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IC and an Ayurvedic Cookbook

Recently there’s been a release of the best Ayurvedic cookbook thus far written for a Western audience  What makes the book so good is that it’s written by a Westerner under the guidance and direction of an Ayurvedic physician so all the key Ayurvedic principles are there with the help of understanding why you are eating the way that is suggested This book starts you on the path to healing the IC bladder pain...

IC and Vulvodynia

Vulvodynia can occur as an isolated clinical problem but more often than not the condition is more than likely associated with the IC bladder pain syndrome(interstitial cystitis, chronic prostatitis, vulvodynia, fibromyalgia, IBS, GERD)   Obviously it’s a debilitating condition for relationships and the loss of womanhood becomes an inevitable psychological effect  Actually vulvodynia is like prostatitis in that the...

Is It Always An Infection?

Everyone agrees that the pain of IC is related to inflammation but it may be surprising to find that all diseases from cancer to diabetes have an element of this inflammation  And this is where we are at in our current understanding of disease from a matter or molecular science point of view  And we as the signpost points are left with no direction There are many painful molecules that have now been identified that produce...

IC and IBS

IC pain and the pain of IBS(irritable bowel syndrome) are interrelated on an energy level because gut problems begin the imbalance that leads to IC symptoms   What happens in the gut in IC eventually leads to problems in the urinary tract To be aware of this is to begin the healing of painful IC flares  Why?  Because when you begin to understand the origins of your dis-ease then you can be  empowered to take on the...

IC and Sexual Intimacy

As you know the pelvic pain from IC can be so severe that it precludes having normal sexual activity  In a survey done through the ICA organization 90% of IC patients report problems with intimacy   And the majority of women(50-85%) have associated vulvodynia or pain specifically related to the vagina The fear of bringing on the pain and a flare can lead to avoidance and resulting isolation Some have reported breaking into...

Sour Taste as Inflammatory and Degenerative

The sour taste provokes painful IC flares   The problem is that acidity is hidden away in matter science dietary recommendations   It’s also widely known that cultural diets that favor a more alkaline nature tend to promote within cultures greater longevity (eg Asian diets) Animal based protein diets  which are high in acidity(fatty acids) demonstrate decreased longevity   From an energy science perspective this is...

IC and More Nutritional Antiinflammatories

The symptoms from the IC bladder pain syndrome(interstitial cystitis, vulvodynia, chronic prostatitis, IBS, GERD, and fibromyalgia) can get ramped up during the summer months due to the hot quality that gets even more expressed  We’ve chosen eleven ingredients we like that cool Pitta dosha particularly during the hot summer months  If we’ve missed one of your favorites, please let us know in the comment section...

Qualities NOT Molecules: A Different Way of Seeing...

The chronic pain from the IC bladder pain syndrome(interstitial cystitis, vulvodynia, chronic prostatitis, IBS, GERD, and fibromyalgiacuseeks a solution but you are told that the “dis-ease is treatable  not curable” But what would it be like if there was a solution?  Is it possible?  We are led to believe a lie, when we give up hope  And obviously there is no quick fix or IC wouldn’t be a problem  But...
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