understanding health with dr kaushik part 2

BREATH

• IF I HAD TO LIMIT MY ADVISE TO HEALTHIER LIVING TO JUST ONE TIP, IT WOULD BE TO LEARN TO BREATH 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 & stress hormones in blood resulting in inflammatory response and low immunity.
• HOW SHOULD WE BREATH?

BREATH DEEPLY THROUGH NOSE INTO YOUR ABDOMEN NOT JUST CHEST WHICH WILL ALWAYS BE DEEP, RELAXED, SLOW, RHYTHMIC.

PRANAYAM IS THE KEY

• BHASTRIKA
• KAPALBHATI
• BHRAMARI
• ANULOM VILIM
• NADI SHODHAN
• BAHYA
• ANTAH
• OM
• SHITALI
• SURYABHEDI
• CHANDRABHEDI

Benefits

• IMPROVES BLOOD QUALITY.
• CALMS YOU DOWN AS PARASYMPATHETIC IS TRIGGERED MORE.
• RELAXES MUSCLES, REDUCES BODY STIFFNESS.
• LUNG HEALTH AND LUNG DETOX.
• SLOWS DOWN HEART RATE.
• MAKES HEART STRONGER.
• RELEASES TOXINS.
• DECREASES BP.
• HELP IN PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES.
• IMPROVES SLEEP.
• INTERNAL ORGANS MASSAGE.
• STRENGTHEN IMMUNITY.
• RELIEVES PAIN.
• REDUCES INFLAMMATION.
• WEIGHT CONTROL.
• ALLEVIATES IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME.
• INCREASE DIGESTION & ASSIMILATION.
• IMPROVE FOCUS AND MEMORY.

– INCREASE ENERGY & ANTI AGING: Deep breathing increases groth hormone & dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate(DHEA),THE TWO HORMONES FOR ENERGY GROWTH AND AGING.

• IMPROVES POSTURE.
• INCREASE MUSCLE MASS.
• REDUCE ADDICTIONS.

DIGEST

• Scientists estimate that we have trillions of bacteria inside us which is about 10 times  the number of human cells we have. Incredible, as it may sound, we are more bacteria than human!
• Your gut has many types of bacteria, virus, fungus which constitute microbiota or microbiome. Gut is so powerful that your overall health depends on it.
• Gut has good and bad bacteria & wrong balance of gut bacteria is linked to many health issues like diabetes, obesity, depression, colon cancer, colitis.
• We need 80:20 gut bacteria ratio to be healthy and good balance. 80% is good and 20% is bad bacteria. If this balance is disturb, disease is caused.
• 70% of body’s immune system is located in gut. Gut impact everything like hormone balance, enery production, skin tone, mental well-being, toxin and waste elimination.

WHAT IS GUT BACTERIA?

• Every human’s microbiota is unique like a fingerprint or DNA, this microbiota cocktail depends upon your mother’s microbiota essentially the womb environment and your diet & lifestyle.
• Most of this bacteria which lives in intestine and colon affects virtually everything from metabolism to mood.
• Gut bacteria of healthy one is different from one who is sick.

GUT BACTERIA & DISEASES

• INFLAMMATORY BOWEL, IRRITABLE BOWEL, CROHN’S DISEASE & ULCERATIVE COLOTIS:  These are linked to deficiency of anti-inflammatory bacteria, infact some bacteria are there which may trick your own immune system to attack your intestine and cause these disorders.
• Fecal transplant is the answer where stool is donated by a healthy patient & placed into the colon of a sick patient. 93% success rate in restoring bacterial balance in gut through this transplant.
• OBESITY, DIABETES & HEART DISEASES: Gut bacteri determines your metabolism means how many calories you are able to draw  & what you absorb from food. Overload of gut bacteria can turn fibre into fatty acids leading to fatty liver called metabolic syndrome which ofter results in diabetes or heart diseases. Despite good diet exercise if you face health issues, reason may be gut bacteria.
• ANXIETY DEPRESSION AUTISM: Millions of neurons are in your gut constitute your ENS or enteric nervous system. ENS is responsible for regulating neurotransmitters that regulate moods. This is gut brain axis & is link between gut bacteria & ailments of Central nervous system including anxiety, depression, autism. Compromised digestion often results in low production of neurotransmitters like serotonin which is mostly produced in small intestine. Low serotonin is often cause of anxiety & depression. Increase use of probiotics also alter gut and results in better ment in anxiety and depression.
• Colon Cancer: people with colon cancer have elevated level of disease causing bacteria.
• Arthritis: Those suffering have greater volume of inflammation linked bacteria.
• Low Immunity: If greater % of bad bacteria.
• Leaky Gut: inflammation in digestive track owing to attacks on the mucosal lining. Production of ama , detox is must.

What can you do to manage your gut better?

• Eat nutritious high fibre diet. High sugar, High fat, low fibre diet is bad for good bacteria.
• Prefer preventive actions and natural remedies instead of antibiotics as they kill good bacteria also and disturb gut balance.
• Use probiotics to get a better balance .
• Exercise: It help growth of several gut bacteria and this variety of microbiota reduce disease risk.
• Timely bowel movement: Avoid constipation with water m fruits and veggies.

LOVE

• Love yourself.
• In my practice I have seen people locking themselves up in their own personal prison & blaming themselves for various things resulting in lack of confidence, depression, anger, suicidal tendencies.
• IF YOU ARE OBESE, WORK OUT NOT BECAUSE YOU HATE YOUR BODY BUT BECAUSE YOU LOVE YOUR BODY AND CAN NOT SEE IT SUFFER.
• BE YOUR OWN FAVOURITE.
• – What does loving yourself exactly mean?
• It means self acceptance. It means to have self respect and a positive self image. It means taking care of your physical, mental, emotional, social & spiritual wellbeing . This includes eating healthy getting enough sleep, doing regular exercise, finding time for your hobby.
• – It also means investing in your health. Waiting to be sick & then spending it like investing in disease not health. Either invest time and money to buy health now or save it to treat a disease later.
  – Loving yourself is a great way to achieve good health.
• Recognising in your self worth, having confidence in your abilities , loving & accepting your body increase flow of healthy hormones like endorphines and antioxidants in the body which help in cellular repair, improved delivery of oxygen, improve nutrients supply to tissues, help to eliminate toxin waste.
• Think positive and be confident.
• Create a support system.
• Don’t blame yourself for everything.
• Remind yourself that you are the best.
• Beyond loving yourself, love and nurture your relationship.