From an energy science view the entire universe is composed of 10 pairs of vibrational frequencies of opposite qualities that are named and readily recognized by all of us For example who hasn’t encountered hot and cold, liquid and dense, gross and subtle, soft and hard, heavy and light? And disease is understood by imbalances of these qualities. If there is too much hot in the physiology then the solution is to remove the hot quality balancing it with the cold quality by lifestyle, herbs, and foods
Have you ever wondered why riots don’t happen during the winter in cold climates? And even in climates where the temperatures don’t get near freezing riots are an unusal occurrence And it is also for the same reason why IC flares either reduce their frequency and severity during the winter
As we recall the hot and mobile qualities are predominant in the formation of the IC bladder pain syndrome(interstitial cystitis, vulvodynia, chronic prostatitis, IBS, GERD, and fibromyalgia) The hot quality is significantly reduced during the winter time and hence so is the impact it has on the energy mindbody The mobile quality is still active in the energy physiology so symptoms of urinary frequency and urgency may still be present but a reduced feeling of heat
One of the foundational aspects of the energy science of Ayurveda is our relationship with Nature Herself Nature is all of observable creation….the gross And as individuals we represent the subtle aspect of Nature Another way of expressing this is the macrocosm and microcosm Nature is the macrocosm and we as individuals become the microcosm But we as microcosms actually are 3D expressions of the greater macrocosm Again the interplay of gross and subtle
Vata Pitta and Kapha(VPK) are expressions of the above opposing 10 pairs in various combinations Vata is subtle while Pitta and Kapha are gross because they are more tangible and firmly expressed There are other ways that the energy science talks about these gross and subtle qualities PTO(prana, tejas, and ojas) are the cellular expressions of VPK….again the subtle expression of PTO is actually the microcosm of the macrocosm of VPK As Pitta is gross in its expression of hot, the agni is the subtle expression of the same hot quality Marma points like acupuncture points are subtle manifestations of the gross mindbody They reflect not only internal organs but also are ways to influence the mind The 7 primary chakra points are in reality marma points
This understanding of our interrelationship of ourselves with Nature is foundational to seeing how the philosophy of Ayurveda works in healing
As we began if Nature as a macrocosm is cold during the winter our microcosm takes on the cold quality and essentially helps treat the hot quality of IC flares
During the cold winter our external heat goes internally from gross to subtle and the central digestive fire becomes stronger so we’re able to more easily able to digest, absorb, and assimilate foods Just as Nature withdraws and sleeps during the winter so does our metabolism externally
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 moreBiologically the mindbody simultaneously coexists as both an energy field or a matter(molecular) field If I put on my energy field glasses I see the mindbody as an energy field and I speak about it in terms of Vata, Pitta, or Kapha In so thinking about the mindbody as both energy and matter there obviously should be a transparency about what we are discussing If I speak about the molecular aspects of the mindbody I should be able to find its equivalency in the energy field model This is true for the GAG(GlycosoAminoGlycan) layer molecular concept and the Kapha energy pattern In IC research it’s thought that the GAG layer is in some way altered in this dis-ease and therefore maybe the underlying molecular reason why IC occurs in the first place
Kapha is energy of stability in the physiology It keeps our mindbodies strong and well put together physically It’s psychologically grounding for us and is also responsible for our immune system working properly since it is the immune system You can think of Kapha as a protective energy that keeps the mindbody strong Any large structural molecule such as chondroitin(joints), cholesterol, or immunoglobulins are molecular expressions of the Kapha energy pattern
In the IC bladder pain syndrome(interstitial cystitis, vulvodynia, chronic prostatitis, IBS, GERD, and fibromyalgia) one of the hypotheses in its molecular cause is that the protective GAG layer in some way becomes damaged and loses its integrity This layer which is produced by the underlying epithelial cells is thought to be a protective mucous layer and so by what we have just said this would be a Kapha like protection from invasive bacteria but also from the acidic characteristics of the urine itself
Every tubular lining(aka mucosa) that has a connection to the outside world has a GAG layer For example the lining of the respiratory system has its associated protective GAG layer which traps foreign materials so they don’t interfere with respiratory function The GI tract and reproductive tracts has GAG layers as well So GAG layers are not unique to the urinary tract but are part of the universal system of protection that is the Kapha energy pattern
RepairThere are many reasons why GAG layers get damaged but one of them is inflammation In energy science terminology that means that Pitta is being increased due to blocking by Kapha and in the matter science it means that acidity breaks down tissue Knowing this there are energy science ways to help prevent the GAG layer from being broken down or getting repaired if broken down
Aloe vera There’s a reason why aloe as a herb works wonders in the IC bladder pain syndrome It molecularly provides mannose which is an often biologically unavailable essential glucosaccharide This provides the building blocks for the mindbody to rebuild the protective Kapha GAG layer Energetically aloe reduces Pitta heat and pacifies overactive mobile quality of Vata
Reducing Vata and Pitta in nutritional formats It follows from our conversation that if having increased inflammatory Pitta molecules around then preventing them from entry into the mindbody would be good therapy The same holds true for Vata molecules that produce movement in the physiology
Reducing Vata and Pitta in incompatible food combinations(IFC) In general IFC’s are inflammatory and increase Pitta so avoiding these is Pitta pacifying
Herbs that reduce Pitta Both acacia and psyllium absorb Pitta from the small intestine so in small volumes these herbs are valuable in the management of the IC bladder pain syndrome
Herbs that reduce Vata Vata is composed of space and air as an energy pattern which are both composed of qualities When you pass gas from the rectum you’re passing Vata energy Since Vata is air if it’s increased in the mindbody physiology it can increase Pitta Think about fanning a fire with pushing air across the fire that you’re trying to get going Vata herbs like ashwagandha, bala, and vidari are good at reducing Vata
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 categorizes food according to taste(rasa which has an effect on the energy patterns of VPK), virya(effect that food has on our small intestine and tissues), vipak(effect that food has on our colon and cells), and prabhav(effect that it has on the DNA of our cells) This makes the interpretation of how foods affect us quite complex and explains why the nutritional formats at icdiet.com and foodsheal.com are useful because they simplify our understanding of foods and allow us to make healthy balancing food choices that help treat the IC bladder pain syndrome(interstitial cystitis, vulvodynia, chronic prostatitis, IBS, GERD, and fibromyalgia)
The syndrome is most commonly produced by the qualities of Vata(cold, light, mobile, dry, rough, subtle, clear) and Pitta(hot, light, spreading, sharp/penetrating, liquid, oily) These qualities combine in various combinations to produce the diseases of the syndrome But the primary qualities that play the role are hot and mobile
The key to understanding the energy science disease model is to begin to appreciate the imbalance in qualities that occur in the mindbody physiology and how you bring about the imbalance As we have discussed in the past the primary way we go out of balance is through foods that in the IC syndrome bring too much of the hot and mobile qualities among others
The energy science of Ayurveda recognizes that there are 6 tastes called rasas(sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter, and astringent) that allow us to scientifically study foods and their intimate impact on the mindbody energy field These tastes are typically in combination with one another in foods For example, seafood(meat that has lived its life in saltwater) has a salty rasa or taste energtically even though it doesn’t taste salty Due to protein of the meat it has a heating vipak, and the dense and heavy qualities of seafood produce the sweet taste as the vipak energetic influence
Aside from seafood, mineral salts such as sea salt or table salt and surprisingly cottage cheese are the only ways we encounter the salty taste in foods so the salty taste becomes our first encounter with the concept of a “culinary spice”
The qualities of the salty taste are hot, light, liquid, soft, smooth/slimy, and subtle From the above qualities of Vata we can appreciate that the mobile quality will be reduced by the slimy/smooth quality of salt but Pitta will be increased due to the hot quality Because the salty taste carries the hot quality it will be aggravating to people with the IC bladder pain syndrome
Due to the hot quality salt produces inflammation and due to the liquid quality it produces its well known congestive effect with fluid retention
Since rasa(taste) has an influence on our mindbody through the qualities of the foods that we take in, if we get an excess of the salty taste it can produce with the hot and liquid qualities, impatience, irritability, and easy frustration
As advertised in potato chip commercials, “Bet you can’t each just one”, implies that the salty taste can be addictive This addictive like characteristic of salt is why ALL fast food chains use a lot of the salty taste in their food preparation
Due to salt’s penetrating and hot qualities it can be very effective in massaging and warming muscles and so soaking in epsom salt baths becomes valuable Another use of salt is with neti sinus wash that reduces Kapha mucous in the sinuses where it accumulates This is the experience everyone has with the common cold Neti uses a salt solution since tap water will burn the delicate mucous membranes But salt also is important in mobilizing with its hot quality the cool, slimy/smooth, liquid, heavy, dense, slow/dull, and static qualities of Kapha which are those of mucous
When it comes to the IC bladder pain syndrome there are some basic things to remember when it comes to the salty taste
Avoid salt at the dinner table
Avoid all seafood Eat fresh water fish
Avoid all fast food
Avoid salt in food preparation at home
Avoid cottage cheese
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
From an energy science perspective nutrition, rest, and exercise are the foundational pillars to a healthy life In chronic disease like the IC bladder pain syndrome (interstitial cystitis, vulvodynia, chronic prostatitis, IBS, GERD, and fibromyalgia) all pilllars get typically involved to produce disease progression But rest can be an energy drain to the mindbody and since healing is already an energy drain there is a significant stress on the physiology that requires remedy
The pineal gland located in the third ventricle is a significant endocrine gland involved in the daily rest cycle and secretes two important neurotransmitters, serotonin and melatonin The former is the energetic equivalent of groundedness and the latter is intimately involved in the diurnal variations of daylight and nighttime, signaling our mindbody when it is ready for rest
As usual in the energy science the amount of rest varies according to the constitutional energy makeup Vata due to its delicacy requires the most rest, typically 7-8h per night and Kapha requires the least, 5-6h and Pitta somewhere in between Most of us have 2 dominant patterns so PV would be around 6-7h and PK 6h But commonly Kapha loves to sleep in and so even though Kapha “desires” more rest, in fact Kapha needs to “move it” and take advantage of its good stamina and endurance
When there are health challenges we can see that there are more energetic demands on the mindbody so that naps are naturally an acceptable way to “catch up” So keeping the same rest schedule at night with PV in bed by no later than 103o and PK 1130 are reasonable guidelines Appropriate rising times no later than 7 for PV and 6 for PK are reasonable But if fatigue sets in during the afternoon a nap could be valuable
We are a culture guided by the alarm clock but the energy science of Ayurveda would suggest that such a tool is Vata provoking and physiologically disruptive So if we set a good sleeping schedule there becomes less of a need to use an alarm because the mindbody gets set into a rhythm of rest, allowing the mindbody to go “au naturale”
Sleep disruption comes in all forms of shapes and sizes Some have trouble getting to sleep, other wake up during Vata time(2-6a) and can’t get back to sleep, and others wake up to urinate several times a night due to interstitial cystitis
There are tools that can help with setting the tone for getting into a “normal rest cycle Of course this is not an all inclusive list but some of these have stood the test of time Using one or a combination of these solutions may be helpful
Having a set time for bed every night is a good lifestyle habit to cultivate The mindbody is subject to habit which sets the tone for rest
The bedroom should be just that….a place for the bed and for rest Some turn their bedroom into a media suite or library and this creates confusion
Cherry juice is a source of melatonin and seratonin as mentioned above are important in rest Amazingly cherry juice is a rich natural source of both and using glass of warm cherry juice with perhaps cinnamon before 30min before bed would be helpful for rest
Warm milk with ground almonds(without skins) and pinch of cardamom and pinch of nutmeg Nutmeg is a culinary sleep aid and can be quite effective
Chamomile tea has been a longstanding herbal remedy for inducing rest, relaxation, and sleep
Cup tomato juice with 2t sugar and 2 pinches nutmeg
Herbal therapies such as tagar can be helpful in inducing sleep
Bhringaraj oil to feet and head after a warm tub bath for relaxation can also help for sleep inducement
Practicing So Hum mantra meditation can be a way to soothe the Vata aggravated mindbody and put it in relaxation mode It’s a way of counting sheep but much more peaceful
The addition of a pharmacological such as Ambien or other sleep aids can be used as prescription and supported by the above
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 moreVarious tools and techniques to help deal with the IC bladder pain syndrome(interstitial cystitis, vulvodynia, chronic prostatitis, IBS, GERD, and fibromyalgia) can be very helpful especially when they come from readers such as yourself As a community we’re all in this together and so suggestions to implement the energy science principles can be helpful for all of us working toward eliminating IC from our lives Here are some suggestions about tools, herbs, and practical dietary solutions that can be helpful
The Contigo travel mug with tea infuser makes it easier to carry CCF(cumin coriander fennel) tea on the road CCF tea is important in the IC bladder pain syndrome because the primary energy patterns involved are Pitta(hot) and Vata(mobile) Both imbalances are helped by CCF which has the qualities of cold and stable It also builds agni which is always abnormally low in the syndrome So sipping on CCF tea on a regular basis can be like the proverbial “drip on the forehead” Using the travel mug is a nice way to keep the seeds in the hot water and let them steep into the tea as you travel
Adding a spearmint or basil(cold) leaf to your CCF tea basket can additionally augment the cooling effect of the tea
The acacia herb comes from the resin of the acacia tree of which there are many varieties growing in many hot parts of the world Typically when herbs come from hot climates they carry the cold quality because Nature provides those living in those climates foods that help them maintain their health in such climates Aloe is another example of such a plant
Acacia powder acts like psyllium husk in that it can help with diarrhea and constipation In small dosing it can absorb the hot Pitta quality and stop diarrhea that occurs in IBS and inflammatory bowel disease In larger doses both can help with constipation
Some of our readers have asked about diet assistance in order to implement the suggestions that I make on the blog I’m a proponent of making the nutritional changes within your existing diet rather than creating new recipes This can take some time but it’s worth it in the end I’ll be putting together an energy science nutritional class in the near future Let me know if you want to sign up at drbilldean@gmail.com
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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