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« Reply #75 on: March 23, 2014, 11:24:56 PM »
I have not dialogued with you on the forum, Sam, but I wanted to ask a question about your blog. How do you make your interests in health and fitness compatible with holiness? I would think that someone who lives the Mystic Death every day would have no interest in the mortal body. As we are all dust headed to dust. Christ said, "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear. Seek first the Kingdom, and all these things will be given you besides." So, how do you reconcile these two things, physical fitness, and world-renunciation?
I am very fortunate to be in a very special set of circumstances where I am unburdened with duties and responsibilities and have the time and resources to devote myself completely to my spiritual practice. If I were to die today, due to having been negligent to my health, I would have wasted a very,very important opportunity that rarely comes in any lifetime. This would be the greatest of all follies, in my view. In my rebirth I could be swept up in samsara never to encounter the same set of fortunate circumstances again. So being healthy in body and mind is extremely important - it is wise strategy. It is harder to meditate and study if you are afflicted with ailments of the body; your life can be seriously affected. I think we all would like having Jhananda around for as long as possible. He has much to teach us, and he wants to teach everyone who is earnest.
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« Reply #76 on: March 24, 2014, 12:42:43 AM »
That's a very apt question. How does one go into a yogic life if one's health is not good? How does one goes into the first jhana then if one is screaming in pain internally? I have also been a diabetic for a long time due to my vegetarian diet and that diet have caused lots of pains and aches which led me to find ways to lessen the pain and gain back my health in order to proceed with the things I hold dear. I think the basis of meditation is letting go but how can one let go of physical pain? All these posts that I've made and that I've followed is to lead me to freedom. Incidentally, I am not one to think that to wallow in pain is the ultimate holiness. Why can't physical health and renunciation co-exist? What is renunciation? It's all in the mind and common sense, I think. Cheers!

Note : I am not a fan of the bible or Jesus.

This is what I go by : Kalamas Sutta


"It is proper for you, Kalamas, to doubt, to be uncertain; uncertainty has arisen in you about what is doubtful. Come, Kalamas. Do not go upon what has been acquired by repeated hearing; nor upon tradition; nor upon rumor; nor upon what is in a scripture; nor upon surmise; nor upon an axiom; nor upon specious reasoning; nor upon a bias towards a notion that has been pondered over; nor upon another's seeming ability; nor upon the consideration, 'The monk is our teacher.' Kalamas, when you yourselves know: 'These things are bad; these things are blamable; these things are censured by the wise; undertaken and observed, these things lead to harm and ill,' abandon them.
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« Reply #77 on: March 24, 2014, 12:52:51 AM »
That's a very apt question. How does one go into a yogic life if one's health is not good? How does one goes into the first jhana then if one is screaming in pain internally? I have also been a diabetic for a long time due to my vegetarian diet and that diet have caused lots of pains and aches which led me to find ways to lessen the pain and gain back my health in order to proceed with the things I hold dear. I think the basis of meditation is letting go but how can one let go of physical pain? All these posts that I've made and that I've followed is to lead me to freedom. Incidentally, I am not one to think that to wallow in pain is the ultimate holiness. That's rubbish. Cheers!

Hahaha.

An excellent response.

I am not asking to admonish you, it is just that you are the one arahant here who 90% of his posts are about health food, so I have to be sure.
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« Reply #78 on: March 24, 2014, 01:06:41 AM »
I don't participate much in the forum due to fact I don't know much about the suttas or any other scriptures. I do not have a high education and coupled with abuse most of my life, I tend to think more and question more. I try to learn more through my life experience. Generally, I do not seek understanding from others but if I can help others to achieve at least the first jhana, I would. Cheers

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« Reply #79 on: March 24, 2014, 01:09:04 AM »
Somebody has to cover the physical health component, which is all about right livelihood, and it is skillful means.  I appreciate Sam spearheading this useful factor for us all, and I have learned a great deal from him, and my health is definitely improving.
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« Reply #81 on: March 27, 2014, 06:34:46 PM »
Working on the premise of the author of the book "Dead Drs Don't Lie," today I bought a box of gelatin at the grocery store.  When I opened the box I found it came in small paper packets, with instructions for consuming for health.  One packet in a glass of cold water and drink quickly.  I guess it gels up pretty fast.  I put the packet into my morning psyllium seed powder drink with V-8 juice.  I plan to take a packet of gelatin every day thus until I find improvement or not.

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« Reply #82 on: March 28, 2014, 06:50:40 AM »
I am glad that you are trying. Don't know if it works or not. In the olden days we Chinese believes that we eat brains to heal the brain, heart for heart and liver for liver. Which in the nutritional science that we have seen so far goes in the line with Chinese folk medicine. In any case, do not forget exercise as it circulates the blood and strengthen your organs as well. If possible take more coconut oil, liver,  moringa and Himalayan Rock salt as they contains all the nutrients the body needs. Hoping for good results from you. Cheers.

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« Reply #83 on: March 28, 2014, 11:55:49 AM »
European folk medicine also believed eating organ meat was good for our organs.  Folk medicine has been proven right on many issues.

My health continues to improve, I am physically active every day, but I do not do any formal exercise, as it still hurts too much.
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« Reply #84 on: March 28, 2014, 02:40:17 PM »
Starving Cancer: Ketogenic Diet a Key to Recovery

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« Reply #85 on: March 28, 2014, 11:00:29 PM »
Starving Cancer: Ketogenic Diet a Key to Recovery

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Interesting video Sam.

I have cirrhosis of the liver due to many years of alcohol abuse. A ketogenic diet is thought to be very beneficial for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, which is similar to alcoholic liver disease in its resulting effects.

Here is a very interesting article on the subject from a very comprehensive site on the Ketogenic diet:

http://www.ketogenic-diet-resource.com/fatty-liver-disease.html

A Ketogenic diet is apparently successful for treating bipolar type ll disorder also:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23030231
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« Reply #86 on: March 29, 2014, 04:23:33 AM »
Michel, hope you are trying the diet out. I have known about bipolar and liver diseases treatment using ketogenic diet but you have to take lots of butter. I told one of my friend to take lots of butter before he drinks and it does help his liver problem. Cheers

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« Reply #87 on: April 02, 2014, 11:19:24 PM »
Michel, hope you are trying the diet out. I have known about bipolar and liver diseases treatment using ketogenic diet but you have to take lots of butter. I told one of my friend to take lots of butter before he drinks and it does help his liver problem. Cheers
Hi Sam, Thanks for your advice. I recently threw out all of my canola oil based margarine, and I replaced it with butter which I eat by itself by the spoonful. I also threw out all the potatoes, corn and other high carb vegetables. For protein, on a daily basis, I eat 2 boiled eggs, 1/4lb grass feed ground beef, raw pecans, various mixed roasted nuts, pistachios, canned wild salmon, and tuna. I think that I should replace the roasted nuts with raw nuts; I read that the roasting process makes the nuts carcinogenic. I also eat a square of dark chocolate which is loaded with all kinds of good nutriments and antioxidants. For breakfast, I'm eating oatmeal which I plan to replace - far too many carbs, around 40g per serving, not to mention the sugar. I eat either an apple or an orange daily, and avocado. I also eat plenty of frozen mixed stir fry oriental style vegetables cooked in the microwave. I wonder if there's a better way to cook them, perhaps steam them instead? I'm seasoning my food with iodized sea salt. The only thing I drink is tap water. I'm not following any diet specifically, but I'm cutting way down on the carbs, as you can see, and replacing them with animal protein and fat. I take a multivitamin along with calcium, vitamins D, B12, Thiamine, vitamin C supplements. I also take 14g of protein powder per day - since the liver has trouble breaking down animal and other forms of protein in the case of liver cirrhosis. I also take diuretics to control ascites (fluid buildup in the abdomen due to cirrhosis) and peripheral edema (swelling of the feet). I have to take medication to control high blood pressure which is also caused by the cirrhosis.

I did not know that the Ketogenic diet was used in the treatment of bipolar. What does it do?
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« Reply #88 on: April 03, 2014, 01:03:45 AM »
Michel, you should never microwave your food. It's like eating an atomic bomb bit by bit. It's radioactive. Don't take too much nuts especially peanuts, it's very high in purine hence too much uric acid in the body. I think if you can eat more fresh green leafy vegetables. Stir fry them in butter or clarified butter since they are the more stable oil. Oatmeal have a high glycemic index which is not suitable for diabetic but for a normal person , it's good but not too much. You should supplement your diet with coconut oil and magnesium. Magnesium helps the liver and can lower your blood pressure. So is aloe vera. What aloe vera does, is that it anti inflammatory and any inflammation in your blood or cardiovascular system will be heal hence lowering blood pressure also. Incidentally, I forgot to mention it's very good for the liver as well.

It does not treat bipolar per se. With this diet, since all the refined stuff that stripped your body of all the nutrients which is needed for the normal functioning of the body, especially magnesium which is needed in large quantity. On the ketogenic diet, none is stripped but with the food or nutrient rich food eats it can balance the body. Further more, cutting out sugar/fructose/high fructose corn syrup which is the main cause of mood disorder and magnesium citrate or magnesium glycinate which relaxes the body which is very beneficial for us.

I do not know where you live but try to get fresh organic produce as it contains more nutrients and eat liver, it's good for your liver. Try to get hold of aloe vera as well but if you can't, I can send you some herbs that perhaps could help it. I have herbs for high uric acid as well. High uric acid also causes high blood pressure. Message me with your address if want the herb. Hope you get well soon. Cheers!
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« Reply #89 on: April 03, 2014, 01:15:21 AM »
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