The pre-cleanse process

Since it is so difficult to know the details that constitute a good cleanse, I thought it would be essential to put things together to show what the step-by-step process would look like.  Here is some information.  MH, the Master Herbalist, on his Ask Barefoot Herbalist forum agrees that doing three liver-flushes before attempting an extended OJ fast is an excellent idea.

The problem:

With the increase of heart-attacks, auto-immune disease, and neurological problems becoming more prevalent in our times it is important to know their root cause as well as the antidotes. 

On the subject of heart conditions, if you ever had Cardiac Catheterization you would most likely have some cause for alarm to have such an invasive procedure done to you.  A simple symptom such as acid reflux would cause you to take an over-the-counter medication.  Usually this works and you are fine and go about your life.  However, when the medication does NOT work you have something to worry about.  You get admitted to the hospital.  They do blood work and tell you that the tests reveal a possible heart attack has occurred.  You get more worried and they call in for more tests.  They give you a catheter through the arm or leg and scope your heart to see what valves are clogged.  They also inject you with a chemical die so they can see on the x-ray monitor what is going on more clearly. 

At this point there are only two available options.  If nothing is majorly wrong then you are advised attend to your diet and go on medication that is not without side-effects.  However, if something is more serious you must comply with having a stent placed in the artery to keep the blood flowing and your heart from shutting down.  At this point you really have no choice in the matter as it will be the discretion of your doctor on the condition of your body.  Click here for an animated video of how the Angioplasty Procedure works along with the insertion of a stent.

But what if you knew the CAUSE of disease and the REMEDY before hand? 

Prevention is the key for being in absolute control of your life.  MH says, “Cayenne is life saving when used correctly.  Outside on a cut is there best use for it.  If you just had a heart attack, it can stop you from dieing by drawing the blood from the heart, etc. many books are written on all the uses.”

“I believe that most deadly heart attacks, etc. are actual adrenal glands bursting.  The sudden adrenal secretion entering the blood stream is more than the heart can handle and the person is dead as their body falls backwards.  I think this is a chemical problem, mostly caffeine and anything used to speed the body up artificially.” — MH

Furthermore, MH says, “According to Richard Schulze old info, he claims if a man is down, already turned GREY, no pulse and you can get cayenne into his mouth before death, he claims the blood will come off of the heart area and travel to the cayenne and the person may come back to life and because of the cayenne they may avoid brain damage.”

The solution:

Not many people can change their dietary habits and addictions so easily.  It is so hard to have discipline that most would just choose medical and leave their health in the doctor’s hands and hope for the best.  Only those inspired by a good author will have the motivation and will-power to eat all raw foods such as fruits, nuts and seeds.

“Cancers and all diseases most likely ALL START when the stomach fails, I have read many times the kidneys fail first, but ODDS are the kidneys failed first because the STOMACH was adding acids to the body that over whelmed the kidney function.” — MH

There are many choices to achieve the same result.  If you know the right principles you can get back on track faster.  Here are a few alternatives to achieve a healthy body:

1. Take the 2010 Longevity Spices along with 1 glass of water (per tablespoon) after each meal.
2. Utilize Herbal Spray I, II, or III to remove the acids via the skin/lymph.
3. The Orange Juice fast for 3, 7, 14, 21 or 40 days.

Longevity Spices:

The Japanese method to cure cancer was to drink 3-5 glasses of water after each meal along with a clove of smashed garlic.

“The stomach method is explained in a garlic/cancer book on the school website…basically the doctor had you drink 3 full glasses of water after each meal with garlic as a method to expand the dieing stomach and a cure for cancer.”  — MH

MH enhanced upon this concept with his 2010 Longevity Spices that has over 108 different herbs with the theory that your liver/body can absorb whatever it needs through a wide variety of herbs.

Herbal Sprays:

For an immediate concern (such as a heart-attack) the antidote is received through a roll-on or spray.  These are two NEW forms of application that MH invented.  They achieve the effects through the skin and lymph nodes which stimulate the blood.  It also enters, in a unique way, through the olfactory sense when sprayed on the face.

“With the roll on, a person can directly roll on the heart area. With the spray method the same herbs can enter the heart in about 3-5 seconds. In theory, the heart could be saved in 3-5 seconds.” — MH

For long term effects, the sprays add beneficial minerals through your skin.  Similar to the nitro patch a cardiologist might use on your heart to dilate the blood vessels so the blood can flow through your heart easier.  The herbal sprays increase heat and circulation and are great for managing pain, arthritis, asthma etc. without the toxic side effects.

The OJ fast:

If you are inspired to heal, cleanse, and regenerate your body to the fullest extent possible then accomplishing a 14 or 21 day OJ fast would BENEFIT you tremendously.

“NO HUMAN HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIND THE SOLUTION FOR BALANCE OF SALTS, IF THEY DID, THEY WOULD FIND THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH.  FASTING ALLOWS YOUR BLOOD STREAM TO SEEK THAT BALANCE, THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH!  IF YOU HAVE ENOUGH VITALITY TO DO IT.” — MH

The orange juice fast, done correctly, is a great method to expel a lifetime of salt.  MH teaches us that consuming potassium rich oranges and herbs is the primary way to balance your salt ratio.  He says that all illness is a result of the wrong balance of these salts.

The pre-cleanse:

1. Take one Epsom Salts bath to replenish all the minerals you need.
2. Begin taking the LBB (lower bowel balance) herbs to exercise the colon and move impurities down and out.
3. Prepare yourself for doing 3 good liver flushes following the Dr. Hulda Clark’s recipe.
4. Deworm and remove candida/parasites for 30 days straight with MH’s dewormer.

Epsom Salts

MH tells us that in 1919 Espom Salts was deemed the MIRACLE DRUG and was used in many European Hospitals which has been known as an acid magnet and drags the acids DOWN and OUT with it and that may be its truest healing effect.

“Ocean water is the same as our blood and has been used to cure all diseases in rapid time, maybe the best cure ever of the 1,000+ cures. It has the proper magnesium and one bath in Epsom Salts probably gives us a lifetime supply.” — MH

A good routine would be to put your feet in Epsom Salts each night for a week to draw out the toxins and see how that works for you.

“Humans die from having 900x too much calcium rock in their body that makes them shrink and turn HARD…….magnesium (epsoms salts) is a very cheap substance and mild antidote for calcium build up in the body…this is why people feel better after absorbing it.” — MH

At the very least give yourself one long Epsom-Salts bath in warm water to give your body the minerals it needs to rejuvenate.  It would be equal to the benefits gained by jumping directly in the salty ocean water.

The Lower Bowel Balance:

It is said that, “Death begins in the colon.”  Therefore, creating CIRCULATION is one of the key principles to understand and eventually master.  You need to get used to this LBB herbal formula.  It takes patience and some time for your body to adjust to this herb.  Just go slow.  It will immediately produce heat inside of you that you may not notice at first.

Your body will not do so well if you are still eating meat while on this product.  Since meat is already a warming food, just be careful taking this supplement with it.  At the bare minimum, you would take one or two capsules per meal while still eating meat with no serious side-effect.  The heat imbalance feels like a hot-flash that may only be noticed after seven to ten days.  As with everything, it dissipates quickly when discontinued.  I find it is best to take NO more than three capsules per day (one per meal) while still eating meat.

On the other hand, if you are a vegetarian you will take delight in the heating effect that is generated.  This is how it is originally intended to be used.  As most vegetarians get cold extremities, especially in the winter months, this supplement is important to have.  It is highly recommended to take it with a meal and not on an empty stomach until you become more advanced and detoxified.  With this herbal formula, you learn to adjust and increase your dosage so that you will have a bowel movement BEFORE your next meal.

“The standard rule is to take enough to have 1 bowel movement per meal eaten and normally have a bowel movement 15-20 minutes after each meal.” — MH

If your stools are too loose, you just cut back on the dosage.  It is that simple.  When your circulation is improving, constipation becomes a thing of the past.  However, when your hair gets dry that just means that toxins are going up and out the head.  To reverse this, take more LBB pills to get the toxins moving in the proper direction.

The Liver Flush:

MH offers a Liver Flush Kit that was designed for those wishing to do a Dr. Hulda Clark Epsom’s Salts Liver Flush as easy as possible.  If you can make it work, plan on doing three liver-flushes as part of your health protocol.  That would be great idea as part of a detox program.  For best results, space each liver flush two weeks apart.  Your body needs some time in-between to recuperate.  A reasonable amount of time to have completed three flushes would take you about six weeks.

For five to seven days prior to the liver-flush you NEED to deworm.  This is SO important and is often overlooked.  If you do not deworm prior to your liver-flush you won’t get any gallstones out.  That is a simple rule of thumb everyone should know.

Dr. Clark explained that you should lay on your right side as you rest after drinking the formula.  This is not the best suggestion as this could cause some harm from the pressure and contraction of the body’s weight against the liver.  It is important to know:

• Deworm for six days prior to the liver-flush or you WON’T release any stones.
• Rest on your left side after drinking the liver-flush formula and NOT the right side.

When I did the liver-flush correctly I felt terrific.  It felt as if there was a huge open channel between my liver and stomach.  These two organs were now working in harmony in a way that never occurred before!  With more space to digest, the flow of energy was really wonderful.

Deworm:

MH’s dewormer is, by far, the best and cheapest on the market for the size and quantity that he offers.  It is suggested that you deworm for a minimum of 30 days to thoroughly remove the most stubborn parasites and worms.  While you are deworming, be sure to take the LBB, to assist flushing these foreign invaders down and out.  If you follow this advice you won’t ever experience the Herxheimer Reaction.

The Herxheimer Reaction is the result of the die-off of the candida or parasites in your body too quickly.  This leads to binging on the foods that contributed to the over-growth of the yeast or parasites in the first place.  They will fight to survive if you are not mindful and careful to do this process correctly.

After experiencing a strong feeling of irritability and subsequent hunger pangs, you end up eating the wrong foods such as breads, chocolates and other sweats.  By taking the LBB herbal supplement while you are deworming, there will be almost zero chance for this to happen.

Summary:

After you do your pre-cleanse read my other article I posted by clicking here:  How to Fast so that you will have further information on what you need to know to prepare yourself for an extended OJ fast.  It is also important to know how to break the fast properly and I explain the best way to do that there.

TIP: Leading a virtuous life is one sure way to help increase your Life-Force which is the main condition needed for having a longer life.  This is what a good Samaritan or pure Bodhisattva (hero) practices:

• Generating positive karmic-actions by rescuing animals (who are about to die) and setting them free is an immediate way to increase your life-force.
• Offering necessities such as food and clothing to the poor benefits you indirectly.
• Offering real or imagined lights, canopies, food, clothing, precious metals, or jewelry to a Pure Field of Refuge such as Medicine Master Vaidurya Light Tathagata will generate unbelievable merits for this life and the future.

“Lord of Heaven, if someone at death’s door recalls this divine Dharani, even for just a moment, his lifespan will be extended and he will acquire purification of body, speech and mind. Without suffering any physical pain and in accordance with his meritorious deeds, he will enjoy tranquility everywhere.” — The Usnisa Vijaya Dharani Sutra

Click here to listen to this beautiful long-mantra: Usnisa Vijaya Dharani Song

Good Luck!
Neo

The sky is falling

As most of you know on March 11, 2011 Japan had an unprecedented earthquake that registered 9.0 on the Richter scale and the subsequent tsunami that hit Tohoku, Japan was devastating.

At least three nuclear reactors exploded due to hydrogen gas that had built up within their outer containment buildings.

Taking Iodine supplements is the first thing that everyone thinks of when there is radiation poisoning. It has been said that the side effects of taking a chemical based iodine is shrinking of the testes in men. If this is the case, then we can infer that women would have damage to their ovaries as well.  Not many know there is a Natural Tree Based Iodine that is free from these harmful side-effects.

MH, the Barefoot Herbalist, just created a new formula called “The Sky is Falling” for the purpose of reducing the levels of radiation poisoning.  MH says:

“IF ocean plant Iodine is GREAT FOR US and I think we can all agree the history says it is, then my Theory is TREE IODINE is first hand Iodine and should obey nature better than eating second hand Iodine. The key word being ‘TREE’, it agrees with the Bible or ancient writers of our past.”

In his formula, some of the top herbs to remove radiation poisoning are Tree Iodine minerals, American Ginseng and Cilantro. As I investigate alternative healing, it is very rare to find such a person as MH who creates all natural products with no fillers in his herbal supplements and sprays.  If you seek to OBEY NATURE you can rest assure that nature will always guide you towards the truth. If you indiscriminately obey man sooner or later you will discover the hidden agenda is based on selfishness, solely for the making of profit.

MH suggests that the first year in Japan will be the hardest as their bodies absorbs these toxins through the air they breathe, the foods they eat and the water they drink.  He goes on to say that it may well be 40 years before a full recovery of their eco-system will come about.

In reality, since the winds will blow this radiation all around the earth in large or small quantities depending on how far away you are; we all need to pay attention to this issue.

The suggested dose:

SUGGESTED DOSE: 1 DROPPER DAILY OR MORE AS DESIRED.
WEST COAST: 1 DROPPER MORNING AND NIGHT FOR LIFE.
CHINA: 1 DROPPER 3X DAILY FOR LIFE.
JAPAN: 1 DROPPER EVERY WAKING HOUR FOR 1 YEAR, THEN 1 DROPPER 3X DAILY FOR LIFE.

Good luck!
Neo

Conscious Parenting

It’s hard to imagine what highly evolved spiritual beings would want to incarnate into today’s world.  They would have to be very brave indeed to be born in these degenerate times.  Presently, we are fortunate to have the Barefoot Herbalist to rely on for proper health.  He has one main axiom which is: “One cure, cures all.”

He states that stagnation or constipation is the root cause of physical disease.  Once this is thoroughly understood and accepted then one can begin applying the proper antidotes for better health.

The image of the caduceus medical symbol to the right is a clue for health.  It represents the central channel in the middle and the left and right channels to the sides.  This is the structure of the autonomic nervous system seen from a spiritual point of view.

Once the central-nerve is open and the energy or blood circulates freely through that meridian, then one can truly say the nervous-system is healed and strong.  As the Barefoot Herbalist tells us – circulation is key.

On a physical level, some of the proper ways to increase circulation are Herbs, the Liver Flush, the Sitz bath, and Rebounding.  On an energetic level, some of the recommendations to increase circulation are Reiki, Chi-kung, and Pranayama.

Family planning:

If you are planning on having a child it would be wise to compare and view these two births.  The first video is a normal Medical birth that on the surface seems fine.  But, to a highly trained eye is much too invasive for the baby’s delicate body and nervous-system to handle.  The second video is a Natural Water birth which is only a five minute video that will evoke your emotions.

If we have suffered greatly in our own life we would naturally come to the conclusion that we don’t want our own children to suffer.

The video will make you teary-eyed since we never realized that birthing could be so beautiful.  It is sad and disappointing that televised births have really conditioned our minds to fear this as something that is extremely painful.  It doesn’t have to be this way.

Preventative care:

How do we get past our deep fears since doctors tell us one thing and alternative medicine doesn’t have a clear road-map for good and proper health? 

Finding the truth about health is nearly impossible since everyone has a vested interest in getting rich.  Of course, not everyone is bad person but most have an incomplete understanding.  It’s a tough world we live in when people don’t live with a proper code of honor and don’t take the time to investigate the root causes of disease.  However, we are fortunate right now that two Master Herbalists on the CureZone website.  They have voiced their views and methods to natural living and get results with preventative care.

The first is MH – the Barefoot Herbalist and the other is Dr. Mom.  They are both Dr. Christopher trained who is considered to be the father of modern herbal medicine.  If you want a female perspective, from a mother of fifteen and grandmother of thirty-seven, then Dr. Mom is a good choice.  If you want a male perspective, who is bold and isn’t afraid to tell you how it is, then MH is the one to look at.  Both are controversial figures to those whose opinions are set in stone.  However, if you are rational person and willing to follow the correct PRINCIPLES to health, you will discover a way of life that will benefit you and your family.

About Immunizations:

Are vaccines causing drastic health problems?

It’s up to you to do the research and make an educated decision.  Most of us healers don’t object to homeopathic methods in healing.  What we object to are the heavy base metals and animal bi-products that can cause damage to the nervous-system and deterioration of the mind found in modern vaccines.

A new study suggests about 1 in 38 children have traits of autism, higher than a previous U.S. estimate of 1 in 100.

In my experience, in the classroom for over fourteen years, and seeing thousands and thousands of different children; I have never met one that was innately joyful and whole.  Only a few years ago do I remember meeting one boy on retreat who was about eight at the time.  It was amazing to see someone so naturally happy at his age.  Later on, I asked the mom if he was vaccinated.  She went on to explain that he wasn’t vaccinated at birth but at age four he was.  I thought that was quite remarkable.  It would seem that once the body is much older, a child’s nervous-system is strong enough to handle any of life’s difficulties with ease.

Compassionate Mothers:

Lastly, in honor and dedication to my own parents I wanted to share what the Buddha had to say about how much love mothers really do have for bearing and raising children:

“For ten months while the mother is with child, she feels discomfort each time she rises, as if she were lifting a heavy burden. Like a chronic invalid, she is unable to keep her food and drink down. When the ten months have passed and the time comes for the birth, she undergoes all kinds of pain and suffering so that the child can be born. She is afraid of her own mortality, like a pig or lamb waiting to be slaughtered. Then the blood flows all over the ground. These are the sufferings she undergo.”

“Once the child is born, she saves what is sweet for him and swallows what is bitter herself. She carries the child and nourishes it, washing away its filth. There is no toil or difficulty that she does not willingly undertake for the sake of her child. She endures both cold and heat and never even mentions what she has gone through. She gives the dry place to her child and sleeps in the damp herself. For three years she nourishes the baby with milk, which is transformed from the blood of her own body.”

You can read the whole sutra here: The Filial Piety Sutra

If you are already an expecting mom you can click here: proper prenatal care to find more information to help you on your way.  If it is already too late, then just click on my home page and learn some of the basic antidotes to get your child back to normal, functional health.

Love,
Neo

The benefits of Reiki Tummo

As I look back at the things that worked for me, I discovered that nervous system damage was the root cause of most illness; likewise the repaired nervous system was the basis for obtaining long-term health.

You can obtain this sort of physical, mental and emotional healing through many modalities such as Reiki, Chi-Kung, Feldenkrais Movement Therapy and even Juice Fasting.

Getting attuned to Reiki is my first choice for getting back to health.  Why?  Because, it safely opens up and repairs the central channel which is closely aligned to what western science calls the autonomic nervous system.

When the nervous system has been damaged from physical trauma the energy doesn’t flow properly and one becomes more susceptible to outside influences and what Tibetan Medicine calls a “cold-disease”.  Once the coldness sets in your channels you tend to feel tired most of the day and depressed.

Once you learn to decondition your mind, you will feel confident that anything can be healed.  The truth is this: nothing is permanent in this life.  Eventually, as time goes on – everything changes.  When things go wrong and life feels unbearable this is just your chance to ‘Know Thyself’.  When you become aware of these problems within yourself and use bio-feedback skills to discern what antidotes are needed; you will achieve wholeness much quicker.

With the modern computer, one doesn’t even need to leave the home to begin your healing.  You can receive this reiki attunement with the master granting the empowerment long distance.  Reiki Tummo is authentic and reputable and their fee is reasonable.  Click here to read more on their website: Reiki Tummo.

MH, the master herbalist, always inspires us to abide by the PRINCIPLES of nature.  He’s on the Curezone, at the Ask Barefoot Herbalist forum.  He explains when you align yourself with nature, the body has a better chance to heal and repair itself.  His two main herbal supplements, the Lower Bowel Balance and the 2010 Longevity Spices both increase HEAT and CIRCULATION in the body to bring it back into a healing state.

In the same way, internal practices such as Reiki will increase the HEAT and CIRCULATION within your body for stable health.  When you are attuned to Reiki Tummo, smiling at your heart is the method to activate these healing energies.  With just this simple intention it is the quickest and easiest way to heal yourself.  Once you experience it, you will truly come to love it.

With Reiki Tummo you just have to smile at the heart to activate the healing energies to descend from the True Source.

To those of you that are interested, you can find Grandmaster Irmansyah Effendi’s book by clicking on the link below:

Reiki Tummo: An Effective Technique for Health and Happiness

Three benefits:

As soon as you become attuned to level one Reiki you will feel improvement in your life right away.

1. Your nervous system will be repaired within ALL seven chakras and not just to the level of your heart like most other forms of reiki do.
2. Your digestion will improve right away because there is a subtle but constant flow of energy that is always there.
3. If there is a specific pain or problem you can now direct energy to that spot with the simple touch of your own hands-of-light.

For those people with energetic problems in the body that resulted in a mental illness will greatly benefit from Reiki Tummo.  Due to the lack of specific guidance, wrong instruction, dangerous breath-work and faulty meditative practices has lead to more and more people to experience the speeding up of thoughts, paranoia, depersonalization, disassociation and grandiose behavior.

In Eastern understanding this is referred to as the Kundalini Syndrome.  If you would like to see illustrations of how this happens on an inner level then click here:  safe awakening.  These pictures show the before and after effects of how this particular form of Reiki therapy will help you.  As soon as you receive the level-one attunement it will immediately stabilize your internal energy.

Be well!
Neo

Tibetan Medicine and Spice 4 Life

In these degenerate times, it is easy to see that our diet is getting worse and worse every year.  In America, it is clearly evident we are getting heavier; while mental and emotional disease is on the rise.  To stay ahead of the game, one must look to the causes and conditions of these problems and know exactly what method is a suitable antidote.  Whether you practice hatha yoga, vipashana meditation, or pranayama it is wise to know the root cause of physical disease and the proper method to get back to basic health and well-being.

There is a unique Master Herbalist who calls himself MH.  He has created one serious formula called the Spice 4 Life with the more advanced formula called the 2010 Longevity Spices that I have been self-experimenting with.  When you take a tablespoon of this by mouth you can sense immediately that:

• it cleanses the lymph nodes
• and infuses the whole body with the nutrients

Within as little as three to five days you can directly see the results that the hair and nails are revitalizing and getting stronger.  MH states that:

“Cancers and all diseases most likely ALL START when the stomach fails, I have read many times the kidneys fail first, but ODDS are the kidneys failed first because the STOMACH was adding acids to the body that over whelmed the kidney function.

This is why some of the best Professors of health from Germany many, many years ago stated to HEAL THY STOMACH and you have healed thy body.

The Japanese method of an herb drank after each meal with allot of water to expand the stomach in an attempt to revitalize it propably was not a popular idea, but according to the author, a MD, he claimed he could cure all the cancers, etc.

I also found this author mentioned in the Dr. John R. Christopher informational CD of papers never put in book form by Dr. Christopher and the ONLY proof I have ever had that it works is the Theory behind the Amish Healers Formula I call Spice 4 Life or what I have ended up with that I call Longevity Spices. The Amish Healer having the patient drink a large amount of water after each meal with a spice formula that it’s base is the herb that was used by the old Japanese MD.

“IS” it “WISE” to try to restore your health this method? NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is a method for those who “REFUSE” to eat correctly and would otherwise eat them selves to an early grave; it is a desperate option and this is exactly the history behind the Amish Healers theory of using such a thing. The Japanese MD never wrote anything about correct eating, etc.; he was a true believer in the herb GARLIC and even built a machine that sprayed garlic juice all over your body as a cure for all diseases, etc.”

One has to admit that this is a very interesting theory.  After self-experimenting with his formula, I did some research on what the dharma had to say about health.  In one of my favorite books, “Sky Dancer: The Secret Life and Songs of the Lady Yeshe Tsogyel” I came across a relevant passage.  It says:

“The nutrition extracted from food in the stomach passes through the “vein which seizes the distilled essence” to the liver, where it is assimilated by bile, phlegm and air (the three humours). Refined nutrition forms blood, and refined blood forms flesh while the unrefined blood forms bile.” ~ p. 248

There may be a connection between what Tibetan Medicine has discovered a long time ago and what MH is presenting today.  From a physical point of view, the stomach must heal first before one can experience proper regeneration happening before their very eyes.

There are two ways to get back to health – one homeopathic and the other abiding by nature.  Homeopathy goes against nature.  However, without first “obeying nature” it is rather difficult to know what your natural health-state really feels like.

Since the physical body is just a vessel for our spiritual development it makes sense to master it in order to have a body that functions efficiently.  With the right attitude we won’t get carried away into a sort of spiritual materialism.  Therefore, we don’t want to overdo these herbs and cleanses by grasping at the needs of the body in exclusion to enlightenment.  Nonetheless, it is still beneficial to learn to handle the body in such a way that it doesn’t become an obstacle to our practice.

The order of importance:

1. Energy-work (ie. reiki and chi-kung) yields much quicker results than physical work alone.
2. Mind training (shamatha) is more important than the body and energy-work alone.
3. Advanced contemplation (vipashana) is what leads to a lasting and permanent happiness – enlightenment.

In the end, it is best to lead a simple life free from self-grasping to this physical body.  Therefore, in order to go beyond the dependency for herbs one must know what the Buddhist dharma equivalent is in relation to regenerating the body.  Under the guidance of a qualified teacher one can learn the breathwork and the proper method for this advanced type of training.  You are simply moving from outer yoga (fasting and herbs) to inner yoga (tummo-fire) practice.

If you are fortunate enough to undertake initiation and learn the yoga of inner heat (Tibetan Tummo) you have the opportunity to take care of the body with skillful means.  It will definitely strengthen the whole nervous system with single pointed concentration.  This way you are “killing two birds with one stone” by keeping the body fit as well as having a practice that progresses towards enlightenment.  I hope this inspires some people to look into this and achieve complete success on their spiritual journey.

With that said, I would encourage you to start learning what MH is doing and discover the two most important holistic doctors of the previous century: Dr. Hay and Dr. Christopher.  Even though MH gets criticized by many proud, educated people he has many PEARLS OF WISDOM to share that you will find useful.  Since he always talks about how the number 108 magically appears in his life, he seems to be inspired and guided by the Medicine Buddha himself.  He has a forum at the CureZone called: ‘Ask Barefoot Herbalist’ linked below:

https://www.curezone.org/forums/f.asp?f=626

Good Luck!
Neo