YOGATHERAPY
Drug treatment can give relief for the time being but can't give a permanent cure. Maharishi Patanjali an Indian sage gave Meditation and yogic treatment to the world. It is a self treatment in which expert shows only the path and works no more than as a counsellor to the patient. It gives physical, mental and spiritual health at a time. The actual aim of yoga is to union of our will with the will of God. Yoga is classified as - Yama, Niyam, Asana, Pranayam, Pratyahara, Dharna, Dhyan, Samadhi. It is also a self treatment where diseases, disorder or ailments are the result of- improper food, lack of yoga practice and lack of proper knowledge of things. According to Swami Sivananda Saraswati of Rishikesh explained Yoga as “an integration and harmony among thoughts, feeling and deeds or integration among head, heart and hand.” Yoga process of treatment comprises three steps as:- Proper diet
- Proper yoga practice
- Proper knowledge of art of living.
1. PROPER DIET
It occupies a prominent place in the human body. It is said 'as you eat so you become'. Quality of food affects our physical, mental as well as spiritual level. More and more sattvik diets as sprouts, salads, fruits, juices, dry fruits, should be included in diet. These are the great sources of vitamins, minerals and enzymes. Cooking destroys the nutritional quality of all foods. Sugar and salt should be limited or avoided because raw diet naturally covers all our daily requirement. Higher sugar intake increases our diseases and weight. We should increase protein and fat in our diet. Protein gives-growth, energy, reconstruction and heat to the body. A low sugar diet and high protein and fat will reduce our hunger and food intake. Pulses, vegetable fat, nuts and seeds are good sources of protein. We require carbohydrate as a fuel and energy for body but it's excessive intake reduces metabolic function and creates obesity, heart disease, cholesterol, dental plaque and cavities. White flour, white pasta, white rice should be avoided from our daily diet. Eating salt also raises the amount of sodium in our blood and reduces the ability of kiddney to filtrate. High blood pressure, risk of stroke, heart failure, osteoporosis, headache, insomnia are the only result of too much salt intake. Our essential salt can be fulfilled through fruits and vegetables. Only those labored person whose muscular works are more than ordinary people may consume extra salt because of sweating. Generally fat soluble and water soluble vitamins are found in our diet. We also require calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, magnesium, in large amount and sulphur, chlorine, zinc, manganese, copper iodide fluoride, chromium in small quantity. Our body is unable to produce vitamins and minerals but can produce enzymes. Because every process or function in our body
requires one or more enzyme to work like a catalyst. As we grow ; the process of producing enzyme decreases and it is the main cause of disease.
PRINCIPLES OF EATING:
- The most important balanced diet are to select fresh vegetables, fresh fruits, raw nuts, sprouts, pulses and some bitter and astringent products as ginger, lemon, turmeric etc.
- Should not eat more than 85% of capacity or keep some space so it is easily digested and assimilated.
- The proper method of eating is to chew from teeth , rolled up and then it should be swallowed. Sugar is digested only by saliva and so fat and diabetes will remain far away.
- Eat at least two hours before retiring time. Again a person should eat only four times in a period of twenty four hours. These are breakfast, lunch, refreshment and dinner. Coffee, tea, alcoholic drinks, too much spices should be avoided. Sprouted gram is very powerful and nutritious, full of protein, minerals and vitamins.
- It is recommended that 10 to 12 glasses of water intake is necessary but should not be taken at the time of eating but after an hour or two when the process of assimilation starts.
- Regular sun bath and Fasting at least once a week required. Fruit juice and boiled water should consume liberally.
- Too much cold drinks should be avoided, it reduces the fire and increases the burden of digestive system. It is a well known quote that 'Heat is life and cold is death'.
2. PROPER YOGA PRACTICES
The patient is asked to practice yoga according to disease and bodily conditions. A regular practice of only a few asanas are enough for curing ailment. Pranayama, mudras, bandhas and meditation are also added. Most of the diseases are cured with one or two month practice but some genetic diseases, paralysis, parkinsons, obesity, mental problems takes time. Both healthy and diseased do same asanas but it is advised to do according to its comfort level. Diseased person will regain its strength after a continued practice and now the same asana would be performed like a healthy one.
3. PROPER KNOWLEDGE
Most of the patients are cured by proper diet and yogasana but there are some complicated case whose knowledge towards life, nature and society are very limited so they takes time for proper consultation.
No comments:
Post a Comment