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SRI M. H. DALMIA
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HEALTHY WAY OF LIFE
I am a businessman not a Doctor . My age is 66 yrs. As per
Reader's Digest test few yrs ago it was determined as 40 yrs. I took
last medicine in 1967 and have not suffered from any illness since
then. In last 40 yrs I have lost 4 working days due to catching cold
in Kolkata monsoon. My experience confirms that disease
free living is possible without foregoing all pleasures of
life. W hat is being shared, even I do not practise 1QO%,
but I am conscious . Till 1975 my life style was not any different
from others. It changed gradually. By the time I was 40 yrs old a lot
of improvement had taken place. Looking after your BODY is
like driving a car, when it deviates from its path, the driver
corrects the course in time. If one is sensitive and responds, it is
possible to correct before it is too late. Whatever is being shared is
based on my own experience/analysis and interaction with
Naturopath Doctors. If mothers want their children to lead a
disease-free life they should inculcate right habits during
childhood . Modern medicine is very good for emergency,
particularly accidents, but not for every day life.
Every 'BODY' like every individual is different. All medical sciences
work on averages. We must understand the limitation of
average . Haven 't you heard the sad story of a man, who
drowned himself in a pond average 3 ft deep ?
(1)
A. Disease-free body is not muscular body of gym. Immunity
gives disease-free body.
1. Causes of disease a. inheritance or b. own life style. Control
life style before disease forcesyou to change. Disease is caused by
accumulation of toxins in body i.e. elimination process not
satisfactory. We allow toxins to accumulate upto the tolerance
limit. Even after that by taking medicines we try to suppress it
rather than eradicate.
2. Dr. Swaminathan was a very strict naturopath. He was
confident that if he was to drink a glass full of all types of bacteria
nothing will go wrong with his body. How many Doctors can claim
this? Immunity is affected by lifestyle. Western children have
much lower level of immunity than Indian children, who live in
more unhygienic conditions. Too clean homes are not good for
children. US children now are developing allergy to simple things
like groundnut. Instances of death by eating groundnut have also
been reported.
3. Body's capacity to rejuvenate - Human BODY has immense
capacity to rejuvenate, provided we help it and at least do not
interfere. It is a masterpiece feat of Almighty and is impossible to
match.
4. Toxins = waste from food + dead cells ++. Some food waste is
more difficult to eliminate. Some practices/processes help waste
elimination. We clean our house daily and some intense cleaning
periodically. Are we careful regarding internal body cleaning? Do
we do some intense cleaning of our internal body at all?
(2)
5. External vs internal hygiene - Few people brush teeth at the
back. Even fewer are aware of the internal cleanliness status of
their body. Emphasis is on cleanliness of the visual parts. We need
to learn how to improve internal hygiene . Mothers need to
inculcate proper habits for good internal hygiene from
childhood.
6. Obesity is a sign of ill health. Today people want to remain slim
for looks. Classic joke "There is no such thing as an obese
centenarian."
7. Body systems are very strong when young , as such one
tends to develop wrong habits which one cannot cope with at a
-later age. Stop bad practices before they tend to become a habit.
One gentleman weighed himself daily in say 10gm units. He will
endeavour to eliminate any extra gram next day before it became
permanent part of the body.
B. Toxins elimination
1. Accumulation of TOXINS is like Slow poisoning realisation comes too late. If we put a frog.in a bucket of hot water,
the frog will try to jump out. If the frog is put in a bucket of water at
room temperature, and heat is applied gradually, it stays there till
it is too late. Unfortunately our knowledge regarding warning
signs is poor, hence we do not pay heed to such signs. Fever or any
other need to take medicine is already late. Even then we suppress
the sign and ignore the cause. We seem to have got habituated to
live with unhygienic conditions in our internal body.
(3)
2. Gaseous toxins removed through breathing - Lung volume
for an average person is 5 litres, but most people inhale 1 lit +/-. As
a result quality of air in the lungs is dirty. We clean our external
body daily, house daily but make no efforts to clean our lungs.
Pranayam helps cleaning of lungs. In Pranayam emphasis is on
exhaling to get rid of accumulated toxins. There are 108 types of
Pranayams. Some are meditational e.g. Anapan, Sukh Pranayam,
Nadi Shodh, Anulom-Vilom etc. Kapal Bhati, Bhastrika emphasise
on exhaling. Standard practice during pranayam is that time to
exhale is twice the time to inhale. Laughing also helps cleaning of
lungs. CORRECT WAY TO BREATHE IS TO LET STOMACH
ALSO BLOAT DURING INHALING LIKE A NEW BORN CHILD
DOES. I am told that Baba Ramdev was paralysed and regained
normal body functions with the help of Pranayam and Yoga. I also
understand that anyone practising Transcendental
Meditation pays reduced premium on medical insurance in
USA.
3. Liquid toxins removed through urination & sweat. We
should drink 2-3 litres of water daily. Any liquid intake is not same
as water intake. Airconditioning prevents toxins elimination
through sweat - a contradiction for disease- free life style.
4. Solid waste removed through stool. Have we ever
experienced absolute clean intestines? Can we interpret inside
happening by looking at our stool? Our knowledge regarding this is
(4)
Very deficient. Ideal is lmotion for 1 meal. Effortless, smooth and
quick elimination are some signs of clean intestine. Look at tongue.
If intestine is clean, no deposits on tongue - not necessary to clean
tongue. Do we know what to do, if any problem with stool passing
other than laxatives? Now-a-days there is a machine which washes
the colon known as 'Colon Irrigation or Hydrotherapy'. There are
yogic kriyas given below.
Case story - One patient was very sick - unable to stand/walk.
Doctors were not sure if he will survive through the night. Heavy
Enema eliminated the accumulated toxins. He passed comfortable
night and was ready to run next morning even before eating any
food.
5. Fasting helps detoxification - Fasting for health is not like
modern days fasting by ladies for religious rituals. For
detoxification one has to live for a few days on liquid food or only
water. One naturopath lived for 23 days on water alone with full
rest. At the end of the period higher energy than before fasting. An
alternative can be to have 4 days cycle - 1st day only liquid, 2nd
day fast, 3rd day liquid & 4th day solids. Cycle may be repeated.
Naturally solid food has to be light food. Child's concept of light
food is a piece of cake and that of balanced food a piece of cake in
both the hands.
(5)
7. Yogic Kriyas a. Jalneti b. Sutra/Rubberneti c. Kunjal d.
Vastra dhouti e. Laghu Shankh Prakshalan - drink warm salt water
say 2 glasses and perform some Asans/excercises. Repeat the
process 3-4 times. Most of the water gets diverted to intestines
and washes the colon. Almost clear water comes in the end. Rishis
did Maha Shankh Prakshalan before tapas. With total clean
system, no food, few breaths, metabolism came to stand still.
Ageing process stopped. To learn more about toxins elmination
through yogic kriyas/yoga and nature cure - visit a good Nature
Centre. Naturopathy is serious about teaching you how to remain
disease-free and not treat you like a customer to be pleased. In
commerce of health they hardly tell you to be disciplined.
Disciplined life style only will help develop immunity. Please
remember that a Naturopath Doctor also gets a degree from the
institute. Their courses on anatomy etc. are as detailed as for
Allopaths. Treatment system taught is obviously different. There is
also degree for Yoga. One young girl practised Yoga during
pregnancy under the guidance of an expert. As she narrated to
me, her delivery was very smooth and almost painless.
8. Case histories:
a. One man from Dubai came regularly for say 15 days to a nature
centre for detoxification. During his normal living, he indulged in
everything not allowed by Naturopathy e.g. meat, smoking and
alcohol. His approach was to overhaul the system like any
machine, use it for one year and come back for overhaul every
year. During the period of stay, he followed all the disciplines of the
Centre and resorted to normal practices as soon as he stepped
out.
(6)
b. One Mr. I of Kolkata goes regularly for detoxification. He takes
some medicines regularly for old illnesses. Whenever Doctors
want to increase medicines or dose, he goes for detoxification
instead of more medicines.
Learn to use the power of DETOXIFICATION in your life...
and you 'll start to regain the health and energy that is
your birthright.
C. Food
1. Hunger - Do we eat when we really feel hungry or by watch.
One senior industrialist asked me when I was about 12 years old
whether I ever felt hungry. Looking to his seniority, I was taken
aback by such a question. I did not want to be impolite by not
responding. I mentioned that I felt hungry as everybody else. HE
EXPLAINED THAT THIS WAS NOT HUNGER. HUNGER IS WHEN
YOUR MOUTH STARTS TO WATER BY LOOKING AT THE MOST
TASTELESS FOOD. All ladies know, the remarks of family when
food is not upto individual's taste. All because WE EAT EVEN
WHEN NOT HUNGRY. Has anyone ever complained regarding
nutrition? I can say I have never felt such hunger. Please analyse
for yourself whether you eat when you are hungry or by watch.
2. Taste vs nutrition - Nutritious food must be pleasant but may
not always be tasty e.g. Neem, Karela etc. When someone tries
cheese, coca cola, he does not find it tasty. This applies even more
to alcohol and smoking. But people adapt to taste of these things.
We must adapt to the taste of healthy food. Ladies should see to
this particularly for children.
(7)
One person went to a Swami ji and complained about his health
and inability to take food. Swami ji requested to list out all the
foods he liked and all the foods he did not like. After seeing the list,
Swamiji said he should eat all the foods that he did not like and not
eat all the foods that he liked. If this is how we adapt to taste, we
can not have disease-free life.
3. Chewing is very important for proper absorption by the body.
Chewing makes the bite finer and salivates it. Mother's concept is
that the more the child eats, the better for him. In her pursuit for
this, she does not teach the child to chew. Mothers prepare next
bite and bring it to the mouth as soon as previous one is in the
mouth. As a result child learns to gulp. We have been taught to
chew every bite 32 times. My perception is that the extent of
chewing depends on the food e.g. boiled rice cannot be chewed
even 32 times. Whereas certain hard/fibrous foods e.g. carrots or
even sprouts can be chewed upto 200 times. Taste is also a reason
for us to gulp. When food stays in the mouth for longer period,
taste gets diluted. Hence, tendency to gulp and get the new bite
for better taste.
4. Impact of Cooking/ Heating
a. Roasted or boiled seed does not germinate . There is no
change in chemistry of food by boiling/roasting.
(8)
b. We all consider CHHENNA to be healthy. It is considered light
and full of nourishment. MAWA is considered to be heavy that is
difficult to digest and not so healthy. We all know that both are milk
solids. For making CHHENNA water is separated through chemical
means whereas for MAWA water is removed through evaporation.
Water leftover after recovering CHHENNA is considered to be very
healthy-as it has water soluble vitamins and minerals. As MAWA is
prepared by water evaporation, these vitamins and minerals are
supposed to be present in it. Chemically protein, carbohydrate and
fat content of CHHENNA and MAWA are identical.
c. How long can you keep cooked food? May be for a few hours
without freezing.
d. How long will raw fruits & vegetables last? May be few days.
e. What happens to sprouts everyday after germination. They are
growing daily.
Conclusion
Roasting/boiling deprives the seed of life giving capacity. Heat has
made MAWA unhealthy although its chemical nutrition is the same
as CHHENA. It is obvious that although chemical nutrition may be
similar, but there is difference depending on the source and how it
is prepared. In my perception, cooked food is like dead body. It
starts decaying soon after being prepared.
(9)
Fruits, vegetables and sprouts are live foods. For proper
nourishment to sluggish or dead organs we need nutrition from
living food and not dead food. On this basis, meat is even worse
than the cooked vegetarian food as decay starts immediately after
slaughter. So it becomes like 24 hours old cooked food or dead
body after 24 hrs. Today American Institute of Cancer Research is
recommending more and more use of fruits, vegetables, salads
and limit meat taking to the minimum. It is my belief that in years.
to come they will recommend no meat at all. Possibly, if they do it
today, its acceptability in the society will be difficult. USA is very
conscious when marketing a new product or idea regarding its
acceptability with the customer.
It is an established fact that all the cells of the body are replaced in
say 12-18 months. Why do diseased cells get replaced by
diseased cells and not healthy cells? No doctor has given me a
satisfactory answer to this. May be for this we need living food and
not dead food
Case stories:
a. A lady had 3rd stage uterus cancer. Doctors wanted her to
undergo standard treatment of radiation, chemotherapy etc. She
refused any such advice and changed to 100% raw food. After 1
year Doctors confirmed NO DETERIORATION!! It will require lot of
guts on part of Doctors to confirm improvement merely by taking
raw food.
(10)
b. One diabetic patient's wound was not healing after surgery,
although sugar was kept under control with the help of medicines.
A naturopath approached the family and suggested that his
prescription be tried. When enough time was lost without
sufficient progress, everybody agreed to try his prescription. His
prescription was to have only raw food with even reasonable
quantities of fruits such as banana, mangoes etc usually not
allowed to diabetics. Sugar remained under control without
medicine and the wound was healed. Sugar was under control in
both the cases though by different means but healing rate
improved considerably when the patient was only on raw food.
Recently there was an article'Raw food slows down ageing'.
5. Acidic and alkaline foods - Cereals & dais are acidic foods,
while fruits & veg are alkaline. In net food must be alkaline,
therefore more fruits & veg. Some say max 20% Cereal+Dal,
others accept upto 33%. It is a challenge for the ladies in the
house how to give such a high proportion of fruits, vegetables to
the family. You may mix veg in Khichri and even flour before
making roti. Please remember fruits clean the body and
vegetables build the body. Potato is a vegetable but not
considered to be 100% vegetable, but is very healthy. It is a
misconcept that Potato is fattening.. It has % water and is too
porous, hence can absorb a lot of fat without showing. It should
always betaken with the skin. Fruits are predigested food, hence
(11)
should be eaten separately from main meal or 30 to 45 minutes
before meal. Although vegetables are not predigested, but it is
also recommended to take salads, etc. before the meal, as time
required to digest is much lower. Nutrient density i.e. special
nutrients/cal of intake is maximum in fruits &vegetables.
6. Milk - Most Naturopaths believe that nature has made milk only
for the baby of the same species. However, everyone is unanimous
that if external milk has to be taken, source has to be cow. Best is
to have Dharoshna milk i.e, milk as it comes out without much
delay. In any case, boiled milk is not recommended. It is better to
have curd instead of milk. Alternative suggested is Soya milk.
7. Fat, salt and sugar
Fat - A perception has boen developed to avoid fat for healthy
diet. Fats are absolutely necessary and must form part of diet.
Vitamin A & D are fat soluble. In absence of fat, body may become
deficient in Vitamin A & D. Fat is very rich in calories hence its
intake must be limited particularly for those who are not involved
in physical labour. Fried food in any case is bad because of heat
exposure. Frying temperature is much higher than normal cooking
temperature. All ladies know that after some time, batch of frying
medium needs to be changed otherwise the food may become
poisonous. Obviously sustained high temperature changes the
character of fat making it almost a poison.
(12)
White Sugar - taken only for taste. It has only calories. Due to
lack of other nutrients, its nutrient density is nil. God has made
Vitamin B composite with all sugar containing fruits. Vitamin B is
required for digestion. In absence of Vitamin B, it takes Vitamin B
From other parts and deprives the body of Vitamin B. It is also said
to be Calcium thief. It deprives the body of Calcium. Net value of
white sugar is negative. Sweetners like jaggery and honey are
nutritious.
Common Salt: Rarely required for nutrition. Exceptional cases
where salt may be required to replenish for people who sweat too
much like working in hot conditions etc. Other than that its
nutritional value is practically zero. Sodium deficiency is a very rare
phenomenon. We all know that it tends to increase blood pressure
and creates many other complications. As such it should be taken
in very limited quantity for taste only. Recent UK study showed
high level of sickness among children. Their conclusion was that
readymade foods contain excessive salt and sugar. Soon they
intend to legislate restricting the amount of salt and sugar added
to readymade foods. Choice will therefore be up to the individual
to supplement salt & sugar as per his taste/wish. It will in any case
not develop taste among children towards highly salty or sweet
foods.
8. Sprouts - Sprouts can be prepared from' different cereals and
pulses. Most commonly used are Chana, Moong and Moth.
(13)
However Wheat, Groundnut and Methi can also be sprouted.
Methi sprout is a very good detoxifier and also helps control
Cholesterol. Best is to have all varieties of sprouts. Generally,
people tend to take sprouts with salt and lemon. There is nothing
against lemon, but salt is not a desirable additive.
9. Micronutrients - We all know about major nutrient like
carbohydrate, protein, fat etc. Ultimate difference in food value is
because of micro nutrients. All cars have wheels, engine, steering,
brake, etc. but not all cars are same. It is the minor additions
which make all the difference between a good, better and best car.
Micronutrients are like that. Lot of Micronutrients are still
unknown. Hence, using maximum variety of foods is desirable.
American Institute of Cancer Research emphasises that food plate
should have all colours like rainbow. Green colour is due to
Chlorophyll. Molecular structure of chlorophyll is identical to
Haemoglobin except for Iron in the core. As such, it is the easiest
raw material to produce haemoglobin. This is the main reason why
emphasis on green vegetables. There are lot of micro-nutrients in
Wheat Grass, Barley grass and even common grass. Haldi, Tulsi,
Clove, Ginger & Lemon are natural antibiotics. We all know that
mercury is a poison and cannot be consumed by the body. Tulsi is
the only source of digestible mercury. This gives it the antibiotic
property. Neem'and Amla are very good blood purifiers. Karela is
also rich in micronutrients and good for diabetics. There are lot of
antioxidants in fruits and vegetables.
(14)
10. Genetically Modified food - There is a lot of talk about GM
Food based diet. I understand GM food cannot generate own
seed. What may be its impact over time on regeneration capacity
of the people who use this regularly, needs to be understood.
11. Chocolates, Icecream, Chips - A post mortem study of
children 10-15 yrs of age, who died prematurely was carried out in
US. Blockage of artery was noticed in many cases. On checking the
food habits of the children where blockage had started it showed
common eating habits of potato chips, chocolate & Icecream.
Today US schools are banning carbonated drinks. If we reward a
child with junk food e.g. chocolate, the child will never understand
that chocolate is bad for him.
12. Chilled water / Icecream
Digestion is a chemical process.
All chemical reactions slow down at lower temp. Impact of chilled
food or water in whatever form is to slowdown the digestion
process.
13. Quantity of food vs energy - Energy in the body depends
on various factors. Quantity of food is definitely a factor but a less
important factor. Among the type of audience here, lack of
quantity of food cannot be a reason for lack of energy or nutrition.
I strongly feel that after certain age one should reduce their food
intake considerably. As per Ayurveda, one who survives 'on one
meal a day is a Yogi; one who consumes two meals a day is a Bhogi
and one who consumes more than two meals a day is a Rogi.
(15)
14. Blood Pressure - As a general belief that BP increases with
age. When the arteries/ pipelines are clean, heart can pump
adequate quantity of blood with relatively low pressure. As the
Arteries get clogged, blood pressure tends to rise as any
engineering student will know. This strains the heart. On the one
hand our heart also has aged and has to work under higher
pressure. Nothing can be worse than this for the heart. Constant
care is required to prevent clogging of arteries.
15. "How to murderyour Husband"
There was a joke many years ago in Reader's Digest with the
above title. It merely said feed your husband with very rich food
and when he wants to go for exercise do not let him go on one plea
or another, thereby showing how much you love him. Nobody will
ever blame you for his premature death. Lot of us may be doing
this ignorantly.
16. C. Organic food
When eating food of all kinds today we are forced to take in a lot of
poisonous chemicals with it. As we all know the amount of
fertilizers we use necessitate use of pesticides. These remain with
the grains, fruits and vegetables that we take, Please do not be
under the impression that by cooking, these harmful chemicals
can be got rid of. Whenever and wahtever possible please take
organic food, which are not exposed to any harmful chemicals.
(16)
"The wise man should consider that health is the greatest of
Human blessings. Let food be your medicine."
"To eat is necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art."
In Italy, school lunches are organic-by law !
In Germany, infant foods are virtually 100% organic.
D. Life style
1. US Cancer statistics - One in four persons in US suffers from
Cancer. This is totally due to their life style. This is also the reason
why so much anti smoking consciousness has developed there.
Besides tobacco, their beef eating is also possibly responsible for
high incidence of cancer. I have not seen any country where steak
is taken even for breakfast.
2. indulge with responsibility - A School in Delhi, unlike most
schools gives a lot of liberty to parents for letting their ward to be
absent from school. They believe a child's education is incomplete
without good family bonding. The Principal explains that if child's
uncle/aunt have come with their kids and family is in a mood to go
for a picnic, just go. As responsible parents how frequently this
should be done is for the parents to decide. This is an absolute
exception to what most schools allow. Similarly, as responsible
individuals we have to decide regarding our indulgence. If we
evaluate a doctor based on how much he allows us to indulge or a
hospital based on its flooring we need to evaluate ourselves if we
know enough to indulge.
(17)
3. Eating out - Eating out is so common these days. Eating out is
always prone with poor nourishment and bad hygiene. Even if the
establishment boils all the forks, spoons, etc. most bacteria may
be destroyed but not most viruses. All establishments for eating
out get business based on taste and-not on nutrition. Naturally
their emphasis is on taste ALONE. If our frequency of eating out is
high, our nourishment goes down and risk of viral exposure goes
up. One is not even sure of their cooking medium and how long it
has been used before changing.
4. General
a. Sitting posture vs blood flow - In the olden days we used to
work by sitting on the floor in a cross legged position. These days
everybody from childhood sits on a chair. Just visualise the blood
flow in the body in the two postures. All our active organs are
above the abdomen. While sitting on the chair, lot of blood flows to
the feet unnecessarily. To that extent, all active organs above
abdomen right upto the brain receive reduced quantity of blood.
Naturopaths recommend sitting in Vajrasana after meal to allow
more blood and energy to organs involved in the process.
b. Stomach pumping. and Nyoli Kriya are 2 activities which
massage all active organs in the abdomen area.
(18)
c. Stay healthy without excercise - if we walk instead of using
a car, go up the stairs instead of using the lifts, wipe the floors,
stretch to access goods on the higher shelves, etc. we do not need
to exercise specifically.
d. Standard of life vs standard of living - Now-a-days there is
greater emphasis on standard of living i.e. indulgence, instead of
standard of life.
5. Excercise - Syt GD Birla used to walk 25km daily. Instead of
going on a horseback, he walked upto Kedarnath at age of 85yrs+.
If he could find time, it is difficult to accept that we miss exercise
due to lack of time.
E. Pollution & Environment
1. My fatherSytJai Dayal Dalmia told me in'70s
a. drinking water will be sold in bottles.
b. Air/O2 will follow
c. Bio-degradability of certain materials in everyday use.
Please evaluate the impact of drinking water industry. How much
pollution is created in transportation of so much water all over
India. Disposing of the plastic bottles is a nuisance due to its non
bio-degradability. Term biodegradability is somewhat understood
now but in'70s it was an almost unknown term.
All these also contribute directly or indirectly in one form or the
other to ill health.
(19)
There was a news article in Times of India dated 7 Oct. 07.
London : The world moved into "ecological overdraft" on
Saturday i.e. 6 Oct, the point at which human
consumption exceeds the ability of the earth to sustain it
in any year and goes into the red , the New Economics
Foundation think-tank said.
Ecological Debt Day this year is three days earlier than in
2006 which itself was three days earlier than in 2005. NEF
said the date had moved steadily backwards every year
since humanity began living beyond its environmental
means in the 1980s.
At this rate, Oxygen in the air will go on diminishing and will be
substituted by Carbon Dioxide. On the one hand the forests are
getting depleted due to limited consciousness regarding use of
wood and paper. If it continues at this rate, my father's
imagination that one day everybody carry air/oxygen cylinder for
breathing will come true.
F. Medicine= Health?
If medicine is to help us live disease-free, how do Pharmaceutical
companies forecast growth? It is only because if we take one
medicine today, we will need MORE medicine tomorrow. Recent
article 'in Reader's Digest regarding research for medicines to
prevent/correct obesity. You may continue to indulge and take pills
daily for lifelong, pill will ensure that you don't become obese. if
you stop you will gain back the lost weight. General approach
today is that you indulge we are there to look after. In any case not
enough emphasis for disease free body.
(20)
This is how pharma companies hope to make their fortune.
When someone suggested to Dr . SR Jindal in one of the open
sessions at Jindal Institute , Bangalore, to open more such
institutes all over India , and if there - be constraint of funds,
these may be operated on commerical basis. His response was
that any institute which runs on commercial basis has to please
the customer. Such institutes cannot impose discipline, which
is a must for disease- free life. Now there is a Centre started in
US to counsel on Life Style. Counselling Doctor's problems a.
takes longer than prescribing medicine b. insurance does not
pay for it.
G.ImpactonGDP
1. Many people believe that if we do not indulge, our economy
will suffer. I believe, there is a good GDP and bad GDP, like
productive employment and unproductive employment. GDP
will fall ifa. Cancer is wiped out of USA
b. People stop smoking
2. Calamities like Earth Quake, Floods increase GDP, without
increasing nation's wealth. Unfortunately nations do not keep
record of Gross Domestic Wealth, like balance Sheet of a
company. Even Wealth does not include education level, health
level in the society. Bhutan carries out a survey regarding
'Happiness Index' of their people.
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H. Impact of change
1. Deterioration is like slow poisoning. Unless one is conscious it
may not attract attention. Improvement is even slower, just as
going uphill is slower than going downhill. Improvement is like
adding 1 drop of colour in a bucket of water daily, nothing visible
till a long time, so do not get disheartened if improvement takes
time to be seen.
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FOR DAILY USE
A. Continuous Care - respond to body signals.
B. Internal Hygiene :
1. BREATHING - Let stomach bloat while breathing.
10 minutes Pranayam - emphasis on exhaling.
2. WATER - Drink 2-3 ltrs. of water, other than liquids. Allow
sweating.
3. SMOOTH STOOL :
a. Drink 1 ltr. of water first thing in the morning in one go.
b. High fibre diet, no refined grains. c. Periodic fasting.
d. Periodic cleaning of the colon through Laghu Shankh
Prakshalan.
4. Detoxify once a year at Nature Centre for 7-10 days.
C. Food :
1. Eat only when hungry and not by clock.
2. Eat full grains and not polished grains.
3. Emphasis on nutrition when selecting the menu. All vegetables/fruits to be part of menu as per season.
4. Increase proportion of fruits and vegetables upto 80% of
food intake. Take as much in the raw form as possible.
5. All natural foods as per season to be able to cover full
cross section of micronutrients. Include all colours.
6. Take curd/yoghurt instead of boiled milk.
7. Eliminate/reduce intake of a. Fried food; b. sweets, may substitute sugar by honey
and jaggery; c. Salt; d. Chilled water and chilled food,
e.g. Ice cream.
(P.T.O.)
8. Add:
a. Sprouts to daily menu - include varieties of sprouts e.g.
wheat, groundnut, methidana; b. Tulsi on a daily basis;
c. Ginger, lemon and turmeric regularly in raw form, if
possible; d. Karela and neem as per season; e. Wheat
Grass, Barley grass, Aloe vera;
9. Chew as much as possible.
10. Practise Jalneti when nose is blocked.
D. Children
1. Teach a. Nutrition vs taste; b. Internal hygiene; c. Eat maximum variety as per season; d. Chew, not to gulp;
e. Correct food habits as given above including chewing.
2. Reward :
a. No indulgence e.g. chocolate, Ice cream etc.
3. Practise :
a. Salt gargle/mouth rinsing at night before going to
bed; b. Jalneti when nose blocked, Laghu Shankh
Prakshalan after 8 years of age.
4. Develop immunity - do not over-protect them.
E. General Life style :
1. Sit cross-legged as far as possible.
2. Sit with the back straight as a habit.
3. Whenever ill, give up food first. Remember medicines do
not cure but only suppress the disease. Remember that
Doctors are illness experts and not wellness experts.
4. Do not wear high heels.
Caution :
Adequate medical advice may be obtained by persons having cardiac
problems, hypertension related problems or who have undergone
surgery, etc. before practicing the above.