Introduction

In last 3 decades so much pollution has increased in land, water and air. In air there is much pollutants due to smoke from factories and vehicles. In water there is so much pollution due to sewage wastes thrown into the rivers and ponds. In food there is so much pollution because of use of fertilizers and pesticides.

Over and above, due to modern lifestyle and facilities, people sleep late in night and get up late in the morning which destroys their natural bodily routine and digestion cycle.

Secret to Good Health

There is no possibility of one's becoming regulated, if one eats too much or eats too little, sleeps too much or does not sleep enough. Regulation and eating food which is good for health. He who is regulated in his habits of eating, sleeping, recreation and work can mitigate all material pains by practicing the yoga system.

Systematic efforts to direct thoughts, feelings and action towards the attainment of one’s GOAL. We need to regulate to achieve any goal in the life.

1.  Sleep

Our digestion cycle works with the sun, while the sun is in the sky it is easy to digest food and when sun sets then digestion is difficult, so best time to give rest to the body is between 9pm to 4 am.

According to Ayurveda,

3 hours of rest between 9 -12 pm in night is equivalent to 6 hrs. Rest.

12 – 3 am is equivalent to 3 hrs. Rest

3 – 6 am is equiv. to 1.5 hrs. Rest.

After 6 am sleep causes diseases

Early to bed, early to rise makes a person healthy, wealthy and wise. – Benzamine Franklin

If one sleeps more one becomes lazy and if one sleeps less one becomes crazy.

Train yourself to sleep and rise early.

Key to sound mind and body is a good night’s rest and an early jumpstart to your day.

2.  Food

We should take food according to our hunger and take your meals only at scheduled times and do not eat in between the meals. We should chew the food nicely.

ü Too much eating causes sleep

ü Too less causes weakness

ü Eat which is healthy, nourishing

ü Don’t eat junk food, too oily, too fatty

We become what we eat….

Our mind becomes what type of food we eat. Many times you might have seen also if we eat heavy food we start feeling dull. When we eat food which is a product of violence, exploitation then it causes us misery.

Short Story: Sadhu eating food which is cooked by a lady who had stolen all the ingredients.

Once there was a sadhu who was travelling to visit different holy places. He lived a simple life of truthfulness and utter dependence on God by begging food house to house and taking rest under a tree at night. Once he went to a simple hut for begging for food, that was the house of thieves. When he was standing at the door, a lady came and requested the sadhu to kindly come inside and be seated to accept the food cooked by her.

                  The lady being respectful to the sadhu brought all the preparations and served in a golden plate. The sadhu was surprised to see golden plate in such a small hut. He was sumptuously fed and was satisfied with the meal. The lady asked him to take some rest. The sadhu took rest and had to move to next destination. So, he left without informing the lady. The lady when she saw the sadhu has already left, noticed that the golden plate in which the sadhu had his lunch is not seen. She doubted may be this sadhu has stolen it, so she immediately went out to find this sadhu. After walking some distance she found him and stopped him asking” You are a sadhu. How can you steal my golden plate? You are supposed to be detached from worldly things. The sadhu could not believe it, he said “What are you talking? Just let me check my sack.” And he found the plate inside. He himself was surprised. He said “it’s impossible. I live a life of simplicity, truthfulness and honesty. I don’t remember when I brought it from your home. Let me think.” The sadhu then thought there must be something wrong. He asked her “What is the profession of your husbands? How can you have a golden plate living in a hut?” The lady replied. ”My dear sir, I am ashamed to reveal that my husband and son, both are thieves. Everything we’ve in our home is actually stolen by them including the food ingredients.” The sadhu then understood and said, “See! Because the food I ate was actually stolen and cooked with the mentality of robbery. It has crept into me and unconsciously I stole your golden plate. Please take it back. I don’t need it. In fact it’s an obstacle to my simple living.”

Lacto-vegetarian food is the best.

3.  Recreation:

Ø walking, doing yoga asana, swimming,  sports like playing kabaddi, kho-kho that boosts up one’s physical health, mental peace, strength and vigor.

4.  Work: (Study)

 Set Goal à Make Plan à Get to work à stick to it à Reach Goal

Great things never came from comfort zones…

Give incremental push every day to yourself…