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Dr.Nelson Kochappavu.ND,Ph.D’s 
Principles of Nature Cure

Naturopathy is based by nature and its natural way of healing constituted by the creator of the whole universe, with out cast or any discriminations, by the secular method of unity of the gift of Nature, which encourages the following wonderful method of cure followed by the 
“Father of Medicine- Hipocrates”

The philosophy of Nature Cure prescribed are-
 Do No Harm. (Primum non Nocere).
 Recognize the Healing Power of Nature. (Vis medicatrix nature).
 Identify the cause. (Tolle Causam).
 Involve the whole Person.
 Teach Rather than Treat.
 Identify the Whole Source.
 Prevent Disease 


Naturopathy believes that the human body owes its existence to Nature's five elements - Earth, Water, Air, Fire and Ether - composite representation of all forces of Nature 

The element Earth stands for the solid structure like bones. Water is representative of the fluids like blood, lymph, etc. Air represents the breath of life, Fire symbolizes the vitality and Ether or Space personifies the reflection of the human spirit - Soul - the unseen aspect of the human entity 

In positive health, each of these elements is in equilibrium and well balanced. Any disturbance in this equilibrium due to any cause leads to accumulations of toxins and morbidity which manifest in diseases. Naturopathy aligns us with the self-preservative Will of Nature to protect and heal the body from within, by weeding out the undesirable, with a strong sense of WILL POWER 

"Sometimes all our five senses lose the rhythm of their functional correlation. This causes an imbalance in the overall co-ordination of the faculties. Nature and Yoga help restore the balance." says Charakasamhita.

The relevance of Nature Cure in today's life. 

The unbridled growth of industrialization, accentuated by modern science and technology, has created a situation, which prevents man from bestowing adequate care and attention even to his minimal personal health needs. Health is not something that can be purchased in a bottle from a drug store, but a condition built over the years from within by our own vital processes through conscientious efforts and self-control or will power 

According to the basic concept of Naturopathy or Nature cure, healing comes from within the body itself. There are self-curative forces which are inherent in the human body working towards health and healing. Infact, a Naturopath provides required guidance, whereas it
is the duty of patient to pave the way towards health by self-control of diet and exercise 

Diseases are caused due to "the violation of Nature's laws", i.e.breach of rules of diet, exercises, sleep, relaxation, drinking water etc.
"Disease as such is the self-purifying effort of Nature", proclaims Naturopathy 

Dr.Lindlahr, an eminent Naturopath, states "Every acute disease is the result of the cleansing and healing effort of Nature. If you
suppress the conditions by drugs or by any other means, you are simply laying foundation for chronic diseases. All diseases, from a
simple cold to skin eruptions, diarrhoea, fever etc., represent nature's effort to remove from the system some of the accumulated morbid matter and some poisons dangerous to health and life". Drugging is like whipping an already exhausted horse 

Naturopathy believes that the germs which cause disease appear and flourish only where morbid matter has accumulated. Hence, a
disease cannot attack unless there is already a soil in which the germs can thrive. When waste products in the body become very
strong, the self-curative forces (vitality) work at low pace and nature loses its fight, diseases result in 

In the order of healing sciences, Naturopathy stands first, but unfortunately it is practiced last after hopelessly trying all other medical sciences. It is beyond doubt that Nature Cure is a sure cure for a majority of the diseases and though inexpensive, it is very effective. In other words, it is a drugless healing which is unique because it has no side-effects what so ever. It has preventive, curative and promotive aspects of health. It only demands a little sacrifice, time, patience and perseverance 

This unique charitable health center or institute houses all drugless therapies like hydrotherpay, mud therapy, colon irrigation, dietetics, nutrition, fasting therapy, acupressure, acupuncture, herbology, massage therapy, exercise and yoga therapy, physo/Electro therapy, etc.,- all are sheltered under one head to facilitate holistic, comprehensive benefits to the patients. It also helps for furtherance of this system of medicine and to unravel its potentialities to its fullest by various research works 


Fasting 

Fasting is willing abstinence from food to attain health and to maintain normal functions of the body 

In principle, during fasting, the stored food breaks down and comes into use and simultaneously the toxins deposited in the body are burnt out 

Fasting is a curative tool in Naturopathy which holds that all diseases arise from a defective digestive system & deposition of toxins in the body due to faulty lifestyle 

There are three types of fasting viz., dry fasting, water fasting and fasting on diluted fruit juice. Dry fasting where nothing is taken should not be continued for more than 3 days and should be always under medical guidance. Water fasting is resorted to in chronic condition of diseases, and fasting on juice wherein 2-3 litres of water together with low calorie fruit juices can be prescribed in almost all cases 

All fasting should be under medical supervision 

Cleansing 

During fasting, apart from physical, mental and sensory rest, internal cleansing takes place and to help the process, enema and colon therapy will be highly effective. In the process, toxins get eliminated 

Light exercises like yogasanas, brisk walk, light gymnasium can be taken depending upon the condition of the patient 

Detoxification 

Fasting together with exercises, enema and colon Hydrotherapy detoxifies the entire system in that the accumulated toxins and Put reifications deposited for long due to wrong food habit, mental stress, indigestion and faulty lifestyle, get cleansed. 

It is important that after fasting, a patient should break the fast gradually with fruit juice, fruits, and salads and then with normal cooked diet.

So, “Nature- Natural- Curentur Never Fails.!







OATH AND LAW OF HIPPOCRATES


Introduction:
HIPPOCRATES, the celebrated Greek physician, was a contemporary of the historian Herodotus. He was born in the island of Cos between 470 and 460 B.C., and belonged to the family that claimed descent from the mythical AEsculapius, son of Apollo. There was already a long medical tradition in Greece before his day, and this he is supposed to have inherited chiefly through his predecessor Herodicus; and he enlarged his education by extensive travel. He is said, though the evidence is unsatisfactory, to have taken part in the efforts to check the great plague which devastated Athens at the beginning of the Peloponnesian war. He died at Larissa between 380 and 360 B.C.
The works attributed to Hippocrates are the earliest extant Greek medical writings, but very many of them are certainly not his. Some five or six, however, are generally granted to be genuine, and among these is the famous "Oath." This interesting document shows that in his time physicians were already organized into a corporation or guild, with regulations for the training of disciples, and with an esprit de corps and a professional ideal which, with slight exceptions, can hardly yet be regarded as out of date.
One saying occurring in the words of Hippocrates has achieved universal currency, though few who quote it to-day are aware that it originally referred to the art of the physician. It is the first of his "Aphorisms": "Life is short, and the Art long; the occasion fleeting; experience fallacious, and judgment difficult. The physician must not only be prepared to do what is right himself, but also to make the patient, the attendants, and externals cooperate."

THE OATH OF HIPPOCRATES

I SWEAR by Apollo the physician and AEsculapius, and Health, and All-heal, and all the gods and goddesses, that, according to my ability and judgment, I will keep this Oath and this stipulation -- to reckon him who taught me this Art equally dear to me as my parents, to share my substance with him, and relieve his neceessities if required; to look upon his offspring in the same footing as my own brothers, and to teach them this art, if they shall wish to learn it, without fee or stipulation; and that by precept, lecture, and every other mode of instruction, I will impart a knowledge of the Art to my own sons, and those of my teachers, and to disciples bound by a stipulation and oath according to the law of medicine, but to none others. I will follow that system of regimen which, according to my ability and judgement, I consider for the benefit of my patients, and abstain from whatever is deleterious and mischievous. I will give no deadly medicine to any one if asked, nor suggest any such counsel; and in like manner I will not give to a woman a pessary to produce abortion. With purity and with holiness I will pass my life and practice my Art. I will not cut persons labouring under the stone, but will leave this to be done by men who are practitioners of this work. Into whatever houses I enter, I will go into them for the benefit of the sick, and will abstain from every voluntary act of mischief and corruption; and, further, from the seduction of females or males, of freemen and slaves. Whatever, in connection with my professional service, or not in connection with it, I see or hear, in the life of men, which ought not to be spoken of abroad, I will not divulge, as reckoning that all such should be kept secret. While I continue to keep this Oath unviolated, may it be granted to me to enjoy life and the practice of the art, respected by all men, in all times. But should I trespass and violate this Oath, may the reverse be my lot.

THE LAW OF HIPPOCRATES

1. Medicine is of all the arts the most noble; but, owing to the ignorance of those who practice it, and of those who, inconsiderately, form a judgment of them, it is at present far behind all the other arts. Their mistake appears to me to arise principally from this, that in the cities there is no punishment connected with the practice of medicine (and with it alone) except disgrace, and that does not hurt those who are familiar with it. Such persons are the figures which are introduced in tragedies, for as they have the shape, and dress, and personal appearance of an actor, but are not actors, so also physicians are many in title but very few in reality.

2. Whoever is to acquire a competent knowledge of medicine, ought to be possessed of the following advantages: a natural disposition; instruction; a favorable position for the study; early tuition; love of labour; leisure. First of all, a natural talent is required; for, when Nature leads the way to what is most excellent, instruction in the art takes place, which the student must try to appropriate to himself by reflection, becoming an early pupil in a place well adapted for instruction. He must also bring to the task a love of labour and perseverance, so that the instruction taking root may bring forth proper and abundant fruits.

3. Instruction in medicine is like the culture of the productions of the earth. For our natural disposition, is, as it were, the soil; the tenets of our teacher are, as it were, the seed; instruction in youth is like the planting of the seed in the ground at the proper season; the place where the instruction is communicated is like the food imparted to vegetables by the atmosphere; diligent study is like the cultivation of the fields; and it is time which imparts strength to all things and brings them to maturity.

4. Having brought all these requisites to the study of medicine, and having acquired a true knowledge of it, we shall thus, in travelling through the cities, be esteemed physicians not only in name but in reality. But inexperience is a bad treasure, and a bad fund to those who possess it, whether in opinion or reality, being devoid of self-reliance and contentedness, and the nurse both of timidity and audacity. For timidity betrays a want of powers, and audacity a lack of skill. They are, indeed, two things, knowledge and opinion, of which the one makes its possessor really to know, the other to be ignorant.

5. Those things which are sacred, are to be imparted only to sacred persons; and it is not lawful to impart them to the profane until they have been initiated into the mysteries of the science.