Health Tips:
Disclaimer and Warning: These guidelines and tips are not
necessarily given by qualified medical professionals - these are
compilations of experiences of many ordinary people. Self-medication
can be dangerous. We take no responsibility whatever, express or
implied, for the effects of trying out the ideas and suggestions given
here. Consult your doctor.
General Tips: Avoid alopathic medicine wherever possible.
This 'raakSasa-vaidya' is recommended only in extreme situations where
effective treatments are not available in other systems of
medicine. There are far more effective and side-effect-free treatments
for many simple day-to-day health problems. Do not go by what the
alopathic doctor's say - they are largely ignorant. Often they do not
know the exact cause or the effect of the treatment they give. None of
them know what causes diabetes, or migraine, or acidity and gas, or
leucoderma, or diabetes or obesity, or blood pressure or heart
attack. In fact modern scientists do not even understand the term
'cause' clearly. Alopathic doctors treat symptoms. That is why they do
so badly in preventing illness in the first place. Alopathic system is
based on the false premise that microbes cause diseases and we can use
chemicals to kill them and regain health. If microbes cause diseases,
how come only some fall ill and not all who are exposed? Neither
diabetes nor hypertension, neither obesity nor leucoderma, neither
acidity and ulcers nor migraine headache is caused by microbes. The
harmful chemicals that pervade our lives today and the resultant
weakening of the human body is the real cause of diseases. Chemical
drugs do not cure diseases, they cause! To prevent illness and to
regain health when it is lost, you need to strengthen your body. The
human form has evolved gradually over millions of years and has learnt
a lot about fighting microbes. The human body comes with a superb
immune system. However, our bodies are totally helpless and
defenceless against all the deadly chemicals we use in our lives
today. If you are for a perfect health, fight all uses of harmful
chemicals, be it at home or industry or even within health-care. Try
simple home remedies and aayurveedic treatment first. There is a good
chance that you will regain your health without much side effects. And
the problems are unlikely to recur.
- Bacterial Infections of the Skin: Turmeric (Haldi) is an
excellent anti-bacterial agent. Avoid using shaving soaps, creams, and
gels - they contain harmful chemicals. You can get a neat shave
without any of them - all you have to do is to wet the hair for some
time before shaving. After shaving, allow the face to dry and apply a
bit of turmeric powder with hand and wipe it off with a clean cloth
after sometime to avoid coloring of clothes. Avoid using deodorants,
and cosmetics, especially if you have a delicate skin. Turmeric also
cures cracked heals and many other skin disorders. You could it warm
up a bit before applying to reduce moisture content if any.
- Gas, Acidity, Ulcers: Those who never ever eat outside
food never get any problems of acidity and ulcer formation. Eating out
is the real cause of the problem. If you cannot altogether avoid
eating out, reduce it drastically and get very choosy about what you
take and where. Even while cooking at home, use natural materials
directly rather than ready-to-use short-cuts purchased from a
department store. Bananas may be helpful. Avoid taking antacids. They
contain bases that are harmful. Also, acid-base reactions are
generally exothermic - you will only end up generating more heat and
burning. Belladonna is excellent in reducing the excess secretions of
digestive juices. 'Magnine' is a good combination of antacids and
belladonna extract and may therefore be recommended. Take half or one
tablet immediately after food, twice daily. Hurry, Worry and Curry
(that is, spicy food) aggravate the problem, although they do not
cause it in the first place. praaNaayaama, japa, dhyaana and yooga go
a long way in both prevention and therapy.
- High Cholesterol, High Blood Pressure, Palpitations etc:
Take Garlic. If you cannot stand the taste and smell of garlic, you
can take 'garlic pearls' - one or two pearls after dinner just before
going to bed. Brisk walking is recommended. If you do more of physical
work and reduce your table-and-chair office work and all the attendant
mental worries, you can maintain good health and avoid these
problems. These diseases are caused by harmful chemicals in the food
and water we take. The only way to completely eradicate these diseases
is to drastically reduce, if not completely avoid use of chemicals in
every walk of life.
- Migraine Head Ache: Meditation is the best and safest
cure. Calm down your mind. Practice praaNaayaama, japa and
dhyaana. Medicines that can cure the disease permanently and
irreversibly do not exist.
- Leucoderma: (White Patches on Skin) Caused by harmful
chemicals in the water and food we take. Use of artificial materials
such as plastics on the body may aggravate but these are not the
causes. Rusted iron articles, tight-fitting ribbons, bands etc.,
vitamin C and sour substances etc. are all possible promoters but not
causes. There are all kinds of dangerous treatments but the only
proper way to prevent and cure the disease is to reduce the intake of
chemicals. Practically all sources of drinking water have been
poisoned with deadly chemicals - pesticides and insecticides in
particular. The farmer, who used to do the sacred job of producing
food, is today poisoning food and water, thanks to profit motive and
continuous brain-washing by ignorant scientists and policy
makers.
- Back Pain etc.: Avoid sitting on chair, sofa etc. all the
time - squat on the floor. Prefer Indian style toilet for the western
style. Walk, bend, exercise your body as part of your daily
routine.
- Throat Infection/Pain, Cold, Cough etc.: Avoid taking cough
syrups - they contain extremely dangerous chemicals (such as
phenyl-propanl-amine hydrochloride) that can affect your brain and
nervous system and cause haemorrhage of brain, especially in women.
Many times infections start at the throat and spread from there.
Prompt treatment can prevent serious illness, fever etc. Salt water
gargling and turmeric (haldi) mixed with warm milk are some of the
simplest things you can try. 'Trishun' is very effective and just
half a tablet or even a quarter of it based on the severity of
infection, sensitivity of the patient and promptness of treatment, can
cure completely in just one or two doses.