ViPhLo

Hello All,

Happy Monday.
I thought I’d give an update.

The heat here has been the same: very hot.
But I discovered I have Pernicious Anemia.
Probably due to the vegan diet and exertion.

However, I’ve done some research and discovered some very powerful solutions.

http://www.seekinghealth.com/active-b12-with-l-5-mthf-lozenge.html
http://www.gaiaherbs.com/products/detail/755/PlantForce-Liquid-Iron

I was losing strength in my knees.
Both in the joints and the quads.
I suspected that B12 might be the answer and found a very comprehensive testimonial on Amazon.
I started taking these pills, and they produced an absolutely miraculous result.
Within 5 days, the strength started to return to both my knees and the muscles surrounding.

The second concern I was having was migraines.
They were triggered by exertion and they were bad.
I found that eating a full pound of ground beef after yoga prevented them,
but I didn’t want to be eating that much meat.
I’ve had iron pills, but I never found them to be very effective,
and they messed up my digestion.
But this liquid iron has been a God send.
I feel the effect of it right away and I’ve haven’t had any headaches since.

I’ve never been a big believer in micro nutrition,
but I am now.
I always thought that if you had your diet approximately right,
the body would simply adapt.
However, I think in my case I was probably deficient in B12 and Iron for a long time,
which produced the anemia.

Ian

Hello!

Things have been going well.
The heat has stabilized to between 106 and 112.

And my body has adapted so that when it’s toward 112,
I can still do all of the poses.

I take ambient water, and that has been working fine.
It would seem that I was going through an adjustment period.

Now I’m trying to reduce the busy work in my life so I can get to class more! LOL

Ian

I’m interpreting this as my journey at this time.

Since I first posted, I’ve been eating a meal with ground beef after class,
and this has given me a whole new lease on life.

As I’ve posted on another thread, I’ve been a vegan most of my life,
and was diagnosed as anemic about nine months ago.
I tried to treat the anemia with pills but I wasn’t making much progress.

So I’ll keep with the meat for now and see if I can find some vegan solutions.

In the meantime, the class is still as hot as it ever was,
and I’m gaining more strength during the class.

Here’s a permalink to my other post:
https://www.hotyogadoctor.com/index.php/site/forum/viewthread/177/P15/#8136

The last class that was triage like was packed thus raising the heat.
It was the Sunday after teacher training had ended,
and all the new teachers were in attendance.
Also, Bikram’s daughter was teaching which added to the popularity.

Right or wrong, the one thing I have been using as a technique is to crouch like a ski jumper when I get overwhelmed rather than sit.
I’ve found that if I sit, the effort of getting back to my feet can create more overwhelm. Whereas from a crouching position I am closer to being fully upright.

The consideration that negates heat exhaustion is that by the time I leave the studio I feel great! Like a millions bucks. And the hotter the room the better I feel afterward.

So that’s my story.

Appreciate the input,
and greatly appreciate this site!

Ian

Thank-you for the Reply.
The heat changed in March.
And I thrived on it until the last two classes.

I try to keep to a vegan diet,
but lately I’ve been eating organic ground beef after class,
and that has really given me renewed strength.

What you say makes sense, and I’m going to try it today.
One of my concerns was the fact that, if I’m having to modify every pose because of the heat, then I’m not really honoring the class as it was intended.

Ian

PS I’m certainly not alone:
Now that the heat is so high, the classes look like a triage!
With people lying all over the place and leaving at all times. LOL