...but the Body is Weak...

This is Jizo, the Japanese protector of women and children. As a single woman in pregnancy, I 'adopted' him to watch over me in my most vulnerable state.  I love this image of him because it has both the human (knit cap), the tradition of ancestors (the scarf), and Spirit intertwined.

Like Jizo, I look after you in this blog. I know the body. And I know the Spirit.

Yesterday I had a 'chance occurrence' that probably wasn't so 'random' when you think about it: I sat next to a vegan midwife in the doctor's dining room. I hadn't seen her in months, and I hadn't sat to eat in there for weeks. I am always so busy that I typically bring my own lunch to the O.R. and keep it in the fridge in the doctor's lounge.

I went to a vegan/raw meet up yesterday! I shared. She was excited--are you going raw? She looked at my plate--half salad, a third watermelon and a sliver of mandarin oranges--and said, It looks like you are almost there already!

I wasn't sure. But she said, 'Whenever I go to a vegan restaurant and order something fancy and raw it doesn't agree with my stomach.'

That was the thing I needed to 'confess'! 'I think I had my first gallbladder attack from it'.

We both agreed that the food can be too rich--my dish, although delicious, had lots of nuts and avocado in it. We both agreed that we love the soup, it is the most delicious vegan you can get anywhere. But since our meals are so light every time we eat at home, the fancy schmancy can be a little hard on our system.

The moral of the story is 'Your System is Delicate'.

This applies to your Energy System. To your body. To your emotions. To your Mind. To your heart. I will speak briefly on this.

Your energy system is not what you think. Like a boat in the ocean, you might have 'little barnacles' that are attached to your aura sucking energy for dear life itself. These are called Negative Entities and Dark Entities. It is not your fault. You have no concept of it. But they can be there. (Most adults have five). Only a very skilled Energy Healer can remove them. And the one I use is working in partnership with Guides on the Other Side to accomplish this. Her name is Margaret Mc Cormick, and I recommend her services highly. You will have more energy for yourself if you have her 'detach' them from you. If you do it any other way, the 'souls' of those 'attachments' will die. They have to be 'guided' to the Light and detach willingly. It is an art. I know it sounds kooky, but it is True. (I see them in the O.R., and have special permission to remove the most nasty ones on my patients by asking St. Michael to intervene. I don't do it. I just call Him and It works.)

Your body is the sum total of your ancestor's DNA. That makes sense when you think about it, doesn't it? And they adapted to thrive in the environments that they lived. Some of our ancestors are carnivores.  I 'get' a lot of people who say they, in good faith, tried the vegan lifestyle, but their vitality was not right. Your body has a wisdom all its own. Talk to it. Get to know it. And when it feels 'right' go ahead. And when it doesn't, try something else. Listen to it on sleep, movement, diet, emotional health, and your environment in your home. Omit cruelty to the best of your ability in everything you do--if you must take meat, make it organic, free range where you know the farmer...this makes sense, doesn't it, not to incorporate cruelty into yourself or to support it in any way in our society?

Your emotions are the sum total of your reincarnations! There are many 'layers' to 'you'! Respect it. Seek a reputable healer from any of the healing professions to help you 'sort things out'. One of my recommendations is medium Tim Braun. He is available over the phone and in his office. Another is an excellent healer in Julian California whose name escapes me at the time, but she is in the Water Tower. She does phone consults too. Many healers are qualified, and you will be guided to the one that is right for you when things get 'stuck'. Meditation is priceless for this, too. Also the online eCourses from A.R.E. are a nice way to 'work things through' if you are educationally motivated. (learning is fun).

Your Mind IS what you are. It is your Consciousness. It goes with you from life to between lives life to life again. Respect it.

Your Heart is the seat of your Consciousness. I can't explain it, but your Heart Center has a Brain that is smarter than your Brain brain in your head because it has access to the knowledge from all of your past lives, your Higher self, and the Universal Knowledge! So even if you are a genius like Albert Einstein incarnate--it is the Heart that is the powerhouse of them all.

It is not an accident that you are built this way. Respect it. And enjoy it. For with Ascension, soon, your body is going to be doing even better things!

Namaste,

Reiki Doc

Raw Vegan?

Raw vegan? Raw vegan on a budget? What does that have to do with me?, I thought when I was asked to go to a lecture today at a local vegan/raw restaurant.

I seriously wondered whether or not I should go. I pulled out the old pendulum. Helicopter swing. Unequivocal 'YES'. So I went.

I pondered what to wear? I have been to psychic development class, been an undergraduate at Cal, spent last Halloween at Uncle Robert's End of Road in Pahoe...and never thought twice about 'fitting in'. Fortunately, I guessed right, and blended in.

The room was packed. I wasn't hungry when I left home, and on the road I realized perhaps I should have eaten lunch. There was food available. (if you ever go to a restaurant like this, recall the movement 'Slow Food'. It takes a while to get your order, but it's worth it. I found myself kind of looking to make sure I wasn't forgotten with my order. Don't worry. The food will come.)

I settled in next to two women I had never met at a table. I was surprised by how welcoming they were--offered me to share their tea and their dessert. I am not sure if it is the Raw Vegan or the Meetup that made everyone so friendly, but I enjoyed it, being welcomed to the event.

Now I was in my element--learning! I flipped through the packet. I always look ahead. I get bored listening to a speaker. So I read up. There were some important facts. I will give you a link to the speaker later. I also bought the book, and will give you a link to that too.

A big part about being on a budget is eating with the seasons.  I laughed inside, because as a starving student at the college of chemistry in Berkeley, paying my way through school, I learned that one quick. I even found how to cook Brussels Sprouts which I hated at home, because they were the only thing I could afford back then. Mom majorly overcooked them. When they just turn emerald green they aren't that bad.

I also smiled because the charts of 'what is in season' are in my blood. My godfather and grandfather was a worker in the orchards back in Sicily. Sicilians are known for their simple food made from fresh, natural ingredients.

Then my doctor's eyes caught something that totally focused my attention: the speaker, a middle-aged african american woman, was in shape. By her height and build, and age, a patient in my O.R. would weight two hundred fifty pounds. She didn't. She was large, but trim. And healthy. Her skin had a glow. And her energy! It caught the Reiki Doc perception's attention too: sparkly, clean, and clear balanced energy system. Whatever she was doing was working right for her.

So what IS a Raw Vegan diet? It's not what you think. She says she is 'lazy', and here is a typical day for her:

• breakfast = smoothie, for example, two apples, five leaves of collard greens, a handful of raisins
• morning snack = ground nuts and dried fruit mixture
• lunch = a salad with some 'excitement'--nuts, color, flavor, texture
• afternoon snack = a couple of pieces of fresh fruit
• dinner = microgreens and other things mixed in, and maybe something 'sweet' for dessert
• tea = all day long, warm and enjoyable, herb tea

Apparently there are three levels of complexity for the raw vegan:

• simple = knife, cutting board, blender food preparation ('less than ten minutes' per the speaker)
• moderate = juicer, high end blender (kitchen aid has replacement parts), dehydrator use
• complex = restaurant chef type recipes that might take several days to prepare

What the gist of it is planning ahead, having an almost empty fridge (nutrients 'decay' somewhat with time, so it is better to 'buy what you will eat' and stick to that), staying 'on budget', and using the money that you save making memories that are worthwhile to you. This speaker is from Pennsylvania, and is growing microgreens in her kitchen! She has a garden to supplement what she buys too. Elegant solutions in a society where food is a big business--kind of like 'going of the grid'--I really like it!

I sensed myself 'loosening the shackles' as she spoke of less 'stuff' in the cupboards, less 'impulse buys' at the grocery store (a mean of sixty percent of all purchases at the grocery store are 'impulse buys'--and I think there is a proven behavioral scientific reason behind that, to make a profit), and 'eating what you like'--one woman realized she didn't enjoy peppers and onions and they kept going bad so she stopped buying them.

If you want to increase your Vibration, Raw Vegan might be a next step after getting rid of toxins (artificial sweeteners, high fructose corn syrup, trans fats) in your diet and going 'happy and local' with organic. 

Caution: if your are immunosuppresed, or immunocompromised (take methotrexate, immuran, prograf or cell cept, have certain kinds of cancer like leukemia, or taking chemotherapy or radiation, possibly even on proton pump inhibitors for GERD/acid reflux because you have no acid in your stomach to kill any 'bugs') STOP!

Make sure you find yourself a smart Integrative Medicine doctor or oncologist. Be open and honest with them about what you want to do every step of the way. You have a lot to lose by being misinformed by whoever is wanting you to eat like this. Food can be a poison even to someone who is healthy, for example, mayonnaise-based salad that has been left in the sun. Make sure you take the time to learn safe handling techniques to prepare your food. Make sure you know who grows it. Make sure the choices you make are safe for you. It isn't an 'either-or' in this case. Your life is on the line. Do it right, and soon your health benefits will follow.

I saw the kitchen, just a glimpse at the restaurant while I was there the other day--there are big refrigerators and people wearing surgical caps and polyethylene gloves while making the food. An expert in food science, a chef, designed the entire operation. You don't want to get sick trying to be healthy. Just a little legwork in advance will do.

Am I going to try it? I don't know. But I am glad I went. I met some nice people and it was fun.

Here is the link to the home page of the speaker. February 4 is Online Boot Camp--very supported! http://rawfoodsonabudget.com/

Namaste,

Reiki Doc