AboutEvelyn Alexander Expertise I can supplement your knowledge on health food and alternative remedies. I can help sift the chaff from the grain in the field of special diets, exercise plans and natural therapies. By looking at your diet, I can help you assess what you can change about your habits or what ailments and shortcomings you need to accept. I take a dynamic (energetic) approach to health and discomforts. The value of food does not lie in calories and molecular buiding blocks, but in life-force properties.
I am not medically trained and I can only supplement professional (medical) opinions with affirmations, or critical points as intuited or based on personal experience. I have done 25 years of research (metaphysics and alternative medicine) and been an expert here for over eight years. Two great ills I can combat are ignorance and neglectfulness. In matters of healthy living I encourage discipline, respect and self-belief.
My life-philosophy is fundamentally based on ANTHROPOSOPHY, which in a nut-shell, is a western metaphysical science and modern alchemical way of looking at the meaning of life. It is as pragmatic as the ancient Ayurvedic system, only tailored to modern, western man. It is not meant to replace, but complement reason and technology, to prevent the modern ills of scepticism, abstraction and consumerism.
All the answers lie within you waiting for the right question. So, my advice to you will try to find a balance between practical tips and sensitive prompts to a new self-awareness.
Experience My direct nutritional and health care experience stems from 25 years of vegetarianism, 15 years of bio-organic cooking and 10 years as a single mother of an Autistic boy. I have read widely on nutrition and (alternative) medicine. Aside 20 years of intense Anthroposophical studies I have worked on understanding and/or practiced in the following fields: Yoga, Astrology, Meditation, Tarot, Reiki, Taoist Five Element Theory, Colour/Painting Therapy (along the lines of Liane Collot d’Herbois), Herbology, Aromatherapy, Flower Essences, Crystals. I also am familiar with Ayurveda, Acupuncture, Shiatsu, Macrobiotics, Ortho-Molecular science, Touch For Health, Naturopathy, Music therapy, Eurthmy, various forms of Shamanism, Palmistry, Numeroloy, Kabbala, Angels and Elementals.
Furthermore I have compared my own findings with a vast number of old and new philosophers and metaphysicians and writers on esoteric, paranormal and pscyho-terapeutic subjects. I take a notable interest in Rosicrucianism, Hermeticism, Alchemy, Gnosticism, Buddhism, Zen, Sufism, Vedanta, North American Shamanism and esoteric Chrisianity. I enjoy the imagery in mythology and fairy tales and find joy and peace in a love of flora and fauna. I am into a holistic life-style. I see congruity between a Higher World order and the microcosm of the human organism.
Expert: Evelyn Alexander Date: 6/12/2008 Subject: sweating problems, under weight
Question QUESTION: My son is 10 years old , his weight is 23 Kg, suffering from sweating in hand and feet, normal height, taking normal diet, but he is under weight. I request you please advice me medicine for weight gain. I want to increase his weight, he is very thin, Child Physician said he is normal. He take milk with bananas.
please advice me diet also.
ANSWER: Dear Mguptajpg,
Hope I got your name right! Sorry for the delay in reply, only just got my PC back from the repair shop.
Your son is indeed rather below an average weight - but it depends on his build and height (normal varies with race) how seriously much so. Your concerns, though, tell me he is not putting on the right amount of weight but I am not sure if his diet is "normal" if you tell me he takes milk and bananas. There may be calorific value in bananas, rich in some vitamins/minerals but they are a very cooling fruit, and your son seems to have problems holding heat inside for the metabolic system. Milk is also a cool product but it has the warming properties of earth and should work very well for him, but take it with honey instead. Honey when used as a medicine, a teaspoon in milk a day, might work very well here. Make sure it is pure, unheated, organic, a light coloured honey if available to you.
For the rest you need to look at strengthening his will to incarnate. Make sure he is ENJOYING life, with much laughter, fun, outdoor games, sports, hands-on experiences. TV/computer, or living in a bookish world is the worst thing for him now, it would only cause continued emaciation. Because that is what is taking place, if you cannot find any medical underlying defects. To put it in my terms: he is not really committed to living here down below, missing the Heavens too much.
The sweating sounds typical of a boy who is poorly incarnated. He can't quite get a GRIP on life and doesn't have his FEET ON THE GROUND. Ironically, this is because he hasn't got a consolidated centre: you must begin to warm up the hearth of his belly with warming foods. It is hard to give you a suitable diet because I don't know where you live and what your regular diet consists of. But I can hand you some guidelines
Grains will be a great source of earth energy for him. If possible give wholemeal wheat, barley, and oats a pivotal role in his diet: make oatmeal instead of just milk and bananas. Muesli with raisins would also be good. Yoghurt gives a better "climate" in the gut than milk. Think of Bulgur, millet, couscous, alongside rice as the staple food. Pasta rather than potatoes (which feed the brain more than the belly). Try making compotes, softly warming fruits, to boost that extra sunny property in them. Make sure he eats lots of fruit every day, berries if possible. Mild herbal teas with honey make a good drink,and although sweet things will be comforting for him, stay away from processed sugary treats which will work too directly on his nerve system, weakening his life force again. Think of homemade pastries/ cakes with dates, figs, jams, agarve, grain syrups, maple syrup. Think of natural goodness, little kernels of warm sweetnes with lots of growth potential, seeds, nuts, grains, berries etc. But in general think more of carbohydrates and make sure his diet is not too protein rich. If he eats meat: moderate it. If he is a vegetarian, go easy on pulses and avoid soy. Lentils should work well. Oily fish once a week if possible. Butter over margarine. Vegetable oil, no hydrogenated or palm oil.
One last general tip: oodles and oodles of loving care. Be lavish with embraces and hugs. Try to get in a cuddle or two! If this is no longer physically possible - to the same degree as with a younger boy - then do this emotionally with lots of meaningful communication, but try to be as physical as possible: sit with him during homework, definitely eat with him, undertake an outdoor activity with him, say goodnight to him in his bed with a kiss. He still needs that motherly love a lot. Don't send him out into a man's world yet! He's too fragile and will use up all his energy on mental powers, which will make for a very miserable adult male.
Trust your parenting skills and have faith in the purpose of his life. With your love and nutritional care you will help him gain confidence in his own beautiful soul and this will make him a strong and loving person. The body will manifest that as best his earth materials can.
Take care,
Love Evelyn.
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QUESTION: sir,
this time my child is taking milk with honey, bornvita (protin, vitamin supliments) and aurvedic syp.
please tell me regarding this case are any pathological test i.e. sugar , protin in urin, serum createnin or liver test. why his aweight not increasing.
ANSWER: Dear sir/madam,
My main concern is that you are picking and mixing from three different nutritional theories without understanding the cause of your son's failure to gain weight. If your doctor feels no need to have your son thoroughly tested for organic disturbances then I suggest you bear the following things in mind.
Firstly, many boys do not begin to set notable body weight till around age 14-16. They can indeed remain surprisingly skinny till then despite some voracious appetites. As long as your son has plenty of life in him, feels energetic and enjoys life/sports/outdoors and social activities, I would not focus excessively on diet.
However, if he is lacking vitality and shows little interest in average boyhood games and learning activities you must also consider psychological aspects alongside any further physical examinations.
Secondly, I strongly recommend you do not give vitamin supplements UNLESS he is not eating anything but milk and honey. Even if he does not eat sufficiently to your mind. or does not like healthy food, and eats only small, selective portions, it can be dangerous to use supplements without the advice of a certified ortho-molecular dietician or your GP. The supplements should always and ONLY complement a healthy diet where there is a specific and tested DEFICIENCY. If blood tests do not show a serious deficiency which cannot be remedied with diet, I am against most supplements in most cases since it does not tackle the root problem and considers the body as a compound of chemicals.
Trust your parental intuition with regards to your worries of an underlying pathological problem and insist on full blood screening tests for kidney, liver, thyroid, bloodsugar values if you really feel they are necessary. Do this especially if he has no energy for sports, cycling, walks or sleeps too much (or too little). Also compare his physique to that of his parents: if you guys are not robust or curvacious, neither is he likely to become it! A new theory purports that a child will take on the body shape of its grandparents, genetically having incorporated the effects of their diet.
Otherwise just wait for the hormones to kick in and shake up the childhood system for a new round of growth in adolescence.
One last reminder, if you go for an Aryuvedic system (or Anthroposophic as with my advice) you must be prepared to be quite rigorous in your adjustments, since these systems work only in a larger picture, covering extended time frames. In other words: know your stuff thoroughly if you want to see any results, and with these practices especially, don't forget: your son is a soul being first and foremost. The body is just a vessel enabling him to live out the true purpose of his life.
Many blessings,
Take care,
Evelyn.
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QUESTION: The test report of routine urine test, sugar in blood and urine, albumine in urine etc, SERUM CRIETINI, UREA, BILIRUBIN, SGPT ARE NORMAL. PLEASE ADVICE NEXT STEP FOR ME
Answer ANSWER: I am not medically qualified to use your test results for advice regarding your son's diet, but if there are no physical abnormalities I can only refer you to my previous suggestions.
Oatmeal porridge, and lentil stew and if you are not a vegetarian, chicken soup and at least one serving of oily fish a week. Hearty main meals made from fresh ingredients and cooked with care are best for building up the body.
The only thing I can do for you more concretely would be to check his average daily diet with you. Make a list of the average (three) meals and snacks you prepare for him, including method of preparation. It may be a case of adding a little here or removing some "negative/taxing" foods.
Take care,
Evelyn.
