ACUPUNCTURE
AND NUTRITIONAL BALANCING SCIENCE
by Lawrence Wilson, MD
© September 2011, The Center For
Development
Dr. Paul Eck once remarked that a
science that he drew upon when he learned nutritional balancing science is
acupuncture. At the time I did not
know exactly what he meant. However,
both sciences attempt to balance subtle qualities in the body. This is very different from allopathic
or modern drug medical care. It is
also very different from homeopathic, and most nutritional and naturopathic
healing methods. The latter use
the principle of assessing a problem and then offering a remedy to fix it. Meanwhile, acupuncture and nutritional
balancing assess subtle imbalances, not diseases, and then attempt to balance
the body. If they succeed, then
symptoms and diseases vanish on their own.
In other words, only nutritional
balancing science and acupuncture, and few other healing sciences have as their
goal the balancing of the body first.
Healing is actually a Òside effectÓ that comes as a result.
This article discusses some common hair
analysis patterns and acupuncture equivilents. By knowing these correlations, it may
give one a deeper understanding and appreciation of the acupuncture and the
hair mineral analysis patterns.
NOTE: Everything in this article, and indeed
on this website, applies only to hair mineral analyses from labs that do not
wash the hair at the laboratory.
TWO IMPORTANT WARNINGS ABOUT ACUPUNCTURE
Also,
this article contains two warnings about going for acupuncture therapy. Lately, we have observed some problems
in people after acupuncture sessions.
These occur, I believe, not because the practitioner is not skilled. They occur due to the fact that
acupuncture is very ancient, and times have changed on planet earth, especially
in the past 50 years or so. Here
are two recommendations for anyone contemplating acupuncture treatments:
1.
Make sure the practitioner begins and ends by needling the conception vessel at
each session. This appears essential today, although it is not widely
taught and was not as needed in the past.
If
an acupuncturist is not doing this, he or she may inadvertently unbalance the
body in a serious way with the acupuncture needles.
As
a result, some acupuncture clients end up more out of balance due to the their
acupuncture! This is very unfortunate.
It appears that if one does not focus on the conception vessel today,
one can unbalance the third chakra in an unusual way that weakens the body.
The
reason for this damage today is the lower strength or intensity of the earthÕs
magnetic field.
This is a scientific fact.
Do
not, however, go out and buy a magnetic mattress pad or other magnetic pads. I do not believe these products duplicate
the earthÕs magnetic field, even if the manufacturers claim they can. This is true of the Nikken products,
the Magnetico mattress pad (the best), and all the
others. They are helpful for some
people, but they are best avoided as they can upset the body in unusual ways.
Warning
#2. Avoid all Chinese herbs, including
the ones used in acupuncture. This
sounds harsh. However, hair
mineral analyses reveal that basically all of the Chinese herbs, even the most
expensive, organic, wild-crafted and best brands, contain toxic metals. I do not know if they contained toxic
metals many years ago before the earth was heavily polluted, but they do today. These herbs can still give some
therapeutic results, but they also leave toxic deposits in the body that are
harmful. This problem is getting
progressively worse.
The
problem of toxic metals is also affecting some Western herbs as well, though
not as much as it affects the Chinese and Ayurvedic
ones.
Now let us review some major patterns
seen on hair mineral analyses, and how they correlate with major acupuncture
patterns.
YANG AND YIN
This
is a central theme in acupuncture and in nutritional balancing science. I will just give a few examples of hair
analysis patterns that relate to this concept:
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Fast
oxidation is more yang, while slow
oxidation is more yin. The degree
of fast or slow oxidation relate to the degree of yang or yin.
In
fact, the International Journal of
Acupuncture And Oriental Medicine, 1995;6 (1-4) 26-29, published an article
entitled How Does Traditional Chinese
Medicine Work – An Atomic Answer. In it, the author notes the vitamin and mineral formulas
that are used in nutritional balancing science to correct fast and slow
oxidation are very similar to ancient Chinese acupuncture herbal formulas used to
correct yang and yin conditions in the body.
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A
higher sodium/potassium ratio is more yang, while a lower ratio is
more yin. However, if the ratio is
very high, it may indicate a more yin condition in some cases.
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A phosphorus level below about 12 mg% appears to be an
indicator of reduced liver/gall bladder meridian activity, in our
experience. It is also somewhat
more yin. A higher phosphorus above about 17 may also be more yang and
indicate spiritual development, a process that is more yang in nature.
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A low calcium/magnesium ratio appears to be more yang, while a high
ratio above about 10 appears to be a more yin or deficiency indicator.
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The
presence of toxic metals,
particularly lead, cadmium, arsenic and aluminum, appear to be yin
indicators. Other metals are more
yang indicators, such as selenium,
chromium and zinc. However,
assessing them is sometimes tricky.
One must understand how to interpret the test by the method of Dr. Paul
Eck, as sometimes minerals rise as they are being eliminated through the hair
and skin tissues.
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Four lows pattern, three lows pattern
and the bowl pattern
are more yin.
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Double high ratio pattern is more yang. Double low ratio
pattern is much more yin.
OTHER IMPORTANT ACUPUNCTURE-RELATED PATTERNS ON A HAIR MINERAL
ANALYSIS
Yang rising. This is reflected on the hair mineral analyses of adults in
most cases, when sodium and potassium levels are above their ideal values of
about 25 mg% and 10 mg% respectively.
This occurs in several situations:
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Fast
oxidation in an adult. The
pattern may look like a true fast oxidizer, a tired fast oxidizer (a low
sodium/potassium ratio) or a four highs pattern as described below.
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Four
highs/three highs pattern.
This occurs when three or four macrominerals
– calcium, magnesium, sodium and potassium – above their ideal
levels. The oxidation rate, in
these cases, may be either fast, slow or mixed. Please read Four
Highs Pattern on this website for more information about this interesting
mineral pattern.
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Slow on crutches pattern. This is a slow oxidation pattern. However, the oxidation rate is really
even slower than it appears, and the personÕs sodium and potassium levels are
pushed upwards by some type of toxin or stressor. It is a fairly common pattern. Please read Slow Oxidizer
On Crutches on this website for more on this pattern.
In traditional acupuncture, yang rising
is evidenced by heat in the upper body.
One may have bloodshot eyes, a reddish face, hot flashes and sensations
of heat rising.
Blood deficiency. This may be seen on
some hair mineral analyses as a bowl pattern. In particular, it appears to be connected with a
calcium/magnesium ratio greater than about 10. Please read The Bowl Pattern on this
website for more about this interesting hair analysis pattern.
In
acupuncture texts, blood deficiency is associated with symptoms such as a pale
complexion, lethargy, anemia, cold extremities, short and scant menstrual
periods and hair loss. Many of
these are associated with a low Na/K ratio and/or a high Ca/Mg ratio with biounavailable copper, which can cause a common type of
anemia. For more about this type
of anemia, read Anemia on this website.
Yin deficiency. This may be indicated
by a hair sodium/potassium ratio less than about 2. Please read The
Sodium/potassium Ratio on this website for more about this common pattern.
In
acupuncture, symptoms associated with yin deficiency include deficient heat in
the body, night sweats (usually due to an infection), feeling hot in the
evening with warm feet, a cracked and dry tongue, reduced moisture in the body,
and it is associated with older people.
Similarly,
a low sodium/potassium ratio is associated with chronic infections, sodium and
fluid loss at times, and it is seen commonly in older people, though it is seen
at all ages today.
Interestingly,
a product developed by Dr. Paul Eck to correct a low sodium/potassium ratio
called Limcomin is similar in some ways to
traditional Chinese herbs that are used for yin deficiency.
Damp heat. This common tendency in acupuncture has to do with copper toxicity in most cases. In acupuncture texts, damp heat is
associated with dysmenorrhea, acne, yeast infections
such as candida albicans,
female organ problems, liver dysfunction, a slight yellow color of the skin,
emotional upsets, seizures, and perhaps other conditions that we find
associated with copper imbalance.
It
tends to affect the spleen meridian.
Usually one has too much copper that may be biounavailable. The person is usually in slow
oxidation, and it is more common in women than in men.
Damp
heat may also have to do with a low Na/K ratio and low female hormones. It can be associated with amenorrhea or
a lack of menstrual periods in a young woman.
In
terms of hair mineral analysis, the person may present with a low Na/K ratio
and/or a Ôslow oxidizer on crutchesÕ hair analysis pattern. These individuals often need to eat
more meat. Meat has a drying and
more yang effect on the body.
MERIDIAN PATTERNS
Here
are a few basic hair analysis patterns that relate to the condition of
particular acupuncture meridians:
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Liver/gall
bladder: Low meridian energy may be reflected by:
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A hair phosphorus level less than about 13 mg%.
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A hair calcium level greater than about 150 mg%.
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A hair copper above about 10 mg%.
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A hair manganese above about 0.04 mg%.
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A hair iron above about 2 mg%.
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High lead, cadmium, copper and mercury appear to be the most damaging to the
liver/gall bladder meridian, though all toxins can affect it.
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Kidney/bladder:
A low sodium/potassium ratio indicates some kidney weakness. Low zinc may also indicate kidney
weakness, as can elevated levels of cadmium, mercury and nickel, although all
toxic metals can be toxic for the kidneys.
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Spleen/pancreas/stomach: An imbalanced calcium/magnesium ratio
may relate to this meridian. The
levels of magnesium and chromium, when low, may indicate deficiency or weakness
of this meridian.
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Lung/large intestine: Elevated hair copper, in particular,
may relate to weakness or underactivity of this
meridian. This is extremely common
today. All drugs, chemicals, food
toxins, yeast, parasites and the results of improper eating habits, lack of
rest and other factors contribute to a weak large intestine meridian in almost
everyone. This tends to overheat
the liver, where all the toxins end up since the portal vein system of arteries
conducts the toxins that are absorbed from the intestines directly to the
liver.
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Conception vessel: This meridian runs down the center of
the body in the front of the body.
Hair analysis indicators related to the thyroid gland may indicate
weakness in this meridian. These
include a calcium/potassium ratio greater than 4, and perhaps indicators for
hidden or high copper and a mercury level greater than about 0.03 mg%.
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Triple heater: Faster oxidation favors this
interesting acupuncture indicator.
Also, a good sodium/potassium ratio favors this meridianÕs energy. A low sodium/potassium ratio always
indicates some weakness. Also, a
good calcium/magnesium ratio favors this meridian energy.
NUTRITIONAL BALANCING MODALITIES AND ACUPUNCTURE ENERGIES
The
following are ways in which nutritional balancing uses healing modalities to
balance the acupuncture meridians and other imbalances related to acupuncture
terminology.
To
fully understand and appreciate the following sections, one needs to know that
most peopleÕs bodies are extremely yin.
The cause is hidden radiation toxicity, a cause that is rarely
discussed, even in medical and acupuncture texts. However, I believe this modern scourge invalidates some of
ancient acupuncture by reducing some of the diagnostic accuracy of ancient
medical acupuncture. Fortunately,
the hair mineral analysis indicators we use for fast and slow oxidation seem to
take into account this modern insidious threat to our health.
Here
are some nutritional balancing modalities and their relation to acupuncture
concepts. The most important one
may be related to the diet.
A MORE YANG DIET
Nutritional balancing favors more yang
foods such as meats, eggs, whole grains and cooked vegetables, prepared in more
yang ways by cooking vegetables thoroughly. We avoid yin foods such as all sweets and sugars, and most
food chemicals, and yin methods of preparation such as raw food, vegetarian
food and most fermented food. An
exception is dairy products, that we find are best eaten raw or only lightly cooked.
I
am not sure why, but the macrobiotic system of yin and yang foods seems to work
far better today than the traditional Chinese system of food selection in most
cases. However, in clinical
practice, I have had to modify the macrobiotic system as well for todayÕs
nutritional depleted people. Here
is more detail on foods and food preparation.
Organic
food is far more yang in most, though not all cases. This is due to higher mineral content
and lower pesticide and toxic metal content.
Proteins
such as meats should be cooked, but not overcooked as it denatureÕs
the protein too much. Pasteurized dairy products are not as healthful. Eggs are best eaten only lightly cooked
and soft for the same reasons. Egg
yolks should be runny. Meats and
eggs are among the most yang foods.
Vegetables: Today there is a great need for the
many excellent phytochemicals found in cooked
vegetables. Raw vegetables are far
too yin to be eaten in any quantity.
Also, we find that few people can absorb enough minerals from raw
vegetables as the human intestinal tract cannot break down the fiber well
enough.
Therefore
steam, bake, stir-fry or roast all vegetables. Fresh vegetables are far more yang, although frozen is
okay. Canned are not as good as
they are likely to be more yin.
Kelp
or kombu in Japanese appears to be an excellent
vegetable dried in capsules or cooked.
Other sea vegetables are higher in mercury and do not contain enough
alginates and other phytochemicals to offset the
mercury, so they should be strictly limited.
Yin
and yang vegetables: Sweet potato is quite yin and should be eaten in
small quantities only. Starchy
root vegetables such as carrots, turnips, rutabaga and parsnips are somewhat
yin, but their nature as a root improves this quality and they are very
nourishing. Onion and garlic are
superb root vegetables and high in selenium, an important mineral today. Greens are excellent, as are the
cabbage family of vegetables (cabbage cauliflower, broccoli, Brussels sprouts
and others), and others such as celery.
Nightshades are very yin and somewhat toxic, and best avoided.
Proteins are more yin, but needed for slow
oxidizers more than for fast oxidizers because they have a yangizing
effect on protein synthesis and tend to support the liver/gall bladder
activity. Red meats and eggs are
most yang and some is okay for most people. Lamb is better than beef, which has become more yin due to
hybridization and genetic modification.
Red meats are higher in iron, which is not as good for some people with
iron toxicity.
Chicken
and turkey are excellent. Fish are
nourishing foods, but much too high in mercury for general consumption at
all. The exception are sardines,
herring, anchovies, smelt and other very small fish, though even these must not
be consumed more than about three times weekly. Salmon once a week is okay and wild-caught may be more
healthful, though not necessarily.
All shellfish and seafood
(lobster, clams, oysters, eel, octopus, shrimp, scallops, crabs and others) are
usually very toxic with heavy metals and should all be totally avoided. Shellfish tend to be more yin. Beans or legumes are quite yin and
starchy, and should only be eaten a few times weekly unless one has no other
proteins to eat.
Dairy foods, if raw and fresh, are
superb as long as one is not allergic to them. These should be in the diet to provide bioavailable
calcium, omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin D and many other vital nutrients.
Nuts and seeds are extremely yin (they
grow high up in the air in most cases).
They can be eaten occasionally, but not as staple foods.
BrewerÕs and nutritional yeast are very
yin. However, some may be eaten as
a side addition for their many nutrients such as chromium and selenium, for
which they are excellent.
Algae
such as spirulina, chlorella, blue-green algae and others contain considerable
protein, but are really vegetables that are very yin and appear less
healthful. I suggest totally
avoiding them until further research can discover ways to eat these foods
healthfully.
Fats and oils are even more yin, and
most helpful for those who are more yang – namely, fast oxidizers. They tend to cool down the metabolic
rate and yang condition of the body.
Those with a low sodium/potassium ratio need less of them as they are
somewhat less yang than a true fast oxidizer, which is a person with a normal
sodium/potassium ratio.
Some
people with a fast oxidation rate cannot eat much fat. These individuals are usually temporary
fast oxidizers and their oxidation rate will change within a few months to a
year to slow oxidation. In these cases,
the hair analysis must be studied carefully to look for telltale signs of
underlying slow oxidation. These
include a zinc level greater than about 13 mg%, a low phosphorus level, a low
sodium/potassium ratio, or other imbalances such as high levels of the three amigos (iron, manganese or
aluminum) or other toxic metals.
Avoid
most coconut oil, palm oil and avocado because they grow in sub-tropical
regions and this helps them to be more yin. A little bit is okay, however. Coconut and palm oils are otherwise healthful. Even olive oil is more yin, as olives
grow in semi-tropical regions of the earth. Animal fats are much more yang such as beef tallow, lamb and
chicken fat, and lard. Lard is a
pig product, however, and is more yin and less healthful because of this and
because pig products may be infected with trichina and other parasite cysts,
even when well-cooked, in our experience.
Freezing meat kills some parasites, but not all.
Carbohydrates:
Sugars are extremely yin. For this reason, we tend to avoid all
of them, including most fruits, and vegetables that are really fruits
(cucumber, okra, squashes and the nightshade vegetables – tomatoes,
potatoes, eggplant and all peppers).
Hot peppers are slightly more yang than sweet peppers and therefore a
little better, but not recommended much at all.
Complex carbohydrates or starches are
often well-balanced foods, in general, except that wheat is very hybridized,
more yin and a very inflammatory food, and should be avoided by everyone in all
forms, even organic whole wheat products.
This is unfortunate but true.
Also avoid spelt, as it is close to wheat and another inflammatory food.
Other
excellent grains for those that can handle them are brown basmati rice, rye,
and especially blue corn that is far more yang than most other corn. Organic blue corn chips with sea salt
appear to be an excellent snack food.
Other good grains are millet, quinoa, amaranth, buckwheat and perhaps
some oatmeal, barley and others if one tolerates them well. As health improves, one usually
tolerates them better.
DRINKING
WATER
Water is very
yin, but needed for life. We only
recommend spring water for daily drinking purposes. Well water is often okay, but most is
somewhat contaminated with pesticides that will not be revealed on standard
water tests. Some well waters have
high levels of toxic metals and should be strictly avoided.
Distilled and reverse osmosis water, and
all alkaline waters are the most yin waters and generally to be avoided. Distilled and RO are yin because they
are devoid of minerals, although they have a somewhat acid pH. We sometimes recommend distilled water,
but only for about 3 months in most cases to remove certain toxins from the
body.
Alkaline waters are very yin and will
unbalance the body eventually.
Please avoid them, even though they will cause symptomatic improvements
in the body when the body is very acid, and are okay for a month or two. I am not sure why they are so yin. It may have to do with the way they are
produced, although alkaline anything tends to be a bit more yin.
Spring water is somewhat alkaline, and
usually is the best overall long-term drinking water. If one does not wish to buy the plastic bottles of it, go to
www.findaspring.com to locate a spring nearby where
you can usually obtain it free.
Distilled water is often excellent for
a few months at the beginning of a nutritional balancing program as it attracts
and removes some loosely bound toxic metals. It can also be used during a toxic healing reaction for a
short period of time to remove toxins faster. However, do not drink distilled water long-term, as it will
leach vital minerals from the body.
Do
not drink reverse osmosis water, as it does not hydrate the body
well. It is also extremely
yin. It is sold in machines,
supermarkets and health food stores as Òpurified waterÓ, Òdrinking waterÓ, Dasani water, Agua Fina and many
others.
Too much bathing is also yin and to be
avoided. Shower every other day,
if possible. Even living by the
ocean or lakes is quite yin. For
more on water, read Water For Drinking and Hydration on this website.
Rest and sleep: This is yin, but absolutely needed by
most people, so it cannot be reduced or skipped. Go to bed early.
This is the more yang time of the night and very critical for rebuilding
the body. Read more about this in
the article on this website entitled Rest and Sleep.
Radiation is the ultimate yin toxin! Avoid it as much as possible. This means limiting all x-rays as much
as possible. It also means
limiting air travel, as it exposes a person to some extra radiation at high
altitudes and at airport x-ray machinery.
Most travel is quite yin and toxic in other ways as
well, such as pesticides in hotel rooms, breathing stale and contaminated air
in planes, trains, buses, etc., eating improperly prepared foods laced with
chemicals, and for other reasons, too.
Car travel is usually the best.
Most medical drugs, over-the-counter
drugs, recreational drugs and alcohol are very yin.
Sugar and even most fruits are extremely yin and in fact toxic
today, we find, for many people.
All feed yeast in the yin bodies and upset the blood sugar, which is
already out of balance. Do your best
to avoid all sweeteners in all foods and beverages. Also, avoid most fruits and all fruit juices, even diluted,
as they are extremely yin and often sprayed with pesticides today, even those
labeled organic.
Chemical food preservatives, flavors,
colors and hundreds of other additives
are generally very yin. For this
reason, avoid most processed and prepared food items. This means you must cook at home and eat out sparingly. When eating out, choose ethnic or
smaller restaurants where food is prepared fresh, and generally avoid chain
restaurants, as they usually use many more prepared and chemical-laden foods.
Table salt is quite yin and toxic. Use sea salt, a decent food that can
enhance your diet. Do not drink
water with salt in it, however.
Cook with salt as this has a yangizing effect.
NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS
Mineral therapy is among the more yang supplemental
nutrient therapies, though all supplements tend to be quite yin. This may be why it works so well
today. It is most helpful for all
the meridians, when recommended properly.
This is not easy to do, however, but Dr. Paul Eck discovered many
secrets of how to do it properly.
We use mainly chelated minerals, as most other
types are even more yin and therefore not as helpful.
An
exception is the use of iron supplements.
These are quite irritating and we find that almost everyone has plenty
of iron from eating meats, eggs and white flour products. Vegetarians and women with very heavy
periods occasionaly need iron, however.
Be
careful with ÒnaturalÓ minerals from the earth or the sea, as these are usually
contaminated with toxic metals, no matter what the company claims. As a rule, stay away from mineral
supplements of most kinds.
Instead, use Hawaiian Bamboo Jade
se salt, and Veg-easy along with kelp and a
diet of about 70% or more cooked vegetables. This will give you enough minerals.
Glandular extracts: This is an important aspect of
nutritional balancing. Glandulars are the most yang type of nutritional
supplements, and this may be one reason why they are so helpful. They also provide many subtle nutrients
the body needs and they seem to strengthen particular organs, glands and
meridians in unusual ways.
We
use only freeze-dried glandulars. The salt extracted glandulars
such as those from Standard Process are okay, though not superior, as some
claim.
Vitamin therapy: Most vitamins are good for the
liver/gall bladder meridian that is weak in most people. Most synthetic vitamins, in particular,
and all vitamins are somewhat yin, so we do not use any more than are
absolutely required.
Vitamin
C is very important. However, most
people use too much. Vitamin C is
extremely yin. It is still very
beneficial, but the amount needed is small. It is not true that a food-based vitamin C is more
effective, in our experience, nor is it better absorbed.
Amino acids, enzymes and specialty
products: These can be
very helpful at times. We use a
powerful digestive aid, GB-3, for everyone. It contains ox bile, pancreatin
and dehyrocholic acid, a bile acid. This is a very yang supplement compared
to other digestive aids and other liver support supplements, which is why we
much prefer it over all other digestive aids.
Vegetable enzymes. These are derived from fungi, so they
are much more yin. These are often
termed protease, amylase, lipase and others. These are far more yin and hard on the liver, in our
experience. They also appear to be
somewhat toxic if taken for a few months or more, which does not happen so far
with pancreatin and ox bile. This could be because they are so yin.
Isolated amino acids are all very yin.
Then can be helpful and we use a few such as taurine,
cysteine and methionine. These are more yang and contain sulfur,
a yang mineral many people require more of. We do not like yin forms of sulfur as much, such as MSM or methylsulfonylmethane. This will give extreme symptom relief,
but they will eventually make the body more yin, which is disastrous for some
people.
Herbs. Herbs are powerful medicines, but many are very yin and
most contain some toxic substances, in our experience. I hope this can be corrected. Especially Chinese and Indian or Ayurvedic herbs are somewhat toxic. This was not the case 100 years ago and
before that, but the planet is now more polluted than ever. For this reason, we avoid almost all of
these herbs.
American
herbs are often better, and some Amazon herbs are fair. Herbs often function as remedies. Nutritional balancing is not about
remedies, but rather about balancing the body gently and delicately, which
causes most symptoms to go away.
Please exercise great caution with all herbs, no matter what anyone
claims about them. As a general
rule, do not stay on herbs for more than a week or two. Extended use of most is not needed, and
if it is needed, then one is not getting to the source of the problem. Mild herbal teas are fine, however,
such as chamomile and hibiscus teas.
OTHER PROCEDURES THAT ARE
PART OF NUTRITIONAL BALANCING SCIENCE
Coffee
enemas and/or colon hydrotherapy: Coffee
is a very yang herb, though it grows in the tropics. It grows at high altitudes, which is much more yang. Coffee enemas appear to be excellent
and sometimes absolutely needed for the liver/gall bladder meridian and to
detoxify the liver and the large intestine. Colonic irrigation by a professional is more yin, but also
good for a series of colonics, for example. These are very underrated therapies and could save millions
of lives if more people did them regularly.
Sauna therapy with a near
infrared sauna: This is
a hot, dry, reddish therapy. It is
thus very yang. It is also an
excellent, powerful, comfortable, quite safe and effective therapy for almost
everyone today. It is somewhat
similar to burning moxa, but safer and easier in most
cases. It appears to be very good
for the spleen/pancreas meridian and to detoxify the skin and the entire
body. Other subtle benefits may
include adding yang energy to the body via the infrared lamps.
Relaxation and rest. As explained earlier, this is yin, but
absolutely needed today. It calms
down the liver energy, caused by too much iron and other toxins in the liver
such as copper.
Roy Masters meditation
exercise: This is a
very yang meditation. This concept
of yin and yang meditations is critical today. The Roy Masters exercise is yang because it moves energy
downward from the head to the feet.
It also is about emptying the mind, rather than ÒexpandingÓ the mind
with mantras, thoughts, visualizations or images of any kind. This is a critical distinction between
this exercise and most others. It
is the most yang meditation we are aware of, so far. Read more about this in the article on this website entitled
Meditation.
Studying or mental efforting. This is also yang if done correctly. The kind of material to study must be
grounded and scientific. The bible
also works, perhaps because it is a true story and historic information.
What does not work are cheap novels, and
other fiction unless perhaps if it is very scientific in nature. Most so-called Ònew ageÓ or even most
Eastern spiritual reading is not as good.
Such material is too often too ungrounded to be helpful. It may be Òmind expandingÓ, but not
yang enough, as far as we can tell.
Political reading and study may be okay
if it is Austrian economics and free market capitalist oriented. This is a science of human behavior and
nothing more. Socialist and
communist material is not very good.
It is not science, but theory of a very yin nature because it is based
on fear and anger, and most of it is a lie, which is a very yin condition.
CONCLUSION
This article introduces the interesting
and compelling connections between some traditional Chinese acupuncture
concepts and nutritional balancing science. Another article on this website that discusses yin and yang,
and their application in healing is Yin And
Yang Healing Methods.
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