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Anti Aging and Maximum Health through Buddhism, Taoism and Modern Science William Bodri www MeditationExpert com 718 539 2811 “Perfect Health Longevity” as Taught in Buddhism, Taoism, Naturopathy and[.]

1 Modern Scientific Theories of Aging

2 Shakyamuni Buddha’s 10 Methods of Aging Longevity Practice

Anti-3 Taoist Super Life Extension Techniques

4 13 Simple Modern Steps for Perfect Health and Maximum Longevity

Modern Scientific Theories of

Aging

• Free radicals and oxidative damage - longevity is inversely proportional to

oxidative damage and directly proportional to antioxidant defense activity;

by-products of metabolism are highly reactive molecules that damage cells (poor diet, lifestyle, drugs, smoking, toxins, etc also increase free radical damage whereas taking antioxidants and a better diet counters free radicals and aging)

• Waste accumulation (Membrane theory) - metabolism waste products

accumulate inside cells, producing toxic conditions, because membranes become less permeable over time (ex skin lipofuscin age spots are the “ashes of metabolic fires”) so detoxify the body cells and organs and provide fresh essential oils to

keep membranes permeable

• Neuroendocrine theories - failure of hormone regulatory mechanisms (especially

hypothalamus which controls various hormone chain reactions) causes homeostatic imbalance (temperature, blood sugar, internal environment) and death; cortisol (the

“stress hormone”) is a main culprit so take up meditation to counter stress

Hormone replacement therapy

• Immunological theories - your lifespan is related to presence of particular

immune-system substances (also affecting the neuroendocrine system, thymus)

that decline over time so boost your immune system

• DNA damage and repair - DNA repair efficiency is correlated with life span,

and repair mechanisms decline over time (ex Eat RNA rich foods such as green powders since it improved cellular repair processes)

• Altered proteins - as aging occurs, proteins hook together and change shape so

they can’t do their jobs properly; cumulative errors over time cause an organism

to vary so much from its original design that it falls apart; (Glycosylation “cross

linking” of glucose with proteins increases as immune system fails, such as in

cataract formation and diabetes Membranes become less pliable and tissue lose their function Glycosylation can be seen when apples cut in half turn yellow, brown and become tough So cut down on sugar consumption and exercise.)

• Selective Death - Apotosis - programmed suicide of cells caused by

extracellular signals; Phagocytosis - cells have membrane proteins that mark

them for destruction by other cells (macrophages)

• Gene theories - changes in gene expression mechanisms, such as the order of expression, cause aging and death (ex Telomerases shorten as cells divide so over time cells cannot duplicate themselves correctly, Hayflick limit suggests

cells planned obsolescence in that cells can only divide around 50 times but calorie restriction increases lifespan while overfed cells divide faster - so

don’t overeat and avoid overweight.)

• Mutation Accumulation - over time mutations alter genetic information so

cell doesn’t operate properly (error catastrophes increase faulty transcription, faulty gene activation repression mechanisms result in unnecessary proteins, DNA repairs not perfect and flawed molecules accumulate over time)

• Wear and Tear (Cellular abuse) - ordinary daily insults/injuries and toxins

in diet and environment wear down cells and organs so improve nutrition

(nutrient bath), assimilation, circulation and excretion to help improve the

repair process

• Metabolic theories - longevity is inversely proportional to metabolic rate; we

are born with a limited amount of energy so don’t hasten energy consumption but calm your breathing (ex hummingbird)

Shakyamuni Buddha’s Ten Methods of Super Longevity

The Surangama Sutra

Buddha’s Surangama Sutra lecture on longevity

– You can cultivate longevity, but it’s always involved with spiritual

cultivation, i.e it’s a product of meditation!

 Examples: Methuselah (Bible), Peng Tsu (China), Sri Sureswaracharya (India),

Nagarjuna to Nagabodhi to Vajrabodhi (Esoteric Buddhism)

 Today scientists are pursuing a chemical and genetic means to extend life They overlook the fact that all these people were strongly connected to a tradition of spiritual practice (meditation, cultivation), and it is this spiritual practice that played the major role in their longevity If you neglect this aspect of cultivating the spirit, any attempts at life extension are sure to be failures.

– What’s the use of immortality? Shakyamuni said it’s not the right way

These guys leave the world, so they’re not practicing to enjoy the world more They’re actually just afraid of death (Zen goes beyond birth and

death) On the other hand, he did order 4 students to physically stay in the world without dying.

In the Surangama Sutra, Shakyamuni

Buddha Instructed Ananda as follows :

There are people who do not cultivate samadhi

[a meditative state of concentration or “empty

mind”] correctly, but cultivate in some special

way that is based on strongly holding onto false thoughts As a result, they can perpetuate their physical bodies and roam in the mountains, forests and in other places where people do not

go There are ten kinds of such immortals.

1 Some of these practitioners with unflagging resolution

cultivate through eating special foods and perfecting the diet

of what they eat When they have perfected this method of

cultivation, they are known as earth-bound immortals

• Eat in such a way as to attain and maintain health. This is encapsulated in  the Chinese practice of eating particular foods for curative effects. For 

example, there is the custom of eating special foods in the winter months to  nourish the body. All of these customs originated from the Taoist idea of 

“earth primal drugs.” Chinese medicine has all sorts of such foods.

• For longevity, a few simple diet rules:

– Few grains, little sugar, don’t eat to fullness, eat different colored foods and

foods in season, organic, avoid extremes,

• Metabolic Typing diet to determine diet makeup (carbs, protein, fats)

• Avoid food allergies and sensitivities (repair intestine and HCL digestive enzyme)

• Cultivating the Earth (and Wood) elements

The 5 Elements

EARTH: Bones, teeth, nails,

sinews, muscles

SPACE: Interstitial spaces, joint gaps, hollow spaces

WATER: Blood,

water, hormones,

jing, lymph,

WIND: Breath, chi

(prana, life energy)

FIRE: Kundalini (bodily warmth)

The 3 Doshas: VATA=Air + Space, PITTA=Fire + Water, KAPHA=Water + Earth

Cultivating the 5 Elements of the

Human Body You Cultivate

Wind (chi or prana) element through breathing

Water (hormones, mai) element gets transformed

Fire element (kundalini, tumo heat, incendium amoris,

fire of separation) becomes activated/ignited from friction Oil (Water) plus Wind (Air) feed fire

Earth element over time becomes transformed

Space element is the last to become transformed

Advanced Sequences of Physical Transformation from Cultivation

After 1 year - Chi becomes transformed

After 2 years - Blood becomes transformed

After 3 years - Mai (energy meridians, vessels)

After 4 years - Flesh, Muscles

After 5 years - Bone marrow

After 6 years - Sinews and tendons

After 7 years - Bones

After 8 years - Hair (and nails)

After 9 years - Entire bodily shape or form

• Food Allergies and Sensitivities

– Milk, wheat, soy, peanuts, corn,

– ImmunoLabs Test (ELISA IgG blood test for 115 different

foods) 954-486-4500

– Dr Braly’s Food Allergy and Nutrition Revolution - James Braly – The Pulse Test - Arthur Coca

• The Metabolic Typing Diet - William Linz Wolcott (to determine

what your diet should be compositionwise), acid/alkaline, Eat Right 4 Your

Type

• David Getoff nutrition tapes (video or audio) for the optimal diet www.naturopath4you.com

NEXT STEPS

• Price-Pottenger Foundation for nutritional information (www.price-pottenger.org)

• Nourishing Traditions - Sally Fallon

• Sugar Blues - William Dufty

• Lick the Sugar Habit - Nancy Appleton

• The No Grain Diet - Joseph Mercola

• Diet Evolution - Charles Hunt

• Digestion declines with age, so consider

supplementation with HCL and/or digestive enzymes

• Most people have absorption troubles, so consider

supplementing with glutamine powder and probiotics

to help repair the gut; Essential oils needed in diet

• Immune26 (800-557-8477 Distributor Bodri #512372)

• Vitamins and minerals - SuperNutrition Perfect Blend

or Opti-Pack is the best one I ever found

OTHER DIRECTIONS

2 Some of these practitioners with unflagging resolution ingest

special grasses and medicinal herbs to preserve their bodies

and live a long life When they have perfected this method of cultivation, they are known as flying immortals

• Supplementing with the Wood element

• Ayurveda ­ “the science of longevity” (not just lifespan but 

quality of life) says mind and body must be in harmony; the 

individual cosmos must be in harmony with the external 

universe Indian Rasayana (“the path of juice”) focuses on

rejuvenation therapies to replenish bodily fluids, in particular ojas or

hormonal essences lost with aging Kaya-kalpa (“bodily

transformation”) is rejuvenation therapy.

• TCM - Traditional Chinese Medicine has scores of plants and herbs

to aid with longevity, some of which target the organs, hormones, chi or

chi mai (acupuncture meridians) - mulberry

• Green powders (ProGreens, Greens+,…)

Etc

Soma - The Immortality Herb

Their host left and returned in a moment with herbs and creepers, which they examined carefully The leaves on the creepers had red

spots on them Dvivedi began to explain “These creepers grow

abundantly in this locality They are called soma-lata (soma creepers), and there are fifteen varieties On the day of the new moon there are

no leaves on the vines, but the next day, one leaf will appear,

increasing daily until on the full moon there are fifteen leaves, each marked with one or more red spots I collect these leaves and crush them They yield a kind of milk which I drink along with cow’s milk The juice of soma-lata will enable anyone to live for thousands of

years If I select the round-shaped leaves, I can live for ten-thousand years This is the secret of my longevity I spend most of my time

performing tapas, and I enjoy solitude, so I have selected this remote cave in which to live That is all of my story.” Maharaj, p 51

• Over 780 studies done

• Found mostly in muscle and brain tissue

• Properties: antioxidant (the only one that significantly protects chromosomes from oxidative damage), binds heavy metals,

neurotransmitter, speeds wound healing, helps muscle fatigue, improves appearance, anti-glycosylation agent (protects against cross-linking of proteins), protects neural tissue against

dementia (inhibits amyloid plaque characteristic of Alzheimer’s disease and neutralizes particular brain free radicals),

radioprotective, delays cellular aging, provokes regeneration

3 Some of these practitioners with unflagging resolution ingest

special minerals and stones to preserve their bodies and live long

lives When they have perfected this method of alchemy, they are known as roaming immortals

• Cultivating the Metal (and Earth) elements

• “Most mineral substances are irritating in nature and act like vitamins

… they promote a tonifying yang reaction that promotes sexual desires

(you must cut down on meat and sexual desire (food and sex) … before

being able to use them for transformation) … The Taoists who 

subscribed to these views therefore refined 

mineral drugs such as mercury (cinnabar), arsenic,  sulfur, and other toxic metals and congealed them  into alchemical pills through chemical processes,  and ingested them in the hope of becoming 

If all of the physiological functions of the human body could be  transformed into the nature of gold and silver, naturally one could  then live a long time. Consequently, Taoists researched the chemical 

properties of mineral drugs, and made copper and iron into gold 

(most of the so­called gold of the Ch’in and Han dynasties was 

copper ore and there was actually very little real gold. It was thus 

necessary to manufacture these materials chemically and as a result  China’s alchemy witnessed the earliest inventions of smelting 

technology in the history of world science. Later this technology was  transmitted to Europe by Arabs). They also utilized the components 

of certain natural plants to transform pure gold into liquid form, and  then to gradually ingest it so that it could be slowly absorbed into  the body. After a long period of time, this would change all of the  physiological functions into the nature of gold, and then one could  naturally become immortal. 

WHY?

Siddha Medicine for Immortality

Kaya-karpam is a drug in Siddha medicine that has the power of

rejuvenating the body and prolonging life The kaya-karpam treatment

consists in the following steps:

1 Preservation of vital energy by influencing internal secretions and blood

circulation through controlled breathing and Yoga practice

[pranayama]

2 Conservation of male semen and female secretion, to use it in

regenerating processes [discipline of not losing your jing]

3 Use of a “universal” salt known as muppu, prepared by special

processes to induce rejuvenation

4 Use of (calcinated) powders prepared from metals and minerals such

as mercury, sulphur, gold, mica, copper, iron, etc [considered “risky”]

5 Use of drugs prepared by herbs [safest method]

The Siddha Quest for Immortality, p 81

Mercury and Gold Preparations

Tibetan doctor Khenpo Troru Tsenam at the Lhasa Astro-Medical

Institute (Mentsikhang): “This method of detoxifying mercury is

different from the method of Indian ayurveda The method is from the revelation of Urgyenpa, the great siddhi and Kagyu master You need mercury, gold, silver, copper and iron to make It takes one hundred

people working constantly for one month to make it At the start of the process, the mercury is at first poisonous, shiny, mobile, liquidy By the end of the process it has been transformed and is medicinal, matt black immobile and solid.”

Real Taoism: “As to the five special minerals and eight precious stones,

yes they’re good but I know that the dharma is emptiness If I want to become an immortal, why should I use external herbs? There’s much better ways I can actually produce this wonderful medicine (ambrosia) life essence in my own body.”

Oriental Medicine: An Illustrated Guide … - Jan Van Alphen

Alchemy and Metallic Medicines in Ayurveda - Vaidya Bhagwan Dash

• Most people are deficient in Trace elements

• Iron (anemia), calcium/magnesium, selenium,

• Osteoprime (Enzymatic Formula) for bone building

• Colloidal minerals ( www.PurestColloids.com)

– gold, silver, copper, selenium, …

• Elyte balanced electrolyte solution (mineral salts in a

balanced formula - sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium)

• Trace Mineral Research tablets

• Kenshin Kelp tablets, Advacal,

MINERAL SUPPLEMENTS:

4 Some of these practitioners with unflagging resolution cultivate

themselves by mastering their breath [they master certain

pranayama techniques] When they have perfected their chi and jing, they are known as immaterial [space] immortals

• Cultivating the Wind element (one’s prana, chi or life force)

• Hatha Yoga Pradipika has many pranayama techniques (anapana,

qi-gong)

• See the 9-bottled wind practice in Twenty-Five Doors to Meditation: A

Handbook for Entering Samadhi

• The breathing methods of the Tao school which “spit out the old to

bring in the new” are like using a match to ignite the potential energy

in one’s body (kundalini)

• After you open up the chi mai … you can fast by “eating air”

Pranayama Methods

Alternating between both nostrils,

Draw in as much air as possible,

as slowly as possible, into your lungs as deeply as possible, and hold it inside for as long as

possible,

using as little force as possible, and then exhale as quickly as

possible

Anapana, qi-gong, kumbhaka,

Patanjali - “pranayama is the gap between your in-breath and out-breath”

Hatha Yoga Pradipika

“Therefore pranayama should be done daily with a  sattvic state of mind so that the impurities are 

driven out of sushumna nadi [the central chi 

channel] and purification occurs. 

 By proper practice of pranayama, all diseases are  eradicated. Through improper practice all disease  can arise 

 According to some teachers, pranayama alone 

removes impurities and therefore they hold 

pranayama in esteem and not the other 

techniques.”

5 Some of these practitioners with unflagging resolution cultivate

their saliva [the “sweet dew” pituitary hormone that descends from

the brain] and perfect the way of internal lubrication When they have perfected this method, they are known as heavenly immortals

• Cultivating the Water element (hormones)

• Fountain of youth, grail wine, ambrosia, amrita, …

• The state of Ching-an (lightness and peace, pliancy)

• This is the real Baptism, real Water empowerment

• Modern Hormone therapy - longevity hormones

– Hgh, DHEA, Progesterone, Estrogen, Testosterone

– No hormone works in isolation, you cannot balance them on your own, measure the salivary non-protein bound form rather than blood levels (so most doctors overdose), transdermal delivery rather than oral, natural rather than Provera

• Urine therapy (minerals, steroids, …)

The Pre-Samadhi State of Ching-an

• Hatha Yoga Pradipika: “The yogi who drinks the pure stream of nectar is freed from disease, has longevity, and has a body as soft and as beautiful as a lotus stem.”

• Tsan Tung chi (Triplex Unity)

• Wu-jen pien (Understanding Reality)

The sweet nectar [pituitary hormone] moistened their skin and flesh

Their tendons and bones became soft and strong

They expelled all the internal toxins from the body

And constantly preserved their true energy

Having accumulated these effects over a long time

Their bodies were transformed and they became immortals

Everyone originally has the medicine of immortality within

However,they have lost their understanding and thrown it away

When the sweet dew [hormone] descends, sky and earth will be joined …

When the elixir is mature, gold will naturally fill the room

Why need to look for herbs or burn reeds [praying to heaven for immortality]?

All Genuine Spiritual Schools Recognize this

Hormone’s Rejuvenating Effects

Enclose the old man and the tree in a house of dew, and eating of its fruit he will be made young.

In the garden of Wisdom stands a tree, which produces gold apples,

You should take this tree, with our old man; Let them be locked up in a glass house, wet with dew,

And let them stay there together for many days:

Then, o wonder, he will eat his fill from the tree’s fruit,

So that he, who was formerly an old man, becomes young again.

Atalanta Fugiens, Emblem 9, Michael Maier, 1618

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Estrogen and Progesterone

• Estrogen levels drop by 40-60% by menopause, but progesterone levels drop to near 0 in some women So why do we supplement with estrogen alone? This will cause estrogen dominance (excess estrogen or insufficient progesterone) When the body doesn’t produce insulin any longer, you

give it insulin So why, when the body stops producing estrogen and

progesterone, you give it only estrogen? … the body wasn’t designed for unopposed estrogen Measure it using salivary tests, not blood serum!

• Signs and symptoms of estrogen dominance: PMS, hot flashes,

miscarriage, infertility, breast swelling and tenderness, depression-

headaches- irritability- memory loss, fibrocysts, uterine problems, water retention (bloating), fat gain, decreased libido, fatigue, blood clotting, hair loss, acne, thyroid problems (cold hands and feet), poor sleep, impairs

blood sugar control

Estrogen and Progesterone

www.johnleemd.com John R Lee, MD Medical Letter

• Estrogen causes cancer, does not help prevent heart attacks, interferes with the thyroid, turns food energy into fat (give it to steers), doesn’t help osteoporosis (except around menopause, then 5-6 years later bone loss declines at same

rate)

• Progesterone calms the mind (brain less likely to have seizures), treats breast fibrocysts (within 3 cycles), stimulates osteoblast bone building (reverses

osteoporosis, +29% in density in 3 years - the worst the start the better the

improvement), prevents miscarriages (luteal phase failure), protects against

premature birth, corrects estrogen dominance … remember it’s a precursor hormone

• There’s a great safety range for progesterone - during pregnancy a woman’s body makes 350-400 mg per day and creams are 15-20 mg/day

Premenopause: 15-25 mg/day for 14 days before menses; Postmenopausal:

15 mg/day for 25 days of month Use creams containing 450-500 mg

progesterone per ounce (1.6% by weight or 3% by volume), 1/4 teaspoon is about 20 mg/day.

Estrogen and Progesterone

• Major federal premarin study halted (JAMA July 17, 2002)

Taking hormones after menopause increases risk of:

– breast cancer

– heart attack

– stroke

– blood clots

• Estrogen does NOT reduce a woman’s risk for heart disease

• According to a British review of 22 studies, HRT does not reduce

fracture risk either (JAMA June 13, 2001)! Estrogen has no effect

on bone density (Annals Intl Med Nov 21, 2000) Estrogen does

not improve brain function

• If ovaries are removed or there are hot flashes that don’t respond

to black cohosh, estrogen may be a good idea

Estrogen plus Progestin Pills Conditions per 10,000 women/year

• Testosterone affects muscle, mood (depression), libido (sex drive),

energy (fatigue) Ken Wilber calls it a “fuck it/kill it tool”; Women, when given testosterone injections, can’t stop thinking about sex (“Please, can you make this stop?”) A Brief History of Everything

• Estradiol antagonist … supplementation should be made relative to

estradiol levels (estrogen dominance causes breast development and

prostate cancer)

• Androgel for “andropause”- 1% transdermal gel containing 1 mg of

testerone per gram of gel Transdermal doses, from from saliva testing, should be about 1-2 mg for men (.25-.5 mg for women)

• Personally, I don’t recommend it Hormone balancing is near impossible; what is right for one person is wrong for another However, salivary

measurement is proper, you should use bioidentical hormones, focus on hormone ratios, don’t fuse the appetite for sex with the appetite for

aggression/violence.

Hormone Biochemical

Pathways

6 Some of these practitioners with unflagging resolution make

themselves strong by absorbing the essence of the sun and moon

When they have perfected the inhalation of this purity, they are

known as [unimpeded] penetrating immortals

• Cultivating absorption of Light (energy from nature)

• The essence of sun and moon refers to pure energies of yin and yang (left-right mai) You don’t visualize these energies but gaze at the sun, moon and stars to absorb their essences The method requires special conditions of time and

place.

• Insects and animals (clams) cultivate this method in the wild

• Yuyi Jielin Jing (Sacred Scripture of the Sun and Moon): “make the light of the

sun and moon embrace his or her entire person, reaching within as far as the

corners of the stomach and giving him the feeling of being completely

illuminated within and without … the whole body becomes luminous and shines brightly.”