Ambimama - India

I approach a Doctor only if there is physical pain. But diabetes has started giving me pains and by the time I have realized the cure is becoming difficult. The physicians suggest diet and exercise. Most importantly, I have to change my Life style. I have to develop new healthy habits and forget the old ones.
Sure, Diabetes is a product of the Kali Yuga. Long long ago the King and the Poor had the same fibre rich ‘Koozh’ (Porridge) as daily food. They had fruits and raw vegetables in plenty, divinity in their thoughts and respected the food. They had a clean and contended heart full of joy and did not fear physical ailments. People did not have self starting vehicles, cinema houses and calorie rich dishes and many cafes serving them.

The disease of Diabetes and its symptoms are clearly explained in the Ayurveda and herbs and diet control to address the problem. Exercise was not a problem for them as their daily life had enough of it. Specific physical postures are mentioned in the Yoga to cure the ‘Madhumeha’ or the Diabetes.

Somewhere during the last 100 years we had developed the habits of office going and sedentary life style with a food intake of polished rice, refined sugar, coffee and smoking habits. In the recent years we have started more restaurant and fast food intake, mindless drinking of carbonated drinks and gulping of sweets, ice-creams and candies made in refined sugar. Finally the most deadly habit of watching screens of TV or Computer for hours. The result is India has the maximum people suffering from diabetes and the complications.

Apart from taking medicines the Daily Life has to be planned with walking not just for the sake of it, but buying daily needs like newspaper, milk, vegetables and paying bills by walk, using the staircases instead of lifts. Climbing hills of deities with a sincere prayer which will give me healing power! I must learn the art of relaxing and laughing also!