by admin | Jul 16, 2023 | Gut Health
FOOD TO FEELINGS By Cobi Swanepoel -In the small intestine there are gut sensors, they are called Neuropod cells, and they react to their environment. These Neuropod cells send electrical impulses as synapses on the afferent neuron of the Vagus Nerve. These...
by admin | Nov 14, 2021 | The Five Elements
The Soul of Wood by Cobi Swanepoel In Traditional Chinese Medicine the Liver is the organ associated with the Wood Element, and it houses the Ethereal Soul (Hun). The Wood Element is mainly responsible for initiating change, guiding our development and granting...
by admin | Oct 24, 2021 | The Five Elements
CENTRE of EARTH by Cobi Swanepoel In Traditional Chinese Medicine the Spleen is the organ associated with the Earth Element and it houses the Intellect (Yi). Amongst the five Elements it is the one that occupies the center position from where it binds together and...
by admin | Aug 20, 2021 | The Five Elements
The Breath of Metal Cobi Swanepoel In Traditional Chinese Medicine the Lungs are associated with the Metal Element, and it houses the Corporeal Soul (Po). Metal is our ability to touch, communicate and feel, The Corporeal Soul is the direct manifestation of the Breath...
by admin | Aug 20, 2021 | The Five Elements
Mind the Heart By Cobi Swanepoel We tend to see the heart as just another organ in the body, but as so many people suffer from heart-related dis-ease it is time to take a deeper, and different, look at the heart. In Traditional Chinese Medicine the Heart is the organ...
by admin | Aug 20, 2021 | The Five Elements
WATER of LIFE By Cobi Swanepoel In Traditional Chinese Medicine the Kidneys is the organ associated with the Water Element, and it houses Will-Power (Zhi). The Water Element is mainly responsible for our will, our drive, our ability to realize our potential. It...
by admin | Aug 20, 2021 | Food as Medicine
FOOD AS MEDICINE Part 4 By Cobi Swanepoel Kirlian photography: reproducing a luminescence on photographic paper that emanates from all living things but is ordinarily invisible to human senses Kirlian photography showed that plants also have an aura/energy field and...
by admin | Aug 20, 2021 | Food as Medicine
FOOD AS MEDICINE Part 3 Essential oil and essence are extracted from plants. There are many essential oils available with many different uses and for many different ailments. There are also specific essential oils for specific chakras/energy centers. (specified in my...
by admin | Aug 19, 2021 | Food as Medicine
FOOD as MEDICINE Part 2 Because raw-food is still alive, it raises the ‘aliveness’ of cells, which in turn raises the vibration of the cells. The higher the vibration of the body becomes, the less it will be susceptible to pathogens and other illnesses. (in Glimpses...
by admin | Aug 19, 2021 | Food as Medicine
FOOD AS MEDICINE Part 1 Hippocrates said “Let food be thy medicine….” Research has shown that rearing animals on a diet of purified, processed food devoid of all minerals and mostly empty in vitamins, sustained them in ‘normal’ health but not in optimum health. The...
