A little more than half way through Physics...

This blog will pick up once I begin my degree program in September, but until then I will just keep you updated on what's going on with me as well as share what I'm learning if it's worth sharing.

Right not, I'm taking Physics as a science pre-requisite for the Master's program. It's a little dry for my taste, but I feel like I'm almost at the end..

It's now time to start registering for summer classes. I'm required to complete Anatomy and Physiology I & II before September. With my tax preparation job and all my dept that I'm hoping to pay off as soon as possible, I'm going to have some trouble paying for the classes. I don't mean to sound like a beggar, but even just one dollar from all of my readers would greatly help, so feel free to chip in...




Thanks for reading and I'll keep everyone updated on what's going on and what is being learning, and hopefully I can help you help yourself.

Back from a vertigo encounter! Herbs and Yoga to the rescue!

Sorry that I have not had a chance to update you on what is going on...
About two and a half weeks ago, I came down with a horrible case of vertigo that lasted a little over 5 days. This was the worst vertigo attack that I have ever had. Just walking down the stairs was a major labor.

On the fourth day, I decided to take a trip down to the herbal pharmacy in Allston, MA. Through Eastern diagnosis, the pulse is a very informative signal that can inform the practitioners of all the imbalances of the chi flow in the body. In Allston there is a doctor named BJ Wang and he owns a store called E Shan Tang Herbs, Inc. If you already know what herbs you need or you have a prescription, you can bring it here to have it filled. You can also sit down with the BJ Wang and have him feel your pulses of the different meridians and he will write you a prescription there. You have the option of taking the herbs in the form of tea (which they boiled down and proportion for you) or if you will have trouble drinking the tea, because it is not the tastiest thing, you can also take the herbs in pill form. They are both effective, however the tea is much more efficient in healing your imbalances.
If you want to learn more about this store or about different herbs, please visit their website.

I chose to take the tea and tough it out. Two days after I began the 10 day regimen of the tea, I decided that I needed additional work on my energy, so that I could maintain health in between these prescriptions. I decided to begin Bikram Yoga. This is an intense style of yoga performed in a very hot room. I decided to try a studio not so far away from me. It is called Yoga For You. They have a great new student special which allows you to try it out for four consecutive days for $20. That's 5 dollars per class, when the rate is usually $15 for a drop in per class. If you love it, don't worry about the $15 price, because there are several different packages available at lower costs.

The transformation just after a week and a half of this class is amazing. Prior to this class, no one would ever see me awake before 11 am and even then I'd feel tired and fatigued all day. I had problems sleeping a full 8 hours and things just didn't feel right. Now, I have no problems waking up whenever I need to, and this 90 minute class only adds loads of energy to my day. I prefer the 7:30 am classes, which my family and friends just didn't believe that I could even be alive at that time, because it livens up the whole day and makes me feel great. I recommend this to everyone! Any age and any fitness level.

If you've had experiences with different herbal teas or Bikram yoga, I'd love to hear about them. Leave comments and I'll get back to you.

Should I go Macro?

I've been debating for some time now whether I should switch over to the macrobiotic diet. This diet is not for losing weight. It is a new way of eating and promotes a yin yang balance in the foods that you intake. This diet eliminates foods that are extremely yin or extremely yang. Yin foods include sugar, alcohol, coffee, chocolate, hot spices, dairy, some vegetable oils. Yang foods include poultry, meat, eggs, and salt. This diet either eliminates or limits your intake of these extreme foods to keep your qi balanced, since everything you eat affects the qi that enters your body.

So what are you actually supposed to eat, you ask?
Whole grains should be 50-60% of what you eat.
Vegetables: 25-30%
Beans: 5-10%
Miso: 5%

You need to make sure that you are balancing your intake of these items proportionally. The remaining percentage of your diet is made up of fish, nuts, fruits and beverages.

What should you worry about?

You should do your research and have many macrobiotic cookbooks available to you. If you don't eat from all of the above categories in the exact way that you are supposed to, you should watch out for deficiencies of certain necessary nutrients; protein, vitamin b12, magnesium, calcium, and iron. If you are worried about this, you should talk to a nutritionist or consult your cookbooks. Most of the macrobiotic cookbooks have an introduction section that talks about the restrictions and also the necessities of the diet.

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