ACUPUNCTURE AND
MODERN DEVELOPMENT SCIENCE
by
Dr. Lawrence Wilson
©
August 2019, LD Wilson Consultants, Inc.
All information in this article is
solely the opinion of the author and for educational purposes only. It is not for the diagnosis, treatment,
prescription or cure of any disease or health condition.
I.
INTRODUCTION
PARALLELS
BETWEEN MODERN DEVELOPMENT SCIENCE AND ACUPUNCTURE
Dr. Paul Eck once remarked to me that a science
that was close to his work in some ways is acupuncture. He knew that acupuncture and his
mineral balancing science both:
1. Integrate physical, emotional, mental and
spiritual activity of the body.
2. Focus on balancing and strengthening the body,
rather than finding and correcting Òdisease entitiesÓ. Healing is a sort of side effect that
comes when the body is balanced and developed.
3. Use somewhat similar corrective products. However, acupuncture uses more herbs,
while our development programs use the much purer modern nutritional
products. See below for more on
Chinese herbs.
In addition, Dr. Eck was not aware that both
sciences:
1. Are development sciences. (Dr. Eck did not know
about or teach development).
2. Identify and use the concepts of the subtle
energy centers, the three dantiens, the subtle energy channels, and indeed all
of the subtle anatomy discussed on this website.
3. Rely upon advanced understanding of yin and
yang.
4. Identify and describe many of the same metabolic
patterns that occur in the body.
Both sciences even use some of the same words and phrases to describe
them. These are the hair mineral
patterns such as step down (stepping in acupuncture), step up (stepping out in
acupuncture) and several dozen others.
WARNINGS
1.Names of metabolic patterns. Many of the
acupuncture pattern names used in this article are taken from very advanced
acupuncture and will be unfamiliar to all Western practitioners of acupuncture.
2. We believe that acupuncture, as taught today,
is incorrect. This is very
unfortunate, but common in older sciences. One reason is that the real masters of the science do not
want to teach it to their enemies.
Therefore, they:
A. Keep some
information secret from the beginning students until one is far along and can
be trusted. Often, students need
to train for several hundred years before the truth is shared.
B. In the
past, and perhaps today, if a master acupuncturist was captured and forced to
share knowledge, he or she purposely changed it to disguise the truth.
This is why
some of the acupuncture material in this article is not familiar to Western
acupuncturists. We did not make up
the patterns, as some people tell us we have done. Also, we are not wrong about yin and yang, as many
acupuncturists also tell us.
3. Hair washing. Everything in this article, and indeed
on this website, applies only to hair mineral analyses from laboratories that
do not wash the hair at the laboratory.
Most mineral testing labs wash the hair, which ruins the accuracy of the
readings. For details, read Controversy in Hair Analysis.
4. Needling problems. We have observed some problems in
people after acupuncture sessions.
These do not occur because the practitioner is not skilled. They occur because acupuncture is very
ancient, and conditions have changed on planet earth. Two recommendations for anyone contemplating acupuncture
treatments are:
A. Make sure the practitioner begins and ends by needling the
conception vessel on the front of the body at each session. This is
essential today, although it is not widely taught and was not as needed in the
past. If an acupuncturist does not
do this, he or she may inadvertently unbalance the third energy center with the
acupuncture needles.
B. Avoid Chinese herbs, including the ones used in
acupuncture. They are all
toxic and will slow development.
We know this sounds very harsh.
However, hair mineral analyses reveal that most herbs, including all
Chinese herbs, contain toxic metals.
This includes even the most expensive, organic, wild-crafted, and best
brands of toxic metals.
This is also
a modern problem. Several thousand
years ago the herbs were much purer because the entire planet was much less
contaminated. Chinese and other
herbs can still work, but they also leave toxic deposits in the body that are
harmful.
II. YANG AND YIN
We contend
that all the bodies are too yin today.
This is not taught to most acupuncturists, we believe. The causes are pollution with ionizing
radiation, microwave and radio frequency pollution, exposure to toxic metals
and toxic chemicals in the food, water and air, and eating food that is low in
minerals (minerals are more yang) and that contain yin pesticides and other yin
chemicals.
For
this reason, we seek to make the bodies more yang and we avoid healing and
detoxification methods that make the body more yin.
CONSTITUTIONS
A more yang constitution in
acupuncture is the same as fast oxidation. A more yin constitution is the same as slow oxidation.
FOODS
Here the two
sciences differ somewhat. We find
the macrobiotic conception of yang and yin foods works better than the TCM
(traditional Chinese medicine) classification. We believe the present Chinese system has been altered,
which can occur over the centuries.
This causes
some acupuncturists to dismiss development science, which is unfortunate. In fact, it is one of the few areas in
which the two sciences diverge.
Macrobiotic classification of yang and
yin foods. Eggs, meat, poultry, and fish are more yang in that order
from most yang to less yang.
Grains and cooked vegetables are more balanced foods. Legumes (beans), raw vegetables, fruit
(especially raw), nuts, seeds, sugars, alcohol are more yin – in that
order from slightly yin to very yin.
SUPPLEMENTS
These are
all quite yin. For that reason, we
use a minimum of them all. This is
most important if you want to develop quickly. Do not add products to your program. We know about almost all available products,
and if we want you to take them, we will suggest them.
Most
nutritionists and doctors do not understand this, but with the proper program,
we do not need many anti-oxidants, adaptogen herbs, anti-inflammatories and
other supplements. They get in the
way, even if they provide temporary symptomatic relief. When people report problems on a
program, often they are taking products we donÕt recommend.
Especially
avoid medical and recreational drugs and most herbs due to toxicity. Also, please stay away from homeopathic
remedies. They are toxic, although
they seem harmless. They are also
extremely yin and quite dangerous for this reason.
Healing Procedures. Heating and drying the body is always
more yang. We recommend the red
heat lamp sauna, in part for this reason.
We use
coffee because it is a yang herb that is not too toxic. It was not available in China years
ago, so it is not in the acupuncture books, but it works well in an enema,
which is more yang than drinking it.
We do not recommend drinking coffee, although we allow one cup daily.
Foot
reflexology is quite yang in Chinese medicine, and highly recommended as part
of our development programs.
Twisting the
spine or chiropractic care is another yang technique used in both
sciences. The pushing down mental
exercise is also very yang because it moves energy downward and inward.
Rest,
relaxation and sleep have a yang effect tend to be more yang today. They activate the parasympathetic nervous system, which
has a more yang effect.
Mild or
gentle exercise has a yang effect.
Vigorous exercise has a more yin effect because it tears down the body
and keeps the sympathetic
nervous system active. The
sympathetic system has an immediate yang effect and speeds up the oxidation
rate. However, if it continues, it
has a catabolic and yin effect that is very harmful.
For this
reason, we recommend only limited and gentle exercise in spite of what others
say about the value of exercise.
For more on this topic, please read Exercise
and Balancing The Autonomic Nervous System
on this website.
Deep breathing has a definite yang effect today. It brings in more yang oxygen, and
helps reduce stress, a yin toxin.
DOCUMENTATION
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 development
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.
INDIVIDUAL MINERALS
More yang minerals. Calcium, magnesium and phosphorus are
more yang minerals. Of these,
calcium and phosphorus are more yang than magnesium.
A calcium
level that is lower than about 40 mg% is more yang. This
is often associated with a faster oxidation rate. A calcium level greater than about 40 mg% is more yin. This is often associated with a slow
oxidation rate.
A magnesium level that is lower than
about 6 mg% is more yang. This is often associated with a faster
oxidation rate. A magnesium level
greater than about 6 mg% is more yin and often associated with a slow oxidation
rate.
A phosphorus level above about 14 mg% is more yang. A level above about 16 mg% is even more yang, and indicates
some rapid development on a hair mineral analysis, a process that is more yang
in nature.
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.
More yin minerals. Sodium and potassium are more yin
minerals. Of these, sodium is more
yang than potassium.
TRACE MINERALS
Most, if
not all of the nutrient trace minerals such as zinc, chromium, selenium, iron
and others are somewhat yang today, although this may not have been true in the
past. Note there are different compounds, isotopes or molecular
weights, and other structures of each of the minerals, and some are more yang
while others are more yin. The
more toxic compounds have a more yin effect today, as a general rule.
More yang trace
minerals. These include iron,
zinc and selenium. In development,
these are called Òthe male mineralsÓ.
More yin trace
minerals. These include
copper, manganese, and iodine. In
development these are called Òthe female mineralsÓ.
TOXIC
METALS
These are called toxic yang in acupuncture. They may be
yang in nature, but they always have a yinnizing effect on the body due to
their toxicity. Unfortunately,
most herbs contain some of them, including Chinese herbs used by
acupuncturists.
YIN
TOXINS
These are more modern toxins that affect everyone and
disturb traditional Chinese medical diagnostic methods. They include:
Ionizing
radiation. This is everywhere on earth and is a
serious problem. It is carried on
some toxic metals such as uranium 235 and 238, and a few others elements such
as cesium, strontium, iodine and others.
Ionizing radiation has extremely yin effects and
causes all the bodies to become more yin today than ever before.
Electromagnetic
emissions. These are growing, especially in
cities. The sources include cell
phone towers, cell phones, computers, television sets, radios, wifi (wireless
networks), smart electric meters, home and other wiring, automobile and
aircraft EMF emissions, microwave relay stations, and more. They also have a yin effect on the
bodies today.
Toxic chemicals.
Thousands of chemicals are everywhere, and in every person. They, too, always have yin effects.
Mineral-depleted
foods and refined and processed food. This is perhaps the most serious yin
toxin today. Acupuncturists are
not taught the severity of the problem and its yin effect on the bodies. It also upsets traditional Chinese
diagnostic assessment, at times badly.
The
combination of these yin toxins is to make all the bodies much more yin today.
This is the reason development insists upon a more
yang diet, more yang nutritional supplements and more yang healing and
detoxification procedures.
It is why we suggest everyone avoid:
- all fruit and sweets
- bathing too often
- the use of all smoothies, protein powders, other
food powders, food bars and other yin food products!
BASIC
MINERAL RATIOS
A
sodium/potassium ratio of about 2.5 to 5 in a human being is more yang. A
sodium/potassium ratio less than about 2.5 is more yin. However, if the ratio is very high
(above about 25), it may indicate a more yin condition.
A
calcium/magnesium ratio of about
6.7 is the most yang. A slightly
lower ratio is a little more yang.
A high ratio above about 10 appears to be a more yin or a yin deficiency
indicator.
A
calcium/potassium ratio less than about 4 is a more yang indicator. It is more associated with a fast oxidation rate and an alarm stage of
stress in development. A
calcium/potassium ratio greater than about 4 is a more yin indicator. It is more associated with a slow
oxidation rate, or cold in acupuncture terminology.
A
sodium/magnesium ratio greater than about 4.17 is a more yang indicator or hot
in acupuncture. It is more associated with a fast oxidation
rate. A sodium/magnesium ratio
less than about 4.17 is a more yin indicator or cold in acupuncture. It is more associated with a sluggish
or slow oxidation rate in development science, and with an exhaustion stage of
stress.
ACUPUNCTURE PATTERNS ALSO FOUND ON A HAIR
MINERAL ANALYSIS
Blood deficiency. This is the same as a ratio of calcium
to magnesium of 13.5 or higher (a very high ratio).
Both
feet in the tunnel of death.
This is the exact same pattern as four lows pattern on a hair mineral test. It is a very yin pattern and a death
pattern in acupuncture. Read Four Lows on this site for more on this important
pattern.
Bowl pattern. This is the identical terminology in acupuncture and in
development science. It is quite
advanced in acupuncture, however, so many acupuncturists are not familiar with
it.
It is a
combination, often, of yin deficiency and blood deficiency. Read The Bowl
Pattern on this website for more on this topic.
Coming
Alive. This acupuncture pulse pattern is
identical to the name we use. It
is a more yang pattern discussed in some advanced acupuncture texts. It is a very good sign in both
sciences.
Damp
heat. This common pattern in acupuncture has
to do with copper
toxicity on a hair mineral test.
In acupuncture texts, damp heat is associated with dysmenorrhea, acne,
yeast infections such as candida albicans, female organ problems, liver
dysfunction, a yellowish color of the skin, emotional upsets, seizures, and
perhaps other conditions that we find associated with copper imbalance.
Copper
imbalance tends to affect the spleen meridian. Usually one has too much copper that is somewhat
biounavailable. This means it is
present but in a form or bound up in ways that the body cannot use it
properly. The person is usually in
slow oxidation, and it is more common in women than in men.
Damp heat
also often has to do with a low Na/K ratio and low female hormones. It can be associated with amenorrhea
(no 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.
Heart fire. Associated with a sodium/potassium
ratiogreater than about 6.
Reaching
the top of the hill. This is identical to the hair analysis pattern called the hill. It is a more yang pattern discussed in
some advanced acupuncture texts.
It is an excellent pattern.
For details, read The Hill.
Settling
Down. The identical name is used in
acupuncture and modern development programs. It a more yang pattern and a very good sign, according to
advanced acupuncture texts.
The shell. This is the identical terminology and
pattern in both sciences. In some
acupuncture texts, it is called Òhunkered downÓ. On a hair mineral analysis, it is indicated by a calcium
level above about 165 mg% in women and 155 mg% in men. In acupuncture, it is similarly called
a calcium shell and applies mostly to women. It is a hidden yin in acupuncture, associated with psychological
withdrawal, emotional suppression and more. (see the article The Calcium
Shell for more on this important pattern.)
Step
Down. This more yang pattern is called
Òstepping into lifeÓ in some advanced acupuncture texts.
Step Up. This more yin pattern eventually is called
Òstepping out of lifeÓ in some advanced acupuncture texts. For more details about the last two
patterns, read Step Up/Step Down.
Yang rising. This is identical to the three highs or
four highs pattern on a hair mineral analysis. For details, read Four
Highs Pattern on this site.
Yin over the top. This is the same as the pattern in
development called sympathetic dominant.
Once again, it is an advanced acupuncture pattern, so many
acupuncturists do not know about it.
However, older traditional acupuncturists often know this difficult
pattern to overcome. It is common
today.
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.
Yin deficiency is also associated with a four lows pattern in all cases,
and with a bowl pattern in all cases.
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 to balance a yin deficiency.
We believe
that the term yin deficiency
is actually incorrect. A low Na/K
ratio is actually a type of yang deficiency.
This
is an introduction to the similarities between hair mineral test patterns and acupuncture
patterns. Many other acupuncture patterns can be identified from a properly
performed and correctly interpreted hair tissue mineral analysis. In fact, we believe all the
acupuncture patterns can be identified from a hair mineral test if one reads
enough minerals.
For more
about yang and yin, please read Yin And Yang
Healing, All About Yang, and Yin Disease on this website.
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 indicated
on a hair mineral test by:
*
A hair phosphorus level less than about 13 mg%.
*
A hair calcium level greater than about 100 mg%.
*
A hair copper level above about 5 mg%.
*
A hair manganese level above about 0.04 mg%.
*
A hair iron level above about 2 mg%.
*
Elevated lead, cadmium, copper and mercury appear to be most damaging to the
liver/gall bladder meridian, though many toxins can affect it.
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Kidney/bladder: A low sodium/potassium ratio indicates kidney meridian
weakness. Low zinc may also
indicate kidney weakness, as it can elevate the levels of cadmium, mercury and
nickel, although all the toxic metals can be toxic for the kidneys in some
forms.
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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. The use of all medical drugs (such as
antibiotics), vaccines, toxic chemicals, food toxins, yeasts and parasites
contribute to large intestine weakness.
Improper food, poor eating habits, lack of rest and other lifestyle
factors also contribute to a weak large intestine meridian in almost everyone.
This
tends to overheat the liver. One
reason for this is that a damaged large intestine produces and accumulates many
toxins. These are absorbed into
the portal vein system of arteries, which conduct the toxins from the large
intestine and small intestine directly into the liver.
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Conception
vessel: This meridian runs down
the front of the body along the central axis of the body. It therefore touches many important structures
such as the forehead or sixth center, thyroid or fifth center, heart or fourth
center, abdomen or third center, below the navel or second center and ends at
the perineum or first energy center.
Therefore it is a very important meridian today.
Hair
analysis indicators related to a sluggish 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 0.035 mg%. Other important thyroid gland
indicators on a hair mineral test are the presence of the amigos, and others.
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Triple heater: A low
sodium/potassium ratio and possibly a slow oxidation rate indicate some
weakness in the triple heater.
THE SCOURGE OF YIN TODAY
The
rest of this article describes some of the ways in which development programs
use the above healing modalities and methods to balance the body.
However, to understand and appreciate the following sections,
one needs to know that most peopleÕs bodies are yin today, and the problem is
getting worse. We know that
some acupuncturists and others do not agree with this perspective, but that is
our observation.
The main
causes of too much yin today is pollution. This
has been discussed above, to some degree.
It includes ionizing radiation from atomic powerplants, electromagnetic
pollution, an enormous amount of toxic metals and chemicals, and a
mineral-depleted and often toxic food supply.
So, as we discuss
the integration of concepts in development science, please keep in mind the
problem of yin in the world today.
INTEGRATING YIN AND YANG, AND OTHER
ACUPUNCTURE MODALITIES WITH A DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Here
are some development modalities and their relation to acupuncture
concepts. The most important one
may be related to the diet.
A fairly yang diet. Development favors more yang foods such as meats, eggs, whole grains
and cooked vegetables, prepared in more yang ways by cooking vegetables
thoroughly.
We suggest avoiding yin foods such as all fruit,
sweets and sugars. We also avoid
food chemicals, and yin methods of food preparation such as raw food,
vegetarian food and most fermented food.
An exception is dairy products, which we find are best eaten raw or only
lightly cooked. However, we limit
these to 4 ounces daily because they are all rather yin and not required for
development.
As
stated above, the macrobiotic classification of yin and yang foods seems to
work better today than the traditional Chinese system of food selection. Here is more detail on foods and food
preparation:
Organic food
is more yang than most commercially-grown and GMO food. This is due to its higher mineral
content and lower pesticide and toxic metal content.
Proteins
such as meats should be cooked, but not overcooked as it denatures the protein
too much. Pasteurized dairy
products are not as healthful.
Eggs are best eaten only lightly cooked 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,
such as salads, are too yin to be eaten except occasionally. Also, we find that no one can absorb
enough of the minerals in the vegetables when the vegetables are eaten
raw. The human intestinal tract
cannot break down the tough vegetable fibers well enough.
The
preferred method of cooking is pressure-cooking, which makes the food more
yang. Fresh vegetables are more yang, and
surprisingly, we find that canned vegetables are second best, not frozen ones.
We
also find that certain vegetables contain more of the chemicals needed for
development. For details, read Food For Daily Use.
Kelp or kombu in Japanese appears to be an
excellent vegetable dried in capsules or cooked. It contains a lot of alginate that absorbs some of the
mercury that all products of the sea have. Other sea vegetables have less alginates, so we donÕt recommend
them.
Yin and yang
vegetables: For details, read Food For Daily Use. The Nightshade family of vegetables
(white potatoes, tomatoes, peppers and eggplant) are much more yin, somewhat
toxic, and best avoided.
Also, avoid vegetables that have seeds because they
are really fruits. These include
cucumbers, okra, peppers, tomatoes and a few others. Squash is a fruit, but a little winter squash occasionally
is okay.
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
liver/gall bladder activity. For
details, read Food For Daily Use. Chicken
and turkey are good for most people.
Fish are nourishing foods, but much too high in mercury for general
consumption at all. The exception
is sardines, a wonderful food today.
Other edible small fish are herring, anchovies, smelt and perhaps a few
others. However, eat only three or
four cans weekly because they still contain some mercury and other toxic
metals. Salmon used to be okay,
but no more. It is too high in
mercury today.
All
shellfish and seafood (lobster, clams, oysters, eel, octopus, shrimp, scallops,
crabs and others) are too toxic with heavy metals and should all be
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 good as long as one is not allergic to them. However, do not eat more than a few
ounces daily, and preferably less, as they are somewhat toxic for many people
as the quality is usually not that good.
However, they can provide bioavailable calcium, omega-3 fatty acids,
vitamin D and other vital nutrients.
Nuts and seeds
are slightly toxic and more yin (they grow up in the air, in most cases, which
is more yin). We love almond
butter for development – 2 tablespoons daily and 1 tablespoon daily of
sesame tahini. Otherwise, we donÕt
need or recommend nuts and seeds until a person is somewhat developed.
Algae such as spirulina, chlorella, blue-green
algae and others contain many
nutrients. However, we find that
algae products are less compatible with human physiology today and cause a
little toxicity. They are also
quite yin.
Fats and oils are more yin, but important foods. Slow oxidizers who are quite yin do less well on them. Fast oxidizers, who tend to be more
yang, can handle and require more of them. They tend to cool down the metabolic rate and yang condition
of the body.
A
few people with a fast oxidation rate cannot eat much fat. These individuals are usually quite
ill. In these cases, the hair
analysis must be studied carefully to look for telltale signs of underlying
slow oxidation (always the case in those over age about 12 or 13. These hints of slow 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 these foods grow in sub-tropical
regions and this causes them to be more yin. A little bit is okay, but that is all.
Animal fats are much more yang such as beef tallow,
lamb fat, and chicken fat. Butter,
cream and milk are somewhat yang.
Lard is a pig product, and more toxic than the others and should be
avoided. All pig products may be
infected with trichina and other parasite cysts, even when well-cooked, in our
experience.
Simple carbohydrates or sugars are extremely yin. For this reason, we tend to avoid all of them, including
fruits, and all sweet foods. They
are simply not helpful for overall health, no matter what they contain or how
delicious they taste. I am sorry
about this, but it is our consistent experience with fruit.
Complex carbohydrates or starches. Some
is helpful, but not as much as most people eat. We suggest avoiding all wheat and spelt, and we want
everyone to eat blue corn, a special food for development.
DRINKING WATER
Water is fairlyyin, but
very needed for life today.
Ideally, use spring
water for daily drinking purposes. Well water is often contaminated, so it may not be
best. The next best drinking water
is often carbon-only
filtered tap water. It is
contaminated in all cases, but may not be too bad in some areas.
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. WE are not sure why they
are so yin. It may have to do with
the way they are produced, although alkaline anything tends to be more
yin. Acid products are somewhat
more yang.
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.
However, we find the plastic bottles, even with BPA, is okay and does
not build up in the liver or elsewhere.
Distilled water can
be used for a day or two during a healing reaction to remove some toxins
faster. However, do not drink
distilled water long-term, as it will leach vital minerals from the body and it
is too yin.
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: The reclining position is yin, but more rest is
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. Often,
however, it is best to add the sea salt when cooking is done.
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.
Mineral supplements act as
placeholders. This is a very unique and important
concept. To read about it, read Placeholders on this site.
Be especially
careful with 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 occasionally need iron, however.
Please
avoid 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, except for kelp and one called Endo-veggie, which is a vegetable
capsule. Instead, use a good sea
salt, kelp, and Veg-easy to provide your minerals, along with a diet of about
70% or more cooked vegetables.
This will give you enough minerals.
Glandular
extracts: This is an important
aspect of a development program.
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.
Do not take more glandulars than are recommended for you, however, as
they can be toxic today.
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. Many people take too much. Vitamin C is extremely yin. It is 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 I much prefer it over all other digestive aids.
Vegetable
enzymes. These are derived from
fungi, so they are much more yin.
The product label usually calls them names such as 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 product may give symptom relief,
but 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. We hope this can be corrected, someday,
but for now we do not recommend most herbs. Chinese and Indian or Ayurvedic herbs are particularly toxic. This was not the case 1000 years ago
and before that, but the planet is now more polluted than ever. For this reason, we avoid almost all of
these herbs.
Herbs
often function as remedies.
Development 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 DEVELOPMENT SCIENCE
Coffee enemas: Coffee is a more yang herb,
although it grows in the tropics.
It grows at high altitudes, on mountain sides, 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 much more yin, so it is less recommended,
though it is great to clean out the colon when one starts a development
program, 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 lamp sauna only: This is a hot, dry, reddish therapy. It is thus more yang.
It is also an excellent, powerful, comfortable, quite safe and a very
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.
The
Pulling Down Exercise: This is a
very yang mental practice as it moves energy downward through the body, and this
is very yang. This concept of yin
and yang meditations is critical today.
The pushing down exercise is about Òemptying the mindÓ, 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 I am aware of, so far. For details, read the Pulling Down
Exercise.
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 well, 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, or free market and capitalist-oriented. This is a science of human behavior and
nothing more. Socialist and
communist material is bad because these are yin and harmful philosophies that
are also not true.
YIN/YANG
OF DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS
More yin
patterns. Four lows pattern, three lows pattern,
bowl pattern, poor eliminator patterns, sympathetic dominance pattern, and
double low ratio pattern are more yin.
More yang
patterns. The hill pattern, coming alive pattern, settling
down pattern, step down pattern, and a few others are more yang.
The double patterns involving these are also usually more yang, such as
the double hill, double coming alive, and double settling down patterns. Double patterns involve the first four
minerals on the chart (calcium, magnesium, sodium and potassium) and the second
four (iron, copper, manganese and zinc).
For details, read The Second Four Minerals.
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