LISTEN TO YOUR STOMACH .....

Hello Friends,

Hope you all are safe and fit !!!!

What does this topic mean to you? Has the blogger gone nuts 😆😄!!! Has She forgotten her Basic Science ??!!!

Well, not all.. I am doing good and am excited to discuss with you, through my personal Experience...

Be ready to hear Story of Health Via My Stomach 😉😀

💛  I was a very Silent child, with good observing skills. Everyone loved me around... I easily enjoyed with any company, be it small children, be it my family or any relatives or neighbours.

💛  Now, come my tragic part - My stomach.... As a Child, I loved eating mud ( I am Sure there would be many in this club). My Basic Body constitution is such that I had to be very careful with my metabolism and Digestive part. I used to be on Ayurvedic Medication from an Ayurvedic Paediatrician. As I grew, I had mesntrual problems, for which I took Homeopathic Medicines. It helped me a lot.
💛  However, I thought, everyone has their own personality for studying, sleeping. I loved reading, studying especially at nights and would sleep till late. I had cravings for stale food or cold food kept overnight and sweet cravings.
💛  I used to not like fast food. I loved a full meal - Salads, Dal, Rice, Chappati (2-3), buttermilk, Vegetables
💛  My mom would always crib about my haphazard lifestyle to oversleep, studying at nights. But Hum Toh Hum Hai bhai, I bragged about a balanced diet, a one hour of outdoor games, walks as I grew Big, a studious person - so required the princess' sleep too. I was a spiritual person too. 

💛   First Jhatka was gastric issues starting at early twenties. Then, I gave in to the office culture of having fast food with colleagues. That craving for extra spicy had a toll on my health. Over gastric issues, acidity issues, stomach cramps, Letharginess, noon sleep requirements, dullness in overall persona, creeped in me.

💛  Then Second Jhatka was diagnosis of PCOD (Irregular Menstruation)in my late twenties. This WORD gave me lot of fear for future, marriage, etc. But, a wonderful & Authentic gynaecologist came as an Angel in my life, where I did not have to be treated with hormonal medications. I had a lifestyle disorder of decresing my fitness regimen, walks, fast food cravings, etc.

💛   The another miracle that happened to me was my marriage to Ayurveda (Pun included with an Ayurvedic Family of Doctors)

💛   The Purpose of Sharing my Whole Medical History was that My Body, My Stomach and apparently my Mom kept giving me alarming signals. But I kept overlooking it ignorantly, intentionally or unintentionally. Be it in later stage of my life, still I am very grateful to my Father in Law, to encourage me learn, read about Ayurveda. 
Lately, a renowned Vaidya told me that my continuing gastric issues, continuous medication and Panch Karma therapies, can be bought in discipline, IF ONLY & ONLY IF I LISTEN TO MY STOMACH

Listening to Stomach means - 

🙏 Know your body constitution

🙏 Accordingly, Follow your Daily & Seasonal Regimen

🙏 Ask yourself - Do You really want to eat? Are you Really Hungry?

🙏 Ask yourself, when to stop eating. According to Diet Rules, one should eat 85 % full stomach only

🙏 Be clear whether Health, Digestion is necessary or Likings & Cravings, Over-eating is required?

🙏 Like Eating Habits, Watch out your drinking style of water too.

🙏 Intermittent Fasts, Light diet in dinner, Regular Detox Therapies shoud be followed for well-being

🙏 Consult an Authentic Doctor (I prefer Ayurvedic Doctor) for any issues as well proper know - how about Preventive Care

Today, Everyone talks about Cure, but Yes, in this Pandemic, many have realised the importance of Prevention Is Better Than Cure.
I am happy to share my journey with all my readers and also welcome you at our Online Consultations too...

Cheat Meal Funda

Hello Friends,

In today's Era of Dieting, we all here this word - "Cheat Meal Day"
Cheat Meal Day - Day for Cheating on on-going dietary Regimen, one can binge in to all fatty, yummy, sweet, high caloried food items or It is also a Cheat Day for Exercise or Fitness regime. However, mostly it is used for Binging on Favourite foods

We have not heard this word before from either our grand-parents or even our Parents' generation.

Have we thought about it? No, coz now its a new thing and the In-thing of today's world. So we do not bother to ask ourselves about the same.

Before further discussing my views on the same, please read my post on Correct Understanding to Nutrition & Diet, Click on the Below Link
https://healthfundastic.blogspot.com/2020/06/correct-understanding-to-nutrition-diet.html

Once you read the above post, you would now understand this post better.

Factors encouraging this Concept " Cheat Meal" are as follows:-

⊿  Adulterated food - Thus, Organic Food are catching everyone's attention today (Good Business)

⊿  Lack of Balanced Diet

⊿  Lack of Correct Understanding of  Nutrition & Diet

⊿  Lack of Know-how of Authentic Cooking ways as per Ayurveda literature

⊿  No Self- Realisation of Right Hunger or Stopping to Eat when stomach is 85 % full.

⊿  Comparison with respect to looks, Slim-trim Body, Zero Size Body, Stomach Abs

⊿  All the above factors lead to want of Dieting. But, one has likes or cravings for favourite foods, sweets, desserts, Butter, Cheesy foods, etc

If We Have a 
Balanced diet, 
Properly cooked food, 
Eat when actually hungry, drink water as much I require, Chew my food properly, 
Eat organically grown millets, pulses, fruits & vegetables, 
Follow Self-control and the Ashtang Yoga Principles of Yoga
Have a proper fitness routine,
Do Panchkarma Therapy regularly (Detox plan... Refer my Post - https://healthfundastic.blogspot.com/2020/07/detox-program-ayurvedic-way.html)
Take Ayurvedic Medicines for any natural or genetic problems on time

Then, WHY WOULD I NEED TO FOLLOW A CHEAT MEAL DAY ... I CAN EAT WHATEVER I WANT, WITH DISCIPLINE & WITHIN LIMITS OF MY BODY CONSTITUTION, AND ABIDING THE DAILY & SEASONAL REGIMEN (DINCHARYA & RITUCHARYA)

Of course, since we missed or overlook what our body was telling, since growing from child to an adult, at late stage, with diseases cropping up, we have to take support of such Dieting, Cheat Meals Concept. 

Hence, The Motto of this Post was to create an awareness, as to How Important it is to incorporate Correct Understanding of Health, Diet and Fitness in our Education to one and all. Also, How important it is, as a whole Nation to talk and act on Basic Issues of Nutrition & Food to al Citizens for a Healthy Nation, with Nourished and Organic Foods to eat.

EYE : A part of ENT... Did you Know that or we missed this Fact .....!!!

Hello Friends,

I am so happy to share views on Health-care based on my experience, readings, chats with Doctors, etc

DID YOU KNOW E.N.T. = EARS, NOSE AND THROAT ?

In fact, In Ayurveda, Shalakya Tantra or a Shalaki deals with the whole E.N.T and Parts of Human body above the neck till your head. In this sense, I said Eye is also to considered, while dealing with E.N.T cases and visa-versa.

I observed that today, medical field has gone detailed due to which there has been Specialisation avenues opened up. Previously, a general physician would be effiicient enough to tackle diseases from Head to toe, and amazingly that too with limited medicines (Not in terms of stock, but options or varieties in medicines)

My point here is, Some cases of Eyes actually do not happen due to standalone issues in Eyes, but could be due to sinusitis, Ear problem, cold, cough, Headache issues, stiffness in muscles of neck, shoulders, or even stoamch issues. 

Just imagine, today in the times of specialisation, How much we are missing An Holistic Approach towards the whole body? Are the doctors overlooking the other Anatomy & Physiology factors, while diagnosing and treating just one part of the body.

Eye is an integral part of E.N.T, as there are connecting nerves, circultion of same blood, presence of The Doshas in the body.

I am focussing on eyes, coz closely I have seen how eye patients are diagnosed and treated, by taking an Integrated Approach by my Ophthalmologist husband. I have personally seen my mother-in-law curing patients of eyes, by treating their Stomach issues or E.N.T. issues or many such caustive factors.

This is possible only if the doctor takes the case not just focussing an individual part of the body, but taking the Medical History and Consulting the patient, considering all other factors too...

The absence of facts can be witnessed today in Medical field.

Medication for one particular disease may cure or suppress the effect of that disease almost to nil, but the Major cause since is not tackled, instances have been that patient complains of other issue coming up after a while, which could be the effect of that Major Causative factor. 

Either it is too late or so critical that patient have to go for operations or surgeries, which could have been avoided, if treated at Primary evel or rather diagnosed correctly at Primitive level only.

Thats why, Many Authentic Modern Medicine Practitioners and Ayurvedic Doctors, even today have masses coming at clinics but do not get much recognition either due to less advertisements or not appealing clinical set-ups or their economical medicines and treatments are not appreciated and acknowledged properly

If you agree, then I want your comments for that Awareness to happen.....

You are 80% your own doctor😇😇🙏😳😲

Hello Friends,

Are you in shock reading the title of this post?!
You are not a certified degree holder. However, it is being aware.

Justified points to support my thought

# We agree that humans are superior amongst the living beings

# The body is our Prop to think, act and do things

# Our body is the precious gift by nature to fulfill our goals with help of physical body, mind and soul.

# It is always useful to be observant and sensitive about self and our surroundings.

# Our body tells us stories about our thoughts, lifestyle, diet, fitness, sleep, emotions, feelings and many more

# The issues to our health is our ignorance to these indications given by our body from time to time.

# No disease happens out in a blue moon. It is gradual changes in the body, which it tells us, but we either ignore or postpone, till that small problem grows to critical issues

# Some exceptions of deformation in genes, natural viruses, can be understood

# Otherwise, all disorders in body, virus in lab,  are caused due to our mistakes, lack of understanding about the basic anatomy of our body, lethargy towards health, negligence towards biological indications.

# We should be always aware of what suits us, what doesn't suit us, what impacts does each season have on us, our basic body constitution, natural surroundings, know-how of local and staple food grown, what kind of vessels to use for cooking, storage, etc

# Acceptance of our formation out of basic five Elements : Air, Fire, Water, Earth and Ether. What impact they have on us should be known?

I may have missed on some points, but majorly they are covered above. We should be grateful to Nature for having the wonderful body, mind and soul to tide through our journey.

Detailed study or critical ailments definitely requires Professional Medical Assistance.

Today we are dependent more on doctors for even small things. Basic Health care and Preventive Healthcare knowledge should be a part of the syllabus. 
We hold only doctors responsible for everything, as if, we are not the owner of this body and have enslaved us to the medical fraternity.

It's high time to be accountable for one's lethargy and carefree attitude towards Health

I am sure that everyone would agree, most issues today world is facing in terms of pollution, adulteration, malnourishment, Lifestyle disorders, etc due to our ignorance and negligence...

Thank you for being with me in this journey of sharing my candid views on various topics..

Change of Perception of Yoga, Meditation at large....

Hello Friends,

Please do read my Journey and Understanding of Yoga and Meditation in my blog
https://healthfundastic.blogspot.com/2020/06/yoga-and-meditation.html?m=1

I listened to a recent video of Sadguru's Conversation with Dr. Deepak Chopra. It was a deep-thought, intellectual, informative and mind-blowing inspirational 27 minute video.

Sadguru mentioned about an example of incomplete Yoga being practised in California, where Yoga means one day of exercise, one day of jogging, one day of cycling, etc. So he mentioned of a Change required in this perception of Correct Yoga....

I am so blessed to have been trained by Yoga professionals who practised and understood Yoga, Meditation in its purest form. 

Thus, I thought to share few views of this. Yoga is a form of fitness and Health Regime which is practiced for oneness of Mental, Physical and Spiritual health.

Some Important facets of Pure Yoga :

# Yoga is derived from Sanskrit work Yuka meaning 'To Join' - Body, mind, soul with the Truth

# There have been so many great wise men like Patanjali Guru, Vashishta Guru, Saints, and many more who defined Yoga in form of their experience and essence derived through Continuous Practice.

# Yoga = Asanas, Pranayam, Meditation

# There are Basic forms of Yoga like Ashtanga Yoga, Hath Yoga, Paths of Yoga - Raja Yoga, Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga and Gyana Yoga, etc.

# An effective form of Yoga is also formulated by B.K.S. Iyengar.

# Yoga is a pattern to live life with good conduct, discipline and with full awareness

# Like today, Yoga either connotes only as hard core Asanas or just Meditation or just Pranayama or just a form of exercise for physical fitness. This perception has to change to a larger extent even in India.
Just for convenience and outer Physical apperance, different combination of yoga and dance and other preliminary exercises are practised. Very few institutions teach Traditional Yoga in its fuller aspect of Physical, Mental and Spiritual Health.

# Yoga, instead of way of living with Full Awareness of Self and It's Surroundings, is being taught and practised as mere business.

# I am grateful that Shri Narendra Modi has been instrumental in reviving our age-old Yoga and it's relevance today. I am happy that this recognition, has now gone one step further in formation of an Empanelment Body of Yoga professional, degree holders and experienced practitioners of True Yoga, so that Correct Yoga Education can be taught to people. I am optimistic that such active steps are being taken for streamlining Yoga Practices and the Basic purpose of having Yoga in everyone's lives will be served.

# It will be a great boon to mankind in his journey of unravelling his Self, The Existence and the importance of every being in this Path of Universal Truth and Harmony

I hope the above points are agreeable to all. I welcome critics too for my growth of knowledge in path of Yoga & it's Understanding...

Bhuta - Shuddhi (cleansing of 5 Elements)

Hello Friends,

It is a superb phenomenon I have elaborately come across i.e. Bhuta Shuddhi .
Bhuta is Elements. Every living being is made up of the Five Basic Elements called the Panch-Mahabhutas.

Do read my First Topic of this blog - https://thealternativeliving.blogspot.com/2020/08/why-i-made-this-new-blog-what-inspired.html?m=1

I always had a connect with Nature, expanse of Universe in form of celestial bodies affinity. I never knew why I felt relaxed, seeing a sun, sunrise, sunset, Nature, ocean, or sitting in a garden or in presence of even a candle flame, etc. Lately, I got to learn about the Basic 5 elements we are made up of. Of course, I knew that fact, but not so closely than now.

In Ayurveda, I learnt from my mother in law the concept of Ojha (Life), how her unique leaves therapy helped gain that Ojha, which actually is so inherent that it becomes difficult or rather next to impossible to gain back the same...

Now I literally understood more deeper this therapy by learning more about the Panch Bhutas - EARTH, AIR, WATER, ETHER / SPACE AND FIRE. 

Today's urban life has made us forget our real being and remain connected to these Basic Elements or Nature.  And just see for self that we are happy when around this expanse of Nature.

Yoga and Meditation is a great form for doing Bhuta Shuddhi

For Earth : Walk for a few minutes, feel barefooted the soil and grass of a garden, Enjoy the trees, Nature

For Water : Water has a property to take shape to anything. It conserves. This helps our memory, Sanskaars. So take water in hands and be grateful to all the molecules of water and experience the truth that Survival on earth is not possible without water

For Air : What we call as Prana (Life). There are Yogic and Pranayam practices for Nadi Shuddhis (Purification of Air tracts) 

For Fire : The digestive system, the Existence, one of the factors for growth in any being, plants is possible with Fire - The Agni. Feel and express gratitude to the Sun at dawn, at noon and sunset. Havan practice, Dhoop are also some forms for expressing gratitude and Strengthening our Basic Elements

For Ether : The whole universe is in an expanse of Space (Ether). Today we live in cities majorly in closed rooms, flats, Glassed offices, Cubicles. It is important to feel the part of us being a form of this Expanse.

I may have vaguely put these points of what I understood about the Five Elements and Shuddhi Kriyas for the same.

A virus today has been able to stop our speedy lives and make us understand what we actually are, what we should do, etc. Everything in this world is in Harmony with Each other.

Only Humans failed to realise this important aspect of Living Harmoniously and in Tune with Nature and its surroundings.
Let's get a good session from expert Yogic person or Spiritual Guru or read more on Bhuta Shuddhi for a Lively Life with full of Vital Energy.....