The False Guru Test
though some on the list do not resonate precisely as they are worded, this one point is to be considered:
Is not interested in you personally: If a teacher or guru does not have time to interact with you personally, then you may as well read his teaching from a book, because merely being in his/her presence [or doing myriad postures they direct, week after week, year after year] doesn't help you find realization inside you. You may model some of his spiritual characteristics, but that often only places you deeper in illusion.
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Thursday, December 19, 2013
Biophotons: The Human Body Emits Light ~So Is It Healthy to Emit More Light?
considering bio-luminescence, bio-photon emissions :
So much more to cross-reference.
Biophotons: The Human Body Emits, Communicates with, and is Made from Light ~ HealthyAeon
quotes from link above:
"Human Skin May Capture Energy and Information from Sunlight"
Perhaps most extraordinary of all is the possibility that our bodily surface contains cells capable of efficiently trapping the energy and information from ultraviolet radiation. A study published in the Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology in 1993, titled, "Artificial sunlight irradiation induces ultraweak photon emission in human skin fibroblasts..."
So much more to cross-reference.
Biophotons: The Human Body Emits, Communicates with, and is Made from Light ~ HealthyAeon
quotes from link above:
"Human Skin May Capture Energy and Information from Sunlight"
Perhaps most extraordinary of all is the possibility that our bodily surface contains cells capable of efficiently trapping the energy and information from ultraviolet radiation. A study published in the Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology in 1993, titled, "Artificial sunlight irradiation induces ultraweak photon emission in human skin fibroblasts..."
NOW, there is this:
ongoing work that I am following.
Oxidative stress? and the selling of the Anti-oxidant theory.
http://zentofitness.com/are-anti-oxidants-overhyped/
OR
Oxidative actions as something to understand further..
http://raypeat.com/articles/articles/iron-dangers.shtml
Friday, October 25, 2013
May Assist to Fall Asleep More Easily (Breathing Exercise)
This is a draft:
Have been away from this blog for about two months. End of August 2013-End of October 2013, actually, my personal computer went down, and I took it as sign to rest. Before that, after my Mother died on November 1, 2012, I had began a Wordpress. And posted here less.
The shock, devastation, and terrible ending brought on by the people around her left me stunned, horrified.
In light of seeing a way to nourish embers of beauty, truth, dignity, I began to work again with my intuitions, my seeing into truth and through the nonsense. To see through, or rather around, the vulgarities of all varieties of "piggies" as shown in "Animal Farm." I again focused on my essential oils. And planting any small garden that would have edible plant emitting fragrance. The spirit realm (if it exists) is said to appreciate, be able to sense, and be pleased by fine and good, natural fragrances! I had to create, express in my subtle fields, if there was any way to reach what might be left of her being, in the subtle realms around me, and around the greater atmosphere. When she was alive, she loved the nourishment I could provide and appreciated what my hands prepared for her. My home life, not of my doing, and my health were quite in a bad state in her last years. I could not offer my usual hospitality. So, through these methods of garden outdoors, and essential plant oil fragrances, walking in the rain, being outside, I was in physical, but the result of these were subtly there for her, and her friends, if she is with them in the ethers. ( for she loved to share.)
What a world of people around her, so many, who are medicated, brainwashed, and brainwashing others to beat all get out. And who believe they are correct in wanting to psychologize, baptize, and medicate others who do not agree with them.
Also, I tried to write some of what horror occurred, to clear, as well. I have not even touched the depths of truth. I am an artist though. Not a writer. And writing well for others to understand may not be a gift for me. I wish I had recored much of it in sound and visually! So as not to have to remember it. But still tell the truth! So, after meaning to write and order my life for years, in marriage to a less that fine person, who stole much from me. I began in the middle of a bloody mess. In this horrid richness, of the full spectrum of life, I must step into the more rarified stratums. Writing a blog is not it. Yet, it has been an exercise, that may lead to finer...
Have also been working with Wordpress a bit on my site: http://www.illuminatedbeauty.wordpress.com
Have been away from this blog for about two months. End of August 2013-End of October 2013, actually, my personal computer went down, and I took it as sign to rest. Before that, after my Mother died on November 1, 2012, I had began a Wordpress. And posted here less.
The shock, devastation, and terrible ending brought on by the people around her left me stunned, horrified.
In light of seeing a way to nourish embers of beauty, truth, dignity, I began to work again with my intuitions, my seeing into truth and through the nonsense. To see through, or rather around, the vulgarities of all varieties of "piggies" as shown in "Animal Farm." I again focused on my essential oils. And planting any small garden that would have edible plant emitting fragrance. The spirit realm (if it exists) is said to appreciate, be able to sense, and be pleased by fine and good, natural fragrances! I had to create, express in my subtle fields, if there was any way to reach what might be left of her being, in the subtle realms around me, and around the greater atmosphere. When she was alive, she loved the nourishment I could provide and appreciated what my hands prepared for her. My home life, not of my doing, and my health were quite in a bad state in her last years. I could not offer my usual hospitality. So, through these methods of garden outdoors, and essential plant oil fragrances, walking in the rain, being outside, I was in physical, but the result of these were subtly there for her, and her friends, if she is with them in the ethers. ( for she loved to share.)
What a world of people around her, so many, who are medicated, brainwashed, and brainwashing others to beat all get out. And who believe they are correct in wanting to psychologize, baptize, and medicate others who do not agree with them.
Also, I tried to write some of what horror occurred, to clear, as well. I have not even touched the depths of truth. I am an artist though. Not a writer. And writing well for others to understand may not be a gift for me. I wish I had recored much of it in sound and visually! So as not to have to remember it. But still tell the truth! So, after meaning to write and order my life for years, in marriage to a less that fine person, who stole much from me. I began in the middle of a bloody mess. In this horrid richness, of the full spectrum of life, I must step into the more rarified stratums. Writing a blog is not it. Yet, it has been an exercise, that may lead to finer...
Have also been working with Wordpress a bit on my site: http://www.illuminatedbeauty.wordpress.com
The ancients understood and practiced subtleties in all aspects of health. From digestion, to personal inner terrain, to the subtleties the respiratory system. This respiratory is a fine system that is taken for granted in the run-about and hustle of the modern world.
That we can even regulate our own breath and inner gases, to affect our own health, is spoken about among athletes, or adults who have been athletes, meditation and yoga practitioners.
The actual quality of air that enters a persons body daily, day after day, decade after decade, is rarely considered by most. It is taken for granted that our indoor filtered air is of good quality.
The actual quality of air that enters a persons body daily, day after day, decade after decade, is rarely considered by most. It is taken for granted that our indoor filtered air is of good quality.
I have seen in South Florida, that people will function for years and years indoors, in office buildings, in gyms, and homes where the air is devitalized, and often not very clean at all.
The health-conscious ones seem to get along fine, and by their 5th decade of life, they may have a few problems that have been simmering, and will emerge, or that just pop up. They, and their physicians almost never attribute these health situations or conditions, that may have built up over time, to the condition of their inner terrain. To the layers of life simmering inside and outside their skin. Nor do they even consider or attribute a problem to the one fuel they've consumed the most: AIR.
What is the inner terrain of the person by their 5th, 6th decade? Inner linings of lungs? Heavy indoor and outdoor exercisers, steady yoga practitioners, and the like do fair better in health matters. For even if living and working in in toxic, or less than optimal air quality, they move much untoward air components through their bodies quickly. Some less-than-beneficial components in the air have less time to settle into mucous membranes. And if any untoward, or less than life affirming air components do find their way in, the lymphatic system is being pumped more readily by all the exercise to move the unwelcome through the system. These are moved to avenues of exit to be excreted, through normal channels. Channels of excretion: digestion, eyes, ears, skin:sweat and skin respiration, breasts and so on.
What is the inner terrain of the person by their 5th, 6th decade? Inner linings of lungs? Heavy indoor and outdoor exercisers, steady yoga practitioners, and the like do fair better in health matters. For even if living and working in in toxic, or less than optimal air quality, they move much untoward air components through their bodies quickly. Some less-than-beneficial components in the air have less time to settle into mucous membranes. And if any untoward, or less than life affirming air components do find their way in, the lymphatic system is being pumped more readily by all the exercise to move the unwelcome through the system. These are moved to avenues of exit to be excreted, through normal channels. Channels of excretion: digestion, eyes, ears, skin:sweat and skin respiration, breasts and so on.
But the large openings of nose and mouth, take in air as we function indoors, and sleep for however many hours.
And AIR QUALITY MATTERS!
More to come on this later as I revisit my old research and find the newer and finer indoor air quality regulators. And as I find places for myself that I might offer as suggestions to others. For getting outdoors in fresh-air, in areas where this will be beneficial.
And AIR QUALITY MATTERS!
More to come on this later as I revisit my old research and find the newer and finer indoor air quality regulators. And as I find places for myself that I might offer as suggestions to others. For getting outdoors in fresh-air, in areas where this will be beneficial.
An aspect to consider as one pays attention to refining the daily air quality inhaled: "Breath techniques." Breath releases and controls are one beautiful and under-utilized aspects to harmonize the overall health of the bodily systems.
The Buteyko Breath Methods can be helpful for some individuals and some situations.
They are not agreed upon for all situations. As I understand sleep and the necessary internal gases though, I will be giving this a try once again.
Once I tried this, the only difference for me would be to not force the abdominal breathing. This emphasis is from my own experience sometimes more stress inducing.
I am not a medical advisor. This is for my own experience.
Sunday, July 21, 2013
China’s Ancient Hindu Temples Still Stand-2013 c.e.
Behind China’s Hindu temples, a forgotten history - The Hindu
“This is possibly the only temple in China where we are still praying to a Hindu God,” says Li San Long, a Chedian resident, with a smile.
“This is possibly the only temple in China where we are still praying to a Hindu God,” says Li San Long, a Chedian resident, with a smile.
Saturday, July 13, 2013
What is a Vasana?
Viewpoint of one person, Steve Beckow, telling of Vasanas:
What is a Vasana? – Part 1/2 « Golden Age of Gaia"This survival of vasanas is why we hear of gurus, who may have had levels of enlightenment as high as seventh-chakra Brahmajnana (God Realization), also called kevalya nirvikalpa samadhi, who still have vasanas."
"Vasanas have been described by others as “sleeping volcanoes” (S.N. Goenka) and the muscular tension in the body associated with them as “character armoring” (Wilhelm Reich) and the “pain body” (Eckhart Tolle). Werner Erhard called them “records,” “rackets,” and “incompletions”; Eric Berne, “games”; Claude Steiner, “scripts” – most psychologists and growth leaders have some way of referring to them."
Good and Bad Vasanas
"Ramana Maharshi distinguishes between good and bad vasanas. Good vasanas, like tending to our parents’ needs, loving all people, being charitable, all of which promote the laws of nature, do not harm, but bad vasanas, which go against the laws of nature, do."
Good and Bad Vasanas
"Ramana Maharshi distinguishes between good and bad vasanas. Good vasanas, like tending to our parents’ needs, loving all people, being charitable, all of which promote the laws of nature, do not harm, but bad vasanas, which go against the laws of nature, do."
Sunday, June 30, 2013
YOGA IN INDIAN CULTURE: SMITHSONIAN October 19, 2013 - January 26, 2014
Smithsonian Institute presents
The exhibit runs from October 19, 2013 - January 26, 2014 at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (before traveling.)
1050 Independence Ave., SW Washington, DC
Debra Diamond, curator of the exhibit: "Yoga constantly transforms and simultaneously gets imbedded in culture. The exhibit explores yoga’s goals and means of transforming body and consciousness, its profound philosophical foundations, its role within multiple religious and secular arenas, and the roles that yogis played in society, from divinized teachers to militant ascetics. That being said, the path of modern yoga is still being laid."
Included in the exhibit is the Thomas Edison film, Hindoo Fakir (1906)
Included in the exhibit is the Thomas Edison film, Hindoo Fakir (1906)
quote from interview: http://yogacitynyc.com/articles/WeeklyDetails/717
Character in USA Yoga
"...what happens when the people who fall into yoga aren’t self-conscious, or vulnerable, or able to acknowledge possible mistakes or philosophical misalignments? What happens when people don’t get transformed by the process, but instead get physically stronger and increasingly self-obsessed and self-righteous?"
A thoughtful article expounds on this USA character: Domestic Abuse and Everyday Self-Realization (or YFSP Reads Yoga PhD, Part 2?
A thoughtful article expounds on this USA character: Domestic Abuse and Everyday Self-Realization (or YFSP Reads Yoga PhD, Part 2?
Sunday, June 23, 2013
Laparoscopic removal of gall bladder video- or less invasive methods?
Laparoscopic removal of gall bladder - YouTube
Take care, research and take care.
If you have the slightest low-grade, continuing, or chronically serious digestive problems, find out for yourself how to improve your digestion, without long-term medicines.
If you have gallbladder problems look for ways to clear this internal condition to prevent surgery.
There are plenty of persons, counselors, and even free information to understand, and apply before this unhealthful condition or pain worsens.
You may even find a physician, or an osteopath if you prefer, who will help guide you in natural ways.
Yes, people are known to live on, sometimes just fine for decades after surgery, without gallbladders.
Yet, often, I have seen that soon after gallbladder removal, certain smaller, then larger, "heart problems" will begin.
I remind you of this not as a medical doctor. I speak only from personal life. And from seeing people who have suffered and died. And from knowing other people who attended to inner health, kept a gallbladder, and improved their digestion and overall health without surgery.
There are now, pockets and networks of people with knowledge the world over that are quietly attending to REAL healthcare.
What a blessing.
Take care, research and take care.
If you have the slightest low-grade, continuing, or chronically serious digestive problems, find out for yourself how to improve your digestion, without long-term medicines.
If you have gallbladder problems look for ways to clear this internal condition to prevent surgery.
There are plenty of persons, counselors, and even free information to understand, and apply before this unhealthful condition or pain worsens.
You may even find a physician, or an osteopath if you prefer, who will help guide you in natural ways.
Yes, people are known to live on, sometimes just fine for decades after surgery, without gallbladders.
Yet, often, I have seen that soon after gallbladder removal, certain smaller, then larger, "heart problems" will begin.
I remind you of this not as a medical doctor. I speak only from personal life. And from seeing people who have suffered and died. And from knowing other people who attended to inner health, kept a gallbladder, and improved their digestion and overall health without surgery.
There are now, pockets and networks of people with knowledge the world over that are quietly attending to REAL healthcare.
What a blessing.
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
DEMETRIOS GALANOS: THE BHAGAVADGITA IN GREEK
DEMETRIOS GALANOS:
THE BHAGAVADGITA IN GREEK
http://elinepa.org/2004/03/13/demetrios-galanos-the-bhagavadgita-in-greek/
THE BHAGAVADGITA IN GREEK
http://elinepa.org/2004/03/13/demetrios-galanos-the-bhagavadgita-in-greek/
The Demetrios Galanos translation of Bhagavadgita
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
The Helical Heart Video- NEW BIOLOGY?
"The Helical Heart" video, not for the squeamish, shows the unwinding of a heart.
click yellow link for video.
click yellow link for video.
A more real anatomy of the human heart
First blogged here in 2012.
UPDATE 2104-
It is being named New Biology, when actually, much of it is actually ancient, NEARER to specific, less popular, older and ancient understandings. I am grateful to my teachers who allowed, for this thinking, and the mind, and spirit that had will to rise up, follow up.
All before I came upon the moderns, as they proceed and profit in this field, may the patients, be firmly IM-patient. And quickly, firmly come understand their own bodies, for themselves, and loved ones. It is not the full story, yet bears deep consideration. Then even more insight will come to the individuals.
(I don't like to be meme-r. Please test all this for yourself. )
EXCERPT FROM HELICAL HEART WEBSITE:
"This is a brief summary of the implications of the understanding of the myocardial band. Added to this website are the three clips from the Helical Heart DVD, and images of the dissected band with and without legends. The descriptions added here are from the text of Clemente, which will come out at the end of the year, and is the classical atlas for anatomy. Moore and Dalley, and their text will be out in the spring. This is the paramount written text in the US, going to >90% of all students of medicine as the standard text.
The myocardial band will create a revolution in thinking about cardiovascular structure and function, and likely will rival the work of William Harvey in 1638.
This model of cardiac structure will indicate why the heart fills by suction, via a muscular mechanism: this finding contrasts with conventional teaching describing recoil of the heart, via collagen or potential energy that is stored as the cause. This muscular concept will explain diastolic dysfunction, a cause of heart failure without ventricular dilation, and thus opens the doors for vast new pharmacological treatments of this muscular mechanism. Up to 30% of heart failure patients (among 5,000,000 with CHF.....) fall into this category.
Loss of this conical normal spiral configuration is the cause of heart failure, as the normally elliptical ventricle (shaped like a football) stretches and dilates to become circular, like a basketball. Novel and recent treatments have been used to treat the heart by restoring the normal size and shape in a spectrum of diseases..."
DVDS OF THE HELICAL HEART CAN BE ORDERED.
LIKE TO HAVE ONE MYSELF, IF SOMEONE WANTS TO SEND ME ONE
First blogged here in 2012.
UPDATE 2104-
It is being named New Biology, when actually, much of it is actually ancient, NEARER to specific, less popular, older and ancient understandings. I am grateful to my teachers who allowed, for this thinking, and the mind, and spirit that had will to rise up, follow up.
All before I came upon the moderns, as they proceed and profit in this field, may the patients, be firmly IM-patient. And quickly, firmly come understand their own bodies, for themselves, and loved ones. It is not the full story, yet bears deep consideration. Then even more insight will come to the individuals.
(I don't like to be meme-r. Please test all this for yourself. )
EXCERPT FROM HELICAL HEART WEBSITE:
"This is a brief summary of the implications of the understanding of the myocardial band. Added to this website are the three clips from the Helical Heart DVD, and images of the dissected band with and without legends. The descriptions added here are from the text of Clemente, which will come out at the end of the year, and is the classical atlas for anatomy. Moore and Dalley, and their text will be out in the spring. This is the paramount written text in the US, going to >90% of all students of medicine as the standard text.
The myocardial band will create a revolution in thinking about cardiovascular structure and function, and likely will rival the work of William Harvey in 1638.
This model of cardiac structure will indicate why the heart fills by suction, via a muscular mechanism: this finding contrasts with conventional teaching describing recoil of the heart, via collagen or potential energy that is stored as the cause. This muscular concept will explain diastolic dysfunction, a cause of heart failure without ventricular dilation, and thus opens the doors for vast new pharmacological treatments of this muscular mechanism. Up to 30% of heart failure patients (among 5,000,000 with CHF.....) fall into this category.
Loss of this conical normal spiral configuration is the cause of heart failure, as the normally elliptical ventricle (shaped like a football) stretches and dilates to become circular, like a basketball. Novel and recent treatments have been used to treat the heart by restoring the normal size and shape in a spectrum of diseases..."
DVDS OF THE HELICAL HEART CAN BE ORDERED.
LIKE TO HAVE ONE MYSELF, IF SOMEONE WANTS TO SEND ME ONE
The Helical Heart Company LLC
3750 Courtright Ct Columbus, Oh 43227
Questions about your order? Please call Michelle Evans at (614) 252-6342 ext. 221
Please allow 4 weeks for delivery.
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Monday, April 8, 2013
Exposing People to Acoustic and Optical Frequencies
At minute 14, acoustic[al] and optic frequencies...
Stanislav Grof - Psychology of the Future - YouTube
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Interesting Way to Put It! The Sanskrit Dialect Known as English
Tomes written and explored on this topic.
I have heard this root language theory of the Hungarian language as well.
Each is root of all present day languages.
Vedic Empire - The Sanskrit Dialect Known as English
A piece Written by Neil 'Kalia' Robinson
Abstract of a Paper Presented at the World Association for Vedic Studies (WAVES) Conference held at U of Mass. in Dartmouth, Mass. USA
Friday, February 22, 2013
Descended Directly from Apes, naturally?
One authors writings on origins of human:
"The profound wisdom contained in the Vedas, Upanishads and Gita clearly prove that man was not primitive or barbarous, as he is made out to be by the evolutionists...The evolution of man seems to be at the psychic plane and not on the physical level as the scientists erroneously think. It will, therefore, be preposterous and unwise to hold that ancient people were primitive, uncivilised, barbarous or bestial." excerpt from this link: Origins of Man
"The profound wisdom contained in the Vedas, Upanishads and Gita clearly prove that man was not primitive or barbarous, as he is made out to be by the evolutionists...The evolution of man seems to be at the psychic plane and not on the physical level as the scientists erroneously think. It will, therefore, be preposterous and unwise to hold that ancient people were primitive, uncivilised, barbarous or bestial." excerpt from this link: Origins of Man
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Ahimsa, what practice in the first place?
Draft:
This is the question.
Why practice ahimsa in the first place?
The way I have experienced it being presented, taught, practiced, it becomes simply another suppressive force. Another psychological control mechanism to keep society in order.
More to say on this later...
Here a definition of sorts:
Ahimsa - Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia
This is the question.
Why practice ahimsa in the first place?
The way I have experienced it being presented, taught, practiced, it becomes simply another suppressive force. Another psychological control mechanism to keep society in order.
More to say on this later...
Here a definition of sorts:
Ahimsa - Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Massage Therapy for Abdominal Scar Adhesions
Abdominal, and core, hands on therapy is valuable, and to be done only by someone the RECIPIENT perceives to be in correct "attunement" with themselves.
Interview the therapist offering the service, or treatment, If you find yourself uncomfortable in any way, aim to find another therapist.
Emotions may come up in this therapy, so be aware of this.
High quality, intuitive, intelligently done, abdominal massage is an extremely beneficial portion of overall body massage. It can also be done on its own, in a full session, if there is a specific scarring or other issue to attend to.
Massage Therapy for Scar Adhesions - Erik Dalton - YouTube
Interview the therapist offering the service, or treatment, If you find yourself uncomfortable in any way, aim to find another therapist.
Emotions may come up in this therapy, so be aware of this.
High quality, intuitive, intelligently done, abdominal massage is an extremely beneficial portion of overall body massage. It can also be done on its own, in a full session, if there is a specific scarring or other issue to attend to.
Massage Therapy for Scar Adhesions - Erik Dalton - YouTube
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
USA Yoga is new age?
I really did not know Krishna Das music is considered new age, as the introduction on this Grammy video indicates.
Just as I did not know that my yoga interests and practices since my early teens was considered new age until I met and eventually married a born again christian man from Mexico. He seemed to be an authority on new age, which I found puzzling, but let ride.
Kirtan First: Krishna Das Invokes Narayana and Yardbirds at 55th Grammy Awards (Breaking News/Video)
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Monday, February 4, 2013
Link to Essay on — Brahmanism, Buddhism, Hinduism
A fine link to keep as a reference and to read fully, when time permits.
"Brahmanism, Buddhism,
and
Hinduism
An Essay on their Origins and Interactions"
by
Lal Mani Joshi
From:
"Brahmanism, Buddhism,
and
Hinduism
An Essay on their Origins and Interactions"
by
Lal Mani Joshi
From:
Department of Religious Studies
Punjabi University, Patiala, India
Buddhist Publication Society
Kandy • Sri Lanka
The Wheel Publication No. 150/151
Wh150–1 — Brahmanism, Buddhism and Hinduism — Plain text
Punjabi University, Patiala, India
Buddhist Publication Society
Kandy • Sri Lanka
The Wheel Publication No. 150/151
Wh150–1 — Brahmanism, Buddhism and Hinduism — Plain text
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Temporary Dental Fillings plus link to book: WHERE THERE IS NO DENTIST
http://modernsurvivalonline.com/Files/medical/wtndentist_2010_Web_Full_Book.pdf
Important book and knowledge to have for naturalists, outdoors adventures.
Many companies make temporary filling material. The names on the packages are different. This makes it hard to know which one to order.
However, the basic material of each product is the same—zinc oxide and oil of cloves (eugenol). To save money, order these two main ingredients in bulk, instead of an expensive kind of cement filling material.
Oil of cloves is a liquid. Zinc oxide is a powder.
You may be able to buy a special kind of zinc oxide powder called I .R .M . (Intermediate Restorative Material). Fillings with I.R.M. are stronger and harder, so they last longer. But it is more expensive than zinc oxide.
Where There Is No Dentist 2010 HOW TO PLACE THE CEMENT FILLING -page146 -
Lay out on a clean cloth:
your syringe, needle, and local anesthetic (in case a tooth hurts)
Your instruments: mirror, probe, tweezers, spoon, filling tool, mixing tool
oil of cloves (eugenol) and zinc oxide
lots of cotton: cotton rolls, gauze, or cotton wool
smooth glass to mix cement
To place a cement filling, follow these 6 steps (pages 146–150):
1 . Keep the cavity dry. 2 . Lift out some, but not all, of the soft decay. (If the tooth hurts,
inject local anesthetic.) 3 . Mix the cement. 4 . Press the cement into the cavity. 5 . Remove the extra cement from around the cavity and the tooth. 6 . Explain what you are doing to the person.
1 . Keep the cavity dry . The cavity and the area around it must be dry so you can see what you are doing. Just as important, cement stays longer inside a dry cavity .
Place cotton between the cheek and gums to keep the area dry. Put some cotton under the tongue when you work on a lower tooth.
Use whatever kind of cotton you have: gauze, wool, or even rolls.
Change the cotton whenever it becomes wet .
Keep the cavity dry while you work. Wipe the inside of it every now and then with a bit of cotton.
Then leave a piece of cotton inside the cavity while you mix the cement.
Important book and knowledge to have for naturalists, outdoors adventures.
Chapter 10 gives emergency filling advice.
The link above will be the best way to read this. Or you can order the book through Amazon.com.
If you cannot open the link in any emergency, below is the text only of Chapter 10. The images are at the link above.
( these cement fillings were used even by US military in the VietNam conflict and helped alleviate suffering, and preserve teeth for further later care. )
HOW TO PLACE A CEMENT FILLING-
Cement Filling Material -
Many companies make temporary filling material. The names on the packages are different. This makes it hard to know which one to order.
However, the basic material of each product is the same—zinc oxide and oil of cloves (eugenol). To save money, order these two main ingredients in bulk, instead of an expensive kind of cement filling material.
Oil of cloves is a liquid. Zinc oxide is a powder.
You may be able to buy a special kind of zinc oxide powder called I .R .M . (Intermediate Restorative Material). Fillings with I.R.M. are stronger and harder, so they last longer. But it is more expensive than zinc oxide.
Where There Is No Dentist 2010 HOW TO PLACE THE CEMENT FILLING -page146 -
Lay out on a clean cloth:
your syringe, needle, and local anesthetic (in case a tooth hurts)
Your instruments: mirror, probe, tweezers, spoon, filling tool, mixing tool
oil of cloves (eugenol) and zinc oxide
lots of cotton: cotton rolls, gauze, or cotton wool
smooth glass to mix cement
To place a cement filling, follow these 6 steps (pages 146–150):
1 . Keep the cavity dry. 2 . Lift out some, but not all, of the soft decay. (If the tooth hurts,
inject local anesthetic.) 3 . Mix the cement. 4 . Press the cement into the cavity. 5 . Remove the extra cement from around the cavity and the tooth. 6 . Explain what you are doing to the person.
1 . Keep the cavity dry . The cavity and the area around it must be dry so you can see what you are doing. Just as important, cement stays longer inside a dry cavity .
Place cotton between the cheek and gums to keep the area dry. Put some cotton under the tongue when you work on a lower tooth.
Use whatever kind of cotton you have: gauze, wool, or even rolls.
Change the cotton whenever it becomes wet .
Keep the cavity dry while you work. Wipe the inside of it every now and then with a bit of cotton.
Then leave a piece of cotton inside the cavity while you mix the cement.
Where There Is No Dentist 2010 -page 147 -
2 . Lift out some of the decay . You do not need to remove all of the decay on the bottom of the cavity. You can leave some, as long as you cover it with cement. If you try to dig out all of the decay, you might touch the nerve. Try to cover the decay so it stops growing.
However, you must remove all of the decay from the edge of the cavity . Otherwise, germs and food can go between the cement and the cavity and keep the decay growing inside.
Scrape clean the walls and the edge of the cavity. If you find that the edge is thin and weak, break it deliberately with the end of your instrument. That makes for stronger sides to hold onto the cement.
Use the spoon tool and lift out soft decay from inside the cavity. Do not go too deep. Make the cavity just deep enough to give thickness and strength to the cement. If the tooth hurts when you do this, stop and inject some local anesthetic . Use cotton gauze to collect the bits of decay so that the person does not swallow them.
Use your mirror and look closely around the edges of the cavity for decay that you may have missed. Put some cotton inside the cavity and leave it there while you mix the cement.
3 . Mix the cement on a piece of smooth glass. Place separately onto the glass a pile of zinc oxide powder and a few drops of eugenol liquid.
Pull a small amount of the powder to the liquid with the mixing tool and mix them together. Add more powder in this way, until the cement mixture becomes thick.
Suggestion: Practice with the cement ahead of time. You can then find out the time it takes to become hard.
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Cement is much easier to use when it is thick and not too sticky . Roll a bit between your fingers. If the cement sticks, it is not yet ready. Add more powder and then test again.
Now take the cotton out of the cavity. Check to be sure the cavity is dry. If the cotton around the tooth is wet, change it.
4 . Press some cement into the cavity . Put a small ball of cement on the end of your filling tool. Carry it to the cavity. Spread it over the floor of the cavity and into the corners.
Then add another ball of cement, pressing it against the other cement and against the sides of the cavity.
Keep adding cement until the cavity is over-filled. Smooth the extra cement against the edge of the cavity.
If a cavity goes down between two teeth, one other step is necessary. You need to take care that the cement does not squeeze and hurt the gum.
REMEMBER: Decay stops growing only when the cement covers it completely and tightly .
Before you spread the cement, place something thin between the teeth.
You can use the soft stem from a palm leaf, a toothpick, or a tooth from a comb. Be sure it has a rounded end to prevent damage to the gums.
before
after
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5 . Remove the extra cement before it gets too hard . Press the flat side of the filling tool against the cement and smooth it towards the edge of the cavity.
As you smooth the cement, shape it to look like the top of a normal tooth.
This way, the tooth above or below it can fit against the filling without breaking it.
After you take out the stem or toothpick (p.148), smooth the cement. Gums stay healthier when the cement beside them is smooth .
Cement that sticks out and is not smooth can hurt the gums. It can also later break off. When that happens, spit and germs are able to go inside and start the decay growing again.
It is also important to look closely around the tooth for loose pieces of cement and to remove them before they make the gums sore .
Use the end of your probe. Gently reach into the gum pocket and lift out any pieces of cement caught there.
Wipe off your probe with cotton gauze each time.
Now remove all the cotton and ask the person to gently close the teeth. The teeth should come together normally and not hit first against the cement filling. Too much pressure against the cement filling will crack and break it .
Always check to see if part of the filling is high:
(1) lf the cement is still wet, you can see the smooth place where the opposite tooth bit into it. Scrape the cement away from this place.
(2) If the cement is dry, have the person bite on a piece of carbon paper. If there is too much cement, the carbon paper will darken the cement. Scrape away that extra cement.
If you have no carbon paper, darken some paper with a pencil.
The person must not leave your clinic until the filled tooth fits properly against the other teeth .
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2 . Lift out some of the decay . You do not need to remove all of the decay on the bottom of the cavity. You can leave some, as long as you cover it with cement. If you try to dig out all of the decay, you might touch the nerve. Try to cover the decay so it stops growing.
However, you must remove all of the decay from the edge of the cavity . Otherwise, germs and food can go between the cement and the cavity and keep the decay growing inside.
Scrape clean the walls and the edge of the cavity. If you find that the edge is thin and weak, break it deliberately with the end of your instrument. That makes for stronger sides to hold onto the cement.
Use the spoon tool and lift out soft decay from inside the cavity. Do not go too deep. Make the cavity just deep enough to give thickness and strength to the cement. If the tooth hurts when you do this, stop and inject some local anesthetic . Use cotton gauze to collect the bits of decay so that the person does not swallow them.
Use your mirror and look closely around the edges of the cavity for decay that you may have missed. Put some cotton inside the cavity and leave it there while you mix the cement.
3 . Mix the cement on a piece of smooth glass. Place separately onto the glass a pile of zinc oxide powder and a few drops of eugenol liquid.
Pull a small amount of the powder to the liquid with the mixing tool and mix them together. Add more powder in this way, until the cement mixture becomes thick.
Suggestion: Practice with the cement ahead of time. You can then find out the time it takes to become hard.
Where There Is No Dentist 2010 -page 148-
Cement is much easier to use when it is thick and not too sticky . Roll a bit between your fingers. If the cement sticks, it is not yet ready. Add more powder and then test again.
Now take the cotton out of the cavity. Check to be sure the cavity is dry. If the cotton around the tooth is wet, change it.
4 . Press some cement into the cavity . Put a small ball of cement on the end of your filling tool. Carry it to the cavity. Spread it over the floor of the cavity and into the corners.
Then add another ball of cement, pressing it against the other cement and against the sides of the cavity.
Keep adding cement until the cavity is over-filled. Smooth the extra cement against the edge of the cavity.
If a cavity goes down between two teeth, one other step is necessary. You need to take care that the cement does not squeeze and hurt the gum.
REMEMBER: Decay stops growing only when the cement covers it completely and tightly .
Before you spread the cement, place something thin between the teeth.
You can use the soft stem from a palm leaf, a toothpick, or a tooth from a comb. Be sure it has a rounded end to prevent damage to the gums.
before
after
Where There Is No Dentist 2010 -page 149-
5 . Remove the extra cement before it gets too hard . Press the flat side of the filling tool against the cement and smooth it towards the edge of the cavity.
As you smooth the cement, shape it to look like the top of a normal tooth.
This way, the tooth above or below it can fit against the filling without breaking it.
After you take out the stem or toothpick (p.148), smooth the cement. Gums stay healthier when the cement beside them is smooth .
Cement that sticks out and is not smooth can hurt the gums. It can also later break off. When that happens, spit and germs are able to go inside and start the decay growing again.
It is also important to look closely around the tooth for loose pieces of cement and to remove them before they make the gums sore .
Use the end of your probe. Gently reach into the gum pocket and lift out any pieces of cement caught there.
Wipe off your probe with cotton gauze each time.
Now remove all the cotton and ask the person to gently close the teeth. The teeth should come together normally and not hit first against the cement filling. Too much pressure against the cement filling will crack and break it .
Always check to see if part of the filling is high:
(1) lf the cement is still wet, you can see the smooth place where the opposite tooth bit into it. Scrape the cement away from this place.
(2) If the cement is dry, have the person bite on a piece of carbon paper. If there is too much cement, the carbon paper will darken the cement. Scrape away that extra cement.
If you have no carbon paper, darken some paper with a pencil.
The person must not leave your clinic until the filled tooth fits properly against the other teeth .
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6 . Explain things to the person . Explain how to look after the filling so it
will not break:
• Do not eat anything for 1 hour—let the cement get hard and strong.
• Try not to use that tooth for biting or chewing. Until there is a permanent filling, the cement and sides of the cavity are weak. They cannot take much pressure.
If the tooth hurts more after you place the cement filling, there is probably an abscess . Take out the tooth . If you cannot take out the tooth immediately because of swelling, take out the filling to relieve the pressure, and take out the tooth after you treat the swelling (page 93).
CLEAN YOUR INSTRUMENTS AFTER YOU FINISH
You do not need to boil your cement filling instruments. In fact, boiling can weaken the small pointed ends.
First scrape the dried cement from the filling and mixing tools. Then, after you scrub them with soap and water, leave them for 20 minutes in disinfectant (see page 89). Finally wrap the instruments together in a clean cloth so they are ready for use when you need them again.
REMEMBER:
A cement filling is only a temporary measure .
A good one can last up to 6 months. During this time, the person must see a dental worker who has the equipment to put in a permanent filling. For this, the person may have to travel to the city, or wait for the dental worker to visit your area.
will not break:
• Do not eat anything for 1 hour—let the cement get hard and strong.
• Try not to use that tooth for biting or chewing. Until there is a permanent filling, the cement and sides of the cavity are weak. They cannot take much pressure.
If the tooth hurts more after you place the cement filling, there is probably an abscess . Take out the tooth . If you cannot take out the tooth immediately because of swelling, take out the filling to relieve the pressure, and take out the tooth after you treat the swelling (page 93).
CLEAN YOUR INSTRUMENTS AFTER YOU FINISH
You do not need to boil your cement filling instruments. In fact, boiling can weaken the small pointed ends.
First scrape the dried cement from the filling and mixing tools. Then, after you scrub them with soap and water, leave them for 20 minutes in disinfectant (see page 89). Finally wrap the instruments together in a clean cloth so they are ready for use when you need them again.
REMEMBER:
A cement filling is only a temporary measure .
A good one can last up to 6 months. During this time, the person must see a dental worker who has the equipment to put in a permanent filling. For this, the person may have to travel to the city, or wait for the dental worker to visit your area.
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