How to live without medicines
Whenever the world faced the darkness of thoughts the sages and notable scholars have always shown us the right path by the law of nature. Rishi Charak gave ‘Charak Samhita’ in which he mentioned the deep study of yoga and deep contemplation. This is how he deeply studied nature. Maharshi Patanjali gave the concept of 195 ‘Yoga Sutras’. Yuj Dhatu is a Sanskrit word which means to join or joined.
One can connect their body and soul with the aspect of good virtues. When we do yoga, we connect our body and mind to our soul. This is how we connect ourselves to the deity. There are 8 limbs of Yoga according to Maharshi Patanjali viz.
Yama, Niyama, Pranayama, Asana, Pratyahara, Dharana, Dhyana, and Samadhi. According to Bhagavat Gita’s first shloka, it is said to have ‘‘ath yogh anusashan’’ which means discipline. It is rightly said that one should follow strict discipline in their lives to portray our better selves in society. Next is ‘yogh karmasu kaushalam’’ karma — action/behaviour / any change in time and space, kaushalam — skill/efficiency / perfect or appropriate behaviour. Yoga is a perfectly skilled action or behaviour. Perfect action is positive action for our evolution and positive life. ‘‘samatvam yogh uchyate’’ samatva- balanced state, uchyate- said to be. Yoga is a balanced state of the body and mind. Yoga is a balanced state of emotions. By adapting these values in our life, we will be directed to the right path. ‘prakritik chikitsa’ means the treatment with the help of nature. When we come under the shade of nature it keeps us healthy. Yog and natural elements are two sides of one coin. Nature is made up of 5 elements. Similarly, our body is made up of 5 elements which are air, water, fire, earth and space. The ratio of them present in the nature is similarly present in our bodies.
Space (akasha) element
As the saying goes ‘the sky is the limit’ there is a lot of space in the sky because of which the things in there are organised in their places and no things collide. Similarly, our body has organised all the organs and parts naturally and made required spaces.
One can manage the space by fasting in a daily routine. It means as our ancestors made divisions in a month to maintain the diet we follow for some reason and its reason is taking a break from the daily food we eat. To let us stay healthy on salads, juices, fruits and herbs naturally. Even in fasting, we doubt what is the use of it if we are consuming something or the other the most important thing, we left in fasting was the grains and cereals we eat. The main reason for fasting is we gave breaks and space to the digestion process which was continuously working. If the toxins in our body are increased and not detoxified, soon will store in any part of the body and increase the part’s fat.
As with any gold ring or jewellery if breaks and we cannot attach it with other metals similarly, if any element has increased or decreased in our body can be cured with the natural elements present in nature. The problems that can be faced due to imbalanced
elements are constipation, headache, numbness, etc. 60% of the pain and body posture-related problems can be solved by sitting straight like a stick. We should daily revolve our head around the neck and shoulder to not let it strain. If the above waist has pain and straining problems one can lay down on the bed and let the head positioned outer side of the bed and the other parts on the bed itself and keep hands straight on the bed, practising the hand moving up and down on your comfort count. After getting up practise head movement and then massage your above waist area with sesame oil and sit in the sun and apply a hot towel on it. It will provide relief to the pain you are suffering.
In short, the akasha element maintains the vital force of our body. All other elements come under this element in the body as well as in the universe.
Air (Vaayu) element
We cannot see the air but we can feel it. Now if the air element increases in the environment storm arises similarly in our body if the air element increases,
we face loose motions, constipation and other problems. All the vital force functions are because of this only. One can control or balance the air element through pranayama (breathing exercise). Youth nowadays are adapting to Western culture. They’re converting their normal daily routine into Western values. The reason for their imbalanced diet and unsuitable food consumption is because of the changing lifestyles. One should follow the correct food pattern according to their region and seasonal requirements. One should follow the sayings and directions given by the scholars.
Fire (aag) element
It is made up of energy (Oorja) source of the sun. It gives us a lot of energy. The ability of work to is called energy (Oorja). One if sits in the rising sun time and absorb energy it will be beneficial for you to work the whole day. This energy helps us to do all the work we required.
The sun is treated as one of the gods in Hindus and Sun God is the one to whom we meet directly. This is how we get energy from the sun and plants get it in the form of chlorophyll. To recognise whether the person is dead or not we often hear that the old aged individual’s body is cold which means their energy is over and that their soul left the body. We are part of our own deity only; our inner soul gives us intuition about all the wrong and right things we do. Earlier, we had the Gurukul system of gaining knowledge about everything but nowadays people have many sources of gaining knowledge still people are not that clever and do mistakes and crimes in society.
Earth (Prithvi) element
The earth element is related to the bones and muscles in our body. It is one of the heavy elements of all the elements. According to nature, the water element is 70% and the earth element is 30%.
It is also said that when a holocaust happens the earth will submerge under the water. The Earth and the sky element are total opposites. It is also said that to lose body weight one should decrease the consumption of earth element that is grains and cereals. This is how it balances one or the other elements when required.
Water (jal) element
It is found 70% per cent in the environment as well as in our body and provides coolness in the environment and body too. To increase the required amount of water element in the body by juices and juicy fruits, salads.
This is how we can balance other elements in the body by increasing or decreasing it in our body. To get rid of spectacles from our eyes which is the usual thing faced by smaller to elder people and which is majorly found in one-third person in every family. The most common natural remedy one can use is the energy source of the sun. As one should get up before sunrise and is in the red coloured shade then we must see it. It cures redness, continuous watery eye, myopic eye or any other cataract issue that can be treated. In this summer, we see the sun shining brightly in the early morning too for that take 2 peepul tree leaves and join them in between and then attach their stems to your ears and then through it sees the sun’s light.
After that remove the leaves and do the rolling of the eyes, moving it up and down, moving it right and left, moving it clockwise and then anticlockwise. After which concentrate the thumb place it in front of you and then move it after every 10 seconds and follow the direction of the thumb. Do it for 10–15 mins a day. Repeat it for 1–2 months and see the results. The sinus problem blocks the eyesight for that press your eyebrows continuously on both sides. Put some pressure on the eye bones in a circular direction. Even you can grate the potatoes and make the disc shape and apply it to the eyes. Splash cold water on your eyes in the morning. To gain healthy eyesight eat carrots, cucumbers, coriander leaves, amla, various green leafy vegetables and the juice of carrots. Eat vitamin E-related foods to reduce the risk of cataracts. All the red coloured juices like carrot, and beetroot. Also, wheatgrass juice is healthier. Eating gurbandi almonds (100 gm), fennel seeds (100 gm), sunflower seeds (100 gm) and white pepper (50 gm) make a coarse powder of it and then add it to your juices every day. Use this for children about half a tablespoon. It empowers the tri-chakra. It cures memory problems, concentration levels and redness in the eyes. Akshi prakshalan is the technique to remove toxins from your body by placing the eye cups and adding water into them and bowing your head towards those cups and blinking them. This is how you can get rid of the dirt inside your eye.
If cups are not available, you can use small bowls or glasses. You can replace it with carrot juice, ash gourd juice, coconut water and many other eyes benefitted herbs. Don’t strain your eyes while doing any exercises.
Make sure there is light behind you and avoid direct contact with lights. Eating salads every day is a part of a healthy routine. Radish in salads is good for asthma patients. You can have cumin tea boil the water with cumin seeds and add jaggery to it. Hibiscus leaves, and rose petals dried and fresh are also healthy.
