Re: amla

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> Both are beneficial. The phyllanthus nururi is the traditionally

used herb for liver complaints. I know that Rasheed is planning on

pulling the plug, there are no wrong decisions, but 6 weeks is not

enough. None of this stuff works like magic. The development of

stones and the problems that result in stones takes a long time and so

does the reversal. Some people flush their stones on the very first

try, some on their sixth... But the biggest thing is this takes a

change in diet and lifestyle for most just as it took a diet and

lifestyle to create. Triphala is the kind of stuff you take everyday

for the rest of your life. Amla is the " new " " superfruit " on the

functional foods and supplement market though it has only been around

for thousands of years. It by the way is 4 times higher in V-C than

acerola cherries! and the molecular form is such that it is not

broken down by cooking. Amla is also called Indian Gooseberry. The

ORAC value is out the roof.

> More ramblings on amla and the like later.

Hi Dave,

I always read your posts with great interest. Thanks so much for

sharing your knowledge here with us.

A couple of questions for you if I may, please.

Is there a particular brand of of Triphala that you have used or would

recommend to others? Is it a good idea to try and find a brand that

contains organic ingredients?

How about amla? What's the best way to take it if we can't locate the

fresh berries themselves? Any comments on this product?

http://www.banyanbotanicals.com/prodinfo.asp?number=1031 & variation= & aitem=1 & mite\

m=31

Are you familiar with Chyavanprash, another ayurvedic herbal remedy

that contains amla? By chance have you ever tried the one from this

link? Or is there another you could recommend?

http://www.banyanbotanicals.com/prodinfo.asp?number=5151 & variation= & aitem=1 & mite\

m=1

Thanks again,

elan

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Hi Dave,

Thanks for this reply.

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> Ayush herbs, Banyan Tree, Maharishi Ayurved are all very reputable

manufacturers. We need to be very careful about sources of both

Ayurvedic and Chinese herbs do to the pollution issues in these cultures.

How about this company? Would you consider them to be reputable? The

National Institute of Ayurvedic Medicine:

http://niam.com/corp-web/index.htm

> Chywanprash... Excellent tonic " jam " . Contains many different

herbs depending on the formulator and contains large percentage of

amla, ashwaganda etc. This " jam " is made with both honey and ghee (as

anapurnas, or carrier compounds). I keep a jar in the car so when my

blood sugar drops and I am either going to buy a burger or commit

murder, I can take a teaspoon, raise the blood sugar, and cut the

hunger until I get home and can fix something not so deadly... In

India everyone in a family would take a spoon of this everyday from

the point they can swallow till the day they die...

Sounds like amazing stuff.

Would you share which brand you use?

Here's an article about Chyvanprash:

http://niam.com/corp-web/cprash.htm

And another listing its ingredients:

http://niam.com/corp-web/chywaninfo.html

This is the product sold by The National Institute of Ayurvedic Medicine:

http://www.secure-shopping-cart.com/niam/cart/cart25.html

Evidently the quality of Chyavanprash can vary greatly. Is there any

way to know we're getting the real deal and that it's not contaminated

with heavy metals?

>

> While I have never mentioned this in the 6 years I have been

involved with this group, in my practice I manufacture and carry over

300 individual medicinal herbs encapsulated as well as 600 different

supplements. Due to an ongoing financial mess, I have stocking issues

at the moment. Eventually I should be able to supply others with

quality herbs and supplements, but at this time you are better off

with others...

>

> Always, in all ways,

>

> -Dave

What kind of practice do you have?

Do you have a website?

elan

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Hi Dave,

>

> Hi Elan,

>

> Gerson is of the finest character. His institute as well.

While I have not personally used nor tested their products I would

expect them to be of the highest quality.

Ahh, ok great, that's good to know.

There are so many mediocre and even inferior companies looking to jump

onto the complimentary health products/supplements bandwagon these

days, it feels really important to find a reliable way to separate the

wheat from the chaff, so to speak. Since you're clearly a professional

who's very discerning about the quality of nutraceuticals, I really

appreciate you sharing your insight about Dr. Gerson's character and

that of his institute.

>>>You will notice in the description of their chywanprash that they

hold to the " scriptural " aspects of preparation. This will include

prayers for the user as the products are prepared. No matter one's

religious leanings prayers of health and happiness are probably

>>>beneficial...

This reflects an energy of awareness, of conscience as well as

consciousness, and so makes very good sense.

I think that too often many of us lose sight of the importance of

things like awareness and energetics with regard to our health. For

instance the industrialization of our food has resulted in the

mindless torture and heinous abuse of countless innocent creatures

that are factory farmed by the thousands. And when we mindlessly

consume the flesh, milk, eggs and other products derived from these

animals with a lack of awareness en masse, our cruelty towards them

and the resulting suffering and ill health they endure is passed onto

us energetically. No doubt our collective ignorance unconsciousness

about this only compounds the deleterious effects of our actions upon

our collective health.

Similarly our unconscious contamination of the planet's air, water and

soil has left both the body of the earth, as well as many of our own

human bodies, contaminated, out of balance and sickened.

It's not just the physical pollution and the detrimental biological

effects it can have on our health, but it's also the lack of

consciousness about the repercussions of our actions that can have an

energetic impact upon our internal equilibrium, and so our health, on

an even subtler level.

So if there are people who are deliberately bringing greater awareness

into the collective consciousness by way of prayers said over the

preparation of healing herbs with awareness, and with the intention of

benefiting of those who consume them, this makes a lot of sense

energetically in terms of the potential healing abilities of these

remedies.

>>>The " specialness " of chywanprash comes from it's Vedic roots (the

Vedas were " gifted " to the Yogis who wrote them down thousands of

years ago. These " scriptures " are the basis for Ayurveda, literally

translated to " The science of life " ). It is a combination of so many

diverse things that it will do nothing specific at the same time

supporting everything. It is meant to treat nothing but again,

>>>support everything. Hope this makes sense.

Yes, it does.

My sense is that all of the most gifted ancient and present day

natural healers have always tapped into the same wisdom as the Vedic

Yogis.

Unlike the germ theory-based slash, burn and poison (surgery,

radiation, chemo/drugs/vaccines) " medicine " practiced by today's

medical industrial complex-trained allopathic " disease managers " (aka

MD's), who compartmentalize illness rather than considering the person

as a whole, true healers have always known that all chronic sickness

arises from a lack of homeostasis within the body. They also know

that equilibrium only comes about when the subtle energetics in and

around the body are flowing freely and are unobstructed by blockages.

They know the value of being well nourished, well oxygenated, well

hydrated, well rested, and free of undue contamination and stress.

And their treatments are always geared towards restoring a general

chemical/biological/physiological and energetic BALANCE in the WHOLE

person, rather than focusing on attempting to suppress symptoms or cut

out an isolated body part in order to affect healing.

Clearly our bodies have a natural, innate healing ability that's

essentially hard wired into our DNA. But this inborn healing wisdom

cannot and will not function properly when things become too

imbalanced within us. So the best most natural and effective medicine

is always that which supports a restoration of internal balance.

Holistic approaches like ayurveda that are meant to treat nothing

specific, and yet are designed to support the smooth flowing

functioning of everything with regards to the *whole* person makes

perfect sense.

>

> I have a full time natural health practice as well as teaching

professional courses in a variety of subjects in alternative and

natural medicine, here in Washington as well as Oregon and New Mexico

at the moment. No website at this time. I do not practice for a

career or to " make a living " . I wish I did not have a job. I

practice to support my clientele in achieving their goals, whatever

they may be...

>>

Wonderful...

>

> So, to tie this in to the recent decision by some to have

their organs removed, there are never any " wrong " decisions, only

those that get you closer to your aim or not... Barring acute

infection, accidental poisoning, possible hereditary issues (not to be

used as a " reason " ), etc., Gallbladder issues stem from diet and

lifestyle issues for the most part and the saving of the organ

requires alterations in such. Barring this, removal of the organ

offers relief of very specific symptoms but does nothing for the

underlying problem. One then continues life as usual, headed evermore

down the path to ill health in so many other ways. Which organ next?

Uterus, ovaries, breast, colon, appendix, tonsils, prostate...?

>>>>

Well said.

>

> So gallstones may be a very low key wake up call from a very

friendly Universe... This group offers " alternative " options from the

cut happy lunacy of the " standard " approach. I always wince when I

read the posts from someone who has decided to flush, spends 2 days of

discomfort and then does not have immediate 100% reversal of their

condition.... The percentage of the people who will experience this

is 0%; whether they plop out all their stones or not. But for those

who are dedicated, willing, and able to save their organ, make the

changes, and pursue their truth, the percentage of people who will

experience positive changes in their health, how they feel, how they

feel about themselves, the impact they have on others by example,

etc., whether they plop any stones out or not, is 100%. All the best,

-Dave

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Yes!

We are so programmed in this culture to think that things can and

should happen instantaneously. We're so accustomed to just pushing a

button, flipping a switch or taking a pill, and more often than not it

seems our expectation is to get immediate results every time.

Whether it's fast food, fast cars, cell phones, high speed internet

connections or even the restoration of our good health, it's as if

we've come to expect that anything and everything should just happen

right NOW - regardless. And yet for most of people, chronic disease

takes literally years to develop. The body does everything it can

over the long term in an attempt to maintain its internal balance and

stave off symptomatic pain. So in fact, things can actually be

getting further and further out of whack for a long time before we

ever become consciously aware of it. When we consider how many years

of a steady breaking down of our internal equilibrium it can really

take before we actually begin to feel sick, it can be pretty

unrealistic for us to expect a reversal of ill health after doing just

one or two liver flushes, or spending a few weeks or even a few months

taking some sort of holistic treatment.

Thanks again, Dave, for sharing your insights.

- e