tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89967899000756138362024-02-08T06:38:39.054+05:30Does Nature Cure Work?Learning from experiences.Sanjay Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13554563464125769953noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8996789900075613836.post-52337861748778767632015-06-11T19:44:00.000+05:302015-06-11T19:44:32.598+05:30Nature Care For Diabetes India<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>Diabetes</b> seems to be occurring to everyone—most people know a friend or family member who has developed it.Many people with diabetes are interested in naturopathic treatments to help manage their condition.</div>
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Diabetes is believed to be an incurable and lifelong disease. The goal of treatment in diabetes is to reduce high level of glucose in the blood stream and remove the cause of the disease.</div>
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<b style="font-size: 16px;">The symptoms of diabetes are:</b></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: 16px;">Increased thirst</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;">Increased hunger</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;">Increased frequency of urination. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;">Fatigue</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;">Weight changes</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;">Eye problems</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;">Foot problems</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;">Heart problems. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;">Numbness </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;">Tingling will occur in limbs. </span></li>
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<span style="font-size: 16px;">Naturopathy recommends a diet and no drugs. The main purpose is help the body to assimilate the sugar into the system,that can be achieved by a special diet methods.The person suffering from diabetes must take long walks daily.Avoid Cereals, sugar and sugary preparations.</span></div>
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Diabetic patients need to welcome many changes into their lives. Diabetic patients will need to change their food intake to a low carbohydrate diet and maintain healthy food as per the instruction of your doctor.</div>
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Naturopathic doctors use various therapies to manage the complications of diabetes.Diet modification,Exercise and other medications is the best way to regulate blood sugar and manage diabetes. Treatment plans are individualized because every person experiences diabetes differently. Naturopathic doctors also use various therapies to manage the complications of diabetes.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 16px;">Are you interested in exploring naturopathic remedies for your diabetes?<a href="http://swashealthcare.com/">Swas Healthcare</a> is best option for you.They provide safe and affordable healthcare solution for chronic health problems.</span></div>
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India's first chain of Naturopathy Clinics and Hospitals.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17834109826982253692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8996789900075613836.post-13971639087822148892013-08-20T14:14:00.000+05:302013-08-20T14:14:01.815+05:30Less is more – the Naturopathy way<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">When I quit my job about 8 years
back, I realized, after 6 years of working, my accumulated savings were less
than what I had paid as Income tax in these years. If you add to this the
interest on the income tax and the indirect taxes, my savings might have been
half. I felt bad about it. Really bad. Was I working to earn for our lousy government
so that it can sue my hard earned money to build savings of ‘insiders’.</span></div>
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Last 8
years have been very different. That ratio has changed significantly for better.
Not by stealing taxes but by reducing my earnings and expenses. While I must
admit, lot of it has been unplanned and unintentional; I feel better, lot
better.</div>
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Less
money means one is less worried about property prices, stock market, bond prices,
interest rates etc. That means a lot of worry free time that one can use for more
enjoyable things. While I have been on this path by sheer luck, I know of
several friends who have chosen this path after lot of deliberation. One
recommended reading on the topic is ‘<a href="http://amitkaps.com/subtraction-can-be-mindful/" target="_blank">Subtraction</a>’ by one
of these friends.</div>
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Ok. Enough
of <i>bhumika</i>. This blog is about
Naturopathy and I intend to explain its basic premise of “less is more” through
an anecdote. Couple of years back, my then 3 year old son contracted conjunctivitis.
He almost ignored it and by next day he was fine. Next was my wife’s turn. She
tried some remedies but not too many and was fine by third day. And then it was
me. I was very restless. Could not afford to waste my time just resting <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span> So, I tried several natural remedies and
utilized free time to play games on computer, phone, and do whatever else
possible. It took me full 5 days to recover.</div>
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Naturopathy
relies a lot on body’s ability to self correct and recover. We just try to help
body in the process without obstructing its functioning. Key is to provide
nutrition through easy to digest nutrient rich food (mostly raw fruits and
vegetables), cut calories and provide physical and mental rest so that body can
focus on making repairs. We try and aid this process through some treatments to
improve blood circulation in affected areas or using external forces to do things
that body might be finding difficult to do in its current weakened state.</div>
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Most of the time our patients insist on more treatments, thinking
that would give them maximum bang for the buck. Sometimes we succumb to their
arguments and recommend some ‘filler’ treatments. A clear observation is that
patients who have a very hectic day at the center take longer to recover. Isn’t
it obvious that to reach equilibrium or say to re-establish it, we need to do
less. Intelligent doctors prescribe fewer medicines, not more. But mostly we
try to bring the balance through active intervention. Suppressing that fever
through a paracetamol, suppressing that infection through an antibiotic, suppressing
that pain through a pain killer. Next time you get a fever just try taking the
day off – resting and fasting. That is what my son does and perhaps most
children would do if left to themselves. Hopefully, we’ll always have the
courage to let him do it. Hopefully I’ll someday learn it from him <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">J</span></div>
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India's first chain of Naturopathy Clinics and Hospitals.</div>Sanjay Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13554563464125769953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8996789900075613836.post-35245268395976783812013-05-19T18:19:00.000+05:302013-05-29T17:59:37.582+05:30Intelligent plants and we the dumb people<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Some time back in a seminar, I heard a very concerned
botanist and ayurveda expert talking about how most of the research in Ayurveda
is going in the wrong direction. He said that currently most of it is aimed at
discovering the active ingredients in various plants, extracting that
ingredient and using it for the benefit of people. He simultaneously pointed
out that most of the molecules used as ‘active ingredients’ in various
medicines have proved to have relatively short useful life of few decades.
Either the germs become resistant to this purified form of chemical or its
effectiveness in humans start to drop over time. Compare this with herbs (crude
mixture of several compounds) which have served mankind over several centuries
without going out of fashion.<br />
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Ayurveda normally defines properties of herbal medicine as its <i>ras</i> (taste), <i>gun</i> (attributes), <i>virya (potency)</i>,
<i>vipak (attributes of drug assimilation)</i>,
and <i>prabhav</i> (dominating influence). For
decades we have not added any herbs to Ayurvedic pharmacopoeia as we do not
know how to identify these 5 properties of any new herb. His view was that new research
should be aimed at solving this problem.<br />
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I heard another very senior and respected physician talking about how we try to
simplify (over simplify) the traditional medical knowledge and try to put it in
neatly drawn boxes. Think of coca leaves (from which cocaine is extracted) which
are traditionally used in Latin America for both diarrhea as well as
constipation. It might sound totally counter intuitive but it is true. Several
herbs when used in their original form actually act as balancing herbs. So
different ingredients become active based on the body’s condition. Nature
surely is much more intelligent that most of us believe it to be.</div>
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I intuitively felt that these voices made a lot of sense but
recently found some modern scientific proof for the same. It came from a very
unusual source though. I recently met an old friend who works in open
innovation area and he shared something very interesting.</div>
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A large MNC thought that it’ll be good business to be able
to sell products with claims of health benefits derived from wisdom of
traditional medical knowledge. Soon a big budget and high profile team was
allocated for the project. Work began by empanelling doctors and Ayurveda
institutes. Soon the team realized that they need scientific evidence to be
able to make claims. More modern immunologists, doctors and labs were
empanelled. A high profile researcher asked for an expensive piece of
equipment, MALDI-TOF/TOF, and it was quickly sanctioned.</div>
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Trials started with some known ayurvedic remedies and soon team
reached conclusions that most ayurvedic physicians know intuitively.</div>
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triggering a change in the metabolism but there were multiple molecules acting
at different stages of metabolic cycle and bringing about a change.</div>
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that the molecules were not the simple ingredients present in the plant but
actually reaction products formed during processing of the herbs, through
processes which are meticulously defined in ayurvedic reference texts.</div>
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The team realised that it is too complex a phenomenon to be
explained through simple scientific tools and even more difficult to synthesize
and incorporate these in everyday foods or products.</div>
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I wonder how something studied, invented, and documented
centuries ago perhaps without help of any sophisticated equipment is so
difficult for us to even understand today in spite of all the help from
advanced measuring equipment and highly brainy computers. This reminds me of
Buddha, who 25 centuries back discovered the nature, cause, and remedy of all
sufferings just by looking deep inside himself and we with all advanced
understanding of anatomy, physiology, and neural networks are still unable to
comprehend. May be more on this in my next post.</div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Author is Founder & CEO of Swas Healthcare,
India's first chain of Naturopathy Clinics and Hospitals.</div>Sanjay Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13554563464125769953noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8996789900075613836.post-87069183363334462262012-11-09T02:40:00.001+05:302012-12-04T17:52:48.754+05:30<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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at one of world’s largest Pharma MNCs to promote NATUROPATHY – Tale of 4
brothers</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This is 4<sup>th</sup> and concluding article in
the series of 4 articles. </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This is perhaps the
least interesting of the four stories but it carries most useful lessons. About
four decades back he graduated from Lok Bharti. It was a very renowned
institute back then, esp for rural studies. Sort of a larger and more grounded
version of IRMA [I met some of his professors and got a whiff of an inspired
place that Lok Bharti would have been]. He was a very bright student and got
couple of job offers on graduation but he had different ideas. He wanted
to do farming.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Many thought, it was
crazy enough to reject decent job offers but why take up farming in the water
scarce region of Kutch. His logic was simple, Kutch is where I belong. Over the
years, he developed the farm and raised a family.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">He never built a
bank balance but life was fine. He could educate his 3 children well and lived
a decent life. More importantly he along with his elder brother earned lot of
respect in the community for their contribution to the development of the region.
He furthered the work of his father in the area of education for the poor and rural
development.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Now in his mid sixties, he still works on the
farm, runs the social development initiatives, and lives a simple peaceful life.
I have never seen him worrying; he hardly ever gets agitated, is still a
curious reader, and can go to sleep in a trice.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">He has never had any major episode of illness
and at this age also does not suffer from any of the common chronic conditions
like high BP, diabetes, arthritis etc. Fit enough to do tough physical work and
wise enough to find time to work for others. He is Dinesh Sanghvi, my father-in-law.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Most would attribute his good health to farm
fresh food and active lifestyle. But these are obvious. Most of us give
importance to what is physical. We think diet and exercise are two most
important things for staying healthy. This is what all the neo-medical experts promulgate.
Even when we talk about Yoga, it is just about asanas and pranayam because
these are two physical aspects of Yoga.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">But there are other more important pre-requisites
of good health. There are at least two that I want to mention.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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accept the situation as it is and control ones reaction to it rather than
trying to control the external factors causing it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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not very self-centered. Life that has space not only for other people but also
other life forms.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This is perhaps most transforming of the 4 stories. It is also the oldest. More than 3 decades back in late 70’s. A doctor completed his education and returned to his village in Kutch as a qualified Ayurvedic practitioner. Like most Ayurvedic doctors of his times, he started out as a general practitioner. He treated patients from nearby villages using the best knowledge he had. Pain killers, steroids, and other drugs were key tools in his tool box.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">As days passed by he became weaker and his condition worsened. Only hope was to meet a bigger doctor in a bigger city, Mumbai. As the family made preparations, he was taken to Bhuj, which had the airport. They got down at another Doctor’s place in Bhuj. This doctor was educated in US and left his flourishing practice there to come back and serve in small town where he felt there was more need for his services. Those were heady days and people were led more by their heart than head. He read a book by Gandhi and that inspired him to come back to his people and serve them. He was equally influenced by Gandhiji’s experiments in Health and medicine. He shunned his western learning and adopted Naturopathy as his key line of treatment.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Many relatives came to meet the patient and some thought it would be their last meeting. The US educated doctor made a suggestion to the patient’s family. Why don’t we try some simple naturopathy treatments before moving the patient to Mumbai. The family agreed and the treatment started. He treated patient by regularly putting drops of cold lemon water on a piece of cotton cloth placed over the cut. The bleeding stopped within a day and the tongue slowly healed. In couple of months, patient was fine and became doctor again. Of course a very different Doctor this time. He chose Naturopathy as his main tool.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">He became an intern again under the doctor who healed him. May be at a salary 1/10<sup>th</sup> of what he was earning before the incident. He learned at the feet of his guru and went on to become what I call a <b>Rockstar</b> of Naturopathy. He earned fame, ran a very successful practice, went to several countries to help people learn and adopt Naturopathy, went on to set up a beautiful Nature Cure Center and earned what you can call a fan following. People know him as <b>Dr Jay Sanghvi</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">About 25 years after the incident, I met him while he was still building his new Nature Cure Center and I was fresh out of IIMA. I was amazed to see how he treated patients for chronic medical conditions using simple Naturopathy treatments. The set up was simple, tools were simple, and environment was very non-clinical. It was a hospital most unlike a hospital. The meeting changed the course of my life. I was fascinated by the idea of setting up several of such hospitals, making it accessible to common people, spreading the beauty of simplicity.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Few years later, I quit my reasonably comfortable job at GSK and set out to make this dream a reality. It gave birth to what is today called Swas Healthcare. I was extremely lucky to have my inspiration as my co-founder. I only wish I could partner more of such doctors who have the understanding, conviction, and most importantly the humility to accept that it is not the doctor but the nature that heals. Be the guide, be the lamp.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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India's first chain of Naturopathy Clinics and Hospitals.</div>Sanjay Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13554563464125769953noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8996789900075613836.post-38054197046666323292011-01-28T09:24:00.000+05:302012-12-04T17:49:38.477+05:30PART II: Why I left a cushy job at one of world’s largest Pharma MNCs to promote NATUROPATHY – Tale of 4 brothers<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">RAVINDRABHAI SANGHVI</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">, the youngest of the 4 brothers had moved to Mumbai few years back and was trying to settle down in this new city. It was year 1993. There was lot of work to be done and perhaps health took a back seat. He had abdominal pain which got missed out amidst work. In 2-3 days time it had become very severe.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">He finally went to consult a Doctor, who diagnosed it as severe perforation of appendix. Perhaps appendix had ruptured. Doctor suggested immediate appendectomy though it was risky. He feared that if not operated it could lead to peritonitis which could be fatal. He was using best of the knowledge, which he had acquired during his education as a doctor, to save his patient. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Surgery had to be done in next one hour. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Though Ravindrabhai, who had learnt and practiced Naturopathy was no ordinary patient. The family consulted the elder brother and renowned Naturopath, Dr Jay. He advised to avoid the surgery and wait for him to reach Mumbai. Ravindrabhai thanked the doctor for diagnosis and went back home, climbing four flights of stairs to reach his apartment. In few hours Dr jay was there next to his brother.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Treatment started. Pain was so severe that anything that touched the abdomen aggravated the pain. First 5 days it was just rest, water fasting, and warm pack on abdomen. In 5 days swelling decreased and abdominal cold pack was started. He was fed on lemon water and diluted juices. In another 10 days semi-solid and liquid diet was started.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Most of the time we underestimate the healing capacity of body and power of rest. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also overestimate the need to eat even when unwell. If given a chance and appropriate environment, body can heal itself even from very severe conditions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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India's first chain of Naturopathy Clinics and Hospitals.</div>Sanjay Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13554563464125769953noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8996789900075613836.post-12893070328226289122010-07-16T11:44:00.000+05:302010-07-16T11:44:24.251+05:30PART I: Why I left a cushy job at one of world’s largest Pharma MNCs to promote NATUROPATHY – Tale of 4 brothers<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.0pt; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-indent: 36.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">This is first in the series of 4 articles that I intend to write. Hence it is imperative that I start by explaining the motive behind writing the articles.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.0pt; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-indent: 36.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">It is simple – to enable people draw inspiration from these stories and adapt at least some of the principles of Naturopathy to improve their health and life. So here goes the first story.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.0pt; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-indent: 36.0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">RAMESHBHAI SANGHVI</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">, the eldest of the 4 brothers has studied and taught all his life. He quit his job as a professor when he thought, he could afford it. Since then he has been working through various means to promote education for underprivileged children in </span><st1:place><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">Kutch</span></st1:place><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">. He loves books; runs a publication, <b>Aksharbharti</b>, a beautiful book shop in Bhuj, a school for kids, edits lot of books and magazines, and puts his linguistic skills to other good use. However, he has never been physically very active leading a physically sedentary life.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.0pt; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-indent: 36.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">In 2001, post <b>earthquake in </b></span><st1:place><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">Kutch</span></b></st1:place><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">, life became very hectic for him, trying to rebuild his Institutions and at the same time support other NGOs in their relief and rehabilitation work. His being the only grassroot organisation of significance in the area, work load piled up. He maintained a very busy travel schedule which meant travelling at odd times and attending to tasks and meeting across the region. Few months after earthquake, Rameshbhai had a severe heart attack. He was rushed to a nearby hospital and later moved to a larger one in Mumbai. His heart's ejection fraction had come down to 20 (for a healthy individual it is about 60). The doctor said, by-pass surgery is required but it is risky. Coming from a family that believed in natural ways of life, family was averse to surgery.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.0pt; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-indent: 36.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">Family contacted a renowned Cardiologist in Ahmedabad, <b>Dr Ramesh Kapadia</b>. He was leaving for US. He confidently told family that he will be back in 2.5 months and would then start treatment. Oh my God! Can you believe a cardiologist telling a patient who has been advised immediate surgery to wait for 2.5 months? But he knew there was no reason to panic.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.0pt; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-indent: 36.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">Three months later he met Dr Kapadia and started the treatment. Along with some common medication he put Rameshbhai Sanghvi on his <b><u>Universal Healing program</u></b>. You would be surprised to know that a highly qualified cardiologist that Dr Kapadia is, his “Universal Healing” program is not made up of array of new age drugs and “state of the art” technology but age old techniques of <i>Shavasan</i> and Meditation. You can get more details on his website <o:p></o:p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="http://www.universalhealing.org/">http://www.universalhealing.org</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.0pt; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-indent: 36.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">Rameshbhai Sanghvi continued his treatment including medication. It has been about 10 years now. His heart’s ejection fraction has improved to 45 from 20. He is hail and hearty and continues incessantly his work in the field of education. He is currently working with Dr Kapadia on a book that combines wisdom from his 8 books written over time into one single volume. We are glad that a crucial part of that work was done at our Ananddham Nature Cure Centre in </span><st1:place><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">Kutch</span></st1:place><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">. Once in book stores, we hope this book will provide guidance and inspiration to many.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.0pt; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-indent: 36.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">Slowly more and more people are realising the benefits of our traditional healing methods, adapting nature based remedies, and importance of spirituality in improvement of life. <b>Dr Dean Ornish</b> in US has done beautiful work to bring out these benefits to people and present it in a modern scientific way. His research finding says, “Traditional Asian diet is the healthiest diet but unfortunately more and more Asians are living, eating, and dying like Americans”.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.0pt; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-indent: 36.0pt;"><br />
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</span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Author is Founder & CEO of Swas Healthcare,
India's first chain of Naturopathy Clinics and Hospitals.</div>Sanjay Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13554563464125769953noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8996789900075613836.post-79888466675704055412010-05-17T14:43:00.005+05:302010-05-27T10:34:44.994+05:30When nephrologist says, you'll soon need dialysis...<b>.... he / she may not always be right.</b><br />
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Kidney failure is one of the most dreaded diseases. Even when one knows, it is coming, there is not much that one can do. Mainstream treatment normally means dialysis or transplant. Both are expensive and very taxing on the patient. Not to mention the difficulty of finding right donor in time. Economic cost of Dialysis in India would be about Rs 2-3 lakhs per year.<br />
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But there is a way out.<br />
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Some of the Naturopaths and traditional medicine practitioners have been working with kidney patients and I have the privilege of working with one of them. I write below what we do so, that more people can know and benefit from it. The note is written in collaboration with Dr Jay Sanghvi who has been treating kidney patients through combination of Naturopathy, Ayurveda, and Yoga for more than 25 years. <br />
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We combine various simple and safe treatments to enable patients take care of their kidney.<br />
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<b>Over the years various patients have had following benefits:</b><br />
- Decrease / stabilisation of creatinine levels<br />
- Decrease frequency / Avoid dialysis<br />
- Avoid / postpone surgery<br />
- Symptomatic relief e.g. reduction in vomiting, blood pressure, oedema, loss of appetite, pain etc.<br />
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<b>How does Naturopathy work?</b><br />
- By reducing load on kidney by changing diet pattern<br />
- By allowing time for kidney to rest & repair<br />
- By activating other cleansing organs e.g. Bowel, Liver, and Skin to support kidney<br />
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<b>Which Naturopathy treatments are used?</b><br />
- Kidney pack – It’s a combination of hot and cold packs<br />
- Fomentation – Alternative use of hot and cold towels near the kidney area.<br />
- Hip Bath – Immersing the lower abdomen in tub filled with water.<br />
- Friction Bath<br />
- Reflex and meridian points<br />
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<b>How Naturopathy treatments work:</b> Main aim of treatment is to give proper blood supply to kidney.<br />
- treatments to improve functioning of kidney which is weak and malfunctioning.<br />
- treatments to remove impurities sticking to kidney<br />
- treatments to remove infection in chronic infective condition<br />
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<b>Herbs for kidney care:</b> Time tested safe herbal medicine<br />
- Punarnava (Boerhavia diffusa); Red or Spreading Hogweed – It is a good diuretic and anti-inflamatory.<br />
- Gokshur (Tribulus terrestris); It is a diuretic herb useful in kidney dysfunction, renal stones, and dysuria.<br />
- Guduchi (Tinospora cordifolia); Helps in improving immune system<br />
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<b>Diet in kidney diseases:</b><br />
Main aim of dietary plan is to decrease load on kidney by eliminating food that produces lot of by-products which in turn need to be filtered by kidney. The dietary plan also ensures that all the essential nutrients are made available thus allowing cleansing, repairing, and reconstruction. It also works towards restoring the natural balance of the body chemistry.<br />
The diet plan is designed taking into consideration individual’s body constitution, state of disease and general health condition.<br />
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Main food items used for kidney care:<br />
- Bottle gourd juice<br />
- Rice & Rice water<br />
- Green gram water<br />
- Banana water<br />
- Vegetables – bottle gourd, pointed gourd (parval), ivy gourd (tindora), ridged luffa (galka), smooth luffa (turiya), papaya, radish, pumpkin.<br />
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<b>Normal course of treatment:</b><br />
- 6 weeks at a Nature Cure Centre directly under supervision of doctor<br />
- 2 to 3 months of treatment to be continued at home<br />
- 3 weeks follow up treatment at Nature Cure Centre<br />
This is general plan but varies as per need and condition of the individual.<br />
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<b>Kind of conditions that can be treated through Naturopathy:</b><br />
- Chronic Renal Failure - If kidney function > 30%<br />
- Chronic Infective condition<br />
- Inflammatory Condition<br />
- Diabetic Nephropathy<br />
- Hydro Nephrosis<br />
- Renal Insufficiency<br />
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<b>Ideal cases for treatment through Naturopathy:</b><br />
- Not yet started dialysis or doing dialysis for less than 3 months<br />
- Haemoglobin level > 10<br />
- Creatinine < 5<br />
- Age < 60 yrs<br />
- No other complications with kidney disease<br />
- Clinically stable and other parameters under control<br />
- One who has faith in Naturopathy & wishes to go for this treatment.<br />
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<b>How we deal with current medication & treatments? </b><br />
- Normally we continue the medication being taken by the patient before starting treatment<br />
- When symptoms and parameters show improvement, medicine is reduced or replaced with herbal medicines e.g. when blood pressure is controlled, medicine is tapered and / or replaced with Ashwagandha, Gokshur, Punarnava<br />
- Main goal is to reduce the load on kidney which is burdened by chemicals from medicines.<br />
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<b>Role of Yoga in Treatment of Kidney:</b><br />
Asanas are selected to promote blood flow towards kidney e.g. Uttanpadasana. Yogasana which gives gentle twisting, stretching, contracting spine through which natural massage to kidney is experienced and smooth muscles are also involved in the practise (this doesn't happen in exercise), thus decreasing lethargic tendency of kidney & increasing functioning of kidney.<br />
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Pranayama and Meditation - Ancient breathing technique called Pranayama and meditation, bring perfect balance between Sympathetic Nervous System and Parasympathetic Nervous System, increase anti-stress hormone, and help to completely get rid of stress e.g. Nadi Suddhi Pranayama (Anuloma- Viloma), Bhramari, meditation etc.<br />
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Suddhi Kriya - Through different Suddhi Kriyas like Kapalbhati lot of toxic element is thrown outside through breath. This brings purification in blood as well as purification at cellular level thus decreasing work load on kidney.<br />
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Prana (Vital Force for life) - Above mentioned details are medically approved, but something which can only be experienced is Prana, Vital Force. Prana is major factor for health either physical or mental. All above practices brings balance in Prana (Vital Force) at subtler level of our existence where chemical or medicine can't reach, this opens many possible doors when medically we find the disease is un-curable.<br />
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<b>For more information contact us at 02837-286812 or write at info@swashealthcare.com</b><br />
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<b>Disclaimer:</b><br />
This note is designed to help fellow Doctors understand our line of treatment better in order to use it for benefit of their patients. When shared with patients, it is just to serve as information on our line of treatment.<br />
This note is not a substitute for expert medical advice and patients are advised not to use this note for self medication as it may harm the body.<br />
Any medication or treatment should be taken only under guidance of an expert and treatment be started only under supervision of a qualified physician.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Author is Founder & CEO of Swas Healthcare,
India's first chain of Naturopathy Clinics and Hospitals.</div>Sanjay Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13554563464125769953noreply@blogger.com77tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8996789900075613836.post-34089766320978519372009-05-01T18:10:00.003+05:302010-05-17T13:43:36.236+05:30A post by Johan Soderberg from Sweden who stayed at Ananddham, Kharoi<br />
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06-01-2008 09:09 Annandham Nature cure center, Ahmedabad, India<br />
Hydro Therapy. Magnet Therapy. Su Jok Therapy. Diet Therapy. Potli massage Therapy. Mud Therapy. A constant flow of therapy!<br />
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"Sunrise 07.15. Johan-rise 04.30. 1 hour meditation. 1 hour Yoga. Then 'Nassia' drops of cleansing oil in my nose and a face massage, then Eye-cleansing. Breakfast is at 08.00. Welcome to join! Already it feels like I have done alot. And the day has almost just started.<br />
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One month has passed at this peaceful place. A month of good healing. And I do feel much better. But not yet fully recovered. 1 month still to go. Then I will be ready to conquer the world again! :)<br />
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So let me share with you some small stories from my veryday life here at the Naturopathy center.<br />
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After one month at a place like this one really start to feel at home. This night, as if I was walking in my own back yard I saw the most amazing sky. The desert with its unpolluted atmosphere reveales thousands and thousands of twinkling stars. And across the deep black dome the Milky Way streches out in its full glory. I even spotted the 'lilla karlavagnen,' up side down!<br />
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The winter sun of gujarati is just like our Swedish summer sun. Hot, but still gentle and soothing. Sun bathing is a bliss. Even the tractors around here remind me of home. As their 'tennkulemotor'- engine sounds just like a fishing boat from the west coast. Tom-Tom-TOm-Tom. I will arrive back home just in time to catch one and go for some fishing. But. I forgot. Im a vegetarian. Darn it. I who used to love fishing back in the days. SS Suvi still has my heart.......<br />
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SO.. For now.<br />
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Thank you all for nice comments and for all the emails! I feel sorry for not having answered you all yet. But it is always nice to wait for something good :)<br />
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Did you know by the way that is takes a 7 meter long cloth to make a turban!<br />
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Take care all dear friends around the globe!<br />
J<br />
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BTW. I added some pics of us having a noodle-evening. And also today I was totally amazed about these wonderful people I meet. Devtosh, a new friend just have me his amazing weddingdress. Prince Johan has arrived!"<div class="blogger-post-footer">Author is Founder & CEO of Swas Healthcare,
India's first chain of Naturopathy Clinics and Hospitals.</div>Sanjay Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13554563464125769953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8996789900075613836.post-78549633299273824482009-04-16T21:08:00.004+05:302012-12-04T17:47:46.386+05:30Integrating Naturopathy with Vipassana<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Just providing link to the paper by Dr. Jay Sanghvi in which he shares experiences at the Nature Cure Centre, of integrating Vipassana meditation with naturopathy.<br />
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http://www.vridhamma.org/Vipassana-with-Naturopathy-94</div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">Author is Founder & CEO of Swas Healthcare,
India's first chain of Naturopathy Clinics and Hospitals.</div>Sanjay Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13554563464125769953noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8996789900075613836.post-16624896061746975842009-04-16T20:12:00.008+05:302009-04-16T20:23:55.309+05:30KUTCH: India’s Naturopathy HubWho could believe that a desert like area would ever become a hub of naturopathy centres. People normally relate nature to greenery and think that for building a Naturopathy centre, a high rainfall area with lot of natural flora would be ideal. This notion is misplaced as Nature comprises of 5 elements water, soil, fire, air, space and greenery is just one of the topographical presentations of nature. <br /><br />Kutch has emerged as the hub of Naturopathy in India. Dry climate of the area lends itself well to faster healing and a conducive environment propagates Naturopathy.<br />It has the highest concentration of naturopathy centres in the country, 5 prominent ones at last count.<br /><br />Credit for this should go to two dedicated doctors who gave up their lucrative practices to establish and promote naturopathy in Kutch. Dr Savla (now involved full time with Vipassana center at Bada, Kutch) was the first qualified paediatrician of Kutch. He practiced in Bhuj and charged handsome fee for his very effective but simple treatments. Legend has it that more than 3 decades back, he charged someone Rs 100 for curing their son by simply feeding water. To avoid any misinterpretation, I must say, even then it was less than the money spent by the couple for taxi to Bhuj and back. He believed in Nature’s power and its simplicity.<br /><br />Soon he started a Nature cure centre in Bhuj, with an aim to apply his rigorous medical training and understanding of Nature’s means to treat people using simple Natural therapies. He would treat people for all kind of diseases and disorders using mud, water, fire (heat), air, and space. He also used yoga, massage and some elements of Ayurveda.<br /><br />Then one day, he had an unusual patient, a doctor. The doctor was a qualified Ayurveda physician and going with the trend, used to practice allopathic medicine in a remote village of kutch. Due to lack of medical infrastructure in the area, he had a roaring practice. Unfortunately he cut his tongue and no treatment would work. Someone suggested Dr Savla’s clinic and he was cured mainly using ice and water.<br /><br />The doctor became a convert, closed down his practice and joined Dr Savla as his assistant. His name is Dr Jay Sanghvi, one of the most prominent and renowned Naturopaths in the country. Their Nature Cure Centre in Jubilee colony, Bhuj attracted poor and rich alike. They always found ways and means to treat people with chronic diseases, many a times called irreversible conditions in modern medicine. Kidney disorders, heart problems, arthritis, fibromyalgia, ulcerative colitis and several other medical conditions were treated in this centre using Natural remedies and warmth of the doctors. Though the centre no longer runs in its previous form, people treated fondly remember the time spent there. Isn’t it unusual for a hospital!<br /><br />Soon the place became hub of activity for all naturopathy related activities in the area. As they say, ‘log judte gaye aur karva banta gaya’, (people kept coming together and caravan was formed). <br /><br />They along with Late Sri Sugnaram ‘Dada’ Ladkani started ‘All India Natural Life Association’ to spread the goodness of Naturopathy beyond Kutch and Gujarat. They started ‘Tulsi School of Naturopathy’ to train youth in skills of treatment through Naturopathy. They collaborated with Dr Nipun Buch to incorporate more elements of Ayurveda in their suites of treatment. <br /><br />More importantly they motivated huge number of people to adopt Natural remedies and lifestyle through camps in several cities as well as in foreign countries, radio talks, talks and lectures to youngsters in colleges, rotary club members, Mahila Mandals etc. They motivated several philanthropists to set up Nature Cure Centres and guided them through their immense knowledge and experience. They really used 360° communication to propagate Naturopathy in Kutch and beyond.<br /><br />Today there are 5 prominent Nature Cure Centres in Kutch. Navjivan near Mandvi, one each in Bidada and Mundra, Sarvamangal in Bhuj and youngest among them, Ananddham in Kharoi near Bhachau.<br /><br />Ananddham is yet another unique experiment of Dr Sanghvi. He collaborated with Sanjay Singh, an IIM Ahmedabad graduate to float Swas Healthcare, which runs this centre to serve poor as well as financially well to do on a commercially sustainable basis. The logic, commercial viability is important to expand quickly and take its benefits to large number of people. Recently Swas has opened a City Clinic in Rajkot to improve accessibility of its services. Jury is still out on whether Naturopathy would remain a philanthropic activity or society would be willing to pay directly for its benefits, but if this model succeeds, Kutch would be remembered as its birth place.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Author is Founder & CEO of Swas Healthcare,
India's first chain of Naturopathy Clinics and Hospitals.</div>Sanjay Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13554563464125769953noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8996789900075613836.post-4614482472796019872009-04-11T12:05:00.003+05:302009-04-11T14:36:47.686+05:30Judicious Lifestyle changes for better health"I have spent the past three weeks at Ananddham Nature Cure Centre, Village Kharoi, Bhachau, Gujarat for my chronic low back pain. The centre is managed by Mr. Sanjay Singh, IIM-A. <br /> <br />While at the Centre, the following was the line of treatment - Yoga & Pranayam, Diet control, Mud packs, Massages, Hot & cold fomentations and wraps, Magnet therapy, Accupressure etc. The treatment course is dictated by the patient's condition.<br /> <br />While at the Centre, I have seen kidney failure cases, the creatinine levels dropping from 9 when admitted to 5 when discharged. A person with a history of having undergone 100 dialysis, has spend 45 days at the Centre, & is now off the dialyzer since the past 6 months. A 30-year old case of hypothyroidism has been completely cured. My brother-in-law was admitted with obesity-related osteo-arthiritis, and his knee-joint pain has been reduced by as much as 85%. A patient with high BP problem reduced his daily BP medication by 50% within 4 days, and stopped all medications within 10 days. A lady from Sharjah is currently being treated for Parkinsons.<br /> <br />These are not miracles, but judicious lifestyle changes for better health. The human body is given a chance to heal itself, which it is quite capable of doing.<br /> <br />I recommend Nature Cure for its effectiveness, for treating Arthritis, Obesity, BP problems, renal function impairment, diabetes and many other life-long problems, since a chance is made available to the patient to lead as normal a life as possible."<br /><br />Sudhir (A new and improved version after the treatment)<div class="blogger-post-footer">Author is Founder & CEO of Swas Healthcare,
India's first chain of Naturopathy Clinics and Hospitals.</div>Sanjay Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13554563464125769953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8996789900075613836.post-12128461018945098302009-04-11T11:39:00.000+05:302009-04-11T11:50:34.081+05:30Ulcerative Colitis - A doctor's experience<o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:595.3pt 841.9pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:35.4pt; mso-footer-margin:35.4pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">“I did my MD from Mumbai and went to US for my further studies. With long hours of work and limited sleep hours during my residency and felowship,the stress on my physical body started to show. Early in Jan 2007 I started having bouts of bloody diarrhoea with mucus, low grade temperature and severe fatigue. Further investigations including a colonoscopy and capsule endoscopy revealed that I had <span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">ulcerative colitis</span></span>, a disease which causes inflammation of the large intestine leading to ulcers and subsequent loose stools mixed with blood and pus.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Although the exact etiology of the disease still remains a mystery, environmental and genetic factors have been implicated. For me the stress of long hours of work, the cold environment and my family history of ulcerative colitis might have played an important role. The frequent bowel movements, local discomfort in the rectum, the exhaustion and fatigue were impairing my ability to work. In spite of these physical aliments, I was able to function and carry on my duties thanks to strength I received by practicing Vipassana meditation.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><br /><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">I was blessed to come in contact with <span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Vipassana</span></span>, the ancient technique of meditation taught by Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha. Through this technique one learns to observe the mind – body interactions in an equanimous manner and in doing so slowly but surely purifies his or mind and gets rid of defilements which are a root cause of our misery and many physical and mental diseases. If practiced properly one is sure to reap its benefits.<o:p><br /></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p><br /></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Due to my hectic schedule I was not able to devote time for the meditation regularly, hence although the technique helped me to deal with my disease I would still suffer from relapses.<o:p><br /></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p><br /></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">After completion of my training, I visited </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">India</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">. Through a common friend I had the opportunity to meet Dr. Sanghvi a very noble soul who was a Naturopathy doctor and also taught Vipassana.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><br /><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">He gently pursued me to give a try to the naturopathy therapy and invited me to come to Ananddham Nature Cure Centre in </span><st1:place><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Kutch</span></st1:place><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">, </span><st1:place><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Gujarat</span></st1:place><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">. As I was suffering from a relapse of my disease and was desperate for help, I decided to visit Ananddham with my parents.<o:p><br /></o:p></span></p> <br /><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Under the supervision of Dr. Sanghvi and other Ayurvedic physicians my treatment started. The philosophy of the treatment was - let Mother Nature do its job in healing the mind and the body. They used abdominal mudpacks, <i>Neem</i> water sitz bath, cold abdominal pack, acupressure, and delicious nutritious foods to heal the body. Apart from the above treatment I was started on a mixture of Ayurvedic medications which was prescribed under Dr. Sanghvi’s supervision. With total trust and faith in the Nature cure my body sated to respond.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <br /><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Within a few days my bowel frequency and the consistency became normal. After just eight days I could sleep whole night without any disturbing pain. I was so happy. The Doctors, the paramedic staff and the rest of the kitchen staff made every effort to accommodate us and make our stay comfortable and memorable.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><br /><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">The place was very peaceful and had Ashram like calmness. It has rooms to accommodate everyone’s budget. The campus spread over 18 acres is pretty much like a green oasis in desert. At Ananddham, doctors are qualified and experienced. Even most of the therapists are qualified Naturopaths and well trained. Food served is customized to individual’s need. It is pure vegetarian, healthy, nutritive, and ‘satvik’.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><br /><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p>I just stayed there for two weeks but my health condition made a marked recovery. Thanks to the Nature cure my disease has been in remission for a long time and I was able to get back my energy level to be able to work and continue to serve my patients and give them the care which had been so generously showered on to me by Anandham’s doctors.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><br /><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p>Based on my personal experience I would strongly recommend this therapy to people who are suffering from this condition, it is worth a try and I am confident that just as I benefited from this wonderful treatment, so will others benefit from our Mother Nature.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Be Happy<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Adil<o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Author is Founder & CEO of Swas Healthcare,
India's first chain of Naturopathy Clinics and Hospitals.</div>Sanjay Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13554563464125769953noreply@blogger.com0