Mantra for Headache Relief :

As headache is the first symptom of stress, this can be alleviated by all the previous mantras, however a special suggestve mantra but also very effective for giving relief from headaches is ;-

Exhale with = IMPROVIH - HEADACHE
And then inhale deeply or
Inhale with = VARA-PAHA-KAMMAND

Inhale/exhale silently as above for a few minutes and the headache will slowly ease out. All types of headache whether caused by stress, or congestive type or other type are ameliorated with this mantra definitely except the headache initiated by the approaching weather storm, when due to the ingestion of higher ionic presence in the stormy air, due to Radon or other-wise can initiate headache in certain persons for which the author has discovered a special medicine which immediately cures the weather struck headaches or headaches caused by watching television which emits high energy x-rays to cause damage to the eyes directly plus due to ingestion of ionised air caused by x-rays. This medicine is given to the patient on personal consultation and cannot be sent by post, as it is spot prepared.

It is interesting to note that the word Headache is constituted of three seed words H, D & K (CH) - all these words are specific to Head and hence this mantra - IMPROVIH - HEADACHE is very very efficacious. Besides, the word Improve includes the seed word 'M' for strengthening the mind and the pineal gland to release the pacifying homone melatonin to relieve headache and the word 'H' helps to improve the communion between the body & the brain and the word 'K' strengthens the left brain and pituitary gland. Besides this mantra improves circulation with the word V which helps to remove all congestive headaches.

Re-establish Connection With Six Life Principles

And all these headaches and other stress symptoms will never bother us, if we re-establish our body/mind connection with the basic six principles of nature - Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Ether principle and the sixth being the OMNI -principle-the God almighty and even God will not help us, if we continue to exceed our body/mind biological limits agains & again.

Proper intake of balanced nutritious food is a must because our health is another name of - what we eat, what we drink, what we breathe and above all what we think. And our food should mostly include milk, curd, fresh fruits/vegetables/grains or the enlivened sprouted grains, etc. without too much of fats, or condiments, and the food quantity to be taken should be just sufficient to keep us alive and one fourth of the stomach should be kept empty for air/ether to act, taking only a small quantity of water alongwith the meals, but one should take a glass full of water about half an hour after the meals and we must take atleast 6-8 glasses of water everyday to keep ourselves healthy (See chapter on Water).

Also, one should avoid taking too hot/too cold food stuff. Too hot food can cause blisters in the mouth, as well as toothache in case of loose teeth. Similarly, too cold foods like very cold icecreams can make the throat feel numb and can initiate a headache or a toothache.

Sunbathing for 5 minutes to half an hour can rejuvenate the body but those suffering from sarcoma of the skin should avoid direct sunbathing. Similarly, we must re-establish our connection with the earth by walking bare footed, particularly in our lawn for sometimes daily.

Mantra for Stressed Politicians :

Last, but not the least, I must give a soothing mantra for stressed politicians who in democratic countries often get displaced after four or five years term, because people get fed up with the party in power and people want to try the other political party for a change. The deposed party politicians feel ill at ease, like a fish out of water but what cannot be cured or procured must be endured. This interval should be used for self analysis, rest and Hibernation, to recoup health so as to capture power again with renewed zeal, when the next opportunity comes, because as they say, politicians have nine lives of a cat and thus, those who survive this stressful! period, can hope to capture power again and you can surely survive using the following mantra:-

Inhale with = SWA-RAJA MHAN
Exhale with = MIHI - JEESHWERIEN

The inhale mantra Swa-RAJA-Mhan, means that I am the great king of myself and one who can become the king of the self or the master of one's desires, has achieved all. He is now a king of the whole universe. And the Exhale Mantra-Mini-Jeshwerien means that "I will live on and on."

This mantra prescribed for politicians is for one and all and is the universal mantra to help us to rejuvenate and recuperate ourselves completely.
Now the beneficial action of the above healing mantras as help in breathing is six fold:

1) These help to re-establish the shallow and erratic breathing disturbed by stress to its normal pattern.

2) The above mantras have been so formulated by proper selection of healing words as to provide pranic life energy to the stressed sense organs like eyes and the total mind which receives and co-ordinates and interprets the sense signals, so that mind can re-establish its supremacy in controlling the body, by bringing about Harmony between the Body, Brain and Soul.

3) These breathing mantras help to restore the digestive as well as waste elimination system in the body to its peak performance again; the pores of the skin reopen to cool by perspiration; the action of kidneys/intestines is improved. All blockages are dissolved.

4) These breathing mantras also help to scavenge the blood veins/arteries of fatty cholesterol and other salt deposits by optimal oxygenation of the blood, thus decreasing the blood pressure raised by stress. These mantras also help to rid us of stress by the Vipasna Meditation effect of the mantric Breathing because in this, our thought also moves alongwith the breath, thus quietening our agitated mind. The Vipasna Meditation is a famous one advocated by Lord Buddha. If our thought is fixed on breathing, all stress is dissolved.

5) All the breathing mantras have been so formulated that they have also a psychological hypnotic effect on our mind by being very suggestive in nature i.e. Inner-equilibrium, I am in bliss, Omni-Peace, Take it easy, Motherly warmth etc., thus psychologically goading us back to bliss/equilibrium state of mind.

6) These mantras, because of their sonic resonant vibrations, activate our various body glands to secrete their normal hormonal secretions, to boost our immune system back to normal, thus restoring our vigour & energy so that we are able to say yes to the new Day, with the New Zest and with the new Vision-O, Blossom.

Juice Fasting for Weight Loss

Let's face it. Diets don't work! If you don't have first hand experience with that notion, ask anyone who has tried and failed to lose weight a dozen times or more. The dieting merry-go-round, as I like to call it, can be brutally discouraging and frustrating, not to mention that it plummets your self esteem to an all time low! "What's wrong with me?!" you think. "Why can't I find the right diet, program or pill?!" And once you think have, you wonder why you can't stick to it. Juice fasting to the resue!

There is one fundamental reason as to why you haven't been able to loose the pounds despite your most dogged and sincere efforts. And that reason boils down to one word-- TOXICITY! All disease-- including excess weight-- stems from the same problem. It's the result of a build up of waste materials in the body. In fact, I often tell my clients that fat is their friend. And after the look of bewilderment dissolves from their faces, I proceed to tell them that it's fat that's keeping their bodies safe from the harm of toxins. Let me explain...

You see fat has one purpose-- to buffer toxins. Just like an oyster will wrap a single grain of sand in an alkaline substance (the pearl) to prevent aggravation, so do our bodies wrap foreign contaminants. Only our bodies wrap them in fat! So, the more toxic you are, the more fat cells you will have and the more frustrated you will be. And that's why diets don't work! They don't address the underlying CAUSE of your weight problem in the first place. But the solution is simple... DETOXIFY.

Arguably the best way to help your body detoxify from the onslaught of environmental and food related toxicity that we are faced with today AND eliminate the source of your weight problem at once, is to use the age old, time tested technique of Juice Fasting. Juice fasting for weight loss has helped countless people eliminate their weight problems permanently because rather than being a 'diet', it is designed to simultaneously flush your body free of toxins AND saturate it with enzyme rich fruit and vegetable juices. This in turn sets up optimum conditions for your body to release the excess weight for good. (And to thrive!)

There are two main reasons why people are finding it so difficult to lose weight and keep it off these days. First is the fact that toxic substances are bombarding our bodies on a constant basis. The list of foreign agents in our food, air and water that have a negative cumulative impact on our health goes on and on. Second is that people are consuming far more calories than ever before. This is due to the fact the the majority of our food supply has become watered down and denatured due to processing and unsound farming practices, causing us to require twice as many calories to get the same amount of nutrition we would have had to have consumed only decades ago. Therefore people keep eating in order to satisfy their cravings which are simply signals from the body calling out to satisfy it's nutritional needs!

Juice fasting for weight loss takes both these of issue and swiftly nips them in the bud. Built around the simple idea that by flooding your body with abundant quantities of high quality bioavailable nutrition in the form of enzyme rich fruit and vegetable juices, the body's nutritional needs are satisfied and cravings disappear. Then, once the the body gets its nutritional requirements satisfied and fulfilled, it goes to work detoxifying your entire system and scrubbing clean each of your 80 trillion cells. Because all nutrition is ''juiced", the need for digestion (which can take up to a whopping 70% of your energy!) is eliminated and the body can spend that energy cleaning up the mess that is causing you to remain overweight despite any and all dieting efforts.

So as you can see, juice fasting for weight loss is by far the most efficient and health affirming way to jump-start your body and get you looking and feeling fabulous fast! And since there are no side effects, besides radiantly glowing skin, sparkling eyes and the energy of a ten year old, can you think of any reason not to give it a try?!

Natural Treatment for Migraine

Migraine is an ancient and formidable malady. It bothered such distinguished persons as Caesar and Freud. It has assumed alarming proportions under modern conditions of living and is now believed to afflict about 10 per cent of the world’s population.

Migraine can be defined as a paroxysmal affection, accompanied by severe headache, generally on one side of the head and associated with disorders of the digestion, the liver and the vision. It usually occurs when a person is under great mental tension or has suddenly got over that state.

Migraine is also known as "sick headache" because nausea and vomiting occasionally accompany the excruciating pain which lasts for as long as three days. Migraine usually gives warning before it strikes black spots or a brilliant zig-zag line appears before the eyes or the patient has blurring of vision or has part of his vision blanked out. Then the headache occurs, the patient may feel tingling, numbness, or weakness in an arm or leg.

Migraine sufferers have what is known as a "migrainous personality ". They are compulsive workers and perfectionists, who feel that they have to do everything right away. When they complete a task, they are suddenly laid down from a state of temporary tension to a feeling of utmost relief. Then comes the migraine. It is a purely physiological process. The head and neck muscles, reacting to continuous stress, become overworked. The tightened muscles squeeze the arteries and reduce blood flow. When a person relaxes suddenly, the constricted muscles expand, stretching the walls of the blood-vessel. With every heart beat, the blood being pushed through this vessels expands them further and causes incredible pain.

When a headache strikes, one should stay on one’s feet in the daytime and do simple chores which do not require too much concentration or walk, move around and get some fresh air.

The best remedy to prevent headaches is to build up physical resistance through proper nutrition, exercise and constructive thinking. As a first step, the patient should undertake a short fast. During the fast, citrus fruit juices, diluted with water may be taken six times daily. By taking the load of digestion, the patient will at once save nervous energy which can be utilised for more important purposes. The blood and lymph will also be relieved of a great burden. After a short fast, the diet should be fixed in such a way as to put the least possible strain on the digestion.

Breakfast should consist of fruits, both fresh and dried. Lunch should consist largely of protein foods. Starchy foods such as whole wheat bread, cereals, rice or potatoes should be taken at dinner along with raw salads. Spices, tomatoes, sour buttermilk and oily foodstuffs should be avoided. Drinking a glass of water ( warm water in winter and cool water in summer) mixed with a teaspoonful of honey the first thing in the morning, is also a good remedy.


There are certain water applications which help relieve headaches. Copious drinking of water can help , as do the cleansing enema with water temperature at 98.6 o F, the hot foot bath, a cold throat pack, frequent applications of towels wrung out from very hot water to the back of the neck, a cold compress at 40 o to 60o F applied to the head and face or an alternate spinal compress. Hot fomentations over the abdominal region just before retiring relieve headaches due to stomach and liver upsets.

Yogic kriyas like jalneti and kunjal, pranayamas like anuloma-viloma, shitali and sitkari and asanas such as uttanapadasana, sarvangasana, paschimottanasana, halasana and shavasana are useful in the treatment of headaches.

Yogic Kriyas Technique

Yogic kriyas have specific therapeutic values and are highly beneficial in the maintenance of health and the healing of diseases.

A disease-free system should be the starting ground for yogasanas and pranayama. There are six specific cleansing techniques, known as Shat Kriyas, which eliminate impurities and help cure many ailments. Of these, the following four can be practiced safely.
1. Jalaneti
Most diseases of the nose and thraot are caused by the accumulation of impurities in the nasal passage. Jalaneti is a process of cleansing the air passage of the nostrils and the throat by washing them with tepid saline water. Take a clean jalaneti pot. Put half a tea spoonful of salt in the pot and fill it with lukewarm drinking water. Stand up and tilt your head slightly to the right. Insert the nozzle of the pot in the left nostril and let the water flow into it. Inhale and exhale through the mouth, allowing the water to flow out through the right nostril. Reverse this process by tilting your head to the left and letting the water flow from the right to the left nostril.
Jalaneti should be practised only in the morning. It will relieve sore throat, cold, cough, sinusitis, migraine, headache and cases of inflammation of the nasal membranes. It keeps the head cool and improves vision.

2. Vamana Dhouti or Kunjal 
This is a process of cleansing the interior of the stomach. Drink four to six glasses of tepid water, with a little salt added to it, early in the morning on an empty stomach. Then stand up, bend forward, insert the middle and index fingers of the right hand into the mouth until they touch the uvula. Tickle it until you feel a vomiting sensation. The saline water thus ejected will bring up bile and other toxic matter with it. Repeat the process till all the water is vomited out. This should be done once a week or as and when necessary.

It is beneficial for cleansing the stomach in cases of excessive bile, constipation, and gastric troubles. Persons suffering from hyperacidity should perform kunjal with unsalted water. It gives relief from headaches, nervous weakness, chronic cold, cough and asthma. It should not be practiced by those suffering from high blood pressure, ulcers and heart trouble.

3. Kapalbhati 
Kapala means ‘skull’ and bhati means ‘shine’. This is a respiratory exercise for the abdomen and diaphragm. The channels inside the nose and other parts of the respiratory system are purified by this exercise. In the process, the brain is also cleared.

Sit in a comfortable position, preferably in padmasana. Exercise the diaphragm by exhaling suddenly and quickly through both nostrils, producing a hissing sound. Inhaling will be automotive and passive. The air should be exhaled from the lungs with a sudden, vigorous inward stroke of the front abdominal muscles. The abdominal stroke should be complete and the breath should be expelled fully. While inhaling, no willful expansion is necessary and the abdominal muscles should be relaxed. This exercise should be done in three phases, each consisting of 20 to 30 strokes a minute. A little rest can be taken in between . Throughout, the throacic muscles should be kept contracted. Kapalbhati enables the inhalation of a good amount of oxygen which purifies the blood and strengthens the nerve and brain centres. This kriya provides relief inmany lung, throat and chest diseases like chronic bronchitis, asthma, pleurisy and tuberculosis.

4. Trataka
In yoga, four exercises have been prescribed for strengthening weak eye muscles, relieving eye strain and curing of eye disease. They are known as ‘ Trataka ‘ ,which in sanskrit means ‘ Winkles gaze at a particular point." or looking at an object with awareness. The four tratakas are : Dakshinay jatru trataka in which, with face forwards, the eyes are fixed on the tip of the right shoulder ; Vamajatru trataka, in which the eyes are fixed on the tip of the left shoulder ; Namikagra trataka, in which the eyes are focussed on the tip of the nose, and Bhrumadhya trataka, in which the eyes are focused on the space between the eyebrows. These exercises should be practiced from a meditative position like padmasana or vajrasana. The gaze should be maintained for as long as you are comfortable, gradually increasing the period from 10 to 20 and then to 30 seconds. The eyes should be closed and rested after each exercise. Persons with acute myopia should perform the tratakas wit h their eyes closed.

Naturopathy for Headaches

Headaches afflict almost everyone at some time or the other. Most headaches are functional, caused by temporary upsets and are not related to any organic changes in the brain. A headache is often nature’s warning that something is wrong somewhere in the body. The actual pain, however, arises from irritation to nerve endings in the shoulder, neck and scalp muscles and also in the smooth muscles encircling the blood vessels which serve these areas.

There are several types of headaches, with as many ways of treating them. Taking an aspirin or tranquiliser may provide temporary relief but it does not remove the cause. Moreover, the frequent use of pain-relievers causes nervous debility, weakens the heart and brings on other complications.



The common causes of headaches are allergy, emotional reasons, eyestrain, high blood pressure, hangover, infection, low blood sugar , nutritional deficiency, tension, the presence of poisons and toxins in the body, and migraine. Allergies, an often unsuspected cause of headache, vary in different individuals. The foods to which some people are allergic and which can trigger headaches are milk and milk products, chocolates, chicken liver, alcohol and strong cheese. Sneezing and diarrhea are further indications of an allergy.

Intense emotions often cause headaches. Many people who outwardly appear to have a pleasant disposition may actually be simmering about a job, or may bear resentment towards a person or something. This hidden hostility may manifest itself as headache. It is important, therefore, that negative feelings should not be bottled up, but should find some safe means of expressions.

Eye-strain is a common cause of headache. In such cases, an eye specialist should be consulted and proper treatment taken. Simple eye exercises such as moving the eyes up and down and from side to side, palming, rotating the head, with neck outstretched, forward and backward three times, then thrice clockwise and thrice anti-clockwise , can relieve eye-strain.

High blood pressure can cause pounding headaches. The headache usually starts at the back of the head on getting up in the morning. A safe method of treatment for this is to immerse your legs to calf-level in a tub of hot water for 15 to 20 minutes. This draws the blood away from the head and down to the feet, giving relief from the headache.

Many people get a severe headache after consuming alcohol in excess. Alcohol causes the blood vessels to swell, resulting in a painful headache. The best treatment for this is to avoid excessive consumption of alcohol. A hangover headache can be avoided by taking a vitamin B-1 (thiamine) tablet with the drink.

Headaches may occur if there is an infection, such as a cold, virus and fever. Here, it is the infection that should be tackled. Vitamin C therapy is the best all round method. For a cold, high doses of vitamin C should be taken at hourly intervals with the appearance of the first symptoms like a sore throat, runny nose, etc. Vitamin C has worked miracles, and is considered a natural antibiotic.

Low blood sugar is one of the causes of irritability and headache. Sugar is not a cure for low blood sugar, though it may raise the blood sugar temporarily and make one feel better for a while. Low blood sugar is the result of an abused pancreas which over stimulates the production of insulin in the body. It can be controlled by eating smaller meals at short intervals rather than the standard three large meals daily. The intake of carbohydrates should be cut down to the minimum and coffee should be eliminated as it over stimulates the pancreas.

A lack of iron, resulting in anemia, is a common cause of headache. The headache sometimes appears before the onset of anemia, due to a chronic iron deficiency. Brewer’s yeast is an excellent source of iron and anemia can easily be prevented by taking a few teaspoons daily.
Headache can also be brought on due to the deficiency of B vitamins , namely pantothenic acid, B-1 (thiamine) , B-12 and B-6 ( pyridoxine) and can be cured by taking these vitamins.

When taking any of the B-vitamin factors seperately, it is absolutely essential to add the entire B-complex range to one’s diet in some form such as Brewer’s yeats, liver,wheat germ, etc., otherwise too much of one factor can throw the other factors into imbalance, resulting in other problems. Actually, the entire B complex group itself serves as protection against headaches, including migraine.

Tension headaches are probably the most common of all, and are caused by emotional conflicts which result in stress. Stress causes the muscles of the shoulder, neck and scalp to tense unconsciously. Persons who are irritable, tense and lose their temper quickly usually get this type of headache. It increases gradually and passes off with the release of tension. One should try to relieve the stress which produces the headache.

Poisons and toxins admitted into the body through food, beverages and water, as well as through breathing, polluted air, can cause any number of disturbances. A headache may be the first warning that a poison has entered the body. Additives in foods and in many cases, cosmetics, skin and hair products are also serious offenders in bringing on headaches. In addition, there are toxic air contaminants which are too numerous to mention.

Hypertension (High Blood Pressure

High blood pressure or hypertension, a popular disease in community was usually cause by several things that affect the blood pressure, such as diet and stress factor. Diet; what you eat will affect your blood pressure. Another thing that affects your blood pressure is stress; any problem that could led your mind to stress will affect your blood pressure. There are two types of hypertension, primary hypertension and secondary hypertension. Primary hypertension is connected with life style and diet, this primary hypertension responsible for 90 - 95 percent of all the hypertension case. Secondary hypertension is cause by a preexisting medical condition, like congestive heart failure, kidney failure, liver failure, or damage to the endocrine (hormone) system. This hypertension is responsible for 5 to 10 percent of diagnosed hypertension and it is sometimes reversible when you have overcome the preexisting medical condition.

How to prevent Hypertension?

First thing to prevent Hypertension is to control your diet plan, by always consuming healthy food and stay away from high cholesterol food. The second thing is to control your stress level, this stress thing could be manage by some anger management therapy.

Natural Cures for Hypertension

The modern medical treatment of high blood pressure is highly unscientific as it brings down the pressure by drugs without making any effort to remove the underlying causes. Drugs may temporarily reduce blood pressure,but they do not cure the condition and are harmful in theultimate analysis. All drugs against hypertension without exception, are toxic and have distressing side effects. The safest way to cure hypertension is to remove the real cause. The
natural way of dealing with it is to eliminate the poisons from the system which cause it.

Persons with high blood pressure should always follow a well-balanced routine of proper diet, exercise and rest. Diet is of primary importance. Meat and eggs cause the blood pressure to rise more than any other food. The pressure is lowered and blood clotting diminished by partaking of a higher fruit content, lower protein and non-flesh diet. A natural diet consisting of fresh fruits and vegetables, instead of a traditional diet, is helpful in getting rid of the poisons from the body.

A hypertension patient should start the process of healing by living on an exclusive fruit-diet for atleast a week, and take fruits at five-hourly intervals thrice in the day. Oranges, apples, pears, mangoes, guava, pineapples, raspberry, water-melon are the best diet in such cases. Bananas and jack fruit should not be taken. Milk may be taken after a week of ‘fruits only’ diet. The milk should be fresh and should be boiled only once. The patient can be permitted cereals in his food after two weeks.Vegetables are also good for the patient of hypertension. They should preferably be taken raw. If they are cooked, it should be ensured that their natural juices are not burnt in the process of cooking. Vegetables like cucumber, carrot, tomatoes, onion, radish, cabbage and spinach are best taken in their raw form. They may be cut into small pieces and sprinkled with a little salt and the juice of a lemon added to them so as to make them more palatable.

Garlic is regarded as one of the most effective remedies to lower blood pressure. The pressure and tension are reduced because it has the power to ease the spasms of the small arteries. Garlic also slows the pulse and modifies the heart rhythm besides relieving the symptoms of dizziness, numbness, shortness of breath and the formation of gas within the digestive tract. The average dosage should be two to three capsules a day to make a dent in the blood pressure.
Indian gooseberry (amla) is another effective food remedy for high blood pressure. A tablespoonful each of fresh amla juice and honey mixed together should be taken every morning in this condition. Lemon is also regarded as a valuable food to control high blood pressure. It is a rich source of vitamin P which is found both in the juice and peel of the fruit. This vitamin is essential for preventing capillary fragility.

Watermelon is another valuable safeguard against high blood pressure. It was proved in recent experiments that a substance extracted from watermelon seeds have a definite action in dilating the blood vessels, which results in lowering the blood pressure.

Recent studies have revealed an important link between dietary calcium and potassium and hypertension. Researchers have found that people who take potassium-rich diets have a low incidence of hypertension even if they do not control their salt-intake. They have also found that people with hypertension do not seem to get much calcium in the form of dairy products. The two essential nutrients seem to help the body throw off excess sodium and are involved in
important functions which control the working of the vascular system. Potassium is found in abundance in fruits and vegetables and calcium in dairy products.

Exercise plays an important role in curing hypertension. Walking is an excellent form of exercise. It helps to relieve tension, builds up the muscles and aids in the circulation of blood. As the blood pressure shows signs of abating, more exercise like bicycling, swimming, jogging should be taken.

Yogic asanas such as surya namaskar, makrasana,matsyasana, vajrasana, ardhapadmasana, pavan-muktasana, shavasana and simple pranayama like anuloma-viloma and abdominal breathing are beneficial. All asanas should, however, be discontinued except shavasana if the blood pressure is above 200 milimeters.

Qigong therapy

The word Qigong (pronounced chi kung) is a combination of two ideas: “Qi” means air, breath of life, or vital energy of the body, and “gong” means the skill of working with, or cultivating, self-discipline and achievement. The art of Qigong consists primarily of meditation, relaxation, physical movement, mind-body integration, and breathing exercises. Practitioners of Qigong develop an awareness of qi sensations (energy) in their body and use their mind to guide the Qi. When the practitioners achieve a sufficient skill level (master), they can direct or emit external Qi for the purpose of healing others.

For thousands of years, millions of people have benefited from Qigong practices and believed that improving the function of Qi maintains health and heals disease. In traditional Chinese medicine, good health is a result of a free flowing, well-balanced energy system. It is believed that regular practice of Qigong helps to cleanse the body of toxins, restore energy, reduce stress and anxiety, and help individuals maintain a healthy and active lifestyle. Although there is not yet an instrument that can measure the strength of Qi and that we may not fully know what Qi is physically, research has shown that external Qi of a Qigong master could produce significant structural changes in water and aqueous solutions, alter the phase behavior of dipalmitoyl phosphatidyl choline (DPPC) liposomes, and enable the growth of Fab protein crystals (Yan et al. 1999). It has been said that Qigong is one of the most powerful healing traditions ever developed in human history. It is literally a health wonder of the world.

A Few Facts on Kidney Stones

There are numerous false presumptions relating Kidney stones among people in India and across a few nations. Let us know what the facts are according to a famous Nutrition expert Dr. K. Uma Devi from Hyderabad.

1. Presumption:
Many believe that Kidney Stones are formed because of the stones available in rice.

Fact:
In fact, there is no relation to the stones in rice to the formation of stones in kidneys. The stones gone in the stomach with rice will be excreted with stool. Kidney stones are actually formed within our body with the help of enzymes like calcium, oxalate, phosphate etc. Though they appear like stones they aren’t actually stones. They are lime stone like objects.

2. Presumption:

Many believe that if the Kidney stones are once formed, they keep on forming again and again.

Fact:
Well… the fact is if the patient do not follow proper diet and drink more water there is every possibility of forming stones again. But there is no hardcore rule that if the stones formed once, they keep on forming again and again. Therefore, the affected person has to be careful with his diet.

3. Presumption:
Many believe that Kidney stones can be melted with medicines

Fact:
In fact the kidney stone once formed does not melt. Only the stone formed with Uric Acid has a small chance of melting. But many are commonly affected with Calcium stones, which do not melt. They had to be removed by drinking more amount of water if the stone is below 5 mm. If it is above 5mm and around 8 mm they had to be removed by laser and electric treatment.

4. Presumption:

Many believe that Kidney stones can be excreted using medicines.

Fact:

The fact is if the stone is less than 5 mm, it will be excreted through urine whether the medicine is used or not. It is excreted by drinking around 6 litres of water a day. If the stone is around 5 – 8 mm then there is a small chance of excreting through urine depending upon the width of urinary vein. If it is greater than 8 mm they can be removed only by using latest medical treatment.

5. Presumption:

Many believe that Kidney stones are formed by eating Tomatoes and Spinach either singly or combined.

Fact:

It is the fact that Tomatoes and Spinach contains more amounts of Calcium and Oxalate enzymes in them. But just saying that eating Tomatoes and Spinach forms the Kidney Stones is a false perception. These two vegetables contain lots of other vitamins, minerals and proteins in them. Avoiding them is not the solution. Eat them but drink more water so that the excess oxalate enzymes get excreted through urine. But people already affected by Kidney Stones should avoid them.

The Story of water

Plants and trees came into existence in the world and then different creatures
came into being. Experts believe that creatures emerged some 3500 millions of years
ago. In the process of evolution, man evolved from animals. Scientists say that man
came into existence some 650,000 years back. Since then, man learnt from the
nature as to what to eat, how much to eat, how much to drink and tried to adjust
himself to nature. He lived according to the nature. As long as man was close to
nature he could live for long, with full strength without disease and lived happily. But
gradually he drifted away from the nature seeking physical comforts that ultimately
lead him to sorrow. He is not able to come out his life style that is against the
nature. Consequently right from the newborn to the aged every one is suffering from
some disease or another and their life span is shrinking. There are many reasons for
their difficulties and diseases. Particularly, improper food habits, not drinking of
enough water, defecation and lack of sufficient physical exercise are responsible for
this dire situation. Unless man changes his way of living in tune with nature it is
difficult for him to regain his good health to live comfortably. If we stick to the laws
of nature not only we but also the coming generations can live happily.
Air, Water and Food
Air is the most important thing for all living things. If we don’t breathe we cannot live
even for a moment. After the air water is the utmost necessity for all creatures. If we
stop drinking water we will not survive beyond a few days. The next need is food.
Without food we cannot survive beyond a month or so. If all the above three are
supplied to the body in right proportion man can live up to two to three hundred
years. Any imbalance leads to diseases. Saints, Sages and Yogis, who knew this
secret, led a healthy and long life.
Air occupies large percentage of earth. Water and food take the next two places.
Similarly all creatures need air, water and food in that order to survive. The earth
consists of one fourth of land and three-fourth of water. This is the secret of
creation. Inhaling and exhaling of air, which is vital for the body, is not in our
control. Breathing goes on involuntarily. Air is the only thing in the world, which is
free of cost. However, water and food are under our control but come with a price
tag. Hence, we need to exercise our intelligence to possess them.
Water and Matter 2:1
Like the earth, our food consists two third of water and one third of solid matter. In
most of the foods water content is higher. Water is more important than matter for
our body and the ratio of 2:1 should be maintained everyday.
As body exerts water and matter get depleted and they have to be replenished
everyday. As and when water level in our body decreases it demands water through
thirst. But most people drink sodas and cool drinks instead of water to quench their
thirst. We commit the same mistake with regard to food. The foods that our body
needs and the foods that we supply are entirely different. A better coordination
between supply and demand keeps the body under our control. But alas, we supply
what we wish rather than what the body needs. It is time we listen to the dictates of
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the body. Every activity in the body is propelled by water. It is the water, which is
responsible for two third of activity in the body. Water is the manna of health. The
supply of all-important water to the body helps it to perform its duties perfectly
maintaining good health. There is no harm to the body even if we skip food once in
a day. The food stored in the body comes handy when we skip food. However, if we
do not drink water for some time or for a whole day it triggers serious trouble inside.
It is wrong to think that if we drink water once it will be stored for a long time and
meets the needs of the body. Water is beneficial only when we take it whenever
body needs it. As food is emptied from stomach, water is also emptied from the body
from time to time. As we fill the empty stomach with food we must also supply water
to the body.
Man looks down upon the vehicle called the body. He doesn’t care for it. We commit
the same mistake with regard to food. The foods that our body needs and the foods
that we supply to it are entirely different. A better coordination between supply and
demand keeps the body under our control. But alas, we supply what we wish rather
than what the body needs. It is time we listen to the dictates of the body. Every
activity in the body is propelled by water. It is the water, which is responsible for
three fourths of activity in the body. Water is the manna of health. The supply of allimportant
water to the body helps it to perform its duties perfectly maintaining good
health. There is no harm to the body even if we skip food once in a day. The food
stored in the body comes handy when we skip food. However, if we do not drink
water for some time or for a whole day it triggers serious trouble inside. It is wrong
to think that if we drink water once it will be stored for a long time and meets the
needs of the body. Water is beneficial only when we take it whenever our body needs
it. As food is emptied from stomach, water is also emptied from the body from time
to time. As we fill the empty stomach with food we must also supply water to the
body.
Experimented on Hundreds
If the body has to get full benefit of the food we eat, it is possible only through
water. The benefit to the body from the higher quantity and expensive food we eat is
possible if the water we take is adequate. Nowadays man eats many varieties of food
and yet his energy is low. If we reduce food intake by 50 per cent we can work more
vigorously and can put in more hours of work. However, it is possible only when we
maintain the water ratio. I tried this experiment not only on myself but also on
hundreds of others. I observed more energy and ability in all of them even when
they put in more hours of labor. They were neither tired nor felt uneasy. Unless we
experience it for ourselves we will not know about the benefit of consuming plenty of
water. We use manure for the growth of plant. To a unit of manure or fertilizer we
put ten units of water. This water absorbs the fertilizer, takes it to roots of the plant,
then reaches branches and lastly leaves. Thus fertilizer gives enough strength to the
whole plant only when there is sufficient ratio of water. Food and fertilizer may be of
different nature, but similar process takes place in the body also.
If we are to understand the need for more water we should know as to where
this three fourths of water in our body exists, what form it takes, what it does, what
is the difficulty the body faces when water level comes down, how much water is
spent in the body, what are the likely symptoms when water level is reduced, the
relation between kidneys and water, the relation of water to salt etc.
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Common man may not grasp the inherent relation between water, cells and
blood, which is part of physiology. Hence, let me narrate it here.
Water in the body
Water occupies 68 per cent of the body. Water is there in and around the cells. The
water in the cells is called intra cellular fluid. Extra cellular fluid exists in different
parts of the body in various forms.
1. Plasma.
2. Interstitial fluid, which is in between the cells.
3. Cerebrospinal fluid-- fluid in brain and spine.
4. Serous fluid, which is in the outer layers of lungs and peritoneal fluid in the
stomach and peritoneum covering the intestines.
5. Synovial fluid-- the fluid in the gaps between joints.
6. Digestive juices.
7. Urine.
Extra, Intra Cellular Fluid
Now let us also talk about fluid inside the cells. The whole body is the sum total of
several cells. The water content in the cells of different parts of the body varies. The
water content in the muscles, muscles of heart, brain and lungs is roughly 70 to 80
per cent of the weight of the organs. Liver and skin contain 70 per cent of water and
bones 20 per cent. If the body weight of a person is 70 kilograms he carries 43 liters
of water. Of this, extra cellular fluid is 11 liters and intra cellular fluid 32 liters.
Likewise, a woman whose body weight is 57 kilos has 29 liters of water. Out of this,
extra cellular fluid is 8.5 liters and intra cellular fluid 20.5 liters.
Now, let us see how the fluids in and around the cells are regulated.
Regulation of intra and extra cellular fluid
Sodium and potassium balance water level in the extra cellular and intra cellular
fluids. It is because of these salts the cells get the energy to pump in and pump out
water from the cells.
Intra cellular fluid contains less sodium and more of potassium.
Sodium=20 mg/ liter
Potassium=110 mg./liter
As against this, extra cellular fluid contains more sodium and less potassium.
Sodium= 143mg./liter
Potassium=5mg./liter
The thin membrane around the cell will be instrumental in sending water, sodium
and potassium in and out of the cells. Through this membrane inflow and outflow is
regulated.
Relation between salt and water
When sodium content in the blood is more, osmotic pressure of blood increases and
intestinal fluids enter the blood. At the same time excess salt in blood joins the intra
cellular fluid. When salt comes in, the water in the cells is dragged out of the cells.
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When cells lose water chemical reactions in the cells is hampered. Cells lose the
capacity to purge out waste material. We observe swelling of joints and face in those
who consume more salt. The reason is the intra cellular fluid in the blood comes out.
This manifests as edema. When there is excess salt in the blood kidneys try to purge
it out with frequent urination.
Water flow from blood to cells and vice versa is a continuous process. The water we
consume is absorbed into blood through intestines. The above illustration shows the
process of this absorption. Osmotic pressure is responsible for inflow of water from
extra cellular fluid to intra cellular fluid and vice versa. Let us know about osmotic
pressure.
Osmotic pressure
The pressure which helps flow of low-density liquid into high-density liquid when a
thin membrane separates them is called Osmotic Pressure.
As shown in the above figure if blood is a liquid, the matter in between the cells is
also liquid. The walls of micro veins separate these two liquids. Let us see how
change of water takes place from blood to extra cellular fluid. Similarly the
membrane around the cells is responsible for change of extra cellular and intra
cellular fluid.
Changes that occur after intake of water
We take 1 to 1.5 liters of water in the morning as we think it is beneficial. Many
people think that blood becomes thinner if that much of water is taken in the
morning. They also think that if excess water is taken pressure of blood decreases,
kidneys will have a problem. With this misunderstanding they desist from taking
water and also discourage others. But this is not true. It has been scientifically
proved that there is no harm as such by taking more water.
An extract from Samson Wrights’ Applied physiology, published by Oxford University
Press, pp 35, is reproduced here for the reference of those who want to know about
it.
REGULATION OF WATER BALANCE AND
COMPOSITION OF BODY FLUIDS BY THE KIDNEY
Water Dieresis
If 1-2 liters of water is drunk, particularly on an empty stomach, absorption takes
place rapidly from the intestines. The passage of water into the blood slightly dilutes
the plasma.
NORMAL EQUILIBRIUM
[K] = 150mEq/ltrs Drink 2 [K+]=143.8
mEQ/LTRS
liters of water 31.3 LTRS
30 ltrs 15.7 ltrs
15 ltrs [Na+] =143.8 mEq/ltrs
[N+] = 150 mEq/ltrs
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Fig 2: Changes in ICF and ECF produced by drinking 2 liters of water and decreases
its crystalloid o.p. by about 3 per cent. (i.e., corresponding to decrease of
concentration of about 10 milliosmoles per liter) this plasma volume increases
slightly. These changes are small because this excess water is distributed throughout
50 liters of body water, and the kidneys increase the loss of fluid in urine.
Body fluid changes
The trivial dilution of the plasma proteins decreases their osmotic pressure to a
negligible extent (e.g. from 25 mm. to 24 mm. Hg); likewise no significant rise
occurs in the capillary blood pressure. The flow of water out of the blood vessels is
the result of decreased crystalloid o.p. of the plasma.
The crystalloid o.p. of the interstitial fluid is higher than the reduced o.p. of the
plasma; water therefore passes from plasma into the interstitial spaces. (Electrolytes
simultaneously diffuse in the other direction, i.e., from the interstitial fluid into the
plasma, but the rate of movement of water in the opposite direction is faster and
more important. At equilibrium the volume of both plasma and interstitial fluid is
increased and both fluids, which together comprise the ECF, have an identical but
lower crystalloid o.p.)
The balance that is normally maintained between intra and extra cellular fluid is
disturbed, and owing to the fall in crystalloid o.p. of the ECF, fluid enters the cells.
Finally the ingested water is distributed equally throughout the body water and all
the body fluids have a slightly lower crystalloid o.p. If there were no renal responses
and if the 2 liters of water ingested were to be stored in the 45 liters of body water
the crystalloid o.p. would fall by only 4.4 per cent.
Renal changes
A renal response occurs after a latent period of 15-30 minutes [Fig. 3.]; the flow of
urine rises (from the ‘resting’ value of 50 ml. Per hr.) to its peak usually within an
hour and a half when a maximum excretory rate of 1300 ml. Per hr. (22ml. Per min.)
may be attained; the dieresis declines and is usually over in 3 hours by which time
the excess urinary output has about equaled the excess fluid intake.
As the volume of urine increases, its specific gravity falls, e.g., to 1001; there may
be a slight total increased excretion of NaCI and urea during the dieresis although
the percentage concentration of these substances is, of course, very low. This initial
washing out of solids is compensated for by a lessened rate of excretion after the
diuresis is over. The point to emphasise however is, the kidney responds selectively
by an enormous increase in water output with little associated loss of solids. There
are no changes in renal dynamics. There is no increase in renal blood flow; there is
no increase in G.F.R. unless the urinary output of 900 ml. Per hour (=15 ml. Per
minute) means that, of every 130 ml. Of glomerular filtrate although 16 ml., as
usual, reach the distal tubule per minute, 15 ml. are allowed to escape in the urine
(compared to 1 ml. as normally)
The level of diuresis is of the same order of magnitude as that seen in clinical
diabetes insipidus and likewise due to lack of ADH. The dilution of the plasma
crystalloids switches off the hypothalamicohypophyseal mechanism responsible for
ADH secretion. It will be noted that the dilution of the plasma precedes the onset of
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diuresis. During this period it may be supposed that the circulating ADH is being
destroyed and that no fresh ADH is being secreted; as the blood ADH level falls and
diuresis sets in.
Now let us see why there is no harm even if excess water is taken.
When we take one or two liters of water on empty stomach it is absorbed by the
intestines and stomach within minutes. The water so absorbed by intestines reaches
blood. With this plasma is slightly diluted. Even then there is no remarkable change
in the osmotic pressure of plasma. Osmotic pressure of plasma comes down to 24
mm Hg from 25 mm Hg. The quantity of blood increases slightly. The changes in the
blood after excess water is taken are negligible. Because the water we take mixes up
with the 43 liters of water in our body and is dispersed all through the body. There is
no change in capillary blood pressure either.
Water from the blood flows into intra cellular fluid when osmotic pressure of blood is
decreased, the reason being the osmotic pressure in the intra cellular fluid is more
than the osmotic pressure of the blood. Now we know that how water flows from the
blood to extra cellular fluid.
Let us know about the inflow of water from extra cellular fluid to intra cellular fluid.
As water flows from blood to extra cellular fluid, sodium and potassium enter into
blood. When sodium and potassium enter blood the osmotic pressure in the cells is
reduced. Since the osmotic pressure in the cells is more than the intra cellular fluid
enters the cells. In this way the water we consume enters all the cells of the body
equally. Now, let us see how kidneys are effected by the excess water we take.
Changes in the kidney when 2 liters of water is taken on empty stomach
Kidneys produce 50 ml. of urine per hour in a healthy person. The outer limit of the
urine the kidneys can produce is 1300 ml. When this limit is reached production
decreases. Likewise when we take more water 1300 ml. urine is produced in one or
one and half hours time. There is neither change in the working of kidneys nor in
their efficiency or in the percentage of blood, which enters kidneys, or the filtering
capacity of the kidneys altered.
When urine is produced in more quantity the amount of sodium chloride and urea
slightly increase. No material, which is useful to the body, goes out.
Reason for excess urination
Generally while filtering the blood kidneys absorb the necessary water and discharge
excess water in the form of urine. When we take more water the filtered water is not
absorbed again. So, that excess water goes out in the form of urine. Therefore, our
kidneys have the great capability to retain water that is necessary and discharge the
excess water.
We learnt that excess water is useful to the body and there is no harm whatsoever.
Now let us talk about the harm to the body when there is less amount of water.
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Changes that occur with less water
Everyday water from the body is expelled through urine, sweat through skin and
breathing. Let us see what amount of water goes out through these forms.
1. 1 to 1.5 liters of water goes out through kidneys in the form of urine.
2. Roughly 600 to 800 ml. of water goes out through skin by way of sweat, some of
it visible and some of it is invisible. When sweating is more daily two liters of
water goes out.
3. 400 to 500 ml. of water goes out from lungs while we exhale.
4. 100 ml. of water is discharged through ablution.
Hence, we have to replenish the water that is lost every day. Some times, when we
suffer from loose bowels and vomiting more water is lost. If the lost water is not
replenished immediately it may lead to complications.
When the water level in the body reduces, the extra cellular fluid also reduces
resulting in increase in osmotic pressure. Then intra cellular fluid is drawn into extra
cellular fluid. Cells, which lost water, would contract. With this the chemical reaction
of the cells is affected. The food taken by cells is not converted into energy. Salts like
sodium and potassium go out. Quantity of urine also comes down. When water level
in the body is reduced most important electrolytes are also lost.
Changes in kidneys
1. There is no change of blood flow to kidneys.
2. Water percentage in the filtered blood by kidneys is reduced.
3. Quantity of urine decreases.
4. Urea, uric acid, creatine, phosphates, waste material-containing nitrogen
accumulate in blood.
5. Unless urine is discharged these waste material are not purged out.
Problems with reduction of water level in the body:
We go thirsty and become weak; skin is dry and loses elasticity; eyes dry up.
Kidneys discharge their duty properly only if water is taken aplenty. They can purify
the blood properly. I heard a specialist in nephrology on television saying that we
should take at least four liters of water a day if kidneys are to function efficiently. He
also said that nothing helps kidneys better as water does.
I have written all this to explain scientifically as what water does to cells. Many
people do not understand all these things. Some cannot understand these things
unless they are written in detail. In this chapter I tried to explain that there is no
harm in taking plenty of water either once in a day or several times a day. When we
know the important role played by water in the body we try to consume abundant
water. If one knows this he will not look down upon water.

Thanks
Dr. Manthena Satyanarayana Raju
Natural therapist