Naturopathy is the answer. Naturopathy secrets for you
Naturopathy is a distinct primary health care system that stresses upon the body’s self-healing mechanism. Naturopathy uses a wide range of therapies to support human wellness. The foundation of Naturopathy is based on the importance of exercise, sunlight, freshwater, stress management and healthy diet.
Naturopathy Principles
- First principle: all forms of disease are because of same cause that is accumulation of waste products & toxins.
- All acute disease are nothing more than self initiated efforts on the part of the body to throw off the toxins and all chronic diseases are result of continued suppression of acute disease through harmful methods such as drugs & narcotics.
- Third principle of nature cure says body contains an elaborate healing mechanism & power to bring normal health conditions.
Methods of nature Cure :
- Fasting
- Therapeutic baths
- Mud packs
- Exercise
- Therapeutic massage
- Alkaline diet
- Enema
Apart from this, naturopathy believes in the basic lifestyle principles like:
- Body’s capacity to rejuvenate: Our body has immense capacity to heal itself provided we help it & at least do not interfere with the natural healing mechanism.
- Toxin accumulation: Accumulation of toxins is like slow poisoning. Gaseous toxins are removed through breathing. Liquid toxins are removed through Urination & sweating. Solid waste is removed through stool. Fasting help in detoxification. Yogic kriyas specially Panch-karma are good for toxin elimination.
- Maintain PH Balance in your body: When our body has a balanced pH, we can avoid certain types of cancer, bone & joint deterioration, nervous ailments & digestive troubles. Hyperacidity leads to rigid & dry tissues, hardened arteries, hypertension, gout, arthritis, neck & body stiffness, osteoporosis, anxiety, tension, kidney stones, insomnia & elevated level of Cancer risk & infections. Hyper-alkalinity results in nausea, tissue deterioration, hallucinations, lethargy & mental instability. Maintaining the pH value is the key to good health.
- Deep Breathing: IF I HAD TO LIMIT MY ADVISE TO HEALTHIER LIVING TO JUST ONE TIP, IT WOULD BE TO LEARN TO BREATHE CORRECTLY. INDIAN AND CHINESE TRADTIONAL SCHOOLS LIKE YOGA AND TAOIST HAVE EMPHASIZED VITAL ROLE OF CHI OR PRANA OR LIFE FORCE ENERGY DERIVED THROUGH BREATHING. As correct breathing improves oxygen supply and energy in body, it heals from asthma, chronic pain, poor digestion, depression, stress. Rapid & shallow breathing is root cause of many problems. Shallow breathing activates sympathetic NS which triggers message to adrenal gland that body is in fight-or-flight mode and shoots cortisols & other stress hormones in blood resulting in inflammatory response and low immunity.
- MODERATION IS THE KEY. Nowadays, standard advice is EVERYTHING IN MODERATION. This principle is applicable to everything-eating, drinking, sleeping, working & even loving. Moderation results in lower stress level & reduced heart risk disease.
- Sleep: Lack of sleep can be fatal and lead to many life threatening diseases like Heart, brain, diabetes, BP, stroke, obesity, psychological disorders. Sleep for 7 to 8 hours a day itself is important to maintain a good health.
- HYDRATE FOR HEALTH: Every cell has 72% water, 12 % earth, 6% air & 4% fire. Take care of water you drink. Never drink tap water directly as it is molecularly poisoned due to forces of bends in the pipeline. Hold water for sometime to undo itself. Water carries all kinds of memories. Hold water for sometime, if possible, in a copper jug so that water gets time to undo itself and the one which you get to drink is pure.
- RELAX: Stress results in rush of hormones such as cortisol into your blood stream increasing heart rate , tensed muscles, fast and shallow breathing and bad health. WHILE WE CAN NOT AVOID STRESS CAUSING TRIGGER, WE CAN DETERMINE FAR BETTER WAYS OF REACTING TO THEM. IF YOU TREAT EVERY SITUATION AS LIFE AND DEATH MATTER , YOU WILL DIE A LOT OF TIMES. There are many relaxation techniques like meditation, massage therapy, laughter, hydrotherapy, aromatherapy, music and art therapy.
- Fast and Live 100 years: Fasting is the first principal of natural medicine. Fast and see the strength of the spirit reveals itself. Fasting delays ageing. Ageing is cumulative damage to your DNA. Professor of genetics, David Sinclaiv found that fasting stimulates the sirtuin proteins which are directly responsible for DNA repair resulting in reversing ageing and a key factor in longevity. Along with red wine, dark chocolate, berries, coffee, and kale are sirtuin-promoting foods also include green tea, extra virgin olive oil, walnuts, parsley, red onions, soy, and turmeric. Fasting promotes the growth of new neurons in the brain and linked to prevention of neuro-degenerative diseases like Parkinson and Alzheimer’s. With intermittent fasting, you are not eating for 16 hours a day which gives your body time to deplete glycogen stores and start burning fat fast which is helpful in obesity and body detox. Fasting also reduces inflammation in the body, the root cause of many diseases. Whichever fasting you are doing, extended fasting, intermittent fasting or simply eating less, fasting cures and let you live 100 years for which our DNA is designed. In Ayurveda and naturopathy, fasting is one of the major treatment tool to cure 100s of diseases. Fasting is an ancient tool recognized by top medical research universities all over the world to heal your body.
ASTHMA BATH in Naturopathy
USEFUL FOR: ASTHMA BRONCHITIS, UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT IFECTION.
PROCEDURE: During Asthma bath, patient will be made to lie in the immersion tub, half filled with water, at a temperature of 37–38°c. The hot water tap is then opened and temperature is raised up to 40 to 42°C. The duration is four minutes. Then the body is rubbed, beginning with the left leg, then the left arm, abdomen, chest, right arm, right leg, back and the spine. The spine is rubbed till the skin turns red. After rubbing the spine, the chest and the abdomen are rubbed again, for three to four minutes. When rubbing is over, the flow of hot water is stopped. Then you are asked to sit in an upright position and exhale for an instant, and a bucketful of cold water is splashed over the back. Immediately, the patient is asked to inhale, and half a bucket of cold water is poured on chest. Now the patient is to lie in this potion for 2–4 minutes. Finally, a short, cold shower for 2 minutes, and thirty to forty minutes of relaxation is advised.
ABDOMINAL PACK Naturopathy Procedure
USEFUL IN : DIGESTIVE DISORDERS LIKE CONTIPATION, DIARRHEA, DYSENTERY, GAS FORMATION, FLATULENCE, HYPERACIDITY, ULCER, AMOEBIASIS, OVER/UNDER WEIGHT & IN ALL CHRONIC DISEASES
PROCEDURE: 1. Dip a cotton cloth in cold water, wring out. Wrap the wet cloth around the abdomen from lower part of the ribs to the groin. Wrap the dry cloth and the flannel.
Fenugreek Tea (Good in infections, diabetes mellitus & Rheumatoid Arthritis)
Ingredients: (for 1 cup) Methi seeds (1 tsp) Water – 1 cup Honey/jaggery – to taste . Soak methi seeds overnight. Boil the seeds & water next day. Strain the seeds & add honey/jaggery at the end.
Body Cleansing drink (effective in getting the stomach rid of gases & to improve the intestinal peristalisis)
For winter (Sep- Feb)
Saunf ½ tsp
Ajwain 1 tsp
Pudina 8 – 10 leaves
For Summer (Mar-Aug)
Saunf 1 tsp
Ajwain ½ tsp
Pudina 8 – 10 leaves
Add all the ingredients to 300 ml water & reduce it to 150 ml. Strain & serve.
Hot Ginger Tea (good remedy for bronchitis, sinusitis, sore throat & cold)
Ingredients :
Water 1 ltr Fresh ginger 2 inch piece
Honey optional Lemon juice optional
Bring water to boil, add ginger. Reduce heat & simmer it for 10 minutes, strain & add honey & lemon juice if desired.
Laxative Tea
(good in constipation & for soothing the stomach & relieving gases)
Ingredients (for 1 cup)
Amla powder 1 tsp Mulethi powder ½ tsp
Small harad powder. ½ tsp Lemon few drops
Rock salt ¼ tsp Honey/jaggery ½ tsp
Sunth powder. ½ tsp
Boil together all ingredients except lemon in 1.5 cups of water & reduce it to 1 cup. Strain & add honey or jaggery & add lemon at the end. Hypertensive should avoid salt.