Tip 227. Heart Protect
i
on
w
ith Le
c
ithin
To protect
t
he body from the effects of a high-
f
at diet, take
lecithin.
In normal health, when a diet high in
fat is take
n
,
there is tremendous inc
r
ease in the
production
o
f lecithi
n
. T
h
is helps
in changing the
fat in the bl
o
od from large particles
t
o smaller and smaller ones. In case of atherosclerosis, h
o
wever, the lecithin in t
h
e blood remains very
low regardless of the q
u
antity of fat entering the
blood.
The result is that, the fat
particles r
e
main too large to be able to pass th
r
ough the ar
t
erial walls.
A more serious situa
t
i
o
n can develop if there is lack of
leci
t
hin in cells
a
lso.
Tip 228. Ho
l
y
Basil for
Unho
l
y
Stress
The leaves of holy basil,
known as
t
ulsi in t
h
e vernacular, a
r
e highly beneficially the treatment
of stress. T
h
ey are regarded as ada
p
togen or anti-stress age
n
ts. Recent s
t
udies have shown that the leaves protect
a
gainst str
e
ss signi
f
icantly. It has been suggested that even healthy persons sh
o
uld chew 12 leaves of holy basil twice a day, morning and
ev
ening for preventing stress.
The leaves of the holy basil ( tulsi)
h
ave also been found b
e
neficial
in t
h
e treatment of this condition.
T
he water boiled with basil leaves sh
o
uld be taken as a drink
a
nd also us
e
d as a gargle in so
r
e throat.
Tip 229. Castor Oil for
D
y
sent
e
ric Disorders
The often-forgotten but
always effective reme
d
y for dysentery is castor oil.
The patient
may be giv
e
n small doses of castor
oil in the fo
r
m of emulsion. This ac
t
s
as a mild aperient and facilita
t
es
q
uicker removal of offensive matter,
minimises the strain dur
i
ng motion and also ac
t
s
as a lub
r
icant to the ulcerated sur
f
aces. In ad
d
ition to administration of
castor oil, the mechanical removal of accumul
a
ted poison
o
us matter should be att
e
mpted by g
i
ving very
low pressu
r
e enema, admitting as much water as the patient
can tolerat
e
. This can
b
e done
twice or thrice daily. T
h
e patient s
h
ould take c
o
mplete bed rest as movement induces pain and aggravates distressing sympt
o
m
s. A
hot water bag may be a
p
plied over the abdomen.
After the acute sympt
o
ms are over,
the patient
may be allowed rice, c
u
rd, fresh ri
p
e fruits, especially bael, banana
and pomegranate and skimmed milk. Solid foods should be introduced very carefully and gradually accordi
n
g to the pace of recovery. Flesh foods of all
kin
d
s should
be avoided in future as
f
ar as possi
b
le. Other foods which s
h
ould be avoided are tea,
coffee,
white sugar
and white flour and products made from them
a
s
well as alcohol in all
f
o
rms. Foods which have a detoxifying and clea
n
sing effect
u
pon the int
e
stines on t
h
eir passage,
through,
such as fr
u
i
t
s
and vegetables, are most essen
t
ial to the futu
r
e diet.
Tip 230. Turmeric for
Bronchitis
One of the most effective reme
d
y
f
or bronchitis is the use
o
f turmeric powder. A teaspoonful of this powder
should be
a
dministered with a glass
of milk two or three times daily. It acts best
when taken on an empty stomach.
Another effective reme
d
y for bronchitis is a mixture of dried ginger powder, pepper and long pepper tak
e
n in equal
q
uantities th
r
ee times a day. It m
a
y
b
e licked with honey or infused with one's daily
t
ea. The powder of these
three ingredients have antipyretic q
u
alities and
a
re
effective in
dealing with
fever accompanied by bronchitis.
T
h
ey also tone up the metabolism of the patient.
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