“Prevention is better than cure” and less troublesome too. A person falls sick when his defenses are down in other world when his vital force is at a low ebb it is the vital which keeps you alive being a bulwark against disease and delay. The vital force is the store house of your physician strength, your vigor, your ebullience and your verve. Its ebb and flow determines the state headache malfunctioning bowels are all indications of diminished vital force. Maintaining it can ward of disease. For that a person has to follow some simple rules with regard to sleep, fresh air, sun light & clean habits.
SLEEP
The best source of your vital force is sleep. Sleep not only gives you ease from labour, but also re-plemises the source of energy. The expenditure of energy during sleep is minimal but how for a sleeping man will recover what he has lost during waking hours will depend on his way of life.
Sleep in itself is a medicine and that is why even the traditional physician will tell you not to wake a patient merely for administering the prescribed does. Infants sleep for 20 out of 24 hours But as they grow they can do with less sleep. A healthy adult can do with 8 hours of sleep. The old age “early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy wealthy and wise” still holds good because one hour’s sleep before midnight relaxes you more than tow hours of slumber after midnight can.
Relax completely when you compose yourself for sleep.
Worry and the grave are twin sisters so leave your worries for your waking hours.
SUNLIGHT
After sleep sunlight is the element which helps restore your vital force. Just as a plant will whither away without sunlight a human being deprived of it will be pale wan sickly. It gives the green color to the plants and adds the red to your blood. Fruits and vegetables absorb sunlight to the body. One should not overdress so that sunlight can replenish your vital force. Even though people in the cold climates take to sun-bathing for cosmetic reasons it is a must for revitalizing the human body.
AIR
A man may survive without food for weeks without water for days he cannot survive the lack of air for more than a few seconds. The ozone in the air helps the lungs to cleanse our blood of carbon dioxide. One must keep the living room and the bed room well ventilated so that fresh air comes into contact with the body all the time.
The pores of the skin need it as much as do the lungs clothes must be loose so that the pores are not starved of take exercise giving air, breathe deeply and take exercise regularly which force the lungs to take in more air to replenish the blood. In hale deeply a few times before meals and also before sleep, go to the outdoors as often as you can.
WATER
The cheapest and the best cleansing agent-water is the third vital necessity for your life and health. Ensure that it is clean and free from contamination. Drink it early in the morning before going to bed one hour before meals and two or three hours after. The best you a heavenly feeling of freshness activating as it does your blood circulation. The gets cold that is why you feel warm a few minutes after a cold plunge. A hot bath dulls the circulation which explains why you feel lethargic after it. A vigorous rubbing of the skin with a rough towel after a cold bath will open your pores. A rubbing of the skin with your palm will drive away most of the skin disorders.
FOOD
The best food is the one which is taken in the from in which nature provides it. The greater the culinary effort the more palatable the food no doubt but lesser is its nutritive value. A greater part of the diet should comprise fruits and vegetables cooked to the minimum. Cereals should be germinated before eating. The cardinal point to remember is that the longer a food remains in contact with heat the lesser is its nutritive value.
MENTAL MAKE-UP
Mental make-up and health are intimately connected. Anger, frustration, envy, jealousy, and violent reactions are as harmful as worry. When a man is angry there is too much adrenaline released into his blood stream-hence the higher blood pressure, a quickened pulse dry mouth and a purple face. Anger harm you.
Keep happy and smiling auto suggestion and self hypnosis are based on the theory that thinking can lead to a better state of health. Do not give in to despair when you fall sick. Many critically ill persons have died when they gave up the fight or lost hope a solid resolve to Stay alive has pulled many from the bring of the grave.
WAY OF LIFE
Your way of life leaves its imprint on your health over indulgence in anything would reduce your vital force a clean life free from addiction of any kind fresh air, exercise and a placid temperament will help you stay healthy. Tensions must be avoided as they erode the vital force. One must not join the rat race for money and success in disregard of the golden rules of health. You must also be regular in your habits sleep and exercise and an occasional fast will help you live longer free from common ailments, which afflict humans. Keep a positive attitude for life.