HEALTH

1. HEALTH • SOME ASPECTS • BY CA MAHESH DAVE

2. HEALTH • Means – No Disease • DIS EASE • i.e. Not at ease

3. HEALTH Physical Mental Ayurved – Balance of Vaat, Pitta & Cough. Biochemistry – Balance of all 12 salts.

4. Beginning of Disease • Mind – Worries, anger, dissatisfactions, ill-will, Brooding on negative incidents. • Blood Chemistry changes due to negative secretions from all seven important endocrine glands. • Disease in physical form.

5. All – 'Pathys' say.... • “PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE” • Therefore, Ayurved gives detailed list of Do's & Dont's – Season-wise, area-wise, and Prakruti-wise. • Allopathy has designed vaccines. • Homoeopathy – Only constitutional remedies when there is disease (Some homoeopaths speak about preventive medicines also) • BACH Flower Therapy – Medicines only to cure minds when there is disease.

6. When There Is Active Disease : • Allopathy – Directly attacks bacteria/Virus/Fungus etc. i.e. Causative factor. • Ayurved, Homoeopathy & BACH Flower therapy - Makes immunity system stronger, so it will kill all causative factors. (As a result, Friendly bacteria present in intestine to aid the digestion process, are not destroyed.)

7. PRAKRUTIES - INDICATORS

8. Mental Health depends on... • Economic Factors • Social Factors • Sexual life

9. Age Related 'Vikruties' • Childhood – Cough Vikruties. i.e. Cold, cough and itching. • Young Age – Pitta Vikruti. i.e. Burning • Old Age – Vaat Vikruties, i.e. Pain – Shifting and stationary.

10. Some Lifestyle Diseases • Constipation • Non-Medico remedies • Figs (4-6) and Resins (25-50) pre-soaked in 400ml of water for 2-4 hours. • Green Amla, carrot, raw onion, tomato as salad (above 150-200 gm) • 2 Guavas ( Peru/Amrud ) per day after lunch/dinner. • 150-200 gm papaya after lunch/dinner. • 5 Litres of water per day.

11. High Blood Pressure • Shavasan / Relaxation • 2 Bananas after lunch. • 2 boiled potatoes with skin before dinner (without oil and salt) • All food containing high potassium. • Substitute rock salt for common salt with reduced quantity to the possible extent. • If causative factor found, eliminate / treat it. • Note : Low BP – Ashwagandha Ukala

12. High Cholesterol • Nuts : Apricot (Akharot) 3-5 per day. Almonds, 4-6 per day(Pre-soaked in water). Pista, 10-15 per day(Pre-soaked in water). • Fruits : Amla (Maximum 2 per day) • Medicines : Cinnamon powder, 1 teaspoon with warm water after food.(Lunch & Dinner) Flax seed (Alasi) 1 teaspoon with water. Kashmiri Garlic, 3-6 pcs with warm water in morning.

13. High Cholesterol (Contd....) • 25 gms Isabgol in 300 ml of water before 30 mins of lunch and dinner. • Green tea (4 cups a day, without milk) • Vegetables : 1 white onion as salad with all other salad vegetables including tomato and lime. Use minimum salt and no fancy garnishing (Eg. Mayonnaise). Carrot 100 gms per day (Uncooked) • Exercise : 30 minutes of perspiring walk in morning.

14. High Cholesterol (Contd....) • Food : Cow ghee (1 teaspoon flat). Milk (Cow / Goat). Oil (Til, Soya, Maize, Mustard, Rice Bran) NOTE : Buy 5 kg pack at a time by rotation.

15. TIPS • Get up before Sun rise & sleep before 10pm. • Keep gap of two hours between dinner & sleeping. • Avoid daytime siesta of more than 30 minutes. • Avoid eating & drinking anything before & after going to toilet. • Keep frequency of INIMICAL FOOD to the lowest possible level (Max. 2 times a week)

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