Book Title: Mahavira Jain Vidyalaya Rajat Jayanti Mahotsava
Author(s): Mahavir Jain Vidyalaya Mumbai
Publisher: Mahavir Jain Vidyalay
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THE WAY TO LIVE IN PERFECT HEALTH
By
DR CHIMANLAL N. SHROFF, M.B B.S., D.O.M.S.
Health is the most priceless of possessions. It is the perfect health which can give maximum efficiency both physical and mental, in daily work. This has effect on outlook of life. Health is within the grasp of all who are not affected by organic disease and the vast majority have no organic ills. All that is necessary is to lead a natural life and create an impulse to right action. Health of mind assures health of body. Disease (In Latin ‘Dis' means 'lack of', and disease in one sense means · lack of ease') is the manifestation of disobeyed laws of nature and whether the mistakes are committed knowingly or otherwise matters little, so far as results are concerned. Cleanliness, moderation in all things, food and exercise, right thinking are some of the important factors which help to acquire and retain good health,
AIR Air is the first and primary necessity of life. It is possible to live without food for days and without water for some hours but lise would be extinct without air. In the matter of bare necessity of living, nature supplies enough air, but it is found contaminated by existing arrangements of urban and rural life. A gentle draft, as a matter of fact is one of the best friends which the seeker after health can have. Morenver sunlight has specific influence on the tissues in improving resistance to germs and even in preventing many physical deficiencies. Sun bath in the morning can materially contribute to the well being of average people. who do not suffer from any specific complaint. Usually only those who spend their day and night time in the open air enjoy better health and longevity. Most of us in cities confine ourselves in stuffy atmosphere. Out-door sleeping increases the power of resistance to diseases and greatly promotes physical vigour, endurance and working capacity. Pure air and sunlight are the primary essentials of maintaining a sound health.
FOOD Whatever food is eaten, ultimately results in rejuvenating and creating blood. Medical fraternity sometimes does not emphasise the factor of nutri45
