"Let food be thy medicine, and medicine be thy food." - Someone famous probably
This is a place to collect all my knowledge of what you can do to PREVENT health issues in your body. As a Biomedical Engineer who worked on medical devices for heart disease for 7+ years, I found the modern healthcare system accomplished very little actual healing when it came to chronic issues. It was a big awakening moment for me. We are taught to prioritize health only when we start having issues, and even then, the "solutions" are really bandages for the symptoms. To actually heal from physical/mental pain, I had to look elsewhere.
Here, I will document what I know from my own research as well as from my experiences while being absorbed in different cultures during my travels around the world. You can learn about what foods/drinks to incorporate into your life in order to PREVENT issues from arising, rather than to CORRECT them later when life becomes more difficult. These are the things I feed myself...
DISCLAIMER: Per FDA guidelines, I am not making any disease claims or unsubstantiated structure/function claims with this information. According to them you probably shouldn't be listening to me at all. I'm just a living soul trapped in this meat pack we call a human body, trying to take care of it as I would take care of a puppy. Use this information however you wish. 🐶
Shilajit
Forged over centuries inside the Himalayan Mountains
Shilajit ("Destroyer of Weakness") has been used for centuries as a panacea in Ayurvedic medicine and contains 85+ ionic (easily absorbable) elements out of the 102 total elements that make up our body (as described by Dr. Sebi). The first link below is to purchase it from where I get my Shilajit (use code: "feedmejeeves" for $15 off!), then below that a handful of research both from modern science and ancient Ayurvedic (traditional Indian medicine) texts. Pür Shilajit tests each batch (and publishes the report on their website) to make sure there are no impurities, which is prevalent in other suppliers' Shilajit.
A few documented benefits:
Anti-oxidant (prevents disease)
Anti‐inflammatory (reduces pain)
⚖️Adaptogenic (balances effects of stress and hormones)
🔺Cognitive function (supports intellect, memory, and treatment of Alzheimer's)
🔺Immune system function
⚖️Lipid profile of blood (prevents heart disease/stroke)
🔺Hair/Skin health
Prevents high altitude sickness
For Women:
*AVOID WHEN PREGNANT*
🌙Regulates moon/menstrual cycle
🔺Fertility
💪🏽Uterus
🔺Ovary function
🔺Red Blood Cells and Iron (helps with anemia)
For Men:
🔺Testosterone
💪🏽 Muscle building
🔺Sperm count
My personal preference is to consume things in their most natural form as recommended in the ancient Ayurvedic texts, so I purchase the resin (instead of the pills) and either 1) mix it with warm (not boiling) water 2) dissolve in a tea with honey or 2) put it under my tongue and let it dissolve. It has a strong bitter taste, so a tea with honey would be the best option.
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