available at Amazon As you know the book outlines the energy science approach to IC and contrasts the current traditional matter(molecular) approach to the problem This is the first book that has taken the disease label of IC and shown how and why energy science principles can deal with this disease And this is the first in a series of books dealing with the IC...
read moreWhen you think about it, all healing involves rituals If the doctor gives you a pill for high blood pressure, you make a point during the day(preferably the same time every day) to take the pill If you want to change your nutritional format to heal your IC, you put into place things that you do on a regular basis to change your pattern of choices So painful bladder flares are no different than any other disease in responding to planned ritualistic behavior But why does employing rituals work? Rituals and Healing Rituals are a way to grab...
read moreThe flare pain in IC bladder pain as we have talked about in the past is related to the hot and mobile qualities according to the energy science tradition But as you know it’s darn difficult to find out what qualities are in foods That’s why the food lists of various foods are suggested to give you food choice guidance What Veggies Are Good Choices for IC? The food list at icdiet.com is dedicated to those foods that are Pitta(energy of transformation that delivers the hot quality) aggravating But with respect to vegetable...
read moreWishing you all the best of health in your journey to eliminate the energy imbalance of interstitial cystitis from your life And the best of holiday cheer in sharing this season with your loved...
read more
The energy science of Ayurveda sees nutrition from an energy and not a molecular viewpoint From this energy science perspective foods “look different” because they are seen from the vantage point of how they affect the individual energy mindbody not the molecules that compose them The complexity of foods and molecular micromanagement vanish using an energy science approachIn the Ayurvedic sense heating foods are Pitta provoking…..that is they produce excess heat in the body leading to any inflammatory conditions in the mindbody such as acid indigestion, GERD, the hot form of IBS, forms of inflammatory arthritis such as rheumatoid and gouty, even atherosclerosis which has a Pitta component to it Psychologically Pitta provocation leads to anger, hostility, rage, all kinds of heated emotions
Another uncommon seed that is used in Indian sweets and cooking is charole, a small almond like seed that comes from a bush but it is not widely available It’s seen in the image on blog entry page
By electing to blanch the almonds there is a creation of a Pitta pacifying almond butter that makes it a superb choice and substitute for any nut butter on the market today Almonds also happen to be one of the 4 pure sattvic foods in Nature(sattvic means harmonious to the mindbody and therefore balancing…milk dates and ghee are the other 3) As you can see by not having the skins almonds become a gift from Nature herself
When in between the painful bladder flares of the IC bladder pain syndrome there are things that you can do to help support your recovery as you move along One of the more important techniques are yogic breathing exercises Moving Biological Energy As I’ve discussed in the past you can either see your body as a collection of molecules or as an energy field This is because you simultaneously coexist as both From E=mc2 we know this to be the case but for many reasons the current molecular biological model has failed to embrace this...
read moreThe toxicity that we talk about in the environment is no different than the toxicity we create for ourselves The good news is that you can do something about it The IC bladder pain syndrome is associated with toxicity not just an energetic imbalance As a matter of fact every disease carries toxic load to the tissues But the matter science molecular model practiced today doesn’t have a concept of toxicity until late in the disease process, when people need dialysis for example And we tend to think of toxicity that comes from the...
read moreThere is a great energy around the use of castor with some people finding relief from its application to the lower abdomen for the painful bladder of IC syndrome(fibromyalgia, vulvodynia, HAS/GERD, IBS) But if that doesn’t work try a mixture of castor, mustard and flax oils as a combination(a third of each) The same application technique applies You can use a covering cloth over the oils directly applied to the suprapubic region Once applied you can apply a towel and then the heating pad over the top of the towel The value of castor is...
read moreThe products that are derived from milk can be problematic It’s based on who is taking them in when it comes to IC and the painful bladder syndrome these choices lead to inflammation In the energy science world this is a dictum that is the premise to individualizing one’s food choices according to who is eating the food All foods have the potential to make us sick if not chosen properly and this is particularly true with the IC bladder pain syndrome For example when you look at the dairy selections at foodsheal.com...
read moreIt’s of no surprise to anyone who has the IC bladder pain syndrome or is involved with an IC support group that bowel symptoms are as common as the flares As a matter of fact if I were a betting person I would say that there are often more common than the flares that occur But the bowel symptoms are often overlooked because our tendency is to focus on the organ causing us the most problem, namely the bladder and pelvic symptoms Step Back As you have read in some blog posts all disease begins in the GI tract according to the Ayurvedic...
read moreInterstitial cystitis(IC) bladder pain with flares can be amplified by the routine use of nuts and seeds of any kind and this includes their butters!! Peanut butter, almond butter, cashew butter Why? Unlike the matter science(MS) nutritional information that fatty acids are good and bad, the energy science(ES) of Ayurveda states that all nuts are inflammatory due to these molecular fatty acids regardless of the “good or bad nature of them” The reason for this is that the post digestive(small bowel) effect is heating therefore...
read moreI wanted you all to know that finally after 8 months of trying to get the book right, my book IC Bladder Pain Syndrome: The Alternative Medical Treatment for Interstitial Cystitis in available at Amazon As you know the book outlines the energy science approach to IC and contrasts the current traditional matter(molecular) approach to the problem This is the first book that has taken the disease label of IC and shown how and why energy science principles can deal with this disease And this is the first in a series of books dealing with the IC...
read moreWhen you think about it, all healing involves rituals If the doctor gives you a pill for high blood pressure, you make a point during the day(preferably the same time every day) to take the pill If you want to change your nutritional format to heal your IC, you put into place things that you do on a regular basis to change your pattern of choices So painful bladder flares are no different than any other disease in responding to planned ritualistic behavior But why does employing rituals work? Rituals and Healing Rituals are a way to grab...
read moreThe flare pain in IC bladder pain as we have talked about in the past is related to the hot and mobile qualities according to the energy science tradition But as you know it’s darn difficult to find out what qualities are in foods That’s why the food lists of various foods are suggested to give you food choice guidance What Veggies Are Good Choices for IC? The food list at icdiet.com is dedicated to those foods that are Pitta(energy of transformation that delivers the hot quality) aggravating But with respect to vegetable...
read moreWishing you all the best of health in your journey to eliminate the energy imbalance of interstitial cystitis from your life And the best of holiday cheer in sharing this season with your loved...
read more
One of the foundational therapies for anyone embarking on energy science work to deal with the IC bladder pain syndrome(interstitial cystitis, vulvodynia, chronic prostatitis, IBS, GERD, and fibromyalgia) is to cultivate a daily routine that brings about physiologic balance Balance from the energy science of Ayurveda perspective means that when you are suffering from a disease by bringing balance to your lifestyle keeps you from getting worse But more importantly it helps promote healing
I ran across a website that talks about a young lady’s experience with IBS/IC that is worth looking at The key that strikes me through her post is the need for consistency in taking action and the use of herbs to clear her physiologic imbalance So just as consistency for nutrition and herbs is important so is it true for our daily routines or lifestyle choices
Some people are blessed in beginning their lives in families that had some form of structure or routine The main difference in these kinds of routine and the Ayurvedic routine is based on living in harmony with Nature herself and the morning things to do as you will see
The energy science suggests that the next day’s tone is set by what you’ve done the previous night So getting to bed by 10 to 1030 for Pitta and Vata and 11p for Kapha ensures that you can begin the following day rested and fresh….and early between 6 and 7a Kapha’s should need less sleep so they can afford going to bed later and then waking early Vata and Pitta should be in bed earlier for different reasons Vata hypermetabolic state needs more rest and Pitta if they stay up tend to “raid the fridge” for night time snacking
So now we’re up and ready to go for the morning routine It isn’t as arduous as you may think but all of the steps have important physiologic functions that help the energy mindbody wake up and get ready for the day A full list of things to do is at the ic-solutions.tv website under Services and Resources Here’s a link to the page
A strong consistent morning routine with attention to particular detail is very beneficial to your health in general and specifically when going through physical challenges Volume of fluids for the day should be around 50-60oz for PV and 40-50oz for PK and by consuming 20oz in the early am gets you started with bowel activity but also gets you started for the day with healthy volume consumption Increased fluids consumed around mealtimes is not a good habit because it dilutes agni and if you already have a compromised agni(most people do) then digestion, absorption, assimilation will be affected
Lunchtime should be the biggest meal of the day because the physiology is ready for the experience of food between 11a and 2p Fruits make a great snack for in between meals and every once in a while just do a day of nothing but fruit or fruit fast
Dinner should usually be less than the noon meal which would be what you could hold in your two hands It should normally not be later than 8 to 830p
There are other details on the routine If you have questions you can leave them with this post
Roger Bannister broke the 4 minute mile world record that had stood for decades Shortly after he did it many men became sub 4 runners as well Roger broke through the idea that it was possible So can you when it comes to IC It is possible to deal with IC and change your life
When in between the painful bladder flares of the IC bladder pain syndrome there are things that you can do to help support your recovery as you move along One of the more important techniques are yogic breathing exercises Moving Biological Energy As I’ve discussed in the past you can either see your body as a collection of molecules or as an energy field This is because you simultaneously coexist as both From E=mc2 we know this to be the case but for many reasons the current molecular biological model has failed to embrace this...
read moreThe toxicity that we talk about in the environment is no different than the toxicity we create for ourselves The good news is that you can do something about it The IC bladder pain syndrome is associated with toxicity not just an energetic imbalance As a matter of fact every disease carries toxic load to the tissues But the matter science molecular model practiced today doesn’t have a concept of toxicity until late in the disease process, when people need dialysis for example And we tend to think of toxicity that comes from the...
read moreThere is a great energy around the use of castor with some people finding relief from its application to the lower abdomen for the painful bladder of IC syndrome(fibromyalgia, vulvodynia, HAS/GERD, IBS) But if that doesn’t work try a mixture of castor, mustard and flax oils as a combination(a third of each) The same application technique applies You can use a covering cloth over the oils directly applied to the suprapubic region Once applied you can apply a towel and then the heating pad over the top of the towel The value of castor is...
read moreThe products that are derived from milk can be problematic It’s based on who is taking them in when it comes to IC and the painful bladder syndrome these choices lead to inflammation In the energy science world this is a dictum that is the premise to individualizing one’s food choices according to who is eating the food All foods have the potential to make us sick if not chosen properly and this is particularly true with the IC bladder pain syndrome For example when you look at the dairy selections at foodsheal.com...
read moreIt’s of no surprise to anyone who has the IC bladder pain syndrome or is involved with an IC support group that bowel symptoms are as common as the flares As a matter of fact if I were a betting person I would say that there are often more common than the flares that occur But the bowel symptoms are often overlooked because our tendency is to focus on the organ causing us the most problem, namely the bladder and pelvic symptoms Step Back As you have read in some blog posts all disease begins in the GI tract according to the Ayurvedic...
read moreInterstitial cystitis(IC) bladder pain with flares can be amplified by the routine use of nuts and seeds of any kind and this includes their butters!! Peanut butter, almond butter, cashew butter Why? Unlike the matter science(MS) nutritional information that fatty acids are good and bad, the energy science(ES) of Ayurveda states that all nuts are inflammatory due to these molecular fatty acids regardless of the “good or bad nature of them” The reason for this is that the post digestive(small bowel) effect is heating therefore...
read moreI wanted you all to know that finally after 8 months of trying to get the book right, my book IC Bladder Pain Syndrome: The Alternative Medical Treatment for Interstitial Cystitis in available at Amazon As you know the book outlines the energy science approach to IC and contrasts the current traditional matter(molecular) approach to the problem This is the first book that has taken the disease label of IC and shown how and why energy science principles can deal with this disease And this is the first in a series of books dealing with the IC...
read moreWhen you think about it, all healing involves rituals If the doctor gives you a pill for high blood pressure, you make a point during the day(preferably the same time every day) to take the pill If you want to change your nutritional format to heal your IC, you put into place things that you do on a regular basis to change your pattern of choices So painful bladder flares are no different than any other disease in responding to planned ritualistic behavior But why does employing rituals work? Rituals and Healing Rituals are a way to grab...
read moreThe flare pain in IC bladder pain as we have talked about in the past is related to the hot and mobile qualities according to the energy science tradition But as you know it’s darn difficult to find out what qualities are in foods That’s why the food lists of various foods are suggested to give you food choice guidance What Veggies Are Good Choices for IC? The food list at icdiet.com is dedicated to those foods that are Pitta(energy of transformation that delivers the hot quality) aggravating But with respect to vegetable...
read moreWishing you all the best of health in your journey to eliminate the energy imbalance of interstitial cystitis from your life And the best of holiday cheer in sharing this season with your loved...
read more
As part of the IC bladder pain syndrome(interstitial cystitis, vulvodynia, chronic prostatitis, IBS, GERD, and fibromyalgia) acid indigestion as manifested in hyperacidity syndrome(HAS) or gastroesophageal reflux disease(GERD) would not be surprising This is because from an energy science point of view the hot quality(Pitta energy pattern) is a major contributor to the imbalance that creates interstitial cystitis(IC)…the burning on urination, vaginal burning are related to this quality The other IC imbalancing quality is the mobile quality of the Vata energy pattern
All physiologic disease shows up as an array of symptoms from not so bad to terrible Patients with occasional heartburn can then begin to have it all the time This makes it eligible for the disease label of HAS If it progresses to a sour taste in the mouth or a burning in the chest then it advances to GERD And if GERD progresses then it can become the disease label of Barrett’s esophagitis
But notice that in all these advancing disease labels one thing remains constant The hot quality So in the end these disease labels are related to the increasing intensity of this quality But wait there’s more from an energy science perspective The Pitta energy pattern displays the hot quality when out of balance in its functional seat, the liver
So again from an energy science point of view the liver imbalances due to Pitta must be addressed if a patient is having problems with GERD
There are a number of ways to go beyond Prelief which like all its molecular relatives( such as over the counter Prevacid and various expensive pharmaceuticals) represent pharma bandaids From an energy science treatment perspective the alternatives not only provide relief but done properly with other allied therapies become permanent solutions, not bandaids
Wouldn’t you rather have something that is sustainable long term instead of relying on a pharmacological bandaid? Here are some basic energy science treatments that can bring about control of this Pitta energy pattern of transformation
Avipattikar This herb combination is an excellent way to get control of raging hot Pitta in the stomach reducing the hot quality
Aloe vera gel This herb is not only cooling to the small bowel therefore reduces the Pitta energy pattern but because it is effective for Pitta disorders in general it is a good liver protectant This makes it a valuable herb overall in treating Pitta disorders From an energy point of view aloe is special because it falls into a special group of herbs called rasayana This means it is a tissue rejuvenative and restorative of bodily tissues There are no Western pharma that can make that claim
However there has been consumer concern regarding food additive carrageenan to the aloe gel products on the market I have gone on record two years ago as saying “not to be concerned” but the below should be of concern
In their report, they explained why even food-grade carrageenan is dangerous, yet how many food companies have continued to unscrupulously add it to their products According to Cornucopia, animal studies show that “food-grade carrageenan causes gastrointestinal inflammation and higher rates of intestinal lesions, ulcerations, and even malignant tumors”. It can also cause cancer, because food grade “undegraded” carrageenan is contaminated with “degraded” carrageenan (the kind that’s not considered “food grade”) The World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer and the National Research Council of the United States have both determined that degraded carrageenan is a carcinogen. So, it clearly should not be in our food
So I’m can no longer support aloe products with carrageenan and suggest that you look at products particularly tablets but buyer beware Any readers that have suggestions, please leave a comment!!
Psyllium husk Using this herb may sound strange as it is used as a laxative but 1t at bedtime mixed with fresh yogurt or with warm water will absorb Pitta in the small intestine and stop the colonic wall irritation
Nutritional format and incompatible food combinations We can take all the herbs in the world but if we continue to take into our bodies the same imbalancing qualities then no gains will be made It’s like 2steps forward and 3 steps back If there is HAS or GERD then no doubt the person is a strong Pitta and these conditions would be the ways that they might go out of balance One should follow a Pitta pacifying diet At the very least one should follow the PK or PV formats at foodsheal.com
Kefir milk When Pitta is out of control and the hot quality is raging, the microbiome or the gut flora becomes affected Since the gut flora is an important aspect of agni it’s important to replenish and support this vital aspect to our health Kefir does this by providing new healthy bacteria to our gut microbiome population You can get it in the stores or make it yourself by finding some Kefir granules from someone willing to share
Like all energy work it is subtle and the healing shifts occur slowly over months but the good thing is that they are sustainable long lasting effects
When in between the painful bladder flares of the IC bladder pain syndrome there are things that you can do to help support your recovery as you move along One of the more important techniques are yogic breathing exercises Moving Biological Energy As I’ve discussed in the past you can either see your body as a collection of molecules or as an energy field This is because you simultaneously coexist as both From E=mc2 we know this to be the case but for many reasons the current molecular biological model has failed to embrace this...
read moreThe toxicity that we talk about in the environment is no different than the toxicity we create for ourselves The good news is that you can do something about it The IC bladder pain syndrome is associated with toxicity not just an energetic imbalance As a matter of fact every disease carries toxic load to the tissues But the matter science molecular model practiced today doesn’t have a concept of toxicity until late in the disease process, when people need dialysis for example And we tend to think of toxicity that comes from the...
read moreThere is a great energy around the use of castor with some people finding relief from its application to the lower abdomen for the painful bladder of IC syndrome(fibromyalgia, vulvodynia, HAS/GERD, IBS) But if that doesn’t work try a mixture of castor, mustard and flax oils as a combination(a third of each) The same application technique applies You can use a covering cloth over the oils directly applied to the suprapubic region Once applied you can apply a towel and then the heating pad over the top of the towel The value of castor is...
read moreThe products that are derived from milk can be problematic It’s based on who is taking them in when it comes to IC and the painful bladder syndrome these choices lead to inflammation In the energy science world this is a dictum that is the premise to individualizing one’s food choices according to who is eating the food All foods have the potential to make us sick if not chosen properly and this is particularly true with the IC bladder pain syndrome For example when you look at the dairy selections at foodsheal.com...
read moreIt’s of no surprise to anyone who has the IC bladder pain syndrome or is involved with an IC support group that bowel symptoms are as common as the flares As a matter of fact if I were a betting person I would say that there are often more common than the flares that occur But the bowel symptoms are often overlooked because our tendency is to focus on the organ causing us the most problem, namely the bladder and pelvic symptoms Step Back As you have read in some blog posts all disease begins in the GI tract according to the Ayurvedic...
read moreInterstitial cystitis(IC) bladder pain with flares can be amplified by the routine use of nuts and seeds of any kind and this includes their butters!! Peanut butter, almond butter, cashew butter Why? Unlike the matter science(MS) nutritional information that fatty acids are good and bad, the energy science(ES) of Ayurveda states that all nuts are inflammatory due to these molecular fatty acids regardless of the “good or bad nature of them” The reason for this is that the post digestive(small bowel) effect is heating therefore...
read moreI wanted you all to know that finally after 8 months of trying to get the book right, my book IC Bladder Pain Syndrome: The Alternative Medical Treatment for Interstitial Cystitis in available at Amazon As you know the book outlines the energy science approach to IC and contrasts the current traditional matter(molecular) approach to the problem This is the first book that has taken the disease label of IC and shown how and why energy science principles can deal with this disease And this is the first in a series of books dealing with the IC...
read moreWhen you think about it, all healing involves rituals If the doctor gives you a pill for high blood pressure, you make a point during the day(preferably the same time every day) to take the pill If you want to change your nutritional format to heal your IC, you put into place things that you do on a regular basis to change your pattern of choices So painful bladder flares are no different than any other disease in responding to planned ritualistic behavior But why does employing rituals work? Rituals and Healing Rituals are a way to grab...
read moreThe flare pain in IC bladder pain as we have talked about in the past is related to the hot and mobile qualities according to the energy science tradition But as you know it’s darn difficult to find out what qualities are in foods That’s why the food lists of various foods are suggested to give you food choice guidance What Veggies Are Good Choices for IC? The food list at icdiet.com is dedicated to those foods that are Pitta(energy of transformation that delivers the hot quality) aggravating But with respect to vegetable...
read moreWishing you all the best of health in your journey to eliminate the energy imbalance of interstitial cystitis from your life And the best of holiday cheer in sharing this season with your loved...
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When I read posts from the IC community about triggers for their IC many respond that stress is a common trigger This makes complete sense from an energy science point of view because the IC bladder pain syndrome(interstitial cystitis, vulvodynia, chronic prostatitis, IBS, GERD, and fibromyalgia) is caused from the provocation of the energy patterns of Vata(energy of physiologic movement) and Pitta(energy of transformation or metabolism) Both of these energy patterns are involved in stress and engages the control dramas of Vata which is flight(run away) or Pitta(fight) or a mixture of the two energy patterns
Our reaction to an event in our environment as a perceived threat can engage the flight or fight response This mental response to “out there” prompts a part of our nervous system named the sympathetic nervous system The opposing part is the parasympathetic nervous system It turns out that the former is engaged in times of stress(fight or flight) and the latter is engaged during periods of relaxation
The accumulation of stress events that are not dealt with adequately leads to a heightened level of stress over and above baseline This increased sympathetic nervous system activity puts us in a altered physiologic state where we are then more responsive to simple stress events that would not ordinarily trigger us(crying child puts us over the top) This is called “chronic stress syndrome” but is nothing more than a primed sympathetic system that is operating over and above what is appropriate Done for long periods of time it can lead to adrenal fatigue
Everyone experiences stress in their lives but it’s how we deal with it that’s important So retraining our nervous system out of hypervigilance or “fight or flight response” and to teach it to be calmer in the face of that “perceived threat” whatever it might be is the key to dealing with the stress trigger that can lead to IC flares
The energy science of Ayurveda and the yoga tradition state that it’s not just one thing that we do to help deal with stress but a multiplicity of things that we can do to invoke a more calm(parasympathetic) response to events that occur to us in our environment
Nutrition Amazingly when we eat foods that produce imbalance it brings about a minor stressor Over time as discussed earlier this loads the sympathetic nervous system, raising its level of activity
Herbal support There a number of Ayurvedic herbs that can lend support to the nervous system that are called rasayanas These are a special group of herbs that can provide strengthening support to an overloaded system
Pranayama These are breathing practices that can have a calming effect to the autonomic nervous system by increasing the activity of the parasympathetic nervous system which happens to be in very high concentration anatomically in the diaphragm
Nasya At the upper part of the nasal cavity is a plate that has direct access to the brainstem Named the cribiform plate this provides herbal access to the nervous system so that they can provide strengthening support to an overly fatigued nervous system
Asana practice Done properly by focusing on bodily sensations, asana practice can be meditative and hence reduce the mind’s tendency to respond in a sympathetic way
Meditation is an energy science tool to quiet the mind In so doing it produces a parasympathetic response, that is, a calming effect Done over time(at least 3mo of practice) it will retrain the nervous system so that it is not so reactive to events in our environment
Watching thoughts as clouds This practice helps us disengage our internal world At times our thoughts become so real for us that we think they are us! But we are not our thoughts we are the observer of our thoughts Thoughts are like hotel guests….they come and go but we as the observer….we never change When we watch the thoughts come and go as clouds we disengage from the mind
By and by introducing each of these tools can be life changing and help you conquer IC flares Just begin with 5 minutes and you’ll see benefits and want to spend more time
When in between the painful bladder flares of the IC bladder pain syndrome there are things that you can do to help support your recovery as you move along One of the more important techniques are yogic breathing exercises Moving Biological Energy As I’ve discussed in the past you can either see your body as a collection of molecules or as an energy field This is because you simultaneously coexist as both From E=mc2 we know this to be the case but for many reasons the current molecular biological model has failed to embrace this...
read moreThe toxicity that we talk about in the environment is no different than the toxicity we create for ourselves The good news is that you can do something about it The IC bladder pain syndrome is associated with toxicity not just an energetic imbalance As a matter of fact every disease carries toxic load to the tissues But the matter science molecular model practiced today doesn’t have a concept of toxicity until late in the disease process, when people need dialysis for example And we tend to think of toxicity that comes from the...
read moreThere is a great energy around the use of castor with some people finding relief from its application to the lower abdomen for the painful bladder of IC syndrome(fibromyalgia, vulvodynia, HAS/GERD, IBS) But if that doesn’t work try a mixture of castor, mustard and flax oils as a combination(a third of each) The same application technique applies You can use a covering cloth over the oils directly applied to the suprapubic region Once applied you can apply a towel and then the heating pad over the top of the towel The value of castor is...
read moreThe products that are derived from milk can be problematic It’s based on who is taking them in when it comes to IC and the painful bladder syndrome these choices lead to inflammation In the energy science world this is a dictum that is the premise to individualizing one’s food choices according to who is eating the food All foods have the potential to make us sick if not chosen properly and this is particularly true with the IC bladder pain syndrome For example when you look at the dairy selections at foodsheal.com...
read moreIt’s of no surprise to anyone who has the IC bladder pain syndrome or is involved with an IC support group that bowel symptoms are as common as the flares As a matter of fact if I were a betting person I would say that there are often more common than the flares that occur But the bowel symptoms are often overlooked because our tendency is to focus on the organ causing us the most problem, namely the bladder and pelvic symptoms Step Back As you have read in some blog posts all disease begins in the GI tract according to the Ayurvedic...
read moreInterstitial cystitis(IC) bladder pain with flares can be amplified by the routine use of nuts and seeds of any kind and this includes their butters!! Peanut butter, almond butter, cashew butter Why? Unlike the matter science(MS) nutritional information that fatty acids are good and bad, the energy science(ES) of Ayurveda states that all nuts are inflammatory due to these molecular fatty acids regardless of the “good or bad nature of them” The reason for this is that the post digestive(small bowel) effect is heating therefore...
read moreI wanted you all to know that finally after 8 months of trying to get the book right, my book IC Bladder Pain Syndrome: The Alternative Medical Treatment for Interstitial Cystitis in available at Amazon As you know the book outlines the energy science approach to IC and contrasts the current traditional matter(molecular) approach to the problem This is the first book that has taken the disease label of IC and shown how and why energy science principles can deal with this disease And this is the first in a series of books dealing with the IC...
read moreWhen you think about it, all healing involves rituals If the doctor gives you a pill for high blood pressure, you make a point during the day(preferably the same time every day) to take the pill If you want to change your nutritional format to heal your IC, you put into place things that you do on a regular basis to change your pattern of choices So painful bladder flares are no different than any other disease in responding to planned ritualistic behavior But why does employing rituals work? Rituals and Healing Rituals are a way to grab...
read moreThe flare pain in IC bladder pain as we have talked about in the past is related to the hot and mobile qualities according to the energy science tradition But as you know it’s darn difficult to find out what qualities are in foods That’s why the food lists of various foods are suggested to give you food choice guidance What Veggies Are Good Choices for IC? The food list at icdiet.com is dedicated to those foods that are Pitta(energy of transformation that delivers the hot quality) aggravating But with respect to vegetable...
read moreWishing you all the best of health in your journey to eliminate the energy imbalance of interstitial cystitis from your life And the best of holiday cheer in sharing this season with your loved...
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