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Can you guys recommend some decent Feng Shui reading. I'm not talking about those westernized "Feng Shui for Dummies" books. I mean the old heavy reading about the ancient science of Feng Shui which true masters practiced once. Thanks.

Hello, Has anyone achieved this (and used a sleep log to document it)? I've gone about two months sleeping 10h a night, but that's ridiculous. I've heard there are ways to be full of energy but sleep no more than 4-5 hours a night. Maybe involving herbs or meditation ? Some say Leonadro Da Vinci slept for 15 mins every two hours thus decreasing his total sleeping hours to 3 but remaining energetic and capable ? I see sleep a lot like food. We probably get 20% too much for optimal health/time management... but your body will always fight to keep you in homeostasis. Every time I think I've managed to sleep less than 8h a night, I always end up catching up that sleep mid-day. So what are your experiences?

Very interesting thank you.

Hello, Do you guys know any herb that one can chew to cleanse his breath by any chance. I'm a big lover of onion and garlic but the stench their eating results in is very unsociable and a simple gum or teeth wash doesn't do it all the way. I've found out that if you eat garlic and onion with hot chili peppers the increased saliva production for the peppers helps remove the stench just a little bit. So I was hoping there is some herb or a mix of herbs that one can chew to solve this problem all the way. Thanks.

I drink 9 liters per day. Double this and maybe get hyponatremia ?

So you need to chew the seeds and not a fennel plant ?

Great, thank you. I'll try it.

I've read some stuff about occultism, white magic, black magic but the funny thing is that all the famous occult practitioners like Alister Crowley or Abramelin died relatively young and not particularly powerful or rich or anything ? I don't believe in religion and yet most occultism revolves around angles and demons, so I'm really puzzled. I know that there a lot of people who practice white or black magic who will undoubtedly claim that magic exists but most of them also seem to be very miserable, sacrificing cats all day long to God knows who. I've never seen anything miraculous enough in my life (except my life of course) to say that there are demons or angels or anything similar. What do you guys think ?

I've tried to meditate on SFQ or Mantak Chia's techniques to awaken Qi or whatever and nothing happens. Is it me or this is just so boring...

Hello, I grow my own Rei-Shi mushrooms. I wanted to ask if any of you know how much should I consume on a daily basis to experience the optimal benefits out of them. Cheers. P.S. NOW's Rei-Shi Mushrooms supplement say one serving contains: Reishi Mushroom Extract Powder (10:1)(Ganoderma lucidum) 90 mg and that one is supposed to take this twice daily. But this is extract, so I need to compare it to the real thing.

Good one

Brown Rice, Rye, Vermiculite and Mineral Water What you say sounds great, I'm boiling as I type this. I'll soon add Maitake, Shiitake and Lion's Mane to my collection.

very good answer thank you. I think I'll just eat the mushroom after I'm done with the process. can you please provide some info on what you personally feel improving in yourself after you take rei-shi, both physically and energetically ?

I know there are already a few topics on this here, but I read them and couldn't fully understand (probably cuz me is stupid). What do Taoists, Buddhists, Yogi etc. think are the best hours to sleep. I've always slept like 10 hours and seems like I always need more as if I am in hibernation mode or something like that. Day's too short to sleep more than 5 hours. What's the trick to sleeping little and feeling rested ?

Alrighty.. So since forever I think I had this weird issues related to most of the organs involved in the respiratory system: - nasal and paranasal sinuses (probably) - pulmonary tract - probably something else Now I've had this and doctors can't seem to understand what exactly it is but the symptomps are the following. All-year long clogged nasal cavity and pus leaking in my throat (yuck). Weird coughs every now and then (mostly in the cold seasons). I tried quite a few doctors including some of the best specialists and their best guess was - "Coughing variation of asthma" and that it's rather allergic. This means it's not a bronchial asthma but at times I will have trobule breathing due to excessive coughing and clogged nose and pus leaking is probably related to this year long allergy (to dust maybe ?). I haven't had any attacks since 7-8 years but the pus is still leaking and my nose is always clogged, and I'm pretty sure this is detrimental in the long-term, so I've decided to cure it once and for all. The things they prescribed me were Flixotide and Flixonase, which are basically corticosteroids for the throat and nose. I used them twice and they worked pretty nice (5-6 years ago), but long-term use of corticosteroids is a pain in the ass. I want to fix whatever is causing this (energy blockages or something else) and I'd like it if people with advanced knowledge on herbalism could tell me what to take. Thanks.

Good advice. Thanks.

I know you guys aren't doctors, even though I keep asking medical related question but still I could use additional help and some out-of-the-box thinking. So here's the problem. Right hand blood pressure is 152/52 left hand 99/52. I'm pretty sure something's wrong. I went to a cardiologist, BP was 120/60 then, he said it's fine. ECG and Ultra-Sound were perfect too. And yet I feel as some disease is in progress. I have these weird palpitations, I can feel my pulse in my fingers, as I type on the keyboard. Sometimes I wake up during sleep and my heart is racing. Some more info: My aunt has some heart complications, my father purportedly died of a heart attack (but there was some insurance scam involved so I never found out the real cause of his death). He did have angina pectoris beforehand though. Now I did suffer from a panic attack after a bad mushroom trip this christmas, so I went to the ER. Nothing special, just some Sodium Chloride infusion for 2 days. Medical review showed no complications whatsoever. Tommorow I'm going to do a full blood panel. I have been vegetarian for the last 4 years so it's possible I might have some deficiency (anemia etc.) I'm open to suggestions.

If it was plain high blood pressure I would've lost weight, cut down on trans/saturated fat etc. Usually when Systolic and Dyastolic blood pressures go into opposite directions it might be and indication of heart failure.

I do get a lot of supplemental B12 but I'm not sure about the iron. I'll have to check tomorrow. I'll set up an account with Fuhrman right away.

Even though I wouldn't eat such thing you might find this interesting: Beef Heart

Is Qigong the best way to find out if there is some imbalance and correct it ? There are two TCM doctors here, but I found two articles in the local newspaper that they were frauds so I'm not sure if I should go and talk to them. I do have anxiety issues, yes. My doctor prescribed me an SNRI, which I haven't started to take yet, because I was thinking of doing some He Shou Wu which is a MAOI and MAOIs and SNRIs don't go together. But maybe I'll go with the SNRI.

Don't interfere please. The argument here, even though fierce is quite productive.

Hello again. Probably most of you guys remember my story but for those who don't: A Troubled Mind and... Total Rejuvenation Now things are improving little by little. Because of my forementioned depression I abused my body with sugary foods, pastries etc. So I decided to clean myself up. Started a new diet + fasting to clean this mess. Anyway, this is probably stress related but I'm starting to lose hair in the front part of my head. Now that would be very understandable if I was the typcial male pattern baldness male but that's not the case. My hair looks like this - I know it's a minor issue compared to people having cancer and HIV but I really don't want to see the only good thing that I inherited from my grandma go away. I mean shes 70 or something now and most of her hair is still black, so I don't think I'm prone to hair loss. In fact when I decided to grow my hair long it was so thick it would stay straight like Marge Simpson. It was just so thick that there wasn't enough space for all the hairs and I would lose handfuls of hair everytime I combed and showered and still not see a difference. I won't settle for mediocre hairline and if I can't restore it I'll probably go short hair again. I'm not very convinced that synthetic treatments like minoxidil etc. work plus there is more than enough info on it on the net, so there's no need to discuss it here. What do you guys think I should do ? Herbal remedies ? Nettle root decoction, Vitamins, Eggs ? Meditation ? Is there any healing or cleansing that I can perform that will probably give back the life to my hair follicles ? Thanks.

Good advice, I'll make use of it.

Thanks. I'll guess I'll have to bear through the first stages of energetical virginity.