Nowadays the most discussed topic is
how to
improve the Immunity.
Running nose, sneezing, chillness of
body, poor
appetite, tiredness, aches and pains in the body are
the signs of
poor Immunity in general.
According to Ayurveda the above said
symptoms
occurs in the condition called “Peenasam”.
(We
can correlate this condition with Rhinitis).
In the ‘Peenasam’ condition the patient will have
the ‘Agnimandhyam’ (Poor digestion). Here the
patient will have poor
digestive power, aversion
towards food etc.
When the digestive power
become
feeble the kapha dosha or the unctuous
properties in the body will be
aggravated hence it
leads to the conditions like loss of appetite,
feverish
feeling, tiredness and body pain.
In the vitiated kapha dosha stage it will
create an
increased mucous coating in the digestive system
as well as in the
respiratory system.
The aggravated intestinal
mucosa will interrupt
the proper digestion and absorption of the food
materials.
There will be lacking
of necessary vitamins,
minerals etc.
It will lead to Poor
Immunity.
And also represents signs
like wt. Loss, loose
bowels too.
When the aggravated ‘Kapha
dosha’
(unctuousness) affecting the respiratory system,
the increased mucosa
lining covers and constricts
the wind pipes which connects the nostrils to
lungs.
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So the adequate supply of
oxygen to the system
will be insufficient.
And shows the signs like
Sneezing,
Running nose, cough etc.
When the infection spreads
fever also will be there
as associated symptom.
How to Manage?
Ayurveda management of ‘agnimandhya.
To improve the digestive power first
thing we
should avoid all the heavy food stuff like meat,
oily fried items, dairy
products like ghee, butter,
cheese etc.
And also we should avoid anything
heavy to
digest.
Avoid Day time sleep.
Avoid or reduce sweets
If we got good digestive power the
immunity will
be improved.
Food & Lifestyle which promote
Immunity:
Prefer light and easily digestible
food
Drink warm water frequently
chicken/ mutton/vegetable soup
buttermilk
tender coconut water
rice porridge
fruit juices
Citrus fruits
Oranges
Carrots, Beetroot
Lemon
Gooseberry
Ginger
Garlic
Onion
Pepper
Cumin seeds
Yoga / Breathing exercises/Light Exercises
These are a few among the list.
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Thank you for Reading and Sharing,
Dr.T.L.Xavier
