AboutEvelyn Alexander Expertise I can supplement your knowledge on health food and alternative remedies. I take a dynamic (energetic) approach to health and discomforts. My sources and references for my advice and ideas are predominantly Anthroposophic.
I am not medically trained. I have done 25 years of critical research (metaphysics and alternative medicine) and been an expert on About for over eight years. Two great ills I can help 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. I also draw on Taoist and Ayurvedic systems.
I am a mother of a boy with an Autistc Spectrum Disorder, whom I have raised on a bio-dynamic diet and homeopathic remedies. I have been a vegetarian for 25 years. I am currently researching ways to understand and treat Autism from an alternative perspective.
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. My main focus over the past 20 years has been on Anthroposophy. I take a critical stance of modern New Age spin-offs, but generally support the hard core theory of man as a four-fold spiritual being.
I have studied the following topics: Yoga, Astrology, Meditation, Tarot, Reiki, Taoist Five Element Theory, Colour/Painting Therapy, Herbology, Aromatherapy, Flower Essences, Crystals, Ayurveda, Acupuncture, Shiatsu, Macrobiotics, Ortho-Molecular science, Touch For Health, Natropathy, Music therapy, Eurhythmy, various forms of Shamanism, Palmistry, Numerology, Alchemy, World Religions, Metaphysics, Mythology, Cabala, Angels and Elementals. My interests extend into the fields of biology and especially plant morphology.
Education/Credentials I have an academic background in linguistics. I translate and edit. I teach English. But I seem to be better at imaginative and creative thinking than logic and reason.
Past/Present Clients Intelligent and sensitive people who are interested in gathering more information on alternative options in medicine and nutrition, which may lead to emotional, physical or spiritual healing. I have been unable to help people with weight issues lose specific amounts of weight within specific amounts of time - since this does not fall within my holistic aims.
For the last few years i am having stone problem.two stones gone through urin within one year.please give me an ideal diet for me.
Thanking you
sujatha
Answer Dear Sujatha,
I must emphasise I am NOT a doctor. But I have had a kidneystone last June. All I can advise you is to make sure that you have the right diagnosis: are you talking about kidneystones or bladderstones? I presume you have been to a hospital, and I would be shocked if they did not give you some dietary advice. If you haven't seen a doctor yet, then please do, for as with all diets you first need to determine the underlying causes (there are many possibilities, varying from gout or a glandular/metabolic problem to organ tissue diseases or chronic infections). Diet and lifestyle may also be contributing to a general weakening of the organs causing the stones.
In any case, keep drinking (always) plenty of water (at lesat 2 litres a day) so that you continuously flush all waste products out (mineral deposits which build the stones: e.g. oxalic acids found in leafy vegetables and rhubarb specifically). Other fluids will not do, and you might need to make sure the mineral content is not too high (if you have a choice of good bottled water), because you generally do not want to imbalance your blood and tax the kidneys too much. Proteins are usually kept to a minimum (including milk) and (Organic, not processed) fruitjuices (cranberry/apple) and vegetable juices (beet) can be beneficial for bladder and kidney (but not curative). Definitely no coffee (rich in oxalic acid).
On a more holistic note, with regard to life-style and attitude changes: our organs reflect higher organising principles. And the kidneys have everything to do with maintaining a balanced environment and excreting excess (fluid & mineral). Any disorders may correlate to difficulties with releasing the average human incompetencies and regulating our temperaments.Continued states of anxiety and poor kidneys & urinary tract problems are also often correlated.
I do hope your condition improves once you have been professionally advised on which dietary guidelines to follow; in my experience the pain these little bits of mineral can cause is horrendous, and I sympathise deeply.
All the best,
Love
Evelyn.
