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Dr.Sarvotham’s Advice Sheet
during Acupressure Therapy
Do's
- When sitting change posture every
15 to 20 minutes - walk or just get up and sit down
again.
- Keep legs down while seated, with
both feet resting on the floor.
- Sit on a straight backed chair
while watching television or reading books.
- Take proper precautions while lifting
fallen objects from the floor.
- Maintain a relaxed walk.
- Sleep on a comfortable mattress
and use a pillow.
- Follow healthy dietary habits.
- Use only refined sun flower oil
for cooking.
- Drink jeera water three times a
day, 15 minutes before any meal. (Boil 1 tea spoon
jeera with 300 ml water; may be consumed at room temperature)
- Enrich food intake with fiber,
plenty of fruits, salads, and fresh fruit juices.
- Eat light food that is not very
spicy.
- Try to drink 2.5 to 3 liters of
water a day to help clean and detoxify the system.
- For constipation / acidity / gas,
please seek your physician's advice.
- Diabetics should follow the food
chart advised by their dietician / Doctor.
Don'ts
- Sitting / sleeping / squatting and
other activity on the floor.
- Bending forward / lifting / shifting
weight.
- Lifting dead weight from the floor.
- Coiling / crossing / folding legs
while seated.
- Exercises of any sort including
yoga.
- Watching television / reading books
while lying down.
- Sitting on the bed or any other
surface with legs folded.
- Avoid constipation and gastritis.
- Sweets / ice-cream / only beer
and home-made wine.
- Deep or shallow fried foods.
- Sesame seeds / peanuts / peanut
oil / potato / brinjal.
- Citreous intake, e.g. Lime.
A Balanced diet combined
with exercise provides all the nutrients required for
the body in the right proportion.
Healing properties of foods:
Certain foods are excellent painkillers, especially
green leafy vegetables and beans. The following
foods help cool the body's inflammatory response, act
as analgesics on pain nerves, and work within the brain
to reduce sensitivity.
Foods
that may Reduce Pain |
| Apples |
Apricots |
avocados |
bananas |
| Beans |
Beets |
berries |
broccoli |
| Cabbage |
Cantaloupe |
carrots |
Cauliflower |
| Celery |
Chard |
cherries |
Cucumber |
| Currants |
Dates |
Figs |
Garlic |
| Ginger |
Grapes |
Kale |
Lettuce |
| Papaya |
Parsley |
peaches |
Pears |
| Peppers |
Potatoes |
pumpkin |
Radish |
| Raisins |
Soybeans |
spinach |
Squash |
| sweet potatoes |
Turnips |
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On the other hand, some
foods may contribute towards increasing pain. Avoid or
at least minimize consumption of these.
Foods
that may Increase Pain |
| Alcohol |
Coffee |
Chocolate |
citrus fruits |
| Corn |
Dairy |
Eggs |
Meat |
| Nuts |
Salt |
Sugar |
Wheat |
| Tea |
Barley |
Oats |
Rye |
Also.... |
| Asparagus |
Barley |
bread |
brussels sprouts |
| Butter |
Cake |
candy |
canned fruit |
| Chickpeas |
coconuts |
cookies |
Cornflakes |
| Cornmeal |
Crackers |
doughnuts |
Dressings |
| ice cream |
jams & jellies |
oatmeal |
Onions |
| Pasta |
Pastries |
pickles |
Pies |
| Pizza |
Sodas |
tea |
Tomatoes |
The
Healing Power of Walking
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Walking is the best natural health remedy for many
kinds of conditions, disorders and symptoms.
It can help speed up the recovery process, and has
many other benefits as well, such as:
- Easing back pain
- is easy on the joints
- Can be done in short spurts
- Strengthens bones.
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What Happens When You Walk
(1-5 minutes)
Your first few steps trigger the release of energy-producing
chemicals.
Your heart rate increases, boosting blood flow and
warming up your muscles.
Stiffness subsides as your joints release lubricating
fluid to help you move more easily.
(6-10 minutes)
Your heartbeat increases even more.
Chemicals are released that expand your blood vessels
and bring more blood and oxygen to help your muscles
work better. (11-20
minutes)
Your body temperature keeps rising.
Hormones such as epinephrine and glucagons are
released to fuel your muscles.
(21-45 minutes)
You start to relax as your body releases tension,
thanks in part to a dose of "feel-good"
chemicals, such as endorphins, in your brain.
**The above measures will benefit most people.
If any of these guidelines causes any discomfort
or uneasiness, please stop doing it, and seek
the advice of the therapist immediately.
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