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Article: Food Is Life don't make a life - a food - by Dr Nitesh |
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"Food is life. When it taken properly, it enhances
youthfulness and longevity. Improper intake of food creates toxins and
ultimately takes one's life." - Charaka Samhita In Ayurveda, food is the prime preventive medicine. Proper diet and eating habits are considered the source of both physical and mental health. The first step to good health is an appropriate diet. This is not just eating right foods, but also eating them is the correct combination and quantity. Sir George Bernard Shaw said, "There is no sincerer love than the love of food." Eating is the main method of maintaining the internal balance of elements. Health is maximized and sickness can be treated with knowledge of the properties of food, and the application of dietary guidelines. Once these principles are understood, they can be applied to your daily diet as well as on those occasions when you feel unwell. There are dozens of remedies that can be prepared easily in your own home using common foods and herbs. At home, the pharmacy is really no further than the kitchen cupboard. Shymala Ayurveda SPA is promoting this thing and organizing an open day on 23 rd March 2006 , with Jola & Mireck, whose book "to feed the soul" is very popular now a day. It contains all the vegetarian recipes, very easy to cook, healthy and delicious in nature. An Ayurveda is always promoting the vegetarian food only. Even Bible says to be a vegetarian. In the beginning when God created this world, He gave the human race the diet of fruits, grains, and nuts (Genesis 1:29 ). And all the animals were given "every green plant for food" (Genesis 1:30 ). God designed the whole world for us and gave us the best possible diet to start with. After people began to sin he told them the "plants of the field" (vegetables) was also their food (Genesis 3:18 ). The people back then lived a long time. For many generations they lived 900 years or more. But the people became very corrupt, so God destroyed the world with a flood of water, saving a few righteous people and some animals in a large boat called the ark. Once the water went down, the people and animals came out of the boat. Because of all the water that flooded the earth, it was rather desolate and lacked growing things for the people to eat. So, to preserve there lives, God allowed them to eat meat and gave them a few restriction in their best interest: "Every moving thing that is alive shall be food for you; I give all to you, as I gave the green plant. Only you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood" (Genesis 9:3, 4). He had even provided ahead of time for the emergency by telling the people to take more of certain kinds of "clean" animals onto the boat. (See Genesis 7:1-3 for a description of the event and Deuteronomy 14:3-19 for an explanation of what God mean when he said "clean" animals.) Later on in the Bible there is the story of a group of people called the Israelites that God led through the dessert from Egypt and eventually to the land of Cannan . God gave the Israelites food called manna every morning for 40 years (Exodus 16:35 ) until they reached Cannan. Manna is described as being like bread, coriander seed, white, and tasted like wafers with honey (Exodus 16:4, 31). The people complained about being able to only eat manna and no meat, so God gave them quail in the evening as well (Exodus 16:8-14). Apparently people have enjoyed eating meat ever since the flood. Another Biblical example of food and vegetarianism in the Bible is found in the story of Daniel and his three friends (Daniel 1:1-21). Daniel's nation Israel was conquered by Babylon , and Daniel, with many others, was taken back to Babylon as a trophy. The king of Babylon chose some of the young captives to be educated and to be given a portion of his food (typically rich, spicy, sweet, and lots of it) and wine. Daniel and his friends chose not to defile themselves with the royal food and wine. The king's official was afraid they would look worse than the others if they did not eat and drink the king's food. So Daniel and his friends asked to be given vegetables to eat and water to drink for ten days as a test. After ten days they looked healthier and better nourished than any of the young men who ate the royal food (Daniel 1:15 ). As a result, they were allowed to continue their diet of vegetables and water and they eventually became counsellors to the king. Later on in the Bible there are some occasions when the disciples of Jesus and Jesus himself ate meat (Luke 9:10-17, John 21:1-14, Luke 24:40-43). In fact, some of the disciples were fishermen (Mark 1:14 -20). In the last book of the Bible, it states that there will be no more death in heaven (Revelation 21:4). That means there will be no more killing of animals--return to a vegetarian diet. God will still value a wholesome diet in heaven. God has made it possible for people to eat meat and meat products of their own free will and even gave it to people on several occasions. But, in looking at all of the circumstances God wants the best for people and encourages them to live healthfully for their own good. Why settle for second best? Why not follow God's healthy and ideal design right now? The better you feel physically, the better you will be mentally and spiritually as well. Drinking freshly made juices and eating enough whole foods to provide adequate fibre is a sensible approach to a healthful diet. There are some dietary guidelines as following. Do: Eat to satisfy your own requirements, nobody else's. Choose the quality and quantity of food which you know suits you. Keep tableware and the eating environment spotlessly clean. Eat at a moderate pace – neither too quickly nor too slowly. Pay full attention to the food you eat. Eat food at the right temperature – neither too hot nor too cold. Eat foods which are compatible with one another, otherwise small amounts may be left undigested and accumulate as ama. Don't: Talk while eating. Laugh while eating. Eat until the previous meal has been fully digested – on average five hours. Snack between meals. Sir Albert Einstein said, "Nothing will benefit human health, and increase the chances for survival of life on earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet." The Bhagvada Gita says, "The food that promote longevity, virtue, strength, health, happiness, and joy ; are juicy, smooth, substantial, and agreeable to the stomach." Mr. David Brenner said, "A vegetarian is a person who won't eat anything that can have children." So, be vegetarian and live long and healthy life. By Dr Nitesh Ayurvedic consultant Shymala Ayurveda 152 Holland Park Avenue London W11 4UH 0207 348 0018 |
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