Life~Time~How do you do it?

Hi Josh,

I skim your posts on the Chek forum, as I do most other people’s posts. In between frantic checking of emails, quick scribbling of articles for my blog, clients, newsletter, on my way to train, or go to the market, or actually meet with some clients, and I always wonder -

How do you fit so much in? Do you work yourself into the night (which I can’t imagine, given the nature of your posts), or are you simply incredibly structured? Do you ever switch off?

Thanks for your indulgence.

ASNWER: That is a question that I get at least once a day from a CHEK Practitioner somewhere in or outside the US. I do appreciate your thoughts and the time you have taken to read my posts, thanks!

When it comes to life, I typically don’t focus on my goals. Don’t get me wrong, I have them. I do feel too many people focus on reaching their goals, instead of the way to their goals. It is somewhat like Taoism. I am a very structured person in which everything goes into my Palm Pilot schedule. That means eating, working out, qi gong, mtn biking, working with clients, typing for the CHEK forum, etc. If I did not have those things, which I consider the way to my goals, then I would never reach my goals.

I have a busy practice, write for websites, etc, do seminars, teach for the institute, am getting my Masters in Traditional Chinese medicine, plus much more. But the thing is we all have the same amount of stress or to do in a day. It comes down to how we adapt to it and take control of it. I feel 100% in control of my life 100% of the time.

At no time, do I ever prostitute myself of my time. I see clients from 9am and will not see anyone past 4pm. I have values, beliefs, rhythms, etc and I stick to them. They are the foundation to who I am. The more true I stay to myself, the more I can be myself, love life, love myself and the world just flows as I ride the wave.

We all at some point look externally to try to meet our needs with things we feel we have to do. I have done a lot of self growth, spiritual growth, physical growth, have finished the CHEK program, PPS program, etc. I am sure some have done the same. The difference I find is that I do not sit on info, I apply it to myself. I look within, to create the with-out!

Joshua Rubin

www.eastwesthealing.com

Gluten???

I have been off gluten strictly for the past 8 months or so. I had it for the first time over the weekend (had a migraine and unfortunately wanted some bread just to have something in my stomach….bad idea). Since then, I have been somewhat dizzy. It feels kind of like being on a boat–swaying from side to side.

Could this be from the gluten? I’ve heard what happens in your gut happens in your brain, and I was curious if the two could be related.

ANSWER: Your dizziness is 100% from the gluten. The gut or sometimes called the Enteric Nervous System or Second Brain, actually has more neurons than the spinal cord. But for some reason people ignore it. Gluten can have a wide range of symptoms, but most will show up in the gut and the head. Gluten actually is converted into gluteomorphine in the brain, which can be highly addictive as well as cause excitotoxicity in the grey matter of the brain. That is why gluten is not only bad to eat, but it is so dangerous. It actually takes parts of the gut 9-12 months to heal, so unfortunately you are back to square one. To speed up the process I would take high doses (8000K) of Cod liver a day for 1 month, as well as take a product from Designs for health called GI Revive. After that, I would reinoccculate with a probiotic with FOS in it. Hope this helps!

Joshua Rubin

www.eastwesthealing.com

Numbness in the face

I’ve been experiencing this horrible tingle/numbness in my face and lips. It feels like a cobweb in my whole face specially my cheeks and around the lips. Can you tell me if they have had this and does anyone know what to do about it? This symptom is very scary.

1. I would get a full CHEK Level 3 assessment to find out what is going on in your upper quarter. Their may be some nerve entraptment, etc. Go to www.chekinstitute.com and look for a practitoner in your area of give me or them a call.
2. Nutritinoally, I would do a food elimination diet. As most foods that you are intolerant to, will cause erraditc symptoms such as this. When I eat gluten, sometimes the R side of my skull will go numb. Of course these days I don’t eat it, but in the past it was quite weird. As well, Richard Blaylock in the book Excitotoxins states that: there is 60-80% hydrolyzed vegetable protein in “natural products” (which is the code name for MSG) and that when MSG is converted to aspartate, etc, it kills off and shrinks dendrites/axons in the brain, damages the hypothalamus, etc which can lead to a wide variety of symptoms. I would re-evaluate what you are eating to see if there are any excitotoxins in them.
3. Emotionally: Are you in a period in your life where you are growing and need to express yourself. But a part of you is scared to acknowledge this and let it out? In TCM, the lips are the flower of the SP/ST, which is correlated with worrying and overthinking.
4. In TCM as well, numbness in the face is typically a wind pathogen that has entered the body. This causes issue with the Shao Yang (SI/UB) and Yang Ming (LI/ST) channels. Typically “wind” will cause qi and blood obstruction in these channels and cause numbness, etc in the face.

Joshua Rubin

www.eastwesthealing.com

 

Bowel Cancer

A friend’s husband has just been diagnosed with bowel cancer.

Aside from following HLC protocols, I wondered what recommendations any
of you might have in terms of treatment.
 

This is what I do and have done, but remember everyone is different:

1. The 4R Gut Healing Program (remove, replace, reinocculate, repair)
2. NLC principles
3. Essential oils on the gut and certain acupuncture points daily
4. Daily Qi gong flows
5. Gut lab tests to see for parasites, bacterial, fungal, etc and food intolerances
6. In TCM, bowel cancer is correlated with factors such as Qi Stasis, Blood Stasis, and Phlegm, are responsible for masses and abnormal cellular growth. These three types of stasis are thought to result from a variety of factors including emotional disharmony (which is said to cause stasis in the body), improper diet and exercise, and External Pathogenic Factors (which may remain in the body and cause stasis).
7. In terms of understanding the role of Stasis of the Fundamental Substances, patients with cancer tend to display the following:

Qi Stasis: Distending pain, a mass that seems to appear and disappear or change in size, easy frustration, and irritability or other emotional reactions. The tongue is a dusky color, and the pulse is wiry.

Blood Stasis: Sharp, stabbing pain and masses fixed in origin. The tongue has distended sublingual veins, and the pulse is choppy.

Phlegm: Soft masses, a subjective sensation of heaviness or sluggishness in the body, and expectoration of a copious amount of phlegm. The tongue has a greasy coating, and the pulse is slippery/wiry.

  

There is more, but this should get him started.

Joshua Rubin

www.eastwesthealing.com

PMS and Constipation

There are many things that may be going on. Here are some of my thoughts. Do some research and individualize what you think fits into your clients treatment plan.

1. Adrenal issues: The adrenal glands produce immunocytes for the gut that produce mucous to help coat the gut. It there is an adrenal dysfunction, this is how one can create GI problems, have GI problems during stress, etc.

2. I have found that women that are estrogen dominant, tend to get constipated around their cycle. I would test for this doing the BioHealth 207, 209, etc. But I find when they are and in the beginning of their cycle when estrogen is dominant (and they are already dominant), this causes a cortisol surge, which I find causes constipation. 

3. Dysbiosis: In Digestive Wellness by Elizabeth Lipski she discusses the many various
types of dysbiosis, what causes them, their effects and how to treat them.There are four types, but I will discuss one to give you some options.“Sensitization Dysbiosis occurs when the immune system reacts with abnormal or aggravated responses to the digestive process. Microbes in the gut and foods produce exotoxins that irritate the gut lining. Our bodies recognize these toxins as foreign substances and produce antibodies that signal the immune system to get rid of them. Unfortunately, this local reaction might be the cause of some autoimmune diseases. RA, ankylosing spondylitis, and
perhaps skin disease such as eczema and psoriasis are often the result.”

Lipski. 67. Fabulous book and a great read on the digestive system.

Most people with this type of dysbiosis usually have leaky gut, increased sensitivity to foods and the environment. Some of the other symptoms that she lists are acne, bowel or skin problems, connective tissue disease, and psoriasis. This type as well can be associated with another type of dysbiosis called Fermentation Dysbiosis which is characterized by bloating,
constipation, diarrhea, fatigue, and gas. Most people with this type over indulge on sugar, wine, beer, fruit, grains and fiber. It is the fermentation of all those carbs that provides the environment for the multiplication of all the bad bacteria in the gut. As well, all of this is
associated of course with Candida-FUNGUS!

You can do a gut healing protocol to start simple if you want before doing testing. This all depends on the client, their current stressors and their finances. If they need to start slow, start here. If not, start testing. There are lots of recs for gut healing protocols, here is what I do:

1. High doses of Cod Liver oil (6-8g a day)
2. Liquid aloe in the morning
3. Glutamine (helps to heal the gut, but also reg insulin resistance)
4. Biodophilis with FOS (Biotics)
5. Liquid ginger or ginger tea
6. Ashwaganda (Aryvedic herb that helps with inflammation)

As well, if she has an adrenal issue and you do this, it might take longer, plateau or it might have a hard time working.

4. In TCM, there are many reasons for constipation:

1. LV overacting on SP/ST: You will usually see digestive problems, ST fire (bad breath, hunger, etc), constipation/diarrhea, fatigue, dizziness, etc
2. Internal heat: Internal heat can come from a lot of areas: excess yang, LV yang rising, LV wind, ST heat, heat in the heart, etc. Most of the time when there is internal heat, but not always, it can be emotional. This is common and creates LV yang rising and LV overacting on SP/ST.
3. Qi Deficiency: You can figure this one out. This can be from stress, dead food, bad air, stinkin thinking, etc.
4. Blood Deficiency: Not literally in a western sense, but this is more in a TCM sense. This can happen from overuse/overworking, heat getting in the body and drying things up, altered menstrual cycles and bleeding to much, etc
5. Yang Deficiency: This is when a person has aversion to cold, cold limbs, frequent pale urine, loose stools, dizziness, etc

There are tons of herb decoctions and acupuncture treatments that can help with this. Typically when a women (in TCM) gets constipated around their cycle, it is due to blood deficiency, which creates heat and dries things up. 

Joshua Rubin 

www.eastwesthealing.com