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>. Finally, I was feqrlful of what eventually happened to Sridhar

> Maharaja well over a year before, Srill, we may have been too late, but

> anyone interested should know that there is a vaible alternative to the

> double or triple coctail, in Chines medicine, Ghosh, I wish I had know

> sooner about you.

 

Don't worry about me. Typically, with HCV, I could have had cirrhosis and

liver failure 20 years after infection. I made it 36 years, and much of the

last decade was hard core alternatives. To which I attribute the additional

longevity and my swift recovery (still ongoing) from my liver transplant.

 

During the pre- transplant screening, an ultrasound showed I had no

gallstones, which I consider the result of long term good diet and excercise

(don't know the role genetics plays). Alternatives are wonderful, but most

effective as preventatives. My gall bladder was removed in order to access

the liver, not because of gallstones.

 

Skimming through the long discussions you posted, I noticed the following:

 

>"(I think Madhava Ghosh prabhu may be a more "traditional stylist", even

after so many years in NV.) Try this experiment doctor: Do the simple swami

two-step with your hand overhead for 10-15 minutes MINIMUMMLY and

Continuously WITHOUT EVER LOWERING THEM. I guarantee you will be doing

aerobic exercise and you'll reach your target heart rate! <

 

This amused me. It was dated 1997, and the reference is to kirtan dance

style. Yes, I was always a traditionalist, the old fogie mumbling in the

back about the upstarts and their mentally speculative dance styles. I

confess - traditional swami two step is my dogma, my muse, and my

aspiration. I believe most of the apostates who don't use it, can't. It is

actually very difficult to follow, and most are too weak, and unwilling to

discipline themselves to the rigors of the style. Which is too bad, because

IMHO, it is the greatest excercise, both physically and mentally, leading to

the best results. Once mastered, it is very easily varied and applied even

in the most fast paced and vigorous of kirtans.

 

Perhaps when I recover some more, I will be able to dance again. I'll be the

guy over on the side, hands raised above my head, one foot crossing in front

of the other, on the beat.

 

FYI - just kidding (or am I?).