7. Keep your system clean to stay healthy.

Partap S. Chauhan

KEEP YOUR SYSTEM CLEAN TO STAY HEALTHY

By: Dr. Partap S. Chauhan.

Regular cleaning of toxins from the body is most important both for prevention as well as curing the diseases. According to Ayurveda most diseases are caused by waste products, which are are formed as a result of metabolic activities in the body. Although the body has a natural tendency to clean the waste products from the body, our modern life style (tension, anxiety) and foods (frozen, fried, greasy) inhibit this natural process. The following instructions will be helpful in maintaining a proper cleaning of the toxins.

1. Eating rules should be followed to maintain the natural cleaning processes in the body. Sleeping immediately after eating, eating in anxiety, watching television or reading while eating, talking while eating and driking water immediately after meals causes indigestion and constipation. Some other important rules for eating.

a. Eat only when you are hungry.

b. Chew the food nicely.

c. Maintain proper difference between two meals. (at least four hours)

d. Never overeat.

e. Regulate the food timings and eating habits.

A proper cleaning of toxins is possible, naturally, by following these simple eating rules.

2. Taking of laxatives is once in a week is very good to clean the toxins from the system. One should be careful about the quantity of laxatives. The children, old people, injured, sick, pregnent women and those having weak digestion should not take strong laxatives. Triphala powder is a very common laxative prescribed by Ayurvedic doctors.

3. Fasting once in a week or once in two weeks also digests the extra toxins in the body. Fasting should be according to a perosn's constitution. It should not make a person weak. Depending on the strength, one can observe complete fasting

or can eat only fruits, fruit juices, vegetable soups or steamed vegetables.

So start following these instructions from today, and you will feel a lot better with in two weeks. Please feel free to contact for any further assistance.

8. Dhyan caksu glasses

Partap S. Chauhan

>

>I got in India ayurvedic glasses for minimizing the dioptry.

>Their name is DHYAN CAKSU.

>Could you please tell what are this glasses all about. How to use them etc.

>Thank you

>

>y.s Uddharta das

Dear Uddharta das,

Dhyan Chaksu is a special kind of eye exercise device. Here the details:

DHYAN CHAKSU YOGA SYSTEM

Take care of your eyes.

They will take of you.

Eyes is the most valuable sense of our body. In the modern age you cannot avoid so many factors but the pwer of the eye vision can be preserved. Eye becomes weak due to many factors like heredity, imbalanced diet, irregularity in daily routine, intoxication, stress and exsessive consumption of antibiotic medecines.

Human eye functions as a camera. The eye lid corresponds to the shutter, the iris to the diahpragm, lens to the camera lens, and retina to the film. You can't receive the proper image on the retina because the muscles of the eyes are not able to accomodate the eye ball size. Loss of accomodation power can be, to some extent, compensated by spectacles but it is not the permanent cure. Our eye muscles become more weak as the work done by our muscles is done by the artificial lens. Same as by doing physiacal esxercises, we can develop our body muscles, similarly we can develop our eye muscles. Yoga is the science of controlling and concentrating the senses. Whenever we control any sense, it is strenghten. Here we propose a system for retaining normal vision and improving reduced eye sight. It consists of three elements:

1. DHYAN CHAKSU DEVICE

Having the shape of spectacles there is no lens. They are substitute with metalic plates possessing number of holes. Each hole functions like a natural lens. The size, centre distance, angle and number of holes depends on the particulars of the individual As soon as we are wearing DHYAN CHAKSU DEVICE we can read, write and see with our natural power. The device provides natural exercise for the eye muscless, relaxes them, strenghtens them, improves the concentration and accomodation power. It cures defects like squint, shifting and swinging, stimulates the olfactory and poptic nerves. As a result of that we can improve our eyesight and mantain the normal eye vision.

2. AYURVEDIC TABLETS

We give Ayurvedic tablets for forty days. These tablets improve our neurological system, digestion system and cure constipation and gastic trouble which are the main causes for weakening of the eyes.

3. YOGA EXERCISES

The yogic maintining system of the eye is scientific, hygienic and removes ailments caused by carelessness. We prescribe some eye ball exercises which you can do whenever you like. These exercises are to be done for 5 to 10 minutes a day.

9. Does anyone know about quivering signs in the body?

Dina Sharana (Dasa)

On 11 Dec 1997, Mrkanda Dasa wrote:

> Dear Astrologicallyminded devotees,

>

> PAMHO. AGTSP. I was wondering if anyone on this conference knows anything

> about the science of fortelling future auspicious or inauspicious events by

> the quivering motion that sometimes occurs in different parts of the body.

> Your servant,

> Mrkanda dasa

There is a voluminous and exacting description of omens, called "Brhat Samhita", by an astrological sage "Varahamihira". Signs of crows, dogs, cows, jackals, conch's, kings, noises, umbrellas,you name it, it's there. Not that my personal experience means anything as far as verifying Vedic knowledge, but again and again I've seen these omen's manifest in my life.....fascinating reading...and practically useful...

ys, Dina Sharana Dasa

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10. Does anyone know about quivering signs in the body?

Mrkanda (Dasa)

Dear Astrologicallyminded devotees,

PAMHO. AGTSP. I was wondering if anyone on this conference knows anything about the science of fortelling future auspicious or inauspicious events by the quivering motion that sometimes occurs in different parts of the body. I guess it could also be called something like a twitch. I know in the Mahabharata, Sahadeva (I think) was supposed to know this science very well as well as being able to tell what the certain signs in nature were fortelling. For example, he saw a certain type of lizard on a wall in the house of challaque and because it was facing a certain way and/or was in a certain pose, he could tell that the house was going to be burned down. Thus, the Pandavas took the warning, and it helped them escape. So, anyway, what about a twitch in the right thigh? I get the feeling that maybe this topic is not quite appropriate for this conference or for public discussion, but I was just interested. I don't want to be unprepared for something difficult that may be coming up.

Your servant,

Mrkanda dasa

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11. Remedies for Acidity

Partap S. Chauhan

>Dear doctor:

> Hare Krishna, I'm a devotee from Argentina and writte this

>lines in order to make you a question. Since about 9 months that I was

>having gastric acidity, and I feel so much suffering, because I can't eat

>practically nothing without feel stomachic warmth. What can I do to relieve

>this pain? Can you give me a special diet?

>Thank you very much in advance.

>Your servant.

>

>Arjuna das

Boiled cabbage is helpful against acidity. Boil the cabbage in water and allow it to cool. This water should be taken (about 150 ml.) twice a day. Eating ripe banana is also gives relief from acidity. Eat one banana whenever you feel like burning or acid in your stomach. Make sure you do not eat too many bananas (not more than two at a time) as they might cause indigestion or constipation which will increase the trouble further. Vegetable juices like carot and cabbage is also beneficial. Watermelon is very helpful. Take about five pieces of Almond and soak them in water overnight. Next morning peel them off and crush them to make a paste. Mix this paste in one glass (250 ml.) milk. The milk should not be very hot but it should not very cold too. Drinkig a glass of cool milk (not ice cold) immediately helps. Sometimes when it is real problem you can also drink the soda (bottle). It gives immediate relief.

Anyone suffering from Hyperacidity should have clean bowel movements everyday, prefrably in the morning. In case of constipation one should take some natural laxatives to clean the bowels.

A wonderful remedy is aloe gel. Take fresh leaves of Aloe Vera and remove the skin. Eat the fresh get (sticky flesh). Quantity 10 to 20 grams. It is best to take in the morning before eating anything else. It's bitter in taste but a very good treatment for acidity.

Please feel free to contact me for any further assistance.

Hari Hari !!

Kaviraj Partap Chauhan.

12. massage: an easy way to stay healthy

Massage (abhyanga) is a type of passive exercise. It is specially good for weak people, who are unable to exercise. Different types of massage techniques are mentioned in Ayurveda. Regular massage is the key to good health, and is necessary both for prevention and cure of diseases.

Oil massage is most common. Oil should be chosen according to the season and the personal constitution. Mustard oil is the best for massaging in the winter. It should not be used in summer, however those in habit of constant internal use of mustard oil can massage with it in all the seasons. Coconut oil and olive oil are also good for massaging in other seasons. People with vata type body should use some warm oil, and those with pitta type will do good with cooling oil. The kapha types can do dry massage or should use mustard oil after warming it.

METHOD OF MASSAGING

One should start massage from the feet, then massage the legs, hands, abdomen, back, chest, neck, shoulders, face and head. First apply the oil on the part which is to be massaged. Then massage the part gently with palms till the oil goes inside the body. While massaging, the hands should move from below to upwards. The motion should be uniform (not too fast and not too slow) and pressure should be applied only on the muscles, not the bones. Different types of actions of fingers and hands are used for massaging different organs. One should be empty stomach while getting massage. The best time for massaging is early morning or evening. One should take shower after oil massage. Wait for 20-30 minutes before taking shower. There should be no anxiety, stress, anger, and worry. The person should fully concentrate on the part being massaged. It is better to get massage from an expert. You can do it by yourself too, in case there is no expert. One should not take massage when there is too much mucus in the body (aggravation of kapha), when suffering from fever, and after one has undertaken cleansing therpies like vomitting (emesis) and purgation.

BENEFITS OF MASSAGE

Massage stimulates the internal functions of the body and provides nourishment to various body tissues. It helps in cleansing the toxins from channels. Massaging with oil provides lubrication to various body mechanisms. It stimulates the different agnis (enzymes), increases assimilation of food and increases the vital body fluid called the ojas. It works at both mental and physical levels of the body. It is beneficial in case of insomnia, weakness of nerves, laziness, exhaustion, general debility, dry and unhealthy skin.

So get started and let me know how you feel. Please feel free to contact for any further assistance.

Happy massaging!

Kaviraj Partap S. Chauhan

partap@ayurvedic.org

13. INDIGESTION

SYMPTOMS:

Common symptoms are feeling of heaviness and uneasiness in stomach, stomach ache, coated tongue, anorexia, nausea, constipation, diarrhea, vomiting, acidity, wind and distention in stomach, laziness, weakness, headache and pain in lower legs.

CAUSES:

Indigestion is a very common trouble. It can be caused due to improper and wrong eating habits. Eating too much fried foods, meats, sweets, wrong combination of foods, irregular eating, eating before the last meal is fully digested, mixing too many foods in a meal and over eating can cause indigestion. Taking too much tea, coffee, alcohol, excessive smoking ,staying up late in the night or not sleeping at all, emotional disturbances like stress, grief, anxiety, taking too much drugs like antibiotics, pain killers and steroids etc. can cause indigestion.

Eating food which is not fresh like fast food and microwaved food, eating very fast or too slowly, eating while moving, eating while watching television or reading, eating in noisy and unpleasant surroundings and eating too much raw foods can cause indigestion. It can also be present as a symptom of some other disease. According to Ayurveda aggravation of one, two or all the three doshas (Tridosha) can cause indigestion.

REMEDIES:

1.According to Ayurveda a toxic material called 'ama' is produced as a result of indigestion. Fasting is a very nice method to digest this ama. If the patient is fat and strong he can fast completely for two days. Taking fruits, fruit juices and boiled vegetables for one week is also a very beneficial way of fasting.

2.Taking lemon juice in warm water three times a day improves digestion.

3.Chewing a piece of raw ginger (about one gram) with rock salt or common salt is good.

This should be taken about five minutes before each meal.

4.Take equal amount of dry ginger, black pepper, dried mint leaves, asa asafetida, anise seeds, coriander seeds, cumin, fennel and common salt (20gms. each).

Grind them together and make a fine powder. Take about 5gms. of this powder with water twice a day after meals. You can also make the powder with whatever ingredients available in case all the ingredients are not found.

5.Drinking butter milk is very beneficial to improve the digestion. It should be taken at the end of a meal. It is better to mix some roasted cumin seeds and a little rock salt or common salt in this.

6.Drinking plain soda water gives immediate relief with symptoms like wind, distended

stomach and acidity.

7.Eating about three grams of anise seeds increases digestion.

8.Take a tea spoon of fresh ginger juice mixed in 50ml. warm water two or three times a day.

A tea spoonful of lemon juice and a pinch of common salt can be added to make it more

effective.

9. A paste or powder of one gram garlic mixed in 50ml of warm water can be taken twice a

day. (You can skip this one as Vaisnavas don't use garlic).

DIET AND REGIMEN:

A light and easily digestible diet is advised for a patient suffering from

indigestion. The patient should take plenty of boiled vegetables, fruits, fruit juices and lemon juice. Fresh and cooked food should be taken. Cooking with spices like cumin, coriander, turmeric, fresh ginger, black pepper, asafetida etc. is beneficial. A meal should not be taken until the previous meal has been digested.

A difference of four hours is advised between two meals. Food should be taken in pleasant and peaceful surroundings. It is good to eat seasonal fruits and vegetables. Do not eat while moving or traveling in a car, watching television or reading. Do not eat fast food or food that has been micro waved. Foods should not be contradicting one another, like milk and yogurt, or hot coffee and ice cream.

Eating should not be too fast or too slow and the food should be properly chewed. Choose your diet according to your constitution. It is better not to reheat the food. The kitchen should be neat and clean and the cook should be healthy both mentally as well as physically. The dinner should include light preparation like vegetable soups, sprouts, boiled vegetables. Sleeping during day time specially after lunch is prohibited as it increases Kapha and produces indigestion. The patient should not stay awake late in the night. He should be free from mental stress, anxiety, fear and grief. Physical exercise according to the strength is beneficial. The best is a morning walk everyday.

For more information, contact Dr. Partap S. Chauhan at

partap@ayurvedic.org

14. Stay healthy while in India.

Srila Prabhupada was very particular about devotees maintaining good health. Many times he used suggest diets and precautions to be taken to avoid sickness. So it is our duty to take care of our health, so that we can work more efficiently in the Sankirtan movement which was started by Srila Prabhupada.

By the mercy of Srimati Radharani, I have been helping devotees in Vrindavana for last six years. For all these years I used to organise a regular clinic in the ISKCON Gurukula on every Sunday. Lot of you might have seen me there, specially during the festivals (Kartik and Gaur Purnima) when I stayed longer to help the devotees, so that they could stay healthy and enjoy the spiritual mood in the Holy Dham. As my engagements have increased over the years, I am not able to visit Vrindavan so regularly. As the festival is approaching, many of you might be ready to leave for the annaul spiritual event. Unfortunately I may not be able to make to the Vrindavan festival this year as I will be busy giving some important seminars organised by the Government of India (Health Ministry) during the same time. I will still try to find time and come over as helping the devotees of Krsna is the biggest service I can perform in this life.

During all years of working with the devotees, I analyzed some points, which I

feel, are the causes of problems that devotees face while they are in

Vrindavana, specially during festivals. I would like to share these points with all of you who are coming to Vridavana festival.

COMMON PROBLEMS:

Stomach disorders like diarrhea and dysentary, stomach ache, vomitting etc. are some the most common problems. The most common reason for getting sick in Vrindavan is the water, which is heavy and is difficult to digest. Although many devotees use the bottle water, the water used for cooking or making lemon juice, lassi etc. is the regular water. Another important factor is the changing weather during Gaura Purnima festival. It is generally the spring season and the climate starts getting warmer but its still cool in the evening, late night and early morning (mangala arti time). The climate seems quite pleasant but if proper care is not taken, devotees can catch cold, cough and flu very easily. According to Ayurveda, there is a natural aggravation Kapha dosha during the spring season, which is also responsible for problems relating to mucus, cough, cold and flu etc. Another reason of catching these common problems is the week immunity of the body, as devotees have already exerted a lot in the Mayapur festi l. Improper eating and over eating is another major cause. The prasadam is so nice that one can not control the tongue. Mosquitoes are also another cause sometimes, although the frequency of occurrence of malaria has decreased during last couple of years.

HOW TO AVOID SICKNESS:

As the reasons are already listed above, if simple precautions are taken, one can stay in good health and enjoy the devotional mood of Sri Vrindavana Dharma. Here are some precautions which can be followed and thus the sickness can be avoided.

1. Eat according to your digestion power/fire (Jatharagni). It's always best to eat less and according to your Ayurvedic constitution.

2. Don't eat too many fried, oily, greasy and heavy foods at one time.

3. Avoid eating too many sweets at one time. Taking a small amount at each meal is OK.

4. It's always good to take some Ayurvedic digestive powder, even if you are healthy. Lying down on your left side for about 20 minutes, after meals, also helps to digest the food easily.

5. Its nice to take a teaspoon of Chyawan Prasha everday, to keep your immunity strong and thus avoid small problems. Taking a teaspoonful of honey is also equally beneficial.

6. Be careful with drinking water. Its nice to boil the water before drinking it.

7. While on parikrama, it's nice to avoid direct exposure to the sun and heat.Use a cloth or hat to cover your head.

8. On returning from parikrama, one should take rest for a while to regain the energy. It's nice to put your feet in warm water with salt.

9. Wear warm clothes during night, early morning and evening. Make sure that the head and the feet are kept warm by using woolen cap and socks.

10. Don't delay in taking medicines. You can stop the disease easily while it is in the initial stage, otherwise it will become difficult to overcome. So consult the doctor as soon as you feel uneasy or abnormal in any of your systems.

11. Try to help the sick devotees so that they don't feel insecure, anxious or depressed. Even encouraging them would help. I have seen many times devotees feel that there is no one to help them and that makes them more sick.

12. Maintain proper cleanliness and hygiene in your rooms, clothes, eating etc.

13. Don't use too much fan during the night. As mentioned earlier, it might be pleasant to use the fan due to the spring climate but it can cause trouble.

14.If possible, use a mosquito net or some mosquito repellent to avoid mosquito bites. Eating some Neem leaves or Neem tables also helps.

15. Maintain a regular daily routine specially for eating, sleeping and waking

up.

I hope these points will help you maintain a good health and avoid sickness.

For any further assistance and free consultation, please feel free to contact

me.

Hare Krsna and best of health!