Month: January 2015

Strength of an Elephant

Is the elephant deficient in strength? The longevity that is of the elephant, which animal or man can boast to have? The carnivora does not certainly claim to have this longevity. The food of the former is only leaves, plants, creepers and grains! The lion may have sporadic ferocity. It can win the fight only when it jumps on the elephant from behind on its back. It can never face the elephant and fight. It will be crushed to pulp. Consider whether the carnivora apart from its outbursts of short ferocity and violence, have the endurance for sustained labour or utility to the human race!

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The talk of Vitamin

The sound of Vitamin one hears everywhere. Even the unknown vegetable products are raised to dignity by the use of this term. This term has become more fashionable than fashion itself. With the advent of a great soul, his name comes to be attached to all sorts of things. His principles and practices in life may be diametrically opposed to the articles to which his name is attached. But what does the sordid being who wants to make rupees annas pies out of everything care? Thus you hear of Gandhi Astrologer, Gandhi beedi, Gandhi Restaurants and what not. When the west boosted the term Vitamin, everyone began to echo the word and now you hear that name attached to all things deserving and destroying. You hear of Vitamin Greens, Vitamin Vadai, Vitamin seeds, Vitamin Chutney, etc. It is all one vitamin fashion. But this stops with this fashion only!

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Next to protein comes fat. It also should get a prominent place in the daily diet. Its needed proportion in the daily diet does not seem to have been fully investigated. One should take in at least one and a half ounce of fat.

The diet of an Indian is very deficient in fat. The Tamilian in this respect is very much worse off. The fat is used in the body for various purposes. The absence of fat will also result in the loss of various essentials for the up keep of the body.

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Importance

The protective articles of food must be available in plenty in a healthy diet. Vitamin, Minerals, Calcium, Phosphorous, etc., are important protective ingredients. We have examined the necessity for these. We have understood that in their absence diseases will attack the system. We also understood that from what essentials the same could be obtained. Could we say now that vegetables and greens are necessary? Or would it be enough to use these in indifferent, improper ways?

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We have investigated the necessity of Protein, starch, fat and Vitamins sofar. Apart from these there are three other protective ingredients. These are calcium, phosphorous and iron. Evil results will follow if these are not taken into the system.

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The food will be deficient even if vegetables and grains find a place in the diet. During cooking some of the important ingredients get spoilt. Without any injury to digestion or the stomach, fruits could be easily consumed. These must be in the daily diet.

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The merit of the vegetable diet depends in what state. It is taken into the system. We must consider whether these should be cooked or not. The method of cooking, the retention or not of the juice and the method of eating all will have their say in making the essence available to the system. No benefit will ensue even if the defect is caused by the tongue’s rebellious tastes. Poison is poison. The benefit to the system will certainly be spoilt.

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They say that there can be no marriage without dhal. Under modern ultracivilised conditions even marriage may get performed even without these. If the marriage is celebrated at a Restaurant, surely dhal does not take a prominent place. The marriage celebration gets finished, with cakes, pups and hand shakes.

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Combination of food

We investigated the contents and character of the various foodstuffs. We also ascertained what drinks were beneficial. These investigations by themselves cannot give benefit. The almanac will contain how much rain will be had in each season. But when you twist the neck of the almanac, water will not flow out. Only when the concerned articles of food get into the stomach in accordance with our investigation. Health will be ours.

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Frankenstein Monster

Nature’s drink is water. Banefully artificial drinks are Coffee and Tea. Coffee has come out of the ingenuity of man’s brain. Born out of man’s ingenuity it tries to destroy its creator like the Frankenstein Monster.

Bhasmasura wanted to lay his hands on Shiva’s head, though the power he had to burn whatever he laid his hands on, was given to him only by Shiva! Bhasmasura had at least the merit of austerities. Even that merit is lacking in Coffee. Coffee has no doubt come out of Austerity, the Thapas! The bosses of the Coffee plantations do really perform Thapas for amassing great wealth and in the sacrificial fire of their desire these had poured in the sweated labour and blood of the poor! Out came from this Thapas, the great terror to the health, this Coffee seed!

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