Secrets of Staying Healthy

Karmaj Roga

The suffering caused by the miss deeds done in the past, or in the past life is Karmaj Roga . This kind of sickness affects all. Even the most pious like Mahaveer Jain, Ramakrishna Param Hansa and Raman Maharishi succumbed to it. The ailments due to our past bad karma, actions, can not only be avoided but can also be countered and cured by prayer, japa, silence repetition of Guru mantra, tapaha, penance, daanah, charity, giving alms, vrata-upvaas, fasting and by engaging in shubha karma, auspicious deeds and meritorious actions.

Doshaj Roga

The ailment caused due to unsuitable diet and environment, which upsets the body, related physical factors, or due to vitiation of the doshtraya, the three body humours Vata (=Wind), Pitta (=Bile) and Kaph (=Phlegm). These should be treated clinically using diet, medication, and other related therapies of Ayurveda.

Ubhyaj Roga

The problems that are rooted in both the past karmas and the physical body factors. These should be treated using prayer, diet modification and medication. The body and mind both need to be kept healthy.

Water Therapy (Paani Prayog):

 

Drink 1.25 liters of water (4 glasses), which has been kept overnight, early morning before sunrise and before brushing the teeth. Do not eat & drink for 45 min. of course you wash & brush, after drinking. Do not exercise for 30 min. While following this treatment one can drink water only 2 hrs after meals. Even a healthy person can do this therapy to prevent illness in future. Beginners can start with 2 glasses of water & then increase it to 4 glasses. Disease Cured: Diabetes, Blood Pressure, Pain in the Joints, Heart Problems & fainting, meningitis, urine problem, uterus cancer, piles, stomach problems, bile, cytica, cough, old age problems like wrinkles, pimples, paralysis, bronchitis, asthma, leucorrhoea, acidity, swelling, fever, headache, anemia, obesity, tuberculosis, liver ailments, irregularity in menstrual cycle, gas problems, constipation & so on.

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If people start ignoring the lure of fluids like beer and soft drinks, and stick to drinking fresh, pure water instead, one shall soon observe a marked decrease in the number of patients all over the world. Naturopathy has studied the therapeutic qualities of water under two distinct parts :

(1) Internal Application

(2) External Application.

If you desire the benefits of this therapy, you must, as a prerequisite, get rid of a so-called `modern habit'-- namely ``Bed tea'' or the habit of consuming tea, the moment one wakes up, even without brushing teeth or moving out of bed. Never forget, you can start on Water Therapy only after you clean your mouth thoroughly.

In olden days, tradition urged people to consume about 1 liter of water, kept in a copper vessel overnight, after they woke in the morning and brushed their teeth. The water, reacting chemically with the copper of its container, reached the benefits of the same deep into the being of its drinker. A small amount of copper intake, daily, is very conducive to our well-being, health-wise.

1. The Internal Use of Water Therapy: To initiate Water Therapy, drink 1.25 liters of pure, fresh water on an empty stomach each morning, after having starved for 8-10 hours the previous night-long. Please do not drink any less than 1.25 liters of water in the morning. Try consuming the entire quantity of water within 5 to 10 minutes. However, if in the initial stages of your therapy, you find drinking so much water rather difficult, you might start by drinking a quantity smaller than the prescribed 1.25 liters, and with time, graduate to drinking more and more water, till you reach the 1.25 liter mark. It is easy to determine this quantity : An average soft-drink bottle holds 250 ml. of liquid. 1 liter = 1000 ml. Gauging thus, 5 soft-drink-bottles-full will give you your daily 1.25 liters of fresh, pure water. This, you are to consume within 5 to 10 minutes. Make sure to give yourself ½ an hour of complete rest, after drinking the water. Exercises, moving bowels or bath can be taken care of, only after this rest-period. Make sure you don't eat or drink anything within 1½ to 2 hours of drinking water in the morning.

Benefits:

Which are the ailments that can be cured or controlled by this form of Water Therapy? They are : Asthma, cough and other respiratory diseases, cold and sinus, acidity, constipation, dysentery, indigestion, infections of the intestines, piles, blood-pressure, angina (pain in the heart/chest), uneasiness etc. The above mentioned experiment, if carried out with lukewarm water instead of cold water, can prove to be more beneficial for people suffering from 'Vat'-related diseases. The juice of a whole lemon, if consumed with lukewarm water, with 1½ to 2 spoonfuls of dry ginger powder added to it, can help a lot in such cases.

In case of 'Pitta'-related diseases, mix 1½ spoonfuls 'Trikatu' (dry ginger, black pepper and piper longum) in 1.25 liters of plain pure water and add ½ spoonful of 'Trifla' (Almond, Balearic myrobalans and Myrobalans) powder to that, and use this mixture for water therapy. If one requires relief from Cough (mucus) related diseases, one should carry out this experiment, with lukewarm water. In 1.25 liters of lukewarm water, add : 1½ spoonfuls of ghee made from cow-milk, 1 or 1½ spoonfuls of salt and 2 spoonfuls of honey. Some people drink coconut-water on an empty stomach every morning, which is a good habit indeed. There is no water as pure as coconut-water, which is rich in potassium and other mineral nutrients. If you have the habit of drinking coconut-water every morning, keep in mind the quantity of coconut-water you consume. If you consume 100 ml. of coconut water every morning, and are into Water Therapy as well, subtract 100 ml from the stipulated 1.25 liters of water (for Water Therapy) and balance the remaining quantity with pure water, for Therapy. The same instruction applies for the juice of wheat leaves and lemon-water. Subtract the quantity of wheat leaves' juice that you drink every morning, from the stipulated quantity of 1.25 liter water for Therapy. Likewise, subtract the quantity of lemon-juice that you consume, from the mandatory 1.25 liters of water you are to drink, and drink pure water accordingly, to make your daily, morning fluid-intake add to 1.25 liters

How does this form of Water Therapy act within the body?

(1) When 1.25 liters of water is drunk in a span of 5-10 minutes, after a night of fasting that lasts for no less than 8-10 hours, the pressure of water that grips the intestines, activates them a lot more than usual.

(2) Due to the sudden water-pressure, the bits and particles of food that adhere to the walls of the intestines, along with gases and other undigested materials, disengage themselves from the intestinal walls, dissolve into the inflowing water and leave the body along with the same. This in turn, gives the intestinal cells a new lease of life.

(3) The intestines are not the only parts of the body to benefit from this Water Therapy. The cells of the entire being get revitalized. When, after 8-10 hours of fasting, water is drunk, the insides of the body soak it up thirstily and as a result, every single cell of the body gets affected by the water-intake. The free radicals and toxic elements adhering to the cells, are literally pressurized into removing themselves from the cells, and then the body's in-built cleansing system gets rid of these unwanted elements very easily, afterwards. This sort of cleansing is good, in cases of cancer and 'metabolic' diseases. Water is directly related to the kidneys and that is why Water Therapy does away with impediments within and ailments of the urinary track very fast. Water Therapy not only destroys the bacteria of the urinary track but there is also a chance of ridding the body of 'Pathri' (Stone) with the same therapy.

Caution:

• The first 3-7 days of Water Therapy could trouble the patient somewhat. He might suffer headaches and body-aches, as well as feel his head swimming. Sweating, nausea and loose-motions could also form parts of the 'symptoms'. If not all these, he might definitely experience a certain sort of uneasiness. The thing to keep in mind is that these are not harmful 'after-effects' of Water Therapy. These symptoms merely serve to testify that the body is getting rid of all the toxic elements trapped within its cells. Since these are not signs of harmful after-effects of Water Therapy, the therapy ought to be continued despite them. If necessary, the quantity of water drunk every morning could be decreased to a bearable extent. After a couple of weeks, when these disturbing 'symptoms' subside or die their natural death, the water intake can be increased to its stipulated level.
  
• Though this sort of Water Therapy is good for kidney and heart-patients, they are however advised to try it out only after procuring their physicians' permission and relevant guidance.
  
  

2. The External Use of Water Therapy:

This therapy has been divided into two major parts :
(1) Enema
(2) Bathing.

We will give you some never-heard-before information on the subject of bathing but first, let us discuss Enema: It is quite a tradition to use soap-water for the purpose of Enema, but we would not advice that. 'Herbal Enema' is far better. Castor oil, wheat leaves juice and lemon juice mixed in lukewarm water and used for Enema make the intestines clean and strong within no time. During 'Herbal Enema' the so-called 'chemical reaction' that takes place between the intestines and herbs, has no chemicals involved in it and as such, has no side effect, either. One should avoid Enema in the following cases: 

(a) If there is a serious blockage in the intestines.
(b) If one is suffering from high fever.
(c) If there exists an ulcer or hole in the stomach or intestines.

NNow to discuss Bathing, which is an integral part of Water Therapy. There are various ways of Bathing, amongst which you might be aware of Steam Bath and 'Kati' (Bath below the waist length) Bath. Steam-bathing facilities are only available in big cities, so let us suffice it to say that in this form of bath, even the tiniest pores of the skin open up in such a way as to allow a thorough cleansing of the skin, making it glow. The name 'Kati' bath itself suggests that this is the art of bathing the waist. It helps eradicate problems like irregular periods, piles, pain along the waist, diabetes, and sciatica. The sort of Water Exercises that are gaining popularity in the western countries now-a-days, have their roots in the principles of Kati baths. People are made to exercise, first in cold, then hot and then, in cold water again. For a Kati-Bath, the patient requires a bath-tub first, in which he is expected to remain in a sitting position for about 30 minutes, in lukewarm water-- his waist immersed in the same. You might not be aware of 'Friction Rub Bath'. Ancient Indian Granths have advised one to massage / rub the head, neck, hands and feet after a bath, with the help of a dry towel. Acupressure points are strewn all over our bodies and as and when these points are pressurized, the bodies develop strength to combat various diseases, internally. During a 'Friction Rub Bath', you press and rub against these special acupressure points and increase your body's immunity power. If you normally finish your simple bathing ritual in 10 minutes, 'Friction Rub Bath' wouldn't take you more than 15 minutes! But only this much can instantly deliver you from: fatigue and body-ache, headache and burning sensations in hands and feet, high blood-pressure and weak functioning of the heart, indigestion and 'Jhunjhuni' (pins and needles?). This sort of bath is especially useful if one suffers from 'Sandhi Vaat' and insomnia. All you have to do in order achieve such benefits is stand beneath the shower and rub your head as you bathe, applying some pressure. Rub your neck from left to right. Rub the areas around and even behind your ears, applying pressure.

Useful Aasan, Pranayam (Breathing Technique) and Mudra

After taking bath early in the morning, one should sit on an aasana (one can use a warm blanket also). If possible, one should sit in the Yogic postures: Padmasana or Sukhasana. Inhale deeply & then exhale slowly 5-10 times. Let your mind feel peaceful & thereafter do the following Mudras using both hands. When necessary, one can do these mudra(s) at other times also. Padmasana

Linga Mudra	Linga Mudra Method: Clasp the fingers of both the hands tightly & then make the inner thumb erect as shown in diagram. Benefits: Increase in warmth of the body, cough & congestion disappears (kaf vanishes).
Shunya Mudra	Shunya Mudra Method: Bend the longest middle finger so that its nail touches the soft part of the thumb. Rest of the 3 fingers should be kept straight. Benefits: Pain in ear vanishes. If there is pus in the ears or one is not able to hear properly, then this mudra should be done for 4-5 minutes.
Prithvi Mudr	Prithvi Mudra Method: Touch the the smallest finger (Kanishthika) with the tip of the thumb. Rest of the 3 fingers should be kept straight. Benefits: Weakness of the body disappears & one feels rejuvenated.
Surya Mudra	Surya Mudra Method: Bend the finger next to the smallest finger (Anamika). Make the thumb touch the part of this finger above the nail. Benefits: Excess fat of the body & laziness gets removed by doing this mudra.
Gnyan Mudra	Gnyan Mudra Method: Touch the index finger with the tip of the thumb. The remaining 3 fingers should remain straight. Benefits: If one is suffering from mental problems like lack of sleep or excess of sleep, weak memory, anger etc., then this mudra is very helpful. This mudra enables one concentrate while doing meditation & prayers. One should practise this mudra for 30 minutes every day.
Varuna Mudra	Varuna Mudra Method: Bend the middle (longest) finger so that it touches the tip of the thumb. Let the remaining 3 fingers be straight. Benefits: The diseases happening due to the deficiency of jal tatva (water content) like blood disorders, skin diseases, anaemia etc are cured.
Prana Mudra	Prana Mudra Method: Let the tip of the 2 corner fingers & thumb touch each other. The remaining 2 fingers should be straight. Benefits: This mudra is the center for the energy of the Prana. It helps in keeping the body healthy. This is very helpful for curing eye diseases & reducing the number of eye-glasses (improving the eye-sight).
Vayu Mudra	Vayu Mudra Method: Bend the index finger so that it touches the soft part of the thumb. The remaining 3 fingers should remain straight. Benefits:It is beneficial for joint pain in hands & feet, paralysis, hysteria etc. It is very beneficial to do Prana Mudra along with this mudra.

Cure with different Water Mixtures

The Ayurvedic medicines which have been used in India since ancient times are more safe & beneficial than Allopathic medicines which have too many side effects. These days even the western world is also taking interest in the Ayurvedic cures. Four techniques for preparing special water mixtures have been described which are very useful in curing several diseases:

Dry Ginger Root (Saunth) Water: Boil water with whole piece of dry ginger in a big vessal. Let the water keep boiling until the water is reduced to half its original volume. After this water gets cooled, sieve it with a thick cloth. Please take care that the threads of dry ginger that remain lying in the bottom of vessal do not make way in to the sieved water. Therefore sieve it twice with a thick cloth.
Note: If whole dry ginger root is not available, then you may use an equivalent amount of dry ginger powder instead.
Diseases Cured: Chronic cold & cough, Asthma ('Dama'), Tuber Culosis (T.B.), all breathing problems, short breathes, hiccups, lungs being filled with water, indigestion, loose motion, weak digestion power, stomach worms, Chikna aamdosh, urination in excess, diabetes, low blood pressure, the body becoming cold, headache etc. All diseases happening due to the 'kaf' get cured.
This is an excellent medicine free of any cost. Use this water for drinking the whole day. Keep using it for some days even after the disesase is cured.

Dry Coriander (Dhana) Water: Boil 1 liter of water with 1 to 1&1/2 spoons of dry (old) coriander (Purana Khara Dhania). Sieve it after it becomes cool. Boil it till water is reduced to 750 ml. This water is cold in nature.
Diseases Cured: Diseases occurring due to 'Pitta' & heat are cured. Fever due to "Pitta'/heat, burning sensation of stomach, nausea due to 'Pitta', acidity, (khatte dakar, Pet ke Chhale), burning sensation of eyes, bleeding from the nose, RaktasSrava, loose motion of summers, dry cough of summer, too much thirst & Bawaseer.
For more benefit add mishri to this water. All those who drink too much coffee should regularly use coriander water to de-toxicate the effects of coffee.

Ajwaian (Oregano, Thyme/ Carom seeds) Water: Boil 1 liter of water with 1 teaspoon (8.5 grams approx.) of fresh Ajwain). When its volume is reduced to half, sieve it after the water gets cooled. This water is a very good cure for diseases generated due to 'Vayu' & "Kaf'.
Diseases Cured: Pain in the heart, pain in stomach due to gas, heaviness of stomach (aafra), gas in stomach, hiccups, not feeling hungry & not feeling like eating, weak digestion power, worms in stomach, pain in the back, loose motion due to indigestion, Cholera, cold & cough, excessive urination, diabetes etc.
This water is hot in nature.

Cumin Seeds (Zeera) Water: Boil 1 liter of water with 1 to 1&1/2 spoons of cumin seeds. Boil it till water is reduced to 750 ml. Sieve it after it becomes cool. This water is cold in nature like coriander water. It cures problems occurring due to 'Vayu' & 'Pitta'. It is a blessing for pregnant women & is also very helpful at the time of delivery of child. Those women who undergo natural abortions due to problems of uterus & bleeding, or give birth to dead children or whose children die just after being born, should take the cumin water regularly from the second month to the eighth month of pregnancy.
Diseases Cured: Fevers of malaria that appear with shivering on alternate days, redness of eyes due to heat, heat in the hands & feet, nausea due to 'Vayu' & 'Pitta', loose motion due to heat or 'Pitta', irregular menstrual cycle, Leucorrhoea, swelling & inflammation in uterus, worms, very less urination etc.

Acupressure Reflection Centers for Human Body

Blood circulation in whole of human body is maintained by the pressure at various centers. The technique called Acupressure cures several diseases by applying pressure on the respective pressure point. Not only this much, this technique gives miraculous results when a person is suffering from mental tension, when he/she is very tired & when he/she is having intense pain due to serious disease.

This technique is one of the simplest natural ways to keep diseases away even without taking any medicines. This is the reason that many nations of the world have accepted this way of curing. This method is officially approved in China & therefore it is also known as the "Chinese Method".

The following figure shows the pressure-points in the hand for corresponding organs of human beings.

Pressure Points in the Hand for Different Organs of the Human Body

Control Anger

Lust, greed, attachment, pride and anger are the inner enemies that rob you of the treasure of Self-bliss. Among all, anger is the most dangerous and detrimental to Sadhana. If a thief enters a house, some items (furniture etc.) still remain un-stolen. But if a house catches fire, everything is reduced to ashes. If the fire of anger overtakes our mind, our entire treasures of Japas, Tapas and virtues are destroyed. Therefore, beware of anger. It is all right to act out anger, but be alert not to allow it to possess you.
Techniques: Do not eat hurriedly. Take at least 25 minutes to eat and chew your food properly. If you find it difficult to ward off anger, press your tips of the fingers into your palms making a fist. Eat sattvic food. Stay away from garlic, red chilies, and fried foods.

If you want to be happy and cheerful take a mixture of following contents every morning: 10 g Honey, 1 glass of water, 5 to 10 Indian Basil (Tulsi) leaves and Sant Kripa Churna (From Sant Shri Asaramji Ashram). If the churna or Tulsi are not available, honey alone will do.

Bhramcharya Raksha for Men and Women

• Japa of the mantra   (Om AryaMaaye Namah) 21 times with faith at bedtime keeps prurient dreams at bay.

• Writing one's mother's name on the pillow with the index finger before sleeping is very useful.
• Mix Amla & tumeric powder in equal proportions. This is called 'Brahmacharya Buti' which is manufactured by Ashram also. Taking three gms of this mixture in the morning as well as in the evening for seven days yields miraculous results. Do not consume milk for 2 hrs before or after taking this mixture.

Hope this information has been helpful in enhancing your health

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