Posted by BetweenDreams81 on September 28, 2010, at 16:16:37
In reply to Re: Lithium Orotate for depression? Anyone using this, posted by bulldog2 on September 28, 2010, at 10:40:09
Well, I don't think you can just discount 1000's of years of medical theory in one fell swoop! There are a lot of pluses and minuses on both ends of the spectrum, and what I am attempting to do for myself is to build a 3-pronged support so that I can become well and stable and feel balanced on all levels possible. I certainly am not negating the effectiveness and necessity for prescription drugs (and should have a ref to a pdoc in the next day or two)...I just have a hard time with most doctors pushing too many pills too fast without taking a good thorough look at the entire wellness of their patients. To me anyway, one who is more in tune with both body and mind will have a higher success rate than those who pop a few pills, and expect magic, no work involved.
This is where focused mind-body awareness through meditation/qigong/tai chi...etc come in. as well as exercise. Mostly to balance and center physical/mental being together...and it helps to keep the body energetically functioning...fitness, however you want to describe it.
The third prong approach at this is nourishment and helping to keep my interal organs at their peak so that they can function even with the added stress of synthetics that enter the body as drugs...synthetics may be effective in giving positive results, but they do stress out the body in in one form or other...making one or more systems work harder than they normally do. That is where eating a healthy diet, herbals, TCM, and other various vitamins/supplements come in.
As far as macrobiotic diets go, I don't think one can draw equivalence to TCM. It's founders may have a few roots to some TCM terms/theory, but it certainly does not encompass the whole base of TCM. Something to also remember is that just because there is more and more Western med practiced in the East does not mean that Eastern med is without merit, or that it doesn't work. I think it is safe to say that the recent (within past 20 years) influx of Western influence on their medicine/theology/trade/culture has more to do with this than Eastern medicine "not working". But that's a topic for a different day! lol
Perhaps this is all 'just' something that makes me/others feel better and more comfortable in accepting a reality, but if it is I am okay with that if it leads to a more stable/balanced and healthy life. We all are walking our own paths toward success and wellness, and it is many different things to each of us...and that is why I am here. Thank you for your input!! ;o)
Please excuse me if this is a dual post...my new message didn't show up so I had to re-write it. Thx!
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