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
The reason that our website icdiet.com is listed number one and two in the Google search engine is that the information works People use what works for them not what’s written And I can confidently say based on the energy science of Ayurveda that it works when you work it for bladder pain There is no guess work(why did it work for Mary but not for me), no diet diaries, no elimination trials Just straightforward Yes and No The IC community(Interstitial Cystitis Association and Interstitial Cystitis Network) and the...
read moreThe body is simultaneously an energy and matter field based on your perspective The bladder pain that is seen in IC flares can be viewed as either a molecular problem(matter science) or an imbalance in energy patterns in the urinary tract The predominant theory of the matter or molecular science is that the glycosoaminoglycan(GAG) layer becomes disrupted and allows urine irritants to infiltrate the bladder wall leading to the painful flares of IC The energy science of Ayurveda completely concurs that there is disruption due to acidic...
read more“Tomorrow I’ll begin that Pitta pacifying nutritional format for this bladder pain.” But as the saying goes,”Tomorrow never comes.” Procrastination is a form of fear and can be related to the Kapha energy pattern but any energy pattern can entertain inertia. It’s worthwhile looking at this fear as it directly plays into our human quest for chronic dis-ease. And if we are human and walking on this planet we have imaginary fears. Although imaginary fears have no basis, nonetheless they are locked away in our...
read moreIt’s estimated that 50 to as high as 70% of people experiencing IC have spontaneous resolution of bladder pain symptoms or after a period of time go away entirely or move to a more manageable symptom complex. This is typified in the accompanying bell curve graph which shows to the left of the line those that have resolved completely or have manageable symptoms and those to the right who have repeated flares for an extended period of time. This latter debilitated group of patients(CPPS) suffer not only unrelenting flares but lose...
read moreFrom an energy science view the symptoms of interstitial cystitis(IC) are related to the hot quality among others The burning on urination that feels like razor blades, the suprapubic or vaginal pain, the perineal pain of prostatitis are all related to this energetic quality that is in excess At this blog I have discussed extensively how the nutritional format is fundamental in clearing symptoms From my research 91% of patients doing aloe and a nutritional format that reduces this hot quality get 50% relief of symptoms in 6 weeks But...
read moreIf you have bladder IC and endometriosis you are experiencing a sort of double whammy You have two painful inflammatory pelvic conditions to deal with And that’s a bummer The pain may be doubly intense or at least seem like it And the social, physical, psychological, and emotional debility is energy draining But what if you could do something that doesn’t cost you anything and could reduce your symptoms by as much as 50%? All you have to do is take on the responsibility of nutritional choices and use aloe vera gel...
read moreFrom our last post you learned that from an energy science point of view interstitial cystitis is a Pitta provoked disease, that is, too much hot quality in the urinary tract – an imbalance created by the foods consumed So the obvious first step is to reduce those foods that are Pitta provoking One particular thread that I have seen come up is the question about IC and yogurt How should it be used and whether it is safe in IC, that is, whether it is Pitta provoking and causing bladder pain Yogurt is an amazing food and many...
read moreI had the opportunity over the weekend to interview Dr Vasant Lad who is a recognized authority of Ayurveda This is probably the first time that interstitial cystitis has been discussed from the classical Ayurvedic approach Applying the principles of Ayurveda in treating IC is obvious but what the classic texts that go back 5000 years have to say about the disease is very different as you will see Don’t be thrown off by the Sanskrit terms! Dr Lad has published numerous articles and books on the subject including a 3...
read moreWhen confronted with a chronic disease two questions usually come up 1 Why is this happening to me? 2 How can I get relief from these miserable symptoms that are plaguing me day in and day out? The first question will be difficult to answer based on the current model of healing and is based on theory And the second question is more to the point of “allow me to get comfortable so I can at least function” This question also has loads of responses doing online searches because you are empathetic to the other’s...
read moreI have found it interesting that quite often the physical problems that we have often seek their verbal expressions in the physically manifested universe This indirectly supports that we know we are intuitively part of Nature That we are not apart from Her but an aspect of Her We are Her in a real sense To divorce ourselves from Nature through technology and the study of molecules misses our ability to resourcefully look within for the answers As the saying goes, you haven’t lived until you’ve had a good bladder pain...
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Oils may be overlooked when looking for the “apparent trigger foods” in the IC diet In the energy science approach there are specific oils that carry the hot quality and these in the end will aggravate the small bowel, the seat of Pitta energy which is as you recall the energy of transformation in the body These oils if used improperly can produce the bladder pain of the IC bladder pain syndrome
Why would the small bowel be the focal point of transformative energy? It’s in the small bowel that foods are literally transformed from a vegetable, say broccoli…. and that piece of broccoli is transformed into molecules that can be used by your body for repair or energy to do things So when oils heat the small bowel they increase the energy pattern of Pitta which is responsible for the burning on urination as well as the pelvic burning that is associated with IC, chronic prostatitis, fibromyalgia, and vulvodynia IBS is also associated with diarrhea due to the hot quality in the small bowel The heat of GERD happens in the stomach
Almonds are actually seeds and in the skin of the almond are numerous enzymes that produce transformation so the almond can reproduce itself into another tree If the skin of the almond is left in place during the production of the oil then the oil will be heating The same is true for almond butter
Apricot, corn, mustard, safflower, and sesame round the list of oils to avoid
So you should think twice about fried foods in restaurants since you have no control over what kinds of oils are used
You may remember that castor oil is heating internally but when applied to the skin it has a cooling effect This particular fact can be utilized as a treatment effect in terms of utility in the management of IC flares as I’ve written earlier
Coconut and avocado oils can be used like castor externally due to their cooling effect but unlike castor they also have too much of a cooling effect internally so should not be used in cooking Hence routine use of coconut oil internally, even though the rage from a matter science view currently, is not a good idea as it will disrupt agni which is extremely important for health and improving your chances of healing IC
Sunflower, ghee, canola, olive, soy, flaxseed, primrose, and walnut are most suitable in descending order….so sunflower is the most cooling and walnut the most heating even though it has a cooling effect to the small bowel
So armed with this information you can begin to make better energetic choices around the choice of cooking oils in the kitchen
Ghee or clarified butter is an excellent cooking oil(high burn point) because not only does it cool the small bowel but its qualities are those of our digestive fire
Said another way, many who have IC have poor agni, ie poor digestive strength Using ghee on a regular basis helps promote strong digestion and in an indirect way begins healing IC
Anyone with IC should use ghee on a regular basis In our next post together we’ll discuss how to make this amazing cooking oil
The reason that our website icdiet.com is listed number one and two in the Google search engine is that the information works People use what works for them not what’s written And I can confidently say based on the energy science of Ayurveda that it works when you work it for bladder pain There is no guess work(why did it work for Mary but not for me), no diet diaries, no elimination trials Just straightforward Yes and No The IC community(Interstitial Cystitis Association and Interstitial Cystitis Network) and the...
read moreThe body is simultaneously an energy and matter field based on your perspective The bladder pain that is seen in IC flares can be viewed as either a molecular problem(matter science) or an imbalance in energy patterns in the urinary tract The predominant theory of the matter or molecular science is that the glycosoaminoglycan(GAG) layer becomes disrupted and allows urine irritants to infiltrate the bladder wall leading to the painful flares of IC The energy science of Ayurveda completely concurs that there is disruption due to acidic...
read more“Tomorrow I’ll begin that Pitta pacifying nutritional format for this bladder pain.” But as the saying goes,”Tomorrow never comes.” Procrastination is a form of fear and can be related to the Kapha energy pattern but any energy pattern can entertain inertia. It’s worthwhile looking at this fear as it directly plays into our human quest for chronic dis-ease. And if we are human and walking on this planet we have imaginary fears. Although imaginary fears have no basis, nonetheless they are locked away in our...
read moreIt’s estimated that 50 to as high as 70% of people experiencing IC have spontaneous resolution of bladder pain symptoms or after a period of time go away entirely or move to a more manageable symptom complex. This is typified in the accompanying bell curve graph which shows to the left of the line those that have resolved completely or have manageable symptoms and those to the right who have repeated flares for an extended period of time. This latter debilitated group of patients(CPPS) suffer not only unrelenting flares but lose...
read moreFrom an energy science view the symptoms of interstitial cystitis(IC) are related to the hot quality among others The burning on urination that feels like razor blades, the suprapubic or vaginal pain, the perineal pain of prostatitis are all related to this energetic quality that is in excess At this blog I have discussed extensively how the nutritional format is fundamental in clearing symptoms From my research 91% of patients doing aloe and a nutritional format that reduces this hot quality get 50% relief of symptoms in 6 weeks But...
read moreIf you have bladder IC and endometriosis you are experiencing a sort of double whammy You have two painful inflammatory pelvic conditions to deal with And that’s a bummer The pain may be doubly intense or at least seem like it And the social, physical, psychological, and emotional debility is energy draining But what if you could do something that doesn’t cost you anything and could reduce your symptoms by as much as 50%? All you have to do is take on the responsibility of nutritional choices and use aloe vera gel...
read moreFrom our last post you learned that from an energy science point of view interstitial cystitis is a Pitta provoked disease, that is, too much hot quality in the urinary tract – an imbalance created by the foods consumed So the obvious first step is to reduce those foods that are Pitta provoking One particular thread that I have seen come up is the question about IC and yogurt How should it be used and whether it is safe in IC, that is, whether it is Pitta provoking and causing bladder pain Yogurt is an amazing food and many...
read moreI had the opportunity over the weekend to interview Dr Vasant Lad who is a recognized authority of Ayurveda This is probably the first time that interstitial cystitis has been discussed from the classical Ayurvedic approach Applying the principles of Ayurveda in treating IC is obvious but what the classic texts that go back 5000 years have to say about the disease is very different as you will see Don’t be thrown off by the Sanskrit terms! Dr Lad has published numerous articles and books on the subject including a 3...
read moreWhen confronted with a chronic disease two questions usually come up 1 Why is this happening to me? 2 How can I get relief from these miserable symptoms that are plaguing me day in and day out? The first question will be difficult to answer based on the current model of healing and is based on theory And the second question is more to the point of “allow me to get comfortable so I can at least function” This question also has loads of responses doing online searches because you are empathetic to the other’s...
read moreI have found it interesting that quite often the physical problems that we have often seek their verbal expressions in the physically manifested universe This indirectly supports that we know we are intuitively part of Nature That we are not apart from Her but an aspect of Her We are Her in a real sense To divorce ourselves from Nature through technology and the study of molecules misses our ability to resourcefully look within for the answers As the saying goes, you haven’t lived until you’ve had a good bladder pain...
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You would do anything to deal with the pain of IC especially when flares occur so it would stand to reason that using an antacid of some form would be appropriate since for some it gives them relief of their heartburn but has also been anecdotally reported by some to help with their IC symptoms But interestingly disease labels such as IBS, fibromyalgia, and even vulvodynia share the problems of too much heat in the physiology
Interestingly acid indigestion(heartburn) and GERD are strongly associated with IC In an online survey done by the ICA:
559 respondents to the diet survey
84% found diet helped reduced symptoms
Perhaps because this was an online survey the results are not available for search at the ICA site any longer but the survey obviously underscores the importance of nutrition and shows the interesting correlation with acid indigestion and IC From our previous blog discussion this correlation would be expected as the hot quality in the gut moves to affect the urinary system
Some foods to avoid are obvious such as cayenne pepper, chili pepper, and horseradish But other foods such as tomatoes, salt, and grains like buckwheat and corn are below the radar screen There is a compounding effect in the energy science discipline of healing Over time these foods effects mount up and then produce symptoms So the lesson is to avoid these cumulative effects to begin with by watching what you take in the first place
From an energy science point of view the tastes that carry the hot quality are sour, salty, and pungent It’s often difficult to know which foods carry the subtle tastes that can affect the GI tract so that’s why nutritional formats are so important
My father in law didn’t have IC pain and lived a relatively comfortable life except for anxiety now and then He had an interesting habit that I think is germane to our discussion today
As a matter of evening routine he would sneak into the kitchen late at night to have his two bowls of Hagen Daz ice cream after which he would take his cholesterol lowering pills(maybe two for good measure!) Comfortable that he had done his ounce of prevention he would then trundle off to bed
I think most would feel that taking two Lipitor after eating ice cream is …. well not preventative But isn’t that the same thing we are doing with antacids? Prelief is an antacid like many OTC antacids to help with the stomach symptoms of heartburn GERD Even Tagamet has been used off label for IC But isn’t that the same thing?
We all want our freedom of choice and the energy science of Ayurveda does not say “Never” It says that we all have free choice but we don’t have a choice about the consequences of our choices
Drugs and nutraceuticals are not meant to cover over poor food choices that cause the pain of IC which can be managed more successfully without the use of pharma
Of course there is the sentiment “My life is over All of my favs taken away from me!” These energy science nutritional formats are not an “all or none” proposition but the more closely you adhere to the format the better you will feel And after a while you’ll get tired of taking in foods that make you feel sick
In the end the energy discipline can help us with a qualitative scientific assessment of what foods are best for our mindbody energy makeup
Go to foodsheal.com right now and take the quiz Then choose the appropriate nutritional format and print the pdf format off so you have it to follow
Read the incompatable food combination list and print off that file as well and post both on your refrigerator so you can reference them regularly
Use aloe vera gel(not the juice) on a regular basis (2T three times per day) Take it to work, travel with it, and make a ritual out of its use
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The reason that our website icdiet.com is listed number one and two in the Google search engine is that the information works People use what works for them not what’s written And I can confidently say based on the energy science of Ayurveda that it works when you work it for bladder pain There is no guess work(why did it work for Mary but not for me), no diet diaries, no elimination trials Just straightforward Yes and No The IC community(Interstitial Cystitis Association and Interstitial Cystitis Network) and the...
read moreThe body is simultaneously an energy and matter field based on your perspective The bladder pain that is seen in IC flares can be viewed as either a molecular problem(matter science) or an imbalance in energy patterns in the urinary tract The predominant theory of the matter or molecular science is that the glycosoaminoglycan(GAG) layer becomes disrupted and allows urine irritants to infiltrate the bladder wall leading to the painful flares of IC The energy science of Ayurveda completely concurs that there is disruption due to acidic...
read more“Tomorrow I’ll begin that Pitta pacifying nutritional format for this bladder pain.” But as the saying goes,”Tomorrow never comes.” Procrastination is a form of fear and can be related to the Kapha energy pattern but any energy pattern can entertain inertia. It’s worthwhile looking at this fear as it directly plays into our human quest for chronic dis-ease. And if we are human and walking on this planet we have imaginary fears. Although imaginary fears have no basis, nonetheless they are locked away in our...
read moreIt’s estimated that 50 to as high as 70% of people experiencing IC have spontaneous resolution of bladder pain symptoms or after a period of time go away entirely or move to a more manageable symptom complex. This is typified in the accompanying bell curve graph which shows to the left of the line those that have resolved completely or have manageable symptoms and those to the right who have repeated flares for an extended period of time. This latter debilitated group of patients(CPPS) suffer not only unrelenting flares but lose...
read moreFrom an energy science view the symptoms of interstitial cystitis(IC) are related to the hot quality among others The burning on urination that feels like razor blades, the suprapubic or vaginal pain, the perineal pain of prostatitis are all related to this energetic quality that is in excess At this blog I have discussed extensively how the nutritional format is fundamental in clearing symptoms From my research 91% of patients doing aloe and a nutritional format that reduces this hot quality get 50% relief of symptoms in 6 weeks But...
read moreIf you have bladder IC and endometriosis you are experiencing a sort of double whammy You have two painful inflammatory pelvic conditions to deal with And that’s a bummer The pain may be doubly intense or at least seem like it And the social, physical, psychological, and emotional debility is energy draining But what if you could do something that doesn’t cost you anything and could reduce your symptoms by as much as 50%? All you have to do is take on the responsibility of nutritional choices and use aloe vera gel...
read moreFrom our last post you learned that from an energy science point of view interstitial cystitis is a Pitta provoked disease, that is, too much hot quality in the urinary tract – an imbalance created by the foods consumed So the obvious first step is to reduce those foods that are Pitta provoking One particular thread that I have seen come up is the question about IC and yogurt How should it be used and whether it is safe in IC, that is, whether it is Pitta provoking and causing bladder pain Yogurt is an amazing food and many...
read moreI had the opportunity over the weekend to interview Dr Vasant Lad who is a recognized authority of Ayurveda This is probably the first time that interstitial cystitis has been discussed from the classical Ayurvedic approach Applying the principles of Ayurveda in treating IC is obvious but what the classic texts that go back 5000 years have to say about the disease is very different as you will see Don’t be thrown off by the Sanskrit terms! Dr Lad has published numerous articles and books on the subject including a 3...
read moreWhen confronted with a chronic disease two questions usually come up 1 Why is this happening to me? 2 How can I get relief from these miserable symptoms that are plaguing me day in and day out? The first question will be difficult to answer based on the current model of healing and is based on theory And the second question is more to the point of “allow me to get comfortable so I can at least function” This question also has loads of responses doing online searches because you are empathetic to the other’s...
read moreI have found it interesting that quite often the physical problems that we have often seek their verbal expressions in the physically manifested universe This indirectly supports that we know we are intuitively part of Nature That we are not apart from Her but an aspect of Her We are Her in a real sense To divorce ourselves from Nature through technology and the study of molecules misses our ability to resourcefully look within for the answers As the saying goes, you haven’t lived until you’ve had a good bladder pain...
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The energy body is composed of three types of energy using the energy science model of Ayurveda As I have talked about in the past how it is articulated in other models such as the Traditional Oriental Medicine discipline is different but in essence it’s the same, the mindbody is being seen as an energy field, not a matter field
The three energy patterns in the Ayurvedic model are Vata(energy of movement), Pitta(energy of transformation or metabolism), and Kapha(energy of stability) You need all three to function but they are expressed in degrees in all of us Someone may be born Vata 3 Pitta 2 Kapha 1 while her friend might be V1P2K3
As we talked about before the diseases of the IC bladder pain syndrome are a result of imbalances of the energy patterns of VP Hence such problems as IC, IBS, GERD, fibromyalgia, chronic prostatitis, and vulvodynia are patterns of imbalances where there is too much V and P
The energy patterns described in the Ayurvedic energy model simply are They are mental constructs created by healers 1000’s of years ago in order to make sense of what they were observing in themselves They had no microscopes, MRI’s, or Xray machines They only had their powers of observation They saw that there was movement around them and they saw movement in the healthy body and so they called this Vata and we now term it a biological energy Similarly observations in Nature showed the transformation and stability was seen and those were also observed in the human body and these energy patterns were called Pitta and Kapha But Nature Herself is innocent and so are the energy patterns that make Her up….she simply exists
These energy patterns are simply expressions of Nature herself So there are Pitta dogs, Kapha type cats, Vata like birds And our mindbodies are expressions of Nature as well This is the basis of understanding the energy model as it applies to us as biological energy patterns
Disease in the energy body occurs because we make unconscious choices that cause these energy patterns to become more active than they should be If we run, run, run….eventually we run out of energy…..we deplete the body because by all that running the energy of movement gets so active in the body that it causes depletion
So disease is typically a depletion of the energy body due to poor unconscious choices that we make The energy patterns are innocent They’re just being part of Nature…it’s our mind and its choices that go against Nature that produces disease
Working the night shift might seem like a way to make a living but it goes against Nature’s intelligence which sleeps at night….She’s not working
So when we make choices that restores these energy patterns back to balance, back to the times when they were not provoked(when we were children) then healing occurs This is the healing is seen in the energy science at least
We restore this innocence by making choices that do not aggravate the energy patterns in our body For example by following the nutritional formats we avoid making food choices that lead to imbalances in the body that eventually lead to disease And as you know nutrition is the cornerstone to dealing with your IC
So here’s to restoring innocence Best DB
The reason that our website icdiet.com is listed number one and two in the Google search engine is that the information works People use what works for them not what’s written And I can confidently say based on the energy science of Ayurveda that it works when you work it for bladder pain There is no guess work(why did it work for Mary but not for me), no diet diaries, no elimination trials Just straightforward Yes and No The IC community(Interstitial Cystitis Association and Interstitial Cystitis Network) and the...
read moreThe body is simultaneously an energy and matter field based on your perspective The bladder pain that is seen in IC flares can be viewed as either a molecular problem(matter science) or an imbalance in energy patterns in the urinary tract The predominant theory of the matter or molecular science is that the glycosoaminoglycan(GAG) layer becomes disrupted and allows urine irritants to infiltrate the bladder wall leading to the painful flares of IC The energy science of Ayurveda completely concurs that there is disruption due to acidic...
read more“Tomorrow I’ll begin that Pitta pacifying nutritional format for this bladder pain.” But as the saying goes,”Tomorrow never comes.” Procrastination is a form of fear and can be related to the Kapha energy pattern but any energy pattern can entertain inertia. It’s worthwhile looking at this fear as it directly plays into our human quest for chronic dis-ease. And if we are human and walking on this planet we have imaginary fears. Although imaginary fears have no basis, nonetheless they are locked away in our...
read moreIt’s estimated that 50 to as high as 70% of people experiencing IC have spontaneous resolution of bladder pain symptoms or after a period of time go away entirely or move to a more manageable symptom complex. This is typified in the accompanying bell curve graph which shows to the left of the line those that have resolved completely or have manageable symptoms and those to the right who have repeated flares for an extended period of time. This latter debilitated group of patients(CPPS) suffer not only unrelenting flares but lose...
read moreFrom an energy science view the symptoms of interstitial cystitis(IC) are related to the hot quality among others The burning on urination that feels like razor blades, the suprapubic or vaginal pain, the perineal pain of prostatitis are all related to this energetic quality that is in excess At this blog I have discussed extensively how the nutritional format is fundamental in clearing symptoms From my research 91% of patients doing aloe and a nutritional format that reduces this hot quality get 50% relief of symptoms in 6 weeks But...
read moreIf you have bladder IC and endometriosis you are experiencing a sort of double whammy You have two painful inflammatory pelvic conditions to deal with And that’s a bummer The pain may be doubly intense or at least seem like it And the social, physical, psychological, and emotional debility is energy draining But what if you could do something that doesn’t cost you anything and could reduce your symptoms by as much as 50%? All you have to do is take on the responsibility of nutritional choices and use aloe vera gel...
read moreFrom our last post you learned that from an energy science point of view interstitial cystitis is a Pitta provoked disease, that is, too much hot quality in the urinary tract – an imbalance created by the foods consumed So the obvious first step is to reduce those foods that are Pitta provoking One particular thread that I have seen come up is the question about IC and yogurt How should it be used and whether it is safe in IC, that is, whether it is Pitta provoking and causing bladder pain Yogurt is an amazing food and many...
read moreI had the opportunity over the weekend to interview Dr Vasant Lad who is a recognized authority of Ayurveda This is probably the first time that interstitial cystitis has been discussed from the classical Ayurvedic approach Applying the principles of Ayurveda in treating IC is obvious but what the classic texts that go back 5000 years have to say about the disease is very different as you will see Don’t be thrown off by the Sanskrit terms! Dr Lad has published numerous articles and books on the subject including a 3...
read moreWhen confronted with a chronic disease two questions usually come up 1 Why is this happening to me? 2 How can I get relief from these miserable symptoms that are plaguing me day in and day out? The first question will be difficult to answer based on the current model of healing and is based on theory And the second question is more to the point of “allow me to get comfortable so I can at least function” This question also has loads of responses doing online searches because you are empathetic to the other’s...
read moreI have found it interesting that quite often the physical problems that we have often seek their verbal expressions in the physically manifested universe This indirectly supports that we know we are intuitively part of Nature That we are not apart from Her but an aspect of Her We are Her in a real sense To divorce ourselves from Nature through technology and the study of molecules misses our ability to resourcefully look within for the answers As the saying goes, you haven’t lived until you’ve had a good bladder pain...
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In the last couple of months I have written intermittently to you about the energy science’s understanding of toxic load(called ama) that occurs with all disease Since this kind of thinking is completely foreign to those of us following the matter science medical model, it represents a radical departure as to how we think about the origin and treatment of disease
The bladder pain syndrome is such a complex of physiologic imbalances composed of CPPS(chronic pelvic pain syndrome), fibromyalgia, GERD, IBS, IC, and vulvodynia that are all associated with ama
As I have said from an energy science perspective ama or this toxic moribund substance is the byproduct of poorly functioning metabolism Again the energy science describes poor metabolism as a result of low agni(digestive strength, power, or fire) This agni is in part the digestive capability of the entire GIT that we are all familiar with The agni in this part of the body is comprised of all the enzyme systems from the mouth to the rectum including all the bacterial systems as well
But there are other agnis in the body that are involved with the metabolism of the tissues and excretory functions And most importantly agnis that help us digest thoughts, feelings, and emotions When you digest well psychologically the result is mental clarity
If you’re tired you rest IF you’re listening to your body As you know there are many people who don’t listen to their bodies and that’s literally the first step to disease Eventually you have to listen because the body essentially gives out with resultant disease
If your agni is laboring, not up to par, and as a result your body is producing ama, then it makes sense that one of the first things to do is to give your agni a rest One of the simplest things to do is a monodiet
A monodiet is a certain type of food that is done over a period of time The type of food chosen for the diet is not as important as the consistency to do the monodiet for the period of time Some would call this a “fast” and it is in the loosest sense of the term but it’s essentially giving your digestive system rest Why? Because you’re using only one group of enzyme systems to digest the same thing over and over again The monodiet could be fruit, could be rice and yogurt, could be fruit juice The point is that it doesn’t matter what the monodiet is, as long as it’s repetitive for a period of time
How long? It depends If you are Pitta Vata at most 7 days If PK then 14 days
I’ve divided the body and mind apart for discussion purposes but we should be clear here that from an energy science perspective the mind and body are intimately spliced They’re one and the same What is mind is body and what is body is mind You can’t separate them As a matter of fact detoxification of the physical body does psychological detox and psychological detox does physical detox That’s how intimately spliced we are
Detox of the mind reduces mental ama and involves a form of monodiet as well But this monodiet is in the form of reducing mental activity The energy science is very clear that in order to remove mental ama some form of activity that reduces mental activity is most important
Why? Since we want to improve psychological agni we want to fast from thoughts The best way to do this is by meditation There are many ways to meditate The simplest is probably the most effective and involves watching the breath If you want you can add a mental instrument to trap the mind’s attention using SO HUM SO on inhalation and HUM on exhalation
Breathing exercises can be meditative as well as yoga posture practice if done properly
When we improve agni there are great gifts Probably the most important is mental clarity and therefore peace, less emotional turmoil When the GIT is given some time off there is improved digestion and elimination We simply digest food and emotions better Here are some benefits from improving your agni
Loss of cravings Feeling of lightness after eating Good taste perception
Steady weight Normal GI elimination Vigor vitality strength stamina
Healthy glow Mental clarity Sound sleep
Alertness Discrimination, intelligence Direction determination courage
Joy cheerfulness Contentment Affection enthusiasm
Patience Longevity Confidence
All because we have given our mindbody a break and improved our agni
To Health as a Skill DB
incompletely digested impressions, feelings and emotions
due to nutritional and lifestyle choices that we make
The reason that our website icdiet.com is listed number one and two in the Google search engine is that the information works People use what works for them not what’s written And I can confidently say based on the energy science of Ayurveda that it works when you work it for bladder pain There is no guess work(why did it work for Mary but not for me), no diet diaries, no elimination trials Just straightforward Yes and No The IC community(Interstitial Cystitis Association and Interstitial Cystitis Network) and the...
read moreThe body is simultaneously an energy and matter field based on your perspective The bladder pain that is seen in IC flares can be viewed as either a molecular problem(matter science) or an imbalance in energy patterns in the urinary tract The predominant theory of the matter or molecular science is that the glycosoaminoglycan(GAG) layer becomes disrupted and allows urine irritants to infiltrate the bladder wall leading to the painful flares of IC The energy science of Ayurveda completely concurs that there is disruption due to acidic...
read more“Tomorrow I’ll begin that Pitta pacifying nutritional format for this bladder pain.” But as the saying goes,”Tomorrow never comes.” Procrastination is a form of fear and can be related to the Kapha energy pattern but any energy pattern can entertain inertia. It’s worthwhile looking at this fear as it directly plays into our human quest for chronic dis-ease. And if we are human and walking on this planet we have imaginary fears. Although imaginary fears have no basis, nonetheless they are locked away in our...
read moreIt’s estimated that 50 to as high as 70% of people experiencing IC have spontaneous resolution of bladder pain symptoms or after a period of time go away entirely or move to a more manageable symptom complex. This is typified in the accompanying bell curve graph which shows to the left of the line those that have resolved completely or have manageable symptoms and those to the right who have repeated flares for an extended period of time. This latter debilitated group of patients(CPPS) suffer not only unrelenting flares but lose...
read moreFrom an energy science view the symptoms of interstitial cystitis(IC) are related to the hot quality among others The burning on urination that feels like razor blades, the suprapubic or vaginal pain, the perineal pain of prostatitis are all related to this energetic quality that is in excess At this blog I have discussed extensively how the nutritional format is fundamental in clearing symptoms From my research 91% of patients doing aloe and a nutritional format that reduces this hot quality get 50% relief of symptoms in 6 weeks But...
read moreIf you have bladder IC and endometriosis you are experiencing a sort of double whammy You have two painful inflammatory pelvic conditions to deal with And that’s a bummer The pain may be doubly intense or at least seem like it And the social, physical, psychological, and emotional debility is energy draining But what if you could do something that doesn’t cost you anything and could reduce your symptoms by as much as 50%? All you have to do is take on the responsibility of nutritional choices and use aloe vera gel...
read moreFrom our last post you learned that from an energy science point of view interstitial cystitis is a Pitta provoked disease, that is, too much hot quality in the urinary tract – an imbalance created by the foods consumed So the obvious first step is to reduce those foods that are Pitta provoking One particular thread that I have seen come up is the question about IC and yogurt How should it be used and whether it is safe in IC, that is, whether it is Pitta provoking and causing bladder pain Yogurt is an amazing food and many...
read moreI had the opportunity over the weekend to interview Dr Vasant Lad who is a recognized authority of Ayurveda This is probably the first time that interstitial cystitis has been discussed from the classical Ayurvedic approach Applying the principles of Ayurveda in treating IC is obvious but what the classic texts that go back 5000 years have to say about the disease is very different as you will see Don’t be thrown off by the Sanskrit terms! Dr Lad has published numerous articles and books on the subject including a 3...
read moreWhen confronted with a chronic disease two questions usually come up 1 Why is this happening to me? 2 How can I get relief from these miserable symptoms that are plaguing me day in and day out? The first question will be difficult to answer based on the current model of healing and is based on theory And the second question is more to the point of “allow me to get comfortable so I can at least function” This question also has loads of responses doing online searches because you are empathetic to the other’s...
read moreI have found it interesting that quite often the physical problems that we have often seek their verbal expressions in the physically manifested universe This indirectly supports that we know we are intuitively part of Nature That we are not apart from Her but an aspect of Her We are Her in a real sense To divorce ourselves from Nature through technology and the study of molecules misses our ability to resourcefully look within for the answers As the saying goes, you haven’t lived until you’ve had a good bladder pain...
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IC with its associated inflammatory disease labels such as acid indigestion, GERD, chronic prostatitis, IBS, fibromyalgia, and vulvodynia all have one thing in common Inflammation so it behoves those to stay away from inflammatory foods To figure out which those are, the energy scince looks at tastes
In energy science nutrition there are six tastes: sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter, and astringent Three of these are inflammatory Can you guess which ones they are?
While the matter science nutritional format only sees four of these, the pungent and astringent tastes are important from an energy science perspective And yes, you’re right the pungent taste is inflammatory, composed of the elements of fire and air This makes sense since our experience is of the hot quality when we take in hot chiles, horseradish, salsa, or cayenne
The other two tastes that are inflammatory because they are composed of the fire element are sour and salty As you would expect if the taste is composed of the fire element it would necessarily carry the hot quality
With this background we are lead to the conclusion that meat that has spent its life in the saltwater would not only be inflammatory but would provoke IC if used consistently
I think the word “consistently” is important here Many of our readers are from coastal areas such as Florida where seafood is abundant For them with a steady diet of saltwater fish this issue of seafood could be problematic
As I have talked about in the past any food can be an IC problem if the agni(digestive fire) is low So eating occasional seafood once a month would not be a problem but “consistent” use of seafood would clearly lead to flares
Often a condiment that is served with saltwater fish is lemon Of course the lemon is sour and from the above it carries the hot quality A substitute is the immature lemon, the lime that can be used without a problem
But what about the omega fat value of seafood? How can we give that up?
Molecular studies of freshwater fish show that they are as equally rich in the good omega fats as seafood So no problem there
In the Midwest of the US , land locked so to speak, fresh water fish is relatively abundant Trout, bass, perch, walleye and a particular favorite of mine, tilapia are available for our palate
But again stay away from the lemon and use lime in moderation(3x per week)
Some writers on the IC subject in the community have suggested that there is no specific diet for IC……that is, there is no specific information that can give you guidelines as to what to eat And that’s true if the recommendations are based on hearsay
This particular topic gives you just a small inkling as to the efficacy of the energy science nutritional approach It shows how choices of foods should be based on the disease process, such as in IC Avoiding the hot quality avoids the foods that produce flares
Now I think that can be useful for the IC community
All the best in your healing journey Love DB
The reason that our website icdiet.com is listed number one and two in the Google search engine is that the information works People use what works for them not what’s written And I can confidently say based on the energy science of Ayurveda that it works when you work it for bladder pain There is no guess work(why did it work for Mary but not for me), no diet diaries, no elimination trials Just straightforward Yes and No The IC community(Interstitial Cystitis Association and Interstitial Cystitis Network) and the...
read moreThe body is simultaneously an energy and matter field based on your perspective The bladder pain that is seen in IC flares can be viewed as either a molecular problem(matter science) or an imbalance in energy patterns in the urinary tract The predominant theory of the matter or molecular science is that the glycosoaminoglycan(GAG) layer becomes disrupted and allows urine irritants to infiltrate the bladder wall leading to the painful flares of IC The energy science of Ayurveda completely concurs that there is disruption due to acidic...
read more“Tomorrow I’ll begin that Pitta pacifying nutritional format for this bladder pain.” But as the saying goes,”Tomorrow never comes.” Procrastination is a form of fear and can be related to the Kapha energy pattern but any energy pattern can entertain inertia. It’s worthwhile looking at this fear as it directly plays into our human quest for chronic dis-ease. And if we are human and walking on this planet we have imaginary fears. Although imaginary fears have no basis, nonetheless they are locked away in our...
read moreIt’s estimated that 50 to as high as 70% of people experiencing IC have spontaneous resolution of bladder pain symptoms or after a period of time go away entirely or move to a more manageable symptom complex. This is typified in the accompanying bell curve graph which shows to the left of the line those that have resolved completely or have manageable symptoms and those to the right who have repeated flares for an extended period of time. This latter debilitated group of patients(CPPS) suffer not only unrelenting flares but lose...
read moreFrom an energy science view the symptoms of interstitial cystitis(IC) are related to the hot quality among others The burning on urination that feels like razor blades, the suprapubic or vaginal pain, the perineal pain of prostatitis are all related to this energetic quality that is in excess At this blog I have discussed extensively how the nutritional format is fundamental in clearing symptoms From my research 91% of patients doing aloe and a nutritional format that reduces this hot quality get 50% relief of symptoms in 6 weeks But...
read moreIf you have bladder IC and endometriosis you are experiencing a sort of double whammy You have two painful inflammatory pelvic conditions to deal with And that’s a bummer The pain may be doubly intense or at least seem like it And the social, physical, psychological, and emotional debility is energy draining But what if you could do something that doesn’t cost you anything and could reduce your symptoms by as much as 50%? All you have to do is take on the responsibility of nutritional choices and use aloe vera gel...
read moreFrom our last post you learned that from an energy science point of view interstitial cystitis is a Pitta provoked disease, that is, too much hot quality in the urinary tract – an imbalance created by the foods consumed So the obvious first step is to reduce those foods that are Pitta provoking One particular thread that I have seen come up is the question about IC and yogurt How should it be used and whether it is safe in IC, that is, whether it is Pitta provoking and causing bladder pain Yogurt is an amazing food and many...
read moreI had the opportunity over the weekend to interview Dr Vasant Lad who is a recognized authority of Ayurveda This is probably the first time that interstitial cystitis has been discussed from the classical Ayurvedic approach Applying the principles of Ayurveda in treating IC is obvious but what the classic texts that go back 5000 years have to say about the disease is very different as you will see Don’t be thrown off by the Sanskrit terms! Dr Lad has published numerous articles and books on the subject including a 3...
read moreWhen confronted with a chronic disease two questions usually come up 1 Why is this happening to me? 2 How can I get relief from these miserable symptoms that are plaguing me day in and day out? The first question will be difficult to answer based on the current model of healing and is based on theory And the second question is more to the point of “allow me to get comfortable so I can at least function” This question also has loads of responses doing online searches because you are empathetic to the other’s...
read moreI have found it interesting that quite often the physical problems that we have often seek their verbal expressions in the physically manifested universe This indirectly supports that we know we are intuitively part of Nature That we are not apart from Her but an aspect of Her We are Her in a real sense To divorce ourselves from Nature through technology and the study of molecules misses our ability to resourcefully look within for the answers As the saying goes, you haven’t lived until you’ve had a good bladder pain...
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