Any chronic disease produces stress The stress can be good or it can be bad When stress is managed well there are adaptive behavioral patterns that are adopted that lead to changes that help heal or place the person in situations that help them have unique insights about their disease Whether the disease is IC or its sister related labels of IBS, GERD, vulvodynia, fibromyalgia, or chronic prostatitis matters little What’s important is how the individual deals with the stress
But as we know stress can be damaging and affect our ability to heal usually because the stress brings lack of mental clarity and confusionsi
Anyone with chronic disease of any kind will have challenges in relationships unless their disease is not significantly advanced or adaptive patterns are developed well enough to manage through issues at hand whatever they may be
But with advanced disease support becomes very important and one is blessed when one has systems in place(IC groups or understanding spouses or friends) that can acknowledge that the person is not alone with their challenge
What is not very adaptive are forums or groups where victimized mentality is supported or even advocated When this kind of dynamic is set in motion it stifles creativity, clarity, and personal responsibility for the disease
When we are “up against it” so to speak there is value…. particularly in dealing with close relationships…. in keeping in mind what I believe are sound guidelines for not impairing our relationships with others
1 Give up the need for control Whenever chronic disease occurs and we are constantly reminded of the disease because of symptoms it brings up fear for each and every one of us We all fear the unknown and the lack of knowing where this chronic disease is taking us is very frightening When we get into fear one of the first things we reach for is to control This gives us a feeling of stability and groundedness Unfortunately if this need for control spills over into our relationships, then they feel controlled If one just has the awareness of this there will be great understanding as to your relationships with others
2 Practice unconditional love Make a deal with yourself that no matter what happens in any relationship that there is complete acceptance of what is This is the practice of unconditional love…complete and total acceptance of what is You may not like it but accept it as what is No trying to change it….wishing it were different….wishing the other person was different…just accept as what is This can be very liberating and usually leads to resolution of needing to control or #3
3 Watch and Be Aware of Reaction A reaction is like an automatic reflex, like the knee being tapped at the doctor’s office and the leg automatically responds Unfortunately emotional knee jerk responses are disabling and can play havoc in relationships The Vata and Pitta energy patterns which are imbalanced in the disease of IC can lead to impatience and potentially knee jerk emotional responses
So what I would suggest is that you place these on your mirror and review them every morning until they are part of you I’m not in control, I totally accept everything that occurs, and I will not react to anything in my awareness
Best of health in healing IC DB
As a belated Valentine’s Day thought I would pass on this information for painful intercourse in IC 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 in some form Obviously it’s a debilitating condition for relationships and the loss of womanhood becomes an inevitable psychological effect In my soon to be released book IC Bladder Pain Syndrome I discuss the herbal therapy of this sister disease of IC Survey...
read moreThanks so much for all your participation in the survey that I announced to members last week It was a great success and had 3x the amount of responses than I expected I wanted to share with you the results of what the community thought about the various questions If you haven’t participated and still want to you can go to this link and get your feelings counted An Energy Science IC Forum One of the threads that came out in the questions in various forms throughout your survey was the need for a place where you can post...
read moreThere are many herbs that can be adjunctive in healing IC but they should be used in the context of who is the person using them. By now you now know that each of us are unique expressions of VPK and this can change the use of a herb suggested. And even though IC is the common disease label being treated, the person has unique imbalances that may dictate the use of one herb over another. Having said that there is a uniqueness to the prescribing of herbs that are commonly used herbs in IC. I have heard people talk about allergy to certain...
read moreMany who have IC accept that once the pain of the flares is reduced that it’s enough Many look at health like this as well “It’s enough” means to marginalize To get by But to sometimes skirt issues You see I believe that a state of health is a process of evolution Health is more than the absence of disease That each day I can be healthier than I was yesterday The energy science helps us a glimpse a that greater reality of health Not to just get by Good Deal! The Pain is Reduced There is a...
read moreObviously this is a common question posed by those doing energy science work for clearance of their IC complex of bladder pain and possibly IBS, GERD and fibromyalgia As a child you may have asked, “Are we there yet?” and “Now are we there yet?” So when will this IC be over? The short answer is, “It’s over when it’s over.” But to be more specific, in general it takes 2 months of release for every year of imbalance So if you have had symptoms of IC for 10 years it will take 20 months of work to clear the...
read moreOne caveat: diet in IC is a very individual thing. When I read the list of foods that were deemed to be safe for IC, my reaction to the inclusion of some of them was “I WISH I could eat that!” IC patient The matter science dietary approach to IC is to determine personal trigger foods This approach is hit and miss and makes it difficult to be sure what foods carry the offending “molecules” In the end it becomes virtual guesswork except for the obvious choices such as white chicken(good) or...
read moreA beautiful question was posed by a reader who asked about carrageenan(ca-rag-ee-nan) as an ingredient in aloe vera gel and whether that affected its ability to be useful in the management of IC flares This brings up some questions for us Questions 1 “Is the gelatinous property of aloe vera gel related to the carrageenan?” No the aloe is gelatinous by itself without the carrageenan Perhaps another question 2 “Does the carrageenan affect the effectiveness of the aloe vera gel physiologically?” Again no 3 ...
read moreNutrition is different than diet Diet is about food choices but nutrition encompasses the entire process of nourishment From an energy science view improving digestion by the enzyme and bacterial systems of the gut requires some changes in lifestyle behaviors around eating So here are some helpful tips of do’s and dont’s around the nutrition Some of the supporting information as mentioned in the video can be found at foodsheal.com All my best for a great 2013 It’s going to be an awesome...
read moreIt’s estimated that 50-70% of IC patients have poor digestion as part of their disease process So it’s a good idea that you understand how to get it healthy as part of the process of healing this chronic disease The gastrointestinal tract’s digestive strength is likened to a magical forest where trees represent the enzyme and bacterial systems that digest your food(lactose, gluten, carbohydrates, proteins, fats) But here’s the magic!! As the trees burn and digest food they replenish themselves and the stronger the...
read moreThe pain of your IC flare is related to the movement of the qualities of hot, mobile, and dry These qualities lead to the burning in the pelvis and on urination as well as the frequency and intense urgency you experience(leading to the rusty zipper syndrome) These primordial vibrational frequencies(fancy term for qualities) are moving through a long tube in the mindbody This tube begins in the kidney and ends where the urine comes out when you urinate It’s that simple! Energy in the form of urine moves through this...
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As part of the IC bladder pain syndrome fibromyalgia(FM) is a common(along with vulvodynia, chronic prostatitis, IBS, GERD) It’s estimated that 25% of people with IC have complicating FM but that percentage is probably much higher than the estimate because many with IC have some symptoms of FM but don’t meet the strict criteria for diagnosis Nonetheless the associated symptoms of FM make the IC syndrome difficult to manage
More women than men are affected and the symptoms may be unilateral(on just one side)….usually more on the right side due to the competitive nature of the person affected The symptoms are muscular in origin and don’t come from the joint itself but from muscles around the joint called the periarticular muscles It was called muscular rheumatism because of the confusion with the joint disease label of rheumatoid arthritis which is a true joint autoimmune disorder
The sed rate as a measure of inflammation is normal Symptoms are triggered by cold damp weather; worse in the evening and at sunrise and sunset mimicing rheumatoid arthritis
When there is poor posture people are prone to sprains in ligaments and tendons There is generally poor muscle tone due to lack of exercise due to pain It’s associated with the overweight condition and sciatica is common although it’s not a condition dependent on diagnosis
Frozen shoulder or tennis elbow are common presenting symptom complexes as well as costochondritis from pendular breast tissue One has to think of the diagnosis even with isolated carpal tunnel syndrome
To make a diagnosis according to the American Rheumatology Association(ARA) there must be 16 of 18 trigger points involved This may not be the case often times and hence the above skewing of the percentage involvement Interestingly all the trigger points used by the ARA are marma points and associated with the colon, respiratory or water channels of the energy body There are other points described that are not necessarily trigger points but are called tender points such as the deltoid, biceps/triceps, and subscapularis
Not surprisingly FM arises like IC from the colon and the disseminated qualities of hot and mobile find defective energetic spaces in the muscle tissue layer of the body Due to the mobile quality there is a tendency for one trigger point to become affected, only for another area to become affected later This migratory symptom complex of FM makes it very characteristic among myalgias
Since the colon is the seat of emotions in the energy body mind is often involved and mental toxicity is the result This must be taken into consideration in management of individual patients There is often erratic digestion in FM cases consistent with the colonic origin and an IBS like picture may be the result
#1 Ginger Baking Soda bath….1/3cup of dry ginger and 1/3cup of baking soda in a warm tub of water Soak for 20minutes
#2 Marma or accupressure can be very effective but the touch should be light…using mahanaryan or nutmeg oil to points when doing therapy can be helpful
#3 Herbal formulas according to the individual can be supportive to healing
#4 Nutrition according to energy constitutional makeup(see foodsheal.com)
#5 Guided yoga asana practice to involve the marma points is generally good Exercise and pranayama are good to add to this asana regiment(deep breathing releases endorphins)
In probably 20% of cases of FM there is an autoimmune component These cases are harder to treat but the treatment protocol is basically the same but the herbal protocol will vary
All the best in your healing journey Dr Bill
As a belated Valentine’s Day thought I would pass on this information for painful intercourse in IC 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 in some form Obviously it’s a debilitating condition for relationships and the loss of womanhood becomes an inevitable psychological effect In my soon to be released book IC Bladder Pain Syndrome I discuss the herbal therapy of this sister disease of IC Survey...
read moreThanks so much for all your participation in the survey that I announced to members last week It was a great success and had 3x the amount of responses than I expected I wanted to share with you the results of what the community thought about the various questions If you haven’t participated and still want to you can go to this link and get your feelings counted An Energy Science IC Forum One of the threads that came out in the questions in various forms throughout your survey was the need for a place where you can post...
read moreThere are many herbs that can be adjunctive in healing IC but they should be used in the context of who is the person using them. By now you now know that each of us are unique expressions of VPK and this can change the use of a herb suggested. And even though IC is the common disease label being treated, the person has unique imbalances that may dictate the use of one herb over another. Having said that there is a uniqueness to the prescribing of herbs that are commonly used herbs in IC. I have heard people talk about allergy to certain...
read moreMany who have IC accept that once the pain of the flares is reduced that it’s enough Many look at health like this as well “It’s enough” means to marginalize To get by But to sometimes skirt issues You see I believe that a state of health is a process of evolution Health is more than the absence of disease That each day I can be healthier than I was yesterday The energy science helps us a glimpse a that greater reality of health Not to just get by Good Deal! The Pain is Reduced There is a...
read moreObviously this is a common question posed by those doing energy science work for clearance of their IC complex of bladder pain and possibly IBS, GERD and fibromyalgia As a child you may have asked, “Are we there yet?” and “Now are we there yet?” So when will this IC be over? The short answer is, “It’s over when it’s over.” But to be more specific, in general it takes 2 months of release for every year of imbalance So if you have had symptoms of IC for 10 years it will take 20 months of work to clear the...
read moreOne caveat: diet in IC is a very individual thing. When I read the list of foods that were deemed to be safe for IC, my reaction to the inclusion of some of them was “I WISH I could eat that!” IC patient The matter science dietary approach to IC is to determine personal trigger foods This approach is hit and miss and makes it difficult to be sure what foods carry the offending “molecules” In the end it becomes virtual guesswork except for the obvious choices such as white chicken(good) or...
read moreA beautiful question was posed by a reader who asked about carrageenan(ca-rag-ee-nan) as an ingredient in aloe vera gel and whether that affected its ability to be useful in the management of IC flares This brings up some questions for us Questions 1 “Is the gelatinous property of aloe vera gel related to the carrageenan?” No the aloe is gelatinous by itself without the carrageenan Perhaps another question 2 “Does the carrageenan affect the effectiveness of the aloe vera gel physiologically?” Again no 3 ...
read moreNutrition is different than diet Diet is about food choices but nutrition encompasses the entire process of nourishment From an energy science view improving digestion by the enzyme and bacterial systems of the gut requires some changes in lifestyle behaviors around eating So here are some helpful tips of do’s and dont’s around the nutrition Some of the supporting information as mentioned in the video can be found at foodsheal.com All my best for a great 2013 It’s going to be an awesome...
read moreIt’s estimated that 50-70% of IC patients have poor digestion as part of their disease process So it’s a good idea that you understand how to get it healthy as part of the process of healing this chronic disease The gastrointestinal tract’s digestive strength is likened to a magical forest where trees represent the enzyme and bacterial systems that digest your food(lactose, gluten, carbohydrates, proteins, fats) But here’s the magic!! As the trees burn and digest food they replenish themselves and the stronger the...
read moreThe pain of your IC flare is related to the movement of the qualities of hot, mobile, and dry These qualities lead to the burning in the pelvis and on urination as well as the frequency and intense urgency you experience(leading to the rusty zipper syndrome) These primordial vibrational frequencies(fancy term for qualities) are moving through a long tube in the mindbody This tube begins in the kidney and ends where the urine comes out when you urinate It’s that simple! Energy in the form of urine moves through this...
read moreIn the past I’ve talked about various options open to an IC population interested in pursuing healing rather than palliative matter science methods The energy science also has palliative methods as well but the topic of this blog is not to palliate the IC bladder pain syndrome but to eliminate it
The energy science model’s understanding of the origin of disease makes this possible and allows you to understand why the below therapies work in eliminating IC as well as its sister diseases of IBS, GERD, fibromyalgia, vulvodynia, and in men chronic prostatitis
As I’ve discussed in the past the energy science views disease as originating in the GIT(gastrointestinal tract) due to vibrational frequencies(aka qualities) that become excessive The common reasons for the accumulation are related to nutrition and lifestyle behaviors that I’ve discussed in the past This explains why dietary advice becomes so foundational for people with IC(see icdiet.com)
One of the common sites of accumulation of these frequencies is the colon Most if not all people with IC have abnormal bowel patterns consisting of gas, bloating, and constipation and/or diarrhea(often leading to the diagnosis of IBS) These colon symptoms are associated with abnormal agni or digestive capability
The common frequencies that are involved are hot and mobile which leads to the burning on urination and frequency of urination along with urgency Once the accumulation of these vibrational frequencies become excessive they move to various parts of the bladder
In moving horizontally these qualities leave the colon where they have become excessive and affect the bladder leading to the above symptoms
As you can see the effect of bladder symptoms is just that The effect of the underlying vibrational disturbance in the colon So as you can surmise treatment of the bladder does not deal with the cause, namely the disturbance of vibrational frequencies in the colon Otherwise one treatment of hydrodistention, botox, or bladder instillations will not deal with the problem’s origin
Hence in the energy science discipline of healing most effort is directed toward clearing the basic imbalance in the colon
#1 The most effective way of bringing these abnormal vibrational frequencies back to the colon for elimination is by medicated herbal enemas One might ask why not just do the same thing but through the bladder since you could eliminate these abnormal increased frequencies that way
This is a great question The answer lies in the root cause If these qualities of hot and mobile are arising from the colon and they are not eliminated at the source they will continue to feed the already disturbed bladder despite being removed from the bladder
#2 The hot quality or vibrational frequency although excessive in the colon actually has its origin in the small bowel and disrupts colon function The best and easiest way to remove this vibrational frequency is through purgation triphala, or using herbs to cause a short period(one day) of diarrhea Common purgative herbal agents that can do the trick are nisshotra(very mild),(mild), and castor oil(strong)
#3 Herbal formulas support both of the above techniques as well as the bladder and the body as a whole during the process These formulas are specific to the other imbalances that are present as well (treating IBS, GERD, fibromyalgia, vulvodynia)
There is a tendency in all of us to want the quick fix, hoping that if we just find that one magic pill, remove that one irritating food that IC will go away But the reversal of this energy pattern that sometimes has taken years to develop takes time As I’ve written before at least 2months for every year of imbalance in straight forward cases
Does this mean there will not be relief of symptoms for that long? No, as you do the work things gradually begin getting better but it does take time It just depends on how severe your symptoms and whether you’re tired of being sick
In the end the energy science brings about real healing because it deals with the origin of the disease If interested in knowing more about this approach you can contact me through ic-solutions.tv for a free one hour consultation where we can review your case together
Best in your journey Dr Bill
As a belated Valentine’s Day thought I would pass on this information for painful intercourse in IC 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 in some form Obviously it’s a debilitating condition for relationships and the loss of womanhood becomes an inevitable psychological effect In my soon to be released book IC Bladder Pain Syndrome I discuss the herbal therapy of this sister disease of IC Survey...
read moreThanks so much for all your participation in the survey that I announced to members last week It was a great success and had 3x the amount of responses than I expected I wanted to share with you the results of what the community thought about the various questions If you haven’t participated and still want to you can go to this link and get your feelings counted An Energy Science IC Forum One of the threads that came out in the questions in various forms throughout your survey was the need for a place where you can post...
read moreThere are many herbs that can be adjunctive in healing IC but they should be used in the context of who is the person using them. By now you now know that each of us are unique expressions of VPK and this can change the use of a herb suggested. And even though IC is the common disease label being treated, the person has unique imbalances that may dictate the use of one herb over another. Having said that there is a uniqueness to the prescribing of herbs that are commonly used herbs in IC. I have heard people talk about allergy to certain...
read moreMany who have IC accept that once the pain of the flares is reduced that it’s enough Many look at health like this as well “It’s enough” means to marginalize To get by But to sometimes skirt issues You see I believe that a state of health is a process of evolution Health is more than the absence of disease That each day I can be healthier than I was yesterday The energy science helps us a glimpse a that greater reality of health Not to just get by Good Deal! The Pain is Reduced There is a...
read moreObviously this is a common question posed by those doing energy science work for clearance of their IC complex of bladder pain and possibly IBS, GERD and fibromyalgia As a child you may have asked, “Are we there yet?” and “Now are we there yet?” So when will this IC be over? The short answer is, “It’s over when it’s over.” But to be more specific, in general it takes 2 months of release for every year of imbalance So if you have had symptoms of IC for 10 years it will take 20 months of work to clear the...
read moreOne caveat: diet in IC is a very individual thing. When I read the list of foods that were deemed to be safe for IC, my reaction to the inclusion of some of them was “I WISH I could eat that!” IC patient The matter science dietary approach to IC is to determine personal trigger foods This approach is hit and miss and makes it difficult to be sure what foods carry the offending “molecules” In the end it becomes virtual guesswork except for the obvious choices such as white chicken(good) or...
read moreA beautiful question was posed by a reader who asked about carrageenan(ca-rag-ee-nan) as an ingredient in aloe vera gel and whether that affected its ability to be useful in the management of IC flares This brings up some questions for us Questions 1 “Is the gelatinous property of aloe vera gel related to the carrageenan?” No the aloe is gelatinous by itself without the carrageenan Perhaps another question 2 “Does the carrageenan affect the effectiveness of the aloe vera gel physiologically?” Again no 3 ...
read moreNutrition is different than diet Diet is about food choices but nutrition encompasses the entire process of nourishment From an energy science view improving digestion by the enzyme and bacterial systems of the gut requires some changes in lifestyle behaviors around eating So here are some helpful tips of do’s and dont’s around the nutrition Some of the supporting information as mentioned in the video can be found at foodsheal.com All my best for a great 2013 It’s going to be an awesome...
read moreIt’s estimated that 50-70% of IC patients have poor digestion as part of their disease process So it’s a good idea that you understand how to get it healthy as part of the process of healing this chronic disease The gastrointestinal tract’s digestive strength is likened to a magical forest where trees represent the enzyme and bacterial systems that digest your food(lactose, gluten, carbohydrates, proteins, fats) But here’s the magic!! As the trees burn and digest food they replenish themselves and the stronger the...
read moreThe pain of your IC flare is related to the movement of the qualities of hot, mobile, and dry These qualities lead to the burning in the pelvis and on urination as well as the frequency and intense urgency you experience(leading to the rusty zipper syndrome) These primordial vibrational frequencies(fancy term for qualities) are moving through a long tube in the mindbody This tube begins in the kidney and ends where the urine comes out when you urinate It’s that simple! Energy in the form of urine moves through this...
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By definition IC is diagnosable by having symptoms of a UTI but a negative culture, best done on a well done cath specimen If the culture is negative with lower tract irritative symptoms(LTIS of frequency, urgency, burning on urination) and no gross hematuria(blood seen in the urine), one is fairly safe in assuming IC, especially if this happens over and over again Other urological workup can be done but this definition essentially seals the deal
If there are associated symptoms of IBS, GERD, fibromyalgia, vulvodynia in women, prostatitis in men, this increases the likelihood that one is dealing with IC bladder pain syndrome This particular group of disease labels often accompany interstitial cystitis This is particularly the case for IBS since almost all women and men who have IC have disturbed bowel function(poor digestion, gas, bloating, poor appetite, diarrhea, constipation etc)
Most people with IC know their symptoms pretty well At times the flare doesn’t seem typical in the way the symptoms come on and how the flare evolves In these situations it’s best to get a urine culture on a cath specimen to be sure this atypical presentation is not a bacterial infection
Why do bladder infections occur with IC which is defined as a nonbacterial inflammatory change of the bladder? Well, let’s think about this Bacterial infections in the body are largely opportunistic Even if you innoculate a lady’s bladder with organisms the normal bladder within several voidings will show the bacteria the door No bacteria left in the bladder
In other words the bladder has the natural capability of removing bacteria It is suggested that almost all women get organisms pushed into the bladder during intercourse but few women get infected….or the human race wouldn’t be as successful at procreation as it is today
But the IC bladder mucosa is not normal and its GAG layer is more than likely defective due to the hot and mobile qualities energetically So the IC bladder is prone to bacterial infections
What this means is important for anyone with IC The imbalance in the bladder produces often times a mix of nonbacterial inflammatory episodes(that we call a flare) and bacterial infections that need treatment with herbs or antibiotics
I mentioned at the outset that further urological workup may be necessary This is particularly the case if there is gross hematuria associated with symptoms Although IC can produce gross hematuria with LTIS one should not ignore this cardinal symptom marker of urinary blood, especially if associated with clots
I have seen a patient who LTIS with gross hematuria and a classic Hunner’s ulcer by endoscopy, and a negative upper tract Xray who had by ureteroscopy a ureteral cancer Although this rare presentation of 2 diagnoses one must always be very vigilant when gross hematuria occurs in the clinical course of IC
Best in Health DB
As a belated Valentine’s Day thought I would pass on this information for painful intercourse in IC 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 in some form Obviously it’s a debilitating condition for relationships and the loss of womanhood becomes an inevitable psychological effect In my soon to be released book IC Bladder Pain Syndrome I discuss the herbal therapy of this sister disease of IC Survey...
read moreThanks so much for all your participation in the survey that I announced to members last week It was a great success and had 3x the amount of responses than I expected I wanted to share with you the results of what the community thought about the various questions If you haven’t participated and still want to you can go to this link and get your feelings counted An Energy Science IC Forum One of the threads that came out in the questions in various forms throughout your survey was the need for a place where you can post...
read moreThere are many herbs that can be adjunctive in healing IC but they should be used in the context of who is the person using them. By now you now know that each of us are unique expressions of VPK and this can change the use of a herb suggested. And even though IC is the common disease label being treated, the person has unique imbalances that may dictate the use of one herb over another. Having said that there is a uniqueness to the prescribing of herbs that are commonly used herbs in IC. I have heard people talk about allergy to certain...
read moreMany who have IC accept that once the pain of the flares is reduced that it’s enough Many look at health like this as well “It’s enough” means to marginalize To get by But to sometimes skirt issues You see I believe that a state of health is a process of evolution Health is more than the absence of disease That each day I can be healthier than I was yesterday The energy science helps us a glimpse a that greater reality of health Not to just get by Good Deal! The Pain is Reduced There is a...
read moreObviously this is a common question posed by those doing energy science work for clearance of their IC complex of bladder pain and possibly IBS, GERD and fibromyalgia As a child you may have asked, “Are we there yet?” and “Now are we there yet?” So when will this IC be over? The short answer is, “It’s over when it’s over.” But to be more specific, in general it takes 2 months of release for every year of imbalance So if you have had symptoms of IC for 10 years it will take 20 months of work to clear the...
read moreOne caveat: diet in IC is a very individual thing. When I read the list of foods that were deemed to be safe for IC, my reaction to the inclusion of some of them was “I WISH I could eat that!” IC patient The matter science dietary approach to IC is to determine personal trigger foods This approach is hit and miss and makes it difficult to be sure what foods carry the offending “molecules” In the end it becomes virtual guesswork except for the obvious choices such as white chicken(good) or...
read moreA beautiful question was posed by a reader who asked about carrageenan(ca-rag-ee-nan) as an ingredient in aloe vera gel and whether that affected its ability to be useful in the management of IC flares This brings up some questions for us Questions 1 “Is the gelatinous property of aloe vera gel related to the carrageenan?” No the aloe is gelatinous by itself without the carrageenan Perhaps another question 2 “Does the carrageenan affect the effectiveness of the aloe vera gel physiologically?” Again no 3 ...
read moreNutrition is different than diet Diet is about food choices but nutrition encompasses the entire process of nourishment From an energy science view improving digestion by the enzyme and bacterial systems of the gut requires some changes in lifestyle behaviors around eating So here are some helpful tips of do’s and dont’s around the nutrition Some of the supporting information as mentioned in the video can be found at foodsheal.com All my best for a great 2013 It’s going to be an awesome...
read moreIt’s estimated that 50-70% of IC patients have poor digestion as part of their disease process So it’s a good idea that you understand how to get it healthy as part of the process of healing this chronic disease The gastrointestinal tract’s digestive strength is likened to a magical forest where trees represent the enzyme and bacterial systems that digest your food(lactose, gluten, carbohydrates, proteins, fats) But here’s the magic!! As the trees burn and digest food they replenish themselves and the stronger the...
read moreThe pain of your IC flare is related to the movement of the qualities of hot, mobile, and dry These qualities lead to the burning in the pelvis and on urination as well as the frequency and intense urgency you experience(leading to the rusty zipper syndrome) These primordial vibrational frequencies(fancy term for qualities) are moving through a long tube in the mindbody This tube begins in the kidney and ends where the urine comes out when you urinate It’s that simple! Energy in the form of urine moves through this...
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Everything that we observe whether it’s our body or the world around us can be viewed as either a wave or a particle When it’s a particle we see the world as reassuringly solid and palpable From this world view we see things around as molecules; but when the world is seen as a wave our view changes The world is seen as vibrating pulsating energy
These vibrational frequencies are identified as money, struggles, obstructions to what we want, the passion of life itself Biologically vibrational frequencies are what make us up as an identifiable body in space
In the allopathic medical tradition measurement of molecules or their molecular arrangement is how disease is both detected and serves as a monitor for the effectiveness in treatment In contrast in the energy science medical disciplines imbalances that lead to disease is based on a disturbance of vibrational frequencies in the body called qualities
As I’ve written in the past the qualities prominent in the IC bladder pain syndrome are hot and mobile(of the total of 20 contrasting qualities, eg hot and cold, mobile and static, heavy and light etc) So in IC, IBS, GERD, fibromyalgia, vulvodynia, and chronic prostatitis these qualities play important roles in the disease process
So from the above it would not be surprising that hot weather is problematic for IC You see, the quality that affects the physiology from a energy science perspective doesn’t have to be ingested If you are exposed to hot weather the energy body absorbs that quality as if you ingested it
The difference between ingesting the hot quality and being environmentally exposed to hot is that when ingested that hot qualitya remains with you to be processed over a 35 day period whereas if you’re simply exposed to the quality and its effect goes away after exposure
But what happens if you work in a hot kitchen for your occupation Then day in and day out, week after week, month after month the hot quality exposure is consistent and persistent Then over time it will be like you’re ingesting the hot quality every day and indeed it will have a physiologic impact
So you feel pretty good after that cup of coffee so no big deal….didn’t have any influence on you, right? Well, the energy science would say that anything that is taken in has an effect and that there is a compounding effect that takes place when coffee is taken, hot weather is thrown into the equation, perhaps a cheeseburger with ketchup,etc etc This compounding effect produces the flares
You see, it’s not just one choice that brings about the flare but a multitude of choices that go back 35 days That’s why it’s actually quite fallacious to say that the choice made yesterday caused the flare today The flare is actually the cumulative body response of many different choices that have been made over at least the last month
And this doesn’t take into consideration the level of the say the hot quality in the body before the ingestion Say the level of the hot quality is a 5 and it takes a 10 to get a flare Well then, you have a cushion You could do a number of different things to provoke and not get a flare until you reach 9 then the hot day is the straw that breaks the proverbial camel’s back
Lastly for some the flares for the above reasons don’t occur during the hot time of year They occur after the summer mounting up time and in the fall one is more predisposed to the flare It’s much like the spring cold which is just a physiologic release of all the buildup of the heavy qualities that developed during the winter months
1 The obvious is not to expose yourself to heat unnecessarily, whether it be at the beach, work, or at home Look for ways to cool off your local environment
2 Pay close attention to what foods y0u are taking in during the summer months(icdiet.com) and particularly use cooling foods such as fresh cilantro or coconut
3 Use cooling herbs such as mint, cumin, coriander, fennel, turmeric, wintergreen in cooking foods
Just being aware of the hot quality can go a long ways to prevent buildup of the hot quality and the flares it produces
To Health as a Skill DB
As a belated Valentine’s Day thought I would pass on this information for painful intercourse in IC 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 in some form Obviously it’s a debilitating condition for relationships and the loss of womanhood becomes an inevitable psychological effect In my soon to be released book IC Bladder Pain Syndrome I discuss the herbal therapy of this sister disease of IC Survey...
read moreThanks so much for all your participation in the survey that I announced to members last week It was a great success and had 3x the amount of responses than I expected I wanted to share with you the results of what the community thought about the various questions If you haven’t participated and still want to you can go to this link and get your feelings counted An Energy Science IC Forum One of the threads that came out in the questions in various forms throughout your survey was the need for a place where you can post...
read moreThere are many herbs that can be adjunctive in healing IC but they should be used in the context of who is the person using them. By now you now know that each of us are unique expressions of VPK and this can change the use of a herb suggested. And even though IC is the common disease label being treated, the person has unique imbalances that may dictate the use of one herb over another. Having said that there is a uniqueness to the prescribing of herbs that are commonly used herbs in IC. I have heard people talk about allergy to certain...
read moreMany who have IC accept that once the pain of the flares is reduced that it’s enough Many look at health like this as well “It’s enough” means to marginalize To get by But to sometimes skirt issues You see I believe that a state of health is a process of evolution Health is more than the absence of disease That each day I can be healthier than I was yesterday The energy science helps us a glimpse a that greater reality of health Not to just get by Good Deal! The Pain is Reduced There is a...
read moreObviously this is a common question posed by those doing energy science work for clearance of their IC complex of bladder pain and possibly IBS, GERD and fibromyalgia As a child you may have asked, “Are we there yet?” and “Now are we there yet?” So when will this IC be over? The short answer is, “It’s over when it’s over.” But to be more specific, in general it takes 2 months of release for every year of imbalance So if you have had symptoms of IC for 10 years it will take 20 months of work to clear the...
read moreOne caveat: diet in IC is a very individual thing. When I read the list of foods that were deemed to be safe for IC, my reaction to the inclusion of some of them was “I WISH I could eat that!” IC patient The matter science dietary approach to IC is to determine personal trigger foods This approach is hit and miss and makes it difficult to be sure what foods carry the offending “molecules” In the end it becomes virtual guesswork except for the obvious choices such as white chicken(good) or...
read moreA beautiful question was posed by a reader who asked about carrageenan(ca-rag-ee-nan) as an ingredient in aloe vera gel and whether that affected its ability to be useful in the management of IC flares This brings up some questions for us Questions 1 “Is the gelatinous property of aloe vera gel related to the carrageenan?” No the aloe is gelatinous by itself without the carrageenan Perhaps another question 2 “Does the carrageenan affect the effectiveness of the aloe vera gel physiologically?” Again no 3 ...
read moreNutrition is different than diet Diet is about food choices but nutrition encompasses the entire process of nourishment From an energy science view improving digestion by the enzyme and bacterial systems of the gut requires some changes in lifestyle behaviors around eating So here are some helpful tips of do’s and dont’s around the nutrition Some of the supporting information as mentioned in the video can be found at foodsheal.com All my best for a great 2013 It’s going to be an awesome...
read moreIt’s estimated that 50-70% of IC patients have poor digestion as part of their disease process So it’s a good idea that you understand how to get it healthy as part of the process of healing this chronic disease The gastrointestinal tract’s digestive strength is likened to a magical forest where trees represent the enzyme and bacterial systems that digest your food(lactose, gluten, carbohydrates, proteins, fats) But here’s the magic!! As the trees burn and digest food they replenish themselves and the stronger the...
read moreThe pain of your IC flare is related to the movement of the qualities of hot, mobile, and dry These qualities lead to the burning in the pelvis and on urination as well as the frequency and intense urgency you experience(leading to the rusty zipper syndrome) These primordial vibrational frequencies(fancy term for qualities) are moving through a long tube in the mindbody This tube begins in the kidney and ends where the urine comes out when you urinate It’s that simple! Energy in the form of urine moves through this...
read moreLast week I wrote about various cooking oils that when used according to your energy constitutional makeup will bring you closer to balance and harmony But there is one cooking oil that can be used by everyone anytime (except in moderation for PK people) This cooking oil comes from unsalted butter, has a very high burning point(technically it’s called smoke point), and best of all is highly medicinal As a matter of fact it is a cornerstone in energy science therapies to heal IC bladder pain syndrome, chronic prostatitis, fibromyalgia, GERD, IBS, and amazingly even vulvodynia
Remember when we were young and there was the rare treat of having lobster? Growing up in the Midwest it was an unusual happening but ….
What about that golden liquid butter that they served with the lobster for dipping? The menu said it was clarified butter but all I remember was that it was gooood with the lobster Now the journey with clarified butter has come full circle and I understand it with a different perspective
From an energy science nutritional view clarified butter is named ghee and it’s not just melted butter The clarification process frees the butter of the harmful fatty acids which are cooked out of the unsalted butter that you begin with Literally the fatty acids are cooked out and you find them at the bottom of the cooking vessel as a slimy, oily, heavy, static, soft, slow/dull, liquid goo Why would anyone want to put that into their mindbodies?
But what’s left is actually medicine A food that is the oily essence of milk and with the fatty acids removed the ama producing qualities of butter go with it That is, the slimy, heavy, static, soft, slow/dull, and liquid qualities are removed
The medicinal properties of ghee are extraordinary It stimulates digestive fire, oleates the GI tract hence improving function, penetrates all the tissue layers of the mindbody within twenty four hours, and can serve as an excellent vehicle in proper circumstances to deliver herbs to all tissue layers of the body
The matter science nutritional literature is devoid of understanding the power of this type of food preparation because of its molecular approach to foods and diet The mindbody is a richer reality than a sophisticated collection of molecules
Here’s a link: http://goo.gl/lJl4oy …… that beautifully takes you through a pictorial step by step process in ghee’s preparation Pay attention to the last couple of steps so you don’t burn the ghee
But it’s a very simple process to do at home and much less expensive than buying it prepared
The wonderful thing about making your own ghee is that it gets you involved If you’ve been a member of this energy science community for long you know that I’m all about having you take responsibility for your own healing Healing doesn’t live in a pill or a magic procedure
No, healing lies in your participation This is pivotal if you want to heal your IC from an energy science point of view
As I have written earlier one of the aspects of healing is detoxification That is, removing ama from the GIT as well as the peripheral deep tissues and channels The urinary tract is a channel and as I have alluded to earlier is responsive to detoxification quite easily Since ghee has similar properties to ama(undigested unprocessed food) which is a result of poor digestive strength(the energy science term for this is agni) when it penetrates tissues energetically it loosens the ama in the tissue and brings it back to the GIT for elimination
So ghee as an internal oleation food is central to the detoxification process if you are so inclined to take on such work But I would have to say that detoxification is a primary energy science procedure if one is having trouble clearing IC symptoms
To health as a skill Love DrBill
As a belated Valentine’s Day thought I would pass on this information for painful intercourse in IC 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 in some form Obviously it’s a debilitating condition for relationships and the loss of womanhood becomes an inevitable psychological effect In my soon to be released book IC Bladder Pain Syndrome I discuss the herbal therapy of this sister disease of IC Survey...
read moreThanks so much for all your participation in the survey that I announced to members last week It was a great success and had 3x the amount of responses than I expected I wanted to share with you the results of what the community thought about the various questions If you haven’t participated and still want to you can go to this link and get your feelings counted An Energy Science IC Forum One of the threads that came out in the questions in various forms throughout your survey was the need for a place where you can post...
read moreThere are many herbs that can be adjunctive in healing IC but they should be used in the context of who is the person using them. By now you now know that each of us are unique expressions of VPK and this can change the use of a herb suggested. And even though IC is the common disease label being treated, the person has unique imbalances that may dictate the use of one herb over another. Having said that there is a uniqueness to the prescribing of herbs that are commonly used herbs in IC. I have heard people talk about allergy to certain...
read moreMany who have IC accept that once the pain of the flares is reduced that it’s enough Many look at health like this as well “It’s enough” means to marginalize To get by But to sometimes skirt issues You see I believe that a state of health is a process of evolution Health is more than the absence of disease That each day I can be healthier than I was yesterday The energy science helps us a glimpse a that greater reality of health Not to just get by Good Deal! The Pain is Reduced There is a...
read moreObviously this is a common question posed by those doing energy science work for clearance of their IC complex of bladder pain and possibly IBS, GERD and fibromyalgia As a child you may have asked, “Are we there yet?” and “Now are we there yet?” So when will this IC be over? The short answer is, “It’s over when it’s over.” But to be more specific, in general it takes 2 months of release for every year of imbalance So if you have had symptoms of IC for 10 years it will take 20 months of work to clear the...
read moreOne caveat: diet in IC is a very individual thing. When I read the list of foods that were deemed to be safe for IC, my reaction to the inclusion of some of them was “I WISH I could eat that!” IC patient The matter science dietary approach to IC is to determine personal trigger foods This approach is hit and miss and makes it difficult to be sure what foods carry the offending “molecules” In the end it becomes virtual guesswork except for the obvious choices such as white chicken(good) or...
read moreA beautiful question was posed by a reader who asked about carrageenan(ca-rag-ee-nan) as an ingredient in aloe vera gel and whether that affected its ability to be useful in the management of IC flares This brings up some questions for us Questions 1 “Is the gelatinous property of aloe vera gel related to the carrageenan?” No the aloe is gelatinous by itself without the carrageenan Perhaps another question 2 “Does the carrageenan affect the effectiveness of the aloe vera gel physiologically?” Again no 3 ...
read moreNutrition is different than diet Diet is about food choices but nutrition encompasses the entire process of nourishment From an energy science view improving digestion by the enzyme and bacterial systems of the gut requires some changes in lifestyle behaviors around eating So here are some helpful tips of do’s and dont’s around the nutrition Some of the supporting information as mentioned in the video can be found at foodsheal.com All my best for a great 2013 It’s going to be an awesome...
read moreIt’s estimated that 50-70% of IC patients have poor digestion as part of their disease process So it’s a good idea that you understand how to get it healthy as part of the process of healing this chronic disease The gastrointestinal tract’s digestive strength is likened to a magical forest where trees represent the enzyme and bacterial systems that digest your food(lactose, gluten, carbohydrates, proteins, fats) But here’s the magic!! As the trees burn and digest food they replenish themselves and the stronger the...
read moreThe pain of your IC flare is related to the movement of the qualities of hot, mobile, and dry These qualities lead to the burning in the pelvis and on urination as well as the frequency and intense urgency you experience(leading to the rusty zipper syndrome) These primordial vibrational frequencies(fancy term for qualities) are moving through a long tube in the mindbody This tube begins in the kidney and ends where the urine comes out when you urinate It’s that simple! Energy in the form of urine moves through this...
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