3. 4" Do you not know this of old, Since man
was placed on earth, 5 That the triumphing
of the wicked is short,
And the joy of the hypocrite is but for a
moment?
...
12" Though evil is sweet in his mouth, And
he hides it under his tongue, 13 Though he
spares it and does not forsake it, But still
keeps it in his mouth, 14 Yet his food in his
stomach turns sour; It becomes cobra
4. • Appears to be this of to an evil-
4" Do you not know due old, Since man
induced intragastric chemical
was placed on earth, 5 That the triumphing
of the wicked is short,
reaction
And the joy of the hypocrite is but for a
moment?
• Results in anhedonia,
...
12" Though evil is sweet in his mouth, And
vomiting, depression
he hides it under his tongue, 13 Though he
• Responds well to voluntarystill
spares it and does not forsake it, But
keeps it in his mouth, 14 Yet his food in his
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stomach turns sour; It becomes cobra
5. intragastric chemical reaction:
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Evil
Behaviour
Gastric Evil Gastric Evil
Factor (GEF) Factor (GEF)
(Gastric Mucosa) (Gastric Mucosa)
Turns good food now deactivated
into poison
6. [19] How ample a little is for a well-
disciplined man!
He does not breathe heavily upon his bed.
[20] Healthy sleep depends on moderate
eating;
he rises early, and feels fit.
The distress of sleeplessness and of
nausea and colic are with the glutton.
[21] If you are overstuffed with food, get
up in the middle of the meal, and you will
have relief.
Wisdom of Jesus Son of Sirach 31:19-21
7. • A disease of the First World
[19] How ample a little is for a well-
disciplined man!
• Insatiable appetite
He does not breathe heavily upon his bed.
[20] Healthy sleep depends on moderate
• Related anxiety / restlessness
eating;
• Treatment: 1. Diet...
he rises early, and feels fit.
The distress of sleeplessness and of
2. Charity
nausea and colic are with the glutton.
[21] If you are overstuffed with food, get
up in the middle of the meal, and you will
have relief.
Wisdom of Jesus Son of Sirach 31:19-21
8. Dietary Therapy for Discontentitis:
[19] How ample a little is for a well-
disciplined man!
• Vegan vegetarian diet
He does not breathe heavily upon his bed.
• +/- seafood
[20] Healthy sleep depends on moderate
eating;
• Two days a week generally
he rises early, and feels fit.
The distress of sleeplessness and of
• Longer sustained periods
nausea and colic are with the glutton.
[21] If you are overstuffed with food, get
up in the middle of the meal, and you will
have relief.
Wisdom of Jesus Son of Sirach 31:19-21
9.
10. 33For thus says the LORD of hosts, the
God of Israel:
...
34" Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon
Has devoured me, he has crushed Me;
He has made Me an empty vessel,
He has swallowed Me up like a monster;
He has filled his stomach with My
delicacies,
He has spit Me out.
Jeremiah 51:33, 34
11. • Ingests the creation, but not
33For thus says the LORD of hosts, the
God of Israel:
the Creator
...
• Severe malnutrition due to
34" Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon
Has devoured me, he has crushed me;
lack of essential nutrient
He has made me an empty vessel,
He has swallowed me up like a monster;
• Treatment:
He has filled his stomach with my
- Life-long course of HC,
delicacies,
He has spit me out.
- Minimum dose: once a week34
Jeremiah 51:33,
13. [1] Every friend will say, "I too am a friend";
but some friends are friends only in name.
...
[5] Some companions help a friend for
their stomach's sake, and in the face of
battle take up the shield.
Wisdom of Jesus Son of Sirach 37:1-5
14. [1] Every friend will say, "I too am a friend";
but some friends are friends only in name.
•Unhealthy relationships
...
[5] Some companions help a friend for
based on appetite
their stomach's sake, and in the face of
battle take up the shield.
Wisdom of Jesus Son of Sirach 37:1-5
15. [29] When a man looks to the table of
another,
his existence cannot be considered as life.
He pollutes himself with another man's
food,
but a man who is intelligent and well
instructed
guards against that.
[30] In the mouth of the shameless begging
is sweet,
but in his stomach a fire is kindled.
Wisdom of Jesus Son of Sirach 40:29, 30
16. [29] When a man looks to the table of
• Psychopathic delusion: Loss of
another,
contact with reality
his existence cannot be considered as life.
He pollutes himself with another man's
• Not restricted to food – spreads
food,
but aother areas of life and well
to man who is intelligent
instructed
• Temporary selective blindness
guards against that.
[30] the patient’s the shameless begging
to In the mouth of own possessions
is sweet,
but in his stomach a fire is kindled.
Wisdom of Jesus Son of Sirach 40:29, 30
17. Treatment: looks to the table of
[29] When a man
another,
his existence cannot be considered as life.
• Reality Reorientation
He pollutes himself with another man's
food,
but a man who is intelligent and well
• Cognitive Behaviour
instructed
Therapy
guards against that.
[30] In the mouth of the shameless begging
is sweet,
but in his stomach a fire is kindled.
Wisdom of Jesus Son of Sirach 40:29, 30
18. 23No longer drink only water, but use a
little wine for your stomach's sake and your
frequent infirmities.
I Timothy 5:23
CAUTION!!!
19. •Highly dangerous side-
23No longer drink only water, but use a
little wine for your stomach's sake and your
frequent infirmities.
effects I Timothy 5:23
•High risk of addiction
•High rate of morbidity
and mortality
20. [1] About that time, as it happened,
Antiochus had retreated in disorder from
the region of Persia...
[4] Transported with rage, he conceived
the idea of turning upon the Jews the injury
done by those who had put him to flight; so
he ordered his charioteer to drive without
stopping until he completed the journey.
But the judgment of heaven rode with him!
For in his arrogance he said, “When I get
21. [5] But the all-seeing Lord, the God of
Israel, struck him an incurable and unseen
blow. As soon as he ceased speaking he
was seized with a pain in his bowels for
which there was no relief and with sharp
internal tortures [6] and that very justly,
for he had tortured the bowels of others
with many and strange inflictions.
II Maccabees 9:1-6
22. [5] But the all-seeing Lord, the God of
• Aetiology: cruelty to other
Israel, struck him an incurable and unseen
blow. As soon as he ceased speaking he
human beings
was seized with a pain in his bowels for
• Pathophysiology:
which there was no relief and with sharp
internal tortures [6] and that very justly,
inflammation secondary to
for he had tortured the bowels of others
with many and strange inflictions.
circulating cruelty protein 9:1-6
II Maccabees
(CCP)
24. [9] How can he who is dust and ashes be
proud? For even in life his bowels decay.
[10] A long illness baffles the physician;
the king of today will die tomorrow. [11] For
when a man is dead, he will inherit creeping
things, and wild beasts, and worms.
[12] The beginning of man's pride is to
depart from the Lord; his heart has
forsaken his Maker. [13] For the beginning
of pride is sin, and the man who clings to it
pours out abominations.
Wisdom of Jesus Son of Sirach 10:9-12
26. [9] How can he who is dust and ashes be
• Unaware of his/her bowels
proud? For even in life his bowels decay.
[10] A long illness baffles the physician;
• Unaware of his/her own
the king of today will die tomorrow. [11] For
when a man is dead, he will inherit creeping
mortality - thinks s/he will live
things, and wild beasts, and worms.
forever on earth
[12] The beginning of man's pride is to
depart from the Lord; his heart has
• Treatment: shock therapy
forsaken his Maker. [13] For the beginning
of pride is sin, and the man who clings to it
pours out abominations.
Therefore the Lord brought upon them
27. 12And a letter came to him { King Jehoram } from
Elijah the prophet, saying, Thus says the
LORD God of your father David: Because
you have not walked in the ways of
Jehoshaphat your father, or in the ways of
Asa king of Judah, ... behold, the LORD
will strike your people with a serious
affliction--your children, your wives, and
all your possessions; 15and you will become
very sick with a disease of your intestines,
until your intestines come out by reason of
28. • Aetiology: disobedience to God
12And a letter came to him { King Jehoram } from
Elijah the prophet, saying, Thus says the
• People in of your father David: more
LORD God authority are far Because
susceptiblewalked in the priest) of
you have not (e.g. Arius the ways
Jehoshaphat your father, or in the ways of
• TreatableJudah, Repentotherapy,
Asa king of with ... behold, the LORD
but only if the patient is motivated
will strike your people with a serious
affliction--your children, your wives, and
• Inheritance can only be prevented
all your possessions; 15and you will become
very sick with a disease of your intestines,
withyour intestines come out by reason of
until
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29. Now Arius, in anticipation of his triumph,
strutted
haughtily among his friends, while his
followers paraded the streets in smug
arrogance. At three o'clock on Saturday
afternoon, while Arius stood in the main
square of Constantinople, he was suddenly
seized with severe colic. He asked for a
place of rest, and was directed to a nearby
one behind the Forum. While inside, a
sudden sickness gripped him, and he bled
profusely. Some time later, his friends
