29 May 2010 20:15 hrs (Thailand)

Finally, some good signs and I am preparing to resume my regime once again. Slowly, bit at a time so that body does not take a big shock. As it is, body is recovering from the trauma of past 2-3 weeks. One of my moral support, Brother Athanasius has returned from his month long vacation. So with help this amazingly simple monk, I intend to resume my journey to healing starting most probably on Tuesday 1 June 2010. Preparations are on. Alkalising myself with fair amount of water and alkaline fruit juices. Apple, Aloe Vera and green grapes. Some orange juice too. Lime and water is to start tomorrow.

Wish me luck and send me your good thoughts and energy. I will need every bit of help that I can get to continue on this journey to healing. I am shattered and I am not ashamed in saying so. I need help. Yes I do need help. In any which way I can get.

Thank you all for following this blog and my story of healing. Thank you for sending me emails of support. I could not have survived without you all, my beautiful friends.

25 May 2010. 22:45 hrs (Thailand)

After stopping and hoping to start the turmeric, alaklising, Vitamin C regime, I suffered even more.

There was heat wave and I particularly could not take it. I lost weight, appetite and lots of blood through draining abscess.

Recovered just today after two days of cooler weather due to rain. Looks like rain will stay and I hope it stays as it brings coolness which helps me.

Need to gain strength again to begin my treatments. Was too weak to even post any articles.

Wish me luck friends.

A big thank you to all those who sent me an email. It really felt good to read them when I was able to read them yesterday.

Some really fascinating facts about Cholesterol. The following is copied from blog by Alister Bredee, I could have simply given a link but not many people like that. So I am reproducing it here, with his permission.

I see many people who are completely caught up in the whole cholesterol saga.

"I have been on a statin drug since I was 9 years old!"
"My cholesterol count is 225, but my Dr. tells me that it has to come down to 175." And so on and on.

Most people do not understand the first thing about cholesterol and by the same token it seems that most medical professionals don't either. This is a case where marketing has taken over from science and basic common sense.

Cholesterol is made in the liver and it is a vital ingredient for overall well being. By decreasing cholesterol values you are working to undermine good health and not increase it.

  • Cholesterol is not a poison
  • Cholesterol is one of the most important molecules in the body.
  • Cholesterol makes hormones, including sex hormones
  • Cholesterol is produced by the liver and working with the liver it produces bile.
  • Cholesterol is vital for digestion
  • Cholesterol interlocks lipid molecules which stabilise cell membranes
  • Cholesterol is a vital building block for cell generation.
  • Lowering cholesterol causes the body to fall apart.
  • The real problem is inflammation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cholesterol lowering drugs are a scam which undermine the health of the population

This is another example where marketing takes over and gives rise to bad science. Oh, cholesterol participates in the manufacture of sex hormones, thus if you decrease cholesterol levels you will find your libido beginning to droop, too. Is it worth it? To find out more tune in to this blog for the next episode in the cholesterol myth.

Do visit his site and blog. There is lots of information that would make you rethink about health.

Sunday May 9 2010 20:30 hrs (Thailand)

I have prepared 25 turmeric capsules. Intend to resume tomorrow, Monday 10 May 2010. Plan is 5 capsules x 3 times a day. Lime and Baking soda 2 times a day. Vitamin C 4000 mg. 2-3 Fresh lime in plain water. 2-3 Cinnamon, Licorice and black pepper infusions. 2.5 Litre of water. Possibly avoiding coffee and cigarettes. Meals twice.

Today some visitors came after attending the morning mass in a nearby church. They brought lots of goodies. I was glad to receive a pack of plain Almonds. I love almonds. Usually I soak them overnight and then eat them. Chewing it thoroughly. I am so glad that this time goodies were good. Some fruits and tetra packs of juices too. It was a group of devout Catholics traveling from Mongolia.

I have rested well now. Muscle stiffness is low. I guess it will go away in a day or two. Even surges of shocking pain are going down. I am able to get sleep. Not sound sleep like the earlier days of this regime but good enough. Alertness is returning. Keeping busy with Internet. Reading articles and playing Cafe World and Zoo World on Facebook. Occasionally poking my friends on instant messenger, especially when they have 'do not disturb' or 'busy' sign up. I know them well. They probably are flirting with someone and don't want to be disturbed. They hardly work.

Tested pH. Morning urine was 6.00 and evening saliva was 6.5. So not that terribly off mark. I guess it will all line up soon.

Going to bed earlier and trying to get more rest. Tomorrow is another day.


While growing up we have been asked this question quite a many times, "What do you want  to be?", "What is your goal?", "Where do you see yourself 5-10 years down the line?".


The answer to it wasn't dependent upon what we dreamt to be, but what was told that should be our dream and to some extent the generation we were born in played a vital role in it. During 80's the answer was "A successful Civil Engineer to turn people's dream into reality", 90's changed it to "I wanna be a doctor to cure all illness", in my generation it was, "A Software Engineer to create and destroy bugs", these days it is "Anything which gives me quick money".

What if the same question is asked after you have been successful in your chosen profession, what should be the answer? As a kid I was told that a person progresses in life based upon goals he/she sets for him/herself. 
So when I was in school, my goal was to clear my exams, once exams were over, I had a new "same" goal but different standard attached until I reached college. During college years again my goal was to get through Engineering as soon as possible and get placed in a good company. I got placed in a reputed IT firm quite before my engineering was over, so that marks another goal complete. Now in IT industry, we do set our goals each year, despite that we switch jobs in search of a better company, better position, better money, Yes thats the unsaid goal during our career. So isn't this goal actually a vicious circle ? 

Imagine yourself in that "better company, better position, better money" situation, now there is no way further, you have reached the pinnacle of your career, what should be your goal now ?

If our life progresses based upon goal then there comes a time when we have no more goals to achieve, what is the driving factor for life now ? That just proves that "goals" isn't what should be the elixir of life. Goals are the targets which we want to achieve in life, not destination where one would like to stop and rest. Our life progresses not based upon goals but based upon targets we achieved, what makes a life worth living is that the journey to those goals is full of happiness. That we seek the roses along the way of life but aware of thorns !
In our day to day worries and competitions, we tend to forget small things in life, we forget to be happy. There is no ultimate destination which we want to achieve in life, it's "Ultimate Happiness and Eternal Bliss" which is the final goal of life. Citing a small line from Taare Zameen Par: "Dil khush jahan, teri toh manzil vahan !!"

 This post is just a reminder to be Happy coz that's how one will find his destination.

May 08 2010 12.30 hrs (Thailand)

Things are getting to normal slowly. Since yesterday, especially, one at a time, good things have started happening. Thank you all who have been following my story and sending me messages and good energy. It helped me through these past 2-3 days of crisis.

Internet finally sorted out. So I am happy to be connected to the rest of the world. I was also able to fix my notebook, as it had problems, too complicated to explain here, due to failed Internet. Now the notebook is back to 100% and stable like before. In fact a bit better, come to think of it.

I also received a parcel from my very dear friend Alister Bredee, containing some more Vitamin C, Turmeric AND … EMPTY CAPSULES .. Yepee.

However, I am not rushing back in resuming the treatments yet. I will let this week end pass and begin somewhere on Monday the 10 th of May. The physical pain is still felt and muscles are slowly coming back to normal. I resorted to wet towel wipes to keep the muscles from tensing further. My legs and hands were also suffering that insane stunt. Things are looking better now.

Apple Cider Vinegar from another friend turned out to be false alarm. He could not find it in the Supermarket near his place and he was dead sure he had bought it from there sometime back. Anyways, there is no shortage of fresh lime though. They are bit expensive but available anytime. Expensive is a relative term. They used be 10 times cheaper then what they cost now.

I consciously refused a glass of Coke the other day. Here at hospice, usually some guests bring large bottles of soft drinks for the patients and for most of the patients anything besides the bland boiled food is a welcome change. I also get my share of goodies whenever there are, but this time I refused. I have managed to increase water intake to 2.5 litres. Good Boy! 1 Coffee in past 2 days. 3 Cigarettes in past 2 days. I did miss a couple of meals. I feel eating them would have not helped at all. In fact could have made me even more agitated. I am really fed-up of that bland boiled food with no flavouring. I don't understand why they can't use some fresh herbs, that Thailand is so famous for. Nope, they just make some rice, boil a handful of vegetables with a piece or two or pork. Yuck. Ok, to be honest there are 2-3 meals a week that I look forward to. Especially the morning breakfast of rice soup with mushroom, a few shrimps, lots of green vegetables and few pieces of minced chicken or pork. With dash of fish sauce, they don't use salt, a bit of white or black pepper sprinkled, warm in the morning, I love that.

Now here is the plan. Starting from Monday, I intend to take Lime + Baking soda 2 times a day. Vitamin C 4000 mg. Plus fresh lime squeezed in plain water. One lime per 250 ml glass of water. Possibly doing at least 3-4 such glasses a day. Water intake to be maintained at 2.5 litres. 5 capsules x 3 times a day of Turmeric powder. This are fairly big capsules. I haven't measures how many capsules equals one teaspoon. I don't care. I will take more, since it won't be a problem. Intend to take it with warm infusion of cinnamon, licorice and dash of black pepper powder.

So wish me luck. I will rest for today and tomorrow in mental preparation, meditating and calming my mind.

Keep reading and I am sure in the end there will be a lesson for all. I intend to write more besides just reporting.


May 06 12:00 hrs. (Thailand)

 

Yesterday was the most painful day of this new regime. Several reasons for the day going so bad. Could not complete any of the dosages. I was shaken up mentally a lot. Even today, it is the same. The condition was worsened yesterday due to a stunt performed by the hospice staff, which I never approved of. This particular guy, takes H2O2 in a syringe and pumps it into the boils and open wounds. It is the most excruciating pain you can ever imagine. First of all the skin is stretched like a balloon but not being able to expand, it hurts. To top it, H2O2 starts burning the bacteria and other infection and starts to foam. This is further adds to acute pressure in that boil or wound area. I could kill someone with that amount of pain. So far I tolerated this traumatic stunts, believing that it would help in getting rid of infection. Yesterday was limit. The shock was far too much. Entire day, I had fever, body was weak, could not eat, drink or do anything.

 

Even today, weakness prevails. I got up to go to toilet and was dizzy for some time before I could walk. I have been doing some stretch exercise and throwing hands in the air and kicking legs to help maintain blood circulation. However, since yesterday I feel, my energy has dropped to extreme low levels.

 

Given so much drama happening, I have decided to drop the treatments for 2-3 days or more. Once I recover from this trauma of pain, I will start with the regime once again. In the meantime, I hope to receive the empty capsules, some fruits and also protein food. It is also likely that someone will send me apple cider vinegar, not the organic type, it's the Heinze brand, provided he finds it in the local shop.

 

While thinking about it, I realised that if this treatment does not work, then the only option would be surgery and that is something I can't afford at the moment.

 

I am trying to keep my calm, with situation not at all favourable. No one to talk to, since no one speaks English here. I don't speak Thai. My only connection to civilisation was through Internet and that too is working extremely slow and erratically. I lodged complaint with the service provider, only to receive an answer after two days, 'everything is fine' please check your own equipment. My equipment is fine too. But these guys won't listen. It is matter of something they call 'saving the face'. It is big thing here. You can't confront anyone as it is losing face for you and the other person.

Well hope things improve soon else I will go crazy. This Internet problem, computer problem and all that is driving me crazy.

Someone may say GOD is testing me… for what? To give me more of this crap? Just because I am not complaining, I am bearing to my best ability, does not mean that I am enjoying it. If that's how GOD works, he is not funny. He needs to change his attitude. Stop giving pain to those who love him. Stop torturing those who don't complain and start giving a better life to those who definitely deserve. That is Me.

May 5 2010 10.45 hrs (Thailand)

Yesterday was one of those terrible days that nothing seemed to be right. Still things are not right. Internet is down and so is the notebook. Somehow I could make it work enough to post this quick note. Health and progress, also, bit tossed out. Hopefully soon I will be able to post in detail. Hope this one gets posted.

May 04 2010 6.30 hrs. (Thailand)

There seems to be a lot of sub concious resistance in taking turmeric. Maybe not. I missed second round once again yesterday. Even lime and baking soda. Then again, I was even worse then the day before. Yesterday, when the hospice staff came around for cleaning and dressing the wound, I noticed that a one of the big boils, one that seldom hurts but is always there, had punctured, discharging a great amount of red fluid (I guess blood, but could be mixed with some other stuff). Not something that I wanted to see in morning. The interesting aspect is that it didn't hurt or I didn't notice and secondly the size of that boil is still the same. I am pretty sure that it was that big boil as the trace of blood stream started from there.

I seem to have lost appetite too. It could be temporary as the weather has got hot and the food offered here is not particularly 'attractive'. It could also be result of the unknown resistance to taking turmeric. However, I am glad that I am getting some empty capsules soon and that should solve the problem of taking turmeric. I will be pushing it to maximum limit so as to make the difference.

I do find definite difference, for sure, while I am doing this regime. Particularly with Vitamin C. Suspense revealed, as I talked to my friend who sent me this Vitamin C in the first place. It is actually crystalline Ascorbic acid. Whatever, it has shown some positive results so far. Overall alertness has improved and is sustaining. Urination is more regular and so is bowel movements more 'satisfactory'.

A good friend has also sent me some advance EFT tapping tips. He is great and very much dedicated to EFT work and energy healing. I have done EFT level 2 long time ago. After that EFT has come a long way and I didn't keep abreast. Besides that, a doctor will never try and heal himself. :) Thanks to my friend I have a tapping protocol and I will be doing that starting today.

Some of those hard bumps are giving away in the form of dry dead skin scales, coming off. Smaller ones particularly are coming off. Little scrape and off they come, either discharging little clear fluid or nothing at all. No marks or bleeding. Simply coming off.

I am wondering if white pepper would have any positive effect like the black pepper, if I were to take it along turmeric. If not, I would be getting black pepper any way. It is matter of time. I need some stability with the boils and some energy to venture our to supermarket. Of course with someone accompanying me as I don't want to risk falling or fainting.

Sleep, was not so good last night. I was mostly aware about everything going around. To add to it, some stupid guys, in the neighbourhood, ARE playing loud music and it is 2 days 2 nights in a row and it is still on at this hour. For those who have no clue about Thailand, imagine a WALL of speakers, including some horn drivers, blasting away music with treble high and bass also high. I surroundings here is flat land. Miles of rice paddy or shrimp farms. Lots of greenery and trees but nothing high rise. My guess is that these blokes are about 1 KM from where I am and still their beats were affecting me and I could feel the vibration of low frequency bass … going bhoom bhoom bhoom a very muffled beat. I have known the effects of sound frequencies for many years. For 8 years I have been experimenting with brain tuning sounds and also Binaural. This low frequency bass sounds are definitely not healthy. For some unknown reasons, Thai people have a strong affinity to loud sound. They even modify their little 100 cc mopeds to make a hell of a noise. That is one against otherwise beautiful and serene Thailand.

Enough of winging, look forward to another day, better then past two days and also in getting some work done. There is plenty of pending writing to be done. One for this site, where I need to post articles besides my daily reporting. I need to post articles on other forums and work on promoting this site.

I will skip markers for today. In short, I am feeling more positive this morning after two days of miserable feeling. I guess that could be a turning point. Need to keep my mind calm and engage in creative work.

One more idea I got. I know some may think I am crazy, but I guess I need that supplement too. In absence of natural electrolytes, I am planning to get the powder and keep taking some everyday just to maintain energy levels. Wish I could procure more fruits and some young coconut but that is a big challenge. Electrolytes would be easier option.

So keep watching this blog, follow my progress, pray for my success and above all, have fun my friends, life is Beautiful.

May 03 09.00 hrs Thailand

Quick update. Very quick update. Yesterday missed my second round of turmeric. Missed lime and baking soda. Only thing that was up to the mark was 2 litres of water, 4000 mg Vitamin C.

Missed the second meal too. Don't know what happened, I just fell asleep around 4 pm and woke late today. Not in a mood to write anything or even post the update in detail. Hope to get better later through the day.