All posts by Dr Bill Dean

About Dr Bill Dean

Dr Bill Dean began practicing urology in 1979 and retired from practice in 2011 to begin a complementary medicine fellowship at the Ayurvedic Institute in Albuquerque, New Mexico He has chosen the use of social media to reach out to the many who are interested in exploring an effective systematic approach to IC that is different to what is presently offered by traditional urology practices This can lead to helping people implement the practical applications of this knowledge either with one on one interaction or with support groups New information that can be used to improve health requires changes in habits which are not supportive to change “When the current allopathic healing approach doesn’t have an answer Ayurveda can certainly shed light and help with difficult clinical problems This is because of how the 2 models do their healing” Early in his budding urology career as a resident he researched a condition called chronic urethritis in women Now in retrospect this was his beginning study of IC since it is labeled so many different ways Dr Bill became interested in the complementary medical discipline of Ayurveda with the Chopra organization in 1995 This introduction showed him the science behind the discipline that was grounded in modern physics In 2000 having his own medical problems he sought help at the Ayurvedic Institute and over the years has watched his health dramatically improve Chronic edema from varicose veins cleared, longstanding bowel issues gradually resolved with resultant improved decreased bone density, clearance of longstanding skin lesions, and an improved healthy understanding of relationships He realized tools and techniques that could be used to reverse the disease process But what was startling was that he began seeing healing in a more complete way This improvement in his health brought enthusiasm to use some simple therapies in his urology practice for IC since there were no consistently good results with standard therapies in urology In 2005 he wrote a paper on the results of a study showing the improvement of men women and children using an Ayurvedic nutrition and aloe The results are reported at icdiet.com [http://icdiet.com/] In 6 weeks 91% of the patients had a 50% reduction in symptoms This was indeed exciting and energized Dr Bill to continue expanding on this approach to healing In the ensuing years of practice he continued to help his patient’s pain with what he now calls an energy science of healing This led to the 2010 publication of Foods Heal: Why Certain Foods Help You Feel Your Best [http://bit.ly/cIk3nZ] which uses the nutritional model to show the differences between the current matter science medical discipline and the Ayurvedic or what he terms the energy science medical discipline Says Dr Bill “Many debilitating diseases in the West are not adequately managed since in the matter science medical model the origins of disease are not well understood The energy science medical model has room for how diseases in the body begin This is the key to helping with these debilitating conditions that we have today” So Dr Bill wants to show people who come to him how this energy science of Ayurveda can heal IC “That’s a tall order” he says, “but with my past experience and what I have learned during my fellowship it is definitely possible if IC sufferers want to take on the challenge” Dr Bill is married and has 3 children and 5 grandchildren

IC and Love: Sacredness of Healing

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Divine LoveEvery healing tradition should have a philosophy and this is unfortunately missing in the matter science model  This is one of the major reasons why our current medical system has run a wayward course  It also explains why the energy science medical healing discipline has been around for 5,000 years

Self Love and Healing

The body has a purpose and that’s to be healthy  When we become imbalanced with a dis-ease such as the IC bladder pain syndrome(interstitial cystitis, vulvodynia, chronic prostatitis, IBS, GERD, and fibromyalgia), in order for us to heal requires that we regain balance and harmony in the physiology  In that very act of regaining balance we attain not only health but it is an act of self love

But how does a healing discipline incorporate love in its tradition?

Philosophy means a Love of Truth

 When you see the Truth you experience Love…not the emotional petty type of love written about in romance novels but something far greater  Healing then is seeking Truth and finding Love because Truth and Love are one and the same
The philosophy of the energy science of Ayurveda is that our human existence is intimately spliced with Nature herself….with the universe or totality….with Love itself and therefore the Truth  When we seek the Truth we find Lovfe and healing becomes a love affair
Healing then implies a seeker of truth  Someone who seeks healing is one who is seeking Truth, one who wants to get to the bottom of the problem  Not a bandaid or another blind alley but rather wants to solve the problem, whatever it may be  When one seeks healing in such a system one becomes a lover, wanting to unite back to wholeness, a return to what one once was before one was sick

Love and IC

But what does this have to do with the IC bladder pain syndrome?
Actually quite a bit  Because a healing tradition based on philosophy understands how the healing occurs in the greater context…healing assumes not a myopic mechanical view of the problem at hand but   That is, how your problems are part of a larger picture  And how the larger picture when employed really accelerates the healing process
Literally when you use a philosophy based healing tradition your healing efforts take on a Divine perspective  You employ God to direct the healing process as you participate  When you become Love you heal because being Love is healing which becomes the supreme creative act

The Sacredness of Healing

 If you can’t find God in yourself you can’t find Her anywhere else
In all spiritual traditions that have been articulated on this planet over the millennia there are basic themes that are present  First there is a universal force or God  Secondly this God exhibits unconditional love which means that there is complete and total acceptance of what is at any one moment  Thirdly we are all aspects of this universal force or God  In other words we are first and foremost divine beings in human form
There are many expressions physiologically of the Divine but most commonly is seen as light typically in the 3rd eye or what is called our inner vision  Behaviorally we begin to accept life events as they are without wishing they were different  There is a distinct feeling that you’re surrounded by complete acceptance by all around you
This connection to our own divinity occurs when we experience silence which is often talked about as the gap…the space between thoughts or breath  The movement of the mind is the movement of breath so when the breath is suspended we experience our own divinity  By and by when one consistently practices this you begin taking on the characteristics of the Divine….you recognize yourself as the Divine or your very soul  This is a very real experience not some metaphorical journey and it occurs because philosophically we are the Divine
 When you connect with your own Divinity you become Love and healing is the reward  Not without work but definitely with direction that supports your healing because you have infinite faith and trust that everything is as it should be and that healing will take place in time  Notice healing from an energy science point of view is not “lay down and God will take care of you”  No, divine healing requires your participation  In so doing you surrender to Divine direction
“You are precious and infinitely loved more than you can possibly imagine  You are always safe  You are never alone  The unconditional and perfect Love of God neglects not one soul
Love is, without a doubt, the basis of everything  Not some abstract, hard-to-fathom kind of love but the day-to-day kind that everyone knows-the kind of love we feel when we look at our spouse and our children, or even our animals  In its purest and most powerful form, this love is not jealous or selfish, but unconditional”                                    Dr. Eben Alexander     Harvard neurosurgeon

 

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IC and Healing Expectations: Redefining What It Takes to Heal

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AncientHealing for Modern Times

Would we think it unusual that someone involved in a severe car accident would walk out of the ICU in a couple of days looking well? In the same way would we think it ususual that someone with chronic disease would clear their symptoms in a couple of months?

In the IC bladder pain syndrome(interstitial cystitis, vulvodynia, chronic prostatitis, IBS, GERD, and fibromyalgia) illustrates various energetic imbalances in the energy mindbody while the matter science views the components of the syndrome as disease labels such as vulvodynia etc  When various energetic science therapies are used healing is elicited because therapies help correct the imbalance of qualities  For example, the qualities of hot and mobile over time get cleared from the body with therapies

It literally takes years to cultivate these imbalances due to unconscious lifestyle choices  Energy science work is not like taking an antibiotic for a few days and everything is better Wish it were that simple in the world of imbalances  But the question often arises as to how long do I have to do this work tp see benefits?

Foundational Therapies

Since all disease begins in the gastrointestinal tract(GIT) except for trauma nutrition that supports the energy constitutional makeup becomes foundational therapy for helping support a return to qualitative balance and eliminates imbalancing qualities in the GIT  For example if a VP has a diet rich in nightshades(tomato, eggplant, peppers) simply removing those from the diet can be an important step toward bringing balance

Observing the removal of incompatible food combinations is another foundational therapeutic step to aid the GIT to correct the imbalances of the hot and mobile qualities of the syndrome

Therapies that support improving agni(digestive power) also do this rebalancing because removing ama improves the rebalancing effort

But how long does it take for rebalancing?  Foods are instantaneous in terms of their effects in the GIT they have the most immediate impact on symptoms and within 7-10 days one can experience shifts in symptoms  But the time for these foundational therapies to do their magic is dependent upon how long the GIT has been imbalanced  The estimate is 2mo for every year of symptoms

 Advanced Therapies

There are clinical situations where the imbalance that was created is beyond simple nutritional work  In this setting there are more advanced therapies that are required in order to achieve the clearing of the qualitative imbalances developed  Typically the symptoms have gone beyond IC and have other aspects of the syndrome such as vulvodynia or fibromyalgia

Again these advanced therapies such as herbal formulas, basti management, and detoxification procedures are part of getting better but again require time  Oddly when the energy mindbody reaches this advanced stage of dis-ease the length of time remains the same…2mo for every year of symptoms, that is, if you’ve been having problems for 10 years then it will take one year and 4 months to progress to a symptom free state

Appropriate Expectations

So we can see that when we do energy science work to heal the IC syndrome it requires dedicated work on our part to maintain lifestyle changes that support the clearance  of the imbalances created  Unfortunately in life there is no quick fix  I think we all intuitively know that but we hope against hope that it’s not true

Another interference to doing this work is lack of clarity as to the decision making about whether this is an approach worth trying  Only you can decide whether the journey is worthwhile

IC and the Summer Time: 8 Suggestions to Avoid Increased Flares

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IcebergThe energy science of Ayurveda states that all that we observe including our own mindbodies are made of vibrational frequencies and from unified field theory this is how contemporary physics sees our reality  There are 10 pairs of these frequencies called qualities and when they become increased in the physiology

For example the hot and mobile qualities become increased in the GIT(gastrointestinal tract) and may lead to the IC bladder pain syndrome(interstitial cystitis, vulvodynia, chronic prostatitis, IBS, GERD, and fibromyalgia) if the conditions are right  The quality of hot produce the burning sensations in the bladder on voiding, in the vagina and perineum, and prostate  The mobile quality helps disseminate the hot quality and pain but also is responsible for urinary frequency

As we discussed everything is made up of these qualities  They exist in us as well as outside us  So the hot quality in our environment can increase the hot quality in us

Summer time is a season when people lower their body temperature by sweating and drinking more  This causes agni to go down and the chances for ama to increase  We should be appropriate about fluid intake(40ozK, 60ozP, 70ozV)

So Stay Cool in Hot Times

If you have the IC bladder syndrome the summer time can be a risky time  And from this perspective it’s not the overheating type of feeling that can be problematic but just the exposure to the heat that can lead to problems particularly if the IC syndrome is present  But the good news is that the energy science gives you good antidotes to keep cool

Stay cool and don’t overheat  Avoid staying out in the hot sun

The energy of the sun is hot but the energy of the moon is cooling so moon bathing is something that can be done when it’s been a particularly hot day in order to bleed off some of the hot quality

Use of cooling foods such as cucumber or cucumber milk

Use coconut  Think tropical because Nature provides us foods that are valuable in hot climates

Avoid deep fried fatty foods due to the hot quality

Milk with cardamom and fresh ginger(milk is cooling like the moon’s energy)

Herbs to use with no ama: amalaki, brahmi, jatamamsi, shankapushpi, shatavari, chitrak, black pepper

Herbs to use if ama is present: mahasudharsan, neem, kutki, guduchi, kama dudha, pravel panchamrit

Each of these herb groups can be used with aloe vera gel which is also cooling and will direct the herbs to specific locations in the body

IC and What It Means As Chronic Disease: 5 Ways to Get Rid of Unhealthy Lifestyle Behavior Patterns(LBP)

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Buffalo Slow DownIt’s estimated that 60-70% of people with the interstitial cystitis will resolve the problem spontaneously  The percentage probably goes higher for those who do simple nutritional work as explained at icdiet.com and foodsheal.com

So we are left with about 20% of the IC population who will go on to chronic disease who will display more than one of the disease labels of the IC bladder pain syndrome(interstitial cystitis, vulvodynia, chronic prostatitis, IBS, GERD, and fibromyalgia)  This 20% represents the true chronic disease population who will need more change than just simple nutritional advice

Chronic Disease Means Chronic Management

Acute disease is short lived and the solutions are straight forward  But chronic disease management requires continuous ongoing treatment therapies which become a problem for us living in a Vata vitiated society who want our solutions yesterday

From an energy science point of view treatment guidelines revolve around those which center on lifestyle behavior patterns(LBP) which are the most difficult for us as humans to deal with  From an epigenetic view the reason for this is actually based on methylation groups that prevent us from changing easily  This methylation obstructs us from changing our LBP  Essentially unhealthy LBP are obstacles to health

Holocaust survivors have high levels of methylation and leave them mentally “scarred”  Unfortunately this methylated scarring becomes heritable whatever the traumatic event may be  But it brings up questions for us such as “Is agni or eating patterns heritable?”

The good news for us who are challenged by LBP’s that are not supportive for healing IC is remember that is takes just 8 weeks to reverse patterns not supportive of moving in the right direction  That’s right, 8 weeks to reverse those pesky methylation patterns that prevent us from changing to healthy LBP’s

What Makes a Healthy LBP?

Ayurveda, the energy science of healing, gives us guidelines for healthy living  Say we get up at 9am and go to bed at midnight  Ayurveda would say that it would be better to go to bed early and get up earlier  How much volume to drink during the day?  How much to eat at the biggest meal of the day? What are the best foods to bring about physiologic balance?

The LBP help us live our lives in balance because that promotes health and heals chronic disease  The above questions seem like they would have nothing to do with the IC bladder pain syndrome but from an energy science point of view they are all suggestions to bring about physiologic balance that will produce a foundation by which other therapies will build on the foundation of LBP

5 Ways to Deal with Pesky Unhealthy LBP

Yes, it’s possible to change those methylation groups leading to unsuccessful unhealty patterns or LBP  The reason that they work is that these activities produce mental clarity  Any technique as a matter of fact that induces more mental clarity will decrease “bad” methylation which can induce unfavorable LBP

1  Meditation is becoming a well known technique to quiet the mind  An active mind clouds our soul’s intelligence leading to poor decision making that leads to repetitive destructive LBP

2 Mantra work is the repetition of sounds that evoke DNA demethylation  Essentially the sounds said mentally to yourself bump off these unwanted methylated groups to bring about change in any LBP

3 Breath retention is a form of meditation but has the added advantage of improving agni and promoting love, compassion, and peace

4 Herbs can change over time behavior patterns because herbs work at the level of mind or DNA

5 Marma therapy directly works at the level of mind so unwanted patterns slip away and one is consciously directed in different directions

 

 

IC and Panchakarma

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ShirodharaWhen we enter a new way of doing healing it’s good for us to educate ourselves about how the new discipline does its healing  I have emphasized in this blog that we can’t bring our matter science preconceived notions along with us when we begin looking at the energy science way of healing  It just doesn’t work  So we need to be prepared to leave behind out old baggage and be prepared to enter a new way of healing

The Ayurvedic detoxification procedure is called panchakarma(PK) which means the 5 actions  The five actions are nasya, rakta moksha(blood donation), vamana, virechana, and basti  These actions can be done outside the context of a panchakarma event especially if there are complicating clinical circumstances but they are most effective when done in the context of PK

Detoxification has a very specific meaning in the energy science  It means that during the process the Vata Pitta and Kapha energy patterns are brought back to the GIT for elimination AS WELL AS ama which has been peripherally spread from the GIT to the tissues and energy channels of the mindbody along with VPK

The PK Event

The event of PK is just that  It is an event that occurs that brings about healing  Like all the healing modalities used in the energy science it’s not just one thing but a multiplicity of things done to the energy body’s field that brings about healing changes  So it is with the PK  It’s not just one thing in the PK event that brings about healing but it’s how all of the modalities during the event come together to bring about a successful outcome

There are 3 components to the PK event  The first is the preparatory phase in which the primary purpose is to prepare the energy field for detoxification  There are several components to this phase but by far and away the most important is internal oleation which is done by taking increasing amounts of ghee orally in order to saturate the tissues so that the energy mindbody will release VPK and ama from the peripheral tissues

The second phase is the application of the five actions during a period of time  During this time three other things should be done to encourage the movement of VPK and ama back to the GIT for elimination  Oil massage, sweating, and oil to the forehead in a continuous stream helps support the process  Other therapies can also be applied as per individual patient

The followup or third phase is to do things to support the elimination of the VPK and ama from the GIT  An important aspect here is to rekindle agni that has been slowed down by the first two phases  This is a very important aspect of this third and last phase of PK  This phase can last as long as three months in which there is gradual release of VPK/ama

Some Clarifications about PK

One PK event in a person’s incarnation is not enough for detoxification  Rather it should be seen as a repetitive process that is like dipping a shirt into soapy water  One dip doesn’t clean the shirt  It takes multiple dips to clear the accumulated toxic load  As with any process the more you do the better you get at it

The PK event is special in how things get done  If you take pieces out of context and use it regularly they don’t have the same effect For example, the use of basti which is the best way to eliminate Vata and ama from the energy mindbody doesn’t have the same effectiveness when done alone out of the context of the PK event as when it’s done in it

The more one oleates in the first phase the better the end result  There are several tricks that can be used to make this important stage successful

It is possible to do the PK event over one week and by yourself with or without guidance  But this week time frame doesn’t include the first and third phases outlined above

Lastly even though it may seem foreign to you it is a way to ensure that real healing can take place if you deposited peripheral VPK/ama

 

Low Back Pain and IC: 5 Energy Science Ways to Manage

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Bad-and-good-postureThe incidence of low back pain(LBP) in the IC bladder pain syndrome(interstitial cystitis, vulvodynia, chronic prostatitis, IBS, GERD, and fibromyalgia) is estimated to be higher than over the general population  Presently there are new anatomical observations about the mechanical carriage of the spine that suggests that there has become an too much thoracic curvature due to our sedentary culture and furniture that doesn’t support the back

While these anatomical observations and reasons are probably true they don’t explain why there is a higher than expected LBP incidence in the ICPBS poplulation  Let’s discuss how the energy science anatomy looks at LBP

The Anatomical Home of the Vata Energy Pattern

Vata, the energy pattern of movement, has the qualities of cold, light, mobile, dry, rough, subtle, and clear  Particularly the qualities of light, mobile, and rough play prominent roles in ICBPS  It is these vibrational frequencies that lead to the urinary frequency and urgency of both the overactive bladder syndrome, interstitial cystitis, and chronic prostatitis

But as we have discussed before the role that Vata plays in these disease labels begins in the GIT and then spreads from the lower rectum to the pelvic nerves to produce the varied presentation of the syndrome such as vulvodynia, intersitital cystitis, and IBS

The anatomical home for Vata is the colon, pelvic girdle, thighs and lumbosacral(LSS) spine  It is this latter involvement which leads to Vata when increased to produce symptoms of pain in the lower back

How does Vata increase its qualities?  First, lifestyle choices such as lack of proper rest, lack of regimen, and foods that produce Vata aggravation  This is particularly important for those with a PV type of energy constitutional makeup  Secondly, when agni or digestive power is affected it can lead to a progressive buildup of Vata in the rectum that then leads to symptoms in the LSS

There is no pain without Vata  This is because Vata’s primary functional area of the mindbody is the nervous system  So when Vata accumulates and then aggravates the tissues Vata is the first to produce complaints of pain

5 Management Strategies for LBP

The qualitative reasons for LBP are cold, light, mobile, dry, rough, subtle, and clear due to the localization of the Vata energy pattern in the LLS area  Another important observation already discussed is the close relationship between the pelvic and pectoral(shoulder) girdles

Pranayama(PY)  Since the breath ties the pelvis(apana vayu) and the shoulders(udana vayu) together it is no surprise that breath exercises can facilitate over time back rehabilitation  This stategy improves the flexibility of the musculofascial planes surrounding the LSS and the strength of the supporting muscles of the entire back  PY is the best way over time to make this happen  Loss of flexibility is related to the cold, dry, and rough qualities  The loss of strength is related to the light, dry, rough and subtle changes

Mahanaryan oil  This is an excellent penetrating oil that quiets the Vata qualities of dry, rough, and subtle  There are energy science methods of oil application that are ingenious and highly effective in improving ability to loosen the tissue rigidity occurring due to cold quality

Heat  The cold quality is always present in any pain complex so the liberal use of heat, preferably moist heat, is important

Become a floor dweller  This may seem rather radical but even laying on the floor for brief periods of time can be very therapeutic for LBP  This is because when the back’s foundation(LSS) becomes impaired all aspects of the back become involved  Using the floor helps provide support to the upper thoracic back which becomes problematic due to the LSS Vata effect

Become conscious of your posture  As we started in this discussion being aware of our posture becomes an important part of rehabilitation of the lower back by targeting how we carry the upper back particularly the thoracic curve  This is done by paying attention to the shoulders, keeping them drawn back and down  This action improves the lordotic J hook of the LSS and reduces the prominence of the thoracic spine  PY helps improve the overall strength of the back so that this action on the thoracic spine can be held for long periods of time

IC and the Perfect Snack: 4 Ways to Use Fresh Fruit

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cherriesA perfect snack should be nutritious and digest easily even in those with poor digestive strength(agni)  This can be really important for those with the IC bladder pain syndrome(interstitial cystitis, vulvodynia, chronic prostatitis, IBS, GERD, and fibromyalgia) because poor agni is always the case

Fresh fruit fits this category and is the primo snack food, hands down  It beats anything in the middle of the grocery store

The Universal Fruits

Energetically we are not created equally  Some are PV others PK while others VK(unusual) so we don’t resonate the same to foods and fruits are no exception  Perhaps some of you already know that a granny Smith apple due to its sourness can provoke your IC

But there are some fruits that can be used all the time….the universal fruits  Notice that they are all sweet because the sour taste will provoke Pitta

Fruit that can be used all the time:  Sweet apples(apple a day keeps…), applesauce, sweet berries, sweet apricots, sweet cherries, soaked prunes, soaked raisins

Particularly during the summer when central agni is low, fruits make an excellent way to protect an already compromised agni  Try to use locally grown fruits when you can and support the organic growers

Remember the general rule to not mix other foods with fruit  If you eat fruit before or after a meal allow 30minutes as a separating time interval  Fruits and yogurt is a particularly nauseating combination

Fruits and Improving Digestive Fire(Agni)

Consider using fresh fruit for the below to charge up your agni                                                                                                                              berries

Fruit fast (PittaVata every 2w…PittaKapha every week)

Fruit juice fast…using juices as a way to fast and improve agni is a great way to improve your chances of recovering from IC

Fruit as meal subsititutes…especially during the summer months when appetite is always low, fruit becomes a great meal substitute

Fruit as snacks…possibly 20% of the supermarket is snack foods, typically salty and fat(sour taste)laden….fruits are wholesome, fresh, and simple to digest

IC and Decision Fatigue: 7 Ways to Reduce It

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bigstock_Decision_Making_3544162In the past we have likened the mindbody to an energy battery that can become drained in many different ways  One of the more common ways is chronic disease such as the IC bladder pain syndrome(interstitial cystitis, vulvodynia, chronic prostatitis, IBS, GERD, fibromyalgia)  When there is constant daily discomfort for long periods of time there will be a high chance that an energy drain can occur

In the world of psychology this can lead to more often than not decision fatigue  This is a situation where after several decisions “pile up”, say while grocery shopping, that by the time we’re done we are mentally fatigued  That’s why the candy bars are at the checkout stand because with decision fatigue impulse buying happens to increase(unless a high will power quotient is present)

But add on the energy depletion from chronic disease and you’re more likely to start in the hole even before you get started with the shopping in the first place

So protecting your energy when you have the IC bladder pain syndrome is an important thing to look at

7 Ways to Protect Your Energy

Establish a daily routine  In the energy science a daily ritual in which foundational “to do’s” are always done such as brushing your teeth  These foundational activities require no decision making and allow you to put yourself on “auto pilot” but at the same time they provide a structure that you can always rely on

So going to bed by 10 to 11p each night is a great start to be able to get up preferably at sunrise or by 6-7a each day  This early morning rising then establishes a time when the bathroom ritual done and do some form of centering work(contemplation, meditation) Then you can get in a hour of exercise of your choosing…pranayama, asana practice, walking etc  Typically the choices are based on your energy constitutional makeup

Having regular mealtimes with the biggest meal at noon is essential to maintaining good health  rinking room temperature fluids(ice is not nice!), using spice mixtures(churans at foodsheal.com), simply paying attention to what you’re doing when eating(few meals a week in silence), or not eating when busy helps replenish your body’s energy

Reduce mental turbulence Perhaps a surprise to some is that the mind is the biggest drain of them all! Often the mind is running in the background even though you think it’s quiet This incessant turbulence shows up as fear, anxiety, depression, worry, and of course fatigue because the body gets beat up with this kind of mental activity Solution? Spend 5-10 minutes twice a day(morning and evening) closing your eyes and watching the breath

Remove nutritional stressors There are foods that drain the body’s energy such as refined sugar, coffee, chocolate(what the heck?) carbonated drinks

Improve food choices Foods that bring about balance for you according to the nutritional formats at foodsheal.com after you take the mindbody questionnaire will help you sort this out

Using proper food combining stops the depletion of energy expended due to difficult to digest food combinations

Avoid snacking Eating before you have digested the last food that you’ve ingested requires the mindbody to use more energy so this habit is depleting At least 4 to 6 hours between meals or better yet wait until your hungry since appetite is the best gauge of the body’s readiness for food

Toxicity If you have poor digestion, chances toxic formation will occur leading to the qualities in the bladder being held there and unable to be released But this toxicity is everywhere and it reduces the mindbody’s efficiency in functioning The mindbody can no longer function with “ease” but now functions with “dis-ease”

By implementing these suggestions you can begin to reduce decision fatigue and free up energy that gets wasted  Good luck!! DB

IC and Grains: Sprouted Wheat Bread

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sprouting-seedGrains are an interesting food group energetically but the one use of grains that is universally safe for all energy constitutional makeups is sprouted grains  In the IC bladder pain syndrome(interstitial cystitis, vulvodynia, chronic prostatitis, IBS, GERD, and fibromyalgia) grains vary in terms of the types that can be used

For example, Pitta Vata can use cooked oats, rice, and pancakes all the time whereas PK would use these in moderation  Typically it’s recommended to avoid yeasted bread products so flatbreads become the best way to use grains as a form of “bread”

Use of Sprouted Grains

In general the husk of the grain is difficult to digest and requires strong agni  Since most people’s agni is not up to par it makes the digestion of husked grains difficult to digest  For example, brown rice is not balancing for any of the energy patterns due to the husk

White basmati rice is a classic grain without the husk  Other grains are usually husked  Here’s a video demo demonstrating the dehusking process

Another way to deal with the tough husk of a grain is to soak the grain and that stimulates the grain to begin to sprout  Sprouting grains is a time honored way of releasing nourishing aspects of any grain  The benefits of sprouting are three fundamental aspects: 1) sprouting activates food enzymes; 2) sprouting increases vitamin content, and 3) sprouting neutralizes antinutrients like phytic acid which bind up minerals preventing your ability to fully absorb them

It is the last aspect that is of most interest for those with IC since phytic acid would be irritating and provoking energetically  But all three of these benefits are important in terms of improving the nutrition of the foods we eat

So another way to take advantage of sprouted grains is to access available products commercially  The best is a nonyeasted sprouted grain product, tortillas  Nonyeasted products are superior to yeasted grain products because yeast produces gas and heat in the small intestine

The most affordable and commonly commercially available bread source of sprouted grains is sprouted wheat bread