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heavy metals, Chlorella, ejaculationFrom: Steven
Subject: Practice
Date/Time 2009-06-18 17:08:04
Remote IP: 74.235.102.47
MessageHi Shenchi,
Heavy metals build up all throughout the body--the
brain, the prostate, the blood, . . . even the liver,
and more. They don't discriminate! You get equal
opportunity poisoning. The amount in the prostate is really
a reflection of what you have in your whole system;
it's just the prostate being the size it is, and as
delicate as it is, is what can cause some problems.
I wouldn't necessarily advocate ejaculating just to
get rid of heavy metals, any more than I'd advocate
regular blood letting for the purpose of getting
rid of heavy metals floating around in the blood :)
In other words, I wouldn't look at ejaculation as
a good means to eliminate heavy metals from your body.
If you are looking to eliminate heavy metals from
your body, there are ways to do this. In particular,
I regularly take Chlorella, a green-algae that works
to detoxify the body of heavy metals. Chlorella
is also a whole green food, high in protein, B vitamins,
amino acids, and boosts both your immune system and
digestion. Next to Goji, in my opinion, it's probably
one of the most important supplements to take.
I've attached a link to the website of the company I
buy from, as their company sells Chlorella Pyrenoidosa ,
the highest quality strain. My link takes you to
an information page about it, but you can also buy it
off of their site. But now I'm diverging, so back
to the main topic, having to do with ejaculating . . .
So ignoring the heavy metal issue, not releasing also causes
prostate issues in other ways though. In addition,
it's also because the body desires the prostatic fluid
to be "fresh" in order to provide the healthiest environment
for sperm to flourish in their quest for reproduction. If you
go a period of time without ejaculation, then as the
prostatic fluid starts to become less fresh, it begins
to irritate the prostate and in some sense helps create
sexual impulse in order to flush the system and allow
fresh fluid to be produced. Thus not ejaculating
can be a source of continual prostate irritation.
Of course, from a Healing Tao perspective, each
regular ejaculation creates a major release of activated
sexual energy and your jing. Thus, the Taoist sexual
practices were designed to reduce/prevent that. Semen
retention therefore acts to prevent and barricade this
continual loss of our vitality.
The problem is, these two things seem contradictory!
In my opinion, the solution is to mediate between the
two ends. As I've discussed in previous posts, I *don't*
think the major goal of sexual energy practices should
be to prevent ejaculation [Note: Others in the community
will disagree with my opinion]. Rather, I think the
goal should be draw as much sexual energy out of the
semen as you can . . . *before* you ejaculate. Thus, while
you do ejaculate, you end up taking away the "sexual
energy fire-power" from the ejaculate, so that any
losses become minimal.
If you are really, really, trying to reduce losses,
then in addition to that--assuming you can get past
the "ick" factor, you can always also rapidly reconsume
your semen . . . to recapture any residual energy
and to allow your body to break down and reuse
the sugars/hormones.
On the other hand, some aficionados of semen retention
practices will argue that through practice of retention,
you can slow the production of prostatic fluid, and your
body can get more into a stasis. This may be true; I
don't know. Ultimately, you have to do what you feel is right.
Getting past the logic of it, and the arguments on both
sides, I personally don't practice semen retention.
Regardless of the opinions of the advocates, I consider
it extremism, and personally I don't feel that extreme
approaches are the best approach (at least for me).
To each his own in that regard.
I don't know that I've answered your question, but
maybe I've given you a number of different perspectives
for you to explore.
Best,
Steven
http://watershed.net/what_is_chlorella.aspx
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