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Hello, my name is Scott Morrow and I am the host here at The Blue
Ok, and today we have a good friend of mine, Angelo Druda, who is a long
time practitioner of traditional, oriental medicine. Angelo has a clinic in
Cobb Mountain, California and he recently wrote a book titled “The Tao of
Rejuvenation: Fundamental Principles of Health, Longevity and Essential
Well-Being”.
Now, I actually want to read one of the critically acclaimed quotes at
the back of this book, I think it is just outstanding. It says, “Druda’s book
presents simple, reliable, time-tested habits for enjoying a long and healthy
life.”And the gentleman who said that was the previous editor of Prevention
Magazine. That’s pretty exciting, Angelo, so I would like for you to tell
everyone here at the café about your book, The Tao of Rejuvenation.
Angelo Druda:
Thank you, Scott. Thank you so much.
As you know, we live in an age of crisis. It’s global warming, health
care meltdown, these are difficult times, with The Tao of Rejuvenation, what
I did was, I wrote the prescription for the times. That’s fundamentally what I
did for the Tao of Rejuvenation. And in order to write the prescription for
the times, I turned not only to present times information about rejuvenation
but I’ve also turned to the past… to our ancestors. Some people may not
know that we are all actually the inheritors of a great tradition that
specializes in body rejuvenation.
Several months ago, 60 Minutes did a show on what they are calling
the ‘longevity gene’. The ‘longevity gene’ is essentially the body’s
regenerative chemistry and the 60 Minutes piece was about the fact that
modern scientist today actually feels that they are on the brink of unlocking
this ‘longevity gene’.
And there’s a substance that they are very interested in right now and
the feel that this substance is the secret or an elixir that will actually allowed
the body to secrete this ‘longevity gene’. The substance, some people will
know, is called Resveratrol and is being sold today.
And in the piece of 60 Minutes you could actually see these scientists
standing in front of their high-tech equipment and they were very, very
excited about the fact that they felt they were like close to unlocking the so-
called ‘longevity gene’ in the human body.
If you the piece on 60 Minutes, you might be inclined to think that this
is all modern and very scientific. But the fact is that our ancestors knew
Scott Morrow:
Wow, Angelo. I haven’t heard you speak about your book before I
read your book. But hearing you speak about it, this is exciting. I, myself, I
have heard of the word soma and yeah, where is the soma? Where can I get
it? And what you are saying is, the soma is actually already part of my body
and if I can rejuvenate my body to the point that it’s working properly, then
the soma is then activated?
Angelo Druda:
Exactly. I mean started writing this book, shortly after I started
practicing oriental medicine. I have a small clinic in Melbourne, Australia.
And a woman came to me with a chronic disease - a long-term chronic
disease. And she tried everything to reverse this disease and rejuvenate
herself and it had not worked. And so she came to see me. That’s how it is
when you practice oriental medicine. People usually try all the obvious
things first, then they come to see an alternative oriental practitioner.
Scott Morrow:
I am a long time fan of being healthy, eating healthy and here in Blue
Ok we try to serve very healthy food. And the idea that I could actually
cause this soma to my own body to begin to rejuvenate and regenerate my
life, this is very good information and I’m sure that everyone who is listening
today feels the same way.
Angelo, is there something in this book that we can give people a little
bit of taste of… something they could apply before they get the book. They
want to go… we can tell them later where they can find your book but is
there something practical advice you could say to the audience that might
help them begin this process of rejuvenation?
Angelo Druda:
Let me lay it out as simply as we can. In this circumstance here
today, it was Adi Da Samraj who summarized the process of body
rejuvenation as a process of purification, rebalancing and rejuvenation.
When we talk about purification, we are talking about a process that involves
the blood in the body. And so, when a person learns how to rightly cultivate
blood, they can add years of health to their lives. When the person learns
how to rightly cultivate the autonomic nervous system which is what
rebalancing pertains to – the autonomic nervous system. When you learn
how to cultivate your autonomic nervous system properly, you can add
years of health to your life. Rejuvenation pertains to the endocrine system.
So, when you learn how to cultivate properly the endocrine system, you can
add years of health to your life.
Let’s talk about the blood a little bit because the blood… that
circumstance that is directly impacted by diet. So diet absolutely this is a
food body, food is going to have a dramatic effect on the health of the
human body. I laid out in the Tao of Rejuvenation book two principles of the
right cultivation of the blood. The first principle of the right cultivation of
blood is blood purity. Keep the blood pure. And this directly impacted by
what we eat. If you eat with toxins, then toxins is deposited in the blood. If
you eat pure food, then you minimize the amounts of toxins that coagulate
Scott Morrow:
Well, this is very exciting. Thank you Angelo. I want these people to
get this book. I want them to read about so they could begin to enjoy health
longevity in the sense of well-being. Books are available at amazon.com?
Angelo Druda:
The book is on Amazon.com. The book is in bookstores and readily
available.
Scott Morrow:
Our listeners can click on the link here on the website for the
amazon.com. That will take you to Angelo’s book immediately and you can
purchase it right after we leave here today.
Angelo, I was thinking while you were talking, you know we have a
kitchen here at Blue Ok and I was thinking it might be a good idea if you and
I went to the kitchen and had a green drink. What do you think about that?
Angelo Druda:
You don’t have to ask me twice.
Scott Morrow:
Angelo Druda:
Exactly.
Scott Morrow:
You can go there and read more about it Angelo’s book. Find out more
about his clinic at Cobb Mountain and hopefully you are clicking for the link
in Amazon.com and buying the book as soon as we go. But I think we should
head to the kitchen and see if we could find Amy and have ourselves a green
drink.
Angelo Druda:
Thank you.
Scott Morrow:
Well, great. Thank you for being here today, Angelo, thank you for
being here today and we’ll talk to you everyone again at the Blue Ok.