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Relevance of Agni and Microbiome to Health

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Bacteria populate the gut in increasing numbers from the upper smalll bowel to the densest population residing in the colon which are “good and bad guys”

From previous blogs the IC bladder pain syndrome(interstitial cystitis, chronic prostatitis, irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia, anf vulvodynia) is a neuropathy that stems from an imbalance in the agni of the colon specifically the rectosigmoid and rectum. This leads to an energetic imbalance in the colon leading to an imbalance in the pelvic nerves.

From an AY perspective agni is central to the disease process  If one has a balanced agni then physiologic dis-ease cannot occur  Due to our choices around diet(ahara), lifestyle(vihara) and medicines/supplements(dravya) gunas or qualities of the doshas of Vata, Pitta, and Kapha produce disturbance of the agni.  The net result of this agni disturbance is the production of toxic load(ama) which clogs the energy channels and over time becomes hot(amavisha). This toxic load clogs the channels leading to blockage of energy which leads to pain in the pelvic organs, namely the bladder, vagina, prostate, and rectum.

So the essence of treating physiologic dis-ease of any type is to restore balance to a disturbed agni.  This takes time because there has to be a gradual release of the dosha qualities and the gradual elimination of stored up ama/amavisha or toxic load in the energy channels.

An aspect of agni in the physiology is represented by the gut microbiome(gut bacterial flora).  Although agni has a pervasive physiologic impact throughout the entire mindbody, a healthy microbiome in the gut provides immense support to the mindbody’s health.

The first step in providng support to the gut agni is to alter the diet to one that is alkalanizing as we have discussed in the past with the green composite protein recipe. The second step is to begin to restore the microbiome with “good guys” and overwhelm the growth of the “bad guys”.

If you want to know more about which is the best probiotic to get started with email me at drbilldean@gmail.com

IC Treatment by Supporting the Microbiome

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In the world of Ayurveda the IC bladder pain syndrome(interstitial cystitis, irritable bowel syndrome, chronic prostatitis, fibromyalgia) arises from a disturbance in the ability to digest food. This impaired digestion leads to toxic buildup that then leads to toxins collecting in areas outside the bowel. One of the areas where this buildup occurs in the pelvic nerves surrounding the large bowel. This leads to all the bladder symptoms that occur in IC such as urinary frequency, urgency, and episodic burning on urination but also the peripheral symptoms that arise in IC, such as vaginal burning, pelvic floor pressure, and even at times perineal pain.

Part of the treatment of the IC bladder pain syndrome then means that one has to deal with the underlying gut disturbance that leads to the toxic buildup in the first place. Ayurveda has the answer to this in the concept of agni.

Agni essentially means digestive power. There are many factors which disturb agni but when agni suffers toxins begin to accumulate. And when the peripheral tissues such as the nerves become involved with these toxins the stage is set for diseases such as IBS and IC.

Part of agni in the body is the microbiome. If the microbiome is healthy then agni is healthy. If the microbiome is disturbed so is the agni and so it’s obvious that if one is going to treat IC one of the major foundational strategies is to bring back to health the microbiome.

There are 3 supporting supplements that can do that over time. And surprisingly one of them are mushrooms! Stay tuned in the weeks to come as we roll out these 3 very important ingredients.