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Food
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These
are excerpts taken from a discourse given by Baba at the Sri Sathya
Sai Institute of Higher Learning in July 1996 ( the excerpts are taken
from the book Sai Prescriptions, published by the Sri Sathya Sai Health
and Education Trust, Sri Sathya Sai General Hospital Hospital in Whitefield,
Bangalore). |
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Food
for Healthy Body and Mind |
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"Right
food must essentially contain Sathwic food. It means that the food must
not contain mutton, fish, onions and the like. In your hostel, there
is of course no mutton and fish! But, onions are used extensively. This
is because it does not get spoilt. It also has its advantages. It improves
your digestion power. |
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There
is a popular saying in Telugu, "the good done by the onion (ulli)
is not done by your own mother (thalli)!'' You must also take care to
avoid excess of spice, chilli and salt. May people think that Sathwic
food means fruits and milk. These can also be thamasic! For example,
eating two bananas is correct. If you eat four bananas, it becomes thamasic.
Do not take a cup of thick milk. Comparatively, it is hence said "
One cup of wine is better than a cup of milk."Thick milk contains
plenty of fat and calcium. It is also liberally laced with glucose.
When the blood is saturated with too much of glucose, it turns the residual
glucose into acid. The result is that you develop boils. This acid and
the blood combines to form stones in the gall bladder. |
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Ensure
that you take at least seven to eight cups of water daily. Water cleanses
your internals. This also ensures that stones do not form inside your
kidneys because water goes to the kidneys and constantly keeps itflushed.Eat
rice and vegetables well. Green leafy vegetables are the best of the
lot. This is because under the skin lies a very light secondary layer,
It is this layer that protects the skin. Green leaves strengthen this
layer, apart from having other benefits. It is very good for heart patients
too because green vegetables are totally free of oils. Vegetables contribute
to some extent to the cholesterol. What must you do when you have excess
cholesterol? Cholesterol is essential to some extent. The limit prescribed
is about 10%. But if it crosses 20% or 30% your nerves and veins will
harden like rusted pipes. This consequently thickens the blood making
the heart pump less and less blood. The heart pumps the blood and sends
it to the lungs which purifies the blood and distributes it to the entire
body. When the heart pumps less, more and more cholesterol accumulates
there, which is dangerous for the heart. Hence it is advisable to take
a white onion daily. |
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Garlic
pills can also be taken daily, a daily intake of one pill after lunch
will get rid of the cholesterol problem. Green leafy vegetables and
drumsticks are very healthy for the body. Drumsticks are good for the
brain. Do not take too much of potatoes. Potatoes contain 80 % starch
that will only make you slightly fat, but also give you very little
in terms of health.Tomatoes are also good. The seeds of the tomatoes
may be removed and a curry made of the tomato. This is because the seeds
of the tomato do not get digested easily. They remain in the digestive
canal and gradually become stones, when they combine with glucose. These
stones go down to the stomach and remain a mass, giving frequent trouble. |
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We
must also ensure that eating must always be in a limited quantity. You
must be able to get up from your plate with the same ease and lightness
with which you sat down to eat. This is the correct limit. You come
quite easily to eat. But when you get up you need a support ! Many people
develop a paunch like that. |
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Proportion
is very important as it confers health to the body. Never take meat,
cigarettes, or other intoxicants and drugs. Habitual cigarette smokers
develop cancer. You can perform this test on smokers. Take a white cloth
and put it across the mouth after the person has smoked. You will see
bright red dots on the cloth. When the external cloth has itself been
so noticeably spoilt, you can well imagine how much destruction it is
causing to the veins and lungs. The two fingers that hold the cigarette
will develop a yellow colouration. White spots develop on the lips.
The skin around the lips turn dark. You must avoid taking curds. It
is better to take the two cups of buttermilk. Curds have too much of
protein." |
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