Preface
India as a country has achieved laurels in several areas
after independence. Nevertheless, there are certain aspects of life where the
country has lagged behind. These important aspects of life are importance of
sound health and high moral as well as national character. Both of these
important aspects have been the heritage of our nation since centuries but pushed
to backseat nowadays. It is rare to see a group of healthy people having high moral
and spiritual values. It is saddening that most of our population is relying heavily
on English (allopathic) medicines which can create serious health risks and
hazards.
In Indian
tradition, doctors have been given a position next to God with the quality of
giving life to humanity and Ayurvedic treatment is a boon. But now a days, a
good doctor is a business tycoon and medical science more of a curse than a
boon. Doctors in big multi-specialty hospitals work to achieve targets set for
them for a period in most unethical and shameless fashion with the aim of
earning maximum money. The patients have to be very cautious of the fraudulent
ways of doctors.
It is important for a
person who wants to lead a disease-free life to understand how disease are born
at all the three levels- body, soul and mind. There are many reasons for a
complex disease but it is basically rooted in improper education and ignorance.
Improper education in fact is the root cause of all kinds of diseases which can
be cured only through proper education. Illness can be seen as nature’s signal
that something is wrong somewhere. It is a kind of warning how the disease
entered our body and if we keep ignoring the reasons and get late in responding
to them, the disease reaches a complex level.
It is very unfortunate
that our society provides a disarranged sense as to how to live, what to think
and how to behave. The researchers at “Stony Brook University, New York” have
established that bad life style is responsible for the continuously rising
cases of cancer worldwide. They assert that 9 out of 10 cancer patients can be
cured simply by correcting their lifestyle. This research has appeared recently
in the journal ‘NATURE. It is therefore, important to adopt healthy life style
or else will be trapped by ailments.
The climate of India is said to be the most suitable climate
about which the ancient saints have claimed that an average Indian has the
competence of living up to 100 years of a productive and meaningful life.
However, the people today are suffering from various ailments such as heart
problems, diabetes, skin problems and depression like several mental disorders.
According to expert opinion, the heart problems have replaced communicable
diseases as the biggest killer in India. Approximately, 30% of urban and 15% of
rural masses suffer from high BP (hypertension) and allied heart diseases.’
According to National Institute of
Occupational Health, as many as 32% of India’s working population suffers from
physical body pain, out of which 13% have left their jobs due to chronic pains.
The issue of great concern is that 36% of the population aged around 40 years is
victim of high blood pressure. At present, the country has about 65 million
diabetic patients and it is expected that the number of diabetic patients would
double by the year 2025. Unfortunately, nearly half of these diabetic patients
are not even aware of their disease.
In this booklet, an attempt has been made to make available the
reader the prevention, precautions and remedies for the health related
problems. It would be a boon mainly for our younger generation that is less
aware about the rules and principles for a healthy life.
Every individual has to
account for his good health, everything else is secondary. It is the first and
foremost call for all the countrymen to come forward and contribute towards
“healthy India” campaign by way of promoting education, health and our value
system-the three gems fostered by our sages. All those who are wise and love
the rich cultured heritage of our country should devote all their energies
towards fulfilling these three objectives.
This book presents
essential rules for attaining good health and for prevention of illness. Hope
this proves to be useful for all especially the younger generation who are
unaware of the rules of good health. They will surely be benefited to get all
of them placed together.
Our country is the land
of sages where the skills and medicines like “Sanjeevani” were discovered which
could resuscitate dead man and bring back youth in the life of the aged. It
is certain that the old wisdom of our sacred land would be revived and it would
help in creating a “healthy India”. The globe will once again witness a golden
era where right thinking will be developed and humanity will flourish. It is
our duty to help the divine forces in the “Healthy India” campaign.
If you like this book,
make it a point to present it to family and friends on festivals and other occasions
thereby.
