THE PULP OF BIESTMILCH

Archive for November, 2006


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ETA Scan: a non-linear diagnostic system

Discover your health problems before you come down with a clinically apparent disease!

Today I have been in Karlsruhe, Germany. A one and half hours trip by car from our base in Wiesbaden. I went to see Ulrike Schüle www.brugger-schuele.de, one of our most active biestmilch prescribers. She is a very active and decisive lady in her fifties, a modern naturopathy therapist, not esoteric but very pragmatic in her therapeutical approach. Within the last 2 years she gained a lot of experience with biestmilch. One of her focuses is menopause. Up to now she treated round about 100 women with menopause problems. Very successful, as she stresses. At her clinic I got to know a marvellous apparatus called EtaScanEtascan01.

It is a diagnostic tool. Amazing. You are wearing headphones, sounds are send through your body. You can even follow the imaging process on a screen yourself. Your body is screened for regulatory dysbalances. I think that’s the most important part, the revolutionary approach of the system, it catches dysregulations before they develop into a pathological substrate. It is obviously an apparatus developed in Russia, rumors go, by the KGB. James Bond is calling ;-).

ETAScan consists of a laptop with an integrated database containing 12 mio measurements that define the controversial term of »health«… I know, around this topic may flare up hot discussions. I spare you this now, I take it as it is, as a diagnostic tool based on bioenergetic rules.

This apparatus measures flows, dynamic patterns. I don’t know the baseline it starts out from to decide upon deviations from normal. But I undergo an experiment now to see whether the software hits my problem. I got intoxicated by DDT dichlordiphenyltrichlorethan, a very common insecticide when I grew up in the 50ies and 60ies, the apparatus said today. This intoxication, Ulrike Schüle says, is the one of the causes of my sleeplessness and restlessness. I got some drops I have to rub in the skin of my inner elbow, and I have to drink 2 drops dissolved in water. The therapy takes 8 weeks. We shall wait and see. I’ll keep you posted.

Comment: I think the apparatus makes sense, the logic behind is that various sound frequencies sent through organs and tissues are interpreted. The only thing that irritates me a little bit is that I don’t know the criteriea, the interpretation patterns some human mind transferred into a computer program.

After all in this diagnositic system biestmilch as a modulator of regulatory disturbances gives excellent results. Could this be a proof of concept for biestmilch? Let’s wait and see!

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Ya’ have a friend who is a movie fan, ya’ need a Christmas present?

I’m definitely a movie fan, but I rarely get the time to watch one. At Christmas time I love to buy myself DVDs, seasons like 24 that capture me for hours and let me forget everything around me. If you love movies, this one presenting the early work of Peter Greenaway http://petergreenaway.co.uk/ is a good recommendation.

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"Peter Greenaway has the most inscrutable, brilliant and possibly deranged mind in modern cinema. Once you develop an interest in Greenaway it cannot stop." The Washington Post. We couldn’t agree more! A perfect gift for the movie buff in your life, a 2 DVD set featuring Greenaway’s early films inlcuding the full-length The Falls. "A true original with an eccentric and bizzare sense of humor." The Guardian (UK)

$34.98, Buy it at http://www.baseworld.com/item.php?ref_item=938

Peter Greenaway trained as a painter and began working as a film
editor for the Central Office of Information in 1965. Shortly
afterwards he started to make his own films. He has produced a wealth
of short and feature-length films, but also paintings, novels and other
books. He has held several one-man shows and curated exhibitions at
museums world-wide.

Just to list a few of his very extraordinary films even though known to a broader audience: The Draughtsman’s Contract, The Belly of an Architect, The Cook
the Thief His Wife & Her Lover, Prospero’s Books, The Pillow Book,
A Life in Suitcases 

 

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Die Ultradistanz: ein IRONMAN ist dagegen ein Spaziergang

Über das Warum und wieso… und die Frage nach der Regeneration!

von Sascha Heinsohn, 31

Wie oft habe ich es schon gehört: „warum machst du so etwas, wieso tust du dir das an?“
Ja, was mache ich denn? Ich schwimme, laufe, fahre Rad und betreibe noch ein paar andere Sportarten, nur halt etwas länger und weiter als der durchschnittliche Ausdauersportler.
Jetzt, am Saisonende, wo ich bei einem heißen Tee in der warmen Stube hocke und die nächste Saison schon fast durchgeplant habe, da werde ich mal versuchen diese Fragen zu beantworten.

Meist antworte ich kurz und bündig: „Ich mache Extremsport, weil es mir Spaß bringt!”
In gewisser Weise ist Spaß auch dabei, nur wenn ich mit schmerzenden Gelenken, Blasen an den Füßen und nachts mit heftiger Müdigkeit zu kämpfen habe, kann von Spaß nicht die Rede sein.
Warum also mache ich Extremsport? Es sind verschiedene Faktoren, die mich den Sport betreiben lassen.
Auf der einen Seite ein Punkt, der in sehr wenigen Worten beschrieben ist. Ich bin ganz gut in den “Langdistanzen”, und es ist doch schön, wenn man in dem Sport den man betreibt gut ist und auch noch gewinnt! Wie gesagt, kurz und bündig.
Auf der anderen Seite finde ich es sehr interessant und immer wieder erstaunlich, was ich physisch und psychisch in der Lage bin zu leisten.Sascha_portrait

Die Ultras bringen mir ständig neue Erkenntnisse über mich, wie ich denke, wie ich lebe, wie ich “ticke”!

Zu kämpfen, wenn ich todmüde bin, meine Gelenke schmerzen, an den Füßen Blutblasen habe und trotzdem nicht aufzugeben, diese mentale Stärke finde ich faszinierend. 
Wenn ich völlig fertig ins Ziel komme, auf der Strecke in der Nacht vielleicht noch vor Verzweiflung hätte heulen können, dann bin ich stolz, dass ich die mentale Stärke hatte, das alles zu überstehen.
Ultras, egal in welcher Sportart, sind harte Proben für den Geist und den Körper. Und genau dies macht den Reiz!
Weiterhin kann man auf den Ultradistanzen sehr viel und gut nachdenken. Probleme können durchdacht werden. Aber auch genau das Gegenteil tritt oft bei mir ein. Alltagsprobleme werden ausgeblendet, bei Ultradistanzen muss man auf seinen Körper hören. Ich kämpfe gegen Müdigkeit, Erschöpfung und das Wetter, dann kann ich mir es nicht erlauben, meine Gedanken allzu sehr abschweifen zu lassen. Die Gedanken befinden sich im Hier und Jetzt.
Eine dritte Form gibt es auch noch. So geschehen bei meinem diesjährigen 24 Stunden Schwimmen.

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Nach einer gewissen Zeit habe ich an nichts mehr gedacht. Ich bin nur noch geschwommen, die Bahnen wurden durch Wettkampfrichter gezählt, der Körper setzte die Schwimmbewegungen ganz automatisch um und meine Gedanken, mein Geist war frei.
Irgendwie war es etwas vergleichbar mit der Meditation.

Vielleicht kann ich sagen, dass Ultras auf gewisse Art und Weise Meditationsformen sind. Soviel zu meiner Motivation Ultradistanzen zu absolvieren.

Wäre noch der Punkt  mit der Regeneration zu klären.

Viele Leute sind doch sehr erstaunt, dass ich fast jedes Wochenende bei irgendwelchen Events an den Start gehe. Es kann durchaus vorkommen, dass innerhalb von z.B. vier Wochen auch drei bis vier Ultradistanzen auf meinem Programm stehen. Das ist viel und manch einer würde dies nicht verkraften, aber ich habe kein Problem damit. So konnte ich erst vor zwei Wochen bei einem 50 km Lauf Bestzeit laufen (2. Gesamtplatz), obwohl ich die Wochen zuvor drei Marathonläufe (Berg- und Trailläufe) bestritt.
Ich habe trotz einer langen und heftigen Saison keinerlei Probleme mit meinem Körper. Ich denke, dies hat mehrere Gründe. In diesem Jahr habe ich durch meinen Umzug nach Wiesbaden professionelle Trainingsbedingungen, aber vor allem bin ich viel lockerer geworden als die Jahre zuvor.
Ich setze mich nicht mehr selber so unter Erfolgsdruck, ich genieße die Rennen und so kam es 2006 zu vielen Bestzeiten und Erfolgen ( z.B. Ironmandistanz unter 9 h). Diese Lockerheit im Kopf setzt sich auch im normalen Leben fort. Ich lebe nicht übermäßig gesund, klar achte ich etwas auf die Ernährung, aber ich esse auch bei Mc D., esse gerne Süßigkeiten, trinke sehr viel Espresso und gerne auch einen guten Rotwein.

Nur mein täglicher frisch gepresster O-Saft und die Biestmilch muss sein!

Ich denke, ich lebe einfach etwas unbekümmerter, als manch anderer Ausdauerathlet, der sich sklavisch an Ernährungspläne, Herzfrequenztabellen und andere Körperdatenauswertebögen hält. Man sollte auch bei einer gewissen Trainingsunlust mal die eine oder andere Trainingseinheit ausfallen lassen und dafür ins Kino gehen.

Weiterhin denke ich, dass mir meine gute Muskulatur sehr hilfreich ist. Durch ein gewisses Maß an Krafttraining können die Gelenke entlastet werden, da die Muskeln stützen und schützen. Ich bin mit meinen 80 kg und doch recht vielen Muskeln nicht der typische ausgedörrte Ausdauerultrafreak, aber das es auch so geht, sieht man ja an mir. Daher werde ich auch in Zukunft im Kraftraum “Eisen biegen”.

Ich freue mich schon auf die Saison 2007, in der ich sehr viel vorhabe und ziemlich lange “Dinger” auf dem Programm stehen.

Biestige Grüße, Sascha

P.S. Mir fällt da noch was ein. Aus Kostengründen schlafe ich seit diesem Jahr bei bzw. vor Wettkämpfen fast ausschließlich in meinem Auto, ein Renault Scenic, auf einer Luftmatratze. Vielleicht ist ja auch dies das Geheimnis des Erfolges. Zumal mein Auto rundum mit Biestmilch-Aufklebern bedeckt ist.

Ich sage es ja immer wieder: Biestmilch hilft!

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Biestmilch gibt Energie und hilft auch bei Depressionen

Gestern erreichte mich eine Email, die ich hier publizieren möchten. Sie stammt von einer etwas über 40-jährigen Frau, die immer wieder an schweren Derpessionen leidet. Die letzten Wochen ging es ihr wirklich sehr schlecht. Sie war kaum noch arbeitsfähig, litt unter unerträglichen inneren Spannungen und war gleichzeitig wie gelähmt.
Ich war sehr zögerlich mit meinem Vorschlag, Biestmilch zu versuchen, da es sich doch um eine sehr stark ausgeprägte Depression handelte. Also empfahl ich hochdosiert Biestmilch nur mit dem Vorbehalt, es zu versuchen, aber nicht zu viel zu erwarten. Aber siehe da, schon paar Tage später hatte sich ihr Zustand spektulär gebessert. Ihr Freund rief mich an und erzählte mir voller Begeisterung, er habe Irina seit Monaten nicht mehr so erlebt.

Hier Ihre Mail von gestern an mich:
Ich wollte mich für die Biestmilch herzlich bei Dir bedanken….sie ist meine Hoffnung, meine Ruhe und meine Kraft zu Zeit.
Ich hasse Medikamente. Ich habe noch nie was so regelmäßig und mit so einer großen Lust etwas gegessen wie dieses Pulver.
Du wirst lachen, aber ich freue mich auf die Momente, wo ich die Biestmilch vorbereite und austrinke. Ich habe unglaublich viel Kraft….ich bin stark und auch mein Geist, selbst in meiner Situation, hat sich total verstärkt.
Ich bin Deine Schuldnerin ..echt !

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Macca: »By the 10 mile mark of the run I knew that the race was now between me and Stadler«, Part III

In the last part of his report Chris gives a very impressing and touching picture on how he felt throughout the run, the ups and downs… being so very close to victory and then finally to have no choice anymore but to give in. It is a very authentic account one can very rarely read written by an athlete himself.

By Chris McCormack

The bike was very steady and the conditions were perfect. There was no wind and we were riding away from the rest of the field. Stadler was off the front and slowly putting time into us. At the 40 mile marker of the ride he had pushed his lead out to 3 minutes. There was no panic from the group and Faris continued to sit on the front of our group and ride a solid tempo.

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I sat in second position most of the day but on the rise up to Havi about 6 miles from the turnaround point I made an aggressive move with Chris Lieto to ride away from the pack. Stadler turned at the halfway point of the bike 5 minutes in front. I pushed up the road with Lieto and when I got the split to Stadler at 5 minutes I thought it would be a safer option mentally to ride with the main pack.

I decided to reduce my attack and allow the pack to catch me.

Lieto continued to ride off solo and I was quickly gobbled up by the pack just past halfway. I felt very much in control on the bike and very easy. The ride home to the transition area in Kona was steady but in control. We had some very slow sections and Stadler slowly pulled his gap to just on 10:30 as we entered transition.

I honestly believed in my head that I would catch Stadler at this gap and my concern was Cameron Brown and Faris.

I had imagined my run with Faris and Cameron everyday in my head in training all year and now we were about to embark on it. I immediately set a solid tempo out of transition and was running just on 6 minutes per mile pace. My aim was to set a very fast pace that would ultimately run the other guys off there feet. My confidence grew from the fact that I had the fastest marathon in the field at 2:40 and ran the fastest time in the marathon the year before Hawaii. These were the two points I kept reminding myself in the early stages of the run and I knew that my competitors would know this. I knew by setting a solid run tempo early this would allow me to take command of the run and make these guys run my race. I was surprised that no one came with me.

By the 10 mile mark of the run I knew that the race was now between me and Stadler.

Cameron Brown had dropped out of the equation and Faris Al Sultan was sitting 2 minutes behind me. I was very confident that I could out run Faris and decided then that my focus was now solely on the leader. I began an aggressive chase after him and knew with 16 miles left to run I had a very good shot at him. I was taking the time out very quickly and as we entered the energy lab I was very keen to see how my competitor looked when we crossed paths. This is 12 kilometers from home and he was 5 minutes in front.

I grew with confidence when I saw Stadler as he was absolutely gone. I did the math’s and thought this race is mine.

I dropped my fuel belt and began an all out chase after him for the title. The gap came back very quickly and at my last time check 2km from home I was 48 seconds behind. I honed in on him and thought this race is mine.

The last climb up to Palani hill and down to the finish was where I hit the wall.

When I saw him crest the hill and he looked over his shoulder and smiled I knew my day was over and he would hang on. I fell apart mentally and succumbed to Stadler. I limped in to finish second in my best result in Hawaii.

I must admit when I crossed the line I was disappointed for about 1 minute but realized I was beaten on this day by a guy who was simply stronger and put together a better race. I shall return next year to roll my hand again and try to bring home the title. It is races like this that build the character necessary to win the event and I will only move forward from here. I have already begun planning for next years event and am counting down the days. The Hawaii monkey is finally off my back and now I just need to pursue my dream with more vigor and finally win the race that I have chased for the last 4 years.

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Macca about his swim, Part II

By Chris McCormack

http://chrismccormack.com
At 6:45am the gun went and I was nicely positioned in the front of the swim. I was sitting very easily on the feet of World Champion Faris Al Sultan. I had seen myself doing this in training everyday and now it was happening. I felt in control and at ease and was very comfortable.

The swim was very slow and but time seemed to go very fast. The pack was very big but I did not let any of the bashing or pulling that occurs near the end of the swim get to me. I knew I was in a great position and just stayed controlled and began to focus on what I had planned on the bike. I exited the swim in about 9 position and felt great. I ran through the transition, grabbed my bike and left in 4th position. It was a very surreal feeling and I felt very much in control of myself and my emotions. I was very calm which is good. This can be a frantic period of the race especially if you have a bad swim or are trying to make up for lost time.

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Last year I was very much out of control at this point of the race as I chased after a poor swim and a very bad transition. I found myself in a group of all the big players of the race. Faris was there along with Cameron Brown, Luke Bell, Eneko Llanos and a big group of others.

I think the biggest surprise was when I saw Norman Stadler.

He had had the swim of his life and for the first time in his career had exited the swim with the lead group. He immediately pushed to the front of the bike and set a solid tempo. In all my planning of the race and all my visualization I had not pictured this scenario. Norman is a great bike rider and always rides about 10 minutes into the field. His swim and run has always been a weakness but today he had put together the swim of his career and was now in a position to strike early in the ride. I was content with this.

In my mind I thought I could let Norman ride 12-15 minutes into me and my marathon would be far superior than his.

As he started to pull away from the field I consciously put him out of my mind and thought I will see you later. My focus was on Cameron Brown and Faris Al Sultan.

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Maccas view on his Hawaiian Race: lively debated thereafter, Part I

Chris McCormack
http://chrismccormack.com is not sponsored by biestmilch.com. He is a very dear and close friend. We know each other since 2003, since the unforgettable duel between him and Lothar Leder www.lothar-leder.de. Things grew together over the years, and we are not only friends today, we are also business partners. We founded a »Biestmilch Australia« to promote biestmilch down under.

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Chris wrote down his impressions on the race for us, his memories almost 4 weeks later. We publish it in 3 parts. Chris is good writer, and I hope you love to read his very personal report.

Well this is the first blog I have ever written but when my friends at Biestmilch asked if I would tell them how my day went in Hawaii I thought why not. Hawaii is a special race for me. The Ironman has always been a fascination for me and the Hawaii event has always been the race that has kept me involved in Triathlon. This was my 5th attempt at the race and after many years failing here in the heat and humidity I had often asked myself whether I had what it takes to put together a solid race in the heat, wind and humidity of the big Island.

Last year I had a break through race for myself. Although I did not win the event I managed to silence that voice in my head that often spoke to me asking whether I was ever going to be able to manage the heat of this race. I have always struggled in humid hot conditions for my entire career and last year I broke through for a solid race and a fast marathon to salvage a 6th place finish after a disastrous swim bike combination. I walked away from that event disappointed to not have won the race but happy that I had finally managed to find a solution to my problems of the past and develop a training system that worked for this event. Going into this years event I was much more confident and really looking forward to racing again in the Ironman.

What I have learned over the 10 years of my career is that self doubt is the most difficult obstacle an athlete will face in their career.

This year I had put together another solid year of racing and was mentally fresh and physically very strong. I think the biggest positive about this year was my mind was healthy and my desire and self belief was strong. I drew strength from my performance in 2005 and was growing with confidence as I continued through the season to replicate my performances of previous years on less workload. I arrived in Kona for the World Championships ready to race.

The day started well for me. I woke up in the morning and felt great. I had a great nights sleep the evening before and my family was supportive and open to my needs in the days leading up to the event. I arrived in the transition area 1 hour before the gun was to go off and set about organizing my equipment. It all went so well. Sometimes you have those mornings when everything just goes wrong. I was determined to turn everything into a positive in the morning and not allow anything to disrupt my positive energy. It was like a snowball and everything just ran smoothly. I was in and out of transition and ready to warm up within 15 minutes. This was the quickest I had ever done this. I warmed up on my own at the back of the pier in Kona and just sat with my thoughts. I felt very calm and very much at ease with myself.

There were no nerves, no apprehension just a surprising calmness that comes with conquering self doubt. I was ready to race.

Part II follows tomorrow

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Kinder zeichnen Biester

Im Juli 2006 veranstalteten wir einen Zeichenwettbewerb für kranke Kinder. Sie entwarfen Biester und damit konnten sich damit ihre eigene Biestmilch-Therapie verdienen. Das Biest unten stammt von Sienna zweieinhalb Jahre alt. Sie litt an schwere Neurodermitis.
Wir nannten ihre Zeichnung »Biest im Sommerkleid«, für die Sommerkollektion 2007.

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