Acidity

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Suffering from Acidity???

A patient approached to ask a doubt. She had acidity. This acidity had developed to become gastritis and now the patient was suffering from repeated trouble. And her Doctor advised to have curds in the diet esp sweet curds. Having that will pacify the acidity is what he said. She had read one of my previous posts about curds. So she wanted to confirm.

This is a common misbelief that curds are cold. It is so deep that even doctors consider it to be cold. Especially the sweet curds are considered cold. Sweet curds give relief to patients only because of the sweetness. May curd be sweet or saur, it is hot in nature.

There is already Acid of about 3.5pH in the stomach. And if we add curds in it which is cold in touch but hot in nature; I can bet you may feel temporary relief, but will get long time or even permenant disease.

Sweet curds means improperly formed curds. Ayurved calls it Mandaka. And such thing does Prakopa of all three Dosha. So more dangerous and is not suitable for Gastritis.

©Vaidya Amit Pal


3rd August 2016
08:24:19 am

Diabetes

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Diabetes

Most of the people these days are afraid of testing their blood. Who knows, if the report yells at you saying, 'You are a Diabetic'. All fun in life will be lost in a moment. All the sweetness of life well be gone.

People go in depression when they come to know that they have diabetes. As if the life ends at this point. I was free till yesterday, and now I am bound with restrictions. Restrictions for lifetime. As if sentenced for Lifetime imprisonment.

There is a lower limit of Blood Sugar level. More than that is Diabetes. Year after year the lower limit of the Blood sugar level is reducing. As the lower limit comes down, number of diabetics increases. Till yesterday I was fit, yesterday they declared something and today I am diabetic.  everyone who was non diabetic joins the Elite Diabetes Club.

So everyone should know one thing, you may have diabetes on paper, don't panic. It us just a stage where you found out that you can fall ill. Like seeing future. And you can change this future if follow certain things.

©Vaidya Amit Pal


12th July 2016
07:15:00 pm

Dairy Milk

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Dairy Milk

These days milk we get is the milk we don't know about. Don't even know whether it is cow's milk or not.

Milk available in packets is collected from different places. Milk of different cows is collected. In this there is milk of different breeds of cows. Some are hybrid and some are non hybridized Country cows. Some cows are sick, some are healthy. Sick cows are given medicines and Antibiotics, while healthy cows are being given Hormones.To fulfill the requirement sometimes previous day's stored stale milk is also added. Or some may even add a little Buffalo milk. Milk of different cows and different breeds is collected and mixed. Once it is mixed, there is no way to know which milk it is. Then it is pasteurised and packed.

Overall what we get is mixture of different cow milks. At first place we don't get Cow milk, and when we get it, we aren't sure about it's purity.

What is the solution,
This time you tell me.

©Vaidya Amit Pal


5th July 2016
09:32:40 pm

Jersey

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Jersey

Jersey breed of cattle is famous for it's milk. It gives milk more than any cow. So whenever we say we use Cow milk, it is mostly from Jersey. So obvious it is when you get more yield, you earn more. And yes you provide milk of cow, rather than milk of a heavy lazy Buffalo.

Intention may be good, but it is one sided. That is because.... Okay let me give an example. I hope by the end you will understand what I meant.

In country side few farmers go out in the evening to have drinks. After a hectic day they think a drink or two will help them relax. So they go and end up having a drink or ten.
So when it's time to go home, they aren't in condition to even stand properly. How will they reach home? Who will drive them home?

Well, wise farmer doesn't come on a bike or scooter. He comes with his Bullock cart. With two huge Bull engines. In such conditions these engines act as drivers. So farmer doesn't have to drive or even navigate. Vehicle drives itself.

Now if the Engine is Country Oxen, Farmer doesn't need to stay awake. He sleeps and they bring their farmer friend right in front of the home, the correct address. Intelligent. They know when to start when to stop and where to stop.

But if those are Jersey bulls; when farmer wakes up, he finds it is morning, he is still in the cart; and the place is totally unknown. Becaus once Jersey start pulling the cart, they will keep doing that until they get the next order, or they get extremely tired. So he is miles away from his home left with his cart, his Bulls and his Frustration.

I think you got my point.
Jerseys may work hard, but lack intelligence. They are like a dumb guy who doesn't know what to do until he is ordered.
So you know what properties you get from that milk. You get milk of a Cow, but not much different than that of a Buffalo.

©Vaidya Amit Pal


6th July 2016
08:21:26 am

Sheep Milk

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Baaa Baaa Black Sheep

Sheep and Goat. Both appear like belonging to same family. One living in Kashmir and other living in Kanyakumari. One with thick heavy Arctic gear sweater and other with thin and soft bare skin as if wearing nothing but a Lungi.

Being distant relatives and having almost similar appearance they have similar properties of their milk is what most of us would think.
That way even Cow and Buffalo appear similar, but the qualities of milk differ a lot. Same is in this case. If qualities of Cow and Buffalo milk differs by Meters, then of Goat and Sheep differs by Kilometers.

Difference in them them can be seen in form of their behavior and physique.
Sheeps are dumb like Buffalos. They follow the same rule. Follow the one in front. They don't care if the guy in front is going in right direction or wrong direction. They just follow with their head down looking at the ground. Whereas a Goat always faces front and keeps looking around. Goats are alert all the time but sheep's don't give dam about what's happening around. Sheeps are like blind followers. If one in front jumps off the cliff, all will jump after it. That's why a wise Sheppard always keeps a Goat in front of a group of Sheeps while taking them for a walk.

Another thing is Sheep is heavily covered with wool for protection from the cold environment. It's wool keeps the body warm. Because of that body temperature is high.

Ayurved says, milk of a Sheep is Hot in nature. That's why can be used in disorders of Vaata. But drinking it has a lot of bad effects. It increases Pitta, so can cause diseases caused by increased Pitta. It also increases Kapha. Taking it in more quantity or regularly causes hiccups and also difficulty in breathing. That's why it is used in very few disorders considering the proper and favourable condition.

So may them be apparent distant relatives, they are different in all aspects. Ayurved thinks about all minute points of a source.

©Vaidya Amit Pal


2nd July 2016
06:35:37 pm

Camel Milk

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In the Desert

[With treatment perspective on Doctor's day]

Have you ever heard anyone using Camel milk? No? Of course you wouldn't. Because the place we live isn't the place Camels live. But the land where Camels are found they also use Buffalo milk now.

Milk of Camel is slightly salty in taste. It is slightly hot in nature and light to digest. Being hot, salty and light it helps to increase digestive power. Rare for any kind of milk, Camel milk possesses dryness.

But again, why am I telling this? What's the use?

Ayurved tells properties of all these types of milks; and ofcourse reading that feels crazy. I mean who milks a camel? They might be using in that era but now the time has changed. Nobody milks camel to drink it. Is Ayurved still selling the knowledge of old Stone age? Any significance of telling this?

But later realised, people in Saurashtra and Rajasthan do use milk of Camels even now. Because that is the place where Camels are found so is the milk.

There are diseases where milk is to be given. But in same case digestion is to be improved, toxins are to be removed, and normal physiology is to be maintained. If given any other milk, doesn't serve the purpose.

But because of all the mentioned rare for milk properties Camel milk fits best and treats best.
Not any milk can do that, but Camel's can.
Interesting isn't it?

Now please don't ask how to get a Camel's milk in our place! We can get a packed cow milk packed in Gujarat, why not Camel's; at least for treatment purpose!

©Vaidya Amit Pal


30th June 2016
07:21:00 pm

Goat Milk

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Goat's Milk

Gandhiji used Goat milk. So started their followers. He would carry a goat with him, so started their followers. Good habit or bad, I can't comment. But you all must be knowing Goat's milk saved Gandhiji's life.

He had pleurisy, and he was advised milk.
Any milk could have saved his life but he had pledged that he won't drink milk. And as he hadn't thought of goat regarding milk he was made to drink Goat's milk.

And Goat became an animal of everyone's interest. Still I wonder how it didn't become our national animal. People in that time accepted Goat because of Gandhiji, not because of its qualities. Even not we don't know it.

Goat drinks very less water. They do a lot of exercises but not like gym workout. They roam a lot, they run a lot. They don't eat any grass. They eat herbs and leaves of plants. Whatever they eat most of them are bitter and spicy. Because of this they are healthy, fast in action and quick in reflexes.

Same is the reason for Goat's milk to be light in quality. Lighter than even Cow milk. That's why Ayurved says when a newborn doesn't get mother's milk, one should use Goat's milk, not even cow's. And if not available, milk should be processed to make it like Goat's milk.

You know, according to Ayurved Goat milk can be used in many diseases; and one of them was the one which affected Gandhiji. So ultimately because of his pledge, what he had was more than a perfect remedy. Accidental but true.

©Vaidya Amit Pal


29th June 2016
10:17:35 am

Cow Milk

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Cow milk

As I had said Buffalo's milk is famous. That is because we fall for the apparent qualities. Although Buffalo milk is good we generally ask people to have Cow milk.

Yellowish, not so thick like Buffalo's, less cream, less butter, and less Ghee keeps Cow milk on back foot in the market.

Heavier the milk, more the cream. And this heavyness is because of higher fat content of the milk.

Cows aren't that heavy. They aren't lazy. They walk around the places and eats different herbs. Cows can differentiate herbs. Even if you give grass, you will notice that they have liking towards a certain kind of grass. You won't find a cow lying down for hours together. They always keep themselves busy. On roads also cows are good in finding their path. They are intelligent. Group of cows lick each other to keep them clean. They like to stay clean. They don't lie down in mud or even go in such area. After ploughing the field when it rains, the surface is to be made muddy for Paddy. Doing this is a sticky job. And for this Buffaloes are used and not Oxen. Because Like Mother like Son. Ox don't like mud either. Thats why Oxen are used for ploughing, and Buffaloes are used for mudding. Smart isn't it?

Above all these, Cows are emotionally attached with the family with whom they live. If you have or had stayed with cows, you will definitely know that. Cow is an emotional animal.

And as I said, quality comes from source. And now source is Cow.

Ayurved says Cow's milk is easy to digest. It improves intellectual capacity, works good for those who have lost weight due to illness or those who are already lean and thin. It is also useful in those who feel burning and are excessive thirsty. It helps increase strength of the body. Gives relief when someone is extremely tired and panting. And there is a list of diseases where Cow's milk is used.

This is about milk of Cow. Use it and get benefited and blessed.

©Vaidya Amit Pal


27th June 2016
09:00:49 am

Buffalo Milk

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Buffalo milk

Buffalos are lot in number than Cows. They yield more milk, and that milk appears good in quality. Who would take care of a Cow who gives only a little quantity of milk? Any business mind would think twice before investing, so they opt for Buffalo. Buffalo is way more cost effective for both, the consumer and milkman.

Also Buffalo can stay in any place although it is huge animal in size, doesn't care much about the cleanliness. They like lying for long time in mud. Also they are lazy. They eat whatever they get. Not much selective about the food.

If you observe, they are not as quick as cows while crossing roads. They follow anyone in front without thinking. They don't care about the traffic, or say just don't understand that there is something called Traffic and we need to run. They are lazy and always slow.

But why am I telling this?
That is because the quality comes from the source. And here source is Buffalo.
That's why Ayurved says Buffalo milk should be in those who are always hungry and can't pacify their hunger with anything. Buffalo is slow because of its heavyness and heavy behaviour, so the milk it gives is also heavy. Hence takes more time to get digested, so helpful in pacifying appetite.
Another important quality is, it induces sleep. As it takes more time, body gets exhausted and person feels sleepy. More than that it has some unknown characteristics feature which induce sleep. And that's why it is advised in those who complain of inadequate sleep.

Not bad huh!!!!! Still think before having it.
इसे पीना 'भारी' पड सकता है. (literally)

©Vaidya Amit Pal


14th June 2016
02:30:00 pm

Cow or Buffalo

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Cow or Buffalo

Cow's milk is famous, Buffalo's milk is famouser. (New word huh!!) There is always confusion in people regarding what to be had, Cow's or Bufallo's. And most of the time Buffalo wins. Why? Easy, it is cheaper than Cow's milk. People get angry when I say this reason (May be it hurts the status). Because their excuse (or say reason) for using Bufallo milk is richness of qualities.

Richness of qualities means it is perfect white in colour & thick in consistency, gives more cream, thick and sticky butter, and rich clarified butter (Ghee).
And Cow's milk is exactly opposit. It is yellowish, not thick like Buffalo's, less cream, butter and Ghee. So Buffalo milk wins.

But all this is because of the heavyness of the milk. Heavier the milk, more will be the cream. And this heavyness is because of higher fat content of the milk.

Ayurved says Cow's milk is easy to digest and more in qualities for better and healthy life. Buffalo milk is heavy, so needs more time and efforts to digest. It also brings heavyness to the body and mind. That's why those who don't get sleep are advised by Ayurved doctors to have this milk instead of Cow milk.

So don't just go after the apparent richness of the milk. The real richness of every type of milk is told by Ayurved separately. Will deal with each real soon.

©Vaidya Amit Pal


10th June 2016
10:41:52 am

Rain and Water

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Rain and water

Everyone gets habit of cold water in the summer. And then comes monsoon. We decide not to drink cold water now. But bottles are still there in refrigerator. When there is no rain and sky is covered with clouds, the heat is more. Sometimes in whole day, once or twice clouds decide to cry and it rains. For that much time one feels great, but what about rest of the time?

So the bottles come out of the fridge. Long gone the decision. And summer has given us a good habit of refilling the empty bottles and keeping in fridge. The cycle continues.

Then comes cold, cough and fever. And we blame the seasonal changes. Actually season had already warned us about it's upcoming changes. But we never care. We care for the temporary comfort from cold water.

Rainy season is the time when the atmosphere becomes vitiated with number of things which causes morbidity of Dosha in body. And this is the right condition for the diseases to invade.
Cold water has its own benefits, but should be had in proper condition, proper time and proper quantity, which doesn't include season where people are more susceptible for diseases; season like monsoon.
Cold water is just an example and comfort is just temporary.

©Vaidya Amit Pal.


5th June 2016
04:36:29 pm

Shiro Abhyanga

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Shiro Abhyanga- 4

Big question,
How and when to apply oil!

Preferably
we can use oil
after bath,
Before going to work.
Coconut oil serves
better in such case.

If you don't like oil
on head during work,
then you can apply oil
at night before sleep;
keep it overnight and
wash in the morning.
This way Oil stays
for longer duration.

But my wife / mom scolds me,
because when I sleep,
oil on head spoils the
Pillow and Bedsheet.

then you can
apply it an hour
or half an hour
before bath,
and then wash head
during bath.

No I don't have
so much time
before I go to work;

then apply oil when
you come back from work
and then don't wash head,
and keep it as it is.
This will save your hair
and also will relieve
strain which you had
during full day work.
For this purpose
Lauki (Doodhi) oil,
or Coconut oil added
with camphor is useful.

I hope you can follow
at least the last tip.

Visit your Ayurvedeeya Physician
and take guidance about proper
oil suitable for you.

And yes,
Don't heat the oil
for applying on head. :)

©Vd. Amit Pal.


28th December 2015
11:16:16 pm

Oily Oil 2

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Oily Oil

Ayurved tells to do
Abhyanga every day.

But it may not be
possible for everyone
to follow.

Our ancient Aacharya
knew that anything
we tell, there will be
some or other condition,
because of which
people won't be
able to follow.

So they gave options.

If applying oil to whole
body is not possible,
then at least apply oil to
Head, Feet and Ears.

i.e. Shiro Abhyanga,
Paadabhyanga,
and Karnapoorana.

©Vd. Amit Pal.


30th December 2015
09:06:01 am

Oily Oil 1

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Oily Oil

I never liked oil.
That sticky liquid
I used to hate the most.
I used to run away
whenever my mother
would come with
the oil pot
to pour oil in my ear
or on head.
I loved Diwali
but I hated one thing
of Diwali,
Early morning Abhyanga.
But tradition is tradition,
it has to be followed.
Rest of the times,
I could escape
and avoid oil application,
but in Diwali, no way.
Oil which I never liked
on even a single part
of my body,
both my parents
would apply oil
on my whole body.

I was small,
so I had to listen to them.
Then I used to think,
'When I grow up,
I will say no to oil,
and they will have
to listen to me.'

But see what happened,
When I grew up,
I became an Ayurved physician.
And all my plans
got drained.

Now I advise everyone
to apply oil,
on the body,
inside the body.

Of course Oil is good,
I would say oil is great.
I tell this to everyone,
Because I know
it is going to help them.

©Vd. Amit Pal


27th December 2015
06:51:31 am

Snehana

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Snehana

Snehana means Oiling

Ayurved says,
Snehana is of two types.
Bahya (External)
And Abhyantara (Internal)

For internal, oil or fats
are administered through mouth.

It is done in two ways.
Either by using fats alone,
or with some other food articles.

Few people can have
Oil or Ghee directly,
but few can not.

The second option
is mainly for those
who show aversion
towards Oil or Ghee,
feel nousious and
throw up just by
the name of Ghee.
Otherwise using
Ghee alone is the best way.

Ghee is also known
as clarified butter.
And it is most preferred and
the most used form of fat
for internal administration.

It is administered for two reasons,
Either as a medicine of a disease
or as a pre operative preparation
for a Panchakarma procedure.

©Vd. Amit Pal.


14th January 2016
11:07:31 am

Water & Honey

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Loosing weight is a big
issue for many.

These days we will find
many things from Ayurved
being spoken in modern way.
One of them is Burning of fat.

Burning fat is achieved
by many methods.
Easiest way is having
Honey with hot water.
Early morning when
this mixture is taken,
it is observed that
people loose waight.

But there is one drawback.
Whenever it is stopped,
they start gaining weight again.

Actually there is a concept of
Viruddha Anna told in Ayurved.
It is about food articles which
become harmful or poisonous
to the body after mixing with
something or after some treatment.
Otherwise they are totally
harmless if used separately.

Honey after heating is
also told as Viruddha.
It may reduce fat very fast
but it causes great damage
to body tissues very deeply,
and cause disorders which
last long very long.

©Vd. Amit Pal.


22nd January 2016
02:37:52 am

Weight loss

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Water should not be had
in the morning
It should not be had
at night before sleeping.
It should not be had in excess
Should not be heated
and mixed with honey.

Then what should be done?
How to have water?
When to have it?

Actually Ayurved says,
water should be had
only when needed.
Water should be had
in little quantity during meals,
or when one is very much
exausted and thirsty.

Otherwise a healthy person
should drink least amount.
Because the required amount
of water for the body is
provided by the Food itself.

Then what about weight loss?

To loose weight use either
warm water alone
or honey alone.

Best way is warm water.
Helps more if half a cup
of warm water is had
15 mins before food.
It helps regulate motions
and reduces weight.

©Vd. Amit Pal.


22nd January 2016
08:27:40 pm

Honey 2

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Honey is a product of flowers
but is collected by Bees.
Those bees which if sting
will give enough pain to suffer.
And a few number of stings of
Epis Dorsata species of Bees
is enough to kill a person.
So poisonous they are.

So when Bees collect Honey
it gets mixed with their Saliva.
A very little amount of poison
is always there in honey.
Poison is Ushna,
means it is full of heat.
Still Honey is Sheeta, means
honey is of cold properties.
When it comes in contact with
heat, the action is opposite to
the basic quality of Honey.

And also it is of similar
quality of the poison present
in it which comes from Bees.
So by Saamanya Siddhanta
it increases or activates the
properties of Poison in honey.

So better avoid the contact of
heat with honey.

©Vd. Amit Pal.


24th January 2016
12:53:30 pm

Honey 1

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--I don't take Sugar.

-Do you have Diabetes?

--No, I am very health conscious,
as I have to maintain my weight.
I count every calory in my diet.
That's why I don't have Sugar.
I am totally Sugarless.

-So your life must be Sweetless.

--Not at all.
I use honey instead of Sugar.
Lemonade, Juices, Tea, Coffee,
Cake, Pudding anything may it be
I put honey.

Sounds interesting,
We can use honey in juices,
Lemonade; but not a wise idea
to use it in Tea or coffee.
As there is contact of heat
while preparing these items.
And heat plus honey should
always be avoided.

©Vd. Amit Pal.


24th January 2016
11:34:57 am