No one with the IC bladder pain syndrome(interstitial cystitis, vulvodynia, chronic prostatitis, IBS, GERD, and fibromyalgia) would argue that having this chronic problem is not stressful As a matter of fact chronic disease of any form is stressful and wears on the physiology This is because living with energetic imbalances that don’t allow for the free flow of physiologic energy produces dis-ease
When one is in a state of ease everything including bodily functions becomes easy and unconscious Urinary and rectal elimination is automatic and almost taken for granted There is no disruption or alteration of consciousness because the mindbody is just humming along So stress is the opposite Small things such as going to the bathroom become monumental tasks and therefore stressful
As I’ve discussed in the past the only way to understand the mindbody as being one is to see the mind and body as both energy fields We cannot see the mind and body as intimately spliced from a molecular point of view since the mind is primarily an energy field not a molecular field
It’s not surprising then to say that the most molecular refined expression of mind is our DNA Behaviors and herbs all cause shape shifting in our DNA on a daily basis So when Canadian researchers have shown that change in DNA(see link below) occurs in cancer patients who took up a 3 month practice of meditation it’s clear that the mindbody energy connection is demonstrating itself
What this says is that reducing the stressful effects of chronic disease is important and the way we can do that is to quiet the mind for 20minutes or more daily One can choose mantra or breath awareness combining it with SoHum(so on inhalation hum on exhalation)
As I’ve discussed in the past in energy science work it’s not just one thing that you do that will bring about healing with the IC bladder pain syndrome Rather it’s a multiplicity of things that are done by the physiology in order to change the chronic imbalances that have created the symptoms Here are 4 key ingredients in a health plan that can bring about healing and recovery of IC
Meditation is a technique to quiet the mind In the course of meditation there can be lots and lots of thoughts In this setting these thoughts represent stress that needs to be released Meditation provides the context by which this stress can be released The mindbody becomes like a 4th of July sparkler with stress exuding from it
Pranayama as we talked over the last 2 weeks is not only a meditation but also improves agni of all the tissues but also helps eliminate ama
Nutrition that does not bring on more toxicity or helps support burning off toxicity is foundational
Improving and Normalizing Agni is a major part of getting our health back because in chronic illness agni always suffers
For more information use this link http://goo.gl/v2tMJT
Most of us know, like it or not, that the healing of chronic interstitial cystitis(IC) bladder or pelvic pain requires changes occur in lifestyle behavior patterns(LBP) Those favorites that we hold dearly just don’t serve us very well and are the instigators of what got us in trouble in the first place As I talked about in the past, nutrition heads that list of LBP’s that get us headed in the wrong direction, but how we combine foods, how we rest(when to go to bed and when to get up), how we exercise, how much fluids we...
read moreIC produces not only bladder pain that can be intermittent(as in flares) but also often involves the vaginal canal(vulvodynia), pelvic floor muscles, and often the rectum And as is common with all people with IC there is some form of bowel involvement with symptoms since from an energy science point of view the disease arises from the GI tract Why the Pelvic Nerves? IC is a systemic disease Many matter science medical authorities who write about IC agree that in some way it is a systemic disease but the current matter science medical...
read moreThe chronicbladder pain from IC seeks 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 what would it be like to have your life back? Too hard to believe? Well read on The experience amongst IC patients is that the diet promoted by ICA or ICN may work for some, not for others Sometimes works for awhile...
read moreWhether you’re traveling like myself to get together with family or your friends and family are right there in your hometown I wish you and our IC community the best of Thanksgiving 2013 When we share our gratitude we occupy a different plane of reality, away from the mundane, day to day schedules So Thanksgivings give us a special time to express our gratitude for all that we have and to transcend the humdrum DB Happy...
read moreSome have asked about this problem of fatigue associated with the chronic bladder pain of the IC syndrome It is natural to have fatigue if you have a chronic disease associated with pain And of course all of us want more energy in our lives But to make the association of pain and fatigue is simplistic at best and will not get you closer to dealing with the problem of the pain most of the time Pain IC and Fatigue: An Energy Science Perspective So pain and fatigue are not related as to cause The association is true true unrelated Yes...
read moreSince flares are related to mounting inflammation in the mindbody and acidity is a primary source of the hot quality as a result of the sour taste in foods it makes sense that you would use alkalinity to reverse the process And many people with IC bladder pain, GERD, IBS, and fibromyalgia swear by it Recently a client told me about alkaline water It brought back memory of my friend’s picture seen to the left It is indeed stranger than fiction Now under the right conditions with minor acidity, using baking soda could be of value ...
read moreOur readers often posit questions about the painful bladder syndrome or IC that I think are valuable for our community In this week’s blog I wanted to address some of them that have come up about recently posted blog topics Why Detoxification? It is wonderful to see that you have such a clear grasp of IC and its many forms. I would love to hear more about the bowel connection (yes I have IBS as well) as well as the step required for detoxification Recent studies have suggested that IBS is associated with IC 80% of the time I...
read moreIn the practice of medicine no disease is really the same as someone else’s disease They all have their nuances of differences And this is true of IC No IC bladder pain syndrome is the same from one individual to another Some have more anxiety and frequency while others have more burning and spasm Some have other skin and eye conditions associated with their IC Some are fortunate enough to have a few nonbacterial “UTIs” and then things seem to rectify themselves and they never have symptoms again Others are...
read moreAs you know the bladder and/or pelvic pain of IC can be unbearable and there is not much for it except pain medications But the issue is what is the root cause of the pain You may find the answer from your matter science doctor if a workup is done(and I would suggest that you have this done) in order to rule out other causes of your pain But typically the workup is negative and from the Western perspective there is no root cause From an energy science point of view there is no pain with the Vata energy pattern Vata is the energy...
read moreIt is estimated that many people with fibromyalgia(FM) have an IC like symptom complex in mild form as well only to exacerbate as the years progress As a matter of fact that’s why IC is now looked upon as a syndrome of diseases rather than an isolated disease of the urinary bladder The energy science due to its way of looking at disease doesn’t create disease labels but sees all problems in the body as imbalances of qualities and hence with such a system of healing leaves clustering of disease labels as the way to understand...
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Last week I discussed why pranayama or breathing exercises can be helpful as part of the energy science solution in helping with the IC bladder pain syndrome(interstitial cystitis, vulvodynia, chronic prostatitis, IBS, GERD, and fibromyalgia) As I have explained in the past, in contrast to the matter science approach to disease, the energy science approach uses a multimodality approach in treating the qualitative imbalances of mobile, dull, rough, hot, and often times heavy
Pranayama as I explained last week burns ama which is a result of poor agni These breathing techniques each build on one another to enhance the agni of every tissue level in the body When ama is released from the tissues then the qualities can move back to the GI tract for elimination through various methods
The sequence is important as it progressively mobilizes Kapha and ama by increasing tissue agni or heat in the tissues from the grossest(bone muscle) to most subtle tissue layers(nervous) Due to the removal of ama this sequence becomes a form of detoxification For those of you familiar with pranayama practices these terms will be familiar but the sequence and how the pranayamas are done is what makes this sequence energetically medicinal For those unfamiliar with these there are places on the internet you can view them or if interested we could set up a demonstration to get you started Start low and gradually build to maximum number
Bastrika forceful inhalation forceful exhalation 10-100(5 min)
Kapalabhati passive inhalation forceful exhalation 100-1000(10 min)
Anulom villom forceful inhalation forceful exhalation using alternate nostrils 10-60(5 min)
Agni sar retention with abdominal pumping 5-10 reps
Bhramari known as bumblebee breath this is done with a specific mudra to enhance attention and the process 5-17 reps
Utjayi inhalation with right arm raising coupled with forceful exhalation using only the chandra channel 5-17 reps
Shitali Shitkari breath to cool particularly the nervous system down after heat generation of the above 5-17 reps
Utgeet breath to seal the practice 5-17 reps
If you want to make this powerful series part of your life here’s a link http://goo.gl/mO6BbT
Most of us know, like it or not, that the healing of chronic interstitial cystitis(IC) bladder or pelvic pain requires changes occur in lifestyle behavior patterns(LBP) Those favorites that we hold dearly just don’t serve us very well and are the instigators of what got us in trouble in the first place As I talked about in the past, nutrition heads that list of LBP’s that get us headed in the wrong direction, but how we combine foods, how we rest(when to go to bed and when to get up), how we exercise, how much fluids we...
read moreIC produces not only bladder pain that can be intermittent(as in flares) but also often involves the vaginal canal(vulvodynia), pelvic floor muscles, and often the rectum And as is common with all people with IC there is some form of bowel involvement with symptoms since from an energy science point of view the disease arises from the GI tract Why the Pelvic Nerves? IC is a systemic disease Many matter science medical authorities who write about IC agree that in some way it is a systemic disease but the current matter science medical...
read moreThe chronicbladder pain from IC seeks 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 what would it be like to have your life back? Too hard to believe? Well read on The experience amongst IC patients is that the diet promoted by ICA or ICN may work for some, not for others Sometimes works for awhile...
read moreWhether you’re traveling like myself to get together with family or your friends and family are right there in your hometown I wish you and our IC community the best of Thanksgiving 2013 When we share our gratitude we occupy a different plane of reality, away from the mundane, day to day schedules So Thanksgivings give us a special time to express our gratitude for all that we have and to transcend the humdrum DB Happy...
read moreSome have asked about this problem of fatigue associated with the chronic bladder pain of the IC syndrome It is natural to have fatigue if you have a chronic disease associated with pain And of course all of us want more energy in our lives But to make the association of pain and fatigue is simplistic at best and will not get you closer to dealing with the problem of the pain most of the time Pain IC and Fatigue: An Energy Science Perspective So pain and fatigue are not related as to cause The association is true true unrelated Yes...
read moreSince flares are related to mounting inflammation in the mindbody and acidity is a primary source of the hot quality as a result of the sour taste in foods it makes sense that you would use alkalinity to reverse the process And many people with IC bladder pain, GERD, IBS, and fibromyalgia swear by it Recently a client told me about alkaline water It brought back memory of my friend’s picture seen to the left It is indeed stranger than fiction Now under the right conditions with minor acidity, using baking soda could be of value ...
read moreOur readers often posit questions about the painful bladder syndrome or IC that I think are valuable for our community In this week’s blog I wanted to address some of them that have come up about recently posted blog topics Why Detoxification? It is wonderful to see that you have such a clear grasp of IC and its many forms. I would love to hear more about the bowel connection (yes I have IBS as well) as well as the step required for detoxification Recent studies have suggested that IBS is associated with IC 80% of the time I...
read moreIn the practice of medicine no disease is really the same as someone else’s disease They all have their nuances of differences And this is true of IC No IC bladder pain syndrome is the same from one individual to another Some have more anxiety and frequency while others have more burning and spasm Some have other skin and eye conditions associated with their IC Some are fortunate enough to have a few nonbacterial “UTIs” and then things seem to rectify themselves and they never have symptoms again Others are...
read moreAs you know the bladder and/or pelvic pain of IC can be unbearable and there is not much for it except pain medications But the issue is what is the root cause of the pain You may find the answer from your matter science doctor if a workup is done(and I would suggest that you have this done) in order to rule out other causes of your pain But typically the workup is negative and from the Western perspective there is no root cause From an energy science point of view there is no pain with the Vata energy pattern Vata is the energy...
read moreIt is estimated that many people with fibromyalgia(FM) have an IC like symptom complex in mild form as well only to exacerbate as the years progress As a matter of fact that’s why IC is now looked upon as a syndrome of diseases rather than an isolated disease of the urinary bladder The energy science due to its way of looking at disease doesn’t create disease labels but sees all problems in the body as imbalances of qualities and hence with such a system of healing leaves clustering of disease labels as the way to understand...
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The energy science of Ayurveda views disease as imbalance of qualities or vibrational frequencies that produce symptoms in specific tissues As in the IC bladder pain syndrome(interstitial cystitis, vulvodynia, chronic prostatitis, IBS, GERD, and fibromyalgia)the qualities from the gut lodge into the pelvic nerves These then begin producing the symptoms of burning(hot quality) in the urethra and vagina, urinary frequency(mobile quality) and urgency, and aching(dull and rough qualities) suprapubic pain This often occurs in an episodic way, the so called flare
The qualities lodge into the pelvic nerves(nervous tissue) and fail to return to the GI tract due to toxicity associated with them which is called ama The reason that ama or toxic load occurs in the first place is related to poor agni which I have blogged about in the past This is why I have emphasized various agni enhancing techniques such as CCF tea
This sticky gooey substance “gums up the tissues” so to speak trapping the qualities that have migrated from the gut into the nervous tissue
In the energy science there are several ways to remove nervous tissue ama but one of the simplest ways is to improve the agni or digestive fire of the nervous tissue itself If the tissue ama plugging up the works and holding the qualities in the nervous tissue then the simple solution is to burn off the ama or toxic load Physical exercise in general is a good way to improve agni and hence burn off ama
Breathing exercises called pranayama specifically can stimulate tissue agni and burn off ama hence leading the nervous tissue release of the excessive qualities and send them back to the GI tract for removal
1 This is a very specific set of pranayama done in specific way to burn off ama
2 Should be done consistently on a daily basis, first thing in the morning
3 Takes about 30 minutes a day when doing the full sequence
4 How long to see results is based on how much ama is present Said another way, how long have you been sick? The rule of thumb is 2months for every year of IC
5 Requires sitting to produce an erect posture
Next week I’ll outline the pranayama sequence that can change your life
This is simple, cheap and only requires your initiative What have you got to lose except being healthier by doing the exercise? Too good to be true? See for yourself
Most of us know, like it or not, that the healing of chronic interstitial cystitis(IC) bladder or pelvic pain requires changes occur in lifestyle behavior patterns(LBP) Those favorites that we hold dearly just don’t serve us very well and are the instigators of what got us in trouble in the first place As I talked about in the past, nutrition heads that list of LBP’s that get us headed in the wrong direction, but how we combine foods, how we rest(when to go to bed and when to get up), how we exercise, how much fluids we...
read moreIC produces not only bladder pain that can be intermittent(as in flares) but also often involves the vaginal canal(vulvodynia), pelvic floor muscles, and often the rectum And as is common with all people with IC there is some form of bowel involvement with symptoms since from an energy science point of view the disease arises from the GI tract Why the Pelvic Nerves? IC is a systemic disease Many matter science medical authorities who write about IC agree that in some way it is a systemic disease but the current matter science medical...
read moreThe chronicbladder pain from IC seeks 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 what would it be like to have your life back? Too hard to believe? Well read on The experience amongst IC patients is that the diet promoted by ICA or ICN may work for some, not for others Sometimes works for awhile...
read moreWhether you’re traveling like myself to get together with family or your friends and family are right there in your hometown I wish you and our IC community the best of Thanksgiving 2013 When we share our gratitude we occupy a different plane of reality, away from the mundane, day to day schedules So Thanksgivings give us a special time to express our gratitude for all that we have and to transcend the humdrum DB Happy...
read moreSome have asked about this problem of fatigue associated with the chronic bladder pain of the IC syndrome It is natural to have fatigue if you have a chronic disease associated with pain And of course all of us want more energy in our lives But to make the association of pain and fatigue is simplistic at best and will not get you closer to dealing with the problem of the pain most of the time Pain IC and Fatigue: An Energy Science Perspective So pain and fatigue are not related as to cause The association is true true unrelated Yes...
read moreSince flares are related to mounting inflammation in the mindbody and acidity is a primary source of the hot quality as a result of the sour taste in foods it makes sense that you would use alkalinity to reverse the process And many people with IC bladder pain, GERD, IBS, and fibromyalgia swear by it Recently a client told me about alkaline water It brought back memory of my friend’s picture seen to the left It is indeed stranger than fiction Now under the right conditions with minor acidity, using baking soda could be of value ...
read moreOur readers often posit questions about the painful bladder syndrome or IC that I think are valuable for our community In this week’s blog I wanted to address some of them that have come up about recently posted blog topics Why Detoxification? It is wonderful to see that you have such a clear grasp of IC and its many forms. I would love to hear more about the bowel connection (yes I have IBS as well) as well as the step required for detoxification Recent studies have suggested that IBS is associated with IC 80% of the time I...
read moreIn the practice of medicine no disease is really the same as someone else’s disease They all have their nuances of differences And this is true of IC No IC bladder pain syndrome is the same from one individual to another Some have more anxiety and frequency while others have more burning and spasm Some have other skin and eye conditions associated with their IC Some are fortunate enough to have a few nonbacterial “UTIs” and then things seem to rectify themselves and they never have symptoms again Others are...
read moreAs you know the bladder and/or pelvic pain of IC can be unbearable and there is not much for it except pain medications But the issue is what is the root cause of the pain You may find the answer from your matter science doctor if a workup is done(and I would suggest that you have this done) in order to rule out other causes of your pain But typically the workup is negative and from the Western perspective there is no root cause From an energy science point of view there is no pain with the Vata energy pattern Vata is the energy...
read moreIt is estimated that many people with fibromyalgia(FM) have an IC like symptom complex in mild form as well only to exacerbate as the years progress As a matter of fact that’s why IC is now looked upon as a syndrome of diseases rather than an isolated disease of the urinary bladder The energy science due to its way of looking at disease doesn’t create disease labels but sees all problems in the body as imbalances of qualities and hence with such a system of healing leaves clustering of disease labels as the way to understand...
read moreAs part of the IC bladder pain syndrome(interstitial cystitis, vulvodynia, chronic prostatitis, IBS, and GERD) fibromyalgia seems to be the most unrelated of all the diseases listed in the syndrome That is, if you understand that from an energy science point of view all disease begins in the GI tract and so IBS and GERD make a whole lot of sense
But fibromyalgia(FM) which at one time was labeled as muscular arthritis seems remotely associated with the pelvic diseases that make up the syndrome However as I have written about in the past the energy science sees this bladder syndrome as being created in the GI tract as an imbalance of qualities or vibrational frequencies that when the pressure is high enough leave the gut and disseminate to the adjacent pelvic plexus of nerves to bring about symptoms
IC involves the nervous tissue of the pelvic plexus of nerves around the rectum , prostate, vagina, and bladder Dependent on which nerves are involved determines which organs will be most symptomatic If the nerves going to the vagina are more involved then the symptoms of vulvodynia predominate and the bladder symptoms are less Or the converse can be true, where most of the symptoms are bladder and there may be no or little vaginal symptoms I have written several blog posts regarding the pelvic innervation involvement
Both IC and FM energetically arise from the colon In IC the imbalance of qualities leads to distribution to the pelvic nerves In FM the classic distribution of these qualities can go to the muscles and and the soft tissues around the joints Symptoms of pain and burning come and go and become migratory, sometimes in one area only to move to another In this way the toxic load associated with Vata and Pitta find their way to muscles of the body
But in another form of FM there can be arthritic like symptoms From an energy science view the nervous system and the joint space are anatomically connected This is because the major function of this tissue layer is to fill space Any space in the body including the joint spaces are part of the nervous system tissue This explains why some people with IC can have arthritis like symptoms and/or muscle like symptoms labeled as FM
Apart from obvious things of eating a nutritional format appropriate for your energy makeup and avoiding incompatible food combinations here are 3 things that you can do to treat FM in either form
1 Massaging medicated oil into the painful muscle points or around the involved joints can be relieving to these areas Mahanaryan oil is a very potent oil used in this type of complex of symptoms
2 The use of ginger powder mixed with mahanaryan oil can be effective to involved tissues because over time the ginger will help to burn off the toxic load that comes to these involved areas with Vata and Pitta
3 Basti As I have written before in previous posts the treatment to get rid of the collected qualities or vibrational frequencies that have accumulated in the above tissue sites whether in the muscle or joint space is to allow them to come back to the GIT This happens when there is a negative pressure created in the colon by the use of medicated basti
Most of us know, like it or not, that the healing of chronic interstitial cystitis(IC) bladder or pelvic pain requires changes occur in lifestyle behavior patterns(LBP) Those favorites that we hold dearly just don’t serve us very well and are the instigators of what got us in trouble in the first place As I talked about in the past, nutrition heads that list of LBP’s that get us headed in the wrong direction, but how we combine foods, how we rest(when to go to bed and when to get up), how we exercise, how much fluids we...
read moreIC produces not only bladder pain that can be intermittent(as in flares) but also often involves the vaginal canal(vulvodynia), pelvic floor muscles, and often the rectum And as is common with all people with IC there is some form of bowel involvement with symptoms since from an energy science point of view the disease arises from the GI tract Why the Pelvic Nerves? IC is a systemic disease Many matter science medical authorities who write about IC agree that in some way it is a systemic disease but the current matter science medical...
read moreThe chronicbladder pain from IC seeks 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 what would it be like to have your life back? Too hard to believe? Well read on The experience amongst IC patients is that the diet promoted by ICA or ICN may work for some, not for others Sometimes works for awhile...
read moreWhether you’re traveling like myself to get together with family or your friends and family are right there in your hometown I wish you and our IC community the best of Thanksgiving 2013 When we share our gratitude we occupy a different plane of reality, away from the mundane, day to day schedules So Thanksgivings give us a special time to express our gratitude for all that we have and to transcend the humdrum DB Happy...
read moreSome have asked about this problem of fatigue associated with the chronic bladder pain of the IC syndrome It is natural to have fatigue if you have a chronic disease associated with pain And of course all of us want more energy in our lives But to make the association of pain and fatigue is simplistic at best and will not get you closer to dealing with the problem of the pain most of the time Pain IC and Fatigue: An Energy Science Perspective So pain and fatigue are not related as to cause The association is true true unrelated Yes...
read moreSince flares are related to mounting inflammation in the mindbody and acidity is a primary source of the hot quality as a result of the sour taste in foods it makes sense that you would use alkalinity to reverse the process And many people with IC bladder pain, GERD, IBS, and fibromyalgia swear by it Recently a client told me about alkaline water It brought back memory of my friend’s picture seen to the left It is indeed stranger than fiction Now under the right conditions with minor acidity, using baking soda could be of value ...
read moreOur readers often posit questions about the painful bladder syndrome or IC that I think are valuable for our community In this week’s blog I wanted to address some of them that have come up about recently posted blog topics Why Detoxification? It is wonderful to see that you have such a clear grasp of IC and its many forms. I would love to hear more about the bowel connection (yes I have IBS as well) as well as the step required for detoxification Recent studies have suggested that IBS is associated with IC 80% of the time I...
read moreIn the practice of medicine no disease is really the same as someone else’s disease They all have their nuances of differences And this is true of IC No IC bladder pain syndrome is the same from one individual to another Some have more anxiety and frequency while others have more burning and spasm Some have other skin and eye conditions associated with their IC Some are fortunate enough to have a few nonbacterial “UTIs” and then things seem to rectify themselves and they never have symptoms again Others are...
read moreAs you know the bladder and/or pelvic pain of IC can be unbearable and there is not much for it except pain medications But the issue is what is the root cause of the pain You may find the answer from your matter science doctor if a workup is done(and I would suggest that you have this done) in order to rule out other causes of your pain But typically the workup is negative and from the Western perspective there is no root cause From an energy science point of view there is no pain with the Vata energy pattern Vata is the energy...
read moreIt is estimated that many people with fibromyalgia(FM) have an IC like symptom complex in mild form as well only to exacerbate as the years progress As a matter of fact that’s why IC is now looked upon as a syndrome of diseases rather than an isolated disease of the urinary bladder The energy science due to its way of looking at disease doesn’t create disease labels but sees all problems in the body as imbalances of qualities and hence with such a system of healing leaves clustering of disease labels as the way to understand...
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As most people with the IC bladder pain syndrome(interstitial cystitis, vulvodynia, chronic prostatitis, IBS, GERD, and fibromyalgia) inflammation is the triggering issue around the syndrome And a number of foods energetically will cause inflammation such as tomatoes, hot chiles, salsa, carbonated drinks, and coffee But what about animal foods? Where do they fall in the mix and why?
In the energy science world of nutrition a fatty acid is inflammatory End of story So any fatty meat such as domestic beef, lamb, and the worst offender pork are all on the No No list
Salt is inflammatory as a taste because energetically it carries the hot quality So fish whose meat has lived in saltwater for most of their lives will carry the hot quality due to the salt So saltwater fish such as salmon, cod, halibut, and so on will be problematic except for one exception below
Nondomesticated animal foods Following from what I just discussed nondomesticated meats such as buffalo, venison, moose, elk, and rabbit are excellent sources of animal protein due to the extremely low fat content
Egg whites While egg yolks can be used occasionally(1-2x/wk) egg whites can be used all the time by everyone The egg yolk has. you guessed it, a lot of fatty acids whereas the whites are pure protein You can buy egg whites in the grocery store in container cartons
Shrimp My fav of the list because shrimp even in salt water don’t take on the salt that other seafood do Plus there is a freshwater variety of shrimp that is available as well
Freshwater fish These fish are as good a source of omega 3 fatty acids as their seafood counterparts but without the salt So fish like pike, walleye, trout, bluegill and others are great choices Tillapia is a freshwater fish which is a bottom feeder with many sources coming from China and for several reasons I’m not a big fan of the fish but this is clearly an individual bias
Most of us know, like it or not, that the healing of chronic interstitial cystitis(IC) bladder or pelvic pain requires changes occur in lifestyle behavior patterns(LBP) Those favorites that we hold dearly just don’t serve us very well and are the instigators of what got us in trouble in the first place As I talked about in the past, nutrition heads that list of LBP’s that get us headed in the wrong direction, but how we combine foods, how we rest(when to go to bed and when to get up), how we exercise, how much fluids we...
read moreIC produces not only bladder pain that can be intermittent(as in flares) but also often involves the vaginal canal(vulvodynia), pelvic floor muscles, and often the rectum And as is common with all people with IC there is some form of bowel involvement with symptoms since from an energy science point of view the disease arises from the GI tract Why the Pelvic Nerves? IC is a systemic disease Many matter science medical authorities who write about IC agree that in some way it is a systemic disease but the current matter science medical...
read moreThe chronicbladder pain from IC seeks 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 what would it be like to have your life back? Too hard to believe? Well read on The experience amongst IC patients is that the diet promoted by ICA or ICN may work for some, not for others Sometimes works for awhile...
read moreWhether you’re traveling like myself to get together with family or your friends and family are right there in your hometown I wish you and our IC community the best of Thanksgiving 2013 When we share our gratitude we occupy a different plane of reality, away from the mundane, day to day schedules So Thanksgivings give us a special time to express our gratitude for all that we have and to transcend the humdrum DB Happy...
read moreSome have asked about this problem of fatigue associated with the chronic bladder pain of the IC syndrome It is natural to have fatigue if you have a chronic disease associated with pain And of course all of us want more energy in our lives But to make the association of pain and fatigue is simplistic at best and will not get you closer to dealing with the problem of the pain most of the time Pain IC and Fatigue: An Energy Science Perspective So pain and fatigue are not related as to cause The association is true true unrelated Yes...
read moreSince flares are related to mounting inflammation in the mindbody and acidity is a primary source of the hot quality as a result of the sour taste in foods it makes sense that you would use alkalinity to reverse the process And many people with IC bladder pain, GERD, IBS, and fibromyalgia swear by it Recently a client told me about alkaline water It brought back memory of my friend’s picture seen to the left It is indeed stranger than fiction Now under the right conditions with minor acidity, using baking soda could be of value ...
read moreOur readers often posit questions about the painful bladder syndrome or IC that I think are valuable for our community In this week’s blog I wanted to address some of them that have come up about recently posted blog topics Why Detoxification? It is wonderful to see that you have such a clear grasp of IC and its many forms. I would love to hear more about the bowel connection (yes I have IBS as well) as well as the step required for detoxification Recent studies have suggested that IBS is associated with IC 80% of the time I...
read moreIn the practice of medicine no disease is really the same as someone else’s disease They all have their nuances of differences And this is true of IC No IC bladder pain syndrome is the same from one individual to another Some have more anxiety and frequency while others have more burning and spasm Some have other skin and eye conditions associated with their IC Some are fortunate enough to have a few nonbacterial “UTIs” and then things seem to rectify themselves and they never have symptoms again Others are...
read moreAs you know the bladder and/or pelvic pain of IC can be unbearable and there is not much for it except pain medications But the issue is what is the root cause of the pain You may find the answer from your matter science doctor if a workup is done(and I would suggest that you have this done) in order to rule out other causes of your pain But typically the workup is negative and from the Western perspective there is no root cause From an energy science point of view there is no pain with the Vata energy pattern Vata is the energy...
read moreIt is estimated that many people with fibromyalgia(FM) have an IC like symptom complex in mild form as well only to exacerbate as the years progress As a matter of fact that’s why IC is now looked upon as a syndrome of diseases rather than an isolated disease of the urinary bladder The energy science due to its way of looking at disease doesn’t create disease labels but sees all problems in the body as imbalances of qualities and hence with such a system of healing leaves clustering of disease labels as the way to understand...
read moreIn essence if we want to direct our lives, we should take control of our consistent actions.
It’s not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives but what we do consistently. Anonymous author
As I have written in a past blog the origin of IC from an energy science point of view is the pelvic quality expression of hot, sharp, mobile, light, dry, rough, spreading, soft, cloudy, and sticky In the past I have simplified these qualities to hot and mobile because they are so dominantly expressed but you should be aware that there is the potential for these other qualities to produce their symptoms as well in the physiology For example it’s not uncommon for patients to report a sharp, spreading, and stabbing pain in parts of the perineum or pelvic area
As I have written the pelvic nerve involvement is the common pathway to the symptom complex of the IC bladder pain syndrome(interstitial cystitis, vulvodynia, chronic prostatitis, irritable bowel syndrome, GERD, and fibromyalgia) and from an energy science perspective the above qualities become involved in the nervous tissue of the pelvis leading to this perplexing group of symptoms
DMSO bladder instillation has long been known to produce symptom relief in some of those with the IC bladder pain syndrome and there are published results of its effectiveness The reason for the symptom improvement is unclear or unstated from a matter science point of view But if we look at DMSO’s properties it has specific skin or mucosal permeability characteristics which has made it an ideal vehicle to carry various materials into the anatomy Much of the urologic concern around safety of use has been focused on bladder wall damage particularly for concentrations greater than the recommended RIMSO 50 It has been suggested that high concentrations of DMSO can lead to permanent bladder wall damage that might eventuate in surgical removal of the the bladder
DMSO has a predilection for nervous tissue and has been shown in an animal model to produce cell death in developing nervous tissue This cell destruction is probable in its human use from what we know from animal models Nonetheless the important observation is that DMSO can seek out pelvic nervous tissue as a target and has potentially damaging effects on that tissue
It is clear that there is systemic absorption from the garlic like odor that is elicited in patients receiving DMSO bladder instillation therapy So it’s quite reasonable to consider that DMSO’s mode of action in the case of IC is to penetrate the bladder mucosa and infiltrate the local pelvic nerves to in effect numb or even destroy the pelvic nerves leading to transient symptom relief
In previous blogs I have discussed the energy science’s explanation of how the IC bladder pain syndrome occurs Vata Pitta and even Kapha qualities move from the colon The Vata qualities have a predilection for nervous tissue as many of the qualities of Vata are shared by those of the nervous system tissue The energy science also tells us that the Vata quality of mobile carries the qualities of Pitta and Kapha into the pelvic nerve tissues as well
The stage is then set for these qualities to begin causing the characteristic symptoms of IC Urinary urgency and frequency(mobile), burning on urination(hot, sharp, spreading), dull ache(slow/dull, heavy, sticky,dense), generalized sporadic pain(cold, light, mobile, dry, rough, subtle) These symptoms occur not only in the bladder and general pelvic area but also lead to those in the vagina and prostate The colon may also have symptoms from the buildup of these qualities and would be interpreted as IBS
So the use of DMSO numbs or destroys the pelvic nerves and gives relief It also serves as an anti-inflammatory which is know to be present energetically in the pelvic nerves But unfortunately it becomes a bandaid which does not address the basic underlying imbalance which remains The pelvic qualities like phantom pain still remain It’s well known that cystectomy and/or prostatectomy does not clear the symptoms of IC or chronic prostatitis This is because the causative qualities are still present in the remaining tissues
There are points in therapy after nutrition and basic lifestyle behavior patterns are completed that basti management as previously described can be instituted to create a reduction of the qualities in the colon so that the qualities in the pelvis can come back to the colon for elimination
Another avenue for temporary relief from symptoms is lower rectal lidocaine administration using basti technique This is routinely done in urologic practice through bladder instillation with the use of other drugs such as steroids and heparin Labeled as bladder rescue instillations the urologist is essentially treating the pelvic nerves not the bladder My patient experience suggests that the rectal route is more effective than the bladder route but both are temporary at best The rectal administration also lasts longer and when the pain does come back it is typically not as severe as before the lidocaine
Our understanding of the etiology of IC with the help of the mechanism of action of DMSO completely supports the energy science model of how the IC bladder pain syndrome evolves
Most of us know, like it or not, that the healing of chronic interstitial cystitis(IC) bladder or pelvic pain requires changes occur in lifestyle behavior patterns(LBP) Those favorites that we hold dearly just don’t serve us very well and are the instigators of what got us in trouble in the first place As I talked about in the past, nutrition heads that list of LBP’s that get us headed in the wrong direction, but how we combine foods, how we rest(when to go to bed and when to get up), how we exercise, how much fluids we...
read moreIC produces not only bladder pain that can be intermittent(as in flares) but also often involves the vaginal canal(vulvodynia), pelvic floor muscles, and often the rectum And as is common with all people with IC there is some form of bowel involvement with symptoms since from an energy science point of view the disease arises from the GI tract Why the Pelvic Nerves? IC is a systemic disease Many matter science medical authorities who write about IC agree that in some way it is a systemic disease but the current matter science medical...
read moreThe chronicbladder pain from IC seeks 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 what would it be like to have your life back? Too hard to believe? Well read on The experience amongst IC patients is that the diet promoted by ICA or ICN may work for some, not for others Sometimes works for awhile...
read moreWhether you’re traveling like myself to get together with family or your friends and family are right there in your hometown I wish you and our IC community the best of Thanksgiving 2013 When we share our gratitude we occupy a different plane of reality, away from the mundane, day to day schedules So Thanksgivings give us a special time to express our gratitude for all that we have and to transcend the humdrum DB Happy...
read moreSome have asked about this problem of fatigue associated with the chronic bladder pain of the IC syndrome It is natural to have fatigue if you have a chronic disease associated with pain And of course all of us want more energy in our lives But to make the association of pain and fatigue is simplistic at best and will not get you closer to dealing with the problem of the pain most of the time Pain IC and Fatigue: An Energy Science Perspective So pain and fatigue are not related as to cause The association is true true unrelated Yes...
read moreSince flares are related to mounting inflammation in the mindbody and acidity is a primary source of the hot quality as a result of the sour taste in foods it makes sense that you would use alkalinity to reverse the process And many people with IC bladder pain, GERD, IBS, and fibromyalgia swear by it Recently a client told me about alkaline water It brought back memory of my friend’s picture seen to the left It is indeed stranger than fiction Now under the right conditions with minor acidity, using baking soda could be of value ...
read moreOur readers often posit questions about the painful bladder syndrome or IC that I think are valuable for our community In this week’s blog I wanted to address some of them that have come up about recently posted blog topics Why Detoxification? It is wonderful to see that you have such a clear grasp of IC and its many forms. I would love to hear more about the bowel connection (yes I have IBS as well) as well as the step required for detoxification Recent studies have suggested that IBS is associated with IC 80% of the time I...
read moreIn the practice of medicine no disease is really the same as someone else’s disease They all have their nuances of differences And this is true of IC No IC bladder pain syndrome is the same from one individual to another Some have more anxiety and frequency while others have more burning and spasm Some have other skin and eye conditions associated with their IC Some are fortunate enough to have a few nonbacterial “UTIs” and then things seem to rectify themselves and they never have symptoms again Others are...
read moreAs you know the bladder and/or pelvic pain of IC can be unbearable and there is not much for it except pain medications But the issue is what is the root cause of the pain You may find the answer from your matter science doctor if a workup is done(and I would suggest that you have this done) in order to rule out other causes of your pain But typically the workup is negative and from the Western perspective there is no root cause From an energy science point of view there is no pain with the Vata energy pattern Vata is the energy...
read moreIt is estimated that many people with fibromyalgia(FM) have an IC like symptom complex in mild form as well only to exacerbate as the years progress As a matter of fact that’s why IC is now looked upon as a syndrome of diseases rather than an isolated disease of the urinary bladder The energy science due to its way of looking at disease doesn’t create disease labels but sees all problems in the body as imbalances of qualities and hence with such a system of healing leaves clustering of disease labels as the way to understand...
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