Ever thought of why we fall sick? Human body is a complex system which functions according to the rules set by the nature. If we abide by the rules and fulfill our Dharma, then it will never fall sick.
There are 7 requirements identified for human body for it to function effectively. They are
1. Air
2. Water
3. Food
4. Excretion
5. Rest
6. Exercise
7. Positive thoughts
Air: Before we understand the significance of air, lets understand the energy. Energy in this world is nothing but heat. Heat requires fire and fire needs oxygen. Body generates heat by burning the food we eat using oxygen inhaled through air and release the energy for functioning of the body. Scarcity of oxygen affects the energy flow in the body. Human being doesn’t have a chance to control breath; otherwise he would have used that time also for earning money.
Water: The second basic necessity is water. Generally when it comes to prioritizing the water vs food, people immediately vote for food. But tell me when 70% of our body is water, what is more important. A human body can live 40-50 days without food. But not more than 2-3 days without water. Water is a life force which helps our blood carry the nutrients to each and every cell in our body, maintains body temperature and cleanses our body from toxins. As per WHO standards, the minimum water requirement for a human body is 4-5 ltrs. To put simply, for an average weight of 60 kgs body, 40 ltrs water is there in the body. If we can’t replace at least 10% of it every day, our body will become like a gutter inside and it is root cause of all problems.
Just imagine how heavy rain flush out the dust, pollutants off the environs and makes it clean and pleasant. Similarly water that we drink cleanses the toxic waste material from our body and keeps our internal environment conducive and pleasant. Water scarcity in short term, cause gastric problems, acidity, headache, irritability, burns etc and in long term leads to damage of lungs, kidneys, heart, skin and what not.
Food: Third basic necessity is food. It’s an ocean to talk about. But to simplify it, I can say our food has to have protein, Carbohydrates, fats, fiber, vitamins, enzymes, micro nutrients in small quantities. Above all, it has to have life in it. When the physical property of food is changed, our body will spend 50% of energy to adjust this unnatural form. Food available in the nature is cooked in the heat of sun which fills life it. The food cooked under artificial heat loses its life. To elaborate, just heat the seeds at a temperature of 300c (same temperature as sunlight) and sow it. By chance also it will not sprout because it lost its life the moment we gave artificial heat. Similarly the cooked food loses its life force.
Human being learnt the art of separating the ingredients and making tastes out of it. For example if we look at rice & its byproducts
White rice – only carbohydrates
Brawn – Fiber, Protien, vitamins, fats
Rice brawn oil – only fat
We eat white rice and feed the cattle with brawn treating it as waste. But actually we are giving nutrition to the cattle and eating waste. By eating white rice, we get plenty of carbohydrates, for protein we choose meat/ protein biscuits, Fiber are completely ignored, for vitamins we take vitamin supplements. Suppose if we eat unpolished rice (with its outer red layer), it gives fiber, proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins and everything. Raw food has all ingredients in the right proportion.
Elders say destruction is easy, but construction is difficult. What I mean is man can disintegrate the ingredients but couldn’t integrate what he has separated out.
Excretion: We will clean our outside body by taking bath but what about our inside body? When food and water reaches the cell, it burns inside and releases energy, waste, CO2. Energy will be used for our day to day activities. The waste and CO2 release need to be ejected out of our body. These wastes go out from our body in the form of urine, CO2 (through lungs), stool (from excretory organs) and through sweat (through skin). For kidneys to filter the waste and send out, more water required. For Lungs and skin to perform, rigorous physical activity is required.
The waste material in food is stored in bowels which have to be cleaned every day. If bowels are kept clean, the whole digestive system will be healthy. Food rich in fiber is required to clean our intestines like a broom. Fiber will be available only in natural raw food and not in processed food like puri or idli or dosa or icecreams or pizza or burger or whatever junk food. People say passing stools 2-3 times a day is unhealthy. But think are we letting out the waste material or some gold. All these comments are baseless, do as many times your body tells you to do.
Rest: There is a majority opinion that body has to be given a rest for at least 6 hours. But are we really doing that? Almost 90% people say that they will sleep for 7-8 hours every day and it is more than minimum requirement. If you observe correctly why we get deep sleep in the early morning than midnight?
Suppose, if we eat at 9 pm then our body takes 6-7 hours to completely digest and settle down. So till 4 am, our digestive system and vital organs like liver, pancreas, heart, lungs, and kidneys work even if legs and hands are resting. Once all this OT is done, they start resting at 4 am, that’s when we go to deep sleep. So if a person gets up at 6 am, the effective rest given is 2 hours. The moment we get up, again the cycle start with coffee.
Look at the old generation, they take their food before 6 pm and give enough rest to the body. During this rest, their body rejuvenates itself and gear up for the next day. If our organs do overtime every day, they will wear out in 40 years which are supposed to work for 100 years.
Remember those good old days, when fasting is suggested for all common diseases. The logic behind that is resting our body to give sufficient time to the body to repair itself.
Exercise: This is the most painful task for today’s human being. Physical activity increases the heart beat, rapid inhalation/ exhalation, energy consumption, blood circulation to each and every corner of the body, which is essential to maintain the balance in body. Due to mechanization and industrialization, people could get rid of physical work for their day to day living. At the same time lost their health also. But the truth is pain and pleasure goes together.
Rapid inhalation/exhalations omit the CO2 very fast and fill the blood with oxygen. It also increases movements in the intestines so that the stools will be completely evacuated and keeps the intestines clean. Physical activity leads to sweating which releases the toxins accumulated under the skin.
Positive thoughts: As a thinking creature, humans have this additional requirement. Our brain uses 50% of the energy produced in the body. Human brain thinks at least 30-40 thoughts in a minute and most of them are useless. For example, if the kid hasn’t reached home and mother couldn’t reach him through any means, just imaging how many thoughts goes in her mind. But reality could be different and the mother had wasted lot of energy in imagining what could have happened. These never ending thoughts don’t let us focus on anything and keeps jumping from one thought to the other. The person, who can keep the thoughts under control, will have peace of mind.
We are stuck in a vicious cycle of so called “No time”. If you don’t spend even a couple of hours for yourself, what are we working and whom are we working for. And what is the use in such work when your existence itself is in question?
Let me take you through the crux of it again. Human body is made up of 5 elements of nature i.e., Air, water, earth, Fire and ether. Doesn’t believe me??? Ok here you go
Properties of the elements | Properties of the body | |
Air | Plenty of availability in nature | Heavy consumption in our body |
Water | 70% on earth | 70% in our body |
Earth | 30% on earth | 30% in our body and made up of all the minerals that are available on earth |
Fire | Source of life for earth | Energy source for body is heat |
Ether | Empty | Rest for the body |
Health comes on its own if we just give what it needs instead of substituting it. Ultimately what you give is what you get.
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