Goldleaf

@gerard I enjoy your posts but I gotta mention a subtle point. State of mind is important for so much, but I dont think you can outright claim that cheese is not to blame. You yourself may be able to eat cheese daily, but there are many people of course who are lactose and dairy-intolerant. Would someone who was always carefree, in a zen-like state of mind, and regulated their daily and seasonal activities; never have any issues with eating any food products that would otherwise be fine for their body according to TCM dietary principles? - possibly. But 99.9% of us will never reach that state or even close to it, so for me, I would start at the ground up; eliminating food intolerances until a decent state of health is achieved. edit - sorry if this sounds flagrant

It can be a very fast process if someone practices high-level qi gong ))

Hi Pedro, I am no expert but from what I read before about damp-heat, greasy diet and processed foods can also be big contributor to the condition (and milk as previously mentioned). One way to help with this, and also to help determine possible food allergies / sensitivities, is to try the whole30 diet. Basically you eat nothing but meat, fruit, vegetables, and nuts, for 30 days, and then you can gradually introduce other foods to help isolate foods or food groups that cause you problems. There are meal plans and recipes over at the whole30 forum, you can make some delicious meals and food combinations with it. Another thing the whole30 diet does is you only use ghee for cooking. Cooking oils can be problematic for a lot of peoople.

Sorry to necro, I remember reading a book called Superlearning 2000 once (outstanding book), they had an entire chapter on sound therapy and mentioned the opera singer Caruso (spelling) who had gone deaf, but using this special ear device which had a combination of high pitched shrieks and whistles, they restored his hearing completely.

Hi everyone. I've just turned 40. All the medical and tcm articled I've read have said that your testosterone starts declining and your jing starts declining. Is this true? I don't know exactly why, this makes me feel really depressed. I suppose because I'd like to be in a healthy sexual relationship with a partner and not have to worry about Jing loss or other problems and then she break up with me. Especially Any Daobums males who have turned 40 and feel like sharing their thoughts and experiences would be most appreciated . Regards Gl

Thank you guys for all the kind and generous replies. Will reply on more detail shortly. I don't actually feel that much different since turning 40. I guess my main concern was with dating. A lot of the dating sites I have seen, the younger girls state that they don't want to date any guys over 40, while the ladies in my age range mostly look like they haven't taken good care of themselves! But maybe I am choosing the worst way to meet healthy girls near my own age.

Hi there, I am so close to super sleep. I have a comfrotable organic mattress and mattress topper. I have experienced times where I sleep so well, I wake feeling super energised. I even have a chi flow sometimes just from lying down!! (thanks to chi kung practice and open energy channels I guess) But then at bad times, I get this reaction when I walk in the room. I am getting it now. I keep wanting to cough, I have runny nose, am farting, and I know I will probably sleep terrible tonight. My room is clean and hygenic and I keep it ventilated and nice temperature. I just want to know if there is something else I am missing. I don't think its something wrong with me (althoug I could definitely be healthier..), since when I am in other areas of the house I feel fine. I"ve even sealed up the air vents in my room totally air tight. I know i've posted here in the past but just want to check there isn't something I missed. I don't want to watch my life go by with up and down sleeps, i've missed work and study because of this its the worst thing. Edit: for those TCM buffs, I also feel a pinching in my kidneys when the room flares up like this. Thanks gl

Slow and steady indeed, thanks so much mate. I do keep a log also. Try to air my bedding regularly. I was just thinking, maybe it is cyclical mould thing. Ill look up thre life cycle of mould now. Glad to hear you got a setup that works, will look into wedge pillow myself. YOu probably know this stuff but snoring can also be due to dampness in TCM. Damp spleen, etc. From memory eating less fried and processed foods and more steamed veg and also help naturally prevent phlegm and damp accumulation.

thank you virtue i'm not worried. For those that have such power, and want to use it for negative things, they would know two things: that I am an incredibly positive and kind person, and the universal law, that whatever negative action you choose to perform on another human being, will come back to you tenfold. Of course I am not inviting psychic penetration, unless it is mutually agreed and beneficial.

Thanks for sharing ilumairen. The thing is, if it was seasonal allergies it would affect me outside the house, and bedroom, which it never does. Its only when I walk into the bedroom sometimes. They are cyclical in the sense that I am getting affected very often, like 3 bad sleeps followed by 4 good (at best), it just I try not to post too often as I don't want to spam the forums. But this cycle needs to end. I deserve good sleep, I want to do good things and help others heal themsevles.

Also,is there any easy way to tell if mould has penetrated the walls of my bedroom? And/or remove mold from walls?

Hmm will look into a UV lamp, Ozium,, and and Ion generator, thank you sincerely. Is Ozium a natural product?

Thanks everyone its always nice to receive such kind thoughtful messages and sorry for the delay. I was sleeping amazing again but just now it has "flared up". I forgot to also ask, is there any people out there with "open third eye" who could help me determine what it is in this room that is flaring up? It seems so strange huh, that these are the following things I know about it: - even with the windows wide open, the toxin doesn't clear -it takes 2-3 days usually for the toxin to clear -it does not have a smell but I sense it with the above reactions in my original post -I get an INSTANT reaction. INstant gas, instant blooshot eyes, instant runny nose ALso , I am wondering if there are any daobums out there who are open third eye enough to be willing to even penetrate my psyche and help me determine what it is. Perhaps my subconscious already knows. I would be willing to pay you for your efforts, if it solves the problem. I am a man of my word. Thanks

I found another post by a daobum on yawning and sighing here, but I am also trying to examine it from an environmental /western perspective. For me, when I enter some buildings, I find myself yawning repeatedly and easily. Even if I have just woken up, and had a good nights sleep, feel fresh and energetic, and then, after 5mins in said building, I feel drowsy and yawning. I know that I have big kidney yin-deficiency. So perhaps this won't be an issue for most. But who knows, maybe it allow me to be even more perceptive to the subtle difference in indoor environments. (I also did the microcosmic orbit for several years). I never, ever, ever yawn when I am outside. (Unless, really late at night and I have worked all day, etc.). So, I wonder if there is something to be said for improving indoor environment. What could it be?? Is it the air conditioning? Carpet? Is there mold?> What are the most common problems to be aware of in indoor environ,ment?? Should I walk around alll day with a serious air-filter mask on my face?? Most importantly, how can I make my indoor environment at home, as healthy as possible?? I don't expect all these quesitons to be answered but hope to generate discussion and get a bit more clarity on this important modern issue.

I swore I wouldn't go down the rabbit hole of household air (the less I have to worry about, the better), but I want to understand this, so I will do what it takes. While I was reading your wonderful post I thought of my housemates. They uuse fabric softener a lot, and also, dye their hair and use various chemicals for hair and skin, and sometimes I can smell it through the ducted air ducts. INterestingly, I tried sealing up both of the ducts the other day. At first, it felt better, but then, I felt like was choking in the back of my throat, and had tonne of mucus once I left the room. So I unsealed them, and felt much better. This makes me think it may be the carpet as you mentioned. So how can you properly clean a toxic carpet?? Besides just air purifiers, What about: vacuums with hepa filters covering the carpet near the bed with a thick rug raising the bed (temporary solution) using a gas mask during sleep I will try each of these and report results/. Hopefully help other sleep / indoor sufferers. Also, does any Daobum know by any chance of some cheap ways of detecting invisimble mould and mildew in a house?? GL

Not overthinking or worry is a key to good Qi Gong and health, too. You want to get to a state where do you don't have to worry excessively about such things. :)) Sex between two healthy people who love each other will be harmonious, and the energy loss will be minimal. So you don't have to worry about semen creation, kidney Qi leakage, or desire...you can be just spontaneous and allow things to flow. You have a curious mind that wants to understand and that is awesome and will get you far :)0 But, the mind can only take you so far, whereas the heart can take you anywhere and everywhere... :))

Buddha was referring to the external world as illusion to inspire those interested to seek the reality within them.

thaanks

Perhaps its when you feel most lost that you will realy find what you are after. You sound pretty self-aware. I know you don't want info overload, but maybe a book like Cosmic Ordering or The Secret could help you find the answer to what you are after, since you seem to know how to ask the question. Good luck!

Hi there, I would also like to request a PPD. I will manily use it for discussing sleep issues in depth, as I try to work towards a clear solution. I want to make it for posterity, to help others, and the hope that other enlightened daobums might pick up something in what I have written, that I haven't. If you don't think this is suitable for PPD, is there an alternative place where I can post my daily sleep efforts and results? cheers gl

Reminds me of Karl Pilkington, in my eyes one of the funniest man alive

You could also try Shaolin Chi Kung and Kung Fu. It is taught by Grandmaster Wong Kiew Kit. I did a couple of courses there, after I had abused Marijuana, ecstacy in the past, had some strong, cleansing chi flows, and although it wasn't a magic bullet (nothing is), it helped me appreciate it the simple beauty of life without drugs, and have a clear-thinking, positive mind. (I even managed to still my mind!). Courses are expensive, I paid about 1500$ Australian but you can get a full refund if you don't experience benefits. (N.b I do not work for or receive any monetary benefit for promoting, just sharing what I thought might help you the most). I've met a guy who also had a heavy pot-smoking past, now he enters into free-sparring tournaments using only his Tai Ji and wins them!! Good luck on your journey. And remember, it is you that controls your brain, not the weed lololol

Freedom to choose. This is the advantage Neo had over Agent Smith in the final Matrix film. Smith had only purpose (to take over and multiply himself), whereas Neo had choice. If you don't choose the solution, you're part of the problem.

Wonderful post, thanks for everything :0

Hi there daobums, I once again moved house, and at first was sleeping amaazing. Amazing, saw beauty in everything, felt relaxed and open and talkative. I remember thinking, as I laid on the bed "this is so comfortable, there is no shaking in my body compared to previous beds, ahhhh". And I was sleeping so well I felt potent!! (As opposed to im-potent lol). Girls were showing interest in me and I was showing more interest in them. I was having long dreams that I remember almost all parts of them and were really refreshing. Anyway, I don't know what happened, but after two-three weeks, I had some not-nice sleeps here. I woke with bloodshot eyes. Lately I have even been waking feeling anxious and fearful and doubtful of myself. Yet I do not have bad habits, do hard drugs, and I eat well and do chi kung regularly. So here is the thing that I don't understand. How can my sleep go from 10/10 amazing, to 2/10 feeling insecure, unrested and fearful, in the space of such a short time? The only other clues I have are that like I mentioned my eyes have felt bloodshot at times. I use my laptop lying in bed sometimes, maybe I will stop doing that for now and see what happens, do a bit of minimalism. See, even while typing this I feel a liquidy feeling in my kidneys, which I did not feel when I was sleeping amazing. Here is another weird clue. I laid on the bed yesterday arvo to have a short nap, in a different way to before, and even though I didn't nap, I felt absolutely amazing, after just lying there for a few minutes. I got up and had a warm engaging chat with my housemate, that turned into a 10minute chat! Perhaps there are certain sweet spots in the bed who knows, but even if there were, it must have been pretty lucky that I hit those sweet spots for the first two entire weeks that I slept there?? *** I will update and edit this post for posterity. **** (Edit 14/1) - Just realised, could it all be because the bed has wooden slats??, and there are gaps. So I wonder, when I lay in a way which might cause a blockage in my pressure points where I lie, such as the hips and shoulders...could this cause a blockage / contribute to more difficulties? Is sore eyes related to any acupuncture channels in the arm / shoulder?? Cheers Goldleaf