Month: January 2015

This is also bad

We have advised that a little pepper may be added if absolutely found necessary along with food preparations. There may be a fear whether life could be sustained after eschewing both the chilli and the pepper. It is our duty to state the true laws of health. For the question of ‘possible or not possible’ we answer that it must be made possible! The quality and burning property are the same both for the pepper and the chilli. The intensity only varies. The physical culturists and physical scientists of the west and the New World raise a hue and cry that these are very bad for health and life. Mr. BernarrMac Fadden condemns this pepper in no uncertain terms. His words are entitled to great weight as coming from one who has spent a life time on health and bodily well-being. Irrespective of the colour, white, black or red, the pepper is bad.

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Onion

The onion has been advised to be taken in the daily diet. There are good reasons for tendering this advice. For some this advice would seem alright and very good. This will not be acceptable for a few others. They will say that this goes against their Orthodoxy. Some may say that this also would affect Yoga Sadhakas. We do not stand in the way of Yogi the orthodox and the Vedantins, behaving according to their desire. This onion is a good article of food for ordinary people leading ordinary lives.

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When you have diabetes, your body can’t use the food you eat in a proper way. When you eat, food is digested and much of it is changed into glucose, a sugar the body uses for fuel. The glucose is carried by the bloodstream to the individual cells of the body. The body produces a hormone called insulin that helps the glucose to enter the cells. Normally, enough insulin is produced to allow the amount of glucose in the blood to be absorbed by the cells, where it is used for energy. Insulin also helps the body to store extra glucose and fat for later use.

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We explained how and what one should eat. There must be a rest even for eating. Those who eat indiscriminately must take shelter in this rest. Others also need this rest. This is called Fasting.

Health in tradition

Our ancestors had lot of forethought. The daily life is interspersed with the Daily prayer, Religious, Ritual and periodical worship of the Divine Forces. They have not forgotten the part of cleanliness, orthodoxy and health. Instead of making these fasts, etc. as independent regulations of worldy life, they have made these interdependent in worship of the Divine Being. They have also ruled that one acquired spiritual merit (Punya) by observing these practices and that degradation (Papam) would result by giving them up. When we examine the social rules and regulations of daily conduct, we find that they contribute to the purity of the body, mind and the spirit and they tend to preserve health the individual. There are many who do not understand this truth. Attracted by the formal and superficial civilisation of the west these mock at their own Shastras and injunctions.

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It is a very logical question to ask, if diabetes can creep in without any symptoms, there should be some method to prevent, stop or at least delay its onset. You know diabetes occurs due to some hereditary factors, that is how it is more common in some families or amongst brothers and sisters or first degree relatives (cousins). We have no control over that, except to avoid marriage in a family which has diabetes.

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You May Have No Symptoms Yet You May Have Diabetes

Every disease should have some specific symptoms, that is how it is detected. In malaria, fever comes with rigor or shivering, in dysentery there are loose motions with gripping pain and so on.But it is possible that there may be no symptoms whatsoever and yet one may have diabetes.

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Type I diabetes, is also called insulin-dependent diabetes. It usually starts before you’re 20, but it can also happen later. There is no cure for diabetes, but you can live an enjoyable, active life. How? By controlling your blood glucose (a type of sugar in your blood). Here are some of the basics you need to learn.

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The treatment of any disease including diabetes mellitus is monitored and modified according to different tests, like urine or blood tests, X-rays, ECG and other specialised ones.

Patients can have some idea of control of diabetes correlating it with its symptoms. Although it is only a rough estimation, it is very important from the patient’s point of view because they are mainly concerned with their symptoms.

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Diabetes affecting children is a relatively common problem. Most cases of diabetes in childhood are Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus, which has a peak age of onset at 12 years. The basic disease process is identical to that in adults, but the treatment of diabetes in childhood is greatly influenced by the physiological processes of growth and maturation. These, together with changes in the child’s capacity for self-management, his emotional and social development, play a significant role in treatment of this problem.

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Taking Control for Healthier Life

You have been told that you have Type II diabetes. It’s a disease that makes it hard for your body to turn food into energy. After learning that you have diabetes, you may be feeling angry, scared or depressed. These feelings are normal and understandable. After all, having diabetes means making some changes that may be hard at first. But you can do it. Your family, friends, and members of your health care team are there to help.

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