June 2011
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The Mobuku Chronicles →
Check out this YouTube channel for a bunch of interesting stuff. This guy is the author of a book I read titled, “The End of Medicine,” which is what convinced me (along with a few other books I’ve read) to further explore and undertake a macrobiotic practice, including remedies, particularly the ginger compress.
At any rate, I was curious about some things so I got in touch...
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11-Jun-2011 (transition diet)
began the day w/ a cup of coffee, then met a couple friends for brunch
brunch - veggie quiche w/ chips + fruit, and a glass of water at the cheesecake cafe
noonish weigh-in 135.6lbs
snacks - beer (amber/honey brown and molson m)
dinner - potato salad, pasta salad, caesar salad, potatoes, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, teriyaki chicken, roast beef w/ horseradish + gravy, strawberry spinach...
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10-Jun-2011 (transition diet)
morning weigh-in 135lbs
breakfast - a banana
lunch - leftover quinoa salad w/ tahini sauce and a glass of orange juice
snack - coffee w/ honey + a 7 grain bagel w/ herb + garlic cream cheese
dinner - long grain brown rice, corn on the cob, and a kidney bean salad
dessert - watermelon slices
snack - orange juice
ended the day with a ginger compress followed by a ginger bath
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9-Jun-2011 (transition diet)
morning weigh-in 134.6lbs
breakfast - homemade whole wheat raisin muffin
lunch - udon noodles in cool broth
dinner - leftover lentils, fish, and shiitake, onion + purple cabbage saute; beet + turnip nishime w/ fresh dill (recipe calls for daikon, but sub’d turnip - and it was good); dandelion greens + onion saute (this was surprisingly good), and quinoa salad w/ tahini dressing (also...
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8-Jun-2011 (transition diet)
morning weigh-in 134.4lbs
brunch - homemade whole wheat cinnamon muffin (no sugar or egg), homemade blueberry muffin (no sugar), and a bowl of homemade oatmeal w/ apple slices
snacks - homemade whole wheat raisin muffin and a homemade whole wheat cinnamon muffin
dinner - mediterranean brown rice salad, lentils w/ carrot + onion, fish, shiitake, onion + purple cabbage saute
dessert - baked...
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7-Jun-2011 (transition diet)
breakfast - homemade blueberry muffin (no sugar), a bowl of homemade oatmeal w/ dried cranberries + apple slices, and a cup of kukicha tea
lunch - leftover asian rice box w/ falafel + chili paste, some tortilla chips w/ 7 layer dip, and a bowl of miso corn soup
dinner - small bowl of miso corn soup, mediterranean brown rice salad, a piece of breaded chicken, and a cup of water
snack -...
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6-Jun-2011 (transition diet)
breakfast - chai tea
skipped lunch
snacks - homemade whole wheat cinnamon muffin (no sugar or egg), banana, and an apple
dinner - asian rice box w/ falafel
snacks - apple, coffee, and a green machine fruit + veggie smoothie
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5-Jun-2011 (transition diet)
morning weigh-in 136lbs
I was up super early, so after I weighed in I had my “candida crunch,” and performed a ginger compress and took a ginger bath, then I had a nap
mid-morning weigh-in 134.2lbs
breakfast - bowl of homemade oatmeal w/ dried cranberries and a whole wheat blueberry muffin
snacks - split a pomegranate orange julius w/ Steph
for lunch we tried a new Afghani...
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4-Jun-2011 (transition diet)
started the day with some kukicha tea, followed by a ginger compress + ginger bath
morning weigh-in 130.8lbs
breakfast - bowl of homemade oatmeal w/ dried cranberries
lunch - udon noodles w/ cool broth + corn on the cob
snack - whole wheat bran muffin and some doritos
dinner - lentil soup, quinoa + pumpkin seed pilaf, creamy carrots in a lentil crust (the crust didn’t turn out so...
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“Money, which ever since it began to be regarded with respect, has caused the...”
– Seneca, c. 4 BC – 65 AD (via heartmindspirit)
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“A man must first of all understand certain things. He has thousands of false...”
– G.I. Gurdjieff (via heartmindspirit)
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Learning
Each of us - no matter who we are, no matter how much we already know - must approach the discipline of Oriental diagnosis in the same way: as a student. I have been studying Oriental diagnosis for the past twenty-five years, and I will continue as a student for the rest of my life. My attitude as a beginner ensures that I will always learn. In the process, I hope I will develop my...
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3-Jun-2011 (transition diet)
morning weigh-in 132.2lbs
breakfast - bowl of homemade oatmeal w/ dried cranberries and a whole wheat bran muffin
snack - coffee
lunch - leftover brown rice burgers, red radish w/ ume-kuzu sauce, and shiitake, onion + purple cabbage saute
snack - an apple, a whole wheat bran muffin, and orange juice
dinner - green tea, a spring roll wrapped in lettuce w/ fish sauce, lettuce + rice...
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2-Jun-2011 (transition diet)
morning weigh-in 134.8lbs
took a ginger bath
mid-morning weigh-in 133.2lbs
brunch - whole wheat bran muffin, a bowl of homemade oatmeal w/ dried cranberries, and a glass of orange juice
snack - coffee
dinner - a bowl of miso soup w/ wakame, shiitake, onion, carrot, and green onion; brown rice burgers topped w/ sauerkraut; red radishes w/ ume-kuzu sauce; and shiitake, onion + purple cabbage...
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journey within - the esophagus
According to WIkipedia, “the esophagus (or oesophagus; see spelling differences), sometimes known as the gullet, is an organ in vertebrates which consists of a muscular tube through which food passes from the pharynx to the stomach. During swallowing food passes from the mouth through the pharynx into the esophagus and travels via peristalsis to the stomach. The word esophagus is derived...
“Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is.”
– Isaac Asimov (via bouncingbabyuniverse)
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1-Jun-2011 (transition diet)
morning weigh-in 135lbs
took a ginger bath
mid-morning weigh-in 133.6lbs
breakfast - bowl of homemade oatmeal w/ banana slices + dried cranberries
for lunch we went to a chinese restaurant downtown that my baba used to take me to - it had been quite a long while since I’d been there and I noticed they had a lunch special, so we decided to try it out..
lunch - glass of water, eggroll,...
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Evolution in the Human Life Cycle
As infants, we move our limbs laterally in what is called the homologous position, like an alligator or other reptile. The next stage of movement is homolateral or cross-patterning - that is, we crawl by coordinating, the movements of the right arm and left leg, and the left arm and right leg. This is the pattern of all four-legged animals. Eventually, we stand up and walk. This completes...
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Meridian Diagnosis and the Five Transformations
“Each of us has, at one time or another, experienced a mysterious pain somewhere in our body for which we have no explanation. We haven’t got the foggiest idea of how the pain originated, why it chose this particular place in the body, or how we can treat it, except by taking some type of painkiller. Other symptoms come and go without our understanding them, either. A rash, for...
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“I do not consider myself less ignorant than most people. I have been and still...”
– Prologue to Demian, 1919
Hermann Hesse
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“Whatever you want your children to be tomorrow, be that person today.”
– Shaykh Abdul Nasir Jangda (via wisdom-love-life-heart-mind-soul)
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Who or What Are the Djinn? →
“… There are male and female Djinn, and they do marry and have families. The family relatives are bonded together in clans that are ruled by a king. Djinn children seem to be very curious about humans, and will often appear as fairies, gnomes, elves, and other creatures prominent in mythology. Although Djinn children are taught by their parents to fear humans, their curiosity often...
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fuckyeahyoga:
Try to be kind to the stomach! Observe when a meal provokes gas, stomach pain, constipation etc. and it will be possible to eliminate unhealthy factors. After eating one should feel refreshed not heavy and lethargic (this is an indication of overeating and wrong diet).
…and the rest of the digestive system. The spleen, liver, gall bladder, intestines, etc. are all...
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…I’ve been told that when the Earth was in this position relative to the sun, many years ago, I was born.
According to Western astrology I am born under the sign of Cancer (lovely), which indicates that I should be: emotional and loving; intuitive and imaginative; shrewd and cautious; protective and sympathetic; changeable and moody; overemotional and touchy; clinging and unable to...
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31-May-2011 (transition diet)
morning weigh-in 139.2lbs
breakfast - homemade oatmeal w/ dried cranberries
took a ginger bath
snack - coffee
lunch - miso soup w/ wakame, daikon + carrot and fried rice
dinner - peas, carrots + fried rice and a glass of orange juice + water
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30-May-2011 (transition diet)
breakfast - cup of coffee
snacks - some chocolate-covered-marshmallows, rhubarb pie, cheezies, half of a banana, a pickle, a toasted blueberry bagel w/ peanut butter, apple jelly, and honey, a pepperoni stick, and some lemonade
lunch - bowl of brown rice w/ chili paste
dinner - falafel pita w/ lettuce, onion, cucumber, beansprout, pickle, black olive, mustard, and italian
snacks - water, a...
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29-May-2011 (transition diet)
breakfast - bowl of homemade oatmeal w/ dried cranberries
snacks - starbucks green tea lemonade, half of a muffin, and half of a bagel w/ a bit of apple jelly
lunch - udon noodles w/ cool broth
snacks - a couple oatmeal-applesauce cookies, an apple, and a banana
dinner - subway footlong veggie sub (loaded) w/ mustard + italian on toasted 9 grain bread
dessert - jalapeno chips + fruitopia
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28-May-2011 (transition diet)
brunch - bowl of oatmeal w/ dried cranberries
snacks - a couple homemade ginger cookies, a few oatmeal-applesauce cookies, and some cheezies
dinner - miso soup w/ wakame, daikon, shiitake mushroom, tofu, and green onion, brown rice w/ spelt, boiled cabbage salad, and kale
snacks - a pickle, popcorn, a peanut-butter, honey + banana sandwich on brown bread, a package of berry blend yogurt, and...
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27-May-2011 (transition diet)
breakfast - whole wheat raisin bran muffin + a bowl of homemade oatmeal w/ dried cranberries
snack - homemade oatmeal-applesauce cookie + homemade ginger cookie, a banana, and a cup of kukicha tea
morning weigh-in 137.6lbs
skipped lunch and performed a ginger compress followed by a ginger bath
dinner - cream of broccoli soup, short grain brown rice, salad w/ lettuce, onion, cucumber, carrot,...
last food post was May 26… I’ll be catching up this week and will try to post more regularly. If I could figure out how to get paid to do this, posting regularly wouldn’t be an issue. Maybe I should go back to school for nutrition or something, hmm… Oh, and it looks like I’ve reverted to a transition diet, as of lately it’s hardly been even close to a recovery...
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“ “It was the greatest sensation of existence: not to trust but to know.” ”
– Ayn Rand, Russian-American novelist, philosopher, playwright, and screenwriter (1905-1982), Atlas Shrugged, Random House, 1957 (via amiquote)
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Watch
Tell me what you know about dreamin’ dreamin’ you don’t really know about nothin’ nothin’ tell me what you know about them night terrors every night 5 am, cold sweats wakin’ up to the skies tell me what you know about dreams, dreams tell me what you know about night terrors, nothin’ you don’t really care about the trials of tomorrow rather lay awake in a bed full of...
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“ “Rationality is the recognition of the fact that nothing can alter the truth...”
– Ayn Rand, Russian-American novelist, philosopher, playwright, and screenwriter (1905-1982), Atlas Shrugged, Random House, 1957 (via amiquote)
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“Human beings require nations and cooperatives in which they can consciously...”
– organelle, 07.26.10 (via organelle)
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“Remember, if each day does not find you a better person than you were the day...”
– Paramahansa Yogananda (via oceanofmind)
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On Mental Health: What do psychiatrists actually... →
onmentalhealth:
This is an eye-opening description of just how despicable the practice of psychiatry is (source article):
No surveys that I am aware of have ever been conducted regarding the public’s impression of what psychiatrists actually do. But from pop culture media characters such as the fictional…
