Preksha Dhyana Human Body Part 2

SR No.: 006550
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Jethalal S Zaveri
Publisher: Jain Vishva Bharati
Publication Year: 1993
Total Pages: 118
Language: English
Classification: Book_English & Yoga
File Size: 6 MB

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Health-hazards
An endless variety of health-hazards—such as exhaust from cars and trucks, smoke, soot and industrial dirt from the factories, vapours from oil and other noxious chemicalsrelentlessly threaten our health almost every day. On the one hand, supersonic speeds for travelling has enormously accelerated our rate of living, resulting in constant sympathetic dominance, hypertension and heart diseases. On the other hand, ironically a sizable percentage of our people lead a sedentary life, nurture a “take-it-easy" attitude and suffer the miserable consequences of the physical inactivity. Mechanical gadgets have, indeed, taken away the drudgery from the domestic chores of our womenfolk. It has also deprived them of the benefits of the physical exercises which kept their bodies supple, graceful and healthy. Diabetes mellitus is as rampant as obesity, destroying their traditional tendency of self-help and making them subservient to the hired help. Our social habit of offering sweets, biscuits, tea, coffee, alchoholic drinks and cigarettes to visiting friends, compound the health problem enormously. Wearing high-heels corsets, jeans and other tight clothes, though fashionable, result in injurious postures. The restful "hard bed” has been replaced by the foam-rubber mattress which deprives the spine of a much needed rest during night. Result: backache, slip-disc etc.
In this short chapter, some of the health-hazards are briefly discussed. Regular practice of postures (asanas) can assist in warding off some of the hazards. Detailed discussion of postures will be found in another book in this series. Relaxation (discussed in the next chapter) is another excellent tool for fighting the hazard of tension and improve mental health.
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